foreign stamps and curiosities. Correspondents will please send
postal, stating what they have to exchange, and the number of
stamps they wish. If the exchange is agreeable, we will forward
ours immediately.
H. SOPER and G. HARMAN,
Room 35, 16 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Thirty foreign stamps, for five pieces of Indian or Mound Builders'
pottery--good specimens.
Box 35, Atwater, Ohio.
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Soil from Pennsylvania and water from the Delaware and Schuylkill
rivers, for soil and water from any other State and river.
KATIE E. SMITH,
2130 Sharswood St., Philadelphia, Penn.
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Sand from Lake Ontario, for different sorts of woods. An ounce for
each kind.
ROBERT BEACH, Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y.
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Three hundred postmarks, all different, for one good font of type
weighing not less than two pounds.
R. F. SHEDDAN, Craigsville, Orange Co., N. Y.
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Stamps or postmarks, for stamps. Those from Mexico, Cuba, Peru, and
Iceland especially desired.
HARRY W. DENISON, Godfrey, Madison Co., Ill.
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Ten postmarks, for the 7 or 90 cent stamp of any United States
department except the Interior; or stamps, for stamps; and stamps,
for curiosities. No duplicates.
JOHN R. BLAKE,
Peninsula House, Seabright, N. J.
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One of Scott's stamp albums, containing one hundred and forty rare
stamps, some unused, for a pair of roller skates, in good
condition, or a miniature yacht or schooner not less than
twenty-two inches long, with a mast and bowsprit.
CHARLES E. DEVELIN,
2039 Camac St., Philadelphia, Penn.
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Stuffed humming-birds, for good specimens of gold, silver, zinc,
tin, lead, and copper ore, or petrified ferns, Indian pottery,
amethysts, stalactites, and stalagmites. Please write and arrange
exchange first.
GEORGE L. OSGOOD, JUN.,
2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.
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Shells, pebbles, and coral from the Atlantic Ocean, for foreign
stamps; or stamps, for stamps.
FRED HOUSTON,
Monmouth Beach, Atlanticville P. O., N. J.
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One setting of pure breed golden Polish hens' eggs, for stamps.
P. O. Box 258,
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
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Pressed ferns, for foreign stamps.
ETTA MILLER, Westport, Mendocino Co., Cal.
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Ocean shells, for flower seeds or foreign stamps. A specimen of
copper ore, for foreign stamps.
W. D. MILLER, Westport, Mendocino Co., Cal.
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A piece of petrified wood, a piece of flint, and spear and arrow
heads, for foreign stamps.
RALPH CLAY, Jamestown, Va.
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A stamp from Bavaria, Austria, Germany, France, England, Italy,
Belgium, or Canada, for the same from Turkey, Brazil, Mexico,
Greece, Spain, Cuba, Egypt, or Russia.
NOAH T. COLEMAN,
Cor. Gifford and Niagara Sts., Syracuse, N. Y.
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Old issues of United States stamps especially desired for a
triangular Cape Colony or an 8-cent registered Canada stamp; five
stamps of Italy, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Bavaria, or a
Luxemburg and four other kinds, for any South American stamp.
FRED H. WILSON,
P. O. Box 1975, Joliet, Illinois.
[_For other exchanges, see third page of cover._]
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Until September 1, exchangers will address A. Eddie Conover to the care
of Mrs. Brainerd, Harrison, Westchester Co., N. Y.
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Annie C. Smith, Binghamton, N. Y., and Harry C., Bergen Point, N. J.,
withdraw their names from our exchange list.
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ADELE R.--Read answer to N. B. A. S.
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MARY H.--Write again to Susie F., who perhaps failed to receive your
letter. Tell her what you have told us, and ask her to explain her
delay.
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MARY S.--We felt very sad when we read in your letter that your dear
sisters Helen and Sophie Scouller had both been taken away by death.
Your home must be very lonely without them. You will always love the
paper for little Helen's sake, and it is a very sweet thought of your
mamma to go on taking it in her name, so that whenever it comes you will
be "reminded of dear little Helen in heaven."
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Joseph W. Hawkins died suddenly on June 20. His brother requests that no
more letters be sent to his address on the exchange list.
