Burroughs St., Jamaica Plains, Mass.
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Petrified moss or Indian arrow-heads, for specimens of lava or
fossilized fern. A flint arrow-head, for one of obsidian. A stone
from Ohio, for pipestone from Dakota, or for a stone from any other
State. Please write before exchanging; and if not answered,
correspondents may know the stock for exchange is exhausted.
EUGENE FLETCHER,
P. O. Box 252, Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio.
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An ounce of soil from New Jersey, for the same from any other
State.
L. D. COHEE,
204 Broad St., Trenton, N. J.
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A perfect specimen of a cecropia moth, for a perfect specimen of a
luna or a death's-head moth.
WILLIAM HILL, New Brunswick, N. J.
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Spear-heads and other Indian curiosities, for South American stamps
and Southern and Western postmarks.
C. S. GOODWIN,
P. O. Box 748, Mankato, Minn.
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A pair of new roller skates, for either a French five-franc piece,
an English crown, or a Mexican dollar.
F. G., care of Dr. A. Flint,
418 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
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Pressed flowers, ferns, and leaves, flower seeds, Indian
arrow-heads, pine burrs, China berries, soil, pebbles, white clay,
and many other curiosities from South Carolina, for stamps and
curiosities.
JOSEPH W. HAWKINS,
P. O. Box 9, Prosperity, S. C.
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Soil and a stone from Connecticut, for the same from any other
State.
SUSIE D. HUNTINGTON,
Care of Mrs. J. M. Huntington,
P. O. Box 256, Norwich, Conn.
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A Chinese coin, for some genuine Indian beads.
F. STORRS HANSELL, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
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A collection of three hundred and forty different stamps in one of
Scott's albums, for books in good condition. The stamps are mounted
on adhesive paper, and can be taken out, if desired, without injury
to stamps or album. Please send names of books and author before
sending package.
DANIEL F. HICKEY,
93 Leverett St., Boston, Mass.
[_For other exchanges, see third page of cover._]
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JULIE.--The custom of wearing gloves is very ancient, but their use was
not common among all classes until the Middle Ages, when gloves became a
necessary part of the costume of both men and women. At that period
gloves were often embroidered with gold and silver, and richly
ornamented with jewels. They were then used as symbols of many things. A
knight would wear a glove, spangled with pearls, fastened on his helmet,
at a tournament, as a sign of favor from some fair lady; to throw down
the glove at the feet of a rival was considered a challenge to fight a
duel; and other significations were familiar to the people of those
days. The manufacture of gloves is one of the most important industries
of Europe at the present time. It is estimated that no less than two
million dozen pairs of gloves are made annually, and in the town of
Grenoble, in France, this work alone gives employment to thirty thousand
people. The above estimate does not include the vast quantities of
ordinary woven gloves of cotton, silk, and other fabrics, but only those
made of fine skins.
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J. T.--The name of Jew's-harp probably came from the French word _jeu_,
which signifies toy; so that toy-harp is undoubtedly the real meaning of
the name of that common plaything, which has a home in the pocket of
almost every boy and girl.
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LIZZIE B.--The rock of Gibraltar, which is one of the strongest
fortresses in the world, is connected with Spain by a low sandy isthmus,
which is constantly guarded by English and Spanish soldiers. There are
many natural caves in the rock, which are the home of large numbers of
very small monkeys. It is the only place in Europe where wild monkeys
live. The original name of Gibraltar was _Gebel al Tarik_, which
signifies Tarik's Mountain, and it is said that in 711 a Saracen warrior
named Tarik ben Zeyad landed there, and built a fort, which, after
passing several times from the hands of the Saracens, or Moors, to the
Spaniards, and back again to the Moors, was at last captured from the
Spaniards by the English in 1704, and since that time has remained a
British possession.
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JIMMIE L.--Tragacanth is an odorless and tasteless gum which exudes from
the goat-thorn, a shrub found in large quantities in Asia Minor. A very
adhesive paste is made from it, and it is also used extensively to
stiffen calicoes and other cotton goods.
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LITTLE HOUSEKEEPER.--The common pea, which is a favorite vegetable at
this season, is not a native of the United States, but was brought from
Europe by the early settlers. It was used by the ancient Greeks and
Romans, but was not introduced into England until the beginning of the
sixteenth century. It would take too much space to give you directions
for preparing this vegetable for the table, but in all good cook-books
you will find recipes for several kinds of delicious soups, omelets, and
other savory preparations.
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E. A. DE LIMA.--The home of Miss Louisa Alcott is in Concord,
Massachusetts.
