Chapter XXX: Blown From the Rim of a Crater (2)

Andover and Worcester held their second dual games a week ago Saturday, at Andover, and Worcester for the second time defeated her old rival. It is true that the Andover team was slightly crippled by the loss of Senn and Peck, who were "ineligible" for faculty reasons, and of Gaskell, who was laid up. Nevertheless, it is doubtful if the presence of these men would have been of great assistance, for Andover was strong as it was in their events.

ANDOVER-WORCESTER DUAL GAMES, ANDOVER, MAY 23, 1896.

Event. Winner. Performance.
100-yard dash Jones, A. 10-3/5 sec.
220-yard dash Jones, A. 23-1/5 "
Quarter-mile run Robinson, W. 52-2/5 "
Half-mile run Richardson, A. 2 m. 10-1/5 "
Mile run Palmer, A. 5 " 1 "
Mile walk Lockwood, W. 8 " 7 "
Two-mile bicycle Stone, A. 5 " 33-2/5 "
120-yard hurdles Edmands, W. 17-3/5 "
220-yard hurdles Hersey, W. 28-3/5 "
Throwing 12-lb. hammer Edmands, W. 115 ft.
Putting 16-lb. shot Edmands, W. 86 " 8 in.
Running high jump Johnson, W. 5 " 7-1/4 "
Running broad jump Hersey, W. 21 " 1-1/2 "
Pole vault Johnson, W. 10 "

Event. Second. Third.
100-yard dash Robinson, W. Clark, W.
220-yard dash Gould, W. Clark, W.
Quarter-mile run Johnson, W. Newcombe, A.
Half-mile run Bennett, W. Hartwell, W.
Mile run McPherson, W. Poynter, A.
Mile walk Crouse, A. Wright, A.
Two-mile bicycle Manning, A. Whitney, W.
120-yard hurdles Cady, A. Shirk, W.
220-yard hurdles Lindenburg, A. Cady, A.
Throwing 12-lb. hammer Dunston, A. Campbell, W.
Putting 16-lb. shot Campbell, W. Hersey, W.
Running high jump Perry, A. Long, A.
Running broad jump Therrein, W. Williams, A.
Pole vault Perry, A. Kendall, W.

Points.
Event. A. W.
100-yard dash 5 3
220-yard dash 5 3
Quarter-mile run 1 7
Half-mile run 5 3
Mile run 6 2
Mile walk 3 5
Two-mile bicycle 7 1
120-yard hurdles 2 6
220-yard hurdles 3 5
Throwing 12-lb. hammer 2 6
Putting 16-lb. shot 0 8
Running high jump 3 5
Running broad jump 1 7
Pole vault 2 6
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Total 45 67

The star athletes of the day were the Worcester men Edmands and Bascom Johnson. Edmands took first place in three events, the shot, the hammer, and the high hurdles--which, by-the-way, is exactly what Holt of Andover did in these same games last year. Johnson was not far behind Edmands in the number of points he scored. He took first in the high jump and the pole vault, and second in the quarter-mile run. Robinson, of whom Worcester expected so much, disappointed his schoolmates in not winning the 100. A little later, however, he redeemed himself by taking the quarter in the easiest kind of way in very good time.

In the low hurdles and broad jump Worcester produced a dark horse in Hersey. He is a promising young athlete, and ought to take some points at the New England Interscholastics on Friday. The mile walk was easy for Lockwood, who secured a big lead early in the race, and beat out his Andover opponents by fully a quarter of a lap. Jones, the new Andover sprinter, won both dashes with ease. He is a large powerful runner, and moves along the path in fine form. He has three years more in school, and will undoubtedly make a fine record for himself before he graduates.

On account of Gaskell's being unable to run in the half, Richardson, who took second in the mile last year, was put in there to represent Andover. He ran a good race and won. McPherson of Worcester was picked for first man in the mile, but Palmer of Andover outran him. He showed good head-work all the way around, and beat his pace-maker with a strong dash at the finish.

It is interesting to note that, excepting in the distance runs and the walk, the conditions this year in respect to winners of events were exactly reversed from that of last season, the case of Holt and Edmands being the most striking. Andover is strong in the sprints this year, but weak in field events, whereas Worcester, whose representatives made such a poor showing on the field last year, captured every turf event on this occasion.

