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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Harper's Round Table, December 15, 1896 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: August 17, 2019 [EBook #60110] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, DEC 15, 1896 *** - - - - -Produced by Annie R. McGuire - - - - - - - - -[Illustration: HARPER'S ROUND TABLE] - -Copyright, 1896, by HARPER & BROTHERS. All Rights Reserved. - - * * * * * - -PUBLISHED WEEKLY. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1896. FIVE CENTS A -COPY. - -VOL. XVIII.--NO. 894. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. - - * * * * * - - - - -[Illustration] - -THE MYSTERY OF THE SWAMP. - -BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. - - -I. - -Once upon a time there lived on a large plantation in Middle Georgia a -boy who was known as Little Crotchet. It was a very queer name, to be -sure, but it seemed to fit the lad to a T. When he was a wee bit of a -chap he fell seriously ill, and when, many weeks afterwards, the doctors -said the worst was over, it was found that he had lost the use of his -legs, and that he would never be able to run about and play as other -children do. When he was told about this he laughed, and said he had -known all along that he would never be able to run about on his feet -again; but he had plans of his own, and he told his father that he -wanted a pair of crutches made. - -"But you can't use them, my son," said his father. - -"Anyhow, I can try," insisted the lad. - -The doctors were told of his desire, and these wise men put their heads -together. - -"It is a crotchet," they declared, "but it will be no harm for him to -try." - -"It is a little crotchet," said his mother, "and he shall have the -crutches." - -Thus it came about that the lad got both his name and his crutches, for -his father insisted on calling him Little Crotchet after that, and he -also insisted on sending all the way to Philadelphia for the crutches. -They seemed to be a long time in coming, for in those days they had to -be brought to Charleston in a sailing-vessel, and then sent by way of -Augusta in a stage-coach; but when they came they were very welcome, for -Little Crotchet had been inquiring for them every day in the week, and -Sunday too. And yet when they came, strange to say, he seemed to have -lost his interest in them. His mother brought them in joyously, but -there was not even a glad smile on the lad's face. He looked at them -gravely, weighed them in his hands, laid them across the foot of the -bed, and then turned his head on his pillow, as if he wanted to go to -sleep. His mother was surprised, and not a little hurt, as mothers will -be when they do not understand their children; but she respected his -wishes, darkened the room, kissed the boy, and closed the door gently. - -When everything was still, Little Crotchet sat up in bed, seized his -crutches, and proceeded to try them. He did this every day for a week, -and at the end of that time surprised everybody in the house, and on the -place as well, by marching out on his crutches, and going from room to -room without so much as touching his feet to the floor. It seemed to be -a most wonderful feat to perform, and so it was; but Providence, in -depriving the lad of the use of his legs, had correspondingly -strengthened the muscles of his chest and arms, so that within a month -he could use his crutches almost as nimbly and quite as safely as other -boys use their feet. He could go up stairs and down stairs and walk -about the place with as much ease apparently as those not afflicted, and -it was not strange that the negroes regarded the performance with wonder -akin to awe, declaring among themselves that their young master was -upheld and supported by "de sperits." - -And indeed it was a queer sight to see the frail lad going boldly about -on crutches, his feet not touching the ground. The sight seemed to make -the pet name of Little Crotchet more appropriate than ever. So his name -stuck to him, even after he got his gray pony, and became a familiar -figure in town and in country, as he went galloping about, his crutches -strapped to the saddle, and dangling as gayly as the sword of some fine -general. Thus it came to pass that no one was surprised when Little -Crotchet went cantering along, his gray pony snorting fiercely, and -seeming never to tire. Early or late, whenever the neighbors heard the -short sharp snort of the gray pony and the rattling of the crutches, -they would turn to one another and say, "Little Crotchet!" and that -would be explanation enough. There seemed to be some sort of -understanding between him and his gray pony. - -Anybody could ride the gray pony in the pasture or in the grove around -the house, but when it came to going out by the big gate, that was -another matter. He could neither be led nor driven beyond that boundary -by any one except Little Crotchet. It was the same when it came to -crossing water. The gray pony would not cross over the smallest running -brook for any one but Little Crotchet; but with the lad on his back he -would plunge into the deepest stream, and, if need be, swim across it. -All this deepened and confirmed the idea in the minds of the negroes -that Little Crotchet was upheld and protected by "de sperits." They had -heard him talking to the gray pony, and they had heard the gray pony -whinny in reply. They had seen the gray pony with their little master on -his back go gladly out at the big gate and rush with a snort through the -plantation creek--a bold and at times a dangerous stream. Seeing these -things, and knowing the temper of the pony, they had no trouble in -coming to the conclusion that something supernatural was behind it all. - - -II. - -Thus it happened that Little Crotchet and his gray pony were pretty well -known through all the country-side, for it seemed that he was never -tired of riding, and that the pony was never tired of going. What was -the rider's errand? Nobody knew. Why should he go skimming along the red -road at day dawn? And why should he come whirling back at dusk--a red -cloud of dust rising beneath the gray pony's feet? Nobody could tell. - -This was almost as much of a puzzle to some of the whites as it was to -the negroes; but this mystery, if it could be called such, was soon -eclipsed by a phenomenon that worried some of the wisest dwellers in -that region. This phenomenon, apparently very simple, began to manifest -itself in early fall, and continued all through that season and during -the winter and on through the spring, until warm weather set in. It was -in the shape of a thin column of blue smoke that could be seen on any -clear morning or late afternoon rising from the centre of Spivey's -Canebrake. This place was called a canebrake because a thick, almost -impenetrable, growth of canes fringed the edge of a mile-wide basin -lying between the bluffs of the Oconee River and the uplands beyond. -Instead of being a canebrake, it was a vast swamp, the site of cool but -apparently stagnant ponds and of treacherous quagmires, in which cows, -and even horses, had been known to disappear and perish. The cowitch -grew there, and the yellow plumes of the poison-oak vine glittered like -small torches. There, too, the thunderwood tree exuded its poisonous -milk, and long serpentlike vines wound themselves around and through the -trees and helped to shut out the sunlight. It was a swamp, and a very -dismal one. The night birds gathered there to sleep during the day, and -all sorts of creatures that shunned the sunlight or hated man found a -refuge there. If the negroes had made paths through its recesses to -enable them to avoid the patrol, nobody knew it but themselves. - -Why, then, should a thin but steady stream of blue smoke be constantly -rising upwards from the centre of Spivey's Canebrake? This was a mystery -to those who first discovered it, and it soon grew to be a neighborhood -mystery. During the summer the smoke could not be seen, but in the fall -and winter its small thin volume went curling upward continually. Little -Crotchet often watched it from the brow of Turner's Hill, the highest -part of the uplands. Early in the morning or late in the afternoon the -vapor would rise from the Oconee; but the vapor was white and heavy, and -was blown about by the wind, while the smoke in the swamp was blue and -thin, and rose straight in the air above the tops of the trees in spite -of the wayward winds. - -Once when Little Crotchet was sitting on his pony watching the blue -smoke rise from the swamp he saw two of the neighbor farmers coming -along the highway. They stopped and shook hands with the lad, and then -turned to watch the thin stream of blue smoke. The morning was clear and -still, and the smoke rose straight in the air, until it seemed to mingle -with the upper blue. The two farmers were father and son--Jonathan -Gadsby and his son Ben. They were both very well acquainted with Little -Crotchet--as, indeed, everybody in the county was--and he was so bright -and queer that they stood somewhat in awe of him. - -"I reckin if I had a pony that wasn't afeard of nothin' I'd go right -straight and find out where that fire is and what it is," remarked Ben -Gadsby. - -This stirred his father's ire apparently. "Why, Benjamin! Why, what on -the face of the earth do you mean? Ride into that swamp! Why, you must -have lost what little sense you had when you was born! I remember, jest -as well as if it was day before yesterday, when Uncle Jimmy Cosby's red -steer got in that swamp, and we couldn't git him out. Git him out, did I -say? We couldn't even git nigh him. We could hear him beller, but we -never got where we could see ha'r nor hide of him. If I was thirty years -younger I'd take my foot in my hand and wade in there and see where the -smoke comes from." - -Little Crotchet laughed. "If I had two good legs," said he, "I'd soon -see what the trouble is." - -This awoke Ben Gadsby's ambition. "I believe I'll go in there and see -where the fire is." - -"Fire!" exclaimed old Mr. Gadsby, with some irritation. "Who said -anything about fire? What living and moving creature could build a fire -in that thicket? I'd like mighty well to lay my eyes on him." - -"Well," said Ben Gadsby, "where you see smoke there's obliged to be -fire. I've heard you say that yourself." - -"Me?" exclaimed Mr. Jonathan Gadsby, with a show of alarm in the midst -of his indignation. "Did I say that? Well, it was when I wasn't so much -as thinking that my two eyes were my own. What about foxfire? Suppose -that some quagmire or other in that there swamp has gone and got up a -ruction on its own hook? Smoke without fire? Why, I've seed it many a -time. And maybe that smoke comes from an eruption in the ground. What -then? Who's going to know where the fire is?" - -Little Crotchet laughed, but Ben Gadsby put on a very bold front. -"Well," said he, "I can find bee-trees, and I'll find where that fire -is." - -"Well, sir," remarked Mr. Jonathan Gadsby, looking at his son with an -air of pride, "find out where the smoke comes from, and we'll not expect -you to see the fire." - -"I wish I could go with you," said Little Crotchet. - -"I don't need any company," replied Ben Gadsby. "I've done made up my -mind, and I'm a-going to show the folks around here that where there's -so much smoke there's obliged to be some fire." - -The young man, knowing that he had some warm work before him, pulled off -his coat, and tied the sleeves over his shoulder, sash fashion. Then he -waved his hand to his father and to Little Crotchet, and went rapidly -down the hill. He had undertaken the adventure in a spirit of bravado. -He knew that a number of the neighbors had tried to solve the mystery of -the smoke in the swamp and had failed. He thought, too, that he would -fail; and yet he was urged on by the belief that if he should happen to -succeed, all the boys and all the girls in the neighborhood would regard -him as a wonderful young man. He had the same ambition that animated the -knights of old, but on a smaller scale. - - -III. - -Now it chanced that Little Crotchet himself was on his way to the smoke -in the swamp. He had been watching it, and wondering whether he should -go to it by the path he knew, or whether he should go by the road that -Aaron, the runaway, had told him of. Ben Gadsby interfered with his -plans somewhat; for, quite by accident, young Gadsby, as he went down -the hill, struck into the path that Little Crotchet knew. There was a -chance to gallop along the brow of the hill, turn to the left, plunge -through a shallow lagoon, and strike into the path ahead of Gadsby, and -this chance Little Crotchet took. He waved his hand to Mr. Jonathan -Gadsby, gave the gray pony the rein, and went galloping through the -underbrush, his crutches rattling, and the rings of the bridle-bit -jingling. To Mr. Jonathan Gadsby it seemed that the lad was riding -recklessly, and he groaned and shook his head as he turned and went on -his way. - -But Little Crotchet rode on. Turning sharply to the left as soon as he -got out of sight, he went plunging through the lagoon, and was soon -going along the blind path a quarter of a mile ahead of Ben Gadsby. This -is why young Gadsby was so much disturbed that he lost his way. He was -bold enough when he started out, but by the time he had descended the -hill and struck into what he thought was a cattle-path his courage began -to fail him. The tall canes seemed to bend above him in a threatening -manner. The silence oppressed him. Everything was so still that the echo -of his own movements as he brushed along the narrow path seemed to -develop into ominous whispers, as if all the goblins he had ever heard -of had congregated in front of him to bar his way. - -The silence, with its strange echoes, was bad enough, but when he heard -the snorting of Little Crotchet's gray pony as it plunged through the -lagoon, the rattle of the crutches and the jingling of the bridle-bit, -he fell into a panic. What great beast could it be that went -helter-skelter through this dark and silent swamp, swimming through the -water and tearing through the quagmires? And yet, when Ben Gadsby would -have turned back, the rank undergrowth and the trailing vines had quite -obscured the track. The fear that impelled him to retrace his steps was -equally powerful in impelling him to go forward. And this seemed the -easiest plan. He felt that it would be just as safe to go on, having -once made the venture, as to turn back. He had a presentiment that he -would never find his way out anyhow, and the panic he was in nerved him -to the point of desperation. - -So on he went, not always trying to follow the path, but plunging -forward aimlessly. In half an hour he was calmer, and pretty soon he -found the ground firm under his feet. His instincts as a bee-hunter came -back to him. He had started in from the east side, and he paused to take -his bearings. But it was hard to see the sun, and in the recesses of the -swamp the mosses grew on all sides of the trees. And yet there was a -difference, which Ben Gadsby did not fail to discover and take account -of. They grew thicker and larger on the north side, and remembering -this, he went forward with more confidence. - -He found that the middle of the swamp was comparatively dry. Huge -poplar-trees stood ranged about, the largest he had ever seen. In the -midst of a group of trees he found one that was hollow, and in this -hollow he found the smouldering embers of a fire. But for the strange -silence that surrounded him he would have given a whoop of triumph; but -he restrained himself. Bee-hunter that he was, he took his coat from his -shoulders and tied it around a small slim sapling standing near the big -poplar where he had found the fire. It was his way when he found a -bee-tree. It was a sort of guide. In returning he would take the general -direction, and then hunt about until he found his coat; and it was much -easier to find a tree tagged with a coat than it was to find one not -similarly marked. - -Thus, instead of whooping triumphantly, Ben Gadsby simply tied his coat -about the nearest sapling, nodding his head significantly as he did so. -He had unearthed the secret and unravelled the mystery, and now he would -go and call in such of the neighbors as were near at hand and show them -what a simple thing the great mystery was. He knew that he had found the -hiding-place of Aaron the runaway. So he fixed his "landmark," and -started out of the swamp with a lighter heart than he had when he came -in. - -To make sure of his latitude and longitude, he turned in his tracks when -he had gone a little distance and looked for the tree on which he had -tied his coat. But it was not to be seen. He retraced his steps, trying -to find his coat. Looking about him cautiously, he saw the garment after -a while, but it was in an entirely different direction from what he -supposed it would be. It was tied to a sapling, and the sapling was near -a big poplar. To satisfy himself, he returned to make a closer -examination. Sure enough, there was the coat, but the poplar close by -was not a hollow poplar, nor was it as large as the tree in which Ben -Gadsby had found the smouldering embers of a fire. - -He sat on the trunk of a fallen tree and scratched his head, and -discussed the matter in his mind the best he could. Finally he concluded -that it would be a very easy matter, after he found his coat again, to -find the hollow poplar. So he started home again. But he had not gone -far when he turned around to take another view of his coat. - -It had disappeared. Ben Gadsby looked carefully around, and then a -feeling of terror crept over his whole body--a feeling that nearly -paralyzed his limbs. He tried to overcome this feeling, and did so to a -certain degree. He plucked up sufficient courage to return and try to -find his coat; but the task was indeed bewildering. He thought he had -never seen so many large poplars with small slim saplings standing near -them, and then he began to wander around almost aimlessly. - - -IV. - -Suddenly he heard a scream that almost paralyzed him--a scream that was -followed by the sound of a struggle going on in the thick undergrowth -close at hand. He could see the muddy water splash above the bushes, and -he could hear fierce growlings and gruntings. Before he could make up -his mind what to do, a gigantic mulatto, with torn clothes and staring -eyes, rushed out of the swamp, and came rushing by, closely pursued by a -big white boar, with open mouth and fierce cries. The white boar was -right at the mulatto's heels, and his yellow tusks gleamed viciously as -he ran with open mouth. Pursuer and pursued disappeared in the bushes -with a splash and a crash, and then all was as still as before. In fact, -the silence seemed profounder for this uncanny and appalling -disturbance. It was so unnatural that half a minute after it occurred -Ben Gadsby was not certain whether it had occurred at all. He was a -pretty bold youth, having been used to the woods and fields all his -life, but he had now beheld a spectacle so out of the ordinary, and of -so startling a character, that he made haste to get out of the swamp as -fast as his legs, weakened by fear, would carry him. - -More than once, as he made his way out of the swamp, he paused to -listen; and it seemed that each time he paused an owl, or some other -bird of noiseless wing, made a sudden swoop at his head. Beyond the -exclamation he made when this occurred the silence was unbroken. This -experience was unusual enough to hasten his steps, even if he had no -other motive for haste. - -When nearly out of the swamp, he came upon a large poplar, by the side -of which a small slim sapling was growing. Tied around this sapling was -his coat, which he thought he had left in the middle of the swamp. The -sight almost took his breath away. - -He examined the coat carefully, and found that the sleeves were tied -around the tree just as he had tied them. He felt in the pockets. -Everything was just as he had left it. He examined the poplar; it was -hollow, and in the hollow was a pile of ashes. - -"Well!" exclaimed Ben Gadsby. "I'm the biggest fool that ever walked the -earth. If I 'ain't been asleep and dreamed all this, I'm crazy; and if -I've been asleep, I'm a fool." - -His experience had been so queer and so confusing that he promised -himself he'd never tell it where any of the older people could hear it, -for he knew that they would not only treat his tale with scorn and -contempt, but would make him the butt of ridicule among the younger -folks. "I know exactly what they'd say," he remarked to himself. "They'd -declare that a skeer'd hog run across my path, and that I was skeer'der -than the hog." - -So Ben Gadsby took his coat from the sapling, and went trudging along -his way toward the big road. When he reached that point he turned and -looked toward the swamp. Much to his surprise, the stream of blue smoke -was still flowing upward. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but there -was the smoke. His surprise was still greater when he saw Little -Crotchet and the gray pony come ambling up the hill in the path he had -just come over. - -"What did you find?" asked Little Crotchet, as he reined in the gray -pony. - -"Nothing--nothing at all," replied Ben Gadsby, determined not to commit -himself. - -"Nothing?" cried Little Crotchet. "Well, you ought to have been with me! -Why, I saw sights! The birds flew in my face, and when I got in the -middle of the swamp a big white hog came rushing out, and if this gray -pony hadn't have been the nimblest of his kind, you'd have never seen me -any more." - -"Is that so?" asked Ben Gadsby, in a dazed way. "Well, I declare! 'Twas -all quiet with me. I just went in and come out again, and that's all -there is to it." - -"I wish I'd been with you," said Little Crotchet, with a curious laugh. -"Good-by!" - -With that he wheeled the gray pony and rode off home. Ben Gadsby watched -Little Crotchet out of sight, and then, with a gesture of despair, -surprise, or indignation, flung his coat on the ground, crying, "Well, -by jing!" - - -V. - -That night there was so much laughter in the top story of the -Abercrombie house that the old Colonel himself came to the foot of the -stairs and called out to know what the matter was. - -"It's nobody but me," replied Little Crotchet. "I was just laughing." - -Colonel Abercrombie paused, as if waiting for some further explanation, -but hearing none, said, "Good-night, my son, and God bless you!" - -"Good-night, father dear," exclaimed the lad, flinging a kiss at the -shadow his father's candle flung on the wall. Then he turned again into -his own room, where Aaron the Arab (son of Ben Ali) sat leaning against -the wall, as silent and as impassive as a block of tawny marble. - -Little Crotchet lay back on his bed, and the two were silent for a time. -Finally Aaron said: - -"The white grunter carried his play too far. He nipped a piece from my -leg." - -"I never saw anything like it," remarked Little Crotchet. "I thought the -white pig was angry. You did that to frighten Ben Gadsby." - -"Yes, little master," responded Aaron, "and I'm thinking the young man -will never hunt for the smoke in the swamp any more." - -Little Crotchet laughed again, as he remembered how Ben Gadsby looked as -Aaron and the white pig went careening across the dry place in the -swamp. There was a silence again, and then Aaron said he must be going. - -"And when are you going home to your master?" Little Crotchet asked. - -"Never!" replied Aaron the runaway, with emphasis. "Never! He is no -master of mine. He is a bad man." - -Then he undressed Little Crotchet, tucked the cover about him--for the -nights were growing chilly--whispered good-night, and slipped from the -window, letting down the sash gently as he went out. If any one had been -watching, he would have seen the tall Arab steal along the roof until he -came to the limb of an oak that touched the eaves. Along this he went -nimbly, glided down the trunk to the ground, and disappeared in the -darkness. - - - - -A POPULAR SCHOOL. - - - When Jacky got his new club skates he tried the old Dutch roll, - And in the course of several weeks attained his humble goal. - - Then practising three hours a day, when there was ice to skate, - He learned, a fortnight later on, to cut the figure eight. - - By this success encouraged, he essayed a loftier flight, - And, in a month, upon the ice his name could fairly write. - - When Jacky's teacher heard of this, in truth he marvelled much, - For he had found that Jacky knew but little of the Dutch. - - "In half the time you took to learn the figure eight," said he, - "You might in your arithmetic have learned the Rule of Three. - - "And though your name you deftly trace with educated feet, - The penmanship you do by hand, alas! is far from neat. - - "But since 'tis clear that unrequired tasks you quickest learn, - My school to an athletic club I now propose to turn; - - "And then, perhaps, when tired of the stunts I'll make you do, - You'll turn for recreation to the books you now eschew." - - H. G. PAINE. - - - - -[Illustration: A BUSY DAY IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.] - -THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. - -BY HUBERT EARL. - - -A little gathering of men met under a buttonwood-tree in 1792, opposite -what is now No. 60 Wall Street, and formed an association for the -purpose of exchange and more ready current transaction of business. From -this crude organization has grown the present New York Stock Exchange -with its immense capital. Installed in a dignified edifice between Broad -and New streets, with an entrance on Wall Street, its eleven hundred -members transact business daily between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. No -transactions are allowed before or after these hours, a heavy fine being -the penalty for each offence, and such contracts not being recognized by -the governing committee of the Exchange. - -A membership in the Stock Exchange is worth a small fortune, for the -seats have sold as high as $32,500, though at present they do not bring -over $18,000. The brokers are both rich and poor, but adding the value -of the memberships to an estimated average capital of $100,000 for each -member, $150,000,000 is a conservative figure of the capital invested. - -To the casual visitor who finds himself leaning over the handsome -balcony rail looking down upon the immense floor of the Board-Room the -howling gesticulating crowd of brokers appears like a mob of lunatics, -and the occasional half-clipped calls that rise to his ears justify the -comparison. Sign-posts are placed about the floor, bearing the names of -the different stocks dealt in, and around these posts the brokers gather -to buy and sell. When a particular stock is what is termed active, the -brokers dealing in it surge madly around the post assigned to it, and -amid deafening yells make their contracts. An ideal broker is one whose -face never betrays any emotion, but remains perfectly passive, whether -his stock transactions net him an enormous gain or lose him a fortune. - -Many brokers act as agents for firms, but most firms have their own -representative always on the floor. At times, though, to prevent the -discovery of a big deal or an attempt to corner the market in some -particular stock, it is necessary to call in the service of more -brokers. A percentage is paid for such service, the minimum being $2 for -every hundred shares that are valued at $100 each. - -The members know each other, and frequently in the crowd a broker will -stand with his slips in one hand, his eyes glued upon his memoranda, and -with his other hand emphasizing his calls with lunging jerks, as he -sends forth such yells as "One hundred at 84." Again and again he -repeats his yell, and then changes it to 83-3/4 for a hundred. "Take -'em," comes the cry, to which he answers, "Sold"; and then jots down the -transaction, never once looking to see who the buyer was, but relying -upon the voice, which he knows. These transactions are invariably -fulfilled to the letter, and there is no record during the existence of -the Exchange of such a contract being disacknowledged. If this broker -wants the transaction sent to his firm, he jots it down on a slip, and -before he can turn around, one of the fifty-odd gray-uniformed -messengers on the floor takes it, and runs off to the side of the room -to that broker's telephone, and hands the memorandum to the operator, -who telephones his firm. - -Should a firm want to talk with their representative over the telephone, -it is necessary to call him off the floor. As none but members are -allowed on the floor, and no voice is strong enough to be heard calling -above the fearful screech of bids and offers, a number system was -devised for this purpose. Each broker has a number, and a rack on one of -the walls has a corresponding number. A call is sent to the boy who -works the annunciator to put up, say, 48. He pulls a knob, and instantly -that number is exposed on the rack. Every now and then each broker -glances at his rack, and when he sees his number he goes out either to -the telephone or to the messenger or person who may want to see him. -This silent call is discontinued after it has served its purpose. - -There are a large number of telephones required, and a number of -alleyways are partitioned off at the sides of the floor, in which line -after line of telephones are placed, each one with its operator, who -never leaves it. Then there is the telegraph service. Every transaction -of any importance is sent over the wires. It has hardly taken place -before the anxious watcher at some ticker reads its record on the tape, -whether it be one hundred yards from the floor of the Exchange or a -thousand miles away. If he is holding any particular stock that has -advanced, and wishing to take advantage of the fact, he decides to sell, -he telegraphs his New York brokers to sell for him. They telephone their -representative on the floor of the Exchange, and in a very short time -these shares are being offered, and the owner, probably miles away, -watching the tape of his ticker, notes with a smile of satisfaction the -records unfolding before him: 100 shares at 87-3/8, 300 shares 87-1/4, -200 shares at 87, and so on. These shares may have been purchased by him -around 79 or 80, or possibly much less, and the transaction nets him a -neat profit. It is often the reverse, though, and almost fortunes are -made and lost daily by such speculations. - -The stock-brokers do not like long words, as is evidenced in the terms -they have regulated into a dialect of their own. To the uninitiated it -is very confusing to hear such remarks as "long of stocks," "holding for -a raise," "ballooning a stock," "saddling the market," "gunning a -stock," etc., etc. Many of these terms are pithy, and very much to the -point. - -The stock-broker is generally a generous, genial, happy sort of person, -well dressed, and, for a life of mental strain, with a reverse of -fortune liable to strike him at any time, he keeps in wonderfully good -spirits. - -The Exchange is most interesting during a panic, when prices are -dropping all around, and when stocks that are as solid as -foundation-stones begin to drop below par. It is then that the broker -grows frenzied--sometimes with fear, sometimes with rage. Fiercely he -elbows, jostles, or fights his way through the mad crowd. Shout after -shout ascends to the ceiling as the prices fall, and out on the street -the quiet retired business man who has come down to watch his shares, -only to see them rapidly falling, bites his finger-nails nervously in -the anxious crowd that has gathered, listening to the roar. Messengers -dart here and there, and mad haste prevails. Suddenly a silence comes -over the Exchange, and the crowd on the floor have packed closely around -the chairman's platform. He gravely and sadly announces the failure of -some well-known firm. This will probably drag down into the vortex two -or three smaller houses; and when the full import is realized by the -members a deafening yell is heard, and again they dash into the fray to -make, save, or lose a fortune. - -Strongly contrasted to this are the jollity and merrymaking on the floor -of the Exchange before the holidays. High carnival then reigns supreme, -and fun and mirth grow furious. Clothes are torn, hats smashed, all in -good humor. Gray-haired brokers waltz with each other, play leap-frog, -sing, and carry on as wildly as the younger ones. Sometimes, but not -often, the chairman imposes a fine on the members for their fun, but it -is cheerfully paid. After such toil day in and day out through the long -months a little exuberance of spirit is excusable. - - - - -THE BOY WRECKERS. - -BY W. O. STODDARD. - - -CHAPTER II. - -THE RIDDLE FROM UNDER THE WATER. - -The _Elephant_ rocked and pitched a great deal while Captain Kroom was -fishing up that valise with his long boat-hook. - -Pete was all the while hard at work with the oars, and he was conducting -himself like a prime seaman. That is, he obeyed with scrupulous -exactness all the orders he received from the veteran commander of his -ship. For him, indeed, Pete evidently had a tremendous amount of -respect. Much of it belonged to his belief that the old sailor knew all -there was to know about whatever might be on the sea or in it. - -"Sam," he said, "let that bundle alone a minute, and see if you can -h'ist the sail." - -"He can't h'ist a sail," growled the Captain. "He's a landlubber." - -Sam's pride was up in an instant, and he caught hold of the ropes. He -did know a little about them already, and he had the good luck to pull -correctly. Up went the sail, just as the valise came over the side. The -bundle already lay on the bottom, and it had taken all the strength Sam -had to get it there. - -It was not so large a bundle, to be sure, but lifting it in had been -somewhat like carrying two pails of water, for it was what the Captain -called "waterlogged." - -Not so with the valise. It was larger than the bundle, and it must have -been very heavy; but it did not seem to weigh much in the strong hands -of old Kroom. - -"Here we go!" he shouted. "I'll just tack around till I get a hitch on -that spar. It's just what I want for a new mast to the _Tiger_!" - -"That's his sail-boat," said Pete to Sam. "She isn't so fast as some, -but she can go right out to sea. She's decked over." - -"She's as safe as a pilot-boat," added the Captain. "But the feller left -his key in the lock. I won't open it now. This here stuff wasn't any -part of a raft. It was just a tangle. Those knots wasn't ever tied by a -sailor." He seemed to read knots and ropes and sails and spars as if -they carried tokens as clear to him as print. "Sam," he said, "haul that -rope a little. Now I can bring her about. We'll have that spar." - -So he did, in a few minutes; but the _Elephant_ was not likely to sail -any too fast with that thing towing astern. Pete had been eying the -bundle curiously, and the moment he was permitted to pull in his oars he -exclaimed: - -"Now let's have it open. I say, Captain, it's covered with tarpaulin!" - -"That didn't keep it from soaking," replied Kroom. "Cut it. Bless my -soul! What on earth is that?" - -The two boys had worked together in untying and opening the bundle, and -now all its contents suddenly sprawled around the bottom of the boat. - -"Best lot of fishing-tackle ever I saw," said Pete. "And if it isn't a -full suit of blue!" - -"Hope it'll fit you," said the Captain. - -"Looks as if it might. Sam's got one on him. But I don't need any more -tackle than I've got at home, unless it is some hooks and sinkers." - -"Pete," said Sam, "spread 'em out to dry. Then you can see if they fit." - -The fact was that Pete was the only member of the _Elephant_'s crew of -three who stood in need of new clothing. The suit he had on consisted -mainly of a pair of baggy trousers and a tow shirt. It did not keep him -from being a pretty good looking fellow, however, and his own feelings -about it did not hurt him. - -"Guess they won't make a dude of me," he remarked, as he spread the -soaked blue suit out forward, where the wind and sun could get at it. -"It's a kind of sailor rig, anyhow." - -"It'll shrink to your size," said the Captain. "'Twasn't made for a big -fellow." - -The _Elephant_ was now before the wind, and was tugging spitefully -against the rope which bound her to the spar behind her. Now that the -bundle had given up all that was in it, the next point of interest was -the valise. - -Once more the Captain remarked, "His key is in it." - -Then he hesitated, and stared down at the key as if reading something. - -"Rusty," he said. "But it doesn't take long for iron to rust in salt -water. You can't judge by that." - -"Captain Kroom," exclaimed Sam, "there used to be a name on this end of -it, but it's kind of washed out." - -"No," replied Kroom; "it's just so on this other end. It wasn't washed -out; it was rubbed out. This 'ere thing's been stole." - -He said it almost solemnly, and the boys felt a kind of thrill. There -had been excitement enough in the idea of a wreck, and now the Captain -had put in thieves also. - -"Pirates?" suggested Pete. "Could they have plundered the ship?" - -"No, sir!" roared the Captain. "All the pirates are dead long ago. This -means wrecks and wreckers over on the south beach somewhere. Come on, -boys. I'll cast off the spar. We're going across the bay. I'm no thief. -I'm going to see if I can't find an owner for this valise. Ready!" - -The spar was left to drift ashore as best it might, only that the -Captain said he would go after it some time. - -The _Elephant_ was once more free, but her nose was pointed now toward -the long low bar of sand, the narrow, tree-less island, which separated -the bay from the ocean. - -"He's going to run for the inlet," said Pete to Sam. "There's good -fishing there, whether he finds any wreck or not." - -"We're going too fast to troll," said the Captain. "No use. Besides, we -want to get there as soon as we can. If there's anything I hate, it's a -wrecker. I didn't think so once, but the first time I was wrecked myself -I guess I learned something." - -Sam had been staring curiously at the valise, and wishing that the -Captain would think it right to open it, but now he turned to look at -the old sailor himself. It was a good deal to be out in a boat with a -man who had been wrecked. He did not really mean to say anything, but a -question came up to his lips, and asked, almost without his help, "Were -you wrecked 'mong savages?" - -"Yes, sir, I was," growled the Captain, angrily. "We went ashore on the -coast of Cornwall, in England, and the folks there believe everything -that's stranded belongs to them. They didn't leave us a thing." - -"They didn't hurt you, did they?" said Sam. - -"I don't know but what they would, some of them, if it hadn't been for -the coast police that came," said Kroom. "They kep' the crowd off, so we -saved what we had on; and then they