Chapter III: Part 3

The New York Interscholastic Athletic Association publishes a monthly paper, which is called the _Interscholastic Record_, and is edited by a board composed of one member from each of the schools represented in the Association. It is fair for the general public to assume that the opinions expressed by the _Record_ are official and endorsed by the rank and file of the members of the Association, and, consequently, of the New York schools. But in justice to the true and straightforward sportsmen of New York, of which there are many in the schools, I want to say to the readers of the _Record_ in other cities that the opinions expressed by the paper are by no means those of the better element among the scholastic athletes of this city.

The Editor-in-Chief of the _Record_ is Mr. William J. Ehrich, of the Harvard School. Mr. Ehrich attended the College of the City of New York for a term in 1894, but for some reason did not continue his course, and returned to the Harvard School. He caught upon their baseball nine last spring, and was protested by the De La Salle Institute because Section I of Article X. of the N.Y.I.S.A.A. constitution states that no member of any school is eligible to compete in any athletic contest who has been enrolled as a member of any college. Mr. Ehrich was fully cognizant of this law when he played. Mr. Freeland, the principal of the Harvard School, must have been fully cognizant of this law. Nevertheless, Ehrich played. The result of this has been that at a recent meeting of the Arbitration Committee of the N.Y.I.S.A.A., the Harvard School was found guilty of fraud, the penalty for which is expulsion from the Association.

In commenting upon this action of the Committee the _Record_ says: "Now that the football season is practically over, the delegates to the I.S.A.A. have found it necessary to 'keep the pot boiling' by rehashing old protests and concocting new ones. For example, the time-honored protest against Harvard School for playing Ehrich on her baseball team last spring is being resurrected. This protest was, we are certain, finally decided and buried last June immediately after the baseball season closed. Being a party directly interested in the failure of the protest, we do not care to discuss the question of its validity. Suffice it to say, that after riding in the bicycle-races of eight scholastic and interscholastic athletic meetings, and receiving his medals for these races; after playing on the Harvard baseball team in every game but the last without having his well-known attendance at C.C.N.Y. brought up against him--after all this, we ask, is there any right or reason in protesting Ehrich for playing in the championship games between De La Salle and Harvard?"

It is possible that Mr. Ehrich did not write this himself, but whether he did or not, the statement is certainly not published without his knowledge and consent, and he is consequently severely censurable for such an expression of opinion. It is contrary to the spirit of amateurism, it is harmful to the best interests of honesty in school sport, and it is insidious in that it may lead younger boys to believe that such statements are just and correct. And another thing: Mr. Ehrich has no business to criticise the action of the N.Y.I.S.A.A. in the paper which claims to be the official organ of that Association.

But this is not the worst offence committed by the _Record_ against amateur and school sport. Farther along in the editorial column we read: "If we had our choice all those technical rules governing athletics in the schools would be stricken out of the constitution; and any _bona fide_ member of a school who is under age would have a right to compete in the games. We have frequently heard intelligent fellows say that this would not do, as the college athletes would come back to school to compete. It evidently never occurred to them that an athlete would much prefer competing in college, and that an athlete whom it would pay a school to support would be able to do very well at a college." Among the "technical rules" that Mr. Ehrich and the _Record_ do not like is the one which caused the conviction of the Harvard School for fraud. This easily accounts for the opinion expressed. But the rule is not a "technical" one. It is a very practical rule, a very good rule, and a necessary rule, and the Association was perfectly right in enforcing it.

And now, parents and guardians, and principals of the New York schools--Dr. White, Mr. Lyon, Messrs. Wilson and Kellogg, Mr. Freeland, Dr. Cutler--all of you, is not it time that you should look into this? What does the editor of the _Record_ mean when he says that "an athlete whom it would _pay a school to support_ would be able to _do very well_ at a college"? I beg of you to consider this! Does any New York school "support" any athlete? If so, do you know of it? And is there any doubt as to what sporting men understand by the term "to do very well"? Is it possible that the _Record_ suggests to the lurking professional spirit in certain school athletes that there is money "in it" for the boy who will go to college and try to enter sport for money? Does the _Record_ believe this of the colleges? Does the experience of the editor of the _Record_ at his own school lead him to believe that there is money to be had for playing baseball at college?

