Chapter XVIII: Life in Skookum John's Camp (2)

The managers of the club, however, who are ranged in opposition to the financial element in athletics, replied that they would make no agreement whatever with N.I.S.A.A. on a dollars and cents basis. They said they would take charge of the games if the association so desired, and they agreed to carry out the athletic plans of the association to the best of their ability and to the satisfaction of the scholastic representatives, but they firmly refused to enter into any contract or to discuss any question involving money matters. They stated that their purpose was to get the element of dollars and cents as far separate from that of sport as it was possible to do, and expressed a willingness to go ahead at once on that basis.

In other words, the situation resolved itself to this: The managers of the N.M.A.C. are sportsmen. The members and officers of the N.I.S.A.A. are sportsmen. The younger men say to the older men, "We have perfect confidence in your ability and integrity; will you conduct our games?" The older men reply, "We know exactly how such games should be conducted, and we know what you want; we will conduct your games." They shake hands on that agreement, and that ends the matter.

As affairs stand now the N.I.S.A.A. officials feel perfectly confident that everything that it is possible to do will be done to make the games a success. It is for the interest of school sport and for the interest of the N.M.A.C. that everything should so be done. The N.I.S.A.A. men know that the N.M.A.C. managers are aware of the fact that rewards or mementoes of some kind are customarily given to winners on occasions of this kind, and they are consequently confident that such trophies will be forthcoming upon this occasion. The value of these trophies has no place in the discussion, no matter what the constitution of the N.I.S.A.A. may say. It is further known by all concerned that the governors of the N.M.A.C., being sportsmen and not sports, are not undertaking the management of these games for purposes of gain, and that, therefore, whatever pecuniary profit may result will, no doubt, go to the scholastic association and not to the club. Hence everything seems now to be arranged on the best possible basis, and the disagreeable consideration of dollars and cents is entirely eliminated. In a few years scholastic sport will probably have gotten so far away from the financial question that we shall all of us have forgotten what a disagreeable tangle it once was.

THE GRADUATE.

This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp and coin
collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question
on these subjects so far as possible. Correspondents should address
Editor Stamp Department.

Several collectors have lately sent me Newfoundland stamps for identification, in the belief that they had the rare early issues, but in each case the stamps were the 1863 "lake" issue. The 1d., 3d., and 5d. of the two issues are easily identified. The 2d., 4d., 6d., 6-1/2d., 8d., and 1s. (all of about the same type) were printed in at least three colors--orange vermilion, scarlet vermilion, and "lake." The first two were used between 1856 and 1863, and are very scarce, especially the 6-1/2d. and 1s. The "lake" issue, on the other hand, was printed in larger quantities, and went out of use in 1866, having had a circulation of little more than two years. A very large supply of all these varieties were left on hand, and for many years could be bought at the post-office singly or in sheets at face value. The used copies of the "lake" issue on the original envelope are worth ten times as much as the unused copies.

The following new counterfeits have made their appearance in New York: The Hawaiian 12c. mauve surcharged in black "Provisional Government." The rare U.S. 1861 10c. without the colored line. A clever rascal has taken the common 10c. of the same issue and painted out the white vertical lines. This is a dangerous counterfeit. The Tuscany 60c. has been imitated so successfully that even some dealers were at first deceived. It seems to have been made by the same person who imitated the 3 lire Tuscany.

A. L. A.--They are tokens, not coins, and have practically no
value.

T. D. H.--Die A of the U.S. 1887 envelope is scarce on white and
amber, and rare on blue and Oriental buff. It may be distinguished
by the bust, which points to the space between the third and the
fourth tooth. In the common die B (now current) the bust points to
the space between the second and the third tooth.

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This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the
Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our
maps and tours contain much valuable data kindly supplied from the
official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen.
Recognizing the value of the work being done by the L. A. W., the
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blanks and information so far as possible.

Leaving Powers' Hotel at Rochester, proceed westward across the bridge over asphalt pavement, and taking the turn to the right at the fork of the road cross two railroads. After crossing the second, or rather on crossing the second, turn to the right, and keeping then to the left, pass through the toll-gate and follow the turnpike to Gates Centre. The route from Gates Centre, past Coldwater, to North Chili, and thence to Churchville is direct and unmistakable. Churchville is fifteen miles from Rochester, and the road is a good one most of the way. If you stop at the Cottage Hotel you will find good rooms and excellent meals served at sixty cents.