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LOTTIE G. N.--CENTIPEDS AND TARANTULAS.--The tarantula, or wolf-spider,
is a hunter, running over the ground with great swiftness. It makes no
web, but hides in holes in the earth, and in crevices, which it lines
with its silk. Its poison is active, but it confines its ravages to
insects on which it preys, and seldom attacks man. This poor spider has
been very much maligned.--Centipeds inhabit the tropics. They are
yellow, brown, or rusty red, and are extremely venomous. They are often
the length of a man's little finger, but are flattened like tape. They
bite by means of a strong forceps placed horizontally at their mouth,
nearly as large as the hooked thorns on a blackberry bramble, causing
fever, pain, and inflammation. They creep into gloves and pipes, and are
a source of great annoyance to people in India. The English centiped is
something like a glow-worm, emitting a phosphorescent light. These
creatures possess from fifty-one to fifty-five pairs of legs.
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"ADMIRING FRIEND."--John G. Whittier resides in Amesbury, Mass.; Thomas
Nast, in Morristown, N. J.; John G. Saxe, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Mrs.
Dinah Mulock Craik, in London, Eng.
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L. G. C.--It would be a very difficult thing, and almost an
impossibility, for a boy to build a boat like the _Whitewing_.
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E. A. A.--Full directions for making a canvas canoe were given in
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE No. 26, Vol. I.
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N. B. A. S.--Perhaps your tardy correspondent is waiting to receive a
new supply of the articles he has offered in exchange. We can only
advise you to be patient, and if you do not hear from him soon, to write
again, requesting the favor of a reply at least, and the return of your
own articles, if he can not fulfill his part of the contract. We believe
the invention of which you inquire has not been put to any practical
use.
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ROBERT.--You can get a very good nickel-case watch at a price varying
from $6 to $10.
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H. S. P.--The _Boys' Illustrated News_, London, Eng., is edited by
Captain Mayne Reid. A reply to your other question was given in
Post-office Box No. 88.
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M. D.--The address you request is 113 West Fifty-sixth Street, New York
city.
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J. S., R. C., AND OTHERS.--Your best course would be to write for the
information you desire, to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md., inclosing a stamped envelope for his reply. Appointments
to the Naval Academy are made by members of Congress for their
respective districts.
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YOUNG TRAPPER.--We think it would be a pity to make war on the sparrows,
which are no doubt pugnacious, but which were brought to our country for
a good purpose. Before they came, our city streets were in the summer a
terror to ladies by reason of the worms which fell from the trees at
every step. In Central Park orioles and robins hold their own, without
trouble from the sparrows. Please give up your idea of a snare. The
_Taxidermist's Manual_, published by the American News Company, New
York, will tell you all about stuffing birds, etc. Price $1.
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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from _John and Alice
Southworth_, T. M. Armstrong, "School-Boy," "Phil I. Pene," Thaddeus
Kosciosko, T. M. Armstrong, "D. E. Cember," J. W. and D. A. Slattery,
Bessie H. Moore, A. E. Hance, _Jesse D. Burns_, "Damon and Pythias,"
J. J. Bellman, Frank Lomas, and Ella Hosford.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
CHARADE.
My first in obstinate silence stands,
With never a word to say.
My second clamors on sea or land
Many a time in the day.
My whole, dear fellows, will make you strong,
Unless you play with it quite too long.
DICK.
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No. 2.
BEHEADINGS.
1. Behead a time-piece, and leave something by which treasures are
protected. 2. Behead a prickly redness, and leave a graceful tree. 3.
Behead a preposition, and leave a letter of the alphabet. 4. Behead a
rheumatic affection, and leave a pile of hay. 5. Behead a brave
champion, and leave a period of darkness. 6. Behead a hard and valuable
wood, and leave a quality which belongs to a delicious fish. 7. Behead a
snare, and leave a knock. With the beheaded letters form the name of a
cheery little visitor and a nice rest for the feet.
C. S. R.
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No. 3.
HALF-SQUARE--(_To Bolus_).
1. A precious metal. 2. Conception of a thing. 3. A fast. 4. A cistern.
5. A suffix. 6. A letter of the alphabet.
DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
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No. 4.
NUMERICAL CHARADE.
I am something your readers are always waiting for, and I am composed
of 18 letters.
My 6, 2, 16 is to knock.
My 1, 15, 10, 7, 5 is a habitation.
My 4, 9, 17, 18 is a stick.
My 12, 14, 11 is an abbreviation.
My 13, 3, 8 is to peep.
H. K.
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No. 5.
ENIGMA.
