its public schools.

DEAR MR. EDITOR:

I am very much interested about Crete and Cuba, and I always
want to see what THE GREAT ROUND WORLD says about them.

I was interested about Princess Charlotte of Belgium. I hope you
will tell us more about her.

I hope that Cuba will gain her liberty, and that Crete will free
herself from the rule of Turkey.

I think that King George of Greece is a very nice man, and I
hope that he will keep the Powers from interfering with Greece.

The kindergarten for the blind is in Jamaica Plain, very near
us, and last week I went to an exhibition there.

Sometimes I visit the kindergarten, and I have often seen the
girls knitting and sewing.

Our teacher, Miss Cushman, takes THE GREAT ROUND WORLD. She
lends it to the girls who do not take it, and they find out
about Crete and Greece. We are studying about the Eastern
Question, and your magazine helps us to find what we want. Do
you know any more about the big python that was found in
Florida, or was it just taken to the Smithsonian Institute?

Will you please send me a "Who? When? What?" Chart?

Your devoted reader,
FANNY R.H. (aged 12.)
BROOKLINE, MASS.., April 28th, 1897.

DEAR FANNY:

Many thanks for your kind letter. We have heard nothing further about the
python. We understood that it was to be stuffed for the Institute.

EDITOR.

DEAR EDITOR:

Will you please publish an account of the phonographic
graphophone--its invention, when, and by whom? We have recently
had a concert by this wonderful invention, and I am requested
to get all the information I can from whatever source I can. THE
GREAT ROUND WORLD, which is read every morning in our
schoolroom, is so much appreciated by all that I am sure my
schoolmates will be pleased to see your reply. I shall be glad
to get this information as early as possible.

Very respectfully,
LUCY F.
BRENT, GA., April 28th, 1897.

MY DEAR LUCY:

The graphophone is an improved phonograph, the cylinder being of hard
rubber instead of wax.

The phonograph was invented by Thomas A. Edison in 1877, and improved by
him about 1889.

It operates by mea