The Connecticut interscholastics will be held next Saturday at New Haven on the Yale field instead of at Hartford as last year. There are three new members of the League--Black Hall, University School of Bridgeport, and Hopkins Grammar of New Haven--and their entries will materially affect the result.

With so much new material it is impossible to guess who will win the dashes, none of last year's point winners being in school. With the high hurdles it is the same, now that Cady has gone to Andover, but the low hurdles ought to go to Hotchkiss with Cheney. Foster of Bridgeport H.-S. and Luce of Hartford H.-S. will have a close race in the quarter. In the half Bassett of New Britain ought to win in time pretty close to 2.05.

The mile will bring out a great many new men, and at the present writing there is no one of great enough promise to claim it in advance. Tichbourne of Hillhouse ought to take the walk. Lyman of Hotchkiss and Strong of Hartford will have a hard fight for first place in the bicycle event. Sturtevant of Hartford should take the high jump, with Goodwin of Hotchkiss second. The broad jump is claimed by a dark horse from the University School, of Bridgeport. In the pole vault Paulding of Black Hall will have to do his best to defeat Sturtevant. The latter defeated Paulding at the Yale games of May 2 with a leap of 10 ft. 4-3/4 in., but Paulding can go higher than that.

Ingalls of Hartford High seems to have a pretty sure thing of it in the hammer and shot. At the Hartford H.-S. games a week ago Saturday he threw the 16-pound hammer 113 ft. 6-1/2 in., and put the same weight shot 36 ft. 1 in. At these games Luce took the 100-yard in .10-2/5. If he can repeat this performance Saturday he ought to take that event.

Winner of the Princeton Interscholastic Tennis Tournament.]

The Princeton Interscholastic Tennis Tournament was won again this year by Lawrenceville. The victor was C. W. Beggs, Jun., who won the Chicago Interscholastic Tennis Tournament last year. He has been doing a good deal of track-athletic work this spring, and it had hardly been hoped by Lawrenceville that he could pull out first honors in tennis; nevertheless, he went in strongly at Princeton a week ago Saturday, and earned the privilege of representing that association at Newport in August. The runner-up, H. Little, as well as the winners of third and fourth places, H. Richards, Jun., and J. P. Kellogg, are Lawrenceville men.

Although forty or fifty schools had been invited to the Princeton tournament, not more than six were represented on the courts. Next year, however, it is probable that there will be a much larger representation. In the preliminary round McMillan of the Princeton Preparatory School defaulted to Richards, Lawrenceville, who defeated King, New York Military Academy, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round. Kellogg, Lawrenceville, beat Musselman, N.Y.M.A., 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Beggs beat Cook, Hackettstown Institute, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; and Little, Lawrenceville, beat Trump, Kiskiminetas School, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, making a clean sweep for Lawrenceville in the first round.

In the semi-finals Beggs beat Richards, 6-4, 6-0; and Little beat Kellogg, 8-6, 6-3. In the finals Beggs won from Little, 7-5, 6-1, the third set being defaulted. Outside of the Lawrenceville players, Cook of Hackettstown Institute was decidedly the best man, and shows considerable promise. Beggs won handily over the other Lawrenceville men, and is probably the best tennis-player Lawrenceville has ever had. The fact that there are thirty tennis-courts on the school grounds, and that there exists a regulation for compulsory play, brings out every year some very fair material, and serves also to develop good men like this year's champion, who may come to Lawrenceville from other schools.

Won by Lawrenceville.]

The silver cup, of which a picture is given herewith, is now the property of Lawrenceville School, having been won for three successive years--in 1893, by J. H. Smith; in 1894, by S. G. Thomson, now one of Princeton's best tennis men; and in 1895, by M. G. Beaman, now at Harvard. This cup was offered by the Princeton Lawn-Tennis Association. The cup now being competed for has been offered by Mr. T. E. McVitty, of Bryn-Mawr, a graduate of Lawrenceville. The conditions under which it is offered for competition are the same as those of the previous cup, but this trophy is far handsomer than the first.

The Inter-Academic League's Tennis Tournament was held in Philadelphia, on the Belmont Cricket Club grounds. J. K. Willing, of De Lancey, was the winner, defeating S. H. McVitty, also of De Lancey, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3, in the finals. Willing will probably go to Newport in August to represent the Inter-Academic League. This will be the first time that the Philadelphia schools have sent a representative to the national tournament.

