yard. If they
were looking for cherries, they were disappointed. Had they come
into our yard, they would have seen a large bed of bright yellow
crocuses. I am eight years old.

CARRIE L. WILLARD.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

In YOUNG PEOPLE No. 13 Joseph P. writes that he hatched a chicken
by putting the egg in ashes. I tried it. I put the egg in a
tobacco-box, and put it by the stove. Mamma's servant built a hot
fire, and the egg, instead of hatching, baked.

EDDIE E. PADDOCK (8 years).

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PETERSBURG, INDIANA.

I am a little girl seven years old, and I live on a farm with my
grandpa and grandma. My dear mamma died last December. It was very
hard to part with her, but I am not destitute of friends. I have
three uncles, who are very kind to me. I have a little
canary-bird. He is a beautiful singer, and is company for me. And
I have a large dog that plays with me every day. I call him Watch.
I can read in the Third Reader, although I never went to school
but one week in my life, on account of ill health. I have had the
chills for five years--not all the time, but very severe.

ANNA SHANDY.

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Answers to S. R. W.--including, however, no new words--are received from
Polly Pleasant, Ethel S. M., Herbert W., Mamie E. F., Maud Chase, F. E.
Bacon, B. E. S., Connie, Frank N. Dodd, Carrie S. Levey, R. W. Dawson,
"School-Children," C. B. F.

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SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

Mamma takes YOUNG PEOPLE for me, and I like it very much. I made a
Soapboxticon to-day, and had trouble with it at first, but now it
works nicely. I hope all who try to make one will succeed as well
as I did.

A. H. PATTERSON.

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George F. Powers, Willie G. Lee, Frank Shennen, M. Paul Martin, and Fred
A. Conklin report trouble with the Soapboxticon, but if they persevere,
and carefully follow directions, they will soon have a pretty toy.

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ATHENS, ALABAMA.

I must tell you how I enjoy YOUNG PEOPLE. My good uncle Henry
takes it for me. I must tell about my pet geese. Their names are
Boss and Susan. They are very gentle, and as smart as they can be.
I have a puppy named Ban