...PREMIUMS... Dear Editor : I like The Great Round World very much. I will name some books, so that others may read them. "Timothy's Quest" and "A Summer in a Cañon" are very pretty stories by Kate Douglas Wiggin. "The Mysterious Island," "Abandoned," and "The Secret of the Island" are a set of books by Jules Verne. "The Fir Country," "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea," and "In Search of the Castaways" are all by him. "A New Alice in the Old Wonderland" is by Anna M. Richards, Jr. From an affectionate reader, A nna H. N ew York , April 17th, 1897. INVENTION AND DISCOVERY. Pocket Protector. —This is an invention that should recommend itself as much to girls as to boys. It is a guard of rubber or other suitable material, which is laid inside the pocket, and fitted with ribs and a spring which close the mouth of the pocket at all times. For the side pockets of coats it would seem to be a most desirable invention, and for the pockets of skirts it seems the thing that we have been looking for. Every young girl knows how inconvenient it is to have no pocket in her gown, and she also knows how strongly the dressmakers protest against putting one in, because it is sure to gape open and look ugly. With the self-closing protector the pocket would always be kept closed, and if ladies can only persuade their dressmakers to use this new invention, there is no reason why they should not once more have the comfort and luxury of pockets in their gowns. Device For Placing Or Removing Picture-hooks. The spring-time, when half the world is moving, and the other half house-cleaning, seems a very happy time for introducing the above invention. It is an arrangement attached to a long pole, and it is to be used to place or remove picture-hooks and pictures. The hooks are caught and held firmly by the two arms which project from the device. They can then be lifted off the moulding without difficulty. In the same manner the arms can be slipped under the wires of pictures, which can thus be easily taken down. This lifter will save many a climb of the step-ladder, besides doing the work of hanging and removing pictures in one-half the time. There is a new machine made for sharpening scissors. The blades to be sharpened are passed through an opening in the side of the machine, and are brought in contact with a bar, which is made of emery or other sharpening material. The bar is adjusted with springs which move back and forth with the pressure of the blade, in such manner that a very fine edge can be put on the metal to be sharpened. G.H.R. LETTERS FROM OUR YOUNG FRIENDS. Dear Editor : Mother and I have been reading The Great Round World all winter and have enjoyed it so much. I think it is a very valuable little magazine, you make everything seem so interesting. Halifax is rather a quaint city. It is noted for its beautiful scenery, fine harbor, park, and public gardens. It is an ideal place to spend the hot summer months in, and American tourists are learning more about us every year. A little girl visiting here from Boston last summer was asked one morning if she should like to go to the green market and see the Indians make and sell their baskets. She hesitated a moment, then said, "Well, if they are not wild Indians I would." I think strangers have an idea that the inhabitants of Halifax are nearly all Indians (we rarely see one except market days), that our noses are really blue in color, that our houses are covered with codfish-skins, and that our only article of diet is fish. This seems all very amusing to us. We are going to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee here next month. One feature of the celebration will be a grand Military Tournament. I saw one last year, and it was grand. At the close there was a mimic battle between the British and the Arabs; it was very exciting. I was so interested that I said to my sister, "The Arabs fight just as well as the British," forgetting for a minute that they were all British. I think the American flag prettier than the flag of any other nation. There is a lovely story running through St. Nicholas , now. It is called "Miss Nina Barrow." It ought to delight every girl reader. Hoping I am not taking up too much of your valuable time with my letter, and wishing The Great Round World much success, I remain, Yours truly, H alifax, N.S. , May 11th, 1897. Marie Dear Editor : I am very much interested in the Cubans, and I hope that they will get free. I wish The Great Round World would tell more about it. We have your nice little book for our reading class. We all laughed right out when we read about the serpent down on the Florida coast, and the singing mouse. I will close now, wishing great success to The Great Round World. D allas S. C ornwall-on-the-Hudson , N.Y., May 3d, 1897. Dear Mr. Editor : Having read three of your Great Round World books, I now let you know how I enjoyed them. I read many interesting things about the little island of Greece, and many other things. I read one book a day, and each week I send them to a friend in the country. She enjoys them very much. Yours truly, N ew York , May 4th, 1897. Jessie B.G. The Editor thanks Marie, Dallas S., and Jessie B.G. for their kindly and pleasant letters. Dear Editor : I take your Great Round World and like it very much. I hope Greece will win in her war with Turkey, and Cuba in her war with Spain. General Weyler must be a very cruel man to kill the wounded Cuban soldiers who are in the hospitals. I hope the wars will soon stop and the countries be at peace. I enjoy your paper very much, it having many interesting accounts in it. 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