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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 many 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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Continuing our trips in Connecticut, it seems wise to give the run up through the middle of Connecticut from New Haven, through Hartford, to Springfield. Leaving the City Hall at New Haven, run out by Elm Street four blocks, and then turn right to Dixwell Avenue, which should be kept to until Cheshire is reached. The road is in excellent condition, is very easily kept to, and there are few hills until just after leaving Cheshire. On leaving Cheshire keep to the right, and follow the main road to South Meriden, turning there sharp to the right, and when within about a mile and a half of Meriden--that is, on the outskirts of the city--turn sharp to the left, and run through the centre of Meriden itself. Passing out on the northeast of Meriden, take North Colony Street until the Cedar Hill Cemetery is reached, having passed through Berlin, Newington, and to the eastward of Newington Junction.

The road from Meriden up to Cedar Hill Cemetery is almost unmistakable, except that on passing through Berlin the rider should keep to the right instead of running into the centre of the town, and thus take the direct route to Cedar Hill Cemetery. This road is in admirable condition, and is not very hilly, except at Cedar Hill itself. On passing the cemetery keep to the left, rather than running straight in, and follow the macadam, then turn right and run direct into the City of Hartford. It is possible, however, to keep to the left just before entering Berlin, and run into the centre of the town at the railroad station, continuing from there direct to New Britain, then following the road given two weeks ago from New Britain to Hartford, that is, from New Britain to Elmwood and thence to Hartford itself.

This route from New Haven to Hartford is one stage on another tour from New York to Boston. We have already given, some months ago, the route from New York, through New Haven, New London, and Providence, to Boston. This route extends from New York to New Haven, then to Springfield through Hartford, from Springfield to Worcester, and from Worcester to Boston. The route, however, is not nearly so good as far as road-bed is concerned, is more hilly, and the average wheelman is advised to take a train from Springfield to Worcester. Our object in giving this journey across Connecticut is not so much to lay out that particular route to Boston as to give directions for the best methods of crossing the State and leading up into the Berkshire Hills, where some of the most picturesque riding in the northeastern part of the United States is to be found.

NOTE.--Map of New York city asphalted streets in No. 809. Map of
route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford,
Connecticut in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New
Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814.
Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816.
Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson in No.
818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819. Tottenville to Trenton in No.
820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822.
Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West
Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City--First stage in
No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland--First
Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to
Boston--Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth
Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833.
Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to
Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to
New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839.
Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to
Nantasket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843.
Philadelphia to Washington--First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in
No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846, Fourth Stage in No. 847; Fifth
Stage in No. 848. City of Washington in No. 849. City of Albany in
No. 854; Albany to Fonda in No. 855; Fonda to Utica in No. 856;
Utica to Syracuse in No. 857; Syracuse to Lyons in No. 858; Lyons
to Rochester in No. 859; Rochester to Batavia in No. 860; Batavia
to Buffalo in No. 861; Poughkeepsie to Newtown in No. 864; Newtown
to Hartford in No. 865.

This Department is conducted in the interest of Girls and Young
Women, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the
subject so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor.

A girl who writes from a remote part of North Carolina inquires whether I approve of the bicycle for girls. It appears that where she resides there are still people who look rather doubtfully on the wheel as not adapted to feminine use, and who think girls should avoid it. These good people belong to a class with whom I was very familiar in my own youth. Then great stress was laid on being "ladylike," and the worst thing which could be said of a girl was that she was a hoyden or a tomboy. Our point of view has changed so much that we in the great cities, where public opinion is formed, and where all opinions are heard and sifted one by one, are surprised when we hear a condemnation of the bicycle. Doctors unite in praising it, and girls in ordinary health cannot do better than ride as their brothers do. Of course a beginner must be prudent, not take too many risks, and avoid going for long distances alone. A party of girls accompanied by an expert rider or a teacher may start out and enjoy a lovely day's journey, or, if all is arranged beforehand, set forth for a trip of some days or weeks, under proper escort and chaperonage. But a novice must not go far from home, or risk rough roads.

