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EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING.
Mamma. "If you continue to be so naughty, I'll have to buy a whip to punish you with."
Mimi. "But when I'm good, you'll let me play with it, won't you, mamma?"
[A fact.]
Schloss Kis-Tabor, Post: Rohitsch, Styria, Austria.
My brother and I are so glad to get Young People again! We both like it so very much! I will tell you something about this part of Croatia. It is called "Zagoria," which means "beyond the mountains." Our peasants live principally on maize, made into bread and a sort of porridge. They are a good-natured and gay-tempered people, and always singing. Our most important products are wine, "slivovitz" (plum-brandy), and dried plums. Not far from us, on a lofty hill, stood a Celtic Temple of the Sun. Later, the Romans conquered the Celts, and we have some ancient Roman coins and broken bronze objects dug up in the vineyards. Looking out from our windows one sees innumerable churches, chapels, castles, picturesque ruins, and far-away snow-covered Alps. It is very beautiful. We have a pet donkey, and a pretty little carriage to drive in. I am collecting coins, fossils, and minerals.
Last week a Bosniak came into our court-yard leading a bear caught in Slavonia. He waltzed, saluted, kissed his master, and then held up the tambourine for money. We sent him some wine and bread, which he devoured greedily.
Lucy Kavanagh.
Camp Carling, Wyoming Territory.
My two little boys, aged four and six years, want me to tell you that they were very much interested in Mr. Frey's article about Indian relics. They tried this summer with their mamma to dig up a grave on a hill near the South Platte River. But being in a ledge of rock, the mamma and little boys were not strong enough to get down more than two feet, and had to give it up. Mamma tried to hire a man to dig for her, but the men were all afraid of small-pox. It was said that thirty years ago more than a thousand Indians had died of small-pox, and had been buried in that vicinity. A ranchman on a neighboring hill, however, had opened one, and we obtained some clam shells, a red clay pipe, a thin piece of bark with some blue writing on it, and a round leather amulet worked with beads. A few weeks later, Sidney and Willie drove with their papa and mamma through North Park, Colorado, into Middle Park, and on a hill near the range which separates the two parks they found about a hundred graves which had never been molested. They wanted very much to open them, but had no shovel, and could not spend the time to stop. I wonder how many more of the Young People have tried to open graves.
Mrs. Mary E. B.
Burlington, Iowa.
I am nine years old. Papa has taken Young People for me ever since it was published. I like the stories very much, and would like to see the little girls who write such nice letters. I have one sister and two brothers. I wish the little readers of Young People could see my cat Polly. She can knock on the door, walk on her hind-feet, and beg for food like a dog, and will come to us when we whistle, and do lots of cunning tricks.
My brother Arthur has a dog whose name is Brownie, and he can laugh. He looks so funny. We have two pigs, and a horse. Mamma one day found a coal-black kitty in the street, and brought him home. He is now a big cat, and very pretty. Mamma calls him Frank.
When I write again I will tell you about my doll family.
Louise L.
Jersey City, New Jersey.
I have a little Scotch terrier named Nellie, and she loves me dearly. Every time I enter the house she kisses me, and will stand on her hind-legs, sit up, beg, and do lots of tricks. I am seven years old.
Harry L.
Brooklyn, New York.
I think the stories of "Toby Tyler," "The Moral Pirates," and "The Cruise of the 'Ghost'" are very nice, and I hope the story of "Tim and Tip" will be equal to any of the three. Another boy will write on the rest of this sheet.
Eddie G.
I have a velocipede, and so has Eddie G. He and I are great friends, and we have nice times together. We have some pigeons at our house, but we intend to give them away. We have given away all our chickens. We had three canaries, but one flew away, and my mother is afraid the cat got it.
A. T.
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Seeing the article in No. 93 on "How the Baby Elephant Eats Pea-Nuts," I thought I would write and tell you of a nut-cracker which I discovered in the same show that contained the "baby." My father and I were watching a number of the larger elephants hunting for pea-nuts thrown in the straw, when I saw one of them who, if he found a nut, would take it up with his trunk, and rub it against his leg until the shell was cracked, after which he proceeded to eat the kernel. I am glad C. H. Williamson has accepted the presidency of the Natural History Society. I for one am entirely in favor of admitting girls.
