with a piece of mosquito netting fastened
over the top. Do not take them from the nest too young--never
until they are eight or ten days old--as they will die.

I have already asked to exchange stamps with the readers of YOUNG
PEOPLE, and I would like the following stamp, if any one can send
it to me: United States War Department, ninety cents, red.

HARRY S. KEALHOFER,
121 Adams Street, Memphis, Tennessee.

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Fannie T. D., of Atlanta, Georgia, sends the following additional
directions for the care of full-grown mocking birds:

Fruits and minced raw beef are good food for them. The cage, which
should be large, must be thoroughly cleaned every day, and
supplied with fresh water and sand. A little bag of sulphur
fastened in the top of the cage tends to keep the birds healthy.
And they will always sing better if confined in separate cages.
Mocking-birds require much attention, especially when they are
moulting.

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Frank K., of Norfolk, Virginia, writes that mocking-birds are fond of
the yolk of a hard-boiled egg mixed with Indian meal, made fresh every
morning. They will like the food still better if it is moistened with a
little milk, and minced raw beef mixed with it now and then. The cage
should be hung in a dry, airy place.

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MERCED CITY, COLORADO.

When I read in YOUNG PEOPLE what T. H. said of his early
morning-glories, I thought I would tell about my vines. I have two
play houses covered with them. The first thing in the morning I
run to see if I have any new colors blossomed. The flower I like
best is white with blue spots. One side of my play house is
covered with dwarf vines. Mamma calls them convolvulus. I am seven
years old.

ELIZA A. A.

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So many of our young readers are studying French that we do not give a
translation of the following letter:

MILLDALE, KENTUCKY.

Je suis une petite fille de douze ans. Je demeure a la campagne
dans une jolie petite maison sur une cote. En bas de la cote il y
a une riviere dans l'aquelle mon gros chien va se baigner. Il
s'appelle Moka. Je joue a la cache avec lui. Quand je lui met un
morceae du pain sur son nez, je compte un, deux, trois, alors il
le jette en l'ai