As for myself, I do approve of the bicycle for girls. My questioner's inquiry is whether a girl loses caste by riding a wheel. Emphatically no. It is as proper to ride a wheel as to ride a pony or to walk. But a girl must ride with grace and fearless courage. She must have the right kind of saddle, must have her handle-bars at the right height, and be dressed so that her skirts will not entangle or entrap her. There is no pleasure which surpasses that of swift motion, when one is young and strong and the blood courses buoyantly through the veins, whether the motion come from skating, running, riding, or going forward in any sort of progress which requires exercise. The old Greeks understood this, and one of their favorite goddesses was always flying along. Look her up in your mythology, and you will find which one I mean. Her name is very short, and a popular American author wrote a beautiful story about her, which I am sure you all have read.

This query of Annabel W. L. about corsets for growing girls needs a very definite answer. No girl should wear a corset while her figure is developing. A girl confined in an inelastic cage composed of steel and bone and buckram can never move as freely and carry herself as gracefully as one whose loose and comfortable style of dress affords free play to every part of her body. Skirts should be light, and dress throughout arranged with a view to deep breathing and the pleasure of unrestricted movement. Fancy a girl's learning to row or working in the gymnasium in tightly fitting corsets! A small waist is not beautiful or desirable. Health is beauty, and a look of strength and vigor the thing our girls should crave.

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Swiss Funerals.

This is a solemn subject to write about, but the funerals in
Switzerland, at least in the part of Switzerland I know, are so
strange that I think it may interest the Table to hear about them.
In the first place, when a person dies a notice is put in the
paper, always with a deep black margin around it. Here is one I
translated from a German paper.

DEATH NOTICE.

To sympathetic relations, friends, and acquaintances, we here
announce the sad news that our much-beloved husband, grandfather,
father, brother, brother-in-law, and uncle,

MR. FRIEDRICH KARL MULLER,

Surgeon,

departed this life in his sixtieth year, after much suffering, and
blessed with the comfort of our holy religion.

For quiet sympathy beg,

St. Gall, the 25th of December, 1895,

The deeply mourning wife,

MARIA MULLER, née FUCHS,

Fanny, her daughter,

in the name of all the relations.

The mourning urn will be exhibited from

1.30 till 4 o'clock P.M.

You will perhaps wonder what a mourning urn is. In front of the
house where the person died there is placed a little black table,
covered with a black cloth, on which stands a large black jar. Into
this the friends and acquaintances of the family drop little
black-margined visiting-cards, sometimes with a few words of
sympathy on them. The urn is put out on the table on the day of the
funeral.

No one except gentlemen ever go to the church-yard, and they
generally follow the hearse on foot, though sometimes carriages are
used. The horses that draw the hearse have long black cloaks on,
with places cut out for them to see through. One custom I like is
that whenever a gentleman sees a funeral passing him, he takes off
his hat until it has gone by, whether he knew the dead person or
not.

The graveyards over here are very different from the American ones.
None have separate lots belonging to their family, but persons are
buried according to the year in which they died. For instance, I
once had a French governess who walked with me to the cemetery one
day. She happened to remember that her grandfather died in 1879,
and found his grave immediately, but we had the greatest hunt for
the place where her grandmother was buried, as the date of her
death had escaped mademoiselle's memory. I have forgotten the exact
date myself, but I remember that we at last discovered her grave in
quite another part of the cemetery, as she died while young, and
was buried in the rows for 1867 or 1868. I must confess I think
this custom very disagreeable, and like our American way much
better.

MARIAN GREENE, R.T.F.

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For the Natural History Club.

There have been living in an old willow-tree in our yard this
winter six very dark colored birds, the size of a robin, with long
slender bills. They have a whistle call very much like the
mockingbird, and have only shown themselves on very warm days early
in the morning. They evidently get their food from a neighboring
chicken-pen. We have been here fifteen years and have never seen
these little guests before. I should like some one interested in
ornithology to see them and tell me how they happened here.

L. E. B.
YONKERS, N. Y.

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Going Back to Old Greece.

We wish to tell you of our Chapter of Minerva's Owlets, organized
this winter for the purpose of gaining an idea of Greek and Latin
mythology, "and," as our constitution says, "for having a good time
withal." We each bear the name of an Olympic deity, and during our
meetings call each other by those names.