C. M. H.
Your interest in the article about the baby elephant, and your own observation of the way the baby's big brother managed his pea-nuts, prove that you will be a good member of the society. Some of our boys and girls are, we fear, waiting to be very dignified before they send any letters with regard to what they have seen. Some wish to send a long report. The better way is to write about interesting things, one at a time, just as they are noticed.
Bentley's, Maryland.
I often think about Toby Tyler. If he had only staid with the circus, he would not have lost dear Mr. Stubbs. I am anxious to know how the boys who went on "The Cruise of the 'Ghost'" got along with their canoe cruise, or if they ever had one.
McB.
Sandwich Islands.
We have observed so many nice little girls writing to you that we have been thinking for some time that we would send you a letter. We are Hawaiians, as our mother is a native of the island, though our father is a white man. We live close to the mountains, and have quite a number of birds around our place. Land-shells are as numerous on the mountains as sea-shells are down on the beach. Some time hereafter we may probably visit New York, and then we shall not forget to go and see the editor of Young People, and thank him very much for making such a nice paper for children. It has been a great comfort to us, and amused us many a lonely hour. We are a large family, consisting of father, mother, four sisters, six brothers, one nephew, and one niece. Aloha (love to you).
Lydy, Eliza, and Hannah.
Our love to you, little friends. We will be glad to see you in New York some day.
St. Louis, Missouri.
I am thirteen years old. I came to New York from England, May 23, 1880, on the steam-ship City of Chester (Inman Line). We made a short trip of nine days and eight hours. I like this country very much, but sometimes wish myself back in the old home. I began to take your paper about two months ago. I think "The Cruise of the 'Ghost'" was a very instructive and interesting story, and I hope "Tim and Tip" will be more so. I like the Post-office Box very much, especially the puzzle column. I have made an effort to write an enigma myself, and have sent it with this letter.
Hugh P. W.
Freeport, Illinois.
We were very much gratified to see dear Mary's name among those who had sent answers to the tangles. The letter she wrote you in July was her last writing. She was taken sick the following Monday with malignant diphtheria, and before another Sabbath closed, her trusting heart was asleep in Jesus. His name was the last upon her lips. I wish that all who die could exercise her calm, unquestioning faith in Christ. The Thursday before she died, she looked eagerly in the puzzle department for her name. I explained again that it could not possibly be in for a week yet at least. "I wonder if they will publish my enigma, mamma? If I get well, I'll send that diamond I made up yesterday." On Wednesday she felt so well, and all day amused herself drawing birds and trees, and made a diamond and some-beheadings. She thought so much of Young People! She was a poor scribe, but her thoughts were very quaint, and expressed in the language of culture. She rarely made a grammatical error, and all things fine seemed natural to her. As we all grow interested in the little folks whose names fill your departments, I thought I would send you this notice that the dear bird who brightened our home for so brief a time, and who promised our hearts such lofty pleasure through her active mind and bright imaginings, will never on this earth sing for you again.
Mrs. E. C. Burchard.
From time to time in our great circle of readers, dear children, some drop from the ranks. Little Mary will never be forgotten in her earthly home, and those who loved her here will hope to meet her again where there is no death. We are glad she found so much pleasure in Young People.
New York.
I am only five years old, and my mamma is going to write this letter for me. I think "Toby Tyler" was a "booful" story; but I did cry when Mr. Stubbs got "shotted." And I want you, please, to ask Mr. Otis not to kill Tim's poor little doggie. Tim's the boy in the new story. I have got three little new kittens, and I am going to name them Toby and Tim and Tip.
Amy E. V.
The kitties are Blossie's "chillun."
Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama.
