I have been saving my pennies till I have twenty-five cents, which
I send to Young People's Cot. My mother has given me ten cents,
making in all thirty-five cents, for which amount you will find
stamps inclosed. I have taken YOUNG PEOPLE nearly a year, and like
it very much.
WILLIE NEEDHAM (8 years).
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N. B.--_The History of a Mountain_, by Élisée Reclus, translated by
Bertha Ness and John Lillie, and profusely illustrated with fine
engravings, will be sent to the boy or girl who shall send the best
puzzle to Our Post-office Box between November 1 and December 7. This
book is one which will be an addition to any library, and we hope our
puzzlers will try to earn it. Obsolete words must not be used in the
puzzles submitted for the prize.
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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from Alfred C. Gondie,
"Dolly Varden," J. Knight Durham, E. E. Steele, George Sylvester, Pansy
Elcton, Thecla Clark, Jenny C. Ridgway, Susie M. Farrell, Maggie A.
Farrell, Alice M. Southworth, "Queen Bess," W. W. S. Hoffman, Willie
Volckhausen, Emma Roehm, G. E. H., J. Marks, Jemima Beeston, Leo Marks,
Alice and Katharine, "Lodestar," "Blizzard," Eddie S. Hequembourg, Frank
S. Davis, Joseph C. Welch, "Dandy," _Henry Elliott Johnston_.
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