After the regular business meeting at which, of course, Jupiter
presides, a god and goddess each gives an autobiographical sketch
of their wanderings among mankind, and then necter and ambrosia are
served, usually by mortal hands. The meetings are not always held
upon Mt. Olympus, but often at the different haunts of ye deities.
Already have we met in the palace of Jupiter, in Venus's arbor,
with Neptune in his submarine grotto, in Diana's temple, and in the
grove of Athena.

Ye gods and goddesses have interested themselves so much in the
affairs of mortals that they are now expending their godly
abilities in behalf of the Good Will Farm. They hope to be able to
soon send to it the greetings of

YE CHAPTER OF MINERVA'S OWLETS.
MINNEAPOLIS.

Any questions 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.

HINTS FOR THE DARK ROOM.

All bottles containing chemicals should be plainly labelled, not only to prevent mistakes in mixing solutions, but also to avoid accidents from careless handling. Chemicals which are poisonous should have some distinctive mark on the bottle. One of the best, and one which is easily distinguished in the dark-room, is a strip of white paper, two inches or more in width, pasted entirely round the bottle.

A good strong paste which keeps well, and sticks so fast that the label is not easily detached from the bottle, is made as follows:

Gum-arabic 2 oz.
Gum-tragacanth (powdered) 2 "
Acetic acid 1-1/2 drs.
Glycerine 2 oz.
Water 4 "

Heat the water and dissolve the gum-arabic and the gum-tragacanth, then add the glycerine and acid. Stir till thoroughly mixed, and put in a wide-mouthed bottle. This is a very good paste for sticking labels, etc., but is not good for mounting photographs. A good black ink for marking labels is made from--

Lamp-black 12 grs.
Indigo 4 "
Copal (powdered) 2 drs.
Oil of lavender 2 oz.

Heat the oil and dissolve the gum-copal in it, then stir in the lamp-black and indigo. This ink will not corrode, and it will not fade.

To prevent chemicals running down the side of the bottle when pouring, coat the rim of the bottle with paraffin wax by dipping the mouth of the bottle in the melted wax.

All trays must be washed after using. The decomposition of chemicals in an unwashed tray will often spoil fresh solutions if put into the tray. Never leave solutions standing in trays; when through using turn the solution into a glass bottle. When not in use trays should be turned upside down on a shelf or table.

Developing solutions should be filtered between each using. Bits of film often come off the plate, and if left in the developer will settle on the plate and cause a spot on the negative. The better way is to filter a solution after using and before returning it to the bottle.

To ensure perfectly clear negatives always use clean hypo. Hypo which has been used several times becomes a dark muddy color, and is apt to stain the negative. Hypo is so cheap that one can afford to use fresh, and run no risk of spoiling negatives.

In placing plates in the holders, instead of using a brush for dusting, take a piece of surgeon's cotton, roll it into a soft ball, and rub lightly over the plate. This will remove the specks of dust, and will not scratch the plate.

It often happens when travelling that a dark room is not always to be found in which to change plates in the holders. The provident amateur carries a candle with him, and when no dark room is convenient he lights the candle, sets it _under_ a table, and changes the plates _on_ the table. This can be done with perfect safety if care is taken that no reflected light strikes the plates. The plates being in the shadow, and the light from the candle being rather dim, the plates are not injured any more than by a red light.

Letters are often received asking what one must do in order to
become a member of the Camera Club. All that is necessary in order
to become a member is to send name and address to the editor and
state your desire.

GEORGE H. BAYNES, JUN., St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and
HOWARD PRESTON BARTRAM, No. 67 Washington Street, Newark, N. J.,
both wish to be enrolled as members of the Camera Club. Sir Howard
asks what is the object of the club. Its object is to raise the
standard of amateur photography among young people, and by helpful
suggestions aid its members in perfecting themselves in the art of
making pictures with the camera. It also keeps its members informed
in regard to the best methods and new discoveries in the mechanical
part of photography, and each year offers valuable prizes for the
best pictures submitted by members of the club, in order to
stimulate them to excel in photography.

SIR KNIGHT E. D. BALL, Spartansburg, S. C., wishes to correspond
with some amateur photographer living in the tropics, as he would
like to make exchanges of photographic views.

