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cost $25.00. The Board of Education has kindly advanced the cost 

 of this, provided we leave our collection in the building. They 

 also allow us to meet in the building. We have an entrance fee 

 of 50 cents, in order that none but workers may join. We are very 

 careful about electing new members. 



W. R. GWYNN. 



Among our most delightful branches are what we 

 call 'Family Chapters/ in which the members of 

 one family unite to form a little society and study 

 together. 



FLUSHING, L. I. 



I want to tell you how much we enjoy our meetings. The 

 subject of the last meeting was Mistletoe, and here is what was said 

 about it. Mamma said, " The botanical name of the mistletoe is 

 Viscum album. In olden times it was thought to be poisonous, 

 for Shakespeare speaks of the ' baleful mistletoe.' The Druids 

 used it in religious rites. It is a parasite, growing chiefly on 

 apple-trees." Miss Scott had tasted the berry, which is sweet and 

 glutinous. She painted me a lovely picture of mistletoe and holly. 

 In the evenings when papa is at home, we have music, and, if 

 possible, pieces bearing on our subject ; for instance, this evening 

 we had a song entitled ' The Mistletoe Bough,' and an instru- 

 mental piece, the ' Mistletoe Polka.' Mamma plays on the 

 violin, and I on the organ or piano. 



From your friend, F. M. H. 



There is no limit with regard to age. Little 

 children have bright eyes. 



THE OAKS, TIOGA CENTER, N. Y. 



I am nine, and my sister is five. We have examined a 

 geranium-bug, and it is beautiful. Its body is green, and it has 

 six legs that are clear like crystal. The antennae are longer than 

 the insect, and are sometimes thrown backward. It has a long 

 beak. The body has two horns at the end. The eyes are reddish 

 brown, with tiny white dots. 



ANGIE LATIMER, Sec. 



