CHAPTER V.

LISA VISITS MISS SCHUYLER.

"So you are Phil's good friend Lisa?" said Miss Rachel Schuyler, sitting in her cool white wrapper in the dusk of this warm May evening. "I want to hear more about Phil. The dear child has quite won my heart, he looks so like a friend of mine whom I have not seen for many years. How are you related to him, and who were his parents?"

"I am not related to him at all, Miss Schuyler."

"No?"--in some surprise. "Why, then, have you the care and charge of him?"

"I was brought up in his mother's family as seamstress, and went to live with her when she married Mr. Randolph, and--"

"Who did you say? What Mr. Randolph?"

"Mr. Peyton Randolph."

Miss Rachel seemed much overcome, but she controlled herself, and hurriedly said, "Go on."

"There was no intercourse between the families after the marriage, for Mrs. Randolph was poor, and they all had been opposed to her. I suppose you do not care to hear all the details--how they went abroad, and Mr. Randolph died there; and while they were absent, their house was burned; and there was no one to take care of Phil but me, for Phil had been too sick to go with his father and mother; and Mrs. Randolph did not live long after her return. I nursed them both, Phil and his mother; and when she was gone, I came on to the city, thinking I could do better here, but I have found it hard, very hard, with no friends. Still, I have pretty steady work now as shop-woman, though I can not do all that I would like to do for Phil."

Miss Schuyler was crying.

"Lisa, you good woman, how glad I am I have found you! Phil's father was the dearest friend I ever had."

"Phil's mother gave the child to me, Miss Schuyler."

"Don't be alarmed; I do not wish to separate you. How can I ever thank you enough for telling me all this? And what a noble, generous creature you are, to be toiling and suffering for a child no way related to you, and who must have friends fully able to care for him if they would!"

"I love him as if he were my own. Sometimes I have thought I ought to try and see if any of his relatives would help us, but I can not bear to, and so we have just worried along as we could. But Phil needs a doctor and medicine, and more than I can give him."

"He shall have all he needs, and you too," said Miss Schuyler, warmly.

At this Lisa broke down, the kind words were so welcome. And the two women cried together; but not long, for Miss Schuyler rose and got Lisa some refreshing drink, and made her take off her bonnet and quiet herself, and then said:

"Now we must plan a change for Phil, and see how soon it can be accomplished. And you must leave that tiresome shop, and I will give you plenty of work to do. See, here are some things I bought to-day that I shall have to wear this summer."

She opened the packages--soft sheer lawn and delicate cambric that gave Lisa a thrill of pleasure just to touch once more, for she loved her work. "I shall be so glad to sew again, and I wish I had some of my work to show you."

"Oh, I know you will do it nicely. I am going out of town in a few days, and I want you and Phil to go with me. Do you think you can?"

"I am a little afraid," said Lisa, hesitating, "that we are not fit to; and yet--"

"I will see to all that. Now I suppose you can not leave Phil alone much longer--besides, there is a shower coming. To-morrow I will bring a doctor to visit the dear boy, and we will see what can be done;" and she put a roll of money in Lisa's hand, assuring her that she should be as independent as she pleased after a while, and repay her, but that now she needed help, and should have it, and that henceforth Phil was to be theirs in partnership.

Lisa hurried away with a light heart. She had indeed toiled and suffered, striven early and late, for the child of her affections, and this timely assistance was a source of great joy.

She was too happy to heed the dashing shower which was now falling. Herself she had never thought of, and her dear Phil now was to be helped, to be cheered, perhaps to be made strong and well, and able to do all that his poor weak hands had tried to do so ineffectually.

She opened the door softly when she reached her room. A little shiver of sweet sad sounds came from the wind harp. She lighted a candle, and looked into the pale face of the sleeping child as he lay in an attitude of weariness and exhaustion, with hands falling apart, and a feverish flush on his thin cheeks.

