city of Arabia, is to be found in Stephens's book of travels called
_Egypt, Petra, and the Holy Land_. The present name of the little valley
where it was situated is Wady Musa. The city, shut in by high cliffs,
occupied an area of about half a mile square. The valley is watered by a
stream, and the principal entrance is through a deep ravine, with
rugged cliffs 300 feet high on each side. In ancient times Petra was a
very strong city. It is mentioned in the Bible under the name of Selah,
and received its present name, which signifies rock, from the Greeks,
about 300 B.C. It was finally destroyed, by whom is not known, and was
not heard of after the sixth century A.D. until it was discovered in
1812 by the traveller Burckhardt. The ruins, consisting of tombs, a
theatre, temple, etc., are very interesting and picturesque.
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W. H. J.--If your puzzles are good, and suitable for our columns, they
will be accepted. We can not judge of the merits of the enigma you have
already sent, as you neglected to inclose the answer. The _nom de plume_
you have chosen is not good, but you can easily invent a better one.
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LILLIE.--The introductory paragraph to the Post-office Box of No. 45
explains why your request for exchange is not printed.
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O. H. BRUCE.--1. The United States government began the coinage of
one-cent pieces in 1793. 2. In 1815, none were coined. 3. The last
coinage of large one-cent pieces was in 1857. 4. The coinage of two-cent
pieces began in 1864, and the last issue was in 1872. 5. The coinage of
the nickel five-cent pieces began in 1865. 6. In 1864, both copper and
nickel cents were coined. This double coinage did not happen in any
other year.
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D. L. S.--On page 398 of your bound volume of YOUNG PEOPLE is a story
entitled "Camping Out," which will give you the information you require.
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JOHNNIE.--White elephants are not a distinct species, but are simply
albinos, which are found among animals, birds, and insects, as well as
among members of the human family. In India the white elephant is
considered a sacred animal, and is treated with the greatest reverence.
When specimens are found in the woods and jungles, they are captured
with tender care, and their possession is eagerly sought for by the
sovereigns of the small kingdoms. White elephants have been the cause of
many wars, as their possession is supposed to bestow greater benefits on
their royal owners than either chests of gold or extended territory. One
of the proudest titles of the King of Ava is "Lord of the White
Elephant," and the King of Siam at Bangkok also counts his white
elephants among his most precious possessions, as, according to Burmese
superstition, they insure prosperity and good fortune to the nation. The
death of one of these creatures is regarded as a national calamity, its
funeral is conducted with great solemnity, and the entire people mourn
as for the loss of a dear relative. These elephants are kept under
richly embroidered canopies, are fed with the most delicious fruits, and
members of the nobility seek for the honor of being custodian to the
royal beast. When the elephant is taken to bathe in the river, it goes
escorted by a band of music, and is followed by adoring crowds.
This singular reverence for an albino elephant has existed in Burmah for
centuries. An English traveller who visited that country three hundred
years ago describes the same treatment of this beast which may be seen
at the present time.
Even the hairs of this creature are supposed to insure good fortune. In
1855, a foreign ambassador delivered some presents to the King of Siam,
who ordered many presents to be given in return. On the conclusion of
the ceremony, the King himself, with much solemnity, placed in the hands
of the ambassador a small golden box, locked with a golden key, which he
said was far more precious than all the other presents. The box, when
opened, was found to contain a few hairs of a white elephant!
And, after all, this elephant is not white, but of a dull yellow color.
It has white or reddish eyes, and is a very ugly-looking beast. No
greater proof could be found of the moral darkness and ignorance of the
natives of certain portions of India than their superstitious veneration
for this animal.
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F. O.--Read the paragraph appended to a letter from Ida Belle D. in the
Post-office Box of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE No. 51.
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HALLIE C. W.--The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by a Spanish
navigator about the middle of the sixteenth century, but they remained
comparatively unknown until visited by Captain Cook in 1778, who gave
them the name of Sandwich, in honor of Lord Sandwich, an English
statesman who conducted the naval affairs of England during our
Revolutionary war. On St. Valentine's Day, 1779, Captain Cook was killed
at Hawaii, the largest island of the group, in a quarrel with the
natives. Mauna Loa, the volcano on the island of Hawaii, which has
recently been in a state of eruption, is said to have the largest
burning crater in the world.
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EDMUND H. B.--There is no especial time for the printing of "Wiggles."
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MATTIE H.--The story "Who was Paul Grayson?" was concluded in HARPER'S
YOUNG PEOPLE No. 57.
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TILLIE DAVIS.--Send your full address, and we will print your request
for exchange.
