Corner First and Simpson Streets, Lowell, Mass.
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Twenty foreign stamps (no duplicates) from Denmark, Sweden, and
other countries, for an Indian arrow-head. A 90 or a 7 cent United
States, for a Shanghai. A Western and a Southern Australian, for an
Orange State. A Luxemburg, three Danish, two Swedish, two
Norwegian, and three German, for a French colonies. Shells, for
shells. Soil and stone from New Jersey, for the same from any other
State.
EDWARD T. PERINE, Plainfield, N. J.
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Postmarks, for pressed wild flowers. Correspondents will please
mark name of flowers, and state how many postmarks are required in
return.
IONE WATTS, care of O. Watts & Co.,
34-1/2 Macdougal Street, New York City.
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A new Rogers scroll-saw (foot-power), for a good bow and arrows, or
a stamp collection. Correspondents please write to arrange
exchange.
JULIUS WIEMAN,
P. O. Box 3149, New York City.
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Foreign coins, for minerals and Indian relics.
CHARLES WELCH,
176 High Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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An Austrian, a German, a French, and a Bavarian stamp, for a stamp
from Newfoundland with design of a fish, or for one from New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Mexico, Granada, or South
America.
G. B. WEBSTER,
P. O. Box 188, Webster Grove, St. Louis Co., Mo.
* * * * *
Two hundred postage stamps (no duplicates), and some very rare,
including stamps from San Salvador, Hawaiian Islands, South and
West Australia, Turkey, Egypt, and South Africa, together with a
new standard-stamp catalogue, for a new model yacht, with bowsprit,
mast, jib, and mainsail, not less than twenty inches long, in good
sailing order.
WALTER B. WYMAN,
108 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Twenty-five postmarks, for one Cape of Good Hope stamp.
FRED S. ALLIS,
Lock Box 18, Erie, Erie Co., Penn.
* * * * *
Rare and old United States postage stamps, for any other curiosity.
Or type for exchange with any amateur printer.
S. B. AYRES, JUN.,
Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y.
* * * * *
Texas soil, cottonwood, dogwood, or mesquite bark and wood, for
rare pressed leaves and flowers from any State except Texas.
M. ANDERSON and H. PHILLIPS,
P. O. Box 41, Corsicano, Navarro Co., Texas.
* * * * *
Fifty foreign stamps, for any department stamps, except Treasury
and Interior, or for stamps from New Brunswick.
PAUL E. BONNER,
463 Waverley Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
* * * * *
F. F. F.--There has never been a King or Pope of Rome called Francis.
* * * * *
H. F.--The signals given by steamboats are fully described in Chapter
II. of "The Cruise of the 'Ghost,'" published in No. 81 of HARPER'S
YOUNG PEOPLE.
* * * * *
W. H. K.--It is not true that horse-hairs thrown into a running stream
become living snakes, although many people believe that they do. A
little city boy of our acquaintance once, when in the country, collected
a large quantity of horse-hairs in a barn, and was throwing them into a
stream, when an old farmer came along, and asked him what he was doing.
"Throwing in horse-hairs," answered the boy, "and to-morrow I'll find
'em all turned into snakes." "Ah, sonny," replied the farmer, "you may
watch till you're gray, but you'll never make snakes out of those
horse-hairs." The boy was sadly disappointed, but the old farmer was
right.
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H. H.--Many kinds of toys imported into the United States from Europe
are colored by means of poisonous substances, which injure the health of
children. The French government has decided to stop the manufacture and
sale of such toys in France, and will not hereafter allow them to be
imported into that country. They will be seized on the frontier, and
confiscated. Children are very much in the habit of putting toys into
their mouths, and the colors, if poisonous, are sure to make them ill.
* * * * *
THOMAS L.--The city of Brooklyn, Long Island, was originally called
Breuckelen, meaning "marshy ground," after a town of that name near
Utrecht, in Holland, whence the first settlers came. Instead of buying
land on the high and healthy ground along the East River, now known as
"Brooklyn Heights," these settlers selected the low and level land about
Gowanus Bay, perhaps because it resembled the country of their birth.
The first purchase of land was made in 1636, by Willem Arianse Bennet
and Jacques Bentyn, who secured from the Indians a tract of 630 acres.
The growth of Brooklyn was very slow. Up to the year 1820 it was only a
provincial village, and in 1850 it had only about 97,000 inhabitants. It
is now the largest grain dépôt in the world, and has a population,
according to the census of 1880, of 566,689 people.
* * * * *
G. T. J. H.--See answer to C. N. C. in the Post-office Box of No. 67.
* * * * *
"SUBSCRIBER," KANSAS.--You can send soil by mail if done up securely in
a paper box, or in a very stout piece of wrapping paper. An ounce is the
quantity commonly offered by our exchangers.