I would like to tell you what a nice time I am having on our lovely mountain, four miles from Huntsville, where I am spending the summer. I make beautiful sand houses, and my mamma ornaments them with fairy feet, which she makes with her hands. They look like a baby's tiny foot. I have a dear little baby brother, whose name is Tyler. For fun we call him Toby Tyler. I am going to send an offering to the "Young People's Cot," for I think it will be very nice to have one which the readers of the paper may claim. I enjoy my paper very much, as I am now beginning to be able to read it myself.
Edwin L. W.
Nantucket, Massachusetts.
I am ten years old, and have never been to school, but study at home. We have a cat that was born with three legs. His name is Trip. The first time Trip ever saw Rover, our dog, he ran right up to him, and ever since he always runs up to Rover when frightened. Once we had a Maltese cat who was very fond of Rover, and Rover was fond of Tom. Once mamma and papa were looking out of the window, and they saw Tom with his tail full of burrs, and Rover pulling them out. He got them nearly all out, when he came to one that stuck so hard that when he tried to pull it out it lifted Tom right up in the air. Tom was rather surprised, but concluded that it was all right, while Rover did not know what to do. At last he put his paw on Tom's tail, so that he should not be lifted up, and pulled out the burrs. Papa did have a live porcupine, but it died. I like the Young People very much indeed. I think that "Toby Tyler" was splendid.
M. N. W.
Portland, Maine.
I am sure I shall like "Tim and Tip" as much as I did "Toby Tyler" for it begins so well. I wrote a composition on Toby, and I know a boy who has a monkey that is the very picture of Mr. Stubbs. I am almost ten years old.
Eddie L. M.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
My father has coal-works, and the engineer is teaching me how to run his locomotive. It is about the best one in the United States, and it is named for me.
Louis B. H.
Blackfoot, Oneida County, Idaho.
I thought I would write a letter, as I have seen no letters from this part of the country. My brothers Willie and James and I sent 50 cents each to get your nice paper. I am the oldest, so I wrote for it, and had it come in Willie's name, because he thought it would be so nice to have it addressed to him. We have no schools here, and we study at home.
Fred J.
Owensborough, Kentucky.
I am almost ten years old, and I live in Kentucky, on the Ohio River, and first and last have lots of fun. I have the cutest dog. His name is Dodger. He is only a puppy, but can shake hands and carry sticks like anything. Our whole family mourned Mr. Stubbs's sad death. I have some queer stones and pebbles that I found in our Kentucky caves and creeks and on the hill-sides, that I will exchange for things from other States.
Malcolm H. McIntyre.
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Some fifty days ago I sent to a boy in Mankato, Minnesota, 250 postmarks, he agreeing to send Indian relics in exchange. I have asked him to send them three times, but he will not answer. If he is out of relics, he ought to return the postmarks or send some word.
Fletcher M. Noe.
Perfect honor and honesty should be observed by exchangers. We hear complaints like this with regret, and hope the delinquent boy will explain the matter. Several correspondents are in trouble because those who have written to them have carelessly omitted to give their proper names and addresses, or have written illegibly.
We have spoken of this frequently, but we call attention to it now because it has been almost impossible for us to read some of the exchanges lately sent to the Post-office Box. Please write plainly, and with ink; pencil marks are rubbed off in the mail. Again we say, in answer to several inquiries, that there is no charge for exchanges. We do not accept those which offer or ask for money, however, because they come under the head of advertisements, and refer to buying and selling.
Falls City, Nebraska.
My home is on a farm two miles from Falls City, four miles from the line of Kansas, and eight from the Missouri River. I have three brothers and two sisters at home. We read the first chapter of "Tim and Tip" to-day, and we do not blame Tim for running away. We think it will be a very good story.
Like many of the young people who write for the Post-office Box, we had a pet. It was a young mare named Nelly, and she was so gentle that any of us could ride her; but last week, when she was in the pasture, she lay down to roll near a rattlesnake, and it bit her so that she died in three days. She swelled very much, and suffered terribly, and we all felt like crying when she died. Papa has buried her in the orchard. She left a little colt only six weeks old, and we have given it to another mare, who now has two colts to care for. There used to be a great many rattlesnakes here, but they are getting scarcer every year. I wish some good saint would drive all the snakes out of Nebraska, as St. Patrick is said to have banished them from Ireland.
