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I would like to exchange Indian arrow-heads, and specimens of lead
and spar, for shells, ocean curiosities, and pressed flowers.

EMMA LEE,
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Illinois.

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EARNEST READER.--The small round holes in the clam shells are probably
the work of the oyster drill, a tiny sea creature which does much
mischief to all kinds of shell-fish.

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ALFRED B. C.--Directions for making a paper balloon were given in Our
Post-office Box No. 43.

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B. H. W.--The numbers of YOUNG PEOPLE you require will be forwarded to
you, postage paid, by the publishers, on the receipt of one dollar and
eight cents.

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FORD M. G.--The genuine Bologna sausage is manufactured in the city of
Bologna, in Northern Italy. Many imitations of the imported article are
sold in the United States under the same name.

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DAISY VIOLET.--The first volume of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE will close with
No. 52, which will be published on October 26, 1880.

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MAUD C.--There is no better way to preserve autumn leaves than to press
them between the leaves of a book, or sheets of paper, and varnish them
when they are thoroughly dry. In the Post-office Box of YOUNG PEOPLE No.
38 there is a letter describing a neat and simple method of varnishing
leaves.

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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.

No. 1.

LATIN WORD SQUARE.

First, negative individuality. Second, the imperfect form of a verb.
Third, the ablative form of a noun signifying a portion of the body.
Fourth, a bird.

EDDIE.

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No. 2.

ENIGMA.

My first is in yacht, but not in ship.
My second is in beat, but not in whip.
My third is in bun, but not in bread.
My fourth is in needle, but not in thread.
My fifth is in ink, but not in pen.
My sixth is in boys, but not in men.
My seventh is in table, but not in bench.
My eighth is in chisel, but not in wrench.
If ever my whole you chance to meet,
You would better make a speedy retreat.

JAMES.

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No. 3.

DIAMONDS.

1. In Labrador. Something all girls should learn to do. To revolt. A
textile fabric. In