"My poor Phil! I hope help has not come too late," she whispered, as she began her preparations for his more comfortable repose.

The next day Miss Schuyler came, as she had promised, and brought a physician--a good, kind surgeon--who examined Phil, and pulled this joint and that joint, and touched him here and there, and found out where the pain was, and what caused it, and said nice funny little things to make him laugh, and told him he hoped to make him a strong boy yet. And then they whispered a little about him, and Joe was sent for, and a carriage came, and Phil was wrapped in a blanket, and laid on pillows, and taken out for a drive alone with Miss Schuyler, who chatted with him, and got him more flowers; and when they came back there was a nice dinner on a tray, and ice-cream for his dessert, and Joe was to stay with him until Lisa came home; and before Lisa came, there was a nice new trunk brought in, and several large parcels. And Phil thought he had never seen such a day of happiness. After his dinner and a nap, and while Joe sat and played on his violin, Phil sketched and made a lovely little picture of flowers and fairies, in his own simple fashion, to give to Miss Schuyler. And then Lisa came home, and the parcels were opened; and there were nice new dresses for Lisa, and a pretty, thin shawl, and a new bonnet; and for Phil there was a comfortable flannel gown, and soft slippers, and fine handkerchiefs and stockings; and Phil found a little parcel too for Joe with a bright bandana in it, and the old man was very happy.

"It seems like Christmas," said Joe.

Phil thought he had never seen quite such a Christmas, and said,

"It seems more like fairy-land, and I only hope it will not all fade away and come to an end, like a bubble bursting."

"To me," said Lisa, "it is God's own goodness that has done it all, for it was He who gave Miss Schuyler her warm, kind heart."

"And, Joe," said Phil, "we are to go in the country, and you are to go with us; is not that nice?"

"Very nice, Phil. I'm glad Miss Rachel's found out your father was her friend."

Then Joe took up his violin again, and played "Home, Sweet Home," and "Auld Lang Syne"; and Phil fancied the violin was a bird, and sang of its own free-will, and thinking this reminded him how soon he would hear the dear wild birds in the woods, and he wondered if the fairies would come to him there.

Then Joe went home, and Lisa had errands to do, and again she put the wind harp in the window, and left Phil alone, keeping very still in expectation of another visit from his fairy friend.

[TO BE CONTINUED.]

PINAFORE RHYMES.--(_Continued_.)

Here comes the train; We watch it from the bars; Who will stop the engine And put us in the cars?

It fell of itself, The lazy ball, And you needn't tell me I let it fall! Perhaps it was tired, Like me and you, And wanted to rest A minute or two.

Little Miss Bessie Has a new muff, And fur gloves to keep her Hands warm enough. Mamma will let her Run in the snow, No matter how keenly The wind may blow.

Little Mary gave a feast, And seven guests invited; In the garden it was laid, And every one delighted. They had cups of milk for tea, And lots of cake and candy; The sparrows thought 'twas jolly fun To have a feast so handy. When the crumbs were cleared away, They danced and cut up capers; And not a word about the feast Was printed in the papers.

We give notice that in future no more offers for exchange of birds' eggs will be printed in the Post-office Box. During last summer we repeatedly endeavored to impress upon the minds of our readers that only one egg should be taken from each nest; but even this will, in many cases, cause anxiety to the mother-bird, and as the nesting season again approaches, we think best to request our boys and girls to leave the nests entirely undisturbed. The robbery and destruction of birds' nests by boys, in their eagerness to obtain eggs, have driven away thousands of song-birds from many parts of the country, and the new game-laws of this State will contain a very strict prohibition of this cruel practice, enforced by a heavy penalty.

We believe that our decision in this matter will meet with the hearty approval of every one of our young readers, and the sweet warbling of the birds on sunny summer mornings will amply repay them for the loss of a few eggs from their collections.

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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

I am nine years old. I take YOUNG PEOPLE, and I am so pleased with it! I am very much interested in "Toby Tyler."