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RIDLEY MCL.--Your puzzle is very good for the work of a "little
eight-year-old boy," but we can not print it, as the same solution has
already appeared in an earlier number of YOUNG PEOPLE.
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Favors are acknowledged from Ruby W., C. H. B., M. Stiefel, Frank R.,
Joseph W. Hawkins, Marshall R. Grimes, Gay Wood, John V. Gould, Gracie
K., R. M. Sites, Mamie K. Pope, Anna M. Roberts, Elsie E. T., Frank
Davis, Mae King, Mary Olive L.
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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from Harvey Ridgway, "Geo.
Graphy," Grace A. McElroy, Percy Lincoln McDermott, A. G. O. M.,
"Nightingale," Alfred A. True, Craig Coburn, C. F. Bishop, Cal I. Forny,
Carrie and George Hall, M. S. Brigham.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
ENIGMA.
First in box, not in chest.
Second in hole, not in nest.
Third in meat, not in bones.
Fourth in rubble, not in stones.
Fifth in measure, not in mile.
Sixth in fashion, not in style.
Seventh in river, not in sound.
Eighth in fly, not in bound.
Ninth in mallet, not in saw.
The whole an article used in war.
D. L. S.
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No. 2.
NUMERICAL CHARADES.
1. I am a familiar adage composed of 18 letters.
My 5, 12, 1, 18 is to separate.
My 15, 7, 3, 16 is to propose.
My 5, 2, 9, 10, 13, 4 is to describe.
My 17, 8, 6, 4 is a character in music.
My 11, 14, 15 is a boy's name.
MARK MARCY.
2. I am a shrub composed of 6 letters.
My 4, 5, 3, 1 is a healthy drink.
My 3, 5, 4, 6 is a South American city.
My 4, 2, 5, 3 is armor.
LIONEL.
3. I am composed of 9 letters, and am very pleasant in winter.
My 6, 2, 5 is part of the face.
My 1, 9, 7, 3 is an emotion.
My 6, 7, 8, 4 is used for trimming.
MARY.
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No. 3.
HIDDEN BIRDS.
1. Isaac ran every step of the way.
2. How Lillie has grown!
3. See that Kit eats his dinner.
4. Do you call him a hero? Not by any means.
MABEL.
5. O, Matthew, renounce the company of those bad boys.
6. We were playing hide-and-seek, and I caught Rob in the swing near
the tree.
7. Let us run and pick up the pears now, Birdie.
8. I saw your lunch pail in Nettie's closet.
BESSIE.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 62.
No. 1.
F I N A L
I B I S
N I P
A S
L
No. 2.
1. Mouse-ear. 2. Porcupine. 3. Portland.
No. 3.
C O L O R
X E B E C
G I B E S
T U R I N
T E N O N
No. 4.
C H A M P L A I N
C A R A C A S
N A T A L
T A Y
G
D O N
G E N O A
B O L I V I A
G U A Y A Q U I L
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WIGGLES.
The following are the names of those who sent in answers to Wiggle No.
16:
Natalie Newell, Helen Edwards, I. La Rue, R. I. Brasher, Charlie
Conklin, Horace Dodge, Joseph Welsh, Edwin M. Cox, Mark Manley, F.
Place, M. P. Rich, Shelton A. Hibbs, Ellie Earle, Mansur Beard, G.
Darling, Jack Evert, Jim Evert, Tom Evert, Will Evert, Bobbie Hornfager,
C. H. L., N. Adda T., Toby, Crank, Dumper, G. H. A., Racy B. Sweet,
G. E. P., Newton I., M. Siegert. Annie A. Siegert, A. Utz, Worcester
Wiggle Club, Santa Claus, Robinson Crusoe, Robert E. Walsh, Frank
Zabriske, Millie Stephenson, Burton Harwood, Fanny Reed, Dayton Reed,
J. O. O., J. P. W., S. G. Hopkins, M. Goller, Alice Brown, H. M. Eaton,
Carrie Harding, E. A. H., Carrie Peddle, Charles L. Glessner, W. Doerr,
Thomas Buford, Frank J. Jones, A. R. B. H., N. P. Grensel, M. F. K.,
Randolph Bolles, J. Flaherty, T. Flaherty, Willie A. Scott, Fred
Dierking, Louise Brown, Mary Dancy, Isobel L. Jacobs, Robbie H.
Bradbury, G. H. Ralston, Lawrence Jones, Carrie E. Weightman, F. S. G.,
Willie Harris, J. M. Ingersoll, W. Harman, Louise Fowler, Scilla Fowler,
Helen S. Woodworth, Elsie E. Trautman, Lynn Trautman, Amelie Ferrand,
Harry B. Brazier, Stella Pratt, George H., Robert A. Magill, Nellie R.