My own opinion about this editorial is that the young man who wrote it did not realize what he was saying. I don't think he meant to convey the idea which his words clearly state. But even if he did not, he has done a great wrong to the schools of this city, and the Association under whose name these dreadful fallacies are published should interfere at once.

FOUR FOOTBALL TEAMS.

The four pictures in this number represent teams from widely separated districts of this broad country of ours. The St. John's Military Academy eleven, of Delafield, Wisconsin, is one of the prominent school teams of the West. The Cheltenham team is a member of the Philadelphia Interscholastic League, and although this season has not been successful from the point of view of victories, it has served to develop excellent material that ought to be heard from next year. The St. Mark's eleven is a champion team, having defeated its old-time rivals from Groton 6-0 on November 9th. The victory was earned through superior team-work and generalship. The Groton players averaged heavier, but were not the equals of the Southboro' men in scientific work. The Friends' School football team, of Wilmington, closed the season with a victory over its especial rival, the Swarthmore Grammar School, November 8th. The score was 4-0, and the game was as exciting as the figures show. The best playing was done by Brownfield, S. G. S., and by Pyle, Neary, and Warner, F.S.

The season that has just ended in Boston has been the best in almost every respect that the League has had. More good individual players and better team-work have been developed than ever before. The teams have been much more evenly matched, and the spirit shown by each school, by the Captains and players alike, has made the season very interesting and satisfactory. The reason for this is that this year every team in the League was out for the championship. Heretofore it has generally happened that one or two teams have developed good football early in the season, and the others, contented with winning one or two games, have allowed the championship to go, almost by default, to one of the better teams.

But this year a different feeling crept into the League. Every team played every game to win. The consequence was that the usual one-sided games, with scores of thirty or forty to nothing, have been missing. Instead, every game has been hard played and interesting, and the attendance at two of the games, at least, has reached up into the thousands. The heavier teams, which used to go into a game relying upon their mere weight to win, have been forced to learn how to play scientific football, and the lighter teams, instead of going on the field beaten before the game began, have discovered that science and sand are worth more than bluff and brawn.

The scores of this year's games show very justly how close the season has been. Twenty-four points are the most that have been scored in a championship game, and in this game the points were divided 16 to 6. The worst defeat was that of Cambridge High by Brookline High, 18 to 0. One game resulted in a tie, neither side scoring, and four games have been won by the score of 4 to 0. The champions, instead of a record of 100 or more points won and none lost, managed this year to get through with 56 won and 14 lost. Boston Latin, who are tied for second place, won 14 points and lost 14.

The one feature of the year that is to be regretted was brought into conspicuous prominence by this very closeness of the games. That feature was the poor umpiring that occurred in some of the games. One or two of the schools resorted to the trick of securing officials who could be relied upon to give them an advantage of decisions. Cambridge Manual was the worst offender in this line, and Hopkinson the most successful. Hopkinson owes one of its victories to an exceedingly unjust decision made by a referee whom they had appointed. All the other teams, however, seemed very anxious that impartial and competent men be secured; and that honesty is still the best policy is exemplified in the case of English High, the champions, who were more in earnest about good judges than any other school.

One of the unpleasant features of many of last year's games--the darkness that interfered in the second half--was done away with this season. That was because the Captains were sensible enough to see that short halves of twenty minutes were much better than the full thirty minutes, and because all the teams were willing to make an effort to begin the games early enough so that they could be finished about sunset. The result has been most satisfactory. No disputes have arisen from this cause, and the spectators have not crowded on to the fields to add to the delay of the game. Another of last year's unpleasant features--the bitterness between some of the teams--was lacking. While the rivalry was much more intense, the feeling was much more friendly. The disputes that have arisen have been settled most amicably, and the meetings of the Executive Committee have been free from the recriminations that have heretofore characterized them. Everybody seemed to be working for this "era of good feeling," Captains, managers, players, and graduates all lending a hand to smooth over any petty troubles. One bit of courtesy will bear mentioning. When two teams were playing, the players of the other teams were always furnished tickets to the game free of charge.