I am a good rider on a bicycle, and I can ride a horse well, too. I have a beautiful pony. She is sorrel, with silver mane and tail. Her name is Dolly, and when I call she always answers, and looks at me with her big brown eyes. She can almost talk. Dolly is full of mischief. She can untie her halter, take down a bar, open the oat bin, and help herself. She is as plump as a seal. I sometimes drive her in a little phaeton, and she is a good stepper on the road. I do hope every little boy who has a pony gives it as good care as I do mine.

I save every copy of YOUNG PEOPLE, and by-and-by I will give them to some poor child who can not take it.

JOE W. L. G.

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Perhaps some of our readers will remember a letter from Harry C. H., of Lansingburg, New York, published in the Post-office Box of No. 66. It described his black goat Dan, which he drives, harnessed, with a set of silver-plated harness, to a wagon or sleigh. Thinking you might be pleased to make the acquaintance of Harry and Dan, the Editor of YOUNG PEOPLE sent for their photograph, and here they are, silver-plated harness, bells, red box cutter, fur robe, and all--a very neat-looking turn-out. Don't you think so?

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

I live in an orange grove in Florida, the "Land of Flowers."

Florida has a great many ponds and marshes, with lots of fish in them, and it has a great deal of wire-grass and pine timber.

I have been up the great Oklawaha River, but I did not care for anything except the Silver Springs, which were very beautiful indeed. The water was so clear I could see trout, pike, and other large fish swimming about forty feet below the surface.

I have just begun to take YOUNG PEOPLE. Mamma gave it to my brother and myself for a Christmas present.

I go to school, and I have the best teacher that anybody ever had.

LEWIS.

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MOUNT PLEASANT ACADEMY, SING SING, NEW YORK.

I have taken YOUNG PEOPLE from the beginning, and I like it very much. Some of the other boys in this school take it, and they all think it is the best paper published. We all like "The Moral Pirates" the best of all the stories, and "Toby Tyler" the next. We have not had very good coasting nor skating lately, on account of the weather, but if it grows cold, and snows some more, we will have it.

I am collecting stamps, but all my duplicates are easy ones, and I have not enough to exchange yet.

I think the editor must work pretty hard to make the paper so nice for us to read.

Now I must stop writing, and study my Bible lesson.

LOUIS F. R.

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WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI.

One week ago I had a letter to the Post-office Box nearly finished, and we were very happy, but just as night was coming on, mamma got a telegram from Colorado, nine hundred and ninety miles away, saying that our dear papa had died that morning. How dark the world did look! I used to write to him in mamma's letters, and he would write to me and my little brother about little tame bears and antelopes, and the funny prairie-dogs, and how high the mountains looked with their white caps of snow. He was so far across the mountains that the rivers ran toward the Pacific. Papa was shot and mortally wounded by some Mexicans. He was brought home to be buried, which was a great comfort to mamma.

Mamma likes the historical stories in YOUNG PEOPLE, and she hunts up more about the principal characters mentioned, and tells me about them. Was the "tiny tot" in the story of Prince Charlie the Duke of York, after whom the State and city of New York was named?

HARRY D. S.

Yes, the "tiny tot" was the Duke of York, and on the death of his brother became James II., King of England. The name of New York city was changed from New Amsterdam to New York in 1664, Charles II. having, in violation of all national courtesy, granted the colony of New Netherlands to his brother James, then Duke of York.

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BROOKLYN, E. D., LONG ISLAND.

We have a very nice club, which is called the "Young Girls' Reading Club." We meet every other week at the different girls' houses, and we read the works of Longfellow, Tennyson, Whittier, and other poets. There are six members in our club. I am the treasurer, for we collect dues, just like "grown-up" clubs. We have to pay ten cents initiation fee, and after that five cents a week. There is a one-cent fine for violation of the rules, of which there are five. We are sure to make money, for the girls often break the rules.

ANNA G. H.

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BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND.