For an experienced rider it may be safe enough to take the cinder path from Churchville between the two tracks of the railway, and ride thence to Bergen, three miles further on, since of these three miles two miles on the road are practically unrideable on account of the sand; but for any one who is not an experienced rider--and, to be honest, for any one at all--to do this is a great risk, and you are advised, therefore, to walk or ride in a wagon these two miles of sand. From Bergen a turn should be made to the right, the track crossed about a mile out from town, and a direct run made to Byron through West Bergen. Thence proceed due west, following the track for about a mile, where a sharp turn to the left is made, and this road is held until Batavia is reached, ten miles further on. The road, as will be seen upon the map, is somewhat irregular, but is very easy to follow. The road itself is in good condition, though it is somewhat uphill as you run in towards Batavia.

It is possible to take the fair bicycle route marked on the map, running direct from Bergen to Batavia, to the south of West Bergen and South Byron; but, everything considered, it is better to follow the best route. This stage of the journey to Buffalo--from Rochester to Batavia--is one of the most difficult, as much of the road is sandy and, at best, aggravating riding. A good deal of care should be taken of the wheel during this run. In the first place, sand roads often give the rider a throw which wrenches his bicycle; and in the second place, the sand itself is apt to get into the bearings of the wheel, and if considerable care is not taken in cleaning it at night evil results may develop.

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Phil May, of _Punch_, seldom lets slip a chance to play a practical joke. Not long ago he needed a policeman for a model. He went out into the street and accosted the first one he met, saying who he was and what he wanted. "Come to my house at noon to-morrow," said Phil May, and he gave the man his address. Then he walked on a couple of blocks further until he met another bobby. This one was also willing to pose, and he was likewise told to apply at noon of the following day. The artist wandered about London for several hours making appointments with policemen. The next day at noon there was an entire platoon of police in front of Phil May's residence. A crowd collected, and the reason for such an array was freely discussed. Some asserted that a den of anarchists had been discovered and was about to be raided; others insisted that a swell gambling-place was about to be seized; others hinted at a murder or at some other mystery. A few minutes after twelve o'clock Phil May came to the door and invited all the policemen into his garden. There he lined them up and inspected them. He picked out the man most suitable for his purposes, then handed to each of the others an envelope containing the regulation fee for a sitting, and dismissed them.

Every girl cannot, of course, find a blind neighbor who wishes to hear somebody read aloud, nor are little dancing classes to be formed at one's pleasure. But if a girl is fond of her needle, she may keep a dainty piece of work on hand--a centre-piece, or a bureau scarf, or a doily or two, and embroider these as she has opportunity, gradually becoming so expert and deft that her needle produces exquisite effects, like those of a painter's brush. Such work is saleable, and there are always people who will order it for holiday or birthday gifts, or for their contributions to fairs. You must not hope to sell what you do in this line unless it is really excellent work, but if you are skilled you will be able to reap some profit from your labor. Many girls earn their money for charity in this way. I know one who trims the family hats and bonnets, and so earns Easter and Christmas money for the poor and for her gifts.

Among pleasant methods of earning money I must mention the device of Marion, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a friend, who pays her a little salary for keeping a set of books for him. There is, in this case, a particular account which the father wishes to keep separate from all others, and Marion, who has studied book-keeping, has charge of this, her father willingly remunerating her for her time. When a girl's parents are able to pay her for some work which she does at home she is to be congratulated.

Anna M---- frankly declares that her talents are of the home-making order. She is quick and neat, and likes to make cake, and candy, and salted almonds, and other goodies which people enjoy. If she had time to make them, her peanut taffy and her maple-sugar caramels would be in great demand, but as it is she never has trouble in getting orders for all she can supply. Her sister Sallie has earned a really large amount of money for a young girl by obtaining subscriptions for a favorite periodical, the publishers allowing a liberal commission on every paid subscription.

But after all, girls, I cannot urge you to devote your powers as yet to the earning of money. This is your preparatory season. Think of something you would like to become, and spend your time in getting ready for it. I admire Louise W----, who, when she was a child, enjoyed her needle and her little bit of patchwork, and learned to dress her dolls beautifully. Louise took a thorough course in millinery and dressmaking, learning the art of cutting and fitting perfectly; then she began to teach it, and now, as a young lady, she goes about to different schools to impart what she knows, and she also forms classes and takes single pupils. She waited till her school days were over before entering on her profession, and she is so fully mistress of her art that nobody is more independent than she.