marched us away and put every man of -us in jail, where the civilized Englishmen could feed us." - -"That was awful!" said Pete; but he had already turned over the wet -clothing once, and it was drying fast. He pulled out the wrinkles too. - -"'Tisn't rotted," remarked the Captain, "or you'd ha' pulled it to -pieces. I ain't worried about your having of 'em. Nor the tackle. All I -want to get at is if there's been a wreck. Yes, sir, when I was wrecked -in China, we saved all our chists--but then a Chinee can't wear anything -we can. Perhaps they didn't want 'em. They treated us first rate." - -He had been fumbling with the rusty key with one hand while he steered -with the other, and now the boys heard a click. - -"There!" muttered the Captain. "The lock wasn't sp'iled. I'll unstrap -it." - -Sam and Pete leaned forward to watch, but the soaked straps did not pull -out easily, and they had to wait. - -"How they do stick!" said Pete. "Captain, I can do it. It takes both -hands." - -The _Elephant_ careened just then in a way to compel its sailing-master -to use both of his own hands in bringing it before the wind again. - -"Pitch in, Pete," he said. "Just as like as not it'll tell where it came -from." - -Sam let his friend work at the wet straps, while he continued to study -the name at his end of the valise. - -"'Tisn't a long one," he remarked; but at that moment Captain Kroom -almost let go of the tiller-ropes, for the valise sprang open. - -"Packed and jammed!" exclaimed Pete. "Hullo! What's this?" - -"Hand me that log!" shouted the Captain, and Sam looked around the boat -for loose timber. Not any kind of log was to be seen; the floating spar -was long since out of sight; but Pete at once picked up and handed to -Kroom a broad, thin, paper-covered blank book which lay in the middle of -the valise. - -"Bless my soul!" said Captain Kroom. "This 'ere's the log of the good -ship _Narragansett_, of New Haven, and her captain's name is Pickering. -The last entry in it is only a week old. Yes, sir, boys! He made it -after the gale struck 'em! Before she was wrecked. This 'ere's awful! -She must ha' gone all to pieces! Now for the inlet! Hurrah!" - -His voice sounded excited, but he sat as steady as a post, and seemed to -be giving all his attention to the management of the _Elephant_. - -"Sam," he said, "you and Pete read some more of that log. Don't you -fetch a thing in the valise. There are his barkers and his chronometer -and lots o' papers. But that there alligator-skin valise was -water-tight. It came across the bar at the inlet with the tide. There's -current enough there then to whisk in a cannon." - -Sam was a landsman, but he listened eagerly to all the Captain had to -say about the ways of the coast and about the coming and going of ships. -None of it seemed to be at all new to Pete; but then he had been born -and brought up within sight of salt water, and he had heard Kroom talk -many a time before. - -The _Elephant_ put her nose through or over the waves as if she were in -a hurry, and all the while her crew were getting more accustomed to the -presence of the valise. Sam studied its contents, all he could see of -them, and he was learning something. - -"That's the chronometer," he thought. "It's a big watch in a mahogany -box. That's a splendid compass. Those pistols are what the Captain calls -'barkers.'" - -"You see," remarked Kroom, as if answering him, "as soon as the -commander of a ship knows he's going to be wrecked, it's his duty to -save those things. He must save his log and his papers, if he can't save -anything else. Captain Pickering got 'em together, and then somebody -beat him out of them. Now it's my duty to get 'em to the owner of the -ship. No trouble about that, but we must learn all we can first. Sam, if -you've read anything, read it out. It's the worst kind of writing." - -That was what Sam had found, and he had had some doubt as to how much it -was right for him to read. Now, however, he was getting more courageous. -It seemed so much more honest than merely fishing up things and keeping -them. He read, therefore, a line or so at a time, picking it out; but it -required an interpreter, for all the sentences were short and jerky. - -"Stop there!" said Captain Kroom. "I'll fix it up. Never mind his -latitudes and longitudes. She was a three-master, and she was in the -China trade, and she was getting near home when the hurricane struck -her. We had the heel of that gale all along shore last week. Blew down -trees and upset things. I'll bet you the _Narragansett_ went to pieces. -Hurrah! There's the inlet. Hand me that log. I'll just shut it up. Now, -boys, I'll show you what a boat of this kind can do." - -"Don't you be afraid, Sam," said Pete, encouragingly. "It'll be awful -rough outside the bar, but he knows. We're going right through." - -[Illustration: RUNNING OUT OF THE INLET.] - -Sam did not exactly feel afraid, but he was disposed to keep a tight -hold upon the gunwale of the _Elephant_. There was really a great deal -of her, he was beginning to see, and pretty soon she was gliding along -over the smooth water of the inlet. It was a channel, not straight by -any means, that was nowhere over a hundred yards wide. On either side -were only long ranges of low sand hills and marshes. The bay was behind -them, and right ahead, Sam could not guess how far away, he could hear a -booming sound, that came, he knew, from the great Atlantic billows -which came rolling in to thunder and die along the shore. - -"Bully breeze!" shouted Pete. "Out we go! Hurrah! Look at the surf!" - -Sam was staring very earnestly indeed at the long lines of foaming water -that were springing into the air, curling over and tossing to and fro in -shattered masses of froth and blue. He knew that there was danger in -them, and he felt queer concerning what might be coming next. - -The Captain, however, was sitting as steadily as usual. Sam had seen him -take something out of the valise before closing it, but he had not dared -to ask any questions. He was almost afraid of Captain Kroom, and even -now, as he looked at him, he was thinking: - -"I wish I knew how many times he's been wrecked, and where. He must have -seen the most awful kind of things." - -It had been a black leather case, and now the Captain opened it, taking -out a thing that Sam recognized at once. - -"It's what they call an opera-glass," he said to himself, but he was -wrong. - -It was a binocular marine telescope of the finest kind, very much like -the glasses which generals use on a battlefield to study the battle -with. The Captain was now searching the lines of breakers and the open -sea outside of them, and he suddenly lowered his glass to roar: - -"Thereaway, boys! Just a few points southerly. Stuck on the outer bar. -Hull half out of water. Not a stick standing. Two tug-boats there -already, and a steamer. We've got her! Hurrah!" - -He kindly held out the glass to Pete, and steadied the boat while the -'longshore boy took a long squint in the direction indicated. - -"I've found her!" exclaimed Pete. "But maybe 'tisn't the -_Narragansett_." - -"You bet it is," said the Captain. "There didn't two ships o' that kind -come ashore at the same time. There aren't many of 'em left nowadays, -anyhow--more's the pity! The steamers have run 'em out. But I'll tell -you what, boys, there's more real sailin' to be had in an old-fashioned -clipper-ship than there is in all the steamers afloat. If there's -anything I hate, it's a steamer." - -Pete passed the glass along to Sam, but it was almost a full minute -before he could find anything but waves to look at. "There she is," he -said at last. "I see her, if that's her. Kind of speck." He was getting -used to the glass now, and pretty quickly he was as excited as either -Pete or the Captain, but he asked, anxiously, "How are we to get there?" - -The line of breakers seemed to be in the way, and they looked -impassable. Such a boat as the _Elephant_, or almost any other, would be -a mere cork in the grasp of those tremendous rollers. - -"They would jump us twenty feet into the air," thought Sam. "It's awful! -I don't care whether he gets his old valise or not." - -Pete, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking mainly of his share in -the management of the _Elephant_, but as she swung away upon another -tack, he remarked to Sam: "See that surf? Well, right in there, if they -can get near enough to throw a line, the sporting fishermen strike the -biggest bass you ever saw. Takes half an hour to pull one in sometimes." - -That was a kind of fun of which Sam knew nothing, but he replied: "We'll -come again and try it on. But where are we going now?" - -"You'll see in a minute," said Pete. - -It was many minutes, instead of only one, before Sam had any clear idea -of what Captain Kroom was up to. The _Elephant_ appeared to be running -along the seaward line of the sand-bar, between that and the breakers. -Then to the left Sam saw a break in the surf--a streak of pretty smooth -water with foaming "boilers" on both sides of it. Into that streak the -old sailor steered the three-cornered boat. - -Oh, how she did dance, and how Sam did hold on! But he did not utter a -sound, and the next thing he knew the mere cockle-shell under him was -sailing along well enough, safely enough, over the long regular swells, -not at all boisterous or dangerous, of the great ocean that was three -thousand miles wide. - -"I didn't believe he could do it," thought Sam. "We may get to the -_Narragansett_, but how on earth are we to get back again?" - -[TO BE CONTINUED.] - - - - -[Illustration] - -A LOYAL TRAITOR.[1] - -[1] Begun in HARPER'S ROUND TABLE No. 888. - -A STORY OF THE WAR OF 1812 BETWEEN AMERICA AND ENGLAND. - -BY JAMES BARNES. - - -CHAPTER VIII. - -FREEFOOTED. - -When I arrived at the flat rock I hurried into the suit of sailor -toggery, damp from the wet of the dew; and making a pile, and a very -small one, of my treasures, I ripped out the back of my embroidered -waistcoat and tied them up in it. - -Striking out for the highway, I soon gained it and started on a -dog-trot, headed south. My lungs and legs must have been in good -condition, for I kept it up steadily for an hour or so. (It may seem -imagination, but I believe people can run faster and longer at night; -maybe the distance seems shorter because we observe less clearly.) - -Soon I began to recognize the well-known signs of approaching dawn. I -had heard a fox bark up in the hills some time since, and now, as if in -challenge, the crowing of cocks sounded and drowsy songsters fluttered -twittering in the branches of the trees along the road. Before the sun -had risen, round and red, the robins were piping and the thrushes -tinkling their throat-bells on every hand. - -I was in a new country, a much richer one than that of a few miles -farther north; the farms were nearer together, and prosperity was plain -on the face of the earth. The damp morning mists that hung over the -brown new-ploughed ground smelled of growing things, and the buds on the -trees, as they opened to the warmth of morning, scattered their scents -lavishly. - -I had signalled out at the bottom of a hill a house at which I intended -stopping and getting a meal if I could; but as I went by a pasture I saw -a man driving some cows through an opening in the fence. He saw me also, -and hurrying about his work, he came walking toward me. I now perceived -that my costume was a pass-word to people's hearts. - -"Good-mornin', lad," hailed the farmer, who was a man past middle age. -"Goin' off to sea again, be ye?" - -"Yes," I replied, stepping to the fence. "Am I on the right road for -Stonington?" - -"Air ye in the navy?" he asked, without replying to my question. - -"No; but I'm to ship aboard the _Young Eagle_ below." - -"Oh, privateersman, eh? More money in it, I reckon. But there's no lack -of glory in the sarvice. I have a son aboard the _Constitution_. He was -in her when she fit the _Guerrière_. When I think of it, I allus feel -like cheerin'." - -And then and there the farmer took off his hat and gave three lusty -cheers--in which, despite myself, and not knowing anything about the -subject, I joined. - -"My name is Prouty," the old farmer went on. "And my son's name is -Melvin Prouty. Ye'll hear tell on him afore long. He's got promoted -already. He's a quartermaster." - -"Good!" I exclaimed, for notwithstanding my sailor's rig, I was -supposing a quartermaster must be next to a commodore at least. - -"Well, I won't keep ye. Good-luck and good-by," he said, extending his -rough hand across the fence. - -I shook it warmly, and picking up my small bundle, trotted down the -hill. I covered some two miles more before I stopped at a farm-house for -breakfast. Here I was received with as much honor as if my short -stopping was to cast a blessing. I found that I had to adopt some -subterfuge; and when asked what vessel I had served in, I replied, and -with truth, "the _Minetta_, from Baltimore," and that I was bound to -join the _Young Eagle_. Her fame evidently had spread broadcast, and I -cannot forget the envious looks that were cast at me by a couple of -youngsters, who requested to know if I had any pictures on my arms. As I -had none, and had seen them on my voyage, and often before that, pricked -into the skins of the sailors on the wharves, I determined to remedy -this defect as soon as possible. - -The goodwife of the house where I got my first meal insisted upon my -carrying away enough to stock me for a voyage of two or three days; but -it was mostly pie, for which I care little. - -The main road was so well travelled that there was no mistaking it now. -My legs, as well as my heart, seemed gifted with a desire to get ahead, -and every one I met had for me a kindly wave of the hand, and would have -questioned me breathless had I not made haste and hurried on. - -By four o'clock that afternoon I had mounted to the top of the hill, and -there I caught a glimpse of the ocean, and stretching to the westward, -the blue sound. Oh, how the picture comes to me! The wide sparkling sea; -here and there a white sail dotted on it, and the breeze, that was from -the south, bringing the smell of it to my nostrils and setting my heart -beating and thumping in my throat. Overhead a great hawk spun about in -widening circles. I knew how he felt, for was not I free, and the world -before me at my feet? - -Out of pure joy and the loftiness of my spirits, I threw the Portugee -cap into the air and caught it as it fell. And nothing would do but I -must start at a headlong pace down the hill, jumping the water-bars and -kicking my heels behind me as if I were a colt escaped from a pasture. -By the time that I had entered the houses that clustered about the -outskirts of the town it grew dusky, and I began to feel a trifle tired, -for I had covered the distance of some thirty miles that day. - -As the dwellings became thicker and I could see the clustering lights of -the business portion of the town (it was past twilight), I felt a little -trepidation. People had not paid so much attention to me as they had -farther up the country, and I had run across one or two sailor-men, -dressed much as I was (save the cap), who had hailed me good-naturedly. -But I longed for a bed and a warm cup of coffee, and seeing a citizen -leaning over a fence, smoking meditatively, I inquired my way to the -best inn. - -"I should 'a' reckoned that you'd 'a' known them all by this time, lad," -he said; "but the best hotel is the United States, down near the -wharves. Keep straight ahead." - -Now the groups of sailor-men had increased; to all appearances they had -gained possession of the freedom of the town of Stonington. They seemed -to have captured the prettiest girls, or bargained to drink the place -dry, for from a grog-shop a number of them reeled out, arm in arm, -singing a song to a tune that I learned to know and sing well afterwards -myself--"Hull's Victory"--and the sound of fiddles and dancing were to -all sides. - -It was only a few steps now to the United States Hotel, and I turned -from the street and entered. A number of loungers were on the broad -veranda. A group of men--one in a cocked hat and blue coat with brass -buttons--were sitting about a table on which there was much to drink, -and they were not slighting it. - -But here no one gave me more than a glance, and I entered the -coffee-room, where I found a corner and placed my little bundle at my -feet. A hubbub of conversation and much strong tobacco filled the place, -and the waiters were so busy that I did not know enough to insist upon -gaining their attention, and no one sought me out. I had sat there but a -few minutes when I became engrossed, listening open-mouthed to a group -of seamen talking within a short distance of me. One of them was telling -of the action between the _Hornet_ and the _Peacock_, and he -interspersed his talk by constantly calling to those about him to drink -the health of "Lawrence, the bravest officer that ever trod a deck." - -I here learned that a man may be a hero by mere reflected glory, for -each one who drank with him nodded to the speaker as if Lawrence were -his name. Suddenly I perceived that a man in a long apron was standing -at my elbow. - -"What is the order, messmate?" he asked familiarly. - -I replied by asking for some coffee, and stating that I would like to -get a room for the night. This evidently caused him some surprise. - -"Rooms come high," he replied, looking at me, "but I can get you the -coffee, right enough." - -I had seen one of the sailors, in paying his reckoning, wave back the -change due him into the waiter's palm, so when the man returned, I -offered him one of the gold pieces in my pocket. He looked at it -curiously, bit it, and took it over to a table and showed it to some of -the sailors. The man to whom he handed it rang it on the bottom of the -upturned plate. - -"Good gold," he said, "and French. I've seen 'em often." - -Whether he told the value of it or not I do not know, but soon the -waiter returned with a half-handful of silver coin. I waved it back at -him, and the man's eyes grew large. He returned to the sailors and spoke -to them. - -"Just back from a cruise, I dare say," said one, looking over his -shoulder at me, but not addressing me. - -"He doesn't look it," replied another. "But one can't tell nowadays. -There was a girlish-looking lad--" Here the man began a yarn in a low -voice, and I buried my face in my coffee-cup, and almost scalded my -throat, for it was steaming hot. - -At this moment the waiter returned. - -"I've got a room for you, messmate," he said, "and the best one in the -house. If you've got your box ashore, I'll take it up myself." - -"No, thanks," I replied. "I have nothing with me," hiding at the same -time my little bundle with my feet. - -I noticed that the man was looking very carefully at my hands. Although -they were not soft exactly, as they had been hardened by the chopping of -wood and the handling of hoe and spade, the life of the sailor-man -stamps the hands so distinctly to the eye of a close observer that there -is no chance for wrong in judging. - -"Will you follow me? I'll show you up to the room," said the waiter-man. - -I picked up my bundle and squeezed it under my arm, and followed him out -of the room, creating no little comment, I dare say, for not a few -craned their necks to get a look at me. In the hallway my guide stopped -and spoke to a large florid person in a stained satin waistcoat. - -"Here is the lad who wishes a room, Mr. Purdy," he said. - -The big man looked at me from head to foot. - -"It will cost two dollars, and we will give you your breakfast. Is it a -lark of yours, lad? Eh? I know of a sailor with money giving a dollar -bill to a cow to chew on for a cud. But it's your game to play the -gentleman, eh?" - -"I trust I am as much a gentleman as any one under your roof," I -returned, hotly. - -"Heighty-tighty! what have we here?" the landlord said. "I forget. The -price is three dollars, and it's the last room in the house. I had -partly engaged it to a _gentleman_ in a cocked hat, but he has failed to -appear. Pay in advance, please, or you don't ship for the night." - -I gave him one of the gold pieces. He slipped it into his pocket without -comment, and told the servant to show me up stairs. The room was quite -large and comfortable, the soft bed with the white sheets looked -inviting, and I was so stiff and tired from my walking that I tumbled -out of my clothes and drew the covers over me. - -I thought that I should go to sleep at once, but as is often the case, -thoughts prevent the proper closing of the eyelids, as if they were the -doors of the mind. What was I to do on the morrow? It was full eight -days ahead of the time that I had promised to meet Plummer, and I had -but four gold pieces. A thrill of fright took hold of me when I thought -that perhaps my uncle might follow me and fetch me back with him. The -noise of shouting and loud talking below in the tap-room, and the -singing and chattering on the streets, continued for a long time; and I -tossed uneasily. - -To the best of my recollection I had not lost myself in sleep at all -when I heard some stumbling and laughing out in the hall; then the door -to my room was pushed open, and a hand shielding a candle, the light of -which dazzled my eyes so that at first I could not see clearly, extended -through the doorway. A man entered, talking loudly to some one who was -following him. - -"Come in, come in, Bullard; and don't drop that bottle for the life of -you." - -A thick growling voice answered. "I've had all the bottle I want, -Captain Temple," were the words I caught, and the second man came in. He -also carried a candle. - -"What is it you wish to discuss with me, sir, that we couldn't say -before McCulough?" he went on. - -"It's just this," replied the one addressed as Captain Temple (I -recognized him as the officer who had sat on the piazza): "McCulough -thinks to tie us down in some way, because he happens to own a few -planks of the ship. Now I--" - -The speaker had placed the light on the mantel-piece, and the other man -did the same with his candle, snuffing it a little with his fingers as -he did so; but what had broken off Captain Temple's speech was the sight -he had caught of me sitting bolt-upright in the bed and blinking, I dare -say, like a startled owl. - -"In the name of Davy Jones, what is this?" he said. "What are you doing -in my room?" - -"It's a drunken sailor-man," said the larger one, holding one of the -candles over his head. "Kick him out where he belongs. They're getting -too high and mighty, anyhow." - -The Captain, seeing my bundle lying on the floor, sent it flying through -the open doorway down the hall, and the other man, with a stroke of his -foot, swept up the rest of my belongings. - -"Get out of this, you swab!" said the Captain, "or I'll keelhaul you -well. No chin music, now! Come, get out!" - -I was mighty angry by this time. - -"I'm no swab or no drunken sailor, I'll have you understand," I replied; -"and this is my room, and I paid for it." - -The Captain muttered a curse and the other man commenced to grin. - -"I'll spit you like a goose!" the former roared. "How dare you talk to -me like that!" - -He drew his sword and made one or two passes at me. Of course I do not -suppose it was his real intention to inflict an injury, but the point -came dangerously close to my throat. I had drawn the covers to my chin. - -"Don't kill him, Captain; don't kill him," snickered the big one. - -At this, moved by some impulse, I jumped to the floor. There was a -narrow poker leaning against the empty fireplace. Shaking with fear, I -picked it up and fell into the position of defence. The big man's -laughter changed to an impatient tone. - -"Rout him out, the impudent rascal," he said, "and I'll boot him down -the stairway!" - -The Captain could not reach me across the bed, so he came about the -foot-board. He made a quick pass at me as if he would give me a good -slap with the back of his sword. I parried it, and aiming a quick stroke -at his head, I sent his cocked hat flying across the room. His return to -this showed that he intended me some harm, for he lunged straight at my -breast. Again I parried, and a second time the Captain lunged. He had -gotten the point of his sword a little too far down this time, and I got -over it a bit with the poker. I remembered the disarming-stroke that my -uncle had shown me so often. With a quick turn of the wrist I caught his -blade aright and absolutely hurled it from his hand. It clattered across -the floor, and lunging forward, I caught him just below the shoulder -with the point of the poker. Had it been a cutlass or a small sword, it -would have surely run him through! As it was it staggered him, and he -sat down backwards in the empty fireplace. - -The big man was roaring down the hallway for help, and I could hear a -charge being made up the stairs. The Captain looked up at me, however, -curiously. - -"Where on the big green earth did you learn that?" he said. - -I was so full of emotion and fear of the consequence of my action that I -could not speak, and stood there panting. A dozen faces had appeared at -the doorway. The Captain extended his hand. - -"Give us a lift, lad," he said. "I'm badly grounded." - -I pulled him out of the fireplace, and a strange picture we must have -presented, I in my shirt, and he slapping me good-naturedly between the -shoulders so hard that it set me coughing. - -"No harm done, friends," he said, addressing the crowd, that had now -half filled the room. "Some pleasantry between me and this young -gentleman. Bullard, you old squillgee, gather the lad's trousseau from -the hall, and fetch it in here." - -Affirming that it was just a joke, he and the Captain cleared the room -and gathered up my things. The short man was looking at me curiously. - -"Gadzooks!" he said, "but that was a master-stroke! Who are you and -where do you come from?" - -I was drawing on part of my clothing, and a fit of embarrassment had -hold of me. Now why I spoke as I did I cannot account for. - -"My name is Debrin," I replied, taking the name that my uncle was known -by at Miller's Falls. "I've come to ship on board the _Young Eagle_. Cy -Plummer spoke to me about her." - -The Captain threw back his head and laughed. - -"You'll ship all right, lad. I'm Temple, of the _Young Eagle_. What's -your first name?" - -"John," I answered. - -"Go below, Bullard, and make out articles for this lad to sign--John -Debrin, instructor in small arms. Never knew of one in a privateer -before, but I'll create one." - -Then and there he made me show him what I knew about handling a weapon. -In fact he treated me as if I were altogether his equal, and I soon lost -any feeling of discomforture. As this is the only time that I ever saw -Captain Temple in such a mood, I have dwelt on it. But to shorten this -part of my chronicle: I signed the articles that Bullard brought up with -him, and insisted upon giving up my room, which the Captain apparently -took with reluctance, and I slept on the floor in a corner of the -hallway. - -From my clothes Temple must have judged me a seaman, for he asked no -questions on that head, and apparently was satisfied with the -explanation that I came from Chesapeake Bay, had sailed in the brig -_Minetta_, and had been taught swordsmanship by an old Frenchman. - -I awakened in the morning with the puzzled consternation of one unused -to find himself in new surroundings, and with the feeling that last -night's goings-on had been a dream. A glance at the paper in my pocket, -however, proved that it was not. - -A strange day was before me. I seemed destined in life to be a mystery -to the people whom I met, and circumstances kept up this position for -some time to come, as will be proven. The landlord and the serving-men -at the hotel treated me with such deference that had I been more of a -sailor-man and less of an innocent, my head might have been turned, and -I dare say I should have swaggered dreadfully--to be honest, I may have -done so as it was. - -[TO BE CONTINUED.] - - - - -THE SCIENTIFIC USE OF KITES. - -BY H. H. CLAYTON, - -OF THE BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY. - - -Kite-flying has been a pastime and a pleasure for many generations of -boys and, indeed, of men. In China and Malay it is one of the chief -sports for men. In China kites are made in strange and fantastic shapes, -and are flown in great numbers on fête-days and holidays. It seems -strange that some of the forms of Chinese and Malay kites were not long -ago imported and used by our boys. - -[Illustration: METHOD OF FLYING SERIES OF KITES.] - -But kites are useful for science as well as for sport; and this -scientific men are now finding out. Inventors and engineers have -discovered that kites present interesting problems for experiment and -study. Men who watch the air and the sky find that kites are useful in -getting records of what is going on far above the earth's surface. -Nearly a hundred and fifty years ago, in 1749, the idea of using kites -for a scientific study of the air occurred to two young men in Scotland. -They were Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melvill. They made half a dozen -large paper kites as strong and as light as the materials would permit. -They began by raising the smallest kite, which, being exactly balanced, -soon mounted steadily to its utmost limit, carrying up a line, very -slender, but of sufficient strength to command it. In the mean time the -second kite was made ready. Two assistants supported it in a sloping -direction between them, with its face to the wind, while a third person, -holding part of the line in his hand, stood at a good distance directly -in front. Then the extremity of the line belonging to the kite already -in the air was hooked to a loop at the back of the second kite, which, -being now let go, mounted superbly. In a little time it took up as much -line as could be supported with advantage, thereby allowing its -companion to soar at an elevation proportionately higher. All the kites -were sent up, one by one, in this manner, the upper kite reaching an -amazing height, according to the writer who described the experiment. It -disappeared at times among the white summer clouds. The pressure of the -breeze upon so many surfaces attached to the same line was found too -great for a single person to withstand, and it became necessary to keep -the mastery over the kites by additional help. In order to learn about -the warmth and the coolness of the air aloft, these young investigators -fastened thermometers to the kites. The thermometers had bushy tails of -paper, and were let fall from some of the higher kites by gradual -singeing of a match-line. However, these young men probably did not -learn much in this way, because a thermometer sinking slowly or rapidly -to the ground would change its temperature. The kites were found to be -capable of useful scientific work, but self-recording instruments to be -sent up with the kites were not then invented. - -Two years later than the experiment described above, as every boy knows, -or ought to know, Benjamin Franklin, by sending up a kite during a -thunder-storm, and collecting a charge of electricity, proved that -electricity is the same as lightning. - -For another hundred years kites were used only as toys. Then came the -present age of wonderful inventions, beginning about fifty years ago. -For the first time instruments were invented which could be lifted into -the air, and could make on a sheet of paper a record of all the changes -through which they passed while aloft. In 1883 Mr. E. Douglas Archibald, -in England, used kites for sending up instruments to measure how much -stronger the wind was aloft than near the ground. In 1890 Mr. McAdie -used kites as did Benjamin Franklin, in order to study the electricity -in the air. By sending kites tied to a string around which was wound -fine copper wire, he found that sparks would fly from the wire to his -finger, even when the sky was clear. When a thunder-storm came in sight -the sparks became so strong that it was thought best to bring the kites -down, on account of the danger. Within the last ten years M. Richard of -Paris, and Mr. Fergusson of Blue Hill Observatory, have made instruments -so simple and so light that at Blue Hill Observatory we now have -instruments weighing less than three pounds, which record on a single -sheet of paper how cool or warm the air is, how damp it is, how dense it -is, and how fast it moves. One of these instruments, lifted by several -kites all tied to the same line is easily sent up a mile or more above -the top of the hill from which the kites are flown. On August 1, 1896, -an instrument weighing three pounds was sent 6700 feet above the top of -Blue Hill, near Boston. It was then 7333 feet above the level of the -sea, or more than a thousand feet higher than the fop of Mount -Washington, the highest mountain in New England. The highest kite was -then higher than the instrument by more than a hundred feet. - -[Illustration: PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A KITE ABOVE THE BLUE HILL -OBSERVATORY, MASSACHUSETTS.] - -Mr. W. A. Eddy, of Bayonne, New Jersey, has used the kites successfully -at Blue Hill and at Boston for taking photographs of the surrounding -country from a height of several hundred feet in the air. The camera is -fastened to the kite-string, and the exposure of the plate is made by -pulling a second string which hangs from the camera to the ground. One -of the photographs, taken several hundred feet above Blue Hill, is shown -here. The picture gives the Blue Hill Observatory and the country for -several miles around. - -Mr. J. Woodbridge Davis proposed to use kites for sending life-lines to -vessels wrecked near the coast, and devised kites for this purpose which -could be steered to any point nearly in a line with the wind. - -[Illustration: HARGRAVE KITE IN THE AIR.] - -The largest kite ever built was lately made by Mr. Lamson at Portland, -Maine. This kite was built on the plan of Hargrave's kite, shown in one -of our pictures, except that the cells were curved, and various other -improvements made in construction. This kite was 32 feet long, and had -900 square feet of surface. It weighed about 150 pounds, and lifted a -dummy-man weighing 150 pounds several hundred feet into the air. Then -the cord broke, and kite and dummy floated off into an adjacent swamp. - -To see the air lift such weights astonishes most people, because in the -quiet of our rooms we move through the air without an effort, and it -even fails to support the lightest and downiest feather. But give the -air enough motion and it will lift anything made by man. In the terrific -wind of a tornado houses are lifted and burst like egg-shells. Even -locomotives are not too heavy for such winds to lift. A locomotive is -said to have been lifted in a tornado at St. Louis and carried fifteen -feet. At Blue Hill we find that the kites in a wind that blows 10 miles -an hour lift about two ounces for each square foot of surface; in a -25-mile wind they lifted about a pound for each square foot; and in a -40-mile wind, nearly three pounds for each square foot. - -[Illustration: FIG. 1.] - -The recent interest in kites has brought about a great improvement in -their forms. The Malays discovered that a diamond-shaped kite -constructed with two sticks could be made steady in the wind, and could -fly without a tail if the cross-sticks were bent backward and tied with -a cord so as to hold them in the shape of a bow. A writer in the -_American Boys' Handy-Book_ calls a kite of this form a Dutch kite, -indicating that it has been flown for a long time in Holland. Mr. W. A. -Eddy, of New Jersey, is one of the first persons who have attempted to -improve the kite for scientific use. He did this by making a kite with -the bowed cross-sticks longer and nearer the top than they are in the -Malay or the Dutch kite. Mr. Eddy's kite is illustrated in Fig. 1. - -[Illustration: FIGS. 2, 3, 4.] - -To make a kite of this kind five feet tall the sticks should be about -1/2 by 3/8 inch cross-section if only two sticks are to be used; but if -they are to be strengthened by cross-sticks, as is done at Blue Hill, -they should be about 3/4-inch wide and 1/4-inch thick. These sticks can -easily be sawed out of a board of the proper thickness. A B and C D -should each be 60 inches in length. C E should be 18 per cent. of C D; -that is, in a five-foot kite A B should cross C D 10.8 inches below the -top of C D. O is the centre of gravity, or the point where the kite -balances when supported on the finger. It is placed about 35 per cent. -of the distance from C to D. In the simplest form of construction A B is -bent backward like a cross-bow (see Fig. 2), and tied so that the -deepest part of the bow is about one-tenth of the length of A B. The -lower part of the kite should be strung first, and the eye should not be -trusted to make A D and B D equal. The distance should be carefully -measured, because the success of the kite depends on the exactness of -these proportions. In bending A B great care is required to make the -bend on one side of the point of junction at E exactly symmetrical with -the other bend. The slight bagging inward of the covering of the -triangle A E D should be equal to the bagging of B E D. If the kite -flies sidewise, owing to inequality in the two sides, it can be partly -remedied by tying half-ounce or quarter-ounce weights at A or B. If A -should swing too far to the left, tie the weight at B. If B should swing -too far to the right, tie the weight at A. The hanger should be tied in -front of the kite at E and D, and when pulled sidewise should extend -nearly to B, and have a loop or ring tied in it an inch or two inches -below B for the kite line. To make Eddy's kite strong and trustworthy, a -more complex method of building it, adopted by Mr. Fergusson at Blue -Hill, is as follows: - -[Illustration: FIG. 5.] - -A drawing of the actual size of the kite is made on a floor or a table, -and four screws are driven into the positions occupied by the corners, -leaving the heads projecting about a quarter-inch. The cloth covering is -then stretched over the floor or table, and tacked down several inches -outside of the edge of the kite, as outlined by the screws. A piece of -cord for the edge is then passed around the outside of the screws, drawn -tight, and tied at the top by a square bow-knot. A knot is also made -just below each of the corners at the sides so that when the cover is -transferred from the floor to the sticks the knot will prevent the ends -of the cross-sticks from slipping downward, because that is the cause of -most of the trouble due to bad balancing. The cover is then pasted to -the cord, a lap of about one inch being sufficient, and the cord is left -bare at each corner where it passes over the screws. It is well first to -wet with water the part of the cloth which is to be pasted, and the -paste should be rubbed into every part of the cloth, and a smooth