I send the Young Chemists' Club the simplest way of making chlorine gas, which is useful in many experiments: Mix one part oxide of manganese and two parts hydrochloric acid in a retort; heat gently over a spirit-lamp, when a greenish vapor will be seen to rise, which may be collected over warm water at the mouth of the retort. Care should be taken, however, not to inhale it, as it is a powerful poison, and a rag saturated with alcohol and ammonia should frequently be waved about to purify the atmosphere.

G. F. L.

This correspondent and many others have requested us to give the address of the president of the Young Chemists' Club, as they desire to correspond on scientific subjects. This we can not do unless authorized by the officers of the club. If Charles H. W., the president, desires to communicate with these young chemical students, he will kindly send a letter to that effect to the Post-office Box.

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VEVAY, INDIANA.

I am so anxious about Toby Tyler! I do hope he won't get killed or die, but go back safe to his good uncle. I wanted to send him my dollar to help him, but mamma said I had better not. I am so sorry for him!

I have commenced studying German since the holidays. My teacher says I will soon overtake the class that began in September. I like it the best of all my studies.

BERTIE M. A.

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BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND.

We used to have an alligator. We fed it on raw meat. We kept it in a tub, and it used to jump out and run after grandpa when he had on red slippers. One day it got out of the tub, and ran down the steps into the kitchen, and jumped into my aunt's lap. Soon after that we sent it away.

M. ELLA S.

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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

I am sick, and can not go to school, so I thought I would write to the Post-office Box. I have an orange-tree my father gave me about three years ago, and now it has more than a hundred oranges on it.

I had YOUNG PEOPLE as a birthday present from my mother. I think it is a nice present, because it lasts all the year.

CARLOS P.

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We have a little Home Literary Society which entertains us one evening every week, and I wish to inquire if Ida B. D. would kindly write to me in reference to the play acted during the holidays by the Silver Crescent Dramatic Club of San Francisco, California, of which she is the secretary.

CLARA A. HOOPER, Rockport, Spencer County, Ind.

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EMPORIA, KANSAS.

On January 28 we celebrated Kansas Day, it being twenty years since Kansas was admitted to the Union as a State. The celebration was at the High School. The room was decorated with red, white, and blue, and a picture of John Brown was hung under two flags. The Kansas motto was over the door, and the coat of arms was drawn on the blackboard. Each pupil studied about some county, and they all sung "John Brown's Body," "Call to Kansas," and "The Star-spangled Banner." Essays were read on the history, products, schools, etc., of Kansas, and "The Kansas Emigrant" and other pieces were read by the scholars. It is just splendid to have Kansas Day.

MAUD B.

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, _February_ 8, 1881.

I have received so many letters for exchange of postmarks that I can not possibly answer them all right away. Correspondents will please take notice.

HARRY W. QUIMBY.

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DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

I have received many boxes of specimens and curiosities from unknown persons. I receive the box, but there is no name on it, and no postal card referring to it, and often when there is a postal, there is no name even on that. Now those persons, no doubt, are disappointed at receiving no acknowledgment, but it is entirely their own fault, for whenever any one sends me specimens, accompanied by the name and address, he is sure to receive a box in return.

If all who have sent things to me, and have received no answer, will send me a postal describing the package or box they have sent, I will send a box of specimens in return.

HORACE H. MITCHELL.

The above letter is only one among many of the same character which we receive daily. We print it to impress, if possible, upon the minds of careless boys and girls the great importance of giving their full name and address, by the omission of which they cause trouble, not alone to themselves and their correspondents, but also to the Post-office Box.

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I think YOUNG PEOPLE gets better and better. I am very much interested in the story of "Toby Tyler." I used to think it would be great fun to travel with a circus, but now I don't think it would be any fun at all.

I would be glad to exchange Lake Superior agates for star-fishes. I am nine years old.

J. EDWARDS WOODBRIDGE, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.

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I am commencing a collection of stamps, and I will exchange a large piece of lead ore for forty stamps. I am eleven years old.