SIR KNIGHT CHARLES E. BOTSFORD, Newark, N. J., asks for a
blue-print solution which will keep, how to make sensitive plates,
and how to make paper like solio, aristo, etc. He also encloses two
blue prints made from a formula given in the ROUND TABLE, and asks
why one is not good. Blue-print sensitizing solution will keep for
a long time if not mixed. Keep the two solutions separate till
wanted for use, and wrap the bottles in non-actinic paper, or keep
them in a dark-room. Directions for making sensitive plates would
occupy too much space to allow giving them in "Answers to Queries."
Both sensitive plates and solio and aristo papers are so cheap, and
are so much better made than an amateur can make them, that it is
better to buy them ready prepared. The trouble with the print from
the negative is that it was not printed long enough, and faded in
the washing. Print till the shadows are deeply bronzed. The paper
sent seems to be very evenly sensitized and of a good color. Also
asks for the address of George McCarthy.

SIR KNIGHT SPRAGUE CARLETON asks what is the reason of the
transparencies which he makes having no detail. He says he prints
one second, and develops according to directions, using Eastman's
plates and formula. The proper way to print transparencies is to
print by the dark-room lantern. Place the plate in the holder, then
open the door of the lantern, and holding the printing-frame twelve
or fifteen inches from the light, print for at least five seconds,
moving the frame a little all the time, so that the picture may
print evenly. Some negatives will require a longer time than
others, just the same as if printing on paper. If the dark-room
lantern is not suitable, use a No. 2 kerosene burner turned about
half-way down, and expose the plate from three to ten seconds,
according to the density of the plate.

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.

All U. S. stamps are first engraved on a soft steel die, which is afterwards hardened; several impressions of the die are then made on a roller of soft steel, which is subsequently hardened. Impressions from the roller are then made upon the soft steel plates used in printing. The following are some of the ways in which minor varieties of the design are caused: By the shifting of the roller during the making of the plate, causing the top and bottom parts of the stamp to be doubled; by missing the guide-lines, causing them to appear in the stamp; by retouching the die roller or plate--each plate is retouched, but some of the dies and rollers are not; by a brittle roller--small pieces break off and become embedded in the plate, causing white blotches to appear in the design; by re-entering--that is, impressing the roller twice on the same stamp in the plate; also by the wearing of the plate.

A unique medal is said to be preserved in the Paris mint. It is a very large gold piece bearing on the obverse the Emperor Napoleon's portrait, and the reverse Hercules strangling the giant Antæus. The inscription is _Descente en Angleterre_ (Invasion of England), and _Frappé à Londres_ (Struck in London). The die was broken after the collapse of Napoleon's plan, and only the proof copy preserved.

The movement among the younger philatelists to collect late issues only is growing everywhere. The low prices at which the bulk of the stamps issued during the last ten years can be had is a great argument in its favor. In 1890 the first postage-stamp ever issued was fifty years old. One collector in England began with the stamps current January 1, 1890, and now has a collection in ten albums of seventy pages each. The "Seebecks" appear, but they cost so little, are so handsome in themselves, and as the issues have undoubtedly done postal duty, many collectors will not be frightened off even by the S. S. S. S. I wonder whether the Seebecks, fifty years after their issue, will not be as scarce and as much sought after as early English, French, etc.?

W. H. BANGS.--The quarter-dollar is worth face only; the 3c.
Playing Card green is worth $4 perforated, $15 unperforated.

J. HUNG.--The collection of entire U. S. envelopes means the
spending of a large amount of money and the exercise of patience,
as the rare envelopes only turn up occasionally. Many collectors of
entire envelopes do not try to collect all sizes, but take one of
each die on each paper. Other collectors prefer to take their U.S.
envelopes "cut square"--that is, the die only, leaving a large
square margin. This is the usual method, and U. S. envelopes are
likely to increase in value every year.

J. RIVO.--See answer to T. L. Watkins, No. 864. Ribbed paper is
ordinary paper (wove or laid), run between rollers having fine
lines cut in them longitudinally. Many ordinary stamps present the
appearance of ribbing in consequence of their having been pasted on
ribbed paper envelopes or wrappers. Personally I do not believe in
the so-called ribbed paper U. S. stamps.

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Compiled by the Editor of "Interscholastic Sport" in HARPER'S ROUND
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Each chapter of this book treats of a different event of track and field athletics, and is illustrated by instantaneous photographs of the leading athletes of America. These pictures show the detail of the work for each event, and the text gives instruction and advice which will prove most valuable not only to athletes who cannot avail themselves of the services of a trainer, but to more experienced performers as well. In an appendix are given the A. A. U. rules and tables of amateur, inter-collegiate, and interscholastic records.

