g-up. My grandpa named him. I am six years
old, and my mamma is writing this for me.

WILLIAM S. PEEBLES.

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EVANS MILLS, NEW YORK.

Can any one tell me who is the oldest man in the United States?

MADISON COOPER.

Who among our young correspondents can answer this question?

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CHELTON MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

I have a bird named Cherry, and a dog named Jack; and I have a
little sister named Mae, and she is so cute. She has a doll, and
she nurses her so sweetly! I am eight years old, and I go to
school. We have heard robins and bluebirds singing.

ELLIE CARLE.

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BELLE PLAINE, MINNESOTA.

My kitty comes to my room every morning, and jumps upon my bed.
His name is Jim. He is a nice kitty, and full of play. He
scratches me sometimes awful hard, but I love him all the same. I
saw a picture in YOUNG PEOPLE of a little girl and her kitty.

ELVIRA F. IRWIN.

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ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

I have a canary named Frank. He used to bite my nose and fingers
when I put them in his cage, but he will not bite them now. I also
have a small turtle, whose shell is about two inches long. It came
from the Niagara River. It sleeps in winter, excepting when the
sun shines on it, and it will not eat. But in summer it eats flies
and bits of raw meat.

FLORENCE E. M.

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DENVER, COLORADO.

I have no pets to write about, but I expect to have a Newfoundland
dog soon. We live in a new house, and do not need a cat; but when
the rats come, we are going to get one. I have thirteen dolls. The
largest one has black hair and gray eyes, and her name is
Josephine. I am nine years old.

SADIE T.

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WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

I am seven years old. I have no brothers or sisters, but I have a
squirrel and a fish. The squirrel was caught after he made his
home in the woods, and he was so wild that he would bite if we
touched him; but we were so kind to him that he begins to feel
better. We let him out now, and he runs round the room, and I can
put my hand on him. My fish is the last of three. The other two
started to go back to their nat