All the teams have been managed in a very business-like manner. The schedule was made out carefully, and was very just. The arrangements about securing grounds, providing police, advertising, and the other details necessary to a successful game were promptly and well attended to. Altogether, the season must please the Harvard football management and the Boston Athletic Association, under whose joint patronage the League is conducted. Harvard must see in the League a great and reliable feeder for her Freshman and 'varsity teams, and after a few seasons like this one the university will be able to place more reliance than ever on the preparatory schools.

English High must feel an immense amount of satisfaction in winning the championship after such a hard struggle. The fast gait that they struck early in the season they kept up to the last game. They played the game as never before. Quick starts, hard interfering, sure tackling, a spirit of "do or die," and just the right amount of confidence in themselves; their Captain and their coach carried them through the season, and earned, as a reward, the custody of the silver bowl. The team was excellently managed, nothing being left undone that could help the team to victory, and the support the boys received from the school and the graduates was very flattering.

Boston Latin, who came so near defeating the winners, deserve the greatest amount of praise for the season's work. They started out in September by beating Andover--a feat never dreamt of before by a Boston school--and tying St. Mark's. That gave them an idea that they could win the championship. It was the first time the school had ever had that idea; as usually they have been contented with finishing near the foot of the list. They put in some hard practice, and succeeded in making third place. This is a remarkable feat, considering that they went through the season without a coach. The only instruction they had was from their Captain, who devoted an immense amount of labor to his team, and was rewarded by gaining the admiration of every boy in the League, and seeing Boston Latin finish better than it had ever finished before.

Hopkinson's team this year was remarkable more for its even, steady, plucky playing than for its stars or brilliancy. They pulled out more than one game by displaying their sand at the critical moments. They played excellent team-work, and, thanks to a very competent coach, were up to all the latest tricks of the game. They had more luck than any other team, and that accounts for their standing second.

Brookline won the junior championship last year, and, by defeating Newton, earned the privilege of playing in the senior league. They were counted as winners by a great many wiseacres; and indeed started in with good football. But they were really outclassed. They were the lightest team in the league, and averaged the youngest in years. They found the season too hard for them. This, together with their losing the services of a valuable coach, caused a marked falling off in their play. Their backs and ends were, taken together, the best set in the League, and they had at one time the best interference; but their defence was not always reliable, and they were sadly in need of a quarter-back who could do something besides pass the ball.

Cambridge High and Latin, with the best team they have had for years, are tied for last place. They were very much hampered by restrictions imposed by their school committee, and by unnecessary interference on the part of the masters. To this they attribute their poor showing. They undoubtedly had material for a fine team, and it was being handled in a most careful and vigorous way. Their Captain was the sort of fellow who gets an immense amount of work out of his men, and puts all kinds of ginger into them. After beating Hopkinson and Boston Latin, they were looked upon as the only team that could possibly beat English High. But before that decisive game the school committee got in its work, and the little nerve left to the players was lost when the Executive Committee of the League deprived them of their two victories, on protest.

The first steps toward the formation of a National I.S.A.A. will be taken next Saturday at a convention to be held at the De La Salle Institute. I hope every association that can possibly afford to do so will send one or more representatives to this convention. The interest all over the country is growing greater every day, and I feel that the association, when formed, is bound to be a success. I am informed by the president of the Iowa State H.-S.A.A. that in view of the formation of a National Association the schools of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota have abandoned the plan of forming a large Western league, which I spoke of last spring. In speaking of this my correspondent says:

"The matter was brought up, but as soon as they found out that a
National Association was to be formed they dropped it. They would
rather have their State meet, and then send a team to the National
meet. They will do nothing towards the formation of such an
association till they find out whether they can join the National
Association or not. It will cost but little more to go East, and
they are all willing to go. The Clinton Association will, if they
can become members, send one of the best teams that any Iowa
High-School can produce. They have already engaged Mr. Moulton, the
veteran trainer, who has handled Crum so well in his running-work
this year. The school means business; they have the entire support
of the business men of the city, and have a course of entertainment
laid out which will bring them in ample means to pay all expenses."

