rider to retrace his "steps" over the journey of the day before from the
Carrolton Hotel out through Druid Park to Arlington. Here a sharp turn
is made to the left, and a run of two miles or more made southward on
the road to Wetheredville. There are one or two climbs along this
stretch of the road which will seem unusual to one who has come down
from Philadelphia by the road we have been giving for the last few
weeks. In fact, for the first ten or twelve miles of this stage of the
journey the road runs through or across several valleys, winding about
the sides of hills, and occasionally going over a hill. After passing
Catonsville, however, and keeping sharp to the right, the run out to
Ellicott City is very free from irregularity of ground, and from
Ellicott City to Cooksville the road is straight, level, and moderately
good. There is no difficulty in keeping to the correct road after you
pass Ellicott City, as, in fact, you may easily see by reference to the
accompanying map of the journey; but from the hotel in Baltimore to
Ellicott City, or at least to Catonsville, there are several sharp turns
and not a few opportunities for getting into the wrong road. There are
two ways of avoiding this. One is to inquire as you go along, using the
accompanying map, and only inquiring where a sharp turn on the map is
hard to recognize along the way. Another plan is to secure a map of the
environs of Baltimore at the hotel, and get yourself posted before
leaving there as to the names of streets, particularly those which enter
and leave Wetheredville.
In Baltimore itself the bicyclist should make it a point to see certain
places of note, especially Johns Hopkins University, which, while it is
in no way remarkable for buildings, is such a distinguished educational
institution that no one should leave Baltimore, once having arrived
there, without going over its buildings and seeing something of the
methods of instruction and study there. There are many other points of
interest in the city, and half a day can well be spent in going about
seeing them. As the run to Cooksville is but thirty miles at most, a
fair rider can easily make it in an afternoon, and can thus give a
morning to the city.
It is our purpose, after the completion of this trip to Washington in
the next number of the Round Table, to take up bicycle routes in the
vicinity of Chicago. Many letters have been received complaining that
routes in the Eastern parts of the United States were being given
entirely, while the readers in the Western and Central parts of the
United States had nothing to interest them. It is necessary for us to
explain that in course of time bicycle trips will be given in the
vicinity of the principal centres of the United States; and, meanwhile,
by keeping the record of maps already published, which appears at the
bottom of this column, any reader can find the number in which any map
he may desire was published, and obtain it by sending to the Messrs.
Harper & Brothers for it.
NOTE.--Map of New York city asphalted streets in No. 809. Map of
route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford,
Connecticut, in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New
Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814.
Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816.
Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson in No.
818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819. Tottenville to Trenton in No.
820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822.
Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West
Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City--First Stage in
No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland--First
Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to
Boston--Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth
Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833.
Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to
Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to
New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839.
Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to
Nantasket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843.
Philadelphia to Washington--First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in
No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846; Fourth Stage in No. 847.
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Women, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the
subject so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor.
"I haven't a talent worth speaking of," said Louise, throwing herself
down on the rug before the fire, and looking as mournful as a
red-cheeked, dimpled young person with merry black eyes and a laughing
mouth could possibly do.
"That is really a great pity, Louise," said I, tossing her a pillow to
put under the pretty head. In certain moods, and at certain hours,
particularly when it is near supper-time, in the delightful hour between
daylight and dark, there is nothing more pleasant and more conducive to
thought and to a quiet talk with a friend whom you love than just to lie
on a fur rug in front of an open fire with a soft cushion under your
head. Try it, and see if you do not like it, my dear.
"Where were you going when I met you yesterday morning, Louise?" I
inquired, casually.
"With the little basket and the bundle?" she asked.
"Yes, my dear."
"Oh, _then_! I was carrying some jelly and a sponge-cake to old Mrs.
Andrews, who is ill and has no appetite. Her daughter goes out sewing,
and the children can manage to cook for themselves; but the dear
grandmother is neglected, so I thought she might enjoy something from
our table. The bundle was from mamma, but I helped pack it, and there
were enough things in it, if you'll believe me, to make the poor lady
happy for the season--a warm flannel petticoat, a little shawl for her
shoulders, and a pair of bedroom slippers. I never felt so glad in my
life as when I saw how little a thing can make some people happy."
"We missed you from the pew on Sunday, Louise," I added, after a little
interval of silence and reflection. "Your father and mother looked
lonely without you sitting in the corner as usual."
"Yes," said Louise, "I did not like to miss a service, and, of course,
mamma said that Dr. ---- never preached a lovelier sermon; but what
could I do? Cousin Alice hasn't been to church a morning this winter.
She does not like to leave the children with the nurse, who manages very
well with the baby, but cannot amuse Harold and Sue. So I told her to go
to church and be at ease, and I would entertain the little man and
woman, and I did, and I had my hands full. I don't wonder that Cousin
Alice looks tired out at the end of the day. Such fidgety, restless,
uproarious, sweet little pickles as those tots of hers are I _never_
saw! I'm going to help her with them at least once a month in the same
way."
"I'm sure it's very considerate and kind in you to think of it," said I,
"and Alice is fortunate in having such a thoughtful young cousin.
By-the-way, who attends to the flowers in your house, dear? Your
window-garden is my despair."
"I am looking after the flowers this winter," said Louise. "It occupies
a good bit of my mornings to keep the ground loose around the roots,
water them, spray the leaves, pick off dead ones, and turn the pots
around to the sunshine. But it repays the trouble, for the plants grow
and bloom as if they loved me, and we always have flowers to send to our
friends. I'm head of the Committee on Flowers for the Christian
Endeavor, too, and it's the most delightful work I ever did."
"Well, my darling," I said, "I'm rather of the opinion of your mother
than of yourself about you. She told me the other day that 'Louise had
practical talents, and was the dearest girl in the whole world.'"
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To Young Artists.
The Table offered prizes for best stories written by members under
eighteen. The first-prize story is to be illustrated. Do you want to try
to illustrate it? If so, write at once for a proof of the story. With
the proof we send suggestions about size. You select any incident in the
story, make your drawing, and return same to us. For the best
illustration we offer $10.
If you send for proof, and then find yourself unable to