Field, Paddy Miles, Clara S. A., Willie R. Perkins, Henry Welsh, Harry
Eichbaum, Albert Evans, Percy L. McDermott, C. C. Gardner, Rosa
Freyensee, L. G. Duffy, Meline Rosenthal, J. Frees, W. F. Reed, F. L.
Kittle, Walter Eichbaum, Tommy Booth, Charlie S. Bryant, Anna Jones,
Grace T. Lyman, Nellie Brees, Walter Mandell, Bronte Smith, Bertie
Seymour, Willie Seymour, Vannoy M. Wallace, Fanny M. Young, J. H. Young,
S. M. Young, Lou Bell, J. W. Long, J. W. Kittrell, Bob Ewing, Otto D.,
Harry O. Boone, Harry Kenderdine, Grace Lansingh, Addie M. Taylor, Roy
Demster, Percy Matthews, Harry Lander, Annie Reinhardt, Frank Lander,
Ahan Hyde, Sinclair G. Wills, Bessie H. Moore, Emma F. Cassidy, Pollie
Burke, "Lone Star" (R. H. Davidson), Louis Burtnett, Frank Edinger,
Nellie Hyde, Hallie Hyde, Daisy Hyde, Katie B. Barr, Mollie Edwards,
Eddie D. Knowles, G. W. Bird, Wendell M. Frank, Bertram Frank, Willie
Dorrance, Alfred P., Frank Hoover, S. H. S., J. S., George Shriver,
Grace E. Stevens, Pearlie Hare, Little Pet Hare, Little Mary Hare,
Little Johnnie Campbell, Edwin C. Hutman, Robert G. Bidwell, Edith B.,
J. F. H., B. M. Allison, H. M. P., Fred Dale, Leila King, Georgie
Clementson, Percy A. Robbins, Eddie Booth, Norrie M. E., Harry Harper,
Frank Ostrander, R. D. White, H. Sidway, F. Sidway, Gardner Howland,
John A. Tompkins, Emma R. Bullock, Theresa A. Morro, B. L. Worden, Lydia
M. Bennett, L. L. G., Cobweb, Du Puy, Waddy Thompson, D. W. G., John R.
Glen, Jessie Glen, Kirk Romaine, E. D. Kellogg, Frank Crabbs, Thomas M.
Armstrong, Henry C. Deknatels, Clarence Edsall, Fred R. Fisk, W. L.
Green, Melville Wilson, A. C. Chapin, W. F., C. J. Breek, Jun., A. C.
Pearsons, Albert J. Sullivan, Jacob Burr, Joe, Ed Smith, Joe
Fitzsimmons, J. F. S., Anna Gallett, E. J. B., M. J. Caldwell, H. F.,
J. A. Fritz, Grace Hamilton, H. W. Smith, Donna A. Smith, Harry C.
Sloan, Willie Reynolds, Charles D. Jones, Dimple McCrea, R. H. K., John
Carnahan, James W. Grubb, H. Adams, Little Jennie Simpson, Chester
Marslich, Howard, N. B. B., Mary C. Green, B. L. Worden, Harry Tompkins,
Jameson L. Fumey, Mattie L. Day, Jennie Janes, Wilfred H. Warner, Ben
W. G., Mary E. Heartwell, Teddy Smith, Charles H. Tucker, T. Bert. John,
Vinnie John, Sue John, Edmund H. Blunt, Nelson C. Metcalf, H. T.
Gottsleben, L. G. Baker, Genevieve, Carl Mueller, M. D. M., "Go Bang"
(J. R. Blake), Charles P. Gifford, Edmund Stirling, Bertie Headley,
Bertha S., O. Führlein, M. M., Willie Green, Charles Barker, George St.
Clair, Daisy Crampton, George Taylor, John N. Howe, C. E. S. S.,
"Daisy," S. J. G., Carry Owen, Bertie W. Gifford, Bessie H. Moore,
Marion P. Wiggin, F. R. S., Mollie C. Wrenshall, B. E. H., George B.
Rogers, D. H. Rogers, W. H. Cantrell, Eddie G. Cantrell, Wamie Forse,
Bevy Pettit, Woodvill Wrenshall, Howard Rathbone, G. W. D., Arty Taylor,
Joralemon, G. V. E., L. A. Osborne, L. B. Parsons, Grace and Jennie,
Millie Olmstead, Lucy and Fred.
A NEW SERIAL.
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new Serial Story, entitled
"PHIL'S FAIRIES,"
by MRS. W. J. HAYS, author of "The Princess Idleways," etc.
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[Illustration: SOME DRAWINGS OF WIGGLE No. 16, OUR ARTIST'S IDEA, AND
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