ELIZA COOK.
Ohio.
Please give a short sketch of Eliza Cook, the English poetess.
Mrs. Rankin.
Answer.—Eliza Cook, who is now residing in the village of Merton in Surrey, England, was born in Southwark in 1817. In early life she established a considerable reputation through the poems which she contributed to several of the leading magazines of London. In 1840 these poems were collected and with others published in one volume, since which time she has issued several editions of her lyrics that are read with as much interest in our country as in England. In 1849 she published a magazine entitled Eliza Cook’s Journal, which was quite successful for many years. Although the effects of age are beginning to be noticeable, she still contributes to various magazines.
A HISTORY OF OUR FLAG.
Milton, Ind.
Please give a history of our National flag.
Harry Woodard.