seam -should be made. The cover should not be removed from the screws until -perfectly dry. While it is drying, the kite-frame can be made. The -upright stick is made of two flat sticks fastened at right angles to -each other, so as to form a T; that is, they have that appearance when -looked at endwise. (See bottom of Fig. 4.) The two sticks are glued to -each other, and then firmly lashed. For the cross-stick A B two sticks -set at an angle to each other are used instead of a single bowed stick. -The method of making the angle joint is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In a -piece of square brass tubing, B, is cut a slot, into which fits the -upright stick, C D. The tubing is then bent around the upright stick, -C D, to the angle desired; a piece of wood, E, is fitted to the angle, -and the whole is firmly lashed together. The ends A and B of the two -arms of the cross-stick are driven into the ends of the tubing and -strengthened by a brace, F. The frame is then ready for the cover, and -the proportions are the same as those of the kite with two sticks. The -ends of the sticks are notched to receive the loops of cord left at the -corners of the cover, and the cover is slipped over the frame with the -knots at A and B beneath the ends of the stick. The cord in the cover -should then be lashed to the sticks, except at C (Fig. 1), and coated -with glue, in order to prevent the cover from drawing away from the -corners. The cord at C is left free to permit adjusting the tension of -cover and string by retying when necessary. These kites will fly without -a tail, but they are much steadier and better if flown with a tail, like -the one invented by Mr. Archibald. This tail does not act by its weight, -since it should weigh only one or two ounces, but by the pressure of the -wind on it. It is made of two or three cloth cones joined to each other -and to the end of the kite at D (Fig. 1) by a fine cord. The front of -each cone is made of a wire ring, stiff enough to hold its shape, and -two cross-braces of wire, or two cross-strings, as shown in Fig. 5. The -tail string is tied to the braces in the centre of the ring, and passes -down through the end of the cone, and several feet beyond it, where a -second cone may be attached. To make the kite lift well, and to fly it -in wet weather, it is best to cover the cloth and sticks with varnish -which is mixed with rubber to make it elastic, as suggested by Dr. -Stanton. The following proportions are used at Blue Hill: Pure rubber, -shredded, 2 ounces; bisulphide of carbon, 2 to 4 pounds. When the rubber -is dissolved, this solution is mixed with spar-varnish in the proportion -of 2 pounds of the solution to 1 pound of varnish, and thinned with -turpentine. Apply a small quantity at a time, evenly distributed, and -give two or three coats. - -A new form of kite was invented a few years ago by Mr. Hargrave, an -Australian inventor, who is devising a flying-machine. A picture of a -Hargrave kite floating in the air, taken from a photograph made by Mr. -Alexander McAdie, is shown in the illustration. In this kite the wind -acts on a number of thin strips rather than on a single broad surface, -and at the same time it gets steadiness of flight by putting the planes -in pairs in two directions, and adding side planes. The general -principles to be remembered are to have the width of the kite -five-sixths of its length, the width of the cells a little less than a -third of the length of the kite, and the depth of the cells the same as -their width. The description of Hargrave's improved kite appeared in -1895. Since then numerous forms having something of his principle have -been invented. The most interesting are Lamson's multiplane and schooner -kites, Potter's diamond kite, and Hammon's hemispherical kite, all shown -in the illustrations. No tails are used with any of these kites. - -Mr. Hargrave's kite is complex, and not easy to build. Simpler forms of -the frame have been used at Blue Hill, but probably the simplest and -best frame is that devised by Mr. S. C. Keith, Jun., and described here -for the benefit of those boys who may wish to try one. - -The cells have the same shape and appearance as Hargrave's kite, shown -in the picture, but the frame is different. - -[Illustration] - -Fig. 6 is a plan of the kite; Fig. 7 is a side view; and Fig. 8 an end -view. In Figs. 6 and 7 the stick M N is 66 inches long, and has a -cross-section of 1/2 by 3/8 of an inch. At C D and A B are cross-sticks, -two at each place. An end view, at A B, is shown in Fig. 8. The -cross-sticks A F and B E are 33 inches long, and 3/8 inch square, or -even smaller. Small screw-eyes like those used in hanging pictures are -screwed into the ends of each stick. Pass a strong wire or cord--steel -piano-wire is best--through the screw-eyes at A B E and F (Fig. 8), and -fasten it firmly at the corners by a cord, or otherwise, making A E and -B F 14 inches, and A B and E F about 30 inches. Next pass a wire from M -through the screw-eyes at C and A to N (Fig. 6), and then on through F -and G (Fig. 7) to M again, and fasten it. Pass a similar wire on the -opposite side of the kite from M through D B N, etc., to M, and fasten -it. These wires, and also the wire around A B E and F (Fig. 8), should -be light. It is best to have turn-buckles at some point in each wire, so -that it can be tightened after it is in place. Since the sticks at -A E F B and C D G are liable to slip along the wire, it is necessary to -hold them by stays tied to M and N. The cells are made of cloth -(nainsook being the best). After the cloth is folded over at the edges, -and hemmed or pasted, it is in two strips, each 14 inches wide and 90 -inches long, so that the strips will pass entirely around the kite-frame -and form two cells, D P and R B (Fig. 7). The distances from the line -B F to N, and from the line D G to M, is 9 inches, and the distance P to -R is 20 inches. The cloth, after being fastened around the kites, should -be tight and smooth. This can be obtained best by putting lacing-strings -in the edges, and making the cloth 3 or 4 inches shorter than the -measure given above--say 86 inches. The cloth should then be fastened to -the corners of the sticks, and also to the wire which passes around the -kite at C D and A B. Next, the edges of the two cells should be laced -together all around by cords running across from one to the other, as -shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. To fly the kite, tie a strong cord -at M, and also at the other end, where M N joins the cross-sticks which -run from B and F. (See the broken line in Fig. 7) Tie a ring or a -loop-knot at O at the rear edge of the cell D P (Fig. 7). Or the hanger -may be tied at M, and brought down under the cell D P. In that case the -ring O should come farther forward. It also insures steadiness to run -two strings from O, one to F, and the other to E. The kite-string is -tied in O. - -The best material for the construction of a kite is straight-grained -spruce. The best covering is bond paper, nainsook, or silk. - - - - -THE PINGRA POL. - -BY ALLAN FORMAN. - - -"Shall we visit the Pingra Pol to-day?" said my Parsi friend, who was -hospitably showing me the sights of Bombay. - -"Oh, certainly!" I replied, with alacrity, though I had very vague -notions as to what a Pingra Pol might be, and cherished a hazy idea that -he was some sort of dignitary of the Hindoo Church, an archbishop or the -like. - -"You know what the Pingra Pol is?" queried my friend, as we seated -ourselves on the cushions of his neat little gharry behind a team of -spotless white bullocks not much larger than calves. Our driver, clad in -flowing white garments and an enormous white turban, was seated in front -of us astride the tongue, and seemed to guide his animals by patting -them on the flanks. The willing little beasts started off on a brisk -trot in the direction of the native city, and my friend repeated his -question. - -"So you do not know what the Pingra Pol is?" he said, smiling. - -"I have not the slightest idea," I replied. - -"It is our hospital for worn-out and disabled animals, and it is one of -the oldest and most extensive charities in the world. In your country, -if an animal breaks its leg or otherwise injures itself, you kill it to -'put it out of its misery'; we hold that life is sweet to even the -humblest of God's creatures, and that we have no right to take away that -which we cannot give again. So, instead of killing our disabled animals, -we care for them until they die a natural death. This is a part of the -religion of all Hindoos, but some sects are much more strict in their -observance than others. The Jains, for example, will turn out of their -way on the street to avoid stepping on a bug or a worm, and after going -to the temple they wear a cloth across their mouths until sunset, that -they may not breathe in any living creature." - -While he was talking we had been trotting rapidly through the narrow -streets of the native city, past gorgeous Buddhist temples, the gay -residences of the wealthy Hindoos, and the tiny shops and squalid huts -of the poorer people. At last we came to a high wall of dried clay which -surrounded an enclosure of about ten acres. On one side was a great -gateway, devoid of ornamentation, but forming a resting-place for scores -of monkeys. Little monkeys and big monkeys; busy, nervous mother -monkeys, at their wits' ends to keep their lively youngsters out of -trouble; and gray, dignified grandfather monkeys, who looked down upon -us as if they were proprietors and managers of the whole busy scene. -Myriads of little green parrots screeched and swung in the trees which -overhung the wall, and blue pigeons plumed themselves in the sunshine. -Through the gateway came the lowing of cattle, the yelping of dogs, the -quacking of ducks, and a strange medley of noises that sounded like a -barn-yard gone mad. - -We alighted, and passing through the gateway, where we were provided -with a guide and a quantity of "gram"--a peculiar native grain which -tastes something like pea-nuts--we proceeded to make the rounds of this -strange hospital. A dozen or more camels with broken legs, ragged and -disreputable looking, glowered at us with evil eyes. - -The natives say that a camel's greatest delight consists in biting a -man; they can kick, too, in a way that would make an American army mule -blush with envy; but they enjoy biting better; they can then witness the -pain of their victim, while if they only kick him they have to go over -to an adjoining county to view the remains, and a camel hates to exert -himself. From all I have been told, I judge that a camel is a very -even-tempered animal--always ugly. - -[Illustration: A CAMEL IS A VERY EVEN-TEMPERED ANIMAL--ALWAYS UGLY.] - -From the camels we pass on to the horses, about three hundred of them, -housed in comfortable box-stalls around the walls. Dainty Arab ponies, -sleek and well kept, but with a leg dangling limp and useless. They -crowd about you for caresses, for the Arab pony is a pet by long -generations of breeding, and he craves attention like a house cat, -rubbing against you, and pleading with his soft brown eyes for a lump of -sugar or a bit of salt. Great rawboned "Walers," as the horses which are -imported from Australia for the use of the English army are called, -stand side by side with the shaggy rough little hill ponies, which are -apt to be vicious, and make but a poor showing in comparison with the -lovable, graceful Arabs. Some dozens of gray donkeys, looking as forlorn -and dejected as only donkeys can look, yet fat, sleek, and lazy, -complete the equine section. - -All this time we have been threading our way among broken-legged and -broken-winged ducks, cats of all sizes, ages, and colors, and in all -stages of decrepitude, solemn storks standing on one leg, gulls fighting -over some scrap of food that has been thrown to them, tiny striped -squirrels scampering up and down the trees, pigeons without number, and -monkeys everywhere. It seemed to me that there were enough monkeys to -stock all the menageries in the world. - -The monkeys, the gulls, the parrots, the storks, and the squirrels are -not legitimate occupants of the Pingra Pol, but they have discovered a -place where they are kindly treated and well fed, and where that -despised and detested creature, man, has to turn out for them instead of -making them fly or scamper out of his way, and they are not slow to -realize its advantages. One has to witness it to appreciate the -malicious joy a bedraggled stork can find in standing directly in the -middle of the path and refusing to budge while the unfortunate human -carefully skirts round his storkship in the mud. Then the bird raises -his head, ruffles, out his neck feathers, and winks a wicked wink of -triumph, and you feel that they make entirely too much of animals in -India. - -But we have not nearly finished the Pingra Pol yet. From the horse -enclosure we pass into a much larger court, devoted to animals of the -cow kind. Here are upwards of fifteen hundred water-buffaloes, -trotting-bullocks, sacred Brahmin cows, oxen, some deer and antelope, -and innumerable goats. With the exception of the water-buffaloes, the -motley collection is hardly worth looking at; they are fat, lazy, and -appear to be perfectly contented. The water-buffaloes, which I recently -saw described at a travelling circus as "the ferocious Bovapulous from -the jungles of India," is a most grotesque beast--a smooth skin of faded -black with hardly a hair on it, stretched over so clumsy a carcass that -it looks as if it were badly stuffed, a great head bearing a pair of the -most ferociously villanous horns, and lit up by as mild a pair of light -blue eyes as ever beamed from the countenance of a Quaker. The -combination of the piratical horns and the peaceful eyes gives the beast -a strange, contradictory appearance. It is a harmless creature, and when -not wallowing in the mud, it trudges patiently after its owner from -house to house, and furnishes the best milk procurable in India, unless -you happen to have the rare good fortune to secure the produce of an -imported English cow. These poor beasts are almost all broken-legged, -and while it is satisfactory to see that they apparently suffer no pain, -they are too contented to rouse much sympathy. - -With the dogs, however, it is different. There are three or four hundred -of them confined in great cages in a large court-yard, and they are the -only occupants of the Pingra Pol who do not seem satisfied to remain -there. They are all yearning for human companionship, and the barks and -yelps which greet the visitor as he passes their cages are most pitiful. -"Take me away with you; I will be a good dog for you; take me with you," -is the burden of the canine chorus, and the expression of dull despair -that succeeds the hope that lights each doggy face is enough to melt the -heart of the most rabid dog-hater. There are a few good dogs -here--setters, Great Danes, and mastiffs, and other imported animals -which have been injured and sent here by their owners--but the most of -them are what are known in India as "dogs of sorts," meaning all sorts, -or, as a friend of mine said, "the most thoroughbred mongrels he ever -saw." But some of these mongrel curs make the most faithful and -affectionate canine companions, and it is surprising the accession of -dignity and self-importance that will come to the humblest "yaller -purp" of the streets when he is adopted by a good master. The English -residents use the native mongrels to hunt jackals, as they use -fox-hounds for foxes in England, and the pluck and endurance of the -unpromising-looking beasts surprise a good many Englishmen who have been -used to hunting behind the carefully bred fox-hounds of the -mother-country. - -But a globe-trotter can't be encumbered with pets, and we pick our way -out of the Pingra Pol, carefully avoiding the ducks, pigeons, and other -small fry which squat unconcernedly in our path, and dodging as best we -can the sticks and straws which the ever-active monkeys try to drop on -our heads. - -"Well, what do you think of one of the oldest charities in the world?" -inquired my Parsi friend, as we passed through the gateway and seated -ourselves in the bullock gharry. - -"It is very interesting, but it must cost a deal of money to keep all -those animals after they have ceased to be of any use," I answered. - -"Yes; but we cannot kill them, and if one recovers so that it can be -worked, or if there is healthy increase, they are given to deserving -persons who will treat them kindly. The Pingra Pol is supported by -voluntary contributions from the Jains, Parsis, and other Hindoo sects; -there are others in Ahmedabad, Jeypoor, and other large cities. In -Ahmedabad, which is the headquarters of the Jain sect, they have a -building for fleas. When a pious Jain catches a flea among his scanty -garments, he does not do as you cruel Occidentals do, ruthlessly crush -the poor insect. Oh no! He carefully carries it to the Pingra Pol, and -deposits it in the flea-house, where every day a brawny coolie is paid -to spend a few hours and give the inmates a square meal," and my friend -laughed as if he were not in thorough sympathy with the extreme customs -of the Jains. - -I found subsequently that this same regard for animal life extends all -over India. The monkey, the gray crow, and the green parrot ravage the -gardens and fields undisturbed save by ineffectual scarecrows. -Occasionally a house-servant would catch a crow and wire a soda cork on -his bill, but I fancy that the crows regarded it as a mark of -distinction; the wild peacocks committed such depredations in the -vicinity of Jeypoor that the people were obliged to employ double sets -of watchers to drive the birds out of their gardens. And in Agra the -monkeys became such a nuisance that the native merchants joined -together, chartered a train of flat cars, which they plentifully covered -with gram, and when the train was well loaded with monkeys busily -engaged in eating, they ran it up country into the jungle about two -hundred miles. I am assured, however, on the authority of a Judge of the -Supreme Court of India, that the monkeys, like the cat, came back, and -that each brought with him seven new chums who had been lured from their -native jungle by tales of city life as told by the involuntary -wanderers. I will not vouch for the accuracy of the figures of my friend -the Judge, but I did not miss any monkeys in Agra or any other part of -India. But while the monkeys and birds are a nuisance, it is far -pleasanter to see them taken care of than killed in wanton cruelty, for -"sport." - - - - -[Illustration: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT] - - -After a season that has been unusual in more respects than one, the New -York Interscholastic football games have come to an end, and De La Salle -stands as the champion of the League. The final game was played on the -Berkeley Oval, a week ago Saturday, between De La Salle and Trinity, the -former winning by a score of 2-0. - -[Illustration: FINAL GAME OF THE NEW YORK INTERSCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL -ASSOCIATION. - -De La Salle has the ball on Trinity's 10-yard line.] - -[Illustration: THE DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE FOOTBALL TEAM.] - -The grounds were in miserable condition, and the last part of the game -was played in total darkness. The only scoring that was done occurred in -the first half. De La Salle made a succession of gains through Trinity's -left tackle, and got the ball to within a couple of yards of the line, -when it went to her opponents on downs. Page was then tried for a centre -play in an attempt to get the leather out of danger, but De La Salle -proved equal to the emergency, and forced her opponents over the line -for a safety. - -The play in the second half was hard and fast. The ball was kept moving -up and down the field with rapidity. But it soon became almost -impossible for the men to do any kind of systematic work, owing to -darkness, and the game degenerated into a series of blind scrimmages, -from which no one profited, until time was called. - -The football season in Wisconsin has come to an end, and the Madison -High-School can claim the honor of having defeated every high-school -team it has met this year. Madison defeated Minneapolis, 21-0, and on -Thanksgiving day routed an eleven who appeared to represent the Hyde -Park High-School of Chicago, 22-0. The Hyde Park team was likewise -defeated on the following day by a combination team from the Milwaukee -East and South Side High-Schools, 12-0. In this last game Milwaukee made -long gains through centre and tackles, but was unable to make any -headway around the ends. The score would doubtless have been greater -except for the fact that fifteen-minute halves were played. The best -work for Milwaukee was done by Tuttrup, full-back, and Collins, centre. - -Now that the Cook County High-School Association's football season is -closed, the Chicago athletes will turn their attention to in-door -baseball. Representatives from the Englewood, Austin, Lakeview, -Evanston, English, North Division, and Hyde Park High-Schools met -recently, and made preliminary arrangements for an in-door baseball -championship series. Austin won the pennant last year, and hopes to be -successful again this season. Its most formidable opponents will -probably be Lakeview and North Division. Englewood has never before been -represented in the in-door baseball contests, and Hyde Park has not even -yet set about organizing a team. Nevertheless, the interest in the game -will doubtless insure a successful season. - -[Illustration: CLINTON (IOWA) HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.] - -The Clinton High-School football team is undoubtedly the strongest -scholastic eleven in Iowa. Its record this season is one that it may -well feel proud of; and although nine games were scheduled early in the -season, and only two were played, it was not the fault of Clinton that -this was the case. In the first game Clinton defeated the Savannah, -Illinois, H.-S., 56-0; the second game was against Cornell College, of -Mount Vernon, Iowa, and resulted in a tie, neither side scoring. - -When the high-school teams of Moline, Davenport, Dubuque, Sterling, -Dickson, and Rock Island learned of the prowess of the Clintonians, they -backed out of their scheduled games, and Clinton was left without any -opponents. The Cornell team ranks third among the colleges of Iowa, and -averages 170 pounds. - -The average weight of the Clinton H.-S. eleven is 157, with 160 pounds -average for the backs. Keister, left half-back, is probably the best -player on the eleven; he is a sure tackler and a strong ground-gainer. -Holmes, at right guard, weighs 181 pounds, and knows his position -thoroughly. He tackles well, and has great skill in breaking through the -opposing line. He proved himself capable, also, running with the ball, -and made frequent gains around the ends in practice. Verrien, at -full-back, is a new man, but he punts well, and should develop into a -good line-bucker. It is to be hoped that next year Clinton will be more -successful in securing opponents who care to play football for the sake -of the game rather than for the satisfaction of victory. - -Although athletics have not yet reached that stage of development in -Cleveland to which they have attained in many other cities of equal -size, yet there is a lively interest in schoolboys' sport there, and for -the past two years a football league has been in operation. In 1895 it -was composed of the Central High-School, the University School, the West -High-School, the South High-School, and the Freshman teams of the -Western Reserve University and of the Case School of Applied Science. - -This year, however, some wise sportsman must have informed the -schoolboys of the absurdity and inadvisability of having such a mongrel -combination of schools and colleges, for during the football season the -association consisted only of the Central High and University Schools. -The former has the advantage in numbers, there being about eight hundred -scholars enrolled; but the University School, with about two hundred -boys, has the advantage of being a private school with greater resources -at its command. - -The championship game of football was played this year on a very muddy -field, but both teams had had good coaching and put up good sport. A -feature of the game was a goal from the field by Ammon of the University -School, the first performance of the kind ever witnessed in the City of -Cleveland. The final score was 12-9 in favor of the Central High-School, -but it is said that this score does not show how close the game actually -was, the University School having missed winning by the failure of a -foot for a second goal from the field. Most of C.H.-S.'s gains were made -through right tackle, and the High-School players resorted almost -entirely to a rushing game. The University School players, on the other -hand, kicked a great deal, and as Ammon is probably one of the cleverest -punters and drop-kickers of any of the schools of the West, this style -of play proved most effective for that side. - -The senior interscholastic football season in Boston was brought to a -close last week in a manner that was somewhat unlooked for. The -unexpected was due to the action of the Executive Committee of the -Association at its last meeting. At the opening of the football season, -early in the fall, it was announced that all the teams must strictly -obey not only the letter, but the spirit of the Constitution, and they -were warned that they must take the consequences if the rules were not -thoroughly lived up to. - -As a result, however, of the game played on November 14, between -Hopkinsons and Cambridge Manual-Training School, a protest was entered -against C.M.-T.S., and charges were made that their team had violated -one of the Articles of the Constitution. When the protest came up for -decision before the committee, to which all such matters are referred, -the committee decided that while the intention of C.M.-T.S. was not of a -malicious nature, the situation, nevertheless, was too grave to admit of -any alternative but that of depriving Cambridge of the game and of -awarding it to Hopkinsons. - -This decision would give the championship, then, to Hopkinsons. But the -captain of the Hopkinson football team refused to accept an honor gained -on a technicality of the Constitution, and declined to take advantage of -the committee's decision. The committee, therefore, voted that no -championship should be awarded for the season of 1896. - -In the past few years the rules of the Constitution have not always been -rigidly enforced or stringently lived up to, and the sudden change of -affairs has rather surprised the League members who supposed the lines -would not be drawn so closely. At the present time, when some of the -teams seem to be not satisfied to settle disputes on the gridiron, but -seek rather to fall back on the Executive Committee, it has become -necessary to strictly enforce the most insignificant clause of the -Constitution. - -The Cambridge Manual episode has attracted considerable attention in the -Boston Interscholastic League, and while the result is a most severe -lesson to that school, and possibly out of proportion to the offence -alleged to have been committed, the result will be that in future years -there will be less unnecessary action for the Executive Board, and the -schools will learn to adhere to the clauses as set down in their -Constitution. - -In spite of Cambridge Manual's misfortune at the close of the season, -her record of play has been rather exceptional during the playing weeks. -One noticeable feature has been that C.M.-T.S. has scored the first goal -from the field since 1891, when Moore, C.M.-T.S., kicked one, as he did -also the previous year. Considerable attention has been given by the -Cambridge team this fall to the development of a kicking game, and good -results have followed. It is asserted that they have never had a kick -blocked, and there seems to be little doubt that Sawin, the captain of -the eleven, is the best kicker in the League. - -Another feature of Manual-Training's game has been their system of -interference, which proved particularly effective, and the backs have -been drilled to hurdle the pile after the interference had been broken, -and thus frequently to gain an extra couple of yards. The C.M.-T.S. -manner of defence was likewise a strong one, and although outweighed man -for man by a number of the teams against which they played, the -Cambridge eleven proved themselves capable of forcing their opponents to -kick or to surrender the ball time and time again. - -RECORDS OF THE N. E. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. - - T - ' - G c - o h S - a - a - l d f - s o e - w t T - f G n i T o - r o s e o t - o a s t a - m l f a l - s a b l - T i y P - o f l P o G - u r i O o i G a - c o n p i n a m - h m g p n t m e - - o t s e s - d F G n s s - o i o e L L - w e a n W o W o - n l l t o s o s - Teams s d s s n t n t - - 1888. - - Cambridge H. and L. 20 .. 4 .. 136 .. 6 0 - Boston Latin 12 .. 17 .. 140 15 5 1 - Roxbury Latin 10 .. 1 1 66 56 4 2 - English High 2 .. 2 .. 20 78 2 3 - Stone, Nichols, and Hales 4 .. 5 1 46 52 1 3 - Hopkinson's 1 .. 3 .. 18 126 1 5 - Nobles .. 1 1 .. 9 108 0 3 - - 1889. - - Cambridge H. and L. 11 3 6 .. 105 16 3 0 - English High 3 .. 7 .. 46 32 2 1 - Boston Latin 7 .. 4 .. 58 20 2 2 - Roxbury Latin 4 .. .. .. 24 68 2 2 - Hopkinson's 1 .. .. .. 6 103 0 4 - - 1890. - - Cambridge H. and L. 10 .. 8 .. 91 35 5 1 - English High 10 .. 7 .. 88 26 4 1 - Hopkinson's 7 .. 8 .. 74 52 3 2 - Manual-Training 6 1 4 .. 57 48 (1)1 3 - Roxbury Latin 5 .. 5 1 52 80 1 4 - Boston Latin .. .. .. .. .. 122 0 (1)4 - - 1891. - - Hopkinson's 17 .. 7 .. 130 4 4 0 - Manual-Training 9 1 5 .. 79 56 2 2 - English High 2 .. 12 .. 60 48 2 2 - Boston Latin 4 .. 2 .. 32 58 2 2 - Cambridge H. and L. .. .. .. .. .. 135 0 4 - - 1892. - - Hopkinson's 12 .. 4 .. 88 8 4 0 - Manual-Training 2 .. 3 .. 24 34 1 (2)1 - English High 5 .. 4 .. 46 52 2 (1)1 - Cambridge H. and L. 1 .. 1 .. 10 34 1 (1)2 - Boston Latin 2 .. 1 .. 16 56 0 4 - - 1893. - - English High 11 .. 3 .. 78 56 (3)4 (2)0 - Manual-Training 19 .. 5 .. 134 28 (3)4 1 - Boston Latin 3 .. 3 .. 30 68 2 3 - Newton High 10 .. 3 .. 72 88 2 3 - Cambridge H. and L. 5 .. 1 .. 34 78 1 (2)2 - Hopkinson's 5 .. 6 .. 54 84 0 (2)4 - - 1894. - - Manual-Training 9 .. 5 .. 74 .. 4 0 - English High 11 .. 2 .. 68 26 3 2 - Cambridge H. and L. 2 .. 1 .. 16 98 2 3 - Hopkinson's 5 .. 3 .. 42 16 2 3 - Boston Latin 3 .. 1 .. 22 32 2 3 - Newton High 1 .. 2 .. 14 58 1 3 - - 1895. - - English High 4 .. 12 .. 56 14 5 0 - Boston Latin 2 .. 2 1 14 10 (3)3 2 - Hopkinson's 6 .. 7 .. 40 36 3 2 - Cambridge H. and L. 1 .. 1 1 8 40 (4)1 3 - Brookline High 3 .. 4 .. 22 16 (5)1 3 - Manual-Training 1 .. 3 .. 14 36 (6)0 3 - - 1896. - - Manual-Training 12 1 3 1 91 6 4 1 - Hopkinson's 8 .. 4 .. 64 21 (1)3 1 - Brookline High 5 .. 1 .. 34 30 (1)3 1 - English High 4 .. 2 .. 22 12 (2)2 1 - Boston Latin 6 .. 1 .. 40 64 1 4 - Cambridge H. and L. .. .. .. .. .. 128 0 5 - -Note: (1) One tied. (2) Two tied. (3) Forfeited. (4) One tied and -protested. (5) Protested. - -An interesting table of records is printed with this issue of the -Department because it must prove valuable as statistics for reference; a -few points of further statistical information may likewise prove of -value: since the Interscholastic League was first started, in 1888, the -greatest number of points piled up by any single team is 140. This total -score was made by the Boston Latin School in 1888. In the same year -Cambridge High and Latin made a total of 136 points, and was not scored -against in any of the championship games. - -The record also shows that only six safeties have been made in the -League games since they were first started--two in 1888, one in 1890, -two in 1895, and one this fall. Only seven goals from the field have -been kicked during these nine years; this includes those mentioned -above. - -The standing of the teams in the Senior League and those in both -divisions of the Junior League follow: - -SENIOR LEAGUE. - - Games Games Games Points Points - won. lost. tied. won. lost. - Hopkinson's 4 0 1 64 21 - Brookline High 3 1 1 34 30 - Cambridge Manual 3 2 0 91 2 - English High 2 1 2 32 12 - Boston Latin 1 4 0 40 64 - Cambridge High and Latin 0 5 0 0 128 - -JUNIOR LEAGUE. - -Division A. - - Hyde Park High 3 0 1 52 22 - Roxbury Latin 2 1 1 44 30 - Dedham High 0 2 0 4 22 - Dorchester High 0 2 0 4 30 - -Division B. - - Somerville High 4 0 0 90 6 - Medford High 3 1 0 60 28 - Newton High 1 2 0 30 46 - Chelsea High 0 2 0 2 46 - Nobles and Greenoughs 0 3 0 0 56 - -FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. - - Somerville High 12--Hyde Park High 6 - -SCORE OF GAMES PLAYED. - - Hopkinson's 34--Cambridge High and Latin 0 - (1)Hopkinson's 0--Cambridge Manual 15 - Hopkinson's 14--Boston Latin 6 - Hopkinson's 0--English High 0 - Hopkinson's 16--Brookline High 0 - Brookline High 6--Cambridge Manual 2 - Brookline High 12--Cambridge High and Latin 0 - Brookline High 10--Boston Latin 6 - Brookline High 6--English High 6 - Cambridge Manual 6--English High 0 - Cambridge Manual 34--Boston Latin 0 - Cambridge Manual 34--Cambridge High and Latin 0 - English High 20--Cambridge High and Latin 0 - English High 6--Boston Latin 0 - Boston Latin 28--Cambridge High and Latin 0 - -Note: (1) Game given to Hopkinson's by action of the Executive -Committee. - -Unless something unforeseen occurs to prevent, the All-Connecticut -Interscholastic Football Team, and in all probability the All-New-York -Interscholastic Football Team, will be announced in the next number of -the ROUND TABLE. - -"FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES."--BY WALTER CAMP.