ttle bantam hen that mothers twenty little chickens,
although she only hatched four of them herself. I call her Minnie.

I have no sister, and only one brother. He is seven years old. He
has a pet 'coon. I caught a little bird to-day in the meadow where
my papa was working. This is a very pretty place. We live near the
new cemetery.

MAGGIE D. M. B.

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BEAR VALLEY, MINNESOTA.

We live in the country. The farmers around here are harvesting
their grain now. We have some very warm days. We like "The Moral
Pirates" the best of all the stories, and "Across the Ocean" the
next best. The little picture called "I's Learning to Swim,
Mamma," is just as cunning as it can be.

Our little brother Artie says, every time it is mail-day, "Mamma,
does HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE come to-day?" We like the Post-office
Box best of all.

NETTIE AND MARY MCK.

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SEGUIN, TEXAS.

I am twelve years old. I have a pet shepherd dog and a little
white calf. Papa takes YOUNG PEOPLE for me and my sisters, and we
like the stories very much, especially "Across the Ocean," and
"The Moral Pirates." This is a beautiful, healthy State to live
in.

WILLIE H. J.

I have some old and foreign postage stamps that I would like to
exchange for some pretty sea-shells and a few specimens of
sea-weed. I also have two Japanese newspapers, a Japanese bill,
and writing paper that I would like to exchange for some relic.

JOHN BROOKE,
Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana.

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I would like to exchange birds' eggs with the correspondents of
YOUNG PEOPLE. I give a list of birds found in the Canadian woods:
Baltimore oriole, barn swallow, wild canary, sand-martin,
cherry-bird, ground-bird, ring-dove, shore-lark, red-headed
woodpecker, orchard oriole, brown canary, dipper, phoebe,
kingbird, guinea-fowl, and sparrows.

C. H. GURNETT,
Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

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I have some morning-glories growing near a wild cucumber vine, and
the leaf is just like the cucumber leaf. I am waiting to see what
the flower will be like. I hope it will blossom before frost
comes.

I have a good many French postage stamps which I would li