Chapter IV: Part 4

[3]2d. 1840 $40
1d. huge crown water-mark, perforated, 16 40
2d. huge crown water-mark, perforated, 125
1d. red, plate 132 10
1/2d. red, plate 9 10
[3]1s. octagonal, 1847 40
[3]10d. octagonal, 1847 25
[3]6d. octagonal, 1847 30
2-1/2d. plate 3, orb water-mark 20
3d. plate 4, spray water-mark 25
4d. plate 10 15
6d. plate 6, four flowers water-mark 20
10d. red-brown 5
2s. blue 40
5s. plates 1 or 2, Maltese cross water-mark 15
5s. plate 4, anchor water-mark 75
10s. Maltese cross water-mark 125
10s. anchor water-mark 175
£1 brown, anchor water-mark 150
£1 brown, Maltese cross water-mark 300

[3] Practically unobtainable.

H. L. WATSON.--Stamps surcharged "specimen" are exactly what they
purport to be, genuine stamps whose postal value has been destroyed
by the government's action in printing the word "specimen" on face.
As a rule such stamps are worth about the same as the same stamp
cancelled, but in the case of U.S. stamps they are frequently worth
as much as unused stamps.

STURGIS BODINE.--The wrapper is common, and is worth 5c.

J. C. L.--In hinging unused stamps with original gum be careful to
cover up as little of the stamp as possible. Many advanced
collectors will not "collect gum." They carefully scrape off all
the gum.

DIANA VANDELEUR.--I regret to say I know nothing about the value of
old newspapers. They are very interesting independent of any money
value, and therefore worth keeping.

J. WALL.--No U.S. stamps were ever so surcharged. The 3c. and 10c.,
1851, which you have, surcharged "3" and "10" respectively, are
simply stamps cancelled by a hand-stamp, "Paid 5" or "Paid 10," in
such a way that the figure came on the stamp. Previous to 1851
letters could be sent either prepaid or not. Paid letters were so
marked. The others were delivered to the addressee on payment of
the postage.

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TRACK ATHLETICS IN DETAIL

Compiled by the Editor of "Interscholastic Sport" in HARPER'S ROUND TABLE. Illustrated from Instantaneous Photographs. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25. In "HARPER'S ROUND TABLE LIBRARY."

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* * * * *

BY HOWARD PYLE

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LONG-DISTANCE SHOTS.

Whenever the possibility of war with a foreign power is discussed, the subject of the range of heavy ordnance comes up, and the question is asked as to how close a fleet need come to our coasts in order to bombard our cities. It is therefore of interest to know just what the facts of the case are, and to set down in a few words the greatest achievements recorded for modern artillery. The longest distance a shot has ever been fired was from the 130-ton Krupp steel gun "Monster." This projectile weighed 1890 pounds, and traversed a distance of 15 miles and a few feet. The charge was 960 pounds of powder. Few cannon of the size of the "Monster," however, have been manufactured. It was found by experiment that such big guns are too expensive luxuries, as they can only be fired from 75 to 100 times, and then become useless. The Armstrongs, English gun-makers, build a 90-ton cannon that can fire a solid projectile about 12 miles. A city or fort into which one of these cannon-balls might be dropped would not even hear the sound of the discharge of the cannon that sent it. No guns that would be used in modern warfare can carry much farther than this, and even to achieve this range the pieces have to be elevated to an angle of 45 degrees. There are very few ships, too, even in the British navy, that could stand the shock of serving as carriages for such heavy ordnance, for the recoil after a few shots would almost shake the rivets out of a vessel's plates.

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Many people in society invite artists and musicians to their houses simply because they hope to have them entertain their other guests. A story is told of Signor Paganini, the violinist, who was asked to dine at the house of a person of this nature. When he entered the drawing-room the hostess looked somewhat disappointed, and exclaimed, after a short pause,

"Oh, Signor Paganini, you have not brought your violin with you!"

The virtuoso smiled, and shrugged his shoulders, and replied, "Ah, madame, I really regret very, very much, madame; but my violin never dines out."

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TOMMIE'S AMBITION.

"I tell you, my mamma's the best person alive," said Tommie. "And when I get to be a great big man--"

"Well, what will you do?" asked Uncle George.

"I'm going to be a _great big man_ like mamma!" said Tommie.

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THE BOY. "I SHOULD THINK IT WOULD BE. YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN OFF YOUR WOOLLENS YET."]

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, July 14, 1896, by Various