Concerning singing, about which Lulu D---- writes, lessons from the best masters are very costly, though it is possible to study at a conservatory, and by sharing the lessons of a class receive instruction at a smaller outlay. If the voice is worth cultivation a conscientious teacher will tell you its probable range, and advise you whether to invest money in vocal culture.

MARY G. H.--Your letter reached me too late to be answered by the
date you set. Should your club have another entertainment
mentioned, have either a flower party or a library party. In the
first instance each girl must dress in the color of her favorite
flower, wear it in her belt, and recite a little poem or tell a
story in which her flower is mentioned. In the second, each chooses
a book and is dressed to represent its title, which the rest find
out by guessing. Bring a copy of the book with you, if you wish,
and let it be given to a hospital or other charity.

FLORA B.--All the way from Chili your letter came straight to my
desk. I am glad to have warm words of appreciation of The Pudding
Stick from a South-American reader. You write a beautiful hand, and
use English well.

FRANCES.--I think twenty-five cents a week would be a sufficient
allowance for pocket-money at your age.

HELEN.--As you are small for your age, wear your dresses just to
the tops of your boots.

MAY AND ROSALIND H.--I thank you and your mamma for your letter,
and grandmamma for her excellent culinary hint, which is that a bit
of charcoal put in the vessels in which cabbage, onions,
cauliflower, turnips, and spinach are cooked will quite do away
with the disagreeable odors which usually accompany the process of
boiling.

MRS. T. E.--You will gain the information you ask for by addressing
the Young Women's Christian Association, New York.

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A Novel Experiment to Try.

Sir Edward C. Wood, secretary of a Round Table Chapter in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.--his address is 156 School Lane--is interested in science, and he sends us the following, adding that he intends to test the experiment, and will be glad to answer questions as to the result. Here is the novel item:

A French scientist, M. Ragouneau, has just discovered how to make a plant grow from the seed in thirty minutes as much as it would under ordinary circumstances in as many days. Heretofore nature has shared this secret with the Yogis of India alone, and the methods pursued by these clever magicians in performing this trick have been often described. They plant a seed in the earth and cover it with a cloth. In a few moments the cloth begins to be pushed upward by the growing plant, which, in a short time, attains the height of several feet. Various theories have been advanced as to the _modus operandi_ of this miracle, one of the latest being that the spectators are all hypnotized by the magician. During his travels in India M. Ragouneau saw this trick performed frequently, and noticed that the Hindoos always embedded the seed in soil which they brought with them specially for that purpose. At last he learned that they obtained this earth from ant-hills. Now ants contain a large proportion of formic acid, with which, in time, the soil of their habitations becomes charged. This acid has the power of quickly dissolving the integument surrounding a seed, and of greatly stimulating the growth of the germ within. After a little experimenting with this acid the learned Frenchman was able to duplicate perfectly the Hindoo trick. His further researches have led him to believe that this discovery may be profitably applied to agriculture. By infusing ants in boiling water, acid as strong as vinegar can be obtained. M. Ragouneau has achieved the best results and most perfect growth by using earth moistened with a solution of 5000 parts of water to one of acid.

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The Justice's Carriage Bill.

Not long since Mr. Justice Gray, of the United States Supreme Court, went down into Delaware to hold court, and was met at the railroad station by a deputy marshal. The fees are not large in that section and deputy marshals are not rich men. So this deputy met the Justice on foot.

"Where is your carriage?" asked Justice Gray.

"Well, Mr. Justice, you see the distance ain't great, and the fees are small. If I hired a carriage I should have nothing left."

"You get the carriage," said the Justice. "There is an account to which it can be charged. Write to the marshal in Baltimore, and he'll tell you what the account is."

So Mr. Justice Gray rode into town and the deputy wrote to his superior. Soon after the Justice returned to Washington he received a letter from the Delaware deputy.

"The carriage bill is all right," wrote the latter. "The marshal tells me to charge it up to the account of transportation of prisoners."

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On Biscayne Bay.