--POST 8VO, PAPER, 75 -CENTS. - - THE GRADUATE. - - - - -ADVERTISEMENTS. - - - - -[Illustration: ROYAL] - -The absolutely pure - -BAKING POWDER - -[Illustration] - -=ROYAL=--the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the -world--celebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes -your cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful, it assures you against alum -and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands. - -ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. - - - - -HIS FAULT. - -An amusing and eccentric character hangs around a celebrated inn up in -the White Mountains which is frequented by authors, artists, and -professional men. He is a shrewd fellow, and earns many a dollar by his -wit. One of the new arrivals, noticing him one day, inquired who he was, -and upon being informed of his wit, opened a conversation which went -somewhat as follows: - -"Find much to do here in summer?" - -"Yaas," replied the wit. "I'm writin' er book." - -"Are you, indeed? What's it about?" - -The wit shifted over to his other foot, and looking mysteriously at the -veranda full of people, said, "It's about the faults of celebrated men." - -"Ah! And I dare say you have us all in it. Now, for instance, myself?" - -"Yaas, you're there." And here he opened a greasy little leather blank -book, and thumbed over the pages until he came to the entry he wanted, -and then read: "'Mr. B----, the celebrated author. Fault committed -yesterday, the 3d. Gave ten dollars to a messenger going to town, and -instructed said messenger to buy sundry things for him.'" - -"Humph! Why do you call that a fault?" - -"Waal, it's this way. I reckon that messenger will steal your money and -won't return." - -"But suppose he does?" - -"Then I'll have to scratch your name out and put his in its place; but I -feel in my bones that yer the man that'll be at fault." - - - - -QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN. - -ON GOING TO COLLEGE. - - -One of the professors of Harvard University once said, in a lecture, -that many young men made a great mistake in going to college; that a -university was for students, and for students only; and that if a boy -were not of a studious turn of mind it was more than likely that he -would waste his time for four years that could be put to better -advantage in some mercantile business. - -The time for such ideas has gone into history with other ideas of a -similar nature, such as the buying and selling of slaves, and the pride -noblemen used to feel in not being able to read or write. A college -education is quite different from acquiring knowledge at a college. For -instance, you may be attending a preparatory school at this moment, and -are considering what courses of study you will pursue in order to obtain -a "college education." What do you find at Harvard? There are some two -hundred different courses to choose from, and by choosing sixteen or -seventeen, and taking four or four and a half a year, at the end of four -years you will, if the examinations are passed satisfactorily, obtain a -degree of A. B., which in the common phrase signifies that you have -obtained an education. And yet you have studied only sixteen or -seventeen out of the two hundred preliminary courses that lead up to a -real education. In fact, when these four years are done you have only -just begun! And therefore the actual study covered amounts to little. - -What has been accomplished, however, is the study and practice of how to -learn, and how to go to work to get an education. You have learned how -to start on any subject, whether it be the selling and buying of leather -and tin goods, or the teaching of boys' schools, or the science of -biology. Little information has been acquired, but you have at least -learned how to attack any subject. - -Furthermore, you have come from your home, wherever that may be, have -met other fellows, have joined them in studies, in sports, in clubs, and -in societies; and under the guidance of a carefully selected body of -instructors and authorities you have learned how to take care of -yourself in emergencies of all kinds, how to read, how and what to -study, how to treat men and women--even how to fight when that becomes -necessary; and whether you decide to take up further study or mercantile -business, the result is the same. You know men, and the ways of dealing -with them; you know books, and the ways of dealing with them. And -incidentally you have acquired a great respect for both these valuable -companions. - -Let no young boy say to himself that, being dull in school, he will -waste time in college. Time is never wasted that is spent in manly -existence, in seeing and working with other men on a high plane, in -reading any good books upon good themes or good ideas. If you have -little money for any such purpose, remember that any sincere man can -either win scholarships or work his way through college by doing -janitor-work or a thousand other things. Remember, too, that not only -have some of the greatest men America has ever known worked their way -through college, but that money does not count for so much at the -university as it does anywhere else in life. Many a poor fellow has led -his class, and not in studies alone, but in sports and in societies and -in respect. But--and this is a big "but"--he must be a man, a -gentleman, and a hard worker. - -If you are going into mercantile business, if you are going into -professional work, or if you are going to do anything that comes first -to hand, you will be the better for the three or four years, and no one -who can study nights, while he works days, can be prevented from passing -the entrance examinations in time. The only person who can really -prevent him is himself, for if he has not the force of character to -stick to it till the end, he can never do much of anything, to say -nothing of entering or working his way through college. - - - - -[Illustration: THE CAMERA CLUB] - - 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. - - -TRANSPARENCIES FOR ORNAMENTAL LANTERN. - -An ornamental lantern fitted with transparencies is a pretty and -inexpensive Christmas gift, and may be quickly and easily made by any -member of our club who owns a scroll-saw. For the sides of the lantern -make a pretty open-work design, and in the centre of each panel cut a -square large enough to admit a glass the size of a lantern slide (3-1/2 -by 4). Select negatives which have plenty of detail and are of good -printing quality. Make four transparencies, using either the sensitive -plates which come for that purpose, or making tinted transparencies -according to directions given in Nos. 857 and 863. The tinted -transparencies are more ornamental, but the black and white are pretty. -These transparencies are fitted in the panels, and the lantern is then -put together. - -If one does not know how to make transparencies, almost the same effect -may be produced by applying a print to plain glass, using the cover -glasses made for lantern slides, and then removing the paper, leaving -the film only on the glass. Directions for this process may be found in -No. 878. If one has used landscape negatives, a piece of pale blue paper -placed over the sky part, and a piece of green back of the landscape, -will have the effect of a colored transparency when the tiny lantern -inside is lighted. A small alcohol-lamp serves for the lighting, and -will burn for several hours. If one has a sunset view showing fine -clouds, place a faint rose-color or violet-tinted paper back of the sky, -and when the lantern is lighted the colors are like those of a real -sunset, the shadows and high lights in the clouds, making the different -tones and shades of color. Of course if viewed in a strong light this -way of coloring would be too crude, but in the faint light of the lamp -it is not noticed. - -In selecting pictures for the lantern, choose those which will be -familiar to the one for whom the gift is designed, as half the value of -a photograph is in its being a picture of some well-known place or -object. - -Blue transparencies show off well in a lantern of this description. -Directions for making them were given some time ago, but we print -another formula for the benefit of those who have not a copy of the -number containing the first, and who might wish to make a lantern with -blue transparencies. - -No. 1. - - Red prussiate of potassium 1/4 oz. - Water 4 oz. - -No. 2. - - Hyposulphite of soda 1/4 oz. - Water 4 oz. - -Take old or fogged plates, and soak them in a solution made up of equal -parts of No. 1 and No. 2 until the gelatine is perfectly clear. Wash -thoroughly, and while wet place the plate, gelatine side up, in a clean -tray, and flow over it a solution made of - - Citrate of iron and ammonia 1/2 oz. - Water 2 oz. - -Allow it to remain in this solution one minute, drain, and stand away to -dry in a dark room. Print in the sun till shadows are slightly bronzed, -about as they appear in a blue print. Remove from the frame, place in a -developing-tray, and flow with a solution made of - - Red prussiate of potassium 1 oz. - Water 4 oz. - -When the development has been carried far enough, remove from the tray, -and wash in running water till the high lights are clear. Dry and use in -any way in which transparencies are used. - - SIR KNIGHT J. PAUL JONES, 214 N. Third St., Harrisburg, Pa., says - that he has a 4-by-5 Daylight kodak, with plate attachment, which - he will sell at a bargain, if any of the members of the club wish - to purchase a camera of this kind. - - SIR KNIGHT WARREN H. MUNK, 14 Waldron Street, West Lafayette, Ind., - wishes to obtain a prize picture from one of the members of the - club who has won a prize in any of the Camera Club contests. He - says he will be glad to pay for it if he can have it. Will one of - our members who has won a prize write to Sir Warren? Sir Warren may - see half-tone reproductions (much reduced in size) of the pictures - that won prizes last year, in No. 848, January 28, 1896. - - GEORGE COLEMAN, Dayton, O., asks how he may become a member of the - Camera Club; what makes the films of negatives crack off round the - edges, making it necessary to trim the picture considerably, thus - reducing it very much in size. Any Knight or Lady of the Round - Table may become a member of the Camera Club by sending name and - address to the editor of this Department, and it will be published - in the ROUND TABLE, and duly enrolled in the Camera Club book. To - become a Knight or Lady of the Round Table send name and address to - the ROUND TABLE, and patent will be sent to you. In order to enter - contests one must belong to the Order of the Round Table. The - softening of the film is because the water in which the negative is - washed is of too high a temperature. Neither the water nor the - solution should rise above 85° or fall below 60° F.; 70° is a safe - temperature. If the solutions or fixing-bath is too warm, set the - dishes in a pan of ice-water for a few moments to lower the - temperature. - -_The Camera Club Competitions will close February 15, 1897, as announced -in the October 27, 1896, issue. The statement in the December 8 issue -that they closed on December 15, 1896, was an error._ - - - - -ADVERTISEMENTS. - - - - -Postage Stamps, &c. - - - - -[Illustration: STAMPS] - -100 all dif., Venezuela, Bolivia, etc., & =POCKET ALBUM=, only 10c.; 200 -all dif., Hayti, Hawaii, etc., only 50c. Agts. wanted at 50% com. List -FREE! =C. A. Stegmann=, 5941 Cote Brilliant Ave., St. Louis, Mo. - - - - -=AGENTS= make big money by selling from our fine approval sheets at 40% -com. Good Premiums. - -MERRIMAC STAMP CO., Newburyport, Mass. - - - - -=FREE= with every 10c. packet of stamps, a beautiful calendar. Wamsutta -Stamp Co., N. Attleboro, Mass. - - - - -JOSEPH GILLOTT'S - -STEEL PENS - -Nos. 303, 404, 170, 604 E.F., 601 E.F. - -And other styles to suit all hands. - -THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. - - - - -[Illustration: PISO'S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION] - -CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. - -Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use - -In time. Sold by druggists. - - - - -Arnold - -Constable & Co - -Ladies' Furnishings. - -_Eiderdown Bath Gowns,_ - -_Silk and Flannel Matinées,_ - -_Shaded Silk Petticoats._ - -Fine Domestic Underwear. - -_Night Robes, Petticoats,_ - -_Sacques and Dresses._ - -INFANTS' WEAR, - -APRONS. - -Broadway & 19th st. - -NEW YORK. - - - - -[Illustration] - -Highest - -Award - -WORLD'S - -FAIR. - -SKATES - -CATALOGUE FREE. - -BARNEY & BERRY, Springfield, Mass. - - - - -LAUGHING CAMERA. 10c. - -[Illustration: MY! OH MY!!] - -The latest invention in Cameras. You look through the lens and your -stout friends will look like living skeletons, your thin friends like -Dime Museum fat men, horses like giraffes and in fact everything appears -as though you were living in another world. Each camera contains two -strong lenses in neatly finished leatherette case. The latest -mirth-maker on the market; creates bushels of sport. Catalogue of 1,000 -novelties and sample camera 10c., 3 for 25c., 12 for 90c. mailed -postpaid. Agents wanted. - -ROBT. H. INGERSOLL & BRO., - -Dept. No. 62, 65 Cortlandt St., N. Y. - - - - -HOOPING - -COUGH - -CROUP - -Can be cured - -by using - -ROCHE'S HERBAL - -EMBROCATION - -The celebrated and effectual English cure, without internal medicine. W. -EDWARD & SON, Props., London, Eng. =All Druggists.= - -E. FOUGERA & CO., NEW YORK. - - - - -HOME STUDY. - -Book-keeping, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Shorthand, etc., thoroughly taught -by =Mail= at student's =Home=. Low rates, perfect satisfaction. Cat. free. -Trial lesson 10c. - -BRYANT & STRATTON, 85 College Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. - - - - -CARDS - -FOR 1897. 50 Sample Styles - -AND LIST OF 400 PREMIUM ARTICLES - -FREE. HAVERFIELD PUB CO., CADIZ, OHIO - - - - -HARPER'S CATALOGUE - -thoroughly revised, classified, and indexed, will be sent by mail to any -address on receipt of ten cents. - - - - -For Young Naturalists. - -H. Notman, 182 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., wants to join a -corresponding Chapter, or some society of young naturalists. He also -wants the pupa of the cicada and the shell it leaves on the trunk of -trees. He has beetles, and wants correspondents among members of the -Order interested in natural history. - - * * * * * - -A Modern Curfew. - -The saying about history repeating itself has an example in the modern -curfew, which is in legal effect in about two hundred cities in this -country. Many years ago, in English towns, a bell was rung every night -at a certain hour, and after that hour people found on the streets were -liable to be caught, tried, and punished. This old law applied to grown -folks, but the modern curfew law applies to children only, and is -designed to keep boys off the streets. It is said to be in successful -effect in Omaha, Nebraska; St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri. Besides -these large cities, eight or ten smaller cities in New Jersey, Ohio, and -Michigan contemplate enacting the law, and there is to be a movement -made this winter to get it passed in New York city. Will members living -in any city in which it is in effect tell the Table about it? Tell us -just what the ordinance says, and how it works in practice. - - * * * * * - -To Amateur Journalists. - -William F. Tillson, 149 North Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, is -interested in music and dramatics, and wants correspondents. He wants to -receive amateur papers from publishers as samples. So does Ethel S. -Deane, Dean, Ohio. - - * * * * * - -Will do for Next Summer. - - Please give me plan and measurements of a single tennis-court, and - tell me how it may be made a double court. - - WILL KELSEY. - BARABOO. - -Choose the place for your net so as to give an equal space behind each -base-line. Measure 36 feet, and put in a peg at either end, with the -tape-line fastened to it. Take 39 feet on one measure, and 53 feet 3/4 -inch on the other. Where they cross is one corner. Mark off 21 feet from -the net from one end of the service-line. Transpose the measures and do -the same thing, and you have half the court. Carry the measures to the -other side of the court, and repeat the operation. The central-line runs -from the middle of each service-line. The inner side-lines run from -base-line to base-line 4 feet 6 inches inside of the side-lines. If you -are marking out a double court only, do not carry the inner side-lines -beyond the service-lines. Make a mark inside the middle of the base-line -to show where the server may stand. The diagonal of a single court is -about 47 feet 5 inches. If possible, have the court run north and south. - - * * * * * - -The New Mint Building. - - The old United States Mint, for so many years in the crowded and - expensive neighborhood on Chestnut Street in this city, is to be - torn down and removed to Spring Garden and Sixteenth streets, about - one mile north of its present location. Strong efforts were made to - get the Mint removed to Washington when it was found necessary to - build a new one. Even Chicago and New York tried to get it away - from here. But five years ago a whole square was purchased for its - site, and Philadelphia breathed easier. - - The new Mint will have a main entrance on Spring Garden Street. It - will be in the form of a hollow square, giving a court-yard open to - the sky. It is to have a terrace balustrade constructed of granite. - Above it the material will be marble. The style is severely plain - classic, and the design as shown on paper is far from pleasing. In - the plan is provided a spacious room for the coin museum, which - many readers have doubtless seen in the old building. It is by far - the finest collection of old coins in the world, outside of the - British Museum. Work upon the new Mint building is expected to - begin next spring. - - FRED B. BIDDLE. - PHILADELPHIA. - - * * * * * - -Answer to Convent Puzzle. - -By looking at these four diagrams you will see the trick of the puzzle. -Fig. 1 shows the nuns on good behavior; Fig. 2, when four sisters have -escaped; Fig. 3, when they have returned with four friends; Fig. 4, when -four more outsiders have been admitted--presumably by a rope-ladder. - -[Illustration: FIG. 1.] - -[Illustration: FIG. 2.] - -[Illustration: FIG. 3.] - -[Illustration: FIG. 4.] - - * * * * * - -Queer Weather Signs. - - Not long since a number of natural signs were given by which a - change in the weather could be easily told. Here are a few more: - - When a strong hoar-frost is seen in winter, it will rain in two, - or, at most, three, days. - - It commonly rains on a day when the sun appears red or pale; or the - next day when it sets in a cloud. - - When the moon is pale, rain; when red, wind; when of a pure and - silver color, fair weather; according to the old verse, - _Pallida pluit, rubicunda flat, alba serenat._ - - When the sun appears double or treble through clouds, a storm of - long duration may be expected. - - When a halo is seen around the moon, rain; around the sun during - bright weather, rain; around the sun during a rain, fine weather. - - JEAN BONPÉRE. - - * * * * * - -Questions and Answers. - -Helen L. Codey: The United States takes a census each decade--1880, -1890, 1900, etc. The first national census was made in 1790. No, it was -not that this government neglected it up till that date. It was not then -the custom of countries to take careful censuses. Some States take -censuses on the abstract decades, as 1885, 1895, 1905, etc. The figures -about shipping, the crops, railway earnings, etc., to which you refer, -are collected, for the most part, by a bureau of statistics, at -Washington, and published free for general use. - -Fred B. Davies asks what is meant by an advertisement, which he encloses -to us, asking for bids in connection with the making of pennies, and he -inquires if the United States does not coin its own money. Yes, our -government coins its own money, and prints its own paper bills. But it -gets blanks for pennies and nickels made by private parties. The -advertisement enclosed specifies that "one-cent blanks must be properly -annealed, cleaned and milled, and ready for the press, composed of 95 -per cent. of copper and 5 per cent. of zinc and tin, in equal -proportions." These blanks are made by private concerns, and then the -pennies are coined at the mint. The blanks cost the government 21.95 -cents per pound, and there are approximately 146 pieces to the pound, -avoirdupois. Last year the mint at Philadelphia coined 46,168,422 -pennies.--Foster W. Stearns, 269 Park Street, Newton, Mass., wants to -hear of some amateur journals whose editors desire contributions.--May -Inman Maguire, Hendersonville, N. C., expects soon to move to -Washington, D. C., and desires to hear from some Chapter or young -ladies' literary club in that city to which she may belong.--George E. -Purdy, Box 1228, New York city, will write a description of the New York -Stock or Produce Exchange to any member anywhere willing, in turn, to -write and send him a description of an interesting spot, feature, -industry, etc., in any other city. - -"Page": You should apply at once to the member of Assembly from your -district if you would become a page in the Assembly-Chamber at Albany -this winter. But, to be frank with you, it must be said that, as a rule, -boys whose parents reside in Albany are almost always appointed. Boys -are required to be bright, well behaved, and strong enough to endure -several hours of hard work per day, with sometimes a night session -thrown in. The pay is $2 per day. - -Frederic B. Schurman: Charity organization societies are not found in -cities as small as the one in which you live (Erie), for the reason that -the necessity for them does not exist. They are a banding together of -public and private charities for better administration and for the study -and cure of pauperism. It is an English idea. Organized charity was -undertaken in London in 1869, and in this country in 1877. The first -American society was organized in Buffalo, N. Y., and the organizer of -it was an Episcopal clergyman named Rev. Humphrey Gurteen. The second -American society was organized in Philadelphia in 1878, and that of New -York city four years later. There are now seventy-eight such societies. - - - - -[Illustration: STAMPS] - - 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 publishers of a paper in Boston, having occasion to send out many -thousands of their annual announcements, by a special arrangement with -the postmaster used 1c. stamps which had been cancelled in a press by -the entire sheet as follows: - -[Illustration] - -I understand that an employé of the P. O. inspects the affixing of -stamps thus cancelled. - -This is a variety well worth collecting, but possibly the same plan may -become popular at other large post-offices, and it would be a little -difficult to determine the genuineness of many varieties. - -Mr. John N. Luff read a paper on the early issues of Switzerland, at the -Collectors' Club, and illustrated the same by stereopticon views of the -stamps, counterfeits, cancellations, etc. Most of the unused stamps from -which the photographic slides were made came from Mr. H. J. Duveen's -wonderful collection of these rare stamps. This was one of the best -papers ever read before a philatelic audience, and the _first -stereopticon stamp lecture_ given in America. - -People wonder at the high prices asked for old postage-stamps. The same -people probably wonder at the still higher prices asked for old books, -old armor, old pictures, etc. But the curious thing is that a man who -gives $5000 for a unique stamp is not thought to be quite as sane as the -man who gives $100,000 for an old master, or $50,000 for a rare orchid. -Still philately flourishes, and the press is educating the public. - -I very much regret to announce the death, on Thanksgiving day, of the -_Daily Stamp Item_, at the age of one year. Begun as a joke, edited by -"the office cat," it has appeared day by day for a full year, always -bringing a little philatelic titbit, and sometimes containing as much -news as the average weekly or monthly stamp paper. The publishers -purpose to issue a special souvenir number during the holidays, -containing a review of the year's work, and also a complete list of the -subscribers, to each of whom a copy will be sent. - - F. W. LERK.--The little true value of "Seebecks" was shown at a - late auction, where sets of these stamps were sold for $3, the - catalogue value of which was $28. If you are looking at collection - as a speculation, my advice is to buy high-priced stamps only, the - higher the better, as a rule; but if you are collecting for fun, go - in for everything in the countries you select, and you will have - much satisfaction, and not suffer any money loss should you wish to - sell your collection, provided you study your stamps carefully, get - and keep them in fine condition, and make up all the chief - varieties in shades, etc. - - PHILATUS. - - - - -[Illustration: IVORY SOAP] - -There is a "comfortable feeling" that comes after a bath with Ivory -Soap. - -TH: PROCTER & GAMBLE CO., CIN'TI. - - - - -EARN A TRICYCLE. - -[Illustration] - -We wish to introduce our Teas. Sell 30 lbs. and we will give you a Fairy -Tricycle; sell 25 lbs. for a Solid Silver Watch and Chain; 50 lbs. for a -Gold Watch and Chain; 75 lbs. for a Bicycle; 10 lbs. for a Gold Ring. -Write for catalog and order sheet Dept. I - -W. G. BAKER, - -Springfield, Mass. - - - - -_X-RAY CAMERA._ - -[Illustration] - -Roentgen and Edison out-done. The great up to date Sensation! Penetrates -any object inserted between its lenses, no matter how thick or dense. -You can see through a solid piece of iron or a part of your body, as -through a crystal; of all optical marvels ever discovered this is the -most wonderful. Two sets of compound lenses in handsome telescope case -3-1/2 in. long. Sells for 25c. Sample complete and mailed postpaid with -catalogue of 1000 Bargains for 15c. 2 for 25c. $1.25 Doz. AGENTS WANTED. -DON'T WAIT--DO IT NOW. - -Robt. H. Ingersoll & Bro., Dept. No. 62, 65 Cortlandt St., N. Y. - - - - -Holiday Presents for Young People - - * * * * * - -"Harper's Round Table" for 1896 - -Volume XVII. With 1276 Pages, and about 1200 Illustrations. 4to, Cloth, -Ornamental, $3.50. - - This unusually attractive volume contains three long serial stories - for boys; by James Barnes, Kirk Munroe, and Molly Elliot Seawell. - There are also many shorter stories by other popular writers. - - Modern Outdoor Life is very fully treated, some one hundred and - fifty pages being devoted to subjects of that nature, and in - addition there is an important series of articles illustrated by - instantaneous photographs of the different athletic sports. - - A few of the other features are the interesting papers by Mrs. Lew. - Wallace on The Tower of London, and the twelve articles by Mrs. - Emma J. Grey, on getting up entertainments for young people. Each - article describes amusements suitable for one month in the year. - Cyrus C. Adams contributes a series upon different interesting - subjects connected with recent African explorations. - - Of the previous bound volume of HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, the _N. Y. - Sun_ said: "There is nothing, we imagine, that the young reader - would be likely to prize more." - -A Virginia Cavalier - -A Story of the Boyhood of George Washington. By MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL. -Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50. - -Rick Dale - -A Story of the Northwest Coast. By KIRK MUNROE. Illustrated by W. A. -ROGERS. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25. - -Naval Actions of the War of 1812 - -By JAMES BARNES. With 21 Full-page Illustrations by CARLTON T. CHAPMAN, -printed in color, and 12 Reproductions of Medals. 8vo, Cloth, -Ornamental, Deckel Edges and Gilt Top, $4.50. - -The Ship's Company - -And Other Sea People. By J. D. JERROLD KELLEY, Lieutenant-Commander, -U.S.N. Copiously Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $2.50. - -The Dwarfs' Tailor - -And Other Fairy Tales. Collected by ZOE DANA UNDERHILL. With 12 -Illustrations. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.75. - -For King or Country - -A Story of the American Revolution. By JAMES BARNES. Illustrated. Post -8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50. - -Tommy Toddles - -By ALBERT LEE. Illustrated by PETER S. NEWELL. Square 16mo, Cloth, -Ornamental, $1.25. - -Shakespeare the Boy - -With Sketches of the Home and School Life, the Games and Sports, the -Manners, Customs, and Folk-lore of the Time. By WILLIAM J. ROLFE, -Litt.D., Editor of "Rolfe's English Classics," etc. Illustrated. Post -8vo, Cloth, $1.25. - - * * * * * - -HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York - - - - -[Illustration: "THE HUNTER'S STRATEGY."] - - * * * * * - -HARD WORK WILL TELL. - -One often envies greatness, overlooking the hardships and struggles -passed through before the place of honor has been attained. When we read -of the lives of distinguished men in any department, we find them almost -always where they are through hard work. We hear constantly of the great -amount of labor they could perform. Demosthenes, Julius Cæsar, Henry IV. -of France, Sir Isaac Newton, Washington, Napoleon, and many others, -different as they were in their intellectual and moral qualities, were -all renowned as hard workers. We read how many days they could support -the fatigues of a march; how early they rose; how many hours they spent -in the field, the cabinet, in the court--in short, how hard they worked. - - * * * * * - -CEDRIC. "Are you going to hang up your stocking Christmas eve, Tommy?" - -TOMMY. "No; I've got enough feet. I'm going to hang up my pocket." - - * * * * * - -He was a bright, dapper young lawyer, full of spirits, and possibly a -little too smart. For some time the judge of the district court had been -waiting an opportunity to suppress a trifle of this smartness, as it -became a bore when constantly opposed to his Honor's long experience. -The young lawyer jumped up to defend a case of stealing in which the -accused had retained him. Unfortunately he had failed to thoroughly -acquaint himself with the facts of the case, other than that his client -had been arrested for stealing. - -"Your Honor," he cried, "I ask you does the prisoner look like a man -that would steal? Does he look like a man that would suffer his honesty -to be demeaned by appropriating another man's gold? No! a thousand times -No! He is a patriotic citizen of the country, one of the proud upholders -of our grand republic, and I say it is an outrage for the plaintiff to -accuse such a gentleman of theft. Think of his friends that will weep -over his disgrace undeservedly thrust upon him. Think of the blight upon -this man's existence. I say the accused is too manly, too generous, too -noble a specimen of hum--" - -Smash! went the judge's gavel as he roared out, "Quit that! Young man, -this is a case of hog-stealing!" - - * * * * * - -He was a New-Yorker, and proud of his city, and although his Chicago -friend pointed out sight after sight, boasted of the city's fine -boulevards, and drove the New-Yorker over them, he failed to excite in -his guest more than a slight curiosity. Then he brought up the subject -of tall buildings. - -"Chicago beats the world," he said. "Our tall buildings top anything -ever erected." - -"Well, well," said the New-Yorker, "that's queer. Ever heard of that -building in New York that the clouds bump against? Never heard of it, -eh? I'll tell you something about it. When they put the last story on it -a workman fell off the top. Some time later I was passing along the -street below when a newsboy yelled: 'Extry. Full account of the -accident.' I bought a paper, and it described how the man toppled off -and all that. But what do you think? while I was reading it something -dropped with a crash. What was it? Why, the workman, of course! He'd -just reached the ground." - - * * * * * - -In a letter that recently reached this country, written by one of Queen -Victoria's soldiers, who was with his regiment marching against the -Dervishes in the Egyptian campaign, is a little amusing story of a -certain soldier who disliked the intense heat of the country, and sought -in every kind of way to obtain some excuse for quitting the service. It -seems he complained to the doctor of his eyes, claiming that he was so -nearsighted that he could not with safety fire off his gun for fear of -hitting a comrade instead of an enemy. - -"Dear me," said the doctor, "that is a serious matter. Now tell me what -you mean by nearsighted." - -"Well, sir," said the soldier, and he looked around thoughtfully as if -in search of some idea, "it is an example you want? Ah, I have one. Can -you see that pin lying in a corner over there?" - -"Why, yes! 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McGuire - - - - - -</pre> - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_MYSTERY_OF_THE_SWAMP">THE MYSTERY OF THE SWAMP.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#A_POPULAR_SCHOOL">A POPULAR SCHOOL.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_NEW_YORK_STOCK_EXCHANGE">THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_BOY_WRECKERS">THE BOY WRECKERS.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#A_LOYAL_TRAITOR">A LOYAL TRAITOR.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_SCIENTIFIC_USE_OF_KITES">THE SCIENTIFIC USE OF KITES.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_PINGRA_POL">THE PINGRA POL.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#INTERSCHOLASTIC_SPORT">INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#QUESTIONS_FOR_YOUNG_MEN">QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#THE_CAMERA_CLUB">THE CAMERA CLUB.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><a href="#STAMPS">STAMPS.</a></td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_153" id="Page_153">[Pg 153]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 800px;"> -<img src="images/ill_001.jpg" width="800" height="325" alt="HARPER'S ROUND TABLE" /> -</div> - -<p class="center">Copyright, 1896, by <span class="smcap">Harper & Brothers</span>. All Rights Reserved.</p> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">published weekly</span>.</td><td align="center">NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1896.</td><td align="right"><span class="smcap">five cents a copy</span>.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">vol. xviii.—no</span>. 894.</td><td align="center"></td><td align="right"><span class="smcap">two dollars a year</span>.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"><a name="THE_MYSTERY_OF_THE_SWAMP" id="THE_MYSTERY_OF_THE_SWAMP"></a> -<img src="images/ill_002.jpg" width="700" height="550" alt="" /> -</div> - -<h2>THE MYSTERY OF THE SWAMP.</h2> - -<h3>BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.</h3> - -<h3>I.</h3> - -<p>Once upon a time there lived on a large plantation in Middle Georgia a -boy who was known as Little Crotchet. It was a very queer name, to be -sure, but it seemed to fit the lad to a T. When he was a wee bit of a -chap he fell seriously ill, and when, many weeks afterwards, the doctors -said the worst was over, it was found that he had lost the use of his -legs, and that he would never be able to run about and play as other -children do. When he was told about this he laughed, and said he had -known all along that he would never be able to run about on his feet -again; but he had plans of his own, and he told his father that he -wanted a pair of crutches made.</p> - -<p>"But you can't use them, my son," said his father.</p> - -<p>"Anyhow, I can try," insisted the lad.</p> - -<p>The doctors were told of his desire, and these wise men put their heads -together.</p> - -<p>"It is a crotchet," they declared, "but it will be no harm for him to -try."</p> - -<p>"It is a little crotchet," said his mother, "and he shall have the -crutches."</p> - -<p>Thus it came about that the lad got both his name and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_154" id="Page_154">[Pg 154]</a></span> his crutches, for -his father insisted on calling him Little Crotchet after that, and he -also insisted on sending all the way to Philadelphia for the crutches. -They seemed to be a long time in coming, for in those days they had to -be brought to Charleston in a sailing-vessel, and then sent by way of -Augusta in a stage-coach; but when they came they were very welcome, for -Little Crotchet had been inquiring for them every day in the week, and -Sunday too. And yet when they came, strange to say, he seemed to have -lost his interest in them. His mother brought them in joyously, but -there was not even a glad smile on the lad's face. He looked at them -gravely, weighed them in his hands, laid them across the foot of the -bed, and then turned his head on his pillow, as if he wanted to go to -sleep. His mother was surprised, and not a little hurt, as mothers will -be when they do not understand their children; but she respected his -wishes, darkened the room, kissed the boy, and closed the door gently.</p> - -<p>When everything was still, Little Crotchet sat up in bed, seized his -crutches, and proceeded to try them. He did this every day for a week, -and at the end of that time surprised everybody in the house, and on the -place as well, by marching out on his crutches, and going from room to -room without so much as touching his feet to the floor. It seemed to be -a most wonderful feat to perform, and so it was; but Providence, in -depriving the lad of the use of his legs, had correspondingly -strengthened the muscles of his chest and arms, so that within a month -he could use his crutches almost as nimbly and quite as safely as other -boys use their feet. He could go up stairs and down stairs and walk -about the place with as much ease apparently as those not afflicted, and -it was not strange that the negroes regarded the performance with wonder -akin to awe, declaring among themselves that their young master was -upheld and supported by "de sperits."</p> - -<p>And indeed it was a queer sight to see the frail lad going boldly about -on crutches, his feet not touching the ground. The sight seemed to make -the pet name of Little Crotchet more appropriate than ever. So his name -stuck to him, even after he got his gray pony, and became a familiar -figure in town and in country, as he went galloping about, his crutches -strapped to the saddle, and dangling as gayly as the sword of some fine -general. Thus it came to pass that no one was surprised when Little -Crotchet went cantering along, his gray pony snorting fiercely, and -seeming never to tire. Early or late, whenever the neighbors heard the -short sharp snort of the gray pony and the rattling of the crutches, -they would turn to one another and say, "Little Crotchet!" and that -would be explanation enough. There seemed to be some sort of -understanding between him and his gray pony.</p> - -<p>Anybody could ride the gray pony in the pasture or in the grove around -the house, but when it came to going out by the big gate, that was -another matter. He could neither be led nor driven beyond that boundary -by any one except Little Crotchet. It was the same when it came to -crossing water. The gray pony would not cross over the smallest running -brook for any one but Little Crotchet; but with the lad on his back he -would plunge into the deepest stream, and, if need be, swim across it. -All this deepened and confirmed the idea in the minds of the negroes -that Little Crotchet was upheld and protected by "de sperits." They had -heard him talking to the gray pony, and they had heard the gray pony -whinny in reply. They had seen the gray pony with their little master on -his back go gladly out at the big gate and rush with a snort through the -plantation creek—a bold and at times a dangerous stream. Seeing these -things, and knowing the temper of the pony, they had no trouble in -coming to the conclusion that something supernatural was behind it all.</p> - -<h3>II.</h3> - -<p>Thus it happened that Little Crotchet and his gray pony were pretty well -known through all the country-side, for it seemed that he was never -tired of riding, and that the pony was never tired of going. What was -the rider's errand? Nobody knew. Why should he go skimming along the red -road at day dawn? And why should he come whirling back at dusk—a red -cloud of dust rising beneath the gray pony's feet? Nobody could tell.</p> - -<p>This was almost as much of a puzzle to some of the whites as it was to -the negroes; but this mystery, if it could be called such, was soon -eclipsed by a phenomenon that worried some of the wisest dwellers in -that region. This phenomenon, apparently very simple, began to manifest -itself in early fall, and continued all through that season and during -the winter and on through the spring, until warm weather set in. It was -in the shape of a thin column of blue smoke that could be seen on any -clear morning or late afternoon rising from the centre of Spivey's -Canebrake. This place was called a canebrake because a thick, almost -impenetrable, growth of canes fringed the edge of a mile-wide basin -lying between the bluffs of the Oconee River and the uplands beyond. -Instead of being a canebrake, it was a vast swamp, the site of cool but -apparently stagnant ponds and of treacherous quagmires, in which cows, -and even horses, had been known to disappear and perish. The cowitch -grew there, and the yellow plumes of the poison-oak vine glittered like -small torches. There, too, the thunderwood tree exuded its poisonous -milk, and long serpentlike vines wound themselves around and through the -trees and helped to shut out the sunlight. It was a swamp, and a very -dismal one. The night birds gathered there to sleep during the day, and -all sorts of creatures that shunned the sunlight or hated man found a -refuge there. If the negroes had made paths through its recesses to -enable them to avoid the patrol, nobody knew it but themselves.</p> - -<p>Why, then, should a thin but steady stream of blue smoke be constantly -rising upwards from the centre of Spivey's Canebrake? This was a mystery -to those who first discovered it, and it soon grew to be a neighborhood -mystery. During the summer the smoke could not be seen, but in the fall -and winter its small thin volume went curling upward continually. Little -Crotchet often watched it from the brow of Turner's Hill, the highest -part of the uplands. Early in the morning or late in the afternoon the -vapor would rise from the Oconee; but the vapor was white and heavy, and -was blown about by the wind, while the smoke in the swamp was blue and -thin, and rose straight in the air above the tops of the trees in spite -of the wayward winds.</p> - -<p>Once when Little Crotchet was sitting on his pony watching the blue -smoke rise from the swamp he saw two of the neighbor farmers coming -along the highway. They stopped and shook hands with the lad, and then -turned to watch the thin stream of blue smoke. The morning was clear and -still, and the smoke rose straight in the air, until it seemed to mingle -with the upper blue. The two farmers were father and son—Jonathan -Gadsby and his son Ben. They were both very well acquainted with Little -Crotchet—as, indeed, everybody in the county was—and he was so bright -and queer that they stood somewhat in awe of him.</p> - -<p>"I reckin if I had a pony that wasn't afeard of nothin' I'd go right -straight and find out where that fire is and what it is," remarked Ben -Gadsby.</p> - -<p>This stirred his father's ire apparently. "Why, Benjamin! Why, what on -the face of the earth do you mean? Ride into that swamp! Why, you must -have lost what little sense you had when you was born! I remember, jest -as well as if it was day before yesterday, when Uncle Jimmy Cosby's red -steer got in that swamp, and we couldn't git him out. Git him out, did I -say? We couldn't even git nigh him. We could hear him beller, but we -never got where we could see ha'r nor hide of him. If I was thirty years -younger I'd take my foot in my hand and wade in there and see where the -smoke comes from."