Chapter VIII: An Unlucky Smash (2)

SIR KNIGHT JAMES G. ZIMMERMAN sends a photograph of a flash of
lightning, and wishes to know if the picture is printed right, if
there is any use for such a photograph, and if it is necessary to
have it copyrighted before having it reproduced. The printing of
the picture is correct. Pictures of this kind are useful for
meteorological purposes. It was not till the introduction of
instantaneous photography that the shape of a flash was known.
Artists always drew pictures of a lightning's flash in zigzag lines
with sharp angles, whereas instantaneous photographs prove that the
electric fluid forms a curve and never an acute angle. The enclosed
picture is an excellent one, and shows several distinct loops in
the line of the electricity, something very unusual. It is not
necessary to have a picture copyrighted before having it
reproduced. The use of the copyright is to protect the owner of the
picture from others making use of it without his consent.

SIR KNIGHT ERNEST BRIGGS asks for a formula to use with
under-exposed plates. Sir Ernest will find formula in No. 839
(November 26).

SIR KNIGHT JAMES H. HARTLEY, 33 Temple Street, Paterson, N.J., says
that he would like to exchange prints with other members of the
club, and that he has some good views of Passaic Falls. Sir James
is informed that his first request, which he says he sent some time
ago, did not reach the editor.

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Many receipts are given in cook-books and newspapers for making biscuit, cake, muffins, crusts, etc., in the old-fashioned way with sour milk and soda, or cream of tartar and soda. In every such receipt much better results will be obtained by substituting the Royal Baking Powder for the sour milk or cream of tartar and soda. Exactly the same gas--carbonic--is produced, but with the Royal Baking Powder there is avoided all alkalinity or acidity in the food, one of which always results from the old-fashioned methods because of the impossibility of mixing the cream of tartar and the soda or sour milk in the proper proportions. Besides, the cream of tartar bought from the shops by the housekeeper is always impure, frequently containing alum, lime, and sulphuric acid, while the cream of tartar employed in the manufacture of the Royal Baking Powder is specially refined and chemically pure. With the use of the Royal, therefore, the food is rendered not only more perfect in appearance and taste, but more wholesome.--_Household Journal_.

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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
Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership
blanks and information so far as possible.

The maps which will be given for the next few weeks will have as their principal object the usual trip from Albany to Buffalo. At the same time they have been prepared in such a way, by giving the dotted routes, as to show all the roads in the vicinity of this general route which are in the best condition for bicyclists, so that, while we give only the details of the direct route, any one desiring to turn off at any point to reach some special town or city will be able to find for himself the most suitable route.

The bicyclist will therefore notice on the present map that the best route along the Hudson north of Albany, through Waterford, etc., is given; that it is possible to run out towards Schenectady, through Guilderland, and though the road becomes poorer beyond there, it is nevertheless in reasonable condition most of the way; that while the best route from Schenectady on towards Fonda and Utica runs on the southern bank of the river and crosses at Hoffman's Ferry to the north bank, there is nevertheless a moderately good road following the other side of the river and keeping along the canal and the railroad. In other words, while it is our purpose to describe a general route, there is also the secondary purpose of giving maps containing all good roads in the vicinity of these longer trips.

Leaving the Kenmore Hotel in Albany, proceed by the shortest way to Broadway, and on this till the Londonville Plank Road is reached; turning left into this, proceed through Londonville and Newtonville to Lathams. This is a little more than seven miles from the hotel, and at this point a shairp turn to the left should be made and the road followed to Watervliet Centre. From Watervliet, through Niskayuna, to Schenectady, is straight level road, none too well suited to the bicyclist, as it occasionally has somewhat difficult sandy spots, though the bulk of the road is, in good weather, firm clay and gravel. Schenectady is twenty miles from the Kenmore Hotel at Albany, and a stop can be made here, if desired, at the Barhydt Hotel, where, if you are a member of the L. A. W., you can procure somewhat less rates than the ordinary traveller. If you wish to reach Fonda in one day from Albany, it is well to refrain from stopping at Schenectady.