The northernmost settlement on this Florida bay is Biscayne, first
settled twenty-five years ago. The site is one of natural beauty
and importance. The land is high, with very little prairie. Several
orange and lemon groves have been put out during the past two
years. There are pretty tropical flowers, stately cocoanuts, and
the ruins of several old stone houses burnt many years ago.

Lemon City, three miles south, and the largest town on the bay,
contains 150 families. It has a hotel, a church, and an excellent
school. It is the terminus of the Bay and Key West schooner line.
The harbor is deep. Buena Vista has the deepest water on the bay.
It is a mile south of Lemon City. It is a very small town. It has
one store, hotel, and the yard of the Pensacola Lumber Company is
situated here. Schooners carrying 300,000 feet of lumber arrive
along the shore. The back country is well settled. The largest
shipment of beans for the whole bay was shipped from the Buena
Vista wharf last season.

Historic Miami is situated three miles south. It is a picturesque
region. The oldest cocoanuts in the State wave their nuts above the
deserted barracks of Fort Dallas. The Miami River is narrow,
silent, and slow-flowing, with rocky banks. There are only three
families here, but the Miami River bottom-lands are full of people,
owing to vegetable farms, which make this an important
shipping-point.

Cocoanut Grove, the home of the yachtsman, is five miles south of
Miami. The Peacock Inn is a "veritable English caravansary." This
settlement is described as being "popular with travellers, leaders
in social functions, and a favorite resort of professionals from
all paths of life in need of rest and recreation." There is a
hotel, a store, union chapel, and four clubs--the Housekeepers'
Club, Girls' Pine-Needle Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and a
Knights of Pythias Society--all in active operation. There is a
casino for social purposes, and a yacht-club house which was built
in 1888. The club signal is a red field bordered with blue. Ralph
Munroe is commodore, and Kirk Munroe is secretary. Many prominent
people belong to the club, and the winter season is gay at Cocoanut
Grove.

HARRY R. WHITCOMB.
UMATILLA, FLA.

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A Blunt but Practical Reproof.

Mr. Henry T. Durant, the philanthropist who gave to Wellesley College its largest endowment, was in early life a lawyer, but at fifty retired from practice and became a "lay preacher." He brought to the latter calling wide experience of affairs and no small knowledge of human nature. He saw through people and through things. One day, during a religious meeting in which he was much interested, he listened to a preacher whose eloquence had profoundly impressed his audience. Behind his eloquence, however, Mr. Durant saw the self-consequential bearing of the young clergyman. When the latter came down from the pulpit Mr. Durant said to him:

"That was an eloquent sermon. What was your purpose in it?"

"Why," answered the preacher with surprise, "to hold up the vivid personality of our Lord."

"I thought that was what you intended; but do you know," observed Mr. Durant, bluntly, "you stood so distinctly and directly in front of Him that nobody saw any one but you."

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Answers to Kinks.

No. 1.--Pie-crust.

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No. 2.--1, Bagpipe. 2, Hornpipe. 3, Blowpipe. 4, Stovepipe. 5, Pitchpipe. Poetical quotation from Browning's "Pied Piper of Hamelin."

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No. 3.--1, Blame--lame. 2, Swarm--warm. 3, Pine--pin. 4, Wine--win. 5, Maid--aid. 6, Brown--brow. 7, Brow--row. 8, Sleight--sleigh. 9, Babel--babe. 10, Scorn--corn. 11, Pink--ink. 12, Learn--earn.

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Kinks.

No. 4.--THE AMERICAN FLAG.

I am composed of 16 stars and 5 stripes. My stars 1-16 form a word
square.
My 1, 2, 3, 4 is a girl's name.
My 5, 6, 7, 8 is _to mind, to yield to_.
My 9, 10, 11, 12 is _to bring up_.
My 13, 14, 15, 16 is a hawk's nest.
My 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 is _a trembling, a quivering_.
My 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 is _to place in contrary order_.
My 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 is _a large strong rope or chain_.
My 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 is a species of poplar.
My 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 is to _rule over_, to play lord or
mistress,
My whole is the red, white, and blue of our nation.

RITA E. BOARDMAN.

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No. 5.--ENIGMA AND ANAGRAM.

A spacious room am I,
But when taken my first,
What before I my second
That no more mean I.

Into a sentence transpose me
I tell that a fluid they pour;
Reverse the two last words of this,
And an animal they adore.