</p> - -<p>Little Crotchet laughed. "If I had two good legs," said he, "I'd soon -see what the trouble is."</p> - -<p>This awoke Ben Gadsby's ambition. "I believe I'll go in there and see -where the fire is."</p> - -<p>"Fire!" exclaimed old Mr. Gadsby, with some irritation. "Who said -anything about fire? What living and moving creature could build a fire -in that thicket? I'd like mighty well to lay my eyes on him."</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_155" id="Page_155">[Pg 155]</a></span></p> - -<p>"Well," said Ben Gadsby, "where you see smoke there's obliged to be -fire. I've heard you say that yourself."</p> - -<p>"Me?" exclaimed Mr. Jonathan Gadsby, with a show of alarm in the midst -of his indignation. "Did I say that? Well, it was when I wasn't so much -as thinking that my two eyes were my own. What about foxfire? Suppose -that some quagmire or other in that there swamp has gone and got up a -ruction on its own hook? Smoke without fire? Why, I've seed it many a -time. And maybe that smoke comes from an eruption in the ground. What -then? Who's going to know where the fire is?"</p> - -<p>Little Crotchet laughed, but Ben Gadsby put on a very bold front. -"Well," said he, "I can find bee-trees, and I'll find where that fire -is."</p> - -<p>"Well, sir," remarked Mr. Jonathan Gadsby, looking at his son with an -air of pride, "find out where the smoke comes from, and we'll not expect -you to see the fire."</p> - -<p>"I wish I could go with you," said Little Crotchet.</p> - -<p>"I don't need any company," replied Ben Gadsby. "I've done made up my -mind, and I'm a-going to show the folks around here that where there's -so much smoke there's obliged to be some fire."</p> - -<p>The young man, knowing that he had some warm work before him, pulled off -his coat, and tied the sleeves over his shoulder, sash fashion. Then he -waved his hand to his father and to Little Crotchet, and went rapidly -down the hill. He had undertaken the adventure in a spirit of bravado. -He knew that a number of the neighbors had tried to solve the mystery of -the smoke in the swamp and had failed. He thought, too, that he would -fail; and yet he was urged on by the belief that if he should happen to -succeed, all the boys and all the girls in the neighborhood would regard -him as a wonderful young man. He had the same ambition that animated the -knights of old, but on a smaller scale.</p> - -<h3>III.</h3> - -<p>Now it chanced that Little Crotchet himself was on his way to the smoke -in the swamp. He had been watching it, and wondering whether he should -go to it by the path he knew, or whether he should go by the road that -Aaron, the runaway, had told him of. Ben Gadsby interfered with his -plans somewhat; for, quite by accident, young Gadsby, as he went down -the hill, struck into the path that Little Crotchet knew. There was a -chance to gallop along the brow of the hill, turn to the left, plunge -through a shallow lagoon, and strike into the path ahead of Gadsby, and -this chance Little Crotchet took. He waved his hand to Mr. Jonathan -Gadsby, gave the gray pony the rein, and went galloping through the -underbrush, his crutches rattling, and the rings of the bridle-bit -jingling. To Mr. Jonathan Gadsby it seemed that the lad was riding -recklessly, and he groaned and shook his head as he turned and went on -his way.</p> - -<p>But Little Crotchet rode on. Turning sharply to the left as soon as he -got out of sight, he went plunging through the lagoon, and was soon -going along the blind path a quarter of a mile ahead of Ben Gadsby. This -is why young Gadsby was so much disturbed that he lost his way. He was -bold enough when he started out, but by the time he had descended the -hill and struck into what he thought was a cattle-path his courage began -to fail him. The tall canes seemed to bend above him in a threatening -manner. The silence oppressed him. Everything was so still that the echo -of his own movements as he brushed along the narrow path seemed to -develop into ominous whispers, as if all the goblins he had ever heard -of had congregated in front of him to bar his way.</p> - -<p>The silence, with its strange echoes, was bad enough, but when he heard -the snorting of Little Crotchet's gray pony as it plunged through the -lagoon, the rattle of the crutches and the jingling of the bridle-bit, -he fell into a panic. What great beast could it be that went -helter-skelter through this dark and silent swamp, swimming through the -water and tearing through the quagmires? And yet, when Ben Gadsby would -have turned back, the rank undergrowth and the trailing vines had quite -obscured the track. The fear that impelled him to retrace his steps was -equally powerful in impelling him to go forward. And this seemed the -easiest plan. He felt that it would be just as safe to go on, having -once made the venture, as to turn back. He had a presentiment that he -would never find his way out anyhow, and the panic he was in nerved him -to the point of desperation.</p> - -<p>So on he went, not always trying to follow the path, but plunging -forward aimlessly. In half an hour he was calmer, and pretty soon he -found the ground firm under his feet. His instincts as a bee-hunter came -back to him. He had started in from the east side, and he paused to take -his bearings. But it was hard to see the sun, and in the recesses of the -swamp the mosses grew on all sides of the trees. And yet there was a -difference, which Ben Gadsby did not fail to discover and take account -of. They grew thicker and larger on the north side, and remembering -this, he went forward with more confidence.</p> - -<p>He found that the middle of the swamp was comparatively dry. Huge -poplar-trees stood ranged about, the largest he had ever seen. In the -midst of a group of trees he found one that was hollow, and in this -hollow he found the smouldering embers of a fire. But for the strange -silence that surrounded him he would have given a whoop of triumph; but -he restrained himself. Bee-hunter that he was, he took his coat from his -shoulders and tied it around a small slim sapling standing near the big -poplar where he had found the fire. It was his way when he found a -bee-tree. It was a sort of guide. In returning he would take the general -direction, and then hunt about until he found his coat; and it was much -easier to find a tree tagged with a coat than it was to find one not -similarly marked.</p> - -<p>Thus, instead of whooping triumphantly, Ben Gadsby simply tied his coat -about the nearest sapling, nodding his head significantly as he did so. -He had unearthed the secret and unravelled the mystery, and now he would -go and call in such of the neighbors as were near at hand and show them -what a simple thing the great mystery was. He knew that he had found the -hiding-place of Aaron the runaway. So he fixed his "landmark," and -started out of the swamp with a lighter heart than he had when he came -in.</p> - -<p>To make sure of his latitude and longitude, he turned in his tracks when -he had gone a little distance and looked for the tree on which he had -tied his coat. But it was not to be seen. He retraced his steps, trying -to find his coat. Looking about him cautiously, he saw the garment after -a while, but it was in an entirely different direction from what he -supposed it would be. It was tied to a sapling, and the sapling was near -a big poplar. To satisfy himself, he returned to make a closer -examination. Sure enough, there was the coat, but the poplar close by -was not a hollow poplar, nor was it as large as the tree in which Ben -Gadsby had found the smouldering embers of a fire.</p> - -<p>He sat on the trunk of a fallen tree and scratched his head, and -discussed the matter in his mind the best he could. Finally he concluded -that it would be a very easy matter, after he found his coat again, to -find the hollow poplar. So he started home again. But he had not gone -far when he turned around to take another view of his coat.</p> - -<p>It had disappeared. Ben Gadsby looked carefully around, and then a -feeling of terror crept over his whole body—a feeling that nearly -paralyzed his limbs. He tried to overcome this feeling, and did so to a -certain degree. He plucked up sufficient courage to return and try to -find his coat; but the task was indeed bewildering. He thought he had -never seen so many large poplars with small slim saplings standing near -them, and then he began to wander around almost aimlessly.</p> - -<h3>IV.</h3> - -<p>Suddenly he heard a scream that almost paralyzed him—a scream that was -followed by the sound of a struggle going on in the thick undergrowth -close at hand. He could see the muddy water splash above the bushes, and -he could hear fierce growlings and gruntings. Before he could make up -his mind what to do, a gigantic mulatto, with torn clothes and staring -eyes, rushed out of the swamp, and came rushing by, closely pursued by a -big white boar, with<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_156" id="Page_156">[Pg 156]</a></span> open mouth and fierce cries. The white boar was -right at the mulatto's heels, and his yellow tusks gleamed viciously as -he ran with open mouth. Pursuer and pursued disappeared in the bushes -with a splash and a crash, and then all was as still as before. In fact, -the silence seemed profounder for this uncanny and appalling -disturbance. It was so unnatural that half a minute after it occurred -Ben Gadsby was not certain whether it had occurred at all. He was a -pretty bold youth, having been used to the woods and fields all his -life, but he had now beheld a spectacle so out of the ordinary, and of -so startling a character, that he made haste to get out of the swamp as -fast as his legs, weakened by fear, would carry him.</p> - -<p>More than once, as he made his way out of the swamp, he paused to -listen; and it seemed that each time he paused an owl, or some other -bird of noiseless wing, made a sudden swoop at his head. Beyond the -exclamation he made when this occurred the silence was unbroken. This -experience was unusual enough to hasten his steps, even if he had no -other motive for haste.</p> - -<p>When nearly out of the swamp, he came upon a large poplar, by the side -of which a small slim sapling was growing. Tied around this sapling was -his coat, which he thought he had left in the middle of the swamp. The -sight almost took his breath away.</p> - -<p>He examined the coat carefully, and found that the sleeves were tied -around the tree just as he had tied them. He felt in the pockets. -Everything was just as he had left it. He examined the poplar; it was -hollow, and in the hollow was a pile of ashes.</p> - -<p>"Well!" exclaimed Ben Gadsby. "I'm the biggest fool that ever walked the -earth. If I 'ain't been asleep and dreamed all this, I'm crazy; and if -I've been asleep, I'm a fool."</p> - -<p>His experience had been so queer and so confusing that he promised -himself he'd never tell it where any of the older people could hear it, -for he knew that they would not only treat his tale with scorn and -contempt, but would make him the butt of ridicule among the younger -folks. "I know exactly what they'd say," he remarked to himself. "They'd -declare that a skeer'd hog run across my path, and that I was skeer'der -than the hog."</p> - -<p>So Ben Gadsby took his coat from the sapling, and went trudging along -his way toward the big road. When he reached that point he turned and -looked toward the swamp. Much to his surprise, the stream of blue smoke -was still flowing upward. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but there -was the smoke. His surprise was still greater when he saw Little -Crotchet and the gray pony come ambling up the hill in the path he had -just come over.</p> - -<p>"What did you find?" asked Little Crotchet, as he reined in the gray -pony.</p> - -<p>"Nothing—nothing at all," replied Ben Gadsby, determined not to commit -himself.</p> - -<p>"Nothing?" cried Little Crotchet. "Well, you ought to have been with me! -Why, I saw sights! The birds flew in my face, and when I got in the -middle of the swamp a big white hog came rushing out, and if this gray -pony hadn't have been the nimblest of his kind, you'd have never seen me -any more."</p> - -<p>"Is that so?" asked Ben Gadsby, in a dazed way. "Well, I declare! 'Twas -all quiet with me. I just went in and come out again, and that's all -there is to it."</p> - -<p>"I wish I'd been with you," said Little Crotchet, with a curious laugh. -"Good-by!"</p> - -<p>With that he wheeled the gray pony and rode off home. Ben Gadsby watched -Little Crotchet out of sight, and then, with a gesture of despair, -surprise, or indignation, flung his coat on the ground, crying, "Well, -by jing!"</p> - -<h3>V.</h3> - -<p>That night there was so much laughter in the top story of the -Abercrombie house that the old Colonel himself came to the foot of the -stairs and called out to know what the matter was.</p> - -<p>"It's nobody but me," replied Little Crotchet. "I was just laughing."</p> - -<p>Colonel Abercrombie paused, as if waiting for some further explanation, -but hearing none, said, "Good-night, my son, and God bless you!"</p> - -<p>"Good-night, father dear," exclaimed the lad, flinging a kiss at the -shadow his father's candle flung on the wall. Then he turned again into -his own room, where Aaron the Arab (son of Ben Ali) sat leaning against -the wall, as silent and as impassive as a block of tawny marble.</p> - -<p>Little Crotchet lay back on his bed, and the two were silent for a time. -Finally Aaron said:</p> - -<p>"The white grunter carried his play too far. He nipped a piece from my -leg."</p> - -<p>"I never saw anything like it," remarked Little Crotchet. "I thought the -white pig was angry. You did that to frighten Ben Gadsby."</p> - -<p>"Yes, little master," responded Aaron, "and I'm thinking the young man -will never hunt for the smoke in the swamp any more."</p> - -<p>Little Crotchet laughed again, as he remembered how Ben Gadsby looked as -Aaron and the white pig went careening across the dry place in the -swamp. There was a silence again, and then Aaron said he must be going.</p> - -<p>"And when are you going home to your master?" Little Crotchet asked.</p> - -<p>"Never!" replied Aaron the runaway, with emphasis. "Never! He is no -master of mine. He is a bad man."</p> - -<p>Then he undressed Little Crotchet, tucked the cover about him—for the -nights were growing chilly—whispered good-night, and slipped from the -window, letting down the sash gently as he went out. If any one had been -watching, he would have seen the tall Arab steal along the roof until he -came to the limb of an oak that touched the eaves. Along this he went -nimbly, glided down the trunk to the ground, and disappeared in the -darkness.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2><a name="A_POPULAR_SCHOOL" id="A_POPULAR_SCHOOL">A POPULAR SCHOOL.</a></h2> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">When Jacky got his new club skates he tried the old Dutch roll,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">And in the course of several weeks attained his humble goal.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">Then practising three hours a day, when there was ice to skate,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">He learned, a fortnight later on, to cut the figure eight.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">By this success encouraged, he essayed a loftier flight,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">And, in a month, upon the ice his name could fairly write.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">When Jacky's teacher heard of this, in truth he marvelled much,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">For he had found that Jacky knew but little of the Dutch.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">"In half the time you took to learn the figure eight," said he,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">"You might in your arithmetic have learned the Rule of Three.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">"And though your name you deftly trace with educated feet,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">The penmanship you do by hand, alas! is far from neat.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">"But since 'tis clear that unrequired tasks you quickest learn,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">My school to an athletic club I now propose to turn;</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">"And then, perhaps, when tired of the stunts I'll make you do,</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 15em;">You'll turn for recreation to the books you now eschew."</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">H. G. Paine</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_157" id="Page_157">[Pg 157]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"><a name="THE_NEW_YORK_STOCK_EXCHANGE" id="THE_NEW_YORK_STOCK_EXCHANGE"></a> -<img src="images/ill_003.jpg" width="700" height="448" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">A BUSY DAY IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE.</span> -</div> - -<h2>THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.</h2> - -<h3>BY HUBERT EARL.</h3> - -<p>A little gathering of men met under a buttonwood-tree in 1792, opposite -what is now No. 60 Wall Street, and formed an association for the -purpose of exchange and more ready current transaction of business. From -this crude organization has grown the present New York Stock Exchange -with its immense capital. Installed in a dignified edifice between Broad -and New streets, with an entrance on Wall Street, its eleven hundred -members transact business daily between 10 <span class="smcap">a.m</span>. and 3 <span class="smcap">p.m</span>. No -transactions are allowed before or after these hours, a heavy fine being -the penalty for each offence, and such contracts not being recognized by -the governing committee of the Exchange.</p> - -<p>A membership in the Stock Exchange is worth a small fortune, for the -seats have sold as high as $32,500, though at present they do not bring -over $18,000. The brokers are both rich and poor, but adding the value -of the memberships to an estimated average capital of $100,000 for each -member, $150,000,000 is a conservative figure of the capital invested.</p> - -<p>To the casual visitor who finds himself leaning over the handsome -balcony rail looking down upon the immense floor of the Board-Room the -howling gesticulating crowd of brokers appears like a mob of lunatics, -and the occasional half-clipped calls that rise to his ears justify the -comparison. Sign-posts are placed about the floor, bearing the names of -the different stocks dealt in, and around these posts the brokers gather -to buy and sell. When a particular stock is what is termed active, the -brokers dealing in it surge madly around the post assigned to it, and -amid deafening yells make their contracts. An ideal broker is one whose -face never betrays any emotion, but remains perfectly passive, whether -his stock transactions net him an enormous gain or lose him a fortune.</p> - -<p>Many brokers act as agents for firms, but most firms have their own -representative always on the floor. At times, though, to prevent the -discovery of a big deal or an attempt to corner the market in some -particular stock, it is necessary to call in the service of more -brokers. A percentage is paid for such service, the minimum being $2 for -every hundred shares that are valued at $100 each.</p> - -<p>The members know each other, and frequently in the crowd a broker will -stand with his slips in one hand, his eyes glued upon his memoranda, and -with his other hand emphasizing his calls with lunging jerks, as he -sends forth such yells as "One hundred at 84." Again and again he -repeats his yell, and then changes it to 83¾ for a hundred. "Take -'em," comes the cry, to which he answers, "Sold"; and then jots down the -transaction, never once looking to see who the buyer was, but relying -upon the voice, which he knows. These transactions are invariably -fulfilled to the letter, and there is no record during the existence of -the Exchange of such a contract being disacknowledged. If this broker -wants the transaction sent to his firm, he jots it down on a slip, and -before he can turn around, one of the fifty-odd gray-uniformed -messengers on the floor takes it, and runs off to the side of the room -to that broker's telephone, and hands the memorandum to the operator, -who telephones his firm.</p> - -<p>Should a firm want to talk with their representative over the telephone, -it is necessary to call him off the floor. As none but members are -allowed on the floor, and no voice is strong enough to be heard calling -above the fearful screech of bids and offers, a number system was -devised for this purpose. Each broker has a number, and a rack on one of -the walls has a corresponding number. A call is sent to the boy who -works the annunciator to put up, say, 48. He pulls a knob, and instantly -that number is exposed on the rack. Every now and then each broker -glances at his rack, and when he sees his number he goes out either to -the telephone or to the messenger or person who may want to see him. -This silent call is discontinued after it has served its purpose.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_158" id="Page_158">[Pg 158]</a></span></p> - -<p>There are a large number of telephones required, and a number of -alleyways are partitioned off at the sides of the floor, in which line -after line of telephones are placed, each one with its operator, who -never leaves it. Then there is the telegraph service. Every transaction -of any importance is sent over the wires. It has hardly taken place -before the anxious watcher at some ticker reads its record on the tape, -whether it be one hundred yards from the floor of the Exchange or a -thousand miles away. If he is holding any particular stock that has -advanced, and wishing to take advantage of the fact, he decides to sell, -he telegraphs his New York brokers to sell for him. They telephone their -representative on the floor of the Exchange, and in a very short time -these shares are being offered, and the owner, probably miles away, -watching the tape of his ticker, notes with a smile of satisfaction the -records unfolding before him: 100 shares at 87-3/8, 300 shares 87¼, -200 shares at 87, and so on. These shares may have been purchased by him -around 79 or 80, or possibly much less, and the transaction nets him a -neat profit. It is often the reverse, though, and almost fortunes are -made and lost daily by such speculations.</p> - -<p>The stock-brokers do not like long words, as is evidenced in the terms -they have regulated into a dialect of their own. To the uninitiated it -is very confusing to hear such remarks as "long of stocks," "holding for -a raise," "ballooning a stock," "saddling the market," "gunning a -stock," etc., etc. Many of these terms are pithy, and very much to the -point.</p> - -<p>The stock-broker is generally a generous, genial, happy sort of person, -well dressed, and, for a life of mental strain, with a reverse of -fortune liable to strike him at any time, he keeps in wonderfully good -spirits.</p> - -<p>The Exchange is most interesting during a panic, when prices are -dropping all around, and when stocks that are as solid as -foundation-stones begin to drop below par. It is then that the broker -grows frenzied—sometimes with fear, sometimes with rage. Fiercely he -elbows, jostles, or fights his way through the mad crowd. Shout after -shout ascends to the ceiling as the prices fall, and out on the street -the quiet retired business man who has come down to watch his shares, -only to see them rapidly falling, bites his finger-nails nervously in -the anxious crowd that has gathered, listening to the roar. Messengers -dart here and there, and mad haste prevails. Suddenly a silence comes -over the Exchange, and the crowd on the floor have packed closely around -the chairman's platform. He gravely and sadly announces the failure of -some well-known firm. This will probably drag down into the vortex two -or three smaller houses; and when the full import is realized by the -members a deafening yell is heard, and again they dash into the fray to -make, save, or lose a fortune.</p> - -<p>Strongly contrasted to this are the jollity and merrymaking on the floor -of the Exchange before the holidays. High carnival then reigns supreme, -and fun and mirth grow furious. Clothes are torn, hats smashed, all in -good humor. Gray-haired brokers waltz with each other, play leap-frog, -sing, and carry on as wildly as the younger ones. Sometimes, but not -often, the chairman imposes a fine on the members for their fun, but it -is cheerfully paid. After such toil day in and day out through the long -months a little exuberance of spirit is excusable.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2><a name="THE_BOY_WRECKERS" id="THE_BOY_WRECKERS">THE BOY WRECKERS.</a></h2> - -<h3>BY W. O. STODDARD.</h3> - -<h3>CHAPTER II.</h3> - -<h3>THE RIDDLE FROM UNDER THE WATER.</h3> - -<p>The <i>Elephant</i> rocked and pitched a great deal while Captain Kroom was -fishing up that valise with his long boat-hook.</p> - -<p>Pete was all the while hard at work with the oars, and he was conducting -himself like a prime seaman. That is, he obeyed with scrupulous -exactness all the orders he received from the veteran commander of his -ship. For him, indeed, Pete evidently had a tremendous amount of -respect. Much of it belonged to his belief that the old sailor knew all -there was to know about whatever might be on the sea or in it.</p> - -<p>"Sam," he said, "let that bundle alone a minute, and see if you can -h'ist the sail."</p> - -<p>"He can't h'ist a sail," growled the Captain. "He's a landlubber."</p> - -<p>Sam's pride was up in an instant, and he caught hold of the ropes. He -did know a little about them already, and he had the good luck to pull -correctly. Up went the sail, just as the valise came over the side. The -bundle already lay on the bottom, and it had taken all the strength Sam -had to get it there.</p> - -<p>It was not so large a bundle, to be sure, but lifting it in had been -somewhat like carrying two pails of water, for it was what the Captain -called "waterlogged."</p> - -<p>Not so with the valise. It was larger than the bundle, and it must have -been very heavy; but it did not seem to weigh much in the strong hands -of old Kroom.</p> - -<p>"Here we go!" he shouted. "I'll just tack around till I get a hitch on -that spar. It's just what I want for a new mast to the <i>Tiger</i>!"</p> - -<p>"That's his sail-boat," said Pete to Sam. "She isn't so fast as some, -but she can go right out to sea. She's decked over."</p> - -<p>"She's as safe as a pilot-boat," added the Captain. "But the feller left -his key in the lock. I won't open it now. This here stuff wasn't any -part of a raft. It was just a tangle. Those knots wasn't ever tied by a -sailor." He seemed to read knots and ropes and sails and spars as if -they carried tokens as clear to him as print. "Sam," he said, "haul that -rope a little. Now I can bring her about. We'll have that spar."</p> - -<p>So he did, in a few minutes; but the <i>Elephant</i> was not likely to sail -any too fast with that thing towing astern. Pete had been eying the -bundle curiously, and the moment he was permitted to pull in his oars he -exclaimed:</p> - -<p>"Now let's have it open. I say, Captain, it's covered with tarpaulin!"</p> - -<p>"That didn't keep it from soaking," replied Kroom. "Cut it. Bless my -soul! What on earth is that?"</p> - -<p>The two boys had worked together in untying and opening the bundle, and -now all its contents suddenly sprawled around the bottom of the boat.</p> - -<p>"Best lot of fishing-tackle ever I saw," said Pete. "And if it isn't a -full suit of blue!"</p> - -<p>"Hope it'll fit you," said the Captain.</p> - -<p>"Looks as if it might. Sam's got one on him. But I don't need any more -tackle than I've got at home, unless it is some hooks and sinkers."</p> - -<p>"Pete," said Sam, "spread 'em out to dry. Then you can see if they fit."</p> - -<p>The fact was that Pete was the only member of the <i>Elephant</i>'s crew of -three who stood in need of new clothing. The suit he had on consisted -mainly of a pair of baggy trousers and a tow shirt. It did not keep him -from being a pretty good looking fellow, however, and his own feelings -about it did not hurt him.</p> - -<p>"Guess they won't make a dude of me," he remarked, as he spread the -soaked blue suit out forward, where the wind and sun could get at it. -"It's a kind of sailor rig, anyhow."</p> - -<p>"It'll shrink to your size," said the Captain. "'Twasn't made for a big -fellow."</p> - -<p>The <i>Elephant</i> was now before the wind, and was tugging spitefully -against the rope which bound her to the spar behind<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_159" id="Page_159">[Pg 159]</a></span> her. Now that the -bundle had given up all that was in it, the next point of interest was -the valise.</p> - -<p>Once more the Captain remarked, "His key is in it."</p> - -<p>Then he hesitated, and stared down at the key as if reading something.</p> - -<p>"Rusty," he said. "But it doesn't take long for iron to rust in salt -water. You can't judge by that."</p> - -<p>"Captain Kroom," exclaimed Sam, "there used to be a name on this end of -it, but it's kind of washed out."</p> - -<p>"No," replied Kroom; "it's just so on this other end. It wasn't washed -out; it was rubbed out. This 'ere thing's been stole."</p> - -<p>He said it almost solemnly, and the boys felt a kind of thrill. There -had been excitement enough in the idea of a wreck, and now the Captain -had put in thieves also.</p> - -<p>"Pirates?" suggested Pete. "Could they have plundered the ship?"</p> - -<p>"No, sir!" roared the Captain. "All the pirates are dead long ago. This -means wrecks and wreckers over on the south beach somewhere. Come on, -boys. I'll cast off the spar. We're going across the bay. I'm no thief. -I'm going to see if I can't find an owner for this valise. Ready!"</p> - -<p>The spar was left to drift ashore as best it might, only that the -Captain said he would go after it some time.</p> - -<p>The <i>Elephant</i> was once more free, but her nose was pointed now toward -the long low bar of sand, the narrow, tree-less island, which separated -the bay from the ocean.</p> - -<p>"He's going to run for the inlet," said Pete to Sam. "There's good -fishing there, whether he finds any wreck or not."</p> - -<p>"We're going too fast to troll," said the Captain. "No use. Besides, we -want to get there as soon as we can. If there's anything I hate, it's a -wrecker. I didn't think so once, but the first time I was wrecked myself -I guess I learned something."</p> - -<p>Sam had been staring curiously at the valise, and wishing that the -Captain would think it right to open it, but now he turned to look at -the old sailor himself. It was a good deal to be out in a boat with a -man who had been wrecked. He did not really mean to say anything, but a -question came up to his lips, and asked, almost without his help, "Were -you wrecked 'mong savages?"</p> - -<p>"Yes, sir, I was," growled the Captain, angrily. "We went ashore on the -coast of Cornwall, in England, and the folks there believe everything -that's stranded belongs to them. They didn't leave us a thing."</p> - -<p>"They didn't hurt you, did they?" said Sam.</p> - -<p>"I don't know but what they would, some of them, if it hadn't been for -the coast police that came," said Kroom. "They kep' the crowd off, so we -saved what we had on; and then they marched us away and put every man of -us in jail, where the civilized Englishmen could feed us."</p> - -<p>"That was awful!" said Pete; but he had already turned over the wet -clothing once, and it was drying fast. He pulled out the wrinkles too.</p> - -<p>"'Tisn't rotted," remarked the Captain, "or you'd ha' pulled it to -pieces. I ain't worried about your having of 'em. Nor the tackle. All I -want to get at is if there's been a wreck. Yes, sir, when I was wrecked -in China, we saved all our chists—but then a Chinee can't wear anything -we can. Perhaps they didn't want 'em. They treated us first rate."</p> - -<p>He had been fumbling with the rusty key with one hand while he steered -with the other, and now the boys heard a click.</p> - -<p>"There!" muttered the Captain. "The lock wasn't sp'iled. I'll unstrap -it."</p> - -<p>Sam and Pete leaned forward to watch, but the soaked straps did not pull -out easily, and they had to wait.</p> - -<p>"How they do stick!" said Pete. "Captain, I can do it. It takes both -hands."</p> - -<p>The <i>Elephant</i> careened just then in a way to compel its sailing-master -to use both of his own hands in bringing it before the wind again.</p> - -<p>"Pitch in, Pete," he said. "Just as like as not it'll tell where it came -from."</p> - -<p>Sam let his friend work at the wet straps, while he continued to study -the name at his end of the valise.</p> - -<p>"'Tisn't a long one," he remarked; but at that moment Captain Kroom -almost let go of the tiller-ropes, for the valise sprang open.</p> - -<p>"Packed and jammed!" exclaimed Pete. "Hullo! What's this?"</p> - -<p>"Hand me that log!" shouted the Captain, and Sam looked around the boat -for loose timber. Not any kind of log was to be seen; the floating spar -was long since out of sight; but Pete at once picked up and handed to -Kroom a broad, thin, paper-covered blank book which lay in the middle of -the valise.</p> - -<p>"Bless my soul!" said Captain Kroom. "This 'ere's the log of the good -ship <i>Narragansett</i>, of New Haven, and her captain's name is Pickering. -The last entry in it is only a week old. Yes, sir, boys! He made it -after the gale struck 'em! Before she was wrecked. This 'ere's awful! -She must ha' gone all to pieces! Now for the inlet! Hurrah!"</p> - -<p>His voice sounded excited, but he sat as steady as a post, and seemed to -be giving all his attention to the management of the <i>Elephant</i>.</p> - -<p>"Sam," he said, "you and Pete read some more of that log. Don't you -fetch a thing in the valise. There are his barkers and his chronometer -and lots o' papers. But that there alligator-skin valise was -water-tight. It came across the bar at the inlet with the tide. There's -current enough there then to whisk in a cannon."</p> - -<p>Sam was a landsman, but he listened eagerly to all the Captain had to -say about the ways of the coast and about the coming and going of ships. -None of it seemed to be at all new to Pete; but then he had been born -and brought up within sight of salt water, and he had heard Kroom talk -many a time before.</p> - -<p>The <i>Elephant</i> put her nose through or over the waves as if she were in -a hurry, and all the while her crew were getting more accustomed to the -presence of the valise. Sam studied its contents, all he could see of -them, and he was learning something.</p> - -<p>"That's the chronometer," he thought. "It's a big watch in a mahogany -box. That's a splendid compass. Those pistols are what the Captain calls -'barkers.'"</p> - -<p>"You see," remarked Kroom, as if answering him, "as soon as the -commander of a ship knows he's going to be wrecked, it's his duty to -save those things. He must save his log and his papers, if he can't save -anything else. Captain Pickering got 'em together, and then somebody -beat him out of them. Now it's my duty to get 'em to the owner of the -ship. No trouble about that, but we must learn all we can first. Sam, if -you've read anything, read it out. It's the worst kind of writing."</p> - -<p>That was what Sam had found, and he had had some doubt as to how much it -was right for him to read. Now, however, he was getting more courageous. -It seemed so much more honest than merely fishing up things and keeping -them. He read, therefore, a line or so at a time, picking it out; but it -required an interpreter, for all the sentences were short and jerky.</p> - -<p>"Stop there!" said Captain Kroom. "I'll fix it up. Never mind his -latitudes and longitudes. She was a three-master, and she was in the -China trade, and she was getting near home when the hurricane struck -her. We had the heel of that gale all along shore last week. Blew down -trees and upset things. I'll bet you the <i>Narragansett</i> went to pieces. -Hurrah! There's the inlet. Hand me that log. I'll just shut it up. Now, -boys, I'll show you what a boat of this kind can do."</p> - -<p>"Don't you be afraid, Sam," said Pete, encouragingly. "It'll be awful -rough outside the bar, but he knows. We're going right through."</p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"> -<img src="images/ill_004.jpg" width="700" height="453" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">RUNNING OUT OF THE INLET.</span> -</div> - -<p>Sam did not exactly feel afraid, but he was disposed to keep a tight -hold upon the gunwale of the <i>Elephant</i>. There was really a great deal -of her, he was beginning to see, and pretty soon she was gliding along -over the smooth water of the inlet. It was a channel, not straight by -any means, that was nowhere over a hundred yards wide. On either side -were only long ranges of low sand hills and marshes. The bay was behind -them, and right ahead, Sam could not guess how far away, he could hear a -booming sound, that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_160" id="Page_160">[Pg 160]</a></span> came, he knew, from the great Atlantic billows -which came rolling in to thunder and die along the shore.</p> - -<p>"Bully breeze!" shouted Pete. "Out we go! Hurrah! Look at the surf!"</p> - -<p>Sam was staring very earnestly indeed at the long lines of foaming water -that were springing into the air, curling over and tossing to and fro in -shattered masses of froth and blue. He knew that there was danger in -them, and he felt queer concerning what might be coming next.</p> - -<p>The Captain, however, was sitting as steadily as usual. Sam had seen him -take something out of the valise before closing it, but he had not dared -to ask any questions. He was almost afraid of Captain Kroom, and even -now, as he looked at him, he was thinking:</p> - -<p>"I wish I knew how many times he's been wrecked, and where. He must have -seen the most awful kind of things."</p> - -<p>It had been a black leather case, and now the Captain opened it, taking -out a thing that Sam recognized at once.</p> - -<p>"It's what they call an opera-glass," he said to himself, but he was -wrong.</p> - -<p>It was a binocular marine telescope of the finest kind, very much like -the glasses which generals use on a battlefield to study the battle -with. The Captain was now searching the lines of breakers and the open -sea outside of them, and he suddenly lowered his glass to roar:</p> - -<p>"Thereaway, boys! Just a few points southerly. Stuck on the outer bar. -Hull half out of water. Not a stick standing. Two tug-boats there -already, and a steamer. We've got her! Hurrah!"