NEWTON COMPTON, Care of Rev. J. M. Compton, Rural Grove, Montgomery County, N. Y.

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The following exchanges are also desired by correspondents:

A Lester saw in running order, for a self-inking press.

EDGAR GARNAN, 10 Highland Street, Roxbury, Mass.

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Postmarks, sea-shells, marble from Vermont and Nova Scotia, flint from France, and other minerals, for postmarks, stamps, Indian relics, Lake Superior agates, shells, or other curiosities.

RAYMOND C. MOREY, Swanton, Franklin County, Vt.

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Choice varieties of flower seeds, for peacock coal, petrified wood, shells, sea-mosses, coral, agates, or minerals. Correspondents will please mark specimens.

ANNA FAVRE, Ontario, Story County, Iowa.

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Postage stamps.

SHELTON A. HIBBS, 505 North Eighteenth Street, Philadelphia, Penn.

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Choice sea-shells for Mexican garnets.

EMMA K. CHATTLE, care of Dr. T. G. CHATTLE, Long Branch, N. J.

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Foreign postage stamps.

ARTHUR T. SMITH, Westminster, Carroll County, Md.

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Ten postmarks, for five foreign stamps, except English or Canadian.

M. F. COOPER, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, N. Y.

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Stones or earth from Ohio, for the same from any other State, or for autographs of renowned persons.

WALTER OLMSTED, 104 Brownell Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

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Postage and revenue stamps and postmarks, for postage stamps.

CHARLES L. HOLLINGSHEAD, 72 Grant Place, Chicago, Ill.

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Amethyst from Grand Menan, New Brunswick, for foreign postage stamps.

HARLOW CLARK, Hastings, Minn.

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West Indian and other foreign stamps, for old Cuban (issues previous to 1875) and old Spanish stamps.

PERCIVAL G. BURGESS, 55 Atlantic Street, Portland, Maine.

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Minerals and stamps.

WALTER S. BESSE, P. O. Box 235, New Bedford, Mass.

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Stones from Massachusetts, for stones or curiosities from other States.

ROBERT W. WALES, South Framingham, Mass.

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An Austrian coin of 1859 and a Canadian half-penny, for twenty-five different kinds of stamps.

WILLIAM KRUMMEL, 167 Loth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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A stone from New York State, for one from any other State or Territory except Colorado.

LOCKE STIMPSON, Mineville, Essex County, N. Y.

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Postmarks.

WILL M. EDWARDS, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Ind.

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Ten postmarks, for one postage stamp. Stamps from South America, Turkey, or Greece preferred.

WILLIAM T. PLUMB, Constableville, Lewis County, N. Y.

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Foreign postage stamps and United States revenue stamps, for others.

A READER OF "YOUNG PEOPLE," P. O. Box 8, Newton Centre, Mass.

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Red shells from Buzzard's Bay, postage stamps, mostly from South America, and American and foreign postmarks, for foreign postage stamps.

WALTER S. CRANE, P. O. Box 474, Brookline, Mass.

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Seven African stamps (no duplicates), for two Indian arrow-heads.

WILLIAM G. FLANAGAN, Johnstown, Cambria County, Penn.

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Thirty postmarks, for five foreign postage stamps.

CLIFTON B. GATES, Ellington, Chautauqua County, N. Y.

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Petrified wood, for Indian relics and foreign postage stamps.

B. PEASE, 279 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minn.

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A stone from the Mammoth Cave, or stamps, for shells, ocean curiosities, or minerals.

DELLIE PORTER, Russellville, Logan County, Ky.

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Indian arrow-heads, for foreign postage stamps or shells.

WILLIAM and JENNIE OTTERSON, Bennet Creek (_viâ_ Mountain Home), Idaho Ter.

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Postmarks, stamps, coins, and minerals, for stamps, coins, and minerals.

GEORGE F. BRECKENWOOD, Bay City, Mich.

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Stamps and sea-shells, for minerals, Indian relics, or coins.

C. H. WHITLOCK, P. O. Box 485, Ithaca, N. Y.

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R. O. C.--The city of Santa Fe, in New Mexico, is the oldest in the United States.

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"INQUISITIVE JOE."--The first narrow-gauge railroad was that leading from collieries either in Wales or the north of England, upon which point authorities differ. The gauge of four feet eight and a half inches is supposed to have been determined by the width of axle of the colliery wagons, and, once adopted, to have been applied to new roads built in other localities for passenger traffic.--It is supposed that the Chinese were the first to mine coal, and also from time immemorial to collect gas from it for purposes of illumination. Their method of working mines was very primitive, and is but little improved up to the present time. It is supposed that coal was used in Great Britain previous to the Roman invasion, but was probably collected only at the outcrops of the coal seams. In 1259 a charter was granted to the freemen of Newcastle to "dig for cole," by the King, Henry III., and from this time coal mining was an extensive industry. In France and Belgium, coal was also mined for fuel at a very early period. The Greeks and Romans were evidently acquainted with coal as fuel, but are supposed to have made little or no use of it.

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MICHAEL G. S.--There were two obelisks on the site of the ancient port of Alexandria, known as Cleopatra's Needles, one erect, the other fallen. The fallen one was taken to England in 1877, and the obelisk formerly erect is now placed in the Central Park of New York city.

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JOHN C.--Cockroaches, often called Croton-bugs in New York city, will devour anything they can find in the domestic store-room. They will also eat woollen cloth. They will exist a long time without food, as did the specimen you imprisoned in a bottle. Had you fed your bug with crumbs of bread or cake, he would have eaten greedily. The species of cockroaches which is found in houses in all maritime towns is supposed to be an emigrant from Asia, from which country it spread to Europe, and afterward came to America, where it has made itself thoroughly at home, to the great annoyance of many housewives, who battle in vain against the ravaging hordes of these disgusting insects.

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ROSE G.--Gold has been mined from time immemorial, as the most ancient peoples used it for ornaments and for money. Before the introduction of coinage, gold for purposes of trade was probably in the form of lumps of different weights. Gold is mentioned in the Bible as early as the second chapter of Genesis, where, in the eleventh and twelfth verses, Havilah is spoken of as a land "where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good."--The use of steam as a propelling agent was recognized some time before a practical trial was made of its power. The first application of it as a motive force for vessels appears to have been made by Papin, a French mathematician and inventor, who, in 1707, made the experiment of propelling a small paddle-wheel vessel by steam on the Fulda River, at Cassel. The name of his vessel is unknown. Other experiments were made from time to time, but until Robert Fulton launched his little steamer on the Hudson River in 1807, nothing had been a success. Fulton's vessel, which was called _Clermont_, attained a speed of five miles an hour only, but from that time steam navigation progressed with rapid strides.--It is impossible to obtain an accurate census of large countries, but the following figures are taken from the latest estimates, and are probably not far from being correct: Chinese Empire, from 450,000,000 to 550,000,000; British Isles, 32,412,000; Mexico, about 10,000,000; Central America, 2,671,000; South America, 25,675,000.--There are many books giving epochs of United States history in story form. Some published within a short time by Messrs. Harper & Brothers are The _Boys of '76_, and _Old Times in the Colonies_, by Charles C. Coffin; _Stories of the Old Dominion_, by John Esten Cooke; and _The Story of the United States Navy_, by Benson J. Lossing.

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AGNES B. W.--In HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE No. 32, June 8, 1880, is a paper entitled "A Chat About Philately," which gives a clear explanation of the terms which puzzle you.

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C. J. K., VERMONT.--We would gladly correct the error caused by the omission of a word in your letter, but we can not print any more offers to exchange birds' eggs. If you have any new exchange to offer, write it very clearly to the Post-office Box, and we will give space to it as soon as possible.

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Correct answers to puzzles have been received from Hugh Burns, R. O. Chester, George F. Crego, Bessie Comstock, James L. Frazer, Louise Gambier, Albert H. Hopkins, Alice M. Hine, Isobel Jacob, Eddie Keeler, "L. U. Stral," Freddy E. Lester, Allie Maxwell, W. Olfenbüttel, "Starry Flag," Clara Spees, "The Dawley Boys," May Thornton, Walter J. Wells.

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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.

No. 1.

ENIGMA.

My first in eat, but not in drink. My second in float, but not in sink. My third in garment, not in dress. My fourth in curl, but not in tress. My fifth in race, but not in run. I can gaze unhurt at the noonday sun.

MAUD P. A.

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No. 2.

DOUBLE ACROSTIC--(TO NORTH STAR).

_Primals_.

Without me, what is life? To win me, shun no strife.

_Finals_.

Fair land of my primals, from sea to sea, Swell the loud anthem of liberty!

_Cross Words_.

1. A State where orange groves adorn the land. 2. Shots thus directed prove an ill-trained hand. 3. In me you name a railroad and a lake. 4. Success without me ever is at stake. 5. I am a royal town in Eastern clime. 6. A festival was I in ancient time. 7. Busy, laborious, and to care much given. Her wiser sister raised her eyes to heaven.

LONE STAR.

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No. 3.

GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEALMENTS.

States.--1. I remember when Ohio was a wilderness. 2. Albany, Denver, Montpelier, and Boston are capitals. 3. Can the painter color a door green? 4. Was Handel aware that, he was a great musician?

Rivers.--5. Everything was in order when I left. 6. Oh, Ned, you did not tag us fair. 7. Do not let your anger rise.

Cities.--8. He that ventures into the lions' den, verily he shall be slain. 9. Will Dinah bring home the washing to-night? 10. I told Hal, if axes were dear, not to buy any. 11. As we were getting over the stile, Ed's hat blew off.

EDWIN J. S.

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No. 4.

DOUBLE DIAMOND.

Across.--A thousand. Something used by housekeepers. A boy's name. Warlike. A thick board. Three-quarters of a cent. A vowel.

Down.--A consonant. Chance. A blackbird. A Territory. To publish. An animal of Tartary. Fifty.

DOUBLE U. CAYENNE.

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No. 5.

ENIGMA.

In ham, not in beef. In coral, not in reef. In slate, not in book. In stork, not in rook. In pan, not in pot. In cold, not in hot. In church, not in steeple. In ruler, not in people. In push, not in pull. In empty, not in full. In stop, not in go. In fast, not in slow. In speak, not in tell. The name of what State do these letters spell?

JOHN D.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 67.

No. 1.

Equinoctial.

No. 2.

G A S H S E E D T E A R D R A W E Y E S

No. 3.

D B A R B O N E S D A N G L E D R E L A X S E X D

No. 4.

L U T E V I E W U P A S I D L E T A R N E L L A E S N E W E A K

No. 5.

Butterfly.

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Charade, on page 240--Hammock.

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WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT IT.

The pigeon and the baby both Were six months old to-day; I told them so at breakfast-time, To see what they would say. The pigeon held his head one side, And gently murmured "Coo"; The baby clapped his dimpled hands, And gayly shouted "Goo!" And that is all they said, my dears-- Upon my word, it's true.

PHANTOM FACES.

BY FRANK BELLEW.

The other night I went to a little party, where a number of young people were gathered together to amuse themselves and each other. Many games were played, and many amusing tricks performed, and among others was one so striking and ingenious that I resolved to record it for the benefit of YOUNG PEOPLE.