Once more an anagram am I,
The impossible I denote;
And still once more an anagram,
"They're at a catch" is then my cry.

SIMON T. STERN.

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Questions and Answers.

Harvey G. Brendersteth: National Guards of the various States are not national in the sense that they are directly under the command of the United States authorities. More properly speaking they are State Guards, or militia, and when called out to service are called by the Governor of their State. Their expenses are borne by the States and not by the national government. The commander-in-chief of the United States Army is the President of the United States. The commander, in a strictly military sense, is the ranking general, at present General Nelson A. Miles. He is not a West Point graduate.

Any question in regard to photograph matters will be willingly
answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to
hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.

FLASH-LIGHTS.

Nearly every amateur has experimented with flash-lights, the results of his experiments being, like his photographs, good, bad, and indifferent.

The great fault with flash-light pictures is the poor lighting of the subject, especially if one photographs a group or even a single individual. The sharp high lights and the dense shadows make a picture which might be called a Rembrandt gone mad. In making a portrait by flash-light the effect of the flash-lighting may be seen by placing a lamp at a point where the best effects of lights and shadows are obtained. The lamp should be at a height of at least four feet from the floor, or at the place where the strongest light from a window, if there were one, would shine on the subject.

Having found the best place for the correct lighting of the subject, arrange the flash-light at this point. Next proceed to obtain a correct focus. This is more difficult to do than by daylight, as the light is so much duller, or has less illuminating power; but by a very simple device one can focus as easily by lamp-light as by daylight. Take a large piece of white card-board, on which either paste or draw plain black letters at least two inches in height. A sentence is better than letters made at random. Set this card-board in the lap of the subject so that it is at the exact horizontal of the camera. If the subject is standing, a string can be attached to the card, and it can be hung about the neck. Place the card-board so that the letters are _bottom side up_, and they will of course appear right side up when viewed through the camera. This makes them much easier to distinguish. Focus on the letters, and do not try to strain the eye to focus on the subject.

Having the flash-light ready to fire, lower the lights a little, but not enough to make objects indistinct. If the lights are turned out or very low, the sudden change from light to darkness makes the staring look to the eyes so often seen in flash-light pictures. The room being in semi-darkness, the pupils become diluted, and do not contract to natural size till after the picture has been made. Flash-light lamps, with full directions for use, can be bought at very moderate prices ($3 to $5), or one may buy the powder or cartridges. Each cartridge contains enough for one flash. A very pretty picture may be made by placing the powder in the fire-place, and firing it--placing something between the light and the camera--giving the effect of the room being lighted by the firelight.

If the subject does not look toward the camera when the flash is made the expression of the eyes will not be noticed. In firing either a lamp or the powder it is a wise precaution to protect the hands by either putting on an old pair of gloves or wrapping a cloth round the hand used in firing the flash. Aluminum is sometimes used in place of magnesium powder. Either the leaf or powdered aluminum when burned gives an intense light, without the smoke and fumes which make the use of magnesium powder so disagreeable.

Sir Knight Floyd E. Quick sends to the ROUND TABLE a tiny photograph of the picture of General Grant which was given with our ROUND TABLE last month. It was taken with the Kombi camera, and Sir Floyd says that he placed a lamp about a foot from the picture, and set his camera on some books about a foot from the picture, opened the shutter, and made a three-minute exposure. The picture is very good indeed, quite clear and distinct, so sharp a focus, that the name "U.S. Grant" can easily be read, though the whole picture is not much larger than a twenty-five-cent piece.

TO OUR QUERISTS.

Correspondents in sending as queries often ask to have the answers printed in the next issue of the ROUND TABLE following the receipt of the letter. For the benefit of those who make this request, and then fail to see the desired answer in the "next number" of the ROUND TABLE, we will explain that queries are published as soon as possible.

SIR KNIGHT L. K. says that in developing he develops his plates
till the image can be seen on the back of the plate, but after the
plate is fixed, while the picture is distinct the negative is
nearly transparent, and wishes to know the reason. It is because
the development has not been carried far enough. The best test of
development is to hold the negative to the light and look through
it. If it does not appear dense enough it is not developed
sufficiently, and must be returned to the developer. A negative
will look nearly the same after fixing as it does when examined
before fixing. The method of testing development by the image on
the back of the plate is not a true test.

