We subscribe for your little magazine in our class, and we all
take turns reading it.

I wish you would inform me the difference between the government
of Russia and that of Turkey.

                                 Very truly yours,
                                        ROBERTSON P.
    NEW YORK, May 7th, 1897.

DEAR ROBERTSON: 

Russia is an absolute monarchy, which means a government in which the will of the monarch is positive law.

Turkey is a theocratic absolute monarchy, which means something stronger yet than an absolute monarchy.  The Sultan of Turkey is considered the successor to the Prophet Mohammed, and therefore he is not only the political but also the religious head of his people.

EDITOR.

DEAR EDITOR: 

I read THE GREAT ROUND WORLD and think it fine.  The following are books I have read and found very interesting:  “A Knight of the White Cross,” by Henty.  “Boy Explorers,” by Prentice.  “Jack Ballister’s Fortunes,” “Merry Adventures of Robin Hood,” both by Pyle.  “Log-Cabin Series,” by Edward S. Ellis.  “Boris the Bear Hunter,” by Fred Whishaw.

Did the ten Chinamen who were invited to have their heads
chopped off, escape?

Wishing great success to THE GREAT ROUND WORLD,

I remain your faithful reader,
HOWARD B.
NEW YORK CITY, May 2d, 1897.

DEAR HOWARD: 

It is too soon to know about the Chinamen yet.  They came from San Francisco to see the Chinese Minister in Washington.  There was to be a change of Chinese Ministers in this country, and it was expected that Mr. Yang Yu, the gentleman who was leaving this country, would go back to Peking, and so the See Yups wanted to make him the bearer of their messages.

Mr. Yang Yu has, however, been appointed to St. Petersburg, in Russia, and it is doubtful if he can be of much use to his countrymen, as he may not go to China for several years.

It is to be supposed that the Chinamen under sentence of death will have the sense to remain in this country, where they are safe.  EDITOR.

DEAR EDITOR: 

I like Cuba.  Do you think Cuba is winning, or Spain?  I hope Cuba will win.  I am six years old.  I like THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.  Please put me in the paper.  I think that monster you wrote about was very nice, but I would not like him to catch me, and I like the lazy man’s stairs.  Good-by.

Yours truly,
ROBERT D.F. 
BALTIMORE, MD.

DEAR EDITOR: 

I think THE GREAT ROUND WORLD is fine for young folks to read, and even for grown-up people, too.  I enjoy reading it very much.  I think there is no other little book that will do us so much good as THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.

I hope the United States will make Spain pay for the cruelty
that was done to Dr. Ruiz by them.  It looks as if Cuba will win
her freedom from Spain, and I hope she will.  I remain,