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A boy's story, full of movement, and full of surprises.... The picture of the old "Sugar House" prison in New York and of the secret societies of patriots are drawn with entertaining pen, and the book will instruct as well as interest the average boy who reads it.--_Boston Journal._

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ON A RAINY DAY.

"Mamma," said little Herbert, the other day, "what good are my rubber boots, anyhow?"

"Why, to keep your feet dry when you go out in the rain."

"If that is so, mamma," said little Herbert, triumphantly, "may I go out now and play in the rain?"

"No; I am afraid you will catch croup."

"What, mamma dear, with my rubber boots on?"

"Yes, Herbert, with your boots on."

"Then I can't see what good the rubber-boots are," protested Herbert.

"They're to wear that you may keep on the safe side. On the safe side of your health."

"Mamma," asked Herbert, "I don't want to appear rude or impertinent, but has my health really a safe side?"

"It has."

"Which side is it, mamma, the inside or the outside?"

Here Herbert's mother, entirely out of patience, looked into the fire.

"Mamma," said Herbert, presently, "you keep me in the house when I'm naughty, don't you?"

"Yes."

"And when I'm good you don't let me go out. Now what's the use in being good?"

"Sometimes you get a piece of cake for it."

"I forgot all about that, mamma. Now I'm going to be good all the time; then, I suppose, I can live on cake."

"That would make you sick."

"Then it would be as bad as playing in the rain. No, it wouldn't, either; it would be a great deal better. Can I have a piece of cake now, mamma?"

"Yes, if you'll keep still."

He agreed, and when he got the piece of cake he became so absorbed in it while absorbing it that he could not only not ask questions, but actually couldn't answer any.

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JUST THE SAME.

TOMMY. "Baby Indians must be just like baby geese, mamma."

MAMMA. "Why so?"

TOMMY. "Why, because the down on their heads all turns into feathers when they grow up."

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IMPORTANT ANATOMICAL INFORMATION.

The _Junior League_ is a paper "published semi-occasionally, or whenever it is convenient, by children, for children, in aid of children." In the May issue are printed a number of articles that took prizes in a recent story competition, and from among these we copy the following essay on "Bones," which took the prize in Class V.:

"Bones is the framework of the body. If I had no bones in me I should not have so much shape as I have now. If I had no bones in me I should not have so much motion, and teacher would be pleased, but I like to have motion. Bones give me motion, because they are sometimes hard for motion to cling to. If I had no bones, my brains, lungs, heart, and larger blood-vessels would be lying around in me and might get hurt, but now my bones get hurt, but not much unless it is a hard hit.

"If my bones were burned, I should be brittle, because it would take the animal out of me. If I was soaked in acid, I should be limber. Teacher showed me a bone that had been soaked; I could bend it easily. I should rather be soaked than burned. Some of my bones don't grow close to my others snug, like the branches to the trunk of a tree, and I am glad they don't, for if they did, I could not play leap-frog and other good games that I know. The reason why they don't grow that way is because they have joints. Joints is good things to have in bones. They are two kinds. The ball and socket joint like my shoulders is the best. Teacher showed it to me only it was the thigh of a cow. One end was round and smooth and whitish. That is the ball end. The other end was hollowed in deep. That is the socket and it oils itself. It is the only machine that oils itself. It never creaks like the school door. There is another joint that doesn't seem much like a joint. That is the skull. It don't have no motion. All my bones put together make a skeleton. If I leave out any or put any in the wrong place it ain't no skeleton. Some animals have their skeletons on the outside. I am glad I ain't them animals for my skeleton like it is on the chart wouldn't look well on my outside."

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INCONSISTENT.

"I saw a funny thing to-day,"
Said little Arabella;
"A man was walking in the rain
Beneath a sun-umbrella."

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A DOG-DAY QUERY.

"Mamma," said little Jimmy the other day, "if a dog's bark is worse than his bite, why don't they choke him off with a collar instead of putting a muzzle on him?"

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THE ROUND YEAR.

MAMMA. "Can you tell me how many seasons there are, Herbert?"

HERBERT. "Yes, mamma, there are four--kite, skating, baseball, and football."

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, June 2, 1896, by Various