SIR KNIGHT JOSEPH PERI asks what is used in retouching negatives.
1st, What is used to make the negative print black; and 2d, What is
used to make it print white. Soft lead-pencils are used in
retouching negatives. Any spot in the negative which is filled up
or marked over on the negative will print white or light in the
negative. To make the print of the negative black in certain places
the film is removed by a reducing solution. Alcohol applied lightly
with soft linen or cotton will reduce or thin the film where it is
not very thick. Ferrocyanide of potassium dissolved in water is a
powerful reducer, and will remove the film entirely, leaving clear
glass, if such an effect is desired.

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Come to the Moon-Fay Tennis-Courts,
And see the Grand Athletic Sports.
The Frogs will jump for the medal gold
With the Famous cow of the fable old,
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Will wrestle a match
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Will take six hurdles against six lambs;
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And see these grand athletic sports.
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"Why, Pat, what's the trouble now?"

"Faith, whin oime asked to paint a life-sized man on this sign-board, and it not big enough to paint a half a man on, what on earth can I do?"

"Why, paint the half of a man, of course."

"Sure it's aisy enough to do that; but what troubles me is what shall I leave off."

"Leave off? What do you mean?"

"Faith, I don't know whether to let his legs hang off or put his head above the sign."

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SCIENCE IN THE NURSERY.

Now, Fido, you'll be pleased to hear
That when my dollie groans,
Because I've let her fall and break
Each precious limb she owns,
We soon can make her well, for we
May photograph her bones.

* * * * *

General Lee used to tell a story about a darky that served in the war. It seems during the heat of the battle the General and his attendants were posted on a small knoll watching the course of the action. They descried a colored soldier racing toward them, leaping over obstacles in his path, his face blanched with fear. He rushed up, and fell headlong on the ground in front of Lee, crying,

"Oh, massa General, let me stay here."

Lee saw at once that the man was almost frightened to death, and useless as a soldier. It disgusted him somewhat, but his curiosity was aroused, and he asked,

"Did you come here to get out of the way of the bullets?"

"Yes, massa; where de generals am is de safest place on de field."

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TEACHER. "James, what makes you late?"

JAMES. "I was pursuing knowledge."

TEACHER. "Pursuing knowledge? What do you mean?"

JAMES. "Why, my dog ran off with my spelling-book, and I ran after him."

* * * * *

Mr. Chauncey M. Depew is very fond of telling humorous short stories, and the following one that he relates is a good specimen:

"When I was quite a young lad, about fourteen years old, my father lived on an old farm up at Poughkeepsie. One day I went to town to see the circus, and while there I saw for the first time one of those spotted coach dogs. I bargained for it with the owner, and trotted home happy with my new possession. When my father saw it his good old Puritan face fell, and he said, sadly,

"'Why, Chauncey, we don't want any spotted dog on the farm! It would drive the cattle crazy.'

"I succeeded in obtaining permission to keep him, however. The next day it was raining, and I took the dog out in the woods to try him on a coon. The rain was too much for the spots, and when we returned home they had disappeared. I hastened to town and hunted up the man who sold him to me.

"'Look at the dog,' said I; 'his spots have all washed off.'

"'Great guns, boy!' exclaimed the dealer, 'there was an umbrella went with that dog. Didn't you get an umbrella?'"

* * * * *

The Emperor of Germany is a man of versatile accomplishments, and rarely rests any length of time without appearing in some new rôle. Recently he was entertained at dinner by his officers of the cuirassiers, and enjoyed himself thoroughly--so much so that he prolonged his stay over six hours. As the time went by he entered into conversation with the bandmaster on the subject of historical marches. With a quick impetuous movement, the Emperor jumped to his feet, and summoning the musicians of the band, seized the baton and conducted the Hohenfriedberg March by Frederick the Great. As his baton fell on the final note, and the music ceased, he turned, and in an enthusiastic manner cried out:

"Ah, it is fine like that! I'll have it like that throughout my army."

It is to be wondered if the Emperor proposes to wander about his country rehearsing the bands of his army to suit his musical tastes.

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OH, WOULD IT NOT BE FUNNY FOR TO SEE THIS SORT OF SPAT,
AND HAVE THE RABBIT ARCH ITS BACK THE SAME AS DOES THE CAT!

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, April 21, 1896, by Various