Mamie H. H.
The following exchanges are offered by correspondents:
Foreign stamps, for same. Write to describe exchange.
E. E. Brown, Comstock's Bridge, Conn.
Three varieties of Chinese coins, for not less than twenty rare U. S. or foreign postage stamps; or a genuine Japanese silver coin, very rare, for a Collectors' Directory; or a rare silver coin of Bogota, issued in 1853, for an international stamp album.
J. W. Milnes, P. O. Lock Box 19,
Bloomfield, Sonoma Co., Cal.
Pieces of abylona from the Pacific Ocean or Chinese coins, for rare U. S. or foreign postage stamps.
Charles S. Milnes, Lock Box 9,
Bloomfield, Sonoma Co., Cal.
Two hundred and twenty-five postmarks, of which all are different, and 135 are Michigan, for 150 foreign stamps, all different. Rare, revenue, and common stamps, for bills, minerals, coins, relics, and ores, stamps from Guatemala, Transvaal, Uruguay, and Ionian Isles; three Cuban, two Mexican, or two Danish West Indian stamps, for a 7 or 90 cent War Department stamp or a Chinese stamp; five rare stamps, for a good arrow-head. Please write before sending stamps. Also the numbers of Young People between 52 and 71, for five foreign stamps; and numbers 74 and 76, for 33.
Teddy Smith,
641 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
Louis Sinclair, by Laurence Lancewood, crystallized flint that will cut glass or wood, bark from Missouri, a sprout of persimmon, a sprout of peony-flag, and of flowering-almond, for a pair of gold-fish; also some of the above, for a bouquet of everlasting-flowers. Write before exchanging.
Frank Bryan, Papinsville, Bates Co., Mo.
A great basketful of pretty flints, fine white marble, granite, potter's clay, and twenty carnelians, a few chalcedony, and in another month a large supply of thirty kinds of flower seeds, for ores, minerals, or anything suitable for a museum. Write address plainly on each package, even if only a postal be sent.
Anna and L. Favre,
Ontario, Story Co., Iowa.
A large number of duplicate album cards to exchange with collectors.
E. S. R.,
7 Joslyn Park, Rochester, N. Y.
Soil from Louisiana, for flower seeds.
Frank W. Shotwell,
192 Harmony St., New Orleans, La.
A genuine Indian bow and two arrows, which were made by the Chippewa Indians, who live north of here, for the largest assortment of minerals or curiosities offered me. Correspondents will please write soon.
Horace Mitchell, Duluth, Minn.
Six foreign stamps, all different, for one of the following U. S. stamps: 2, 3, 7, 10, 12 cent Department of State; 7, 10, 15 cent Navy; 2 or 6 cent Executive; 2, 10, 12, 15 cent Justice; 7 or 90 cent War; or forty stamps for the $5, $10, $20 Department of State.
H. B. F., P. O. Drawer 184, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Youth's Companion for 1880 and part of 1881 (unbound), for Vol. I. of Harper's Young People. Send postal before sending Young People. An old Mexican and a Venezuela stamp, for a U. S. half-cent of any date. Some silk-worm eggs, on card-board, from Japan, for half-cent or odd silver coins. A lot of Kansas and Western postmarks, for department stamps.
"A Reader of Young People,"
P. O. Box 1341, Moline, Ill.
Fifteen postmarks, for ten foreign stamps (no duplicates) or two foreign coins of any date; a piece of soapstone from Kate's Mountain, Wisconsin, for minerals, curiosities, stamps, coins, or stones.
Ralph J. Wood, Coldwater, Mich.
One picture card, for one foreign stamp or three postmarks; a stone from New York, for one from any other State or Territory.