We were ushered into a long parlor, where a number of chairs were arranged after the manner of a lecture hall. At the further end of the room was a long table, draped in front, and having on it two screens about thirty inches apart, making something like a window without any top. But you can judge better of the appearance of the object by looking at Fig. 1, which correctly represents it. Presently a young gentleman appeared at this opening, and told us he was going to show us some magical and mysterious transformations and character representations. After he had made his little address through the opening, the lights in the room were turned down, and all was darkness, save behind the screens, whence a bright light shone on the face of the young man.

"First," he said, "I will show you a Dandy." And putting a fashionable hat rakishly on his head, he fixed himself in position. In an instant a pair of stylish mustaches appeared on his upper lip, and he looked the Dandy all over. He waited a few minutes, until we had taken a good look at him, and then, slowly opening his mouth, the mustaches disappeared down his throat.

"Now," he said, "I will give you a representation of Bill Sykes." Changing the dainty hat for a battered stove-pipe, he again fixed himself in position, and instantly he had a black eye, a red nose, and grimy, half-shaven-looking chin and jaws, as represented in Fig. 2. I must confess that he made a rather mild and inoffensive Bill Sykes, but still the transformation was marvellous.

After a few minutes' waiting, as before, the black eye, red nose, and half-grown beard vanished, the hat was removed, and he assumed other characters, as follows: the Sick Man, the Red Indian, the Western Miner, and the Darky.

And now I will tell you how he did it, and how you can do it yourself. In the first place, take a good look at Fig. 3, so that you may follow my description. Behind the screens were placed two powerful lights, with reflectors behind them made of tin bent into the shape of a gutter-pipe split open, or a tomato can with the ends knocked out, and ripped down the side--indeed, if you can get no better reflectors, tomato cans will answer the purpose very well. Regular circular reflectors are, of course, the best, if you can procure them, the object being to concentrate as brilliant a light as possible on the face of the performer.

Well, behind the screens, as I said, he had two brilliant lights, which shone directly on his face. The appearance of mustaches, board, and black eye was produced by shadows thrown by pieces of card-board on the desired spot. The grimy appearance of Bill Sykes's face was produced by a half-shadow thrown from a piece of net in a frame. The color of the Red Indian and of Bill Sykes's nose was produced by holding a piece of red glass between the performer and the light. The Sick Man was made to look pallid by using a piece of blue glass in the same way, and the Darky's sable hue by a similar use of glass of the proper color.

Now look at Fig. 4. The objects marked A represent the instruments used to throw the shadows for the mustaches in the Dandy, B is the beard of the Miner, C the black eye, and D the grimy jaws and red nose of Bill Sykes. Remember that in each of these cases, except the black eye, you require a pair of the instruments. The instruments A B, C are cut out of card-board, and fastened to wires or thin sticks about two feet in length. D is a frame of wire over which is stretched a piece of common net, such as women use for caps; added to this is a piece of red glass, as marked in the diagram, to throw the red light on the nose of Bill Sykes.

By looking at Fig. 3 you will see how the performer holds his instruments. To the right is a mirror, in which his face is reflected, so that he can see whether he has got the shadows in their proper places. In bringing the shadow-throwing instruments into position they should be held edgeways toward the light, so that they will throw little or no shadow until they have come into their right position; then turn them suddenly with the broad side to the light, and the mustaches or beard will appear like a flash.

When the performer seems to swallow his mustache, the effect is produced in the same way, viz., by turning the shadow-throwers edgeways to the light, and at the same time opening the mouth.

Before exhibiting, the performer must make several experiments in order to ascertain the right distance at which to hold the shadow-throwing instruments from his face, and, indeed, to fix their exact position; this being once determined, he can bore holes in his table, at a suitable angle, into which he can stick the handles of his instruments, so that he need not have the trouble of holding them.

He must also fix the precise position for his head, for which purpose he must have a rest, or a small pad fastened to the wall behind him, against which he can securely lean without fear of _wobbling_.

One last hint: do not let your audience sit too close to you, but keep them at as great a distance as possible, and amuse them with such small-talk as you can command.

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Young People, March 1, 1881, by Various