Harry R. H.—Fiske & Co., 98 Fulton Street, or Ben Day, 48 Beekman Street, New York city, will give you the necessary information.
Willie and James Dudley withdraw from our exchange list.
Miss Mary T., W. F., and Others.—The address of Miss Judith Wolff is care of Mr. D. A. De Lima, 68 William Street, New York city.
Washington.—The site of our national capital was selected by General Washington, after whom it was named, and he laid out its general plan. It seemed desirable that the capital of the entire country should not be located in any State, and therefore the District of Columbia was set apart for the purpose of holding it. Your history will tell you that the District is formed of a portion of territory ceded by Maryland and Virginia. The situation was a very convenient one at the time the site of Washington was selected, and it still seems wisely chosen for many reasons, though in the summer season it is subject to malarial influences.
Miss J. F. B.—The answer to the Geographical Puzzle in No. 85 appeared in No. 88.