In ale, but not in beer.
In lord, but not in peer.
In rain, but not in fall.
In cellar, but not in hall.
In flee, but not in fain.
My whole is a maiden's name, 'tis plain.
J. D. B.
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No. 6.
WORD SQUARE.
My first is a wild animal. My second is repose. My third is the plural
of a small venomous serpent. My fourth is peace.
VI O. LET.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 86
No. 1.
B R A I D M U S I C
R U I N U N I T
A I M S I P
I N I T
D C
No. 2.
C O N S O L E
B E A R S
O R B
D
P I G
A G N E S
I M P E A C H
No. 3.
Vacation.
No. 4.
1. Cathedral. 2. Thaddeus Kosciusko. 3. Carpathian. 4. Iguana.
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[Illustration]
MUD PIES.
BY MRS. MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
Sweetened with sugar, and sprinkled with spice,
Apple turn-overs are really nice;
But make-believe pies are a great deal more fun,
When little cooks bake them out here in the sun.
With soft coaxing touches they mix up the dough--
Brown flour is said to be wholesome, you know;
And if little fingers shall gather a stain,
Why, water and soap will soon wash them again.
And after the wonderful baking is done--
The droll jolly baking out here in the sun--
The sweet little cooks will be happy to take,
If somebody give it, a good slice of cake.
A PERSONATION: WHO AM I?
BY E. M.
The 16th of last December was the one-hundred-and-tenth anniversary of
my birth, and though I have been dead more than fifty years, I think I
am as much talked of now, if not more, than I was while living, and my
works, instead of losing their hold on the attention of the public, seem
to gain in favor. I was a born musician, and one whom now musicians
delight to honor. My father and grandfather were musicians, and I,
before I was four years old, had my daily hours of practice on the
harpsichord. For some years my father was my teacher, but before I was
eleven I had outgrown his teaching, and written some variations upon a
march popular in those days; and by the time I was fifteen I had
published three sonatas, and been appointed assistant organist at court.
This office I held for a year or so, and then the Elector of Bonn, at
whose court I was, sent me at his own expense to Vienna, there to study
under Mozart. My mother's death soon called me back to Bonn, for I had
two younger brothers, Caspar and Johann, to look after, and here I staid
until 1792, when, having started Caspar as a music teacher and Johann in
an apothecary's shop, I returned to Vienna, and never left it again for
any length of time. I spent five happy years there, for I was a great
favorite with the Viennese public, and my performances always excited
attention. I studied with Haydn, and began to compose with rapidity, for
my idea for musical compositions always outran my capacity for writing
them out. I had, however, a secret sorrow, which is believed to have
shown traces in my works, but for some time I managed to conceal it,
being proud and disdaining pity, but at last, in 1800, when sick, I was
forced to write to my doctor: "My hearing has gradually been becoming
weaker for three years past. I pass a wretched existence. For the last
two years I have almost entirely shunned society, because it is
impossible to tell people I am deaf."
Alas! there was no help for me, and at last I was unable to hear any
music. Still I continued to write, and gain fame if not fortune; but my
misfortunes were not over, for at my brother Caspar's death in 1815, he
left me guardian to his only son, and from then until my death his
conduct, though I always loved and forgave him, was to me a constant
source of anxiety.
At last, worn out with work, worry, and trouble, I fell sick in the fall
of 1826, and though tenderly cared for by friends, died on the 26th of
December, during a furious thunder-storm, a most unusual event at that
season of the year, and my life ended with the storm. My funeral was on
the 29th, and was attended by such numbers that soldiers had to be
called to force a way from the house to the church, and though but a
short distance, it took the procession one hour and a half to reach the
church. After the ceremonies there, my body was carried to the cemetery
outside the gates of Vienna. Near my grave lie Schubert and Clement, my
friends in life.
In 1863 the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde of Vienna decided to take
charge of my grave, it having been neglected. They have laid a flat
stone over the spot, surrounded it with an iron railing, and the obelisk
they raised bears on it a lyre and my name, and the grave is always to
be tenderly cared for.
CHARADE.
My first is formed to charm the ear,
My second to offend it;
My whole contains what's very dear;
All ladies will defend it.
[Illustration: MISS MEHITABEL. "You will find the bathing perfectly
safe, my dears, so long as you hold fast to the life-line, and don't go
near the water."]
End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, July 12, 1881, by Various