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ALICE L. R.--The egg of the Baltimore oriole is light brown, spotted
with dark brown. That of the common wren is very small, and
reddish-white in color. The bobolink builds its nest on the ground
concealed among grass or grain. It lays five or six purplish-white eggs,
which are spotted with brown at one end, and blotched all over with dark
purple. The meadow-lark also builds her nest on the ground, usually in
meadows where the grass is rank and tall. It is a very pretty nest, made
of different grassy plants skillfully woven together.
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A. A. B.--Crows' eggs are green, spotted with greenish-brown. The eggs
of the redwing-blackbird are bluish-white, irregularly mottled with dark
purple blotches. Its nest is suspended upon a bush or reeds in wet
marshy meadows, often on tufts of cat-tails which are surrounded by
water.
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C. G.--All letters posted in the United States must be prepaid with
United States stamps. Postage on all letters to Java and all other
countries included in the Universal Postal Union is five cents for each
half-ounce. The postage on a half-ounce letter to Australia, except New
South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, if sent _viá_ San Francisco, is
five cents; to New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, _viá_ San
Francisco, it is twelve cents for each half ounce.
* * * * *
G. A. M.--Wiggles are explained in the Post-office Box of YOUNG PEOPLE
No. 79.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
ENIGMA--(_To North Star_).
In serpent, not in snake.
In river, not in lake.
In chisel, not in saw.
In rent, not in flaw.
In rule, not in reign.
In hair, not in mane.
In carriage, not in cart.
My whole a work of art.
DOUGLAS.
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No. 2.
DIAMOND.
A letter. A metal. A medicine. An acid. A river in Africa. A vehicle. A
letter.
PRINCESS.
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No. 3.
DIAGONALS.
Across.--A river in Switzerland. A number. A river in France. Void. An
American emblem.
Diagonals.--Two rivers in Europe.
GOODY TWO-SHOES.
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No. 4.
TWO EASY SQUARES.
1.--1. An infant. 2. To affirm. 3. To pierce. 4. A pitcher.
PICKWICK.
2.--1. A verb. 2. Also. 3. A pair of horses. 4. A girl's name.
LAURA.
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No. 5.
GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
Cross Words.--A river in Spain. A lake in Minnesota. A river in Italy.
An island in the Atlantic Ocean. A country in South America. A river in
Spain. A mountain in South America. The capital of one of the United
States.
Primals.--A lake in South America.
Finals.--An island in the Mediterranean Sea.
LADY BETTY.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 82.
No. 1.
W H E A T B I S O N
H E A T I R O N
E A T S O N
A T O N
T N
No. 2.
N E G R O
C A I R O
T I B E R
F A R O E
D R A V E
U L M
T
A A R
C O R E A
No. 3.
Cricket.
No. 4.
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle:
Be a hero in the strife.
No. 5.
1. Harvard College. 2. Maple sugar.
* * * * *
Throwing Light, on page 480.--Penn, pen.
* * * * *
Charade, on page 480--Sinbad.
* * * * *
Correct answers to puzzles have been received from "Abel Faster," _Ray
B._, E. A. Cartereau, A. E. Cressingham, Frank C. F., Marion F.,
E. M. G., Benjamin Gomprecht, W. B. Hadley, Higginsport, Ohio, F. L.
Long, Thomas Lunham, W. A. Lewis, Edith Leonard, Oscar A. Mueller,
Bessie H. Moore, "North Star," _Harry F. Phillips_, "Pepper," "Queen
Bess," J. W. Slattery, "Tel E. Graph," Mattie R. Upton, G. Linn Ulmer,
Edward Weeks, J. F. Wells, "Will A. Mette," "Will Yum."
BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS.
In Mr. John Habberton's excellent and popular little book, _Who was Paul
Grayson?_[1] young readers will find a story which is intensely
interesting in itself, and at the same time full of instruction. No one
can read it without feeling how much better it is to be kind and
considerate toward others than to be teasing and thoughtless, especially
toward the unfortunate and friendless. The volume is very prettily
illustrated from original designs.
[1] _Who was Paul Grayson?_ By JOHN HABBERTON, author of Helen's Babies,
etc. Illustrated. 16mo, pp. 169. New York: Harper & Brothers.