Leaving the city still on the south side of the river, follow along near the canal to Pattersonville, ten miles to the west. The road becomes somewhat more hilly, but it is in fair condition. At Pattersonville turn down to Hoffman's Ferry and cross to the north bank of the river; thence, turning to the left, follow the road running along by the New York Central Railroad tracks to Cranesville, and thence, over some hilly country, continue to Amsterdam, always keeping parallel with the railroad. This stretch between Hoffman's Ferry and Amsterdam is a somewhat poorer road, there being some sand and less clay and gravel than heretofore, and in some places some very considerable hills. Amsterdam is thirty-three miles from Albany, and here a stop may be made, the Hotel Warner being the best place for a wheelman to stop at. The run from Amsterdam through Tribes Hill, always in the vicinity of the river and the railroad, to Fonda is fifteen miles further. The road continues in parts somewhat sandy, and there are some hills, especially beyond Tribes Hill; but taken together, the run from Albany is not a bad one. If the wheelman is in no great hurry, a very interesting run may be made by leaving the route towards Buffalo at Fonda, and riding twenty-three miles out through Johnstown, Gloversville, Mayfield, Cranberry Creek, Gifford, to Sacandaga Park, which is a famous fishing place.

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.

How can I make my room pretty without spending money on it, I haven't much of that, writes one of my correspondents.

I have seen very ugly rooms on which people had spent heaps of money, and there are lovely ones which have cost their owners very little beyond good taste and the exercise of common-sense and care. In the first place, cleanliness in a room is in itself a great beauty. Make war on every bit of dust, every cobweb, every speck and stain. A perfectly clean room, although quite bare of ornament, is inviting, and when its owner puts in her little individual touches, her books on a hanging shelf, which her brother can make for her, or which she can buy for forty or fifty cents, her favorite engravings, cut from illustrated papers if she chooses and simply tacked on the wall, her pot of primroses on the window-sill, her toilet table draped with white net over pink silesia, her plain scrim curtains at the window tied back with bits of ribbon, the room will be dainty and pretty enough to please the most fastidious. If you have not much to do with, manage with what you have, is a good rule for girls to follow.

A carpet is by no means a necessity in any sleeping-room. In fact, many people prefer a stained or painted floor, with a rug which may be easily lifted and shaken. A small wooden rocking-chair, a table or stand for a candlestick, a two-leaved screen, which you can make yourself, and a little rack over your washstand for your towels, and then, with a nicely made bed, the room will be complete.

One's own room is so dear to every girl that I do not wonder she prizes it. One must have hours when it is a pleasure to be alone. One likes to be by herself at times, to think and read and plan. After a little space of solitude we go back to others rested and cheered. Where sisters share the same apartment, each should have her corner, divided from the other part of the room either by curtains or by screens, so that when they prefer to be alone they may be so. In some schools which I have known there are twenty-minute or half-hour intervals during the day, when every pupil is required to be by herself, and in home life girls who can should try to adopt a similar rule.

And cannot you contrive, girlies, to give your dear mothers the same chance to take a rest all by their precious selves every day.

When mamma goes to her chamber and shuts the door, you, I am sure, can take care that the little ones do not disturb her privacy; you can entertain the caller or dispose of the person who comes on a business errand. The mater will gain new life if her daughters secure for her this little daily space, and I am sure they will at least make the effort.

CHARLOTTE BLAND.--For an afghan large enough to cover a lounge you
will require three pounds of worsted, if you crochet it, as the
crochet-needle takes up a great deal of work; a knitted afghan will
take less wool, and I think two pounds will be sufficient

DORA T.--If your hands are rough and chapped use cold cream on them
at night, and sleep in a loose pair of gloves. An old pair of
brother Tom's will answer the purpose. You should be careful to
wash your hands in warm water only during cold weather, and to dry
them thoroughly before going out. Rose-water and glycerine in equal
parts makes a nice lotion for the hands. Rose-water diluted with
ordinary rain water is very soothing to the eyes.

ARLINE.--A white and gold room is very pretty on the sunless side
of the house, and it can be easily managed without much expense if
you have clever fingers and good taste.

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On the 2d of March, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, hardly more than a fortnight after his golden-wedding anniversary, Mr. Charles Carleton Coffin passed away. He died suddenly, and so escaped the pain and weariness of lingering illness. Some readers of the ROUND TABLE who were in the great throng of young people in the New York Building at the World's Fair, when we kept our first reunion in the beautiful White City, no doubt remember Mr. Coffin as one of the speakers on that happy occasion. With Kirk Munroe, Charles Dudley Warner, and others, Mr. Coffin was present then, and he said several things which made a deep impression on my mind as I looked over the sea of bright young faces gathered under our starry flag. He told the boys that they owed something to their country, that they must grow up prepared to be her lovers and defenders, to stand up for her through all things, and to be good true citizens, and Americans who cared for America wherever they might go.

What Mr. Coffin said that day with his voice so eloquently he had been saying in print for many years. He wrote nineteen books, all of them the gift of a fine mind and true heart, to the boys and girls of America. The names of these books are familiar to you, and the very titles are attractive, as, for example, _My Days and Nights on the Battle-field_, _Following the Flag_, _Winning his Way_, _The Boys of '76_, _Our New Way 'Round the World_, and similar stirring and suggestive names. Among Mr. Coffin's delightfully exciting volumes, I am very fond of _The Story of Liberty_, a book which carries us back to old England, and shows us the cradle of our American freedom in the mother-land. Mr. Coffin had the rare art of standing outside his story and letting it tell itself. He marshalled its incidents and events with historic accuracy, and so made his narrative always useful and acceptable as supplementary reading to the boy or girl who was studying a period at school, but he also allowed his people to speak and act in a natural way. His books unroll like the panorama at the show, and a very satisfactory panorama they are, ideally painted for the library of young America.

Personally Mr. Coffin was full of enthusiasm and enjoyment in his work, and he cared a great deal for his youthful audience. He did not under-rate their intelligence and write down to them. He took it for granted that our young people are intelligent and interested in both work and play, and his books paid them the compliment of dealing with serious themes, though always in a sprightly manner. All his books are so beautifully illustrated that they are really fine picture galleries, in which one sees how people dressed, how buildings and streets looked, and how houses were furnished in the times of which Mr. Coffin wrote.

A man who spent his life in such a beautiful way, writing books so worthy, and never writing a sentence one would wish omitted, bestowed a great gift on his period. His books will live and continue to give pleasure to hosts of young people, to whom Mr. Coffin will be a guide and friend in years to come, for the author of a good book never dies.

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Winter News from Jamaica.

It is our winter now in the shape of north winds and cold rains,
beginning in November and ending in March or April, and we
thoroughly detest them.

I would like to know something about Lord Byron. My great-uncle was
at school with him, and I would like to know about him, as I have
never read anything about him, or scarcely ever read anything of
his.

I have a dear little kitten now--a tortoise-shell. He is very
funny. Last night his mother, Trilby, was very uneasy till we let
her out. Then after we had shut the door my kitty became unhappy
too. So my father opened the door, and cat and kitten ran against
each other. Trilby had a nice fat rat. We suppose she must have
smelt it outside. Her child's name is Tony. He hates Tipsy, my
little dog, and poor Tipsy is so frightened of it, and always walks
away when she sees the dear fluffy pet. Would it bother dear Mrs.
Sangster if I wanted her autograph? I love HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, as
I am sure all members of the Order do.

I have eleven Seychells stamps, and two Sicilies, of which I am
very proud. The 1_d_. blue Jamaica, cut in half, is, I believe, not
in any catalogue, though it is perfectly genuine. I have a lovely
Lilium Speciosa open now. My aunt gave it to me. The other day we
caught a mongoose in a trap, but before my father could shoot it,
Tipsy and Bennie, her child, had killed it. Poor Tipsy in the
excitement of killing sent her own sharp tooth right through her
lip. It must have hurt her dreadfully. I have about 2500 stamps.
The other "Round-Tablers" have helped me a lot.

NELLIE STEPHENS.
RADNOR, HAGLEY GAP, JAMAICA, W. I.

Mrs. Sangster will send her autograph if you ask her.

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How Shingles are Made.

In making shingles on a large scale the logs are first cut into
blocks by what is termed the "band" saw. They are then taken to the
"knee-bolter," where the bark and sap are cut off, making the
blocks smooth on all sides. From the knee-bolter they are carried
to the "power-feed machine," where a piece is cut out at each
movement that is the exact thickness of the shingle. They then drop
into a "carrier," where they are transported to the "knot-sawyers,"
who cut out all knots and even up the edges. They are then packed
into bunches, whence they are taken to the "dry kiln" to dry. Only
the "red-cedar shingle" is manufactured in this (the southwestern)
part of the State. Every bunch has to be weighed when taken from
the dry kiln, after which it is loaded on cars and shipped to
different parts of the United States. The average mill employs from
twelve to twenty men.

RUEL M. NIMS.
COSMOPOLIS, WASH.

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Questions and Answers.

C. Arnold Kruckman, 1235 North Thirteenth Street, St. Louis, is a bright "Shut-in," and wants to join a literary club as a corresponding member, and to contribute to amateur papers. The N.A.P.A., dear Sir Arnold, is a national association of young persons who publish or contribute to amateur papers. It has a full set of officers, elected annually. Besides, there are, in close affiliation with the National Association, local or district associations, as the Pacific, the Maryland, the New England, etc., each having its own officers. Indeed, so many officers are there that one has to get pretty well into the "dom" in order to tell off-hand who is who, and where all belong. If you fail to hear from President Hancock of the National Association, write to Edgar R. Bauer, 3328 South Ninth Street, your city, to Fred W. Arnold, 3221 State Street, Chicago, or to Charles R. Burger, Colorado Springs, Col.

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H. Barker asks how to make a strong but cheap battery to operate an electric bell. It is better to buy than to make a battery, because cheaper. You can get from Bonnell & Co., New York, a good cell for seventy-five cents that will last a long time, and it is what is called a "dry" battery, hence it does not overflow. If you must make one, you will find the "dry" kind expensive, so make a gravity one. Take a glass candy jar and put into the bottom some old copper, any shape. To it attach covered wire, leading out of the jar. Suspend about the middle a piece of zinc, and fasten to it a second wire. Pour lukewarm water in until the zinc is well covered, and drop into it a dozen bits of blue vitriol (sulphate of copper). Let stand for two or three days, cleaning the zinc with a brush daily. Lester L. Riley, 929 East Fifth Street, Dayton, O., wants to send to publishers of amateur papers some stories, poems, etc. Who wants them? W. Randall Sperlock, 3108 Imogene Avenue, Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, O., is desirous of procuring a copy of HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, No. 640, dated February 2, 1892. Who can sell it to him?

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Edward D. Cassin: Tuition in the large colleges varies from $40 to $150 a year. Select your college and apply to the Dean for rates. Military academies are located at many points--Manlius, N. Y., Chester, Pa., Cornwall, N. Y., etc. See list of them in the advertising pages of HARPER'S MAGAZINE. Subjects embraced in the New York Regents' examination are some twenty in number. For full information, which would require this entire page to give you here, apply to Melvil Dewey, Secretary of the State Board of Regents, Albany. The price of the papers, with full explanations, is twenty-five cents. The principal of your school is likely to possess a copy.

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.

The new Cuban Republic, it is understood, has made arrangements with parties in New York city for the printing of bonds and postage-stamps. As yet no designs for stamps have been seen.

In the past few months I have had occasion to examine a large number of stamps, and several collections belonging to members of the "Round Table." I am sorry to say that a great many of the stamps show that they have not been handled with the care they should have had, especially in the matter of hinges, or "stickers." These are seemingly very insignificant things, and any dealer will supply hinges for 10c. per 1000, while for 15c. a very superior quality can be obtained. Home-made hinges frequently injure the stamps through chemicals in the gum or paste making a change in the color of the stamp. Of course the majority of stamps I have seen have been very common stamps, but every collector should take as great pains in the mounting of common stamps as of the most valuable specimens. I advise you to use the best hinges that can be obtained. Their cost is insignificant, and they will save you many damaged stamps.

I have sometimes been asked to recommend Philatelic publications. This has led me to investigate as to the number of Philatelic publications that have been issued up to date. I find that their number is at least 16,000, and probably 20,000 in all. Of these about one-half are in the English language, and most of these have been issued in America. Nearly one-third are in the German language. The balance is distributed among the French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, etc. Most Philatelic journals have ended their career before the end of the first volume, and very few survive a second year.

C. C. DUNNING, Wrightsville, Pa., wants to exchange rare coins.

J. F. HAMMOND, Harford, N.Y., wants to exchange stamps.

J. HALL.--Beware of counterfeit grilled stamps. They are apt to
deceive any one not an expert.

J. SCHMIDTBERGER.--Only 363 sets of the U. S. State Department $5,
$10, and $20 stamps were made. They should be of equal value, but
they are not. The $5 is worth the other three together.

J. A. RAYCE.--English stamps are often marked by perforations in
the form of initials. This is done to prevent theft, as the owners
can prove their property.

J. O'NEAL.--Your gold coins have no premiums. You can get a coin
book through any dealer.

B. B. MORRIS.--The 1857 "flying eagle" is worth 5c. if it has been
circulated but still in fine condition. The 1856 "flying eagle" is
worth $4.

SQUIRE REICK.--No premium.

READER.--Take the offer of $1 for the 1822 silver half-dollar. You
can do no better.

A. PARRISH.--I cannot tell you what advertisers mean by "good," but
I should say they do not mean uncancelled.

R. N. KOFOID.--It is not advisable to take Revenue stamps from
legal documents, unless these documents of themselves have no value
at this time.

J. KOLB.--Afghanistan postage-stamps, either used or unused, are
very scarce. It is almost an impossibility to obtain a perfect used
copy, for the reason that the postage officials in Afghanistan
construe their instructions to cancel the stamps used for postage
by tearing out a piece of the same, therefore genuinely used stamps
from this country can be obtained in no other form.

PHILATUS.

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As Ivory makes it, always seems
To bring such comfort, that the child
Drops fast asleep with happy dreams.

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The wonderful adventures of a small boy who wanders through a fantastic country in search of the wooden animals that have come to life and strayed away from a Noah's Ark are described in a humorous and imaginative style that will amuse older heads, while the peculiar incidents of the narrative cannot fail to bring delight to every youngster. There is a good leaven of light verse to the tale, which, with the illustrations in Mr. Newell's happiest vein, make the book a welcome addition to juvenile literature.

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AN AFRICAN STRATAGEM.

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AT THE CIRCUS.

KANGAROO. "You had great luck last year getting your trunk through the custom-house without paying a duty."

ELEPHANT. "Never mind; you have your chance this year."

KANGAROO. "What do you mean?"

ELEPHANT. "Don't you know this is leap-year?"

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MOTHER. "What are you going to do with that _ear_ of corn?"

BOBBY. "I'm going to eat it, so's I'll be sure to hear you call to-morrow morning."

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WILLIE I-WONT-PLAY.

Wilful Willie I-Wont-Play
Always wants to have his way;
With him it is _I_ or _me_,
Whatsoe'er the sport may be--
Prisoner's Goal or Pull-away,--
Wilful Willie I-Wont-Play.

If another faster run,
Though the game be just begun,
Then he'll pout and sulk and scowl,
Gloomy as a day-caught owl,
Spoil the whole glad holiday,--
Wilful Willie I-Wont-Play.

Where's the boy would be like him,
Stout of arm and strong of limb,
Hearty as a sailor, yet
Ever in a selfish pet?
Shame upon his head, I say,
Wilful Willie I-Wont-Play!

CLINTON SCOLLARD.

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TEACHER. "Now, children, what is the first meal you eat every day?"

GREAT CHORUS OF CHILDREN. "Oat-meal."

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MAMMA. "My dear, you've been out to luncheon every day this week; can't you stay at home just for once?"

ETHEL. "But, mamma, I'm trying to keep Lent."

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TOMMY (_impatiently_). "I wish I were Billy Barlow."

MAMMA. "But Billy hasn't any dear little brothers and sisters."

TOMMY. "That is just where he's in luck; he doesn't have to be an example to them all the time."

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At a temperance gathering during the recent campaign an orator exclaimed: "The glorious work will never be accomplished until the good ship _Temperance_ shall sail from one end of the land to the other, and with a cry of 'Victory!' at each step she takes, shall plant her banner in every city, town, and village of the United States." Another speaker said that "All along the untrodden paths of the future we can see the hidden footprints of an unseen hand."

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BETTER OUT THAN IN.

TEACHER. "JONATHAN, YOU MAY SPELL YACHT."

JONATHAN. "Y-A-H-T."

TEACHER. "ISN'T THERE A 'C' IN IT?"

JONATHAN. "DEFENDS ON TH' WEATHER, MA'AM."

End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, March 3, 1896, by Various