Unless something unforeseen prevents, the All-New York Interscholastic Football eleven will be announced next week.

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By taking this circuit ride one gets a fair idea of the new boulevards and public parklands of the Metropolitan system, which is making rapid strides of development, and promises to be in the near future one of the finest in America, if not in the world. The roads are good throughout the entire distance, and it is a fine country ride from Chestnut Hill Reservoir through Highlandville, Dedham, Blue Hill, to Franklin Park.

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One of my correspondents asks, in a general way, what I think about old school-books. Should a girl sell them, if she can, when passing on to a higher class in which she does not need the books used in the former term? Ought they be taken care of with as much pains as one bestows on the books in the library or the pretty illustrated editions which come to one as gifts at birthdays and holidays?

To the first question I answer, without hesitation, keep all your school-books if you possibly can. Never sell them or dispose of them in any way unless it is very plainly your duty to somebody else to do so. For instance, in a family an older sister may let the younger children have her books when she is done with them. This may save her parents the expense of buying new ones, and having the same books duplicated in the household collection. Or there may be in your acquaintance a girl too poor to buy new books, who will be very glad and thankful to have yours as a gift. In this case it will be your pleasure, I am sure, to make this friend happy, and to relieve her of anxiety, and help her in procuring her education. But, as a rule, I would advise you to keep your books for yourself. Even when you have finished studying in a particular book you may want it to refer to, and after your school-days are over your books will be reminders of the delightful times you had when you used them. School-books are valuable because they are written in a clear, plain, straightforward style which it is quite easy to comprehend. They do not wander away from the point, and they give a great deal of information packed up in a small compass. A good school-book on any subject is a real treasure.

All books should be treated with respect. No nice person leaves books lying around heedlessly, with the bindings opened widely so that they become loosened, and the pages curling up at the corners. If a girl is neat about her room and her dress, she will surely be so in the care of her books. Never let books gather dust. They are as ornamental as pictures or flowers or vases, and a house in which there are a number of books is already half furnished.

I speak with the more emphasis about the folly of selling school-books because I have a confession to make. Once, a long while ago, I was moving from my home to a distant State, to stay for some years, and I owned a book-case, a pretty affair with five shelves, to which a friend took a fancy. "Sell me the book-case," she pleaded; "you will not need it for ages, and I would like it so much for my own library." Well, I did not sell the book-case; I gave it away, and that part of the transaction I have never regretted in the very least. But, alas! the little case was full of grammars, and geographies, and logics, and rhetorics, and spellers, and arithmetics, and lexicons, the dear books that had kept me company all the way from childhood on, and in an evil moment I was persuaded to sell those to a dealer in second-hand books. I was sorry the next time I needed to look at one of the dear things, and, if you will believe me, girls, I am still sorry. I changed something precious for a little bit of money when I disposed of my books. And I wish I had not done it.

If by any chance books have been used by a patient in illness, such as scarlet-fever or any other contagious disease, they must immediately be burned up. This is the only safe way. A child recovering from such an attack may ask for his or her books to play with. Let the books be given, if the mother is willing, but they must be destroyed afterwards. Even if they have remained on shelves in the room and the patient has not so much as touched them they must be burned, for books have a way of preserving germs of disease, and must be used only by people who are not ill with anything infectious or who are perfectly well.

Do I think books should be covered? To save the bindings, you mean? It depends on how very clean and dainty are the hands which hold them. Smooth white paper makes a good covering, and is easily renewed, and most publishers in these days provide attractive covers for the beautiful books they sell.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Summer has gone, with all its delightful outings, but the amateur photographer, if he has been wise, has not only many photographic souvenirs as reminders of his vacation, but has also abundant material for making his friends glad at holiday-time.

A dozen, or even six or seven, finely finished prints, mounted in an attractive way, make a most acceptable gift, and one which the recipient is sure not to have duplicated.

Blue prints, which are the cheapest and easiest form of photographic printing, are just the thing for waterscapes. If one's outing has been by the lake or seashore, select six or eight of the prettiest waterscapes, something which would make a sort of series. Do not print them all the same uniform size, but select different-shaped mats for each one. One picture may look better vigneted, another would not be pretty printed except in a circle, and still another would need to be printed in a long narrow oblong to make an attractive picture. Choose the mat which best fits the picture. All styles and sizes may be bought at the dealer in photographic goods, or one may make the mats himself. A pretty mat is made by taking a piece of post-office paper and marking an irregular opening large enough to take in the picture; tear the paper on the pencilled lines, peeling it so as to leave it thinner at the edges. Any-shaped opening may be made, and a picture which has a spot or scratch which would mar it if shown in the print may be blocked out in this way. Pictures printed in this way are very pretty, and something out of the ordinary way of printing.

Having the pictures printed, the selection of the card mount is the next consideration. The mount should show at least an inch or more margin all round, and one may buy the plain mounts and punch eyelet-holes in the edges to fasten them with, or else the regular album leaves, which have holes for fastening together. The album leaves are really better than the cards, as the edges having the eyelet-holes are finished with cloth, which prevents the card from breaking.

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A Drive in Switzerland.

We have been passing three weeks of our summer vacation at
Mühlenen, a tiny village in the Bernese Oberland, where there are
so many interesting things to write about that the only trouble is
to know with what to begin. One beautiful drive we took would, I
think, interest our Table, so I shall do my best to describe it.

Mühlenen lies in a lovely and fertile valley called the Frutigthal,
through which winds a rushing river, the Kander. A great deal
higher up than Mühlenen, about nineteen kilometres away, is the
village of Kandersteg, 1156 metres above the level of the sea, and
just at the entrance of the celebrated Gemmi Pass. To this little
village, one cloudless summer day, we--my aunt, a dear friend, my
sister, and myself--decided to drive, and, what is more, we
determined to be unconventional, and go without a coachman. In
Switzerland a lady never drives herself, and it is even seldom that
a gentleman does so, but we knew that people would shrug their
shoulders and say: "Ah, well! they are only Americans," in a tone
that implies, "they know no better, and are up to anything wild and
dangerous," so we have gone alone from time to time during the past
year.

At half past seven we were safely installed in the "Einspenner," as
they call the one-horse vehicles there, and Lenore, being driver,
tried her best to crack the whip in a professional way, ejaculated
"hui! hui!" and wound up the brake. In German Switzerland one must
say "hui hui" to make a horse go, while in the French cantons
"allez houp" is the usual way. Our Table probably knows that every
carriage has a brake, which is put on at every slight decline with
the greatest care. As we came into the main road to Frutigen all
eyes were turned towards the beautiful Blümlisalp, which rose in
its grandeur before us, and no wonder, for it is a sight one never
tires of. Before us lay the peaceful green valley, the picturesque
old peasant houses dotted about, and to the left the quaint little
village of Reichenbach, with its old church-tower bearing the date
1546. On the right, rising about 300 feet away, the dark Niesen
towered up towards the sky, at its base the Kander, whose music
lulls us to sleep every night, and straight before us the
Blümlisalp, Gerihorn, Wildstrubel, and many other mountains.

We drove on to Frutigen, passing many sheep, cows, and goats, being
driven by peasant owners to the cattle market which was to be held
next day. Most of these peasants laughed at our driver, making some
good-natured remark, others passed nodding "Gott grüss Ihnen" (God
greet you), as is the custom. Frutigen is the most important
village in the valley, and is also quite modern looking. A large
fire there some time ago burnt up a great many houses, which have
been replaced by stone buildings which look very stiff and ugly in
comparison to the wooden chalets. Just on the other side of
Frutigen is a hill on which the ruins of the old castle of
Tellenburg are to be seen. Fellen was the old German word meaning
tax or tribute, and the people of the valley had to pay tribute to
the barons who lived in the castle. The last baron, Anton von
Thurm, was deeply in debt and sold the whole valley to Bern for
6200 Gulden.

About an hour from Frutigen is the "Blauseeli," or little blue
lake, which I once described in a letter to the "Post-office,"
before our Order existed. A little further on is another ruin,
exceedingly picturesque, and situated just as I imagined a castle
should be, on a high, almost inaccessible rock. The owner was also
Anton von Thurm, a wild, cruel tyrant. He and his followers were
greatly feared throughout the valley, and yet the people had to pay
him tribute. Once he had the fine idea to exact a herd of young
cattle from them as that year's payment, and when the peasants
begged and implored him not to, he simply laughed them to scorn.

The people held a counsel and decided to kill the wicked baron.
They decorated the asked-for cattle, dressed themselves in their
Sunday best, and started off to the castle apparently peaceful,
happy, and resigned, but in reality each with a hidden weapon. The
baron heard in some way that there was a plot against him, and at
the last minute fled over the border, back to his castle in the
canton of Valais. The people arrived only to find the Felsenburg
deserted and the doors closed against them. Filled with rage at
being robbed of their prey they beat in the doors and destroyed the
castle completely, leaving it the ruin we now can see. I think they
served the Baron Anton right.

After passing the Felsenburg the road goes up in zigzags to the
Kander Valley. All the way we had a most beautiful view of the
whole Frutigen Valley with mountain chain of the Viesen in the
background. The houses began to be very interesting now, for almost
all have texts or inscriptions burned on the outside, as well as
dates. We stopped to read some of them, and I copied this one for
the Table.

Gebauen durch Johannes Brosser und sein Ehgemahl Maria Ogi. 1m 1556
Jahre. David Würner Zimmermeister war.

Gott bewahre dieses Haus,
Und die da geben ein und aus.

This last is evidently original poetry, meaning, "God protect this
house, and those who go in and out of it." Some of them are texts
from the Bible, and I think the idea very beautiful. Others have no
texts nor verses, but tell who built the house, who owned it, and
some give a long list of the people who lived in it, what their
profession was, etc. One house evidently was the first work of some
proud young carpenter, for he wrote, "Johann Hari was carpenter and
twenty-two years old."

I said we stopped the horse to read these texts. How most of the
Knights and Ladies would have laughed could they have seen _how_ we
stopped him. If I saw an interesting looking house, I had to say
that I wanted to read what was on it quite a while before we came
to it. Then Lenore would brace herself and pull up the horse, but
instead of stopping like a well-bred animal he would walk on and on
till finally, when Lenore had no "pull" left in her, he would stop.
Not that he was a fiery, spirited horse. Alas! no. It was just as
hard to make him start after he had once been persuaded to stand
still, and as for trotting-- We all combined our voices in a loud
"hui, hui," at the same time flecking him continually with the
whip, to make him go out of a creeping walk.

At Kandersteg we went to the Hotel Gemmi for dinner, and while
waiting till it was ready amused ourselves by reading the queer
verses written all over the dining-room walls. At another table
were some travellers, two of them unmistakably American, and it
sounded very homelike to hear "all right," instead of "quite so." I
was buying photographs for my collection later, and an English lady
came up and spoke to me. During the conversation I said something
about America. "Are _you_ American?" she said, incredulously. Upon
my replying in the affirmative she went on, "Why, r_ee_ly you have
no accent at all." We arrived in Mühlenen at seven o'clock in high
spirits, and much delighted with the beautiful day.

WINTERTHUR.
MARIAN GREENE, R.T.F.

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Getting Behind the Scenes.

Could you inform me if there ever was such a boy as Diego Pinzon,
and if so, was he in the crew of the _Pinta_? Was Martin Alonzo
Pinzon the proprietor of the _Pinta_, as stated by Mr. Coryell, or
Gomez Rascona and Christopher Quintero, as stated by Justin Winsor
in his _Christopher Columbus_?

GENEVA, FLA.
LEO REHBINDER, R.T.F.

I did not say or mean to convey the impression, in _Diego Pinzon_,
that Martin Alonzo Pinzon was the proprietor of the _Pinta_. I use
the words, "* * * the _Pinta_, as the vessel of Martin Alonzo was
named." I meant the vessel of which he was captain. The phrase is
not definite, but is usual. The _Pinta_ belonged to Gomez Rascon
and Christoval Quintero, and had been pressed into the service of
the expedition.