* * * * *
The boy readers of YOUNG PEOPLE, those who are just approaching the
important point when a profession must be chosen, will find much to
interest them in a small, neat volume entitled _West Point and the
Military Academy_,[2] of which a new and revised edition has just been
published. In this little book are full answers to every question which
arises in the mind of a youth wishing to gain admittance to the Military
Academy. The manner of appointment and the physical and mental
requirements are very clearly told, and a model is given of a
preliminary examination. There are also some good words of advice to new
cadets, and very pleasant pictures of the duties and pleasures of the
four years' course. Any young man desiring to obtain a military
education at West Point would do well to procure this book and read it
carefully before making his final decision, as it will show him in
advance what will be expected of him, and what he must expect from
others.
[2] _West Point and the Military Academy_. By EDWARD S. FARROW, U.S.A.
Second Edition. Revised. 16mo, pp. 75. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
* * * * *
Mr. Knox has become well known to Young America as the author of two
very popular books published by Harper & Brothers under the general
titles of _The Boy Travellers in the Far East_; and we are confident
that his new volume, _The Young Nimrods in North America_,[3] will find
an equally warm reception. It is a story of hunting adventures on land
and sea, and is designed to instruct the boys of America in the ways of
the hunter's life. A large amount of natural history has been interwoven
with the stories of hunting and fishing, the author having sought to
instruct as well as to amuse his readers. The illustrations have been
carefully chosen with a view to a correct representation of the objects
described. The work is unexceptionable in its moral tendency, and it may
be safely placed in the hands of boys and girls.
[3] _The Young Nimrods in North America_. A Book for Boys. By THOMAS W.
KNOX, author of The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Japan and China; The
Boy Travellers in the Far East: Siam and Java, etc. Copiously
illustrated. 8vo, pp. 299. New York: Harper & Brothers.
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE.
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[Illustration: KIND-HEARTED OLD GENTLEMAN. "What are you crying for,
Bub?"
POOR BOY. "Lost a dime."
K. H. O. G. "Did you drop it in the water?"
P. B. "No, sir. My little brother he dropped in with it."
K. H. O. G. "Gracious me! we must call for assistance."
P. B. "Yes, sir. I want them ten cents awful bad."]
THE NAUGHTY ISLANDS IN NEW YORK STATE.
A LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY.
There was a lady named Mrs. ---- (a city in New Brunswick), who had in
her charge ---- (three islands in New York State), whose mother was ----
(a sea in Europe). The eldest was called ---- (a city in Virginia),
and-the two younger ones ---- (two cities in West Virginia). Their
father and uncle were ---- (an island in Polynesia), and had, from time
to time, sent them a great many presents. Among them was a beautiful
---- (islands off the western coast of Africa), a hat made of ---- (a
city in Italy), and a ---- (a river in California) from the ---- (a city
in France) of a ---- (a lake in Canada), and a scarf-pin made of ---- (a
sea in Polynesia).
One (a lake in Minnesota) day Mrs. ---- (a city in New Brunswick) went
out to buy three yards of ---- (a city in Hindostan), five pounds of
---- (an island in Canada), and two pounds of ---- (a river in Idaho).
As soon as she had gone, these ---- (three islands in New York State)
thought there would be some ---- (an island belonging to Denmark) making
a ---- (an island in New York State). They could not start it, so they
poured on some ---- (a country in Europe). Such a blaze! The younger
ones were frightened, so ---- (the city in Virginia) threw on some (a
spring in Nevada) water, that quenched the ----(an island in New York
State). (The city in Virginia) received a bad ---- (a city in
Switzerland). When the fright was over, they all declared they would
---- (a cape in North Carolina), and never be found on such a ----
(river in Germany) again.
THROWING A LIGHT.
BY E. M.
An object of fear and dislike, a boy's--nay, some men's--perfect
delight, yet I am, in one sense, a slang word. Never abroad except at
night, then I can no longer be used; yet instead of using me, people
shun me, and I am of no use. Black and unsightly; yet, made of any wood,
I can be as ornamented as my maker desires. I can't be made, for I am a
living thing, and am now, as all my type have been before me. Though
used in play, I can inflict a blow. I doubt if any one would ever
venture to play with me; do not see how it could be done; and it is
generally by a blow that I am killed. I can be broken, or lost, or
burned, but not killed; but yet, having life, I die; am not lost nor
broken. I live in dark places, and fly; do not walk. I can't move; am an
instrument in the hands of others, but can make something else fly.
I am sensible to pain, and have always been an object of interest to
naturalists. I am of wood--how can I feel?--and am used only in sport,
though I can inflict pain. Thousands of me are made every year in this
country, and I am the means by which people who become proficient in the
use of me earn their living. I am of no use save to destroy insects, and
it is somewhat doubtful whether I do that or no.
There are many varieties of me, and I am more often found in warm
countries; the using of me is too heating to be much indulged in in the
tropics, and hence it is only at the North and West that I am so
popular.
[Illustration: A DANCE IN THE MEADOW.]
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