ve prairie-dogs, all kinds of
cactus, and mesquite-trees. I have seen some big tarantulas, too.
I go to the post school every day. We have good times out here. I
am a little over ten years old.

ARTHUR W. DUNBAR.

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NEW YORK CITY.

I would like to inquire if the pupils of a big school, of which I
am one, each send a short story, essay, poem, or a drawing to
YOUNG PEOPLE, if the one the editors think the best would be
published, with the name of the author.

B.

We will publish such contributions, giving full name and address of
author. But before being sent, the stories, poems, essays, and drawings
must be submitted to your teacher, and only those forwarded to us which
the teacher considers the best. We will ourselves make the final
decision. The copy must be neatly written, and on one side of the paper
only.

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ARTHUR M. M.--There will be a table of contents published at the end of
every volume of YOUNG PEOPLE.

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HARRY S.--An answer to your question would occupy too much space in this
department. It will, however, be made the subject of a separate article
in some future number of YOUNG PEOPLE.

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J. U. B.--Any taxidermist will give you the desired information.

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JESSIE S.--The great Greenland whale which is found in the Northern
Ocean has a throat so small that it can not swallow anything larger than
a herring. Its principal food consists of a small marine mollusk, about
an inch and a half long. It catches its dinner by rushing through the
water with its immense jaws wide open. When its mouth is full, it ejects
the water, while the whalebone fringe with which it is provided catches
all the little sea-creatures, which serve as food for the monster. The
sperm-whale has a much larger throat, and is said to be able to swallow
a man.

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CHARLES H. B.--There are so many kinds of worms, snakes, and other
little creatures which may be the architects of the holes you have
noticed, that you had better dig open some of the little dwellings, and
see what you can find. Dig very carefully, and send word to YOUNG
PEOPLE'S Post-office if you discover anything curious.

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BIRDIE S.--Thanks for