* * * * * MERCED CITY, COLORADO. When I read in YOUNG PEOPLE what T. H. said of his early morning-glories, I thought I would tell about my vines. I have two play houses covered with them. The first thing in the morning I run to see if I have any new colors blossomed. The flower I like best is white with blue spots. One side of my play house is covered with dwarf vines. Mamma calls them convolvulus. I am seven years old. ELIZA A. A. * * * * * So many of our young readers are studying French that we do not give a translation of the following letter: MILLDALE, KENTUCKY. Je suis une petite fille de douze ans. Je demeure a la campagne dans une jolie petite maison sur une cote. En bas de la cote il y a une riviere dans l'aquelle mon gros chien va se baigner. Il s'appelle Moka. Je joue a la cache avec lui. Quand je lui met un morceae du pain sur son nez, je compte un, deux, trois, alors il le jette en l'air et le rattrape quand il redescend. II y a tant de choses qu'il fait que je ne puis pas vous dire tout. J'ai aussi une chatte que j'appelle Minette. Quand elle attrape une souris, elle vient nous la montrer, et il faut que nous l'applaudissions de ce qu'elle a fait. J'ai lu beaucoup des journaux du petit monde. Une demoiselle me les a donne, et je vous assure que je les trouve bien interessants. MADELAINE. * * * * * GREENFIELD, ILLINOIS. One day last week we found a strange-looking insect, which I should like to know the name of. It is about three inches long. It has four long legs near the middle of its body, very bright eyes, and two horns. It is just the color of the branch of the tree where we found it. I have a collection of shells, stones, and insects, and am going to make a tree album. JESS L. B. This curious insect probably belongs to the _Ambulatoria_, or walking-stick family, of which several varieties are found in America. * * * * * SCOTTSVILLE, NEW YORK. I send a recipe for cake to Puss Hunter's cooking club: One beaten egg, one cup of sugar, one cup of sour cream, two cups of flour, one tea-spoonful of soda, a little grated nutmeg; bake in little tins. MARY L. MCV. * * * * * I will exchange a little of the soil of Iowa for a little soil from any other State. If the little correspondent in Denmark would send me a specimen of Danish soil, I would be very much pleased. CLARA SCOFIELD, P. O. Box 59, Washington, Iowa. * * * * * I would like to exchange postmarks with any boy or girl in the United States or Canada. I have a very large assortment from nearly all the States of the Union.