</p> - -<p>He kindly held out the glass to Pete, and steadied the boat while the -'longshore boy took a long squint in the direction indicated.</p> - -<p>"I've found her!" exclaimed Pete. "But maybe 'tisn't the -<i>Narragansett</i>."</p> - -<p>"You bet it is," said the Captain. "There didn't two ships o' that kind -come ashore at the same time. There aren't many of 'em left nowadays, -anyhow—more's the pity! The steamers have run 'em out. But I'll tell -you what, boys, there's more real sailin' to be had in an old-fashioned -clipper-ship than there is in all the steamers afloat. If there's -anything I hate, it's a steamer."</p> - -<p>Pete passed the glass along to Sam, but it was almost a full minute -before he could find anything but waves to look at. "There she is," he -said at last. "I see her, if that's her. Kind of speck." He was getting -used to the glass now, and pretty quickly he was as excited as either -Pete or the Captain, but he asked, anxiously, "How are we to get there?"</p> - -<p>The line of breakers seemed to be in the way, and they looked -impassable. Such a boat as the <i>Elephant</i>, or almost any other, would be -a mere cork in the grasp of those tremendous rollers.</p> - -<p>"They would jump us twenty feet into the air," thought Sam. "It's awful! -I don't care whether he gets his old valise or not."</p> - -<p>Pete, on the other hand, seemed to be thinking mainly of his share in -the management of the <i>Elephant</i>, but as she swung away upon another -tack, he remarked to Sam: "See that surf? Well, right in there, if they -can get near enough to throw a line, the sporting fishermen strike the -biggest bass you ever saw. Takes half an hour to pull one in sometimes."</p> - -<p>That was a kind of fun of which Sam knew nothing, but he replied: "We'll -come again and try it on. But where are we going now?"</p> - -<p>"You'll see in a minute," said Pete.</p> - -<p>It was many minutes, instead of only one, before Sam had any clear idea -of what Captain Kroom was up to. The <i>Elephant</i> appeared to be running -along the seaward line of the sand-bar, between that and the breakers. -Then to the left Sam saw a break in the surf—a streak of pretty smooth -water with foaming "boilers" on both sides of it. Into that streak the -old sailor steered the three-cornered boat.</p> - -<p>Oh, how she did dance, and how Sam did hold on! But he did not utter a -sound, and the next thing he knew the mere cockle-shell under him was -sailing along well enough, safely enough, over the long regular swells, -not at all boisterous or dangerous, of the great ocean that was three -thousand miles wide.</p> - -<p>"I didn't believe he could do it," thought Sam. "We may get to the -<i>Narragansett</i>, but how on earth are we to get back again?"</p> - -<h4>[<span class="smcap">to be continued</span>.]</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_161" id="Page_161">[Pg 161]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"><a name="A_LOYAL_TRAITOR" id="A_LOYAL_TRAITOR"></a> -<img src="images/ill_005.jpg" width="700" height="564" alt="" /> -</div> - -<h2>A LOYAL TRAITOR.<a name="FNanchor_1_1" id="FNanchor_1_1"></a><a href="#Footnote_1_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a></h2> - -<h3>A STORY OF THE WAR OF 1812 BETWEEN AMERICA AND ENGLAND.</h3> - -<h3>BY JAMES BARNES.</h3> - -<h3>CHAPTER VIII.</h3> - -<h3>FREEFOOTED.</h3> - -<p>When I arrived at the flat rock I hurried into the suit of sailor -toggery, damp from the wet of the dew; and making a pile, and a very -small one, of my treasures, I ripped out the back of my embroidered -waistcoat and tied them up in it.</p> - -<p>Striking out for the highway, I soon gained it and started on a -dog-trot, headed south. My lungs and legs must have been in good -condition, for I kept it up steadily for an hour or so. (It may seem -imagination, but I believe people can run faster and longer at night; -maybe the distance seems shorter because we observe less clearly.)</p> - -<p>Soon I began to recognize the well-known signs of approaching dawn. I -had heard a fox bark up in the hills some time since, and now, as if in -challenge, the crowing of cocks sounded and drowsy songsters fluttered -twittering in the branches of the trees along the road. Before the sun -had risen, round and red, the robins were piping and the thrushes -tinkling their throat-bells on every hand.</p> - -<p>I was in a new country, a much richer one than that of a few miles -farther north; the farms were nearer together, and prosperity was plain -on the face of the earth. The damp morning mists that hung over the -brown new-ploughed ground smelled of growing things, and the buds on the -trees, as they opened to the warmth of morning, scattered their scents -lavishly.</p> - -<p>I had signalled out at the bottom of a hill a house at which I intended -stopping and getting a meal if I could; but as I went by a pasture I saw -a man driving some cows through an opening in the fence. He saw me also, -and hurrying about his work, he came walking toward me. I now perceived -that my costume was a pass-word to people's hearts.</p> - -<p>"Good-mornin', lad," hailed the farmer, who was a man past middle age. -"Goin' off to sea again, be ye?"</p> - -<p>"Yes," I replied, stepping to the fence. "Am I on the right road for -Stonington?"</p> - -<p>"Air ye in the navy?" he asked, without replying to my question.</p> - -<p>"No; but I'm to ship aboard the <i>Young Eagle</i> below."</p> - -<p>"Oh, privateersman, eh? More money in it, I reckon. But there's no lack -of glory in the sarvice. I have a son aboard the <i>Constitution</i>. He was -in her when she fit the <i>Guerrière</i>. When I think of it, I allus feel -like cheerin'."</p> - -<p>And then and there the farmer took off his hat and gave three lusty -cheers—in which, despite myself, and not knowing anything about the -subject, I joined.</p> - -<p>"My name is Prouty," the old farmer went on. "And my son's name is -Melvin Prouty. Ye'll hear tell on him afore long. He's got promoted -already. He's a quartermaster."</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_162" id="Page_162">[Pg 162]</a></span></p> - -<p>"Good!" I exclaimed, for notwithstanding my sailor's rig, I was -supposing a quartermaster must be next to a commodore at least.</p> - -<p>"Well, I won't keep ye. Good-luck and good-by," he said, extending his -rough hand across the fence.</p> - -<p>I shook it warmly, and picking up my small bundle, trotted down the -hill. I covered some two miles more before I stopped at a farm-house for -breakfast. Here I was received with as much honor as if my short -stopping was to cast a blessing. I found that I had to adopt some -subterfuge; and when asked what vessel I had served in, I replied, and -with truth, "the <i>Minetta</i>, from Baltimore," and that I was bound to -join the <i>Young Eagle</i>. Her fame evidently had spread broadcast, and I -cannot forget the envious looks that were cast at me by a couple of -youngsters, who requested to know if I had any pictures on my arms. As I -had none, and had seen them on my voyage, and often before that, pricked -into the skins of the sailors on the wharves, I determined to remedy -this defect as soon as possible.</p> - -<p>The goodwife of the house where I got my first meal insisted upon my -carrying away enough to stock me for a voyage of two or three days; but -it was mostly pie, for which I care little.</p> - -<p>The main road was so well travelled that there was no mistaking it now. -My legs, as well as my heart, seemed gifted with a desire to get ahead, -and every one I met had for me a kindly wave of the hand, and would have -questioned me breathless had I not made haste and hurried on.</p> - -<p>By four o'clock that afternoon I had mounted to the top of the hill, and -there I caught a glimpse of the ocean, and stretching to the westward, -the blue sound. Oh, how the picture comes to me! The wide sparkling sea; -here and there a white sail dotted on it, and the breeze, that was from -the south, bringing the smell of it to my nostrils and setting my heart -beating and thumping in my throat. Overhead a great hawk spun about in -widening circles. I knew how he felt, for was not I free, and the world -before me at my feet?</p> - -<p>Out of pure joy and the loftiness of my spirits, I threw the Portugee -cap into the air and caught it as it fell. And nothing would do but I -must start at a headlong pace down the hill, jumping the water-bars and -kicking my heels behind me as if I were a colt escaped from a pasture. -By the time that I had entered the houses that clustered about the -outskirts of the town it grew dusky, and I began to feel a trifle tired, -for I had covered the distance of some thirty miles that day.</p> - -<p>As the dwellings became thicker and I could see the clustering lights of -the business portion of the town (it was past twilight), I felt a little -trepidation. People had not paid so much attention to me as they had -farther up the country, and I had run across one or two sailor-men, -dressed much as I was (save the cap), who had hailed me good-naturedly. -But I longed for a bed and a warm cup of coffee, and seeing a citizen -leaning over a fence, smoking meditatively, I inquired my way to the -best inn.</p> - -<p>"I should 'a' reckoned that you'd 'a' known them all by this time, lad," -he said; "but the best hotel is the United States, down near the -wharves. Keep straight ahead."</p> - -<p>Now the groups of sailor-men had increased; to all appearances they had -gained possession of the freedom of the town of Stonington. They seemed -to have captured the prettiest girls, or bargained to drink the place -dry, for from a grog-shop a number of them reeled out, arm in arm, -singing a song to a tune that I learned to know and sing well afterwards -myself—"Hull's Victory"—and the sound of fiddles and dancing were to -all sides.</p> - -<p>It was only a few steps now to the United States Hotel, and I turned -from the street and entered. A number of loungers were on the broad -veranda. A group of men—one in a cocked hat and blue coat with brass -buttons—were sitting about a table on which there was much to drink, -and they were not slighting it.</p> - -<p>But here no one gave me more than a glance, and I entered the -coffee-room, where I found a corner and placed my little bundle at my -feet. A hubbub of conversation and much strong tobacco filled the place, -and the waiters were so busy that I did not know enough to insist upon -gaining their attention, and no one sought me out. I had sat there but a -few minutes when I became engrossed, listening open-mouthed to a group -of seamen talking within a short distance of me. One of them was telling -of the action between the <i>Hornet</i> and the <i>Peacock</i>, and he -interspersed his talk by constantly calling to those about him to drink -the health of "Lawrence, the bravest officer that ever trod a deck."</p> - -<p>I here learned that a man may be a hero by mere reflected glory, for -each one who drank with him nodded to the speaker as if Lawrence were -his name. Suddenly I perceived that a man in a long apron was standing -at my elbow.</p> - -<p>"What is the order, messmate?" he asked familiarly.</p> - -<p>I replied by asking for some coffee, and stating that I would like to -get a room for the night. This evidently caused him some surprise.</p> - -<p>"Rooms come high," he replied, looking at me, "but I can get you the -coffee, right enough."</p> - -<p>I had seen one of the sailors, in paying his reckoning, wave back the -change due him into the waiter's palm, so when the man returned, I -offered him one of the gold pieces in my pocket. He looked at it -curiously, bit it, and took it over to a table and showed it to some of -the sailors. The man to whom he handed it rang it on the bottom of the -upturned plate.</p> - -<p>"Good gold," he said, "and French. I've seen 'em often."</p> - -<p>Whether he told the value of it or not I do not know, but soon the -waiter returned with a half-handful of silver coin. I waved it back at -him, and the man's eyes grew large. He returned to the sailors and spoke -to them.</p> - -<p>"Just back from a cruise, I dare say," said one, looking over his -shoulder at me, but not addressing me.</p> - -<p>"He doesn't look it," replied another. "But one can't tell nowadays. -There was a girlish-looking lad—" Here the man began a yarn in a low -voice, and I buried my face in my coffee-cup, and almost scalded my -throat, for it was steaming hot.</p> - -<p>At this moment the waiter returned.</p> - -<p>"I've got a room for you, messmate," he said, "and the best one in the -house. If you've got your box ashore, I'll take it up myself."</p> - -<p>"No, thanks," I replied. "I have nothing with me," hiding at the same -time my little bundle with my feet.</p> - -<p>I noticed that the man was looking very carefully at my hands. Although -they were not soft exactly, as they had been hardened by the chopping of -wood and the handling of hoe and spade, the life of the sailor-man -stamps the hands so distinctly to the eye of a close observer that there -is no chance for wrong in judging.</p> - -<p>"Will you follow me? I'll show you up to the room," said the waiter-man.</p> - -<p>I picked up my bundle and squeezed it under my arm, and followed him out -of the room, creating no little comment, I dare say, for not a few -craned their necks to get a look at me. In the hallway my guide stopped -and spoke to a large florid person in a stained satin waistcoat.</p> - -<p>"Here is the lad who wishes a room, Mr. Purdy," he said.</p> - -<p>The big man looked at me from head to foot.</p> - -<p>"It will cost two dollars, and we will give you your breakfast. Is it a -lark of yours, lad? Eh? I know of a sailor with money giving a dollar -bill to a cow to chew on for a cud. But it's your game to play the -gentleman, eh?"</p> - -<p>"I trust I am as much a gentleman as any one under your roof," I -returned, hotly.</p> - -<p>"Heighty-tighty! what have we here?" the landlord said. "I forget. The -price is three dollars, and it's the last room in the house. I had -partly engaged it to a <i>gentleman</i> in a cocked hat, but he has failed to -appear. Pay in advance, please, or you don't ship for the night."</p> - -<p>I gave him one of the gold pieces. He slipped it into his pocket without -comment, and told the servant to show me up stairs. The room was quite -large and comfortable, the soft bed with the white sheets looked -inviting, and I<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_163" id="Page_163">[Pg 163]</a></span> was so stiff and tired from my walking that I tumbled -out of my clothes and drew the covers over me.</p> - -<p>I thought that I should go to sleep at once, but as is often the case, -thoughts prevent the proper closing of the eyelids, as if they were the -doors of the mind. What was I to do on the morrow? It was full eight -days ahead of the time that I had promised to meet Plummer, and I had -but four gold pieces. A thrill of fright took hold of me when I thought -that perhaps my uncle might follow me and fetch me back with him. The -noise of shouting and loud talking below in the tap-room, and the -singing and chattering on the streets, continued for a long time; and I -tossed uneasily.</p> - -<p>To the best of my recollection I had not lost myself in sleep at all -when I heard some stumbling and laughing out in the hall; then the door -to my room was pushed open, and a hand shielding a candle, the light of -which dazzled my eyes so that at first I could not see clearly, extended -through the doorway. A man entered, talking loudly to some one who was -following him.</p> - -<p>"Come in, come in, Bullard; and don't drop that bottle for the life of -you."</p> - -<p>A thick growling voice answered. "I've had all the bottle I want, -Captain Temple," were the words I caught, and the second man came in. He -also carried a candle.</p> - -<p>"What is it you wish to discuss with me, sir, that we couldn't say -before McCulough?" he went on.</p> - -<p>"It's just this," replied the one addressed as Captain Temple (I -recognized him as the officer who had sat on the piazza): "McCulough -thinks to tie us down in some way, because he happens to own a few -planks of the ship. Now I—"</p> - -<p>The speaker had placed the light on the mantel-piece, and the other man -did the same with his candle, snuffing it a little with his fingers as -he did so; but what had broken off Captain Temple's speech was the sight -he had caught of me sitting bolt-upright in the bed and blinking, I dare -say, like a startled owl.</p> - -<p>"In the name of Davy Jones, what is this?" he said. "What are you doing -in my room?"</p> - -<p>"It's a drunken sailor-man," said the larger one, holding one of the -candles over his head. "Kick him out where he belongs. They're getting -too high and mighty, anyhow."</p> - -<p>The Captain, seeing my bundle lying on the floor, sent it flying through -the open doorway down the hall, and the other man, with a stroke of his -foot, swept up the rest of my belongings.</p> - -<p>"Get out of this, you swab!" said the Captain, "or I'll keelhaul you -well. No chin music, now! Come, get out!"</p> - -<p>I was mighty angry by this time.</p> - -<p>"I'm no swab or no drunken sailor, I'll have you understand," I replied; -"and this is my room, and I paid for it."</p> - -<p>The Captain muttered a curse and the other man commenced to grin.</p> - -<p>"I'll spit you like a goose!" the former roared. "How dare you talk to -me like that!"</p> - -<p>He drew his sword and made one or two passes at me. Of course I do not -suppose it was his real intention to inflict an injury, but the point -came dangerously close to my throat. I had drawn the covers to my chin.</p> - -<p>"Don't kill him, Captain; don't kill him," snickered the big one.</p> - -<p>At this, moved by some impulse, I jumped to the floor. There was a -narrow poker leaning against the empty fireplace. Shaking with fear, I -picked it up and fell into the position of defence. The big man's -laughter changed to an impatient tone.</p> - -<p>"Rout him out, the impudent rascal," he said, "and I'll boot him down -the stairway!"</p> - -<p>The Captain could not reach me across the bed, so he came about the -foot-board. He made a quick pass at me as if he would give me a good -slap with the back of his sword. I parried it, and aiming a quick stroke -at his head, I sent his cocked hat flying across the room. His return to -this showed that he intended me some harm, for he lunged straight at my -breast. Again I parried, and a second time the Captain lunged. He had -gotten the point of his sword a little too far down this time, and I got -over it a bit with the poker. I remembered the disarming-stroke that my -uncle had shown me so often. With a quick turn of the wrist I caught his -blade aright and absolutely hurled it from his hand. It clattered across -the floor, and lunging forward, I caught him just below the shoulder -with the point of the poker. Had it been a cutlass or a small sword, it -would have surely run him through! As it was it staggered him, and he -sat down backwards in the empty fireplace.</p> - -<p>The big man was roaring down the hallway for help, and I could hear a -charge being made up the stairs. The Captain looked up at me, however, -curiously.</p> - -<p>"Where on the big green earth did you learn that?" he said.</p> - -<p>I was so full of emotion and fear of the consequence of my action that I -could not speak, and stood there panting. A dozen faces had appeared at -the doorway. The Captain extended his hand.</p> - -<p>"Give us a lift, lad," he said. "I'm badly grounded."</p> - -<p>I pulled him out of the fireplace, and a strange picture we must have -presented, I in my shirt, and he slapping me good-naturedly between the -shoulders so hard that it set me coughing.</p> - -<p>"No harm done, friends," he said, addressing the crowd, that had now -half filled the room. "Some pleasantry between me and this young -gentleman. Bullard, you old squillgee, gather the lad's trousseau from -the hall, and fetch it in here."</p> - -<p>Affirming that it was just a joke, he and the Captain cleared the room -and gathered up my things. The short man was looking at me curiously.</p> - -<p>"Gadzooks!" he said, "but that was a master-stroke! Who are you and -where do you come from?"</p> - -<p>I was drawing on part of my clothing, and a fit of embarrassment had -hold of me. Now why I spoke as I did I cannot account for.</p> - -<p>"My name is Debrin," I replied, taking the name that my uncle was known -by at Miller's Falls. "I've come to ship on board the <i>Young Eagle</i>. Cy -Plummer spoke to me about her."</p> - -<p>The Captain threw back his head and laughed.</p> - -<p>"You'll ship all right, lad. I'm Temple, of the <i>Young Eagle</i>. What's -your first name?"</p> - -<p>"John," I answered.</p> - -<p>"Go below, Bullard, and make out articles for this lad to sign—John -Debrin, instructor in small arms. Never knew of one in a privateer -before, but I'll create one."</p> - -<p>Then and there he made me show him what I knew about handling a weapon. -In fact he treated me as if I were altogether his equal, and I soon lost -any feeling of discomforture. As this is the only time that I ever saw -Captain Temple in such a mood, I have dwelt on it. But to shorten this -part of my chronicle: I signed the articles that Bullard brought up with -him, and insisted upon giving up my room, which the Captain apparently -took with reluctance, and I slept on the floor in a corner of the -hallway.</p> - -<p>From my clothes Temple must have judged me a seaman, for he asked no -questions on that head, and apparently was satisfied with the -explanation that I came from Chesapeake Bay, had sailed in the brig -<i>Minetta</i>, and had been taught swordsmanship by an old Frenchman.</p> - -<p>I awakened in the morning with the puzzled consternation of one unused -to find himself in new surroundings, and with the feeling that last -night's goings-on had been a dream. A glance at the paper in my pocket, -however, proved that it was not.</p> - -<p>A strange day was before me. I seemed destined in life to be a mystery -to the people whom I met, and circumstances kept up this position for -some time to come, as will be proven. The landlord and the serving-men -at the hotel treated me with such deference that had I been more of a -sailor-man and less of an innocent, my head might have been turned, and -I dare say I should have swaggered dreadfully—to be honest, I may have -done so as it was.</p> - -<h4>[<span class="smcap">to be continued</span>.]</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_164" id="Page_164">[Pg 164]</a></span></p> - -<h2><a name="THE_SCIENTIFIC_USE_OF_KITES" id="THE_SCIENTIFIC_USE_OF_KITES">THE SCIENTIFIC USE OF KITES.</a></h2> - -<h3>BY H. H. CLAYTON,</h3> - -<h4><span class="smcap">Of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory</span>.</h4> - -<p>Kite-flying has been a pastime and a pleasure for many generations of -boys and, indeed, of men. In China and Malay it is one of the chief -sports for men. In China kites are made in strange and fantastic shapes, -and are flown in great numbers on fête-days and holidays. It seems -strange that some of the forms of Chinese and Malay kites were not long -ago imported and used by our boys.</p> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 237px;"> -<img src="images/ill_006.jpg" width="237" height="450" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">METHOD OF FLYING SERIES OF KITES.</span> -</div> - -<p>But kites are useful for science as well as for sport; and this -scientific men are now finding out. Inventors and engineers have -discovered that kites present interesting problems for experiment and -study. Men who watch the air and the sky find that kites are useful in -getting records of what is going on far above the earth's surface. -Nearly a hundred and fifty years ago, in 1749, the idea of using kites -for a scientific study of the air occurred to two young men in Scotland. -They were Alexander Wilson and Thomas Melvill. They made half a dozen -large paper kites as strong and as light as the materials would permit. -They began by raising the smallest kite, which, being exactly balanced, -soon mounted steadily to its utmost limit, carrying up a line, very -slender, but of sufficient strength to command it. In the mean time the -second kite was made ready. Two assistants supported it in a sloping -direction between them, with its face to the wind, while a third person, -holding part of the line in his hand, stood at a good distance directly -in front. Then the extremity of the line belonging to the kite already -in the air was hooked to a loop at the back of the second kite, which, -being now let go, mounted superbly. In a little time it took up as much -line as could be supported with advantage, thereby allowing its -companion to soar at an elevation proportionately higher. All the kites -were sent up, one by one, in this manner, the upper kite reaching an -amazing height, according to the writer who described the experiment. It -disappeared at times among the white summer clouds. The pressure of the -breeze upon so many surfaces attached to the same line was found too -great for a single person to withstand, and it became necessary to keep -the mastery over the kites by additional help. In order to learn about -the warmth and the coolness of the air aloft, these young investigators -fastened thermometers to the kites. The thermometers had bushy tails of -paper, and were let fall from some of the higher kites by gradual -singeing of a match-line. However, these young men probably did not -learn much in this way, because a thermometer sinking slowly or rapidly -to the ground would change its temperature. The kites were found to be -capable of useful scientific work, but self-recording instruments to be -sent up with the kites were not then invented.</p> - -<p>Two years later than the experiment described above, as every boy knows, -or ought to know, Benjamin Franklin, by sending up a kite during a -thunder-storm, and collecting a charge of electricity, proved that -electricity is the same as lightning.</p> - -<div class="figright" style="width: 363px;"> -<img src="images/ill_007.jpg" width="363" height="400" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM A KITE ABOVE THE BLUE HILL -OBSERVATORY, MASSACHUSETTS.</span> -</div> - -<p>For another hundred years kites were used only as toys. Then came the -present age of wonderful inventions, beginning about fifty years ago. -For the first time instruments were invented which could be lifted into -the air, and could make on a sheet of paper a record of all the changes -through which they passed while aloft. In 1883 Mr. E. Douglas Archibald, -in England, used kites for sending up instruments to measure how much -stronger the wind was aloft than near the ground. In 1890 Mr. McAdie -used kites as did Benjamin Franklin, in order to study the electricity -in the air. By sending kites tied to a string around which was wound -fine copper wire, he found that sparks would fly from the wire to his -finger, even when the sky was clear. When a thunder-storm came in sight -the sparks became so strong that it was thought best to bring the kites -down, on account of the danger. Within the last ten years M. Richard of -Paris, and Mr. Fergusson of Blue Hill Observatory, have made instruments -so simple and so light that at Blue Hill Observatory we now have -instruments weighing less than three pounds, which record on a single -sheet of paper how cool or warm the air is, how damp it is, how dense it -is, and how fast it moves. One of these instruments, lifted by several -kites all tied to the same line is easily sent up a mile or more above -the top of the hill from which the kites are flown. On August 1, 1896, -an instrument weighing three pounds was sent 6700 feet above the top of -Blue Hill, near Boston. It was then 7333 feet above the level of the -sea, or more than a thousand feet higher than the fop of Mount -Washington, the highest mountain in New England. The highest kite was -then higher than the instrument by more than a hundred feet.</p> - -<p>Mr. W. A. Eddy, of Bayonne, New Jersey, has used the kites successfully -at Blue Hill and at Boston for taking photographs of the surrounding -country from a height of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_165" id="Page_165">[Pg 165]</a></span> several hundred feet in the air. The camera is -fastened to the kite-string, and the exposure of the plate is made by -pulling a second string which hangs from the camera to the ground. One -of the photographs, taken several hundred feet above Blue Hill, is shown -here. The picture gives the Blue Hill Observatory and the country for -several miles around.</p> - -<p>Mr. J. Woodbridge Davis proposed to use kites for sending life-lines to -vessels wrecked near the coast, and devised kites for this purpose which -could be steered to any point nearly in a line with the wind.</p> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 238px;"> -<img src="images/ill_008.jpg" width="238" height="350" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">HARGRAVE KITE IN THE AIR.</span> -</div> - -<p>The largest kite ever built was lately made by Mr. Lamson at Portland, -Maine. This kite was built on the plan of Hargrave's kite, shown in one -of our pictures, except that the cells were curved, and various other -improvements made in construction. This kite was 32 feet long, and had -900 square feet of surface. It weighed about 150 pounds, and lifted a -dummy-man weighing 150 pounds several hundred feet into the air. Then -the cord broke, and kite and dummy floated off into an adjacent swamp.</p> - -<p>To see the air lift such weights astonishes most people, because in the -quiet of our rooms we move through the air without an effort, and it -even fails to support the lightest and downiest feather. But give the -air enough motion and it will lift anything made by man. In the terrific -wind of a tornado houses are lifted and burst like egg-shells. Even -locomotives are not too heavy for such winds to lift. A locomotive is -said to have been lifted in a tornado at St. Louis and carried fifteen -feet. At Blue Hill we find that the kites in a wind that blows 10 miles -an hour lift about two ounces for each square foot of surface; in a -25-mile wind they lifted about a pound for each square foot; and in a -40-mile wind, nearly three pounds for each square foot.</p> - -<div class="figright" style="width: 300px;"> -<img src="images/ill_009.jpg" width="300" height="268" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">FIG. 1.</span> -</div> - -<p>The recent interest in kites has brought about a great improvement in -their forms. The Malays discovered that a diamond-shaped kite -constructed with two sticks could be made steady in the wind, and could -fly without a tail if the cross-sticks were bent backward and tied with -a cord so as to hold them in the shape of a bow. A writer in the -<i>American Boys' Handy-Book</i> calls a kite of this form a Dutch kite, -indicating that it has been flown for a long time in Holland. Mr. W. A. -Eddy, of New Jersey, is one of the first persons who have attempted to -improve the kite for scientific use. He did this by making a kite with -the bowed cross-sticks longer and nearer the top than they are in the -Malay or the Dutch kite. Mr. Eddy's kite is illustrated in Fig. 1.</p> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 300px;"> -<img src="images/ill_010.jpg" width="300" height="243" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">FIGS. 2, 3, 4.</span> -</div> - -<p>To make a kite of this kind five feet tall the sticks should be about -½ by 3/8 inch cross-section if only two sticks are to be used; but if -they are to be strengthened by cross-sticks, as is done at Blue Hill, -they should be about ¾-inch wide and ¼-inch thick. These sticks can -easily be sawed out of a board of the proper thickness. A B and C D -should each be 60 inches in length. C E should be 18 per cent. -of C D; that is, in a five-foot kite A B should cross C D -10.8 inches below the top of C D. O is the centre of gravity, or the -point where the kite balances when supported on the finger. It is placed -about 35 per cent. of the distance from C to D. In the simplest form of -construction A B is bent backward like a cross-bow (see Fig. 2), and -tied so that the deepest part of the bow is about one-tenth of the -length of A B. The lower part of the kite should be strung first, -and the eye should not be trusted to make A D and B D equal. The -distance should be carefully measured, because the success of the kite -depends on the exactness of these proportions. In bending A B great -care is required to make the bend on one side of the point of junction -at E exactly symmetrical with the other bend. The slight bagging inward -of the covering of the triangle A E D should be equal to the bagging -of B E D. If the kite flies sidewise, owing to inequality in the two -sides, it can be partly remedied by tying half-ounce or quarter-ounce -weights at A or B. If A should swing too far to the left, tie the weight -at B. If B should swing too far to the right, tie the weight at A. The -hanger should be tied in front of the kite at E and D, and when pulled -sidewise should extend nearly to B, and have a loop or ring tied in it -an inch or two inches below B for the kite line. To make Eddy's kite -strong and trustworthy, a more complex method of building it, adopted by -Mr. Fergusson at Blue Hill, is as follows:</p> - -<div class="figright" style="width: 88px;"> -<img src="images/ill_011.jpg" width="88" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">FIG. 5.</span> -</div> - -<p>A drawing of the actual size of the kite is made on a floor or a table, -and four screws are driven into the positions occupied by the corners, -leaving the heads projecting about a quarter-inch. The cloth covering is -then stretched over the floor or table, and tacked down several inches -outside of the edge of the kite, as outlined by the screws. A piece of -cord for the edge is then passed around the outside of the screws, drawn -tight, and tied at the top by a square bow-knot. A knot is also made -just below each of the corners at the sides so that when the cover is -transferred from the floor to the sticks the knot will prevent the ends -of the cross-sticks from slipping downward, because that is the cause of -most of the trouble due to bad balancing. The cover is then pasted to -the cord, a lap of about one inch being sufficient, and the cord is left -bare at each corner where it passes over the screws. It is well first to -wet with water the part of the cloth which is to be pasted, and the -paste should be rubbed into every part of the cloth, and a smooth seam -should be made. The cover should not be removed from the screws until -perfectly dry. While it is drying, the kite-frame can be made. The -upright stick is made of two flat sticks fastened at right angles to -each other, so as to form a T; that is, they have that appearance when -looked at endwise. (See bottom of Fig. 4.) The two sticks are glued to -each other, and then firmly lashed. For the cross-stick A B two -sticks set at an angle to each other are used<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_166" id="Page_166">[Pg 166]</a></span> instead of a single bowed -stick. The method of making the angle joint is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. -In a piece of square brass tubing, B, is cut a slot, into which fits the -upright stick, C D. The tubing is then bent around the upright -stick, C D, to the angle desired; a piece of wood, E, is fitted to -the angle, and the whole is firmly lashed together. The ends A and B of -the two arms of the cross-stick are driven into the ends of the tubing -and strengthened by a brace, F. The frame is then ready for the cover, -and the proportions are the same as those of the kite with two sticks. -The ends of the sticks are notched to receive the loops of cord left at -the corners of the cover, and the cover is slipped over the frame with -the knots at A and B beneath the ends of the stick. The cord in the -cover should then be lashed to the sticks, except at C (Fig. 1), and -coated with glue, in order to prevent the cover from drawing away from -the corners. The cord at C is left free to permit adjusting the tension -of cover and string by retying when necessary. These kites will fly -without a tail, but they are much steadier and better if flown with a -tail, like the one invented by Mr. Archibald. This tail does not act by -its weight, since it should weigh only one or two ounces, but by the -pressure of the wind on it. It is made of two or three cloth cones -joined to each other and to the end of the kite at D (Fig. 1) by a fine -cord. The front of each cone is made of a wire ring, stiff enough to -hold its shape, and two cross-braces of wire, or two cross-strings, as -shown in Fig. 5. The tail string is tied to the braces in the centre of -the ring, and passes down through the end of the cone, and several feet -beyond it, where a second cone may be attached. To make the kite lift -well, and to fly it in wet weather, it is best to cover the cloth and -sticks with varnish which is mixed with rubber to make it elastic, as -suggested by Dr. Stanton. The following proportions are used at Blue -Hill: Pure rubber, shredded, 2 ounces; bisulphide of carbon, 2 to 4 -pounds. When the rubber is dissolved, this solution is mixed with -spar-varnish in the proportion of 2 pounds of the solution to 1 pound of -varnish, and thinned with turpentine. Apply a small quantity at a time, -evenly distributed, and give two or three coats.</p> - -<p>A new form of kite was invented a few years ago by Mr. Hargrave, an -Australian inventor, who is devising a flying-machine. A picture of a -Hargrave kite floating in the air, taken from a photograph made by Mr. -Alexander McAdie, is shown in the illustration. In this kite the wind -acts on a number of thin strips rather than on a single broad surface, -and at the same time it gets steadiness of flight by putting the planes -in pairs in two directions, and adding side planes. The general -principles to be remembered are to have the width of the kite -five-sixths of its length, the width of the cells a little less than a -third of the length of the kite, and the depth of the cells the same as -their width. The description of Hargrave's improved kite appeared in -1895. Since then numerous forms having something of his principle have -been invented. The most interesting are Lamson's multiplane and schooner -kites, Potter's diamond kite, and Hammon's hemispherical kite, all shown -in the illustrations. No tails are used with any of these kites.</p> - -<p>Mr. Hargrave's kite is complex, and not easy to build. Simpler forms of -the frame have been used at Blue Hill, but probably the simplest and -best frame is that devised by Mr. S. C. Keith, Jun., and described here -for the benefit of those boys who may wish to try one.</p> - -<p>The cells have the same shape and appearance as Hargrave's kite, shown -in the picture, but the frame is different.</p> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 244px;"> -<img src="images/ill_012.jpg" width="244" height="400" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>Fig. 6 is a plan of the kite; Fig. 7 is a side view; and Fig. 8 an end -view. In Figs. 6 and 7 the stick M N is 66 inches long, and has a -cross-section of ½ by 3/8 of an inch. At C D and A B are -cross-sticks, two at each place. An end view, at A B, is shown in -Fig. 8. The cross-sticks A F and B E are 33 inches long, and 3/8 -inch square, or even smaller. Small screw-eyes like those used in -hanging pictures are screwed into the ends of each stick. Pass a strong -wire or cord—steel piano-wire is best—through the screw-eyes at A B E -and F (Fig. 8), and fasten it firmly at the corners by a cord, or -otherwise, making A E and B F 14 inches, and A B and E F -about 30 inches. Next pass a wire from M through the screw-eyes at C and -A to N (Fig. 6), and then on through F and G (Fig. 7) to M again, and -fasten it. Pass a similar wire on the opposite side of the kite from M -through D B N, etc., to M, and fasten it. These wires, and also the -wire around A B E and F (Fig. 8), should be light. It is best to -have turn-buckles at some point in each wire, so that it can be -tightened after it is in place. Since the sticks at A E F B and C D G -are liable to slip along the wire, it is necessary to hold them by -stays tied to M and N. The cells are made of cloth (nainsook being the -best). After the cloth is folded over at the edges, and hemmed or -pasted, it is in two strips, each 14 inches wide and 90 inches long, so -that the strips will pass entirely around the kite-frame and form two -cells, D P and R B (Fig. 7). The distances from the line B F -to N, and from the line D G to M, is 9 inches, and the distance P to -R is 20 inches. The cloth, after being fastened around the kites, should -be tight and smooth. This can be obtained best by putting lacing-strings -in the edges, and making the cloth 3 or 4 inches shorter than the -measure given above—say 86 inches. The cloth should then be fastened to -the corners of the sticks, and also to the wire which passes around the -kite at C D and A B. Next, the edges of the two cells should be -laced together all around by cords running across from one to the other, -as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. To fly the kite, tie a strong -cord at M, and also at the other end, where M N joins the -cross-sticks which run from B and F. (See the broken line in Fig. 7) Tie -a ring or a loop-knot at O at the rear edge of the cell D P (Fig. -7). Or the hanger may be tied at M, and brought down under the cell D P. -In that case the ring O should come farther forward. It also -insures steadiness to run two strings from O, one to F, and the other to -E. The kite-string is tied in O.</p> - -<p>The best material for the construction of a kite is straight-grained -spruce. The best covering is bond paper, nainsook, or silk.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_167" id="Page_167">[Pg 167]</a></span></p> - -<h2><a name="THE_PINGRA_POL" id="THE_PINGRA_POL">THE PINGRA POL.</a></h2> - -<h3>BY ALLAN FORMAN.</h3> - -<p>"Shall we visit the Pingra Pol to-day?" said my Parsi friend, who was -hospitably showing me the sights of Bombay.</p> - -<p>"Oh, certainly!" I replied, with alacrity, though I had very vague -notions as to what a Pingra Pol might be, and cherished a hazy idea that -he was some sort of dignitary of the Hindoo Church, an archbishop or the -like.</p> - -<p>"You know what the Pingra Pol is?" queried my friend, as we seated -ourselves on the cushions of his neat little gharry behind a team of -spotless white bullocks not much larger than calves. Our driver, clad in -flowing white garments and an enormous white turban, was seated in front -of us astride the tongue, and seemed to guide his animals by patting -them on the flanks. The willing little beasts started off on a brisk -trot in the direction of the native city, and my friend repeated his -question.</p> - -<p>"So you do not know what the Pingra Pol is?" he said, smiling.</p> - -<p>"I have not the slightest idea," I replied.</p> - -<p>"It is our hospital for worn-out and disabled animals, and it is one of -the oldest and most extensive charities in the world. In your country, -if an animal breaks its leg or otherwise injures itself, you kill it to -'put it out of its misery'; we hold that life is sweet to even the -humblest of God's creatures, and that we have no right to take away that -which we cannot give again. So, instead of killing our disabled animals, -we care for them until they die a natural death. This is a part of the -religion of all Hindoos, but some sects are much more strict in their -observance than others. The Jains, for example, will turn out of their -way on the street to avoid stepping on a bug or a worm, and after going -to the temple they wear a cloth across their mouths until sunset, that -they may not breathe in any living creature."</p> - -<p>While he was talking we had been trotting rapidly through the narrow -streets of the native city, past gorgeous Buddhist temples, the gay -residences of the wealthy Hindoos, and the tiny shops and squalid huts -of the poorer people. At last we came to a high wall of dried clay which -surrounded an enclosure of about ten acres. On one side was a great -gateway, devoid of ornamentation, but forming a resting-place for scores -of monkeys. Little monkeys and big monkeys; busy, nervous mother -monkeys, at their wits' ends to keep their lively youngsters out of -trouble; and gray, dignified grandfather monkeys, who looked down upon -us as if they were proprietors and managers of the whole busy scene. -Myriads of little green parrots screeched and swung in the trees which -overhung the wall, and blue pigeons plumed themselves in the sunshine. -Through the gateway came the lowing of cattle, the yelping of dogs, the -quacking of ducks, and a strange medley of noises that sounded like a -barn-yard gone mad.</p> - -<p>We alighted, and passing through the gateway, where we were provided -with a guide and a quantity of "gram"—a peculiar native grain which -tastes something like pea-nuts—we proceeded to make the rounds of this -strange hospital. A dozen or more camels with broken legs, ragged and -disreputable looking, glowered at us with evil eyes.</p> - -<p>The natives say that a camel's greatest delight consists in biting a -man; they can kick, too, in a way that would make an American army mule -blush with envy; but they enjoy biting better; they can then witness the -pain of their victim, while if they only kick him they have to go over -to an adjoining county to view the remains, and a camel hates to exert -himself. From all I have been told, I judge that a camel is a very -even-tempered animal—always ugly.</p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"> -<img src="images/ill_013.jpg" width="700" height="577" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">A CAMEL IS A VERY EVEN-TEMPERED ANIMAL—ALWAYS UGLY.</span> -</div> - -<p>From the camels we pass on to the horses, about three hundred of them, -housed in comfortable box-stalls around the walls. Dainty Arab ponies, -sleek and well kept, but with a leg dangling limp and useless. They -crowd about you for caresses, for the Arab pony is a pet by long -generations of breeding, and he craves attention like a house cat, -rubbing against you, and pleading with his soft brown eyes for a lump of -sugar or a bit of salt. Great rawboned "Walers," as the horses which are -imported from Australia for the use of the English army are called, -stand side by side with the shaggy rough little hill ponies, which are -apt to be vicious, and make but a poor showing in comparison with the -lovable, graceful Arabs. Some dozens of gray donkeys, looking as forlorn -and dejected as only donkeys can look, yet fat, sleek, and lazy, -complete the equine section.</p> - -<p>All this time we have been threading our way among broken-legged and -broken-winged ducks, cats of all sizes, ages, and colors, and in all -stages of decrepitude, solemn storks standing on one leg, gulls fighting -over some scrap of food that has been thrown to them, tiny striped -squirrels scampering up and down the trees, pigeons without number, and -monkeys everywhere. It seemed to me that there were enough monkeys to -stock all the menageries in the world.</p> - -<p>The monkeys, the gulls, the parrots, the storks, and the squirrels are -not legitimate occupants of the Pingra Pol, but they have discovered a -place where they are kindly treated and well fed, and where that -despised and detested creature, man, has to turn out for them instead of -making them fly or scamper out of his way, and they are not slow to -realize its advantages. One has to witness it to appreciate the -malicious joy a bedraggled stork can find in standing directly in the -middle of the path and refusing to budge while the unfortunate human -carefully skirts round his storkship in the mud. Then the bird raises -his head, ruffles, out his neck feathers, and winks a wicked wink of -triumph, and you feel that they make entirely too much of animals in -India.</p> - -<p>But we have not nearly finished the Pingra Pol yet. From the horse -enclosure we pass into a much larger court, devoted to animals of the -cow kind. Here are upwards of fifteen hundred water-buffaloes, -trotting-bullocks, sacred Brahmin cows, oxen, some deer and antelope, -and innumerable goats. With the exception of the water-buffaloes, the -motley collection is hardly worth looking at; they are fat, lazy, and -appear to be perfectly contented. The water-buffaloes, which I recently -saw described at a travelling circus as "the ferocious Bovapulous from -the jungles of India," is a most grotesque beast—a smooth skin of faded -black with hardly a hair on it, stretched over so clumsy a carcass that -it looks as if it were badly stuffed, a great head bearing a pair of the -most ferociously villanous horns, and lit up by as mild a pair of light -blue eyes as ever beamed from the countenance of a Quaker. The -combination of the piratical horns and the peaceful eyes gives the beast -a strange, contradictory appearance. It is a harmless creature, and when -not wallowing in the mud, it trudges patiently after its owner from -house to house, and furnishes the best milk procurable in India, unless -you happen to have the rare good fortune to secure the produce of an -imported English cow. These poor beasts are almost all broken-legged, -and while it is satisfactory to see that they apparently suffer no pain, -they are too contented to rouse much sympathy.</p> - -<p>With the dogs, however, it is different. There are three or four hundred -of them confined in great cages in a large court-yard, and they are the -only occupants of the Pingra Pol who do not seem satisfied to remain -there. They are all yearning for human companionship, and the barks and -yelps which greet the visitor as he passes their cages are most pitiful. -"Take me away with you; I will be a good dog for you; take me with you," -is the burden of the canine chorus, and the expression of dull despair -that succeeds the hope that lights each doggy face is enough to melt the -heart of the most rabid dog-hater. There are a few good dogs -here—setters, Great Danes, and mastiffs, and other imported animals -which have been injured and sent here by their owners—but the most of -them are what are known in India as "dogs of sorts," meaning all sorts, -or, as a friend of mine said, "the most thoroughbred mongrels he ever -saw." But some of these mongrel curs make the most faithful and -affectionate canine companions, and it is surprising the accession of -dignity and self-importance that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_168" id="Page_168">[Pg 168]</a></span> will come to the humblest "yaller -purp" of the streets when he is adopted by a good master. The English -residents use the native mongrels to hunt jackals, as they use -fox-hounds for foxes in England, and the pluck and endurance of the -unpromising-looking beasts surprise a good many Englishmen who have been -used to hunting behind the carefully bred fox-hounds of the -mother-country.</p> - -<p>But a globe-trotter can't be encumbered with pets, and we pick our way -out of the Pingra Pol, carefully avoiding the ducks, pigeons, and other -small fry which squat unconcernedly in our path, and dodging as best we -can the sticks and straws which the ever-active monkeys try to drop on -our heads.</p> - -<p>"Well, what do you think of one of the oldest charities in the world?" -inquired my Parsi friend, as we passed through the gateway and seated -ourselves in the bullock gharry.</p> - -<p>"It is very interesting, but it must cost a deal of money to keep all -those animals after they have ceased to be of any use," I answered.</p> - -<p>"Yes; but we cannot kill them, and if one recovers so that it can be -worked, or if there is healthy increase, they are given to deserving -persons who will treat them kindly. The Pingra Pol is supported by -voluntary contributions from the Jains, Parsis, and other Hindoo sects; -there are others in Ahmedabad, Jeypoor, and other large cities. In -Ahmedabad, which is the headquarters of the Jain sect, they have a -building for fleas. When a pious Jain catches a flea among his scanty -garments, he does not do as you cruel Occidentals do, ruthlessly crush -the poor insect. Oh no! He carefully carries it to the Pingra Pol, and -deposits it in the flea-house, where every day a brawny coolie is paid -to spend a few hours and give the inmates a square meal," and my friend -laughed as if he were not in thorough sympathy with the extreme customs -of the Jains.</p> - -<p>I found subsequently that this same regard for animal life extends all -over India. The monkey, the gray crow, and the green parrot ravage the -gardens and fields undisturbed save by ineffectual scarecrows. -Occasionally a house-servant would catch a crow and wire a soda cork on -his bill, but I fancy that the crows regarded it as a mark of -distinction; the wild peacocks committed such depredations in the -vicinity of Jeypoor that the people were obliged to employ double sets -of watchers to drive the birds out of their gardens. And in Agra the -monkeys became such a nuisance that the native merchants joined -together, chartered a train of flat cars, which they plentifully covered -with gram, and when the train was well loaded with monkeys busily -engaged in eating, they ran it up country into the jungle about two -hundred miles. I am assured, however, on the authority of a Judge of the -Supreme Court of India, that the monkeys, like the cat, came back, and -that each brought with him seven new chums who had been lured from their -native jungle by tales of city life as told by the involuntary -wanderers. I will not vouch for the accuracy of the figures of my friend -the Judge, but I did not miss any monkeys in Agra or any other part of -India. But while the monkeys and birds are a nuisance, it is far -pleasanter to see them taken care of than killed in wanton cruelty, for -"sport."</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_169" id="Page_169">[Pg 169]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"><a name="INTERSCHOLASTIC_SPORT" id="INTERSCHOLASTIC_SPORT"></a> -<img src="images/ill_014.jpg" width="700" height="141" alt="INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT" /> -</div> - -<p>After a season that has been unusual in more respects than one, the New -York Interscholastic football games have come to an end, and De La Salle -stands as the champion of the League. The final game was played on the -Berkeley Oval, a week ago Saturday, between De La Salle and Trinity, the -former winning by a score of 2-0.</p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;"> -<img src="images/ill_015.jpg" width="600" height="308" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">FINAL GAME OF THE NEW YORK INTERSCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.<br /><br /> -De La Salle has the ball on Trinity's 10-yard line.</span> -</div> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;"> -<img src="images/ill_016.jpg" width="600" height="432" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">THE DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE FOOTBALL TEAM.</span> -</div> - -<p>The grounds were in miserable condition, and the last part of the game -was played in total darkness. The only scoring that was done occurred in -the first half. De La Salle made a succession of gains through Trinity's -left tackle, and got the ball to within a couple of yards of the line, -when it went to her opponents on downs. Page was then tried for a centre -play in an attempt to get the leather out of danger, but De La Salle -proved equal to the emergency, and forced her opponents over the line -for a safety.</p> - -<p>The play in the second half was hard and fast. The ball was kept moving -up and down the field with rapidity. But it soon became almost -impossible for the men to do any kind of systematic work, owing to -darkness, and the game degenerated into a series of blind scrimmages, -from which no one profited, until time was called.</p> - -<p>The football season in Wisconsin has come to an end, and the Madison -High-School can claim the honor of having defeated every high-school -team it has met this year. Madison defeated Minneapolis, 21-0, and on -Thanksgiving day routed an eleven who appeared to represent the Hyde -Park High-School of Chicago, 22-0. The Hyde Park team was likewise -defeated on the following day by a combination team from the Milwaukee -East and South Side High-Schools, 12-0. In this last game Milwaukee made -long gains through centre and tackles, but was unable to make any -headway around the ends. The score would doubtless have been greater -except for the fact that fifteen-minute halves were played. The best -work for Milwaukee was done by Tuttrup, full-back, and Collins, centre.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_170" id="Page_170">[Pg 170]</a></span></p> - -<p>Now that the Cook County High-School Association's football season is -closed, the Chicago athletes will turn their attention to in-door -baseball. Representatives from the Englewood, Austin, Lakeview, -Evanston, English, North Division, and Hyde Park High-Schools met -recently, and made preliminary arrangements for an in-door baseball -championship series. Austin won the pennant last year, and hopes to be -successful again this season. Its most formidable opponents will -probably be Lakeview and North Division. Englewood has never before been -represented in the in-door baseball contests, and Hyde Park has not even -yet set about organizing a team. Nevertheless, the interest in the game -will doubtless insure a successful season.</p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;"> -<img src="images/ill_017.jpg" width="500" height="339" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">CLINTON (IOWA) HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.</span> -</div> - -<p>The Clinton High-School football team is undoubtedly the strongest -scholastic eleven in Iowa. Its record this season is one that it may -well feel proud of; and although nine games were scheduled early in the -season, and only two were played, it was not the fault of Clinton that -this was the case. In the first game Clinton defeated the Savannah, -Illinois, H.-S., 56-0; the second game was against Cornell College, of -Mount Vernon, Iowa, and resulted in a tie, neither side scoring.</p> - -<p>When the high-school teams of Moline, Davenport, Dubuque, Sterling, -Dickson, and Rock Island learned of the prowess of the Clintonians, they -backed out of their scheduled games, and Clinton was left without any -opponents. The Cornell team ranks third among the colleges of Iowa, and -averages 170 pounds.</p> - -<p>The average weight of the Clinton H.-S. eleven is 157, with 160 pounds -average for the backs. Keister, left half-back, is probably the best -player on the eleven; he is a sure tackler and a strong ground-gainer. -Holmes, at right guard, weighs 181 pounds, and knows his position -thoroughly. He tackles well, and has great skill in breaking through the -opposing line. He proved himself capable, also, running with the ball, -and made frequent gains around the ends in practice. Verrien, at -full-back, is a new man, but he punts well, and should develop into a -good line-bucker. It is to be hoped that next year Clinton will be more -successful in securing opponents who care to play football for the sake -of the game rather than for the satisfaction of victory.</p> - -<p>Although athletics have not yet reached that stage of development in -Cleveland to which they have attained in many other cities of equal -size, yet there is a lively interest in schoolboys' sport there, and for -the past two years a football league has been in operation. In 1895 it -was composed of the Central High-School, the University School, the West -High-School, the South High-School, and the Freshman teams of the -Western Reserve University and of the Case School of Applied Science.</p> - -<p>This year, however, some wise sportsman must have informed the -schoolboys of the absurdity and inadvisability of having such a mongrel -combination of schools and colleges, for during the football season the -association consisted only of the Central High and University Schools. -The former has the advantage in numbers, there being about eight hundred -scholars enrolled; but the University School, with about two hundred -boys, has the advantage of being a private school with greater resources -at its command.</p> - -<p>The championship game of football was played this year on a very muddy -field, but both teams had had good coaching and put up good sport. A -feature of the game was a goal from the field by Ammon of the University -School, the first performance of the kind ever witnessed in the City of -Cleveland. The final score was 12-9 in favor of the Central High-School, -but it is said that this score does not show how close the game actually -was, the University School having missed winning by the failure of a -foot for a second goal from the field. Most of C.H.-S.'s gains were made -through right tackle, and the High-School players resorted almost -entirely to a rushing game. The University School players, on the other -hand, kicked a great deal, and as Ammon is probably one of the cleverest -punters and drop-kickers of any of the schools of the West, this style -of play proved most effective for that side.</p> - -<p>The senior interscholastic football season in Boston was brought to a -close last week in a manner that was somewhat unlooked for. The -unexpected was due to the action of the Executive Committee of the -Association at its last meeting. At the opening of the football season, -early in the fall, it was announced that all the teams must strictly -obey not only the letter, but the spirit of the Constitution, and they -were warned that they must take the consequences if the rules were not -thoroughly lived up to.</p> - -<p>As a result, however, of the game played on November 14, between -Hopkinsons and Cambridge Manual-Training School, a protest was entered -against C.M.-T.S., and charges were made that their team had violated -one of the Articles of the Constitution. When the protest came up for -decision before the committee, to which all such matters are referred, -the committee decided that while the intention of C.M.-T.S. was not of a -malicious nature, the situation, nevertheless, was too grave to admit of -any alternative but that of depriving Cambridge of the game and of -awarding it to Hopkinsons.</p> - -<p>This decision would give the championship, then, to Hopkinsons. But the -captain of the Hopkinson football team refused to accept an honor gained -on a technicality of the Constitution, and declined to take advantage of -the committee's decision. The committee, therefore, voted that no -championship should be awarded for the season of 1896.</p> - -<p>In the past few years the rules of the Constitution have not always been -rigidly enforced or stringently lived<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_171" id="Page_171">[Pg 171]</a></span> up to, and the sudden change of -affairs has rather surprised the League members who supposed the lines -would not be drawn so closely. At the present time, when some of the -teams seem to be not satisfied to settle disputes on the gridiron, but -seek rather to fall back on the Executive Committee, it has become -necessary to strictly enforce the most insignificant clause of the -Constitution.</p> - -<p>The Cambridge Manual episode has attracted considerable attention in the -Boston Interscholastic League, and while the result is a most severe -lesson to that school, and possibly out of proportion to the offence -alleged to have been committed, the result will be that in future years -there will be less unnecessary action for the Executive Board, and the -schools will learn to adhere to the clauses as set down in their -Constitution.</p> - -<p>In spite of Cambridge Manual's misfortune at the close of the season, -her record of play has been rather exceptional during the playing weeks. -One noticeable feature has been that C.M.-T.S. has scored the first goal -from the field since 1891, when Moore, C.M.-T.S., kicked one, as he did -also the previous year. Considerable attention has been given by the -Cambridge team this fall to the development of a kicking game, and good -results have followed. It is asserted that they have never had a kick -blocked, and there seems to be little doubt that Sawin, the captain of -the eleven, is the best kicker in the League.</p> - -<p>Another feature of Manual-Training's game has been their system of -interference, which proved particularly effective, and the backs have -been drilled to hurdle the pile after the interference had been broken, -and thus frequently to gain an extra couple of yards. The C.M.-T.S. -manner of defence was likewise a strong one, and although outweighed man -for man by a number of the teams against which they played, the -Cambridge eleven proved themselves capable of forcing their opponents to -kick or to surrender the ball time and time again.</p> - -<h4>RECORDS OF THE N. E. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.</h4> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" summary=""> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">T</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">'</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">G</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">c</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">h</td><td align="right">S</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">a</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">-</td><td align="right">a</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">l</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">d</td><td align="right">f</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">e</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td 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align="right">t</td><td align="right">m</td><td align="right">e</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">-</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">t</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right">e</td><td align="right">s</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">d</td><td align="right">F</td><td align="right">G</td><td align="right">n</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">s</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">i</td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">e</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">L</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right">L</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">w</td><td align="right">e</td><td align="right">a</td><td align="right">n</td><td align="right">W</td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">W</td><td align="right">o</td></tr> -<tr><td align="right"></td><td align="right">n</td><td align="right">l</td><td align="right">l</td><td align="right">t</td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right">o</td><td align="right">s</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Teams</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right">d</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right">s</td><td align="right">n</td><td align="right">t</td><td align="right">n</td><td align="right">t</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1888.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">136</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">140</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Roxbury Latin</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">66</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Stone, Nichols, and Hales</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">126</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Nobles</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">108</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1889.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Roxbury Latin</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">103</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1890.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">57</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">(1)1</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Roxbury Latin</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">(1)4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1891.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">130</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">135</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1892.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">(2)1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">(1)1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">(1)2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1893.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">(3)4</td><td align="right">(2)0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">134</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">(3)4</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Newton High</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">72</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">(2)2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">84</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">(2)4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1894.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Newton High</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">58</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1895.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">(3)3</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">(4)1</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">(5)1</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">(1)0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr> -<tr><td align="center">1896.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Manual-Training</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">(1)3</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">(1)3</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">(2)2</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge H. and L.</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">..</td><td align="right">128</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p class="center">Note: (1) One tied. (2) Two tied. (3) Forfeited. (4) One tied and -protested. (5) Protested.</p> - -<p>An interesting table of records is printed with this issue of the -Department because it must prove valuable as statistics for reference; a -few points of further statistical information may likewise prove of -value: since the Interscholastic League was first started, in 1888, the -greatest number of points piled up by any single team is 140. This total -score was made by the Boston Latin School in 1888. In the same year -Cambridge High and Latin made a total of 136 points, and was not scored -against in any of the championship games.</p> - -<p>The record also shows that only six safeties have been made in the -League games since they were first started—two in 1888, one in 1890, -two in 1895, and one this fall. Only seven goals from the field have -been kicked during these nine years; this includes those mentioned -above.</p> - -<p>The standing of the teams in the Senior League and those in both -divisions of the Junior League follow:</p> - -<h3>SENIOR LEAGUE.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Points</td><td align="center">Points</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td><td align="center">tied.</td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right">21</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">30</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">12</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">64</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">128</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<h3>JUNIOR LEAGUE.</h3> - -<h3>Division A.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Points</td><td align="center">Points</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td><td align="center">tied.</td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hyde Park High</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">22</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Roxbury Latin</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">30</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Dedham High</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">22</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Dorchester High</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">30</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<h3>Division B.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Games</td><td align="center">Points</td><td align="center">Points</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td><td align="center">tied.</td><td align="center">won.</td><td align="center">lost.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Somerville High</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">90</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Medford High</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">28</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Newton High</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">46</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Chelsea High</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">46</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Nobles and Greenoughs</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">56</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<h3>FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Somerville High</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="left">Hyde Park High</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<h3>SCORE OF GAMES PLAYED.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">(1)Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">15</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Hopkinson's</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">2</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Brookline High</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Cambridge Manual</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">English High</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Boston Latin</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="left">Cambridge High and Latin</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p class="center">Note: (1) Game given to Hopkinson's by action of the Executive -Committee.</p> - -<p>Unless something unforeseen occurs to prevent, the All-Connecticut -Interscholastic Football Team, and in all probability the All-New-York -Interscholastic Football Team, will be announced in the next number of -the <span class="smcap">Round Table</span>.</p> - -<p class="center">"FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES."—<span class="smcap">By Walter Camp.—Post 8vo, Paper, 75 -Cents</span>.</p> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">The Graduate</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>ADVERTISEMENTS.</h2> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"> -<img src="images/ill_018.jpg" width="400" height="118" alt="ROYAL" /> -</div> - -<h3>The absolutely pure</h3> - -<h2>BAKING POWDER</h2> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 171px;"> -<img src="images/ill_019.jpg" width="171" height="300" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p><b>ROYAL</b>—the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the -world—celebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes -your cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful, it assures you against alum -and all forms of adulteration that go with the cheap brands.</p> - -<h4>ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.</h4> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_172" id="Page_172">[Pg 172]</a></span></p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<h3>HIS FAULT.</h3> - -<p>An amusing and eccentric character hangs around a celebrated inn up in -the White Mountains which is frequented by authors, artists, and -professional men. He is a shrewd fellow, and earns many a dollar by his -wit. One of the new arrivals, noticing him one day, inquired who he was, -and upon being informed of his wit, opened a conversation which went -somewhat as follows:</p> - -<p>"Find much to do here in summer?"</p> - -<p>"Yaas," replied the wit. "I'm writin' er book."</p> - -<p>"Are you, indeed? What's it about?"</p> - -<p>The wit shifted over to his other foot, and looking mysteriously at the -veranda full of people, said, "It's about the faults of celebrated men."</p> - -<p>"Ah! And I dare say you have us all in it. Now, for instance, myself?"</p> - -<p>"Yaas, you're there." And here he opened a greasy little leather blank -book, and thumbed over the pages until he came to the entry he wanted, -and then read: "'Mr. B——, the celebrated author. Fault committed -yesterday, the 3d. Gave ten dollars to a messenger going to town, and -instructed said messenger to buy sundry things for him.'"</p> - -<p>"Humph! Why do you call that a fault?"</p> - -<p>"Waal, it's this way. I reckon that messenger will steal your money and -won't return."</p> - -<p>"But suppose he does?"</p> - -<p>"Then I'll have to scratch your name out and put his in its place; but I -feel in my bones that yer the man that'll be at fault."</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2><a name="QUESTIONS_FOR_YOUNG_MEN" id="QUESTIONS_FOR_YOUNG_MEN">QUESTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN.</a></h2> - -<h3>ON GOING TO COLLEGE.</h3> - -<p>One of the professors of Harvard University once said, in a lecture, -that many young men made a great mistake in going to college; that a -university was for students, and for students only; and that if a boy -were not of a studious turn of mind it was more than likely that he -would waste his time for four years that could be put to better -advantage in some mercantile business.</p> - -<p>The time for such ideas has gone into history with other ideas of a -similar nature, such as the buying and selling of slaves, and the pride -noblemen used to feel in not being able to read or write. A college -education is quite different from acquiring knowledge at a college. For -instance, you may be attending a preparatory school at this moment, and -are considering what courses of study you will pursue in order to obtain -a "college education." What do you find at Harvard? There are some two -hundred different courses to choose from, and by choosing sixteen or -seventeen, and taking four or four and a half a year, at the end of four -years you will, if the examinations are passed satisfactorily, obtain a -degree of A. B., which in the common phrase signifies that you have -obtained an education. And yet you have studied only sixteen or -seventeen out of the two hundred preliminary courses that lead up to a -real education. In fact, when these four years are done you have only -just begun! And therefore the actual study covered amounts to little.</p> - -<p>What has been accomplished, however, is the study and practice of how to -learn, and how to go to work to get an education. You have learned how -to start on any subject, whether it be the selling and buying of leather -and tin goods, or the teaching of boys' schools, or the science of -biology. Little information has been acquired, but you have at least -learned how to attack any subject.</p> - -<p>Furthermore, you have come from your home, wherever that may be, have -met other fellows, have joined them in studies, in sports, in clubs, and -in societies; and under the guidance of a carefully selected body of -instructors and authorities you have learned how to take care of -yourself in emergencies of all kinds, how to read, how and what to -study, how to treat men and women—even how to fight when that becomes -necessary; and whether you decide to take up further study or mercantile -business, the result is the same. You know men, and the ways of dealing -with them; you know books, and the ways of dealing with them. And -incidentally you have acquired a great respect for both these valuable -companions.</p> - -<p>Let no young boy say to himself that, being dull in school, he will -waste time in college. Time is never wasted that is spent in manly -existence, in seeing and working with other men on a high plane, in -reading any good books upon good themes or good ideas. If you have -little money for any such purpose, remember that any sincere man can -either win scholarships or work his way through college by doing -janitor-work or a thousand other things. Remember, too, that not only -have some of the greatest men America has ever known worked their way -through college, but that money does not count for so much at the -university as it does anywhere else in life. Many a poor fellow has led -his class, and not in studies alone, but in sports and in societies and -in respect. But—and this is a big "but"—he must be a man, a -gentleman, and a hard worker.</p> - -<p>If you are going into mercantile business, if you are going into -professional work, or if you are going to do anything that comes first -to hand, you will be the better for the three or four years, and no one -who can study nights, while he works days, can be prevented from passing -the entrance examinations in time. The only person who can really -prevent him is himself, for if he has not the force of character to -stick to it till the end, he can never do much of anything, to say -nothing of entering or working his way through college.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_173" id="Page_173">[Pg 173]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"><a name="THE_CAMERA_CLUB" id="THE_CAMERA_CLUB"></a> -<img src="images/ill_020.jpg" width="400" height="132" alt="THE CAMERA CLUB" /> -</div> - -<blockquote> - -<p>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.</p></blockquote> - -<h3>TRANSPARENCIES FOR ORNAMENTAL LANTERN.</h3> - -<p>An ornamental lantern fitted with transparencies is a pretty and -inexpensive Christmas gift, and may be quickly and easily made by any -member of our club who owns a scroll-saw. For the sides of the lantern -make a pretty open-work design, and in the centre of each panel cut a -square large enough to admit a glass the size of a lantern slide (3½ -by 4). Select negatives which have plenty of detail and are of good -printing quality. Make four transparencies, using either the sensitive -plates which come for that purpose, or making tinted transparencies -according to directions given in Nos. 857 and 863. The tinted -transparencies are more ornamental, but the black and white are pretty. -These transparencies are fitted in the panels, and the lantern is then -put together.</p> - -<p>If one does not know how to make transparencies, almost the same effect -may be produced by applying a print to plain glass, using the cover -glasses made for lantern slides, and then removing the paper, leaving -the film only on the glass. Directions for this process may be found in -No. 878. If one has used landscape negatives, a piece of pale blue paper -placed over the sky part, and a piece of green back of the landscape, -will have the effect of a colored transparency when the tiny lantern -inside is lighted. A small alcohol-lamp serves for the lighting, and -will burn for several hours. If one has a sunset view showing fine -clouds, place a faint rose-color or violet-tinted paper back of the sky, -and when the lantern is lighted the colors are like those of a real -sunset, the shadows and high lights in the clouds, making the different -tones and shades of color. Of course if viewed in a strong light this -way of coloring would be too crude, but in the faint light of the lamp -it is not noticed.</p> - -<p>In selecting pictures for the lantern, choose those which will be -familiar to the one for whom the gift is designed, as half the value of -a photograph is in its being a picture of some well-known place or -object.</p> - -<p>Blue transparencies show off well in a lantern of this description. -Directions for making them were given some time ago, but we print -another formula for the benefit of those who have not a copy of the -number containing the first, and who might wish to make a lantern with -blue transparencies.</p> - -<h3>No. 1.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Red prussiate of potassium</td><td align="right">¼ oz.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Water</td><td align="right">4 oz.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<h3>No. 2.</h3> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Hyposulphite of soda</td><td align="right">¼ oz.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Water</td><td align="right">4 oz.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p>Take old or fogged plates, and soak them in a solution made up of equal -parts of No. 1 and No. 2 until the gelatine is perfectly clear. Wash -thoroughly, and while wet place the plate, gelatine side up, in a clean -tray, and flow over it a solution made of</p> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Citrate of iron and ammonia</td><td align="right">½ oz.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Water</td><td align="right">2 oz.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p>Allow it to remain in this solution one minute, drain, and stand away to -dry in a dark room. Print in the sun till shadows are slightly bronzed, -about as they appear in a blue print. Remove from the frame, place in a -developing-tray, and flow with a solution made of</p> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td align="left">Red prussiate of potassium</td><td align="right">1 oz.</td></tr> -<tr><td align="left">Water</td><td align="right">4 oz.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p>When the development has been carried far enough, remove from the tray, -and wash in running water till the high lights are clear. Dry and use in -any way in which transparencies are used.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p><span class="smcap">Sir Knight J. Paul Jones</span>, 214 N. Third St., Harrisburg, Pa., says -that he has a 4-by-5 Daylight kodak, with plate attachment, which -he will sell at a bargain, if any of the members of the club wish -to purchase a camera of this kind.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Sir Knight Warren H. Munk</span>, 14 Waldron Street, West Lafayette, Ind., -wishes to obtain a prize picture from one of the members of the -club who has won a prize in any of the Camera Club contests. He -says he will be glad to pay for it if he can have it. Will one of -our members who has won a prize write to Sir Warren? Sir Warren may -see half-tone reproductions (much reduced in size) of the pictures -that won prizes last year, in No. 848, January 28, 1896.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">George Coleman</span>, Dayton, O., asks how he may become a member of the -Camera Club; what makes the films of negatives crack off round the -edges, making it necessary to trim the picture considerably, thus -reducing it very much in size. Any Knight or Lady of the Round -Table may become a member of the Camera Club by sending name and -address to the editor of this Department, and it will be published -in the <span class="smcap">Round Table</span>, and duly enrolled in the Camera Club book. To -become a Knight or Lady of the Round Table send name and address to -the <span class="smcap">Round Table</span>, and patent will be sent to you. In order to enter -contests one must belong to the Order of the Round Table. The -softening of the film is because the water in which the negative is -washed is of too high a temperature. Neither the water nor the -solution should rise above 85° or fall below 60° F.; 70° is a safe -temperature. If the solutions or fixing-bath is too warm, set the -dishes in a pan of ice-water for a few moments to lower the -temperature.</p></blockquote> - -<p><i>The Camera Club Competitions will close February 15, 1897, as announced -in the October 27, 1896, issue. The statement in the December 8 issue -that they closed on December 15, 1896, was an error.</i></p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>ADVERTISEMENTS.</h2> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>Postage Stamps, &c.</h2> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 147px;"> -<img src="images/ill_021.jpg" width="147" height="114" alt="STAMPS" /> -</div> - -<p>100 all dif., Venezuela, Bolivia, etc., & <b>POCKET ALBUM</b>, only 10c.; 200 -all dif., Hayti, Hawaii, etc., only 50c. Agts. wanted at 50% com. List -<span class="smcap">Free</span>! <b>C. A. Stegmann</b>, 5941 Cote Brilliant Ave., St. Louis, Mo.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<p class="center"><b>AGENTS</b> make big money by selling from our fine approval sheets at 40% -com. Good Premiums.</p> - -<h4><span class="smcap">Merrimac Stamp Co</span>., Newburyport, Mass.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<p class="center"><b>FREE</b> with every 10c. packet of stamps, a beautiful calendar. Wamsutta -Stamp Co., N. Attleboro, Mass.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>JOSEPH GILLOTT'S</h2> - -<h3>STEEL PENS</h3> - -<h4>Nos. 303, 404, 170, 604 E.F., 601 E.F.</h4> - -<p class="center">And other styles to suit all hands.</p> - -<h3>THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.</h3> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"> -<img src="images/ill_022.jpg" width="400" height="136" alt="PISO'S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION" /> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>Arnold</h2> - -<h2>Constable & Co</h2> - -<h3>Ladies' Furnishings.</h3> - -<p class="center"><i>Eiderdown Bath Gowns,</i></p> - -<p class="center"><i>Silk and Flannel Matinées,</i></p> - -<p class="center"><i>Shaded Silk Petticoats.</i></p> - -<h3>Fine Domestic Underwear.</h3> - -<p class="center"><i>Night Robes, Petticoats,</i></p> - -<p class="center"><i>Sacques and Dresses.</i></p> - -<h3>INFANTS' WEAR,</h3> - -<h3>APRONS.</h3> - -<h4>Broadway & 19th st.</h4> - -<h4>NEW YORK.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;"> -<img src="images/ill_023.jpg" width="300" height="245" alt="" /> -</div> - -<h2>Highest</h2> - -<h2>Award</h2> - -<h3>WORLD'S</h3> - -<h3>FAIR.</h3> - -<h2>SKATES</h2> - -<h3>CATALOGUE FREE.</h3> - -<h4>BARNEY & BERRY, Springfield, Mass.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>LAUGHING CAMERA. 10c.</h2> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 200px;"> -<img src="images/ill_024.jpg" width="200" height="197" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">MY! 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Y.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>HOOPING</h2> - -<h2>COUGH</h2> - -<h2>CROUP</h2> - -<p class="center">Can be cured</p> - -<p class="center">by using</p> - -<h3>ROCHE'S HERBAL</h3> - -<h3>EMBROCATION</h3> - -<p class="center">The celebrated and effectual English cure, without internal medicine. <span class="smcap">W. -Edward & Son</span>, Props., London, Eng. <b>All Druggists.</b></p> - -<h4>E. FOUGERA & CO., <span class="smcap">New York</span>.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>HOME STUDY.</h2> - -<p>Book-keeping, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Shorthand, etc., thoroughly taught -by <b>Mail</b> at student's <b>Home</b>. Low rates, perfect satisfaction. Cat. free. -Trial lesson 10c.</p> - -<h4>BRYANT & STRATTON, 85 College Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>CARDS</h2> - -<h3>FOR 1897. 50 Sample Styles</h3> - -<h3>AND LIST OF 400 PREMIUM ARTICLES</h3> - -<h3>FREE. HAVERFIELD PUB CO., CADIZ, OHIO</h3> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>HARPER'S CATALOGUE</h2> - -<p class="center">thoroughly revised, classified, and indexed, will be sent by mail to any -address on receipt of ten cents.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_174" id="Page_174">[Pg 174]</a></span></p> - -<h3>For Young Naturalists.</h3> - -<p>H. Notman, 182 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., wants to join a -corresponding Chapter, or some society of young naturalists. He also -wants the pupa of the cicada and the shell it leaves on the trunk of -trees. He has beetles, and wants correspondents among members of the -Order interested in natural history.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>A Modern Curfew.</h3> - -<p>The saying about history repeating itself has an example in the modern -curfew, which is in legal effect in about two hundred cities in this -country. Many years ago, in English towns, a bell was rung every night -at a certain hour, and after that hour people found on the streets were -liable to be caught, tried, and punished. This old law applied to grown -folks, but the modern curfew law applies to children only, and is -designed to keep boys off the streets. It is said to be in successful -effect in Omaha, Nebraska; St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri. Besides -these large cities, eight or ten smaller cities in New Jersey, Ohio, and -Michigan contemplate enacting the law, and there is to be a movement -made this winter to get it passed in New York city. Will members living -in any city in which it is in effect tell the Table about it? Tell us -just what the ordinance says, and how it works in practice.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>To Amateur Journalists.</h3> - -<p>William F. Tillson, 149 North Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, is -interested in music and dramatics, and wants correspondents. He wants to -receive amateur papers from publishers as samples. So does Ethel S. -Deane, Dean, Ohio.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>Will do for Next Summer.</h3> - -<blockquote> - -<p>Please give me plan and measurements of a single tennis-court, and -tell me how it may be made a double court.</p></blockquote> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Will Kelsey</span>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Baraboo</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p>Choose the place for your net so as to give an equal space behind each -base-line. Measure 36 feet, and put in a peg at either end, with the -tape-line fastened to it. Take 39 feet on one measure, and 53 feet ¾ -inch on the other. Where they cross is one corner. Mark off 21 feet from -the net from one end of the service-line. Transpose the measures and do -the same thing, and you have half the court. Carry the measures to the -other side of the court, and repeat the operation. The central-line runs -from the middle of each service-line. The inner side-lines run from -base-line to base-line 4 feet 6 inches inside of the side-lines. If you -are marking out a double court only, do not carry the inner side-lines -beyond the service-lines. Make a mark inside the middle of the base-line -to show where the server may stand. The diagonal of a single court is -about 47 feet 5 inches. If possible, have the court run north and south.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>The New Mint Building.</h3> - -<blockquote> - -<p>The old United States Mint, for so many years in the crowded and -expensive neighborhood on Chestnut Street in this city, is to be -torn down and removed to Spring Garden and Sixteenth streets, about -one mile north of its present location. Strong efforts were made to -get the Mint removed to Washington when it was found necessary to -build a new one. Even Chicago and New York tried to get it away -from here. But five years ago a whole square was purchased for its -site, and Philadelphia breathed easier.</p> - -<p>The new Mint will have a main entrance on Spring Garden Street. It -will be in the form of a hollow square, giving a court-yard open to -the sky. It is to have a terrace balustrade constructed of granite. -Above it the material will be marble. The style is severely plain -classic, and the design as shown on paper is far from pleasing. In -the plan is provided a spacious room for the coin museum, which -many readers have doubtless seen in the old building. It is by far -the finest collection of old coins in the world, outside of the -British Museum. Work upon the new Mint building is expected to -begin next spring.</p></blockquote> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Fred B. Biddle</span>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Philadelphia</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>Answer to Convent Puzzle.</h3> - -<p>By looking at these four diagrams you will see the trick of the puzzle. -Fig. 1 shows the nuns on good behavior; Fig. 2, when four sisters have -escaped; Fig. 3, when they have returned with four friends; Fig. 4, when -four more outsiders have been admitted—presumably by a rope-ladder.</p> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 284px;"> -<img src="images/ill_025.jpg" width="284" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig</span>. 1.</span> -</div> - -<div class="figright" style="width: 284px;"> -<img src="images/ill_026.jpg" width="284" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig</span>. 2.</span> -</div> - -<div class="figleft" style="width: 284px;"> -<img src="images/ill_027.jpg" width="284" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig</span>. 3.</span> -</div> - -<div class="figright" style="width: 281px;"> -<img src="images/ill_028.jpg" width="281" height="300" alt="" /> -<span class="caption"><span class="smcap">Fig</span>. 4.</span> -</div> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>Queer Weather Signs.</h3> - -<blockquote> - -<p>Not long since a number of natural signs were given by which a -change in the weather could be easily told. Here are a few more:</p> - -<p>When a strong hoar-frost is seen in winter, it will rain in two, -or, at most, three, days.</p> - -<p>It commonly rains on a day when the sun appears red or pale; or the -next day when it sets in a cloud.</p> - -<p>When the moon is pale, rain; when red, wind; when of a pure and -silver color, fair weather; according to the old verse, -silver color, fair weather; according to the old verse,</p> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 18em;"><i>Pallida pluit, rubicunda flat, alba serenat.</i></span><br /> -</p> - -<p>When the sun appears double or treble through clouds, a storm of -long duration may be expected.</p> - -<p>When a halo is seen around the moon, rain; around the sun during -bright weather, rain; around the sun during a rain, fine weather.</p></blockquote> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Jean Bonpére</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>Questions and Answers.</h3> - -<p>Helen L. Codey: The United States takes a census each decade—1880, -1890, 1900, etc. The first national census was made in 1790. No, it was -not that this government neglected it up till that date. It was not then -the custom of countries to take careful censuses. Some States take -censuses on the abstract decades, as 1885, 1895, 1905, etc. The figures -about shipping, the crops, railway earnings, etc., to which you refer, -are collected, for the most part, by a bureau of statistics, at -Washington, and published free for general use.</p> - -<p>Fred B. Davies asks what is meant by an advertisement, which he encloses -to us, asking for bids in connection with the making of pennies, and he -inquires if the United States does not coin its own money. Yes, our -government coins its own money, and prints its own paper bills. But it -gets blanks for pennies and nickels made by private parties. The -advertisement enclosed specifies that "one-cent blanks must be properly -annealed, cleaned and milled, and ready for the press, composed of 95 -per cent. of copper and 5 per cent. of zinc and tin, in equal -proportions." These blanks are made by private concerns, and then the -pennies are coined at the mint. The blanks cost the government 21.95 -cents per pound, and there are approximately 146 pieces to the pound, -avoirdupois. Last year the mint at Philadelphia coined 46,168,422 -pennies.—Foster W. Stearns, 269 Park Street, Newton, Mass., wants to -hear of some amateur journals whose editors desire contributions.—May -Inman Maguire, Hendersonville, N. C., expects soon to move to -Washington, D. C., and desires to hear from some Chapter or young -ladies' literary club in that city to which she may belong.—George E. -Purdy, Box 1228, New York city, will write a description of the New York -Stock or Produce Exchange to any member anywhere willing, in turn, to -write and send him a description of an interesting spot, feature, -industry, etc., in any other city.</p> - -<p>"Page": You should apply at once to the member of Assembly from your -district if you would become a page in the Assembly-Chamber at Albany -this winter. But, to be frank with you, it must be said that, as a rule, -boys whose parents reside in Albany are almost always appointed. Boys -are required to be bright, well behaved, and strong enough to endure -several hours of hard work per day, with sometimes a night session -thrown in. The pay is $2 per day.</p> - -<p>Frederic B. Schurman: Charity organization societies are not found in -cities as small as the one in which you live (Erie), for the reason that -the necessity for them does not exist. They are a banding together of -public and private charities for better administration and for the study -and cure of pauperism. It is an English idea. Organized charity was -undertaken in London in 1869, and in this country in 1877. The first -American society was organized in Buffalo, N. Y., and the organizer of -it was an Episcopal clergyman named Rev. Humphrey Gurteen. The second -American society was organized in Philadelphia in 1878, and that of New -York city four years later. There are now seventy-eight such societies.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_175" id="Page_175">[Pg 175]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"><a name="STAMPS" id="STAMPS"></a> -<img src="images/ill_029.jpg" width="400" height="137" alt="STAMPS" /> -</div> - -<blockquote> - -<p>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.</p></blockquote> - -<p>The publishers of a paper in Boston, having occasion to send out many -thousands of their annual announcements, by a special arrangement with -the postmaster used 1c. stamps which had been cancelled in a press by -the entire sheet as follows:</p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 158px;"> -<img src="images/ill_030.jpg" width="158" height="179" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>I understand that an employé of the P. O. inspects the affixing of -stamps thus cancelled.</p> - -<p>This is a variety well worth collecting, but possibly the same plan may -become popular at other large post-offices, and it would be a little -difficult to determine the genuineness of many varieties.</p> - -<p>Mr. John N. Luff read a paper on the early issues of Switzerland, at the -Collectors' Club, and illustrated the same by stereopticon views of the -stamps, counterfeits, cancellations, etc. Most of the unused stamps from -which the photographic slides were made came from Mr. H. J. Duveen's -wonderful collection of these rare stamps. This was one of the best -papers ever read before a philatelic audience, and the <i>first -stereopticon stamp lecture</i> given in America.</p> - -<p>People wonder at the high prices asked for old postage-stamps. The same -people probably wonder at the still higher prices asked for old books, -old armor, old pictures, etc. But the curious thing is that a man who -gives $5000 for a unique stamp is not thought to be quite as sane as the -man who gives $100,000 for an old master, or $50,000 for a rare orchid. -Still philately flourishes, and the press is educating the public.</p> - -<p>I very much regret to announce the death, on Thanksgiving day, of the -<i>Daily Stamp Item</i>, at the age of one year. Begun as a joke, edited by -"the office cat," it has appeared day by day for a full year, always -bringing a little philatelic titbit, and sometimes containing as much -news as the average weekly or monthly stamp paper. The publishers -purpose to issue a special souvenir number during the holidays, -containing a review of the year's work, and also a complete list of the -subscribers, to each of whom a copy will be sent.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p><span class="smcap">F. W. Lerk</span>.—The little true value of "Seebecks" was shown at a -late auction, where sets of these stamps were sold for $3, the -catalogue value of which was $28. If you are looking at collection -as a speculation, my advice is to buy high-priced stamps only, the -higher the better, as a rule; but if you are collecting for fun, go -in for everything in the countries you select, and you will have -much satisfaction, and not suffer any money loss should you wish to -sell your collection, provided you study your stamps carefully, get -and keep them in fine condition, and make up all the chief -varieties in shades, etc.</p></blockquote> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 34em;"><span class="smcap">Philatus</span>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;"> -<img src="images/ill_031.jpg" width="400" height="108" alt="IVORY SOAP" /> -</div> - -<p class="center">There is a "comfortable feeling" that comes after a bath with Ivory -Soap.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Th: Procter & Gamble Co., Cin'ti.</span></p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>EARN A TRICYCLE.</h2> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;"> -<img src="images/ill_032.jpg" width="300" height="281" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>We wish to introduce our Teas. Sell 30 lbs. and we will give you a Fairy -Tricycle; sell 25 lbs. for a Solid Silver Watch and Chain; 50 lbs. for a -Gold Watch and Chain; 75 lbs. for a Bicycle; 10 lbs. for a Gold Ring. -Write for catalog and order sheet Dept. I</p> - -<h4>W. G. BAKER,</h4> - -<h4>Springfield, Mass.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2><i>X-RAY CAMERA.</i></h2> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 288px;"> -<img src="images/ill_033.jpg" width="288" height="234" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>Roentgen and Edison out-done. The great up to date Sensation! Penetrates -any object inserted between its lenses, no matter how thick or dense. -You can see through a solid piece of iron or a part of your body, as -through a crystal; of all optical marvels ever discovered this is the -most wonderful. Two sets of compound lenses in handsome telescope case -3½ in. long. Sells for 25c. Sample complete and mailed postpaid with -catalogue of 1000 Bargains for 15c. 2 for 25c. $1.25 Doz. AGENTS WANTED. -DON'T WAIT—DO IT NOW.</p> - -<h4>Robt. H. Ingersoll & Bro., Dept. No. 62, 65 Cortlandt St., N. Y.</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<h2>Holiday Presents for Young People</h2> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>"Harper's Round Table" for 1896</h3> - -<p class="center">Volume XVII. With 1276 Pages, and about 1200 Illustrations. 4to, Cloth, -Ornamental, $3.50.</p> - -<blockquote> - -<p>This unusually attractive volume contains three long serial stories -for boys; by James Barnes, Kirk Munroe, and Molly Elliot Seawell. -There are also many shorter stories by other popular writers.</p> - -<p>Modern Outdoor Life is very fully treated, some one hundred and -fifty pages being devoted to subjects of that nature, and in -addition there is an important series of articles illustrated by -instantaneous photographs of the different athletic sports.</p> - -<p>A few of the other features are the interesting papers by Mrs. Lew. -Wallace on The Tower of London, and the twelve articles by Mrs. -Emma J. Grey, on getting up entertainments for young people. Each -article describes amusements suitable for one month in the year. -Cyrus C. Adams contributes a series upon different interesting -subjects connected with recent African explorations.</p> - -<p>Of the previous bound volume of <span class="smcap">Harper's Round Table</span>, the <i>N. Y. -Sun</i> said: "There is nothing, we imagine, that the young reader -would be likely to prize more."</p></blockquote> - -<h3>A Virginia Cavalier</h3> - -<p>A Story of the Boyhood of George Washington. By <span class="smcap">Molly Elliot Seawell</span>. -Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.</p> - -<h3>Rick Dale</h3> - -<p>A Story of the Northwest Coast. By <span class="smcap">Kirk Munroe</span>. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">W. A. -Rogers</span>. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.</p> - -<h3>Naval Actions of the War of 1812</h3> - -<p>By <span class="smcap">James Barnes</span>. With 21 Full-page Illustrations by <span class="smcap">Carlton T. Chapman</span>, -printed in color, and 12 Reproductions of Medals. 8vo, Cloth, -Ornamental, Deckel Edges and Gilt Top, $4.50.</p> - -<h3>The Ship's Company</h3> - -<p>And Other Sea People. By <span class="smcap">J. D. Jerrold Kelley</span>, Lieutenant-Commander, -U.S.N. Copiously Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $2.50.</p> - -<h3>The Dwarfs' Tailor</h3> - -<p>And Other Fairy Tales. Collected by <span class="smcap">Zoe Dana Underhill</span>. With 12 -Illustrations. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.75.</p> - -<h3>For King or Country</h3> - -<p>A Story of the American Revolution. By <span class="smcap">James Barnes</span>. Illustrated. Post -8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.</p> - -<h3>Tommy Toddles</h3> - -<p>By <span class="smcap">Albert Lee</span>. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Peter S. Newell</span>. Square 16mo, Cloth, -Ornamental, $1.25.</p> - -<h3>Shakespeare the Boy</h3> - -<p>With Sketches of the Home and School Life, the Games and Sports, the -Manners, Customs, and Folk-lore of the Time. By <span class="smcap">William J. Rolfe</span>, -Litt.D., Editor of "Rolfe's English Classics," etc. Illustrated. Post -8vo, Cloth, $1.25.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h4>HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York</h4> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_176" id="Page_176">[Pg 176]</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter" style="width: 700px;"> -<img src="images/ill_034.jpg" width="700" height="371" alt="" /> -<span class="caption">"THE HUNTER'S STRATEGY."</span> -</div> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>HARD WORK WILL TELL.</h3> - -<p>One often envies greatness, overlooking the hardships and struggles -passed through before the place of honor has been attained. When we read -of the lives of distinguished men in any department, we find them almost -always where they are through hard work. We hear constantly of the great -amount of labor they could perform. Demosthenes, Julius Cæsar, Henry IV. -of France, Sir Isaac Newton, Washington, Napoleon, and many others, -different as they were in their intellectual and moral qualities, were -all renowned as hard workers. We read how many days they could support -the fatigues of a march; how early they rose; how many hours they spent -in the field, the cabinet, in the court—in short, how hard they worked.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p><span class="smcap">Cedric</span>. "Are you going to hang up your stocking Christmas eve, Tommy?"</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Tommy</span>. "No; I've got enough feet. I'm going to hang up my pocket."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>He was a bright, dapper young lawyer, full of spirits, and possibly a -little too smart. For some time the judge of the district court had been -waiting an opportunity to suppress a trifle of this smartness, as it -became a bore when constantly opposed to his Honor's long experience. -The young lawyer jumped up to defend a case of stealing in which the -accused had retained him. Unfortunately he had failed to thoroughly -acquaint himself with the facts of the case, other than that his client -had been arrested for stealing.</p> - -<p>"Your Honor," he cried, "I ask you does the prisoner look like a man -that would steal? Does he look like a man that would suffer his honesty -to be demeaned by appropriating another man's gold? No! a thousand times -No! He is a patriotic citizen of the country, one of the proud upholders -of our grand republic, and I say it is an outrage for the plaintiff to -accuse such a gentleman of theft. Think of his friends that will weep -over his disgrace undeservedly thrust upon him. Think of the blight upon -this man's existence. I say the accused is too manly, too generous, too -noble a specimen of hum—"</p> - -<p>Smash! went the judge's gavel as he roared out, "Quit that! Young man, -this is a case of hog-stealing!"</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>He was a New-Yorker, and proud of his city, and although his Chicago -friend pointed out sight after sight, boasted of the city's fine -boulevards, and drove the New-Yorker over them, he failed to excite in -his guest more than a slight curiosity. Then he brought up the subject -of tall buildings.</p> - -<p>"Chicago beats the world," he said. "Our tall buildings top anything -ever erected."</p> - -<p>"Well, well," said the New-Yorker, "that's queer. Ever heard of that -building in New York that the clouds bump against? Never heard of it, -eh? I'll tell you something about it. When they put the last story on it -a workman fell off the top. Some time later I was passing along the -street below when a newsboy yelled: 'Extry. Full account of the -accident.' I bought a paper, and it described how the man toppled off -and all that. But what do you think? while I was reading it something -dropped with a crash. What was it? Why, the workman, of course! He'd -just reached the ground."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>In a letter that recently reached this country, written by one of Queen -Victoria's soldiers, who was with his regiment marching against the -Dervishes in the Egyptian campaign, is a little amusing story of a -certain soldier who disliked the intense heat of the country, and sought -in every kind of way to obtain some excuse for quitting the service. It -seems he complained to the doctor of his eyes, claiming that he was so -nearsighted that he could not with safety fire off his gun for fear of -hitting a comrade instead of an enemy.</p> - -<p>"Dear me," said the doctor, "that is a serious matter. Now tell me what -you mean by nearsighted."</p> - -<p>"Well, sir," said the soldier, and he looked around thoughtfully as if -in search of some idea, "it is an example you want? Ah, I have one. Can -you see that pin lying in a corner over there?"</p> - -<p>"Why, yes! And I should say it required excellent eye-sight to see it, -too," replied the doctor.</p> - -<p>"Well, that's my trouble, sir; I can't see it."</p> - -<p>The poor man is still wondering why he is not sent back to the home -station.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<h3>MY MISSION.</h3> - -<p> -<span style="margin-left: 21em;">Upon creating noise I'm bent—</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 22em;">I never go to bed.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 21em;">Although I'm dumb, I'm eloquent</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 22em;">When hit upon the head.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 21em;">I'm listened to with ecstasy</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 22em;">Where'er I go or come;</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 21em;">I madly roll and roll in glee—</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 22em;">I'm Tommy's scarlet drum.</span><br /> -</p> - -<div class="footnotes"><h3>FOOTNOTES:</h3> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_1_1" id="Footnote_1_1"></a><a href="#FNanchor_1_1"><span class="label">[1]</span></a> Begun in <span class="smcap">Harper's Round Table</span> No. 888.</p></div></div> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of Project Gutenberg's Harper's Round Table, December 15, 1896, by Various - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, DEC 15, 1896 *** - -***** This file should be named 60110-h.htm or 60110-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/6/0/1/1/60110/ - -Produced by Annie R. 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