Florence Pope,
P. O. Box 60, Scottsville, Monroe Co., N. Y.
Germany, France, Japan, Hong-Kong, and other rare stamps, for rare stamps and curiosities of all kinds.
Robert Ferguson,
890 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, L. I.
A Dexter scroll-saw in good order, for a self-inking printing-press, chase not less than 2 by 4 inches, and in good working order. Please write before sending press, and describe it.
W. H. S., care James A. Guest,
Burlington, Iowa.
A piece of petrified sea-bird, for Indian relics, Indian arrow-heads, moss, plants, sea-shells, minerals, ores, pressed ferns and flowers, stone and soil from any other State, coins, woods, star-fish, papers, fossils, or Florida sea-beans; ten foreign stamps, for soil and stone from any other State.
Whitmore Steele, care of Captain H. S. Steele,
Babylon, L. I.
A 3-cent adhesive of 1851 and '61, a 3-cent envelope of 1853, or a 6-cent envelope of 1870, for rare foreign stamps.
Georgie C. Weissert,
193 Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
My entire museum (which contains 250 specimens), for a good repeating rifle or a good bicycle. Write a postal to Professor W. S. Ryland for information.
Lamas H. Porter,
Russellville, Logan Co., Ky.
Stones from Ohio and Lake Erie, for the same from any other State, lake, or river. Marble from Vermont, New York, Kentucky, or Italy, for the same from any other State or country.
Lyon Caughey, Seville, Medina Co., Ohio.
Florida moss and minerals, for things suitable for a museum; South American and Florida shells, for minerals and curiosities.
George Schulze,
Box 42, Okawville, Washington Co., Ill.
Three pieces of English money, dated 1722, 1747, and 1806, and a silver coin of East India, dated 1841, for Indian relics. Write, stating the relics you offer in exchange.
W. G. Flanagan,
Johnstown, Cambria Co., Penn.
German, French, English, and Italian stamps, for stamps from Asia or South America.
W. J. Murray, P. O. Box 91, Annapolis, Md.
A pair of fine young bantams, for a collection of butterflies, minerals, or Indian relics.
Sydney Brown,
23 West Jersey St., Elizabeth, N. J.
Foreign coins and stamps from India and Denmark, for 24 and 90 cent of any issue, and 30-cent of any issue except present one.
N. C. Twining, Jun., Batavia, Kane Co., Ill.
Stones from Pennsylvania, for stones from any other part of the world.
Nattie Pratt,
Glen Mills, Delaware Co., Penn.
A shell, a stone from Indiana, petrified wood, a petrified wasps' nest, and other curiosities, for curiosities.
Albert Brewer,
Danville, Hendricks Co., Ind.
Chinese bark from California, and a hedge that George Washington planted at Mount Vernon, for Indian relics.
Clarence Brewer,
P. O. Box 222, Danville, Ind.
I have a fine collection of silk cocoons, and would like to exchange some for foreign stamps from any country except France, Germany, or Italy.
Alberto dal Molin, care Giuseppe dal Molin,
Verona, Italy.
Twenty stamps, for an Indian arrow-head or any foreign coin except Canadian; forty stamps, for a U. S. half-cent. No duplicate stamps given.
Joanna May Wylie,
Prairie Centre, Lasalle Co., Ill.
Ten War Department stamps, for ten from Jamaica.
Charles Williamson,
88 East Third St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Two books, both nearly new—Lucy Woodville's Temptation and Reuben Inch—to any one who will send me the back numbers of St. Nicholas for 1881 and the successive numbers as soon as they shall have been read. Please write before exchanging.
Jessie Lee Reno, Marengo, Iowa.
Fifteen foreign stamps and ten postmarks, for three alligator's teeth.
H. S. Whittemore,
Box 79, Needham, Mass.
A stone from Massachusetts and one from New Hampshire, for curiosities.
Fannie Metcalf,
61 Vernon St., Lowell, Mass.
[For other exchanges, see third page of cover.]
At the request of a correspondent we publish this sensible extract from an exchange, in the hope that our young people will follow its excellent advice: