THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
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yet to come. Then a sample copy of the 
Young Scientist reached me, offering an 
exchange advertisement free to all sub- 
scribers. I was satisfied that the tasteful 
little monthly was well worth the sub- 
scription price, and at once subscribed 
and sent in an advertisement. I soon 
began to receive letters from all parts of 
the world offering exchanges, and then 
found occupation for my leisure hours in 
packing up specimens and taking care of 
the packages that came to me by mail, 
express, and freight from a dozen different 
States and Territories. The result of this 
little advertisement has been to add over 
two hundred beautiful minerals, fossils, 
shells, Indian relics, and coins to my col- 
lection. In addition to this, several cor- 
respondents, who had more money than 
duplicates, asked me to sell them min- 
erals ; and upon comparing what I have 
expended for postage, freight, and all 
other expenses with w^hat I have received 
in cash, I find that my receipts for min- 
erals sold, have been a trifle more than 
enough to cover the entire expenses that 
I have incurred— thus actually giving me 
*'a fine cabinet for nothing." 
Three Amateur Workers— and What 
They Did-YII. 
BY FRED. T. HODGSON. 
JESSIE watched the erection of dolly's 
house with great delight, and, it being 
near completion, she was planning how to 
furnish it. 
"Don't you think. Mamma," she said, 
one evening, when her and her mother 
were alone, " I can begin now to make 
the things for my house ? I want to have 
it just lovely, you know, and it will take 
lots of time." 
*' Yes, my dear ; I have been expecting 
you to ask to begin before this. I am 
glad my little girl has been so patient, 
and to reward you, Jessie, we will begin 
to-night." 
Jessie was delighted, and ran off to the 
barn to communicate the good news to 
Ered and Ellwood. 
They did not receive the news with as 
much enthusiasm as she thought it de- 
served, they were so engrosed with their 
own undertakings. So she soon returned. 
" Mamma, Ered is going to make some 
lovely little cornices, with the scroll saw 
Papa bought, and don't you think we 
ought to make the curtains first, so that 
we can put them right up when the cor- 
nices are finished? " 
" No, Jessie," said Mrs. Carpenter; '*I 
think we will make and lay the carpets 
first in all the rooms. And then the next 
thing to do will be to upholster the furni- 
ture, which, you know, your Papa and 
Ered are going to make ; it will be ready 
by that time." 
"Yes, Mamma," said Jessie; "I want 
to furnish it just the same as if it was a 
big house for real live people to live in." 
" Well, then, run out to the barn, and 
ask Ered to give you the exact measure- 
ment of each of the floors." 
While Jessie was gone, Mrs. Carpenter 
brought out sundry bundles and parcels 
from what Jessie called the pieces drawer, 
and selecting some pieces of bright-col- 
ored plush and carj^et, put the rest back, 
and awaited Jessie's return. 
"Here, Mamma,"* said Jessie, coming 
into the room with a piece of paper in 
her hand, " Ered measured the parlor^ 
and Ellwood measured the other rooms,, 
and Papa says they are all right." 
"Now, Jessie," said Mrs. Carpenter, 
" we will make the carpets for the chanfi- 
bers first, out of these small pieces of 
carpet, and reserve the larger pieces for 
the other rooms. These pieces are not 
very large, but if they are sewed together 
nicely they will answer the purpose very 
well. Now we will lay them out on the 
table, and arrange them so that a large 
cluster of flowers will come as near to the 
centre as possible. Sew those two pieces 
together, and I will sew the other two; 
try and match the pattern nicely and the 
seam will hardly be noticed, and then we 
will have one long seam down the centre, 
and when that is done we will measure 
and cut it the right size." 
"Jessie," said Mrs. Carpenter, as they 
sewed and chatted together, "In what 
color shall we upholster the furniture ? " 
"Well, Mamma, I think red or pink 
would be nice, don't you ? " 
"Yes, I think a pale shade of pink 
