The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 19, March 18, 1897 | Page 9

hear about it.
Now there goes a horse-car driver whipping his horse, and here's a man pulling the reins so the poor creature's head is bent way back and his lip bleeding. I do beg you to write something in your paper about it, but don't say who told you to, for all the children whom I know that get your paper would laugh at me; but if you don't tell them they will think it all right. I'll tell you what to write: just something to ask them to be good to animals; and tell them some of the sufferings of animals.
I don't know what to say now, so good-by.
Your friend,
DEAR LITTLE FRIEND:
We could not resist the temptation to publish your letter, though we have not put your name to it, and so no one will guess that it comes from you. Dear child, your gentle plea for dumb animals will do far more to make thoughtless people care for them than any words of ours.
But we will do our best to help you, and will try to have the article you ask for written.
There is a Society in New York for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and it publishes a lot of little books and papers telling people how to take care of animals. You should ask your mamma to let you go to the Society's rooms at No. 10 East 22d Street, and get Mr. Haines to give some of these books to you.
When you grow up you should join the Society, and then you would be able to do a great deal for animals. They will love you for your kind little heart as much as we do.
You might do something to help your favorites now, by getting all the boys and girls you know to join you in forming Bands of Mercy. These are clubs of young people who pledge themselves to be kind and helpful to all animals.
Write to Mr. J.L. Stevens, the Secretary of the American Humane Education Society, Milk Street, Boston.
Tell him THE GREAT ROUND WORLD gave you his address, and he will send you information about forming your club, and about the badges and rules.
You can do a great deal for suffering animals by interesting other boys and girls in the work, and teaching them that we ought to be even kinder to animals than we are to one another, because animals are dumb, and cannot tell us when they suffer.
EDITOR.
We have great pleasure in informing our readers that we are about to publish a volume of "GREAT ROUND WORLD Natural History Stories."
We know how much our young friends love true stories. This collection will contain only true stories, and has been written by one who was an intimate friend, as she says, of each of these interesting creatures.
It has taken several years to collect them, and they are being prepared and illustrated with the greatest care.
We publish one story as a supplement, and will be very glad if our readers will let us know if it pleases them.
We are constantly having new books sent in to us. We would like to have our subscribers read the books, and write us what they think of them. Letters of this kind will be printed in THE GREAT ROUND WORLD from time to time. Any of our subscribers who have had a letter about some book published may become a "reader"--that is, new books will be given them to read, and write an account of. If the account is well-enough written to be published, the book may be kept; and others will be sent from time to time for criticism of this kind.

INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.
Some lover of the wheel, who evidently cannot bear to lose the pleasure of wheeling even when the snow lies thick on the ground, has invented a sleigh attachment. This is a runner fastened beneath the driving-wheel of the bicycle.
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What a great thing this will be! Fancy wheeling away over the snow, propelling our wheels as fast as the pedals can make us go.
The bicyclists ought to be very happy this year; so many clever brains are working for their comfort and pleasure.
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All who ride have been troubled at times what to do with the bicycles when they are standing still.
It may be there is damp grass, which would make it impossible to lay the precious wheel down; or there may be a thousand other little inconveniences.
Some one has come to the aid of the bicyclist, and invented a bicycle support, which can be secured to the machine, and raised at will, so as not to interfere with the wheel when in motion. It is just the thing all bicyclists have been longing for.
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Another busy brain has been at work in anticipation of the summer, and the glorious time