ed, however, and will not be forgotten.

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Hattie V., Cincinnati, writes:

I have a little brother eight years old, who has a great wish to
learn to play the violin. The other night he said to papa, "I wish
I was a king." "Why?" asked papa. "Because a king has so much
money, I would choose a man who had plenty of sense to rule, while
I played the fiddle." Papa gets _Harper's Young People_ for him,
and is going to have it bound.

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Minnie B., of Wisconsin, says:

I am a constant reader of _Young People_, especially the
"Post-Office." I think that game called "Wiggles" is splendid fun,
for I like to draw.

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The following is from Lilian, of Louisville:

My papa gets _Harper's Young People_ for us, and we like it very
much. My mamma longed for something nice for us to read, and she
thinks this is the very thing. She says it is healthful reading for
her three little girls, and she is as glad to welcome it for us as
the _Bazar_ for herself.

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Answers to "Inquisitive Jim" are received from Charles W. L., and F. B.
Hesse (both aged eleven years), who give correct information concerning
the establishment of the Bank of England, and from C. W. Gibbons, who
writes a full description of this celebrated institution, which we are
compelled to condense: The Bank of England was first suggested by
William Paterson, a London merchant, and was incorporated under its
present name in 1694, during the reign of William and Mary. The business
of the bank was conducted at Grocers' Hall until 1732, when the house
and garden of Sir John Houblon, its first governor, were purchased as a
site for the present building, which, although not imposing as a whole,
contains some handsome architecture based on ancient models. The
principal entrance of the bank is on Threadneedle Street, but why it is
irreverently called "the Old Lady" I do not know. Can any one tell me?

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EDWIN K.--"General" is the highest rank in the United States army. It
was created in July, 1866, and bestowed upon General Grant, who had for
two years previous held the position of Lieutenant-General. When General
Grant resigned his position on being elected President of the United
States, Sherman became