I have no knowledge that a boy by the name of Diego Pinzon was one
of the crew of the _Pinta_; but I took the liberty of shipping him
for the voyage, because there were several boys of his age who went
on the expedition, and because there were several Pinzons in the
crews of the three vessels. I have no doubt that there was more
than one Diego on the expedition. I am certain there were several
Pinzons; and so I make my combination of Diego Pinzon.

CORNWALL, N. Y.
JOHN R. CORYELL.

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. Correspondent should address
Editor Stamp Department.

There seems to be no end of changes in the printing of the current United States postage stamps. It has just been discovered that all the plates of the 2-cents, from No. 171 upward, have had the guidelines for cutting the complete sheet of 400 stamps into four sheets of 100 each changed, so that now on each sheet of 100 stamps the inside corner stamps have an extra red line parallel with two of the sides (see diagram in ROUND TABLE No. 830). This makes four distinct varieties of the red stamp, which every collector can easily find. The same principle will probably be applied to all the other stamps now current.

And still another variety, or curiosity, has just been noticed. The left-hand sheet of the present 15-cent stamp (Plate No. 52) is marked on the margin W. F. G., W. L. C. These initials appear on the upper margin of the sheet, immediately above the first stamp. To the left, on the margin, appear the initials C. S. This is another variety easily obtainable by almost every collector. Of course the stamp must have the entire margin of the sheet, or, still better, keep the entire strip of the top row of ten stamps.

This interesting variety was first seen by a gentleman who is not a collector, but, having unusually sharp eyes, called the attention of a veteran collector to the same.

Speaking of plate-numbers, which are the fashion at present, reminds me that the finest collection of these ever made up was exhibited to the members of the New York Philatelic Society at its last meeting. At the same meeting another member exhibited his West-Indian, and still another his Australasian. Each collection was simply superb. Thousands of dollars were spent in making up the West-Indian and the Australasian collections to where a hundred had been spent on the plate-number collection, and yet each collector had something the others had not, and every one present was greatly pleased by an inspection of all three.

FRED. L. HAWTHORNE, Kingston, Jamaica, wants to exchange stamps,
seeds, etc., with collectors in the U.S.

A. M. J.--Similar questions to yours as to values of coins have
been answered several times. When a coin is so worn that the date
cannot be read it is usually worthless.

J. HALL.--A pair of 20-cent St. Louis stamps was sold for $5000 to
a collector in the East about a month ago.

F. H. CHURCH, Boonville, N. Y., wishes to exchange stamps, birds'
eggs, etc.

F. KELLER.--The 30-cent Ceylon is worth 12c., the 25-cent Straits
Settlements 15c., the 1-cent Shanghai 5c.

S. THOMPSON.--The Department has discontinued all U. S. envelopes
except the 1, 2, 4, and 5c.

J. W. STEVENS.--The 1859 cent does not command any premium.

W. F. SCOTT.--I have sent you a copy of the statutes of the
Philatelic Society, New York, the leading society in this country.
Monaco issues a regular series of stamps.

W. COMFORT.--We do not buy coins. The 1798 cent is catalogued at
20c. The other cent is worth 5c.

J. F. RODGERS.--The 15-cent Columbian, unused, is sold by dealers
at 20c. Used is worth 5c.

PHILATUS.

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BOBBY'S COMPOSITION.

THE CAT.

The cat is a small animal with four legs and a long tail. The cat is covered with cat fur. In the night cats love to roost on the back fence. They roost lengthways of it, instead of cross ways like a bird or a hen.

When the cat wants to say anything it utters a yowl. No other animal yowls, except a baby, and its yowl is different. Mostly cats make their remarks in the night. The baby is not different from the cat in this respect.

Cats have nine lives, but after a cat has lost one of them she isn't good for much except a cat-skin. If I was a cat I wouldn't be afraid of dogs.

Cats' eyes shine in the dark. Once I was up in our garret, and saw a cat's eyes shining. I came down and went to talking to Ma about things. She said she thought I went up into the garret to stay awhile. I said, "No, I staid as long as I intended to."

The cat has an Ann Tipathy for rats. Cats eat rats. Tastes differ. The Chinese make porcelain cats with yellow glass eyes, and put a candle inside. When the rats see it they go away on the dead run. Of course there is no danger. I forget what I went up into the garret for that time.