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A GREEN-MOUNTAIN BOY.--Washington is probably the most common name for
towns in the United States, and we believe Union to be the next. There
are about two hundred and fifty towns and cities bearing the name of
Washington, and about two hundred and twenty that of Union, and many
States have counties known by those names. Adams, Lincoln, Warren, and
many other names are also very common, and are often repeated over and
over in the same State. Our young exchangers who read this paragraph
will perhaps realize the importance of always adding the county to their
address. For example, if your letter was addressed to Washington, Ohio,
it might make a very long journey before it reached you, for there are
more than forty post-office stations in Ohio named Washington, and if
the letter waited at each one until it was discovered that that
particular little boy or girl did not live there, it might be many
months before the letter reached the town where you were impatiently
waiting for it.
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A READER, AND OTHER EXCHANGERS.--We have no rule forbidding any boy or
girl from sending an exchange to the Post-office Department more than
once. Where the space is limited, the preference is always given to
those whose name and address have never been printed before; but if
there is room, we print a second exchange from the same correspondent,
provided it is for something good and new, and not a mere repetition of
his first request. If any one wishes to make a second offer of exchange,
he should be considerate enough not to send it too soon after his first
has appeared. Some boys send a new one nearly every week, which has but
little chance of being printed, as a large number of new names are
always waiting their turn, and must have the first place.
If your exchange is neatly written and correctly spelled, it is much
more likely to receive attention than if it is on soiled and rumpled
paper, and so badly expressed that the editor is doubtful about the
meaning. Then, too, if you are so disorderly in your offer of exchange,
you are not likely to be neat and punctual and careful when making your
exchange with other correspondents. Always remember to mark your
specimens, and to give your name and address.
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WIGGLES.--Will the author of the wiggle signed H. E. C. kindly send his
or her address to the editor?
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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from "Ajax," Jemima
Beeston, _Bertie A. B._, J. W. Bollinger, Clara Cartereau, Emma DuBois,
_Edith E._, Louis Lee Gamble, Edith Hardie, _Marie Louise Hodgson_,
Florence Hubbard, "_Lodestar_," "North Star," "_Pepper_," Sylvie E.
Rowell, "School-Boy," "Somebody," _Freddie W. Shelley_, Mabel Thompson,
"Tel E. Graph," "Will A. Mette."
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
TWO EASY HALF-SQUARES.
1. To intertwine. Destruction. Purpose. A preposition. A letter.
2. A sweet sound. One. A verb. A pronoun. A letter.
T. O. M.
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No. 2.
HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE--(_To Pepper_).
To solace. Certain animals. A circle. A letter. An animal. A girl's
name. To arraign. Centrals. A fish.
WILL A. METTE.
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No. 3.
ENIGMA.
In give, but not in keep.
In wake, but not in sleep.
In cloud, but not in sky.
In laugh, but not in cry.
In bright, but not in gay.
In night, but not in day.
In good, but not in best.
In friend, but not in guest.
My whole is a time of rest.
MARION.
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No. 4.
NUMERICAL CHARADES.
1. I am composed of 9 letters, and am always a large and important
edifice.
My 1, 7, 2, 6, 9, 5 is an article of household furniture.
My 4, 8, 3 is an article of dress.
NORTH STAR.
2. I am composed of 17 letters, and am a celebrated patriot.
My 5, 7, 11, 16 is dark.
My 15, 2, 3, 5 is a fish.
My 12, 10, 4, 6 is a system of laws.
My 1, 14, 8, 9 is part of an elephant.
My 9, 13, 17, 8, 16 is a Turkish edifice.
LODESTAR.
3. I am composed of 10 letters, and am a range of mountains of Europe.
My 1, 2, 3 is a vehicle.
My 4, 5, 6, 7 is a road.
My 4, 9, 8, 10 is not pleasant.
H. K.
4. I am a lizard composed of 6 letters.
My 6, 2, 4, 1, 5 is a second time.
My 2, 3, 5 is a weapon.
BABY LIZZIE.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 83.
No. 1.
Chautauqua.
No. 2.
P A I R S I G N
A L O E I S L E
I O T A G L E E
R E A P N E E D
W A R P F A D E
A R E A A G E D
R E A D D E E D
P A D S E D D Y
No. 3.
Sugar, Candy, Honey.
No. 4.
Harebell.
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[Illustration: SOME DRAWINGS OF WIGGLE No. 19, OUR ARTIST'S IDEA, AND
NEW WIGGLE, No. 20.]
End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881, by Various