ifferent. Probably the postmaster himself knows
you, and will give you your letter, even if it is not addressed to your
father's care. In future we trust you will be careful always to give
your residence or your father's address, otherwise, as Uncle Sam's
postman does not keep a directory of every little boy and girl in the
land, many of you may wait in vain for a chance to exchange your pretty
pressed flowers and other objects of interest.

One thing more. When any correspondent offers exchange, and gives a full
address, as many have done, it would simplify matters very much, and
save us unnecessary trouble, if any one desirous of accepting the offer
would write at once to the given address instead of to us. As we can in
no case take charge of the transfer of specimens, which must always be
directly between yourselves, it is useless for you to write and tell us
you are willing to accept the offer of exchange made by any particular
boy or girl. Write directly to them, and you will gain time, and save
yourself unnecessary postage.

As our exchange department is intended to develop in our readers a
knowledge of the flowers, trees, butterflies, birds' eggs, minerals, and
other natural products of different sections of their own country, we
pay no attention to requests for exchanges of useless things, which
could lead at best to nothing higher than the gratification of an idle
curiosity.

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The following communication was written in Danish, but as we fear that
language is not understood by many of our readers, we publish only the
translation:

RISERUP PARSONAGE, FALSTER, DENMARK.

I am seven years old, and I live in Denmark. I like the pictures
in YOUNG PEOPLE very much, and my aunt translates the stories to
me, for I can not read English. We have made a drawing of Wiggle
No. 11, and send it to you. I have a little white cat, and a big
black dog called Sagax. Just outside of our garden there is a wood
dove on its nest. I can stand close by it, and it is not at all
afraid of me.

EMIL KOCH.

We are very sorry your Wiggles came too late to be printed among our
answers to No. 11, for they are very pretty.

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MARION, IOWA.

I take YOUNG PEOPLE, and I don't know what I should do without it.
I am eleven years old, and I have three brothers, all older than
myself. We have two colts.