for he was one of our ancestors. We have a parrot from the Isle of
Pines, which seems to be a very smart bird. I would like to know
if there is any particular way by which we can teach it to talk.
DAVID M. GREGG.
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KANSAS.
I live on the prairie between the Arkansas and Smoky Hill rivers.
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when YOUNG PEOPLE comes. Can you tell me who has been considered
the most famous man in the world?
LULU A. G.
There have been so many "famous men," that it would be difficult to
place any one among them at the head of the list.
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I am ten years old, and I live in Dickinson County, Kansas. We
have three dogs--Queen, Cetchum, and Custer--and we have use for
them all. Pa uses Queen to hunt prairie-chickens with, and Queen
and Cetchum hunt rabbits by themselves. We have gray rabbits and
jack rabbits. The jack rabbits are very large, and have long ears.
Pa says they are very much like the English hare. We have a great
many peaches and grapes and water-melons, and there are bad men
and boys that sometimes steal them. In the summer I tie Queen in
the peach orchard every night. If she hears anything, she barks
very loud, and then Custer runs to help her. If any man is there,
he is sure to be bitten. Custer is an English bull-dog, and a
great fighter. He can whip a wolf. We have a great many wolves
here, and they are so bold that if we did not keep dogs, they
would come round the house in the daytime, and steal young pigs
and lambs and chickens.
SIDNEY B. PRAY.
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TAYLORSVILLE, TEXAS.
I like YOUNG PEOPLE very much. It gives a great deal of
instruction. I live on the banks of the San Gabriel River, which
has some very large fish in it. I read all the letters in the
Post-office Box. I liked Gertrude Balch's letter very much, and I
like to draw the "Wiggles."
J. L. PAXTON.
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FAIRFIELD (STONE P. O.), PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA.
I would like very much to exchange some of our native flower seeds
for flower seeds of other localities with any of the "Young
People."
MAMIE JONES.
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GALT, CALIFORNIA.
Will any little girl press me some specimens of Eastern flowers?
If she will, I will press her some of our floral beauties here in
California, and send them to her.
GENEVIEVE.
If Genevieve will send her full address, no doubt some little girl in
the Eastern States will be glad to exchange pressed flowers with her.
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NEW BRIGHTON.
Can you tell me the longest word in the English language?
K. POST.
Valetudinarianism is a long word. Can any correspondent find a longer
one?
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BUFFALO PAPER-MILL, NORTH CAROLINA.
Would you kindly give a description of the animal called drill. I
would like to know the country of its nativity, and any other
information in regard to it. I have tried to find something about
it, and have failed.
WILLIAM LIDDY.
The drill (_Papio leucophæus_) is a large baboon, and one of the ugliest
of its family. It has a heavy thick body covered with coarse
grayish-brown hair, a large head with a hideous black face, stout clumsy
legs, and a short stubbed tail. It lives in the woods and rocky regions
along the west coast of Africa. In Guinea it is so abundant as to be a
terror to man and beast, as its ferocity and strength render it a
dangerous foe. Great herds of the drill, when driven by hunger,
sometimes attack the negro villages, and have been known to kill women
and children. Specimens of this savage creature have been captured and
placed in zoological gardens in France and England, but all efforts to
tame it have been in vain.
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REBECCA H.--Your puzzle was not noticed, because you failed to send the
answer. Meanwhile, one with the same solution has been received, and has
already been printed. It is, therefore, too late to make any use of
yours, which was very pretty, and neatly constructed.
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C. B. F.--Grinnell Land is within the arctic circle, and is not claimed
by any nation.
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S. H. M.--The letters in the corners of English postage stamps indicate
the year when the stamp was printed.
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J. M. T.--Full directions for boat-building would occupy too much space
in our Post-office Box, but if you go to any good boat-builder, he will
no doubt give you the desired information.
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F. S.--The custom of Easter eggs is very ancient, and it is not known
when it first arose. There are many pretty legends in regard to it, but
all are without foundation.
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Favors are acknowledged from Allie B. W., Hermann H. Davis, Emily W.
Berry, Mamie W. Howe, Florence C., Minnie Shepard, Henry B. Teal, J. D.
Burroughs, Charles H. MacHenry, Fannie Wright, Ella Warren, George B.
Wendell, Lily Jones, Edith, Fannie C. Shuford, Stella and Fannie, W. K.
Grier, Mira K. Abbott, George Russell, J. A. P., Josie B., Eddie Hunter,
Daisy Brainard, F. W. Fenner, Harry Robertson, Willie Hughes, "Silly,"
Vinie Summy, Herbert Meacham, Willie H. C., Willie Ellis, "Subscriber,"
Lizzie L., Arthur Brumbach, Arthur E. T., Arthur Walcott, "Little
Agnes," Frankie Pratt, Louis C. S., G. R. A., Bessie Saunders.
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Correct answers to puzzles are received from Eddie D. Raymond, Marion E.
Norcross, Birdie A. R., Robbie Reynolds, Harry Van A., S. G. Rosenbaum,
Alfie Welden, R. W. Dawson, William and Mary L., H. K. P., Louise
Nichols, A. H. Ellard, Angie Baldwin, Fannie Reeves, Alfred Opdyke,
Alma, Stella B., Sarah Zelnicker, "North Star," Istalina Beach, Minnie
Williams, Paul Beardsley, C. B. Howard, B. L. Townsend, Florence
Stilwell, S. Birdie D., Daisy, Walter Crull, G. C. MacIntosh, G. Vasa
Edwards, Cass Shelby, Alex and Lewis Mack, Mabel H. B., L. Fobes.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
ENIGMA.
My first is in left, but not in came.
My second is in fire, but not in flame.
My third is in flour, but not in lard.
My fourth is in soft, but not in hard.
My fifth is in blue, but not in pink.
My sixth is in water, but not in ink.
My seventh is in wren, but not in bird.
My whole is a game of which you have heard.
MARGARET.
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No. 2.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
To wither. A proper name. A house of entertainment. Something every city
is full of. Annually. Answer--Two flowers.
M. L.
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No. 3.
WORD SQUARE.
First, crystallized vapor. Second, an appellation. Third, a foreboding.
Fourth, a part of the verb to go.
STELLA.
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No. 4.
NUMERICAL CHARADE.
I am composed of 13 letters.
My 10, 8, 4, 7 is a manner of walking.
My 3, 6, 5, 2, 1 is a fruit.
My 10, 12, 11, 13, 9 is a color.
My whole is a common Latin phrase.
Also the name of a flowering plant.
W. F. B.
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No. 5.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
A vowel. An insect. A violent passion. A useful plant. A consonant.
H. N. T.
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No. 6.
ENIGMA.
My first is in wrong, but not in right.
My second is in nymph, but not in sprite.
My third is in Willie, but not in Ann.
My fourth is in tin, but not in can.
My fifth is in tinkle, but not in bell.
My sixth is in ill, but not in well.
My seventh is in see, but not in look.
My eighth is in read, but not in book.
My whole is the name of a poet.
F. W.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 19.
No. 1.
Constantinople.
No. 2.
R ea M
A die U
P reache R
H agga I
A lcoho L
E ar L
L ared O
Raphael, Murillo.
No. 3.
Bread.
No. 4.
W A R M
A R E A
R E A L
M A L E
No. 5.
Trifles often lead to serious results.
No. 6.
S
U T E
S T O R K
E R A
K
Charade on page 248--Offend.
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screen, your outer box not being quite long enough. In this case, you
can move the lens box out of the other box as far back as you please.
The lens we use is about two and a half inches in diameter, but the size
is of little consequence. The main conditions are to keep the light well
to one side, that no direct rays pass through the lens to illuminate the
screen, and to concentrate as bright a light as possible on the picture,
and on that alone. There should be no other light in the room when the
experiment is tried, and the picture should be very clear and distinct.
Two double convex lenses placed one at each end of a tube of card-board
will act better than one lens alone.
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[Illustration: Fig. 1.]
[Illustration: Fig. 2.]
[Illustration: Fig. 3.]
MISFITS.
Bob has discovered another amusement. The other evening he suddenly
commanded me to "draw a head" on a piece of paper that he placed before
me.
"Don't let me see it, nor anybody. Now fold it back, and leave a little
bit of the neck showing. Now I'll draw the body."
Which he did, and again folded the paper.
"Now, papa, you draw the legs."
Papa obediently took the pencil, and had his turn at the paper.
"Now, Mamie, you name it. Call it after somebody you know, if you like."
So Mamie named it Miss Foot, in honor of her school-teacher, the most
stately of maiden ladies. Then Bob unfolded the paper, and displayed to
us a most comical mixture of flesh and fowl.
"More like a _misfit_, than _Miss Foot_," said papa.
"There! that's what I'll call 'em," exclaimed Bob--"_misfits_. That's
just what they are, you know--misfits."
"She's a duck, anyway," said Mamie.
"Looks more like a goose," said Bob.
We afterward tried another, in which Mamie had a hand with the pencil. I
named it after myself, and was rewarded for my vanity by finding "Nelly"
a more ungainly object than even "Miss Foot."
In making "Misfits" you must remember to leave a small piece of one
picture projecting into the other, in order to have them join properly.
You will also find it better to draw them on a larger scale than the
pictures we give.
CHARADE.
A nimble spring, a noiseless tread,
A playful poise of the restless head,
A sleepy song of sweet content,
While slyly on schemes of mischief bent--
'Tis thus the days of my _first_ are spent.
To do my _second_ is surely human;
They say the fault was first with a woman.
'Tis a little word, but its power was great,
To change the course of a happy fate.
My _third_ is seen in many a land,
Where ancient temples ruined stand,
Like a grim sentry, placed before,
To guard an open palace door.
My _whole_, with slow and measured grace,
Among the lowly takes its place:
Nor dreams its future yet shall be
A wondrous thing of mystery.
[Illustration]
SOLUTION OF CHICKEN PUZZLE.
The Chicken Puzzle given on page 216 of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, No. 17,
has proved too difficult for any of our readers to solve, and not a
single correct answer to it has been sent us. The puzzle was to make a
chicken out of an orange with four cuts of the scissors and the prick of
a pin. In Fig. 1 of the above diagram the dotted lines on the stalk and
the white lines on the orange show where the cuts with the scissors are
to be made, and Fig. 2 shows the pieces put together, and the chicken
complete.
[Illustration: LITTLE TOMMY'S NIGHTMARE, AFTER SPENDING AN UNUSUALLY
BUSY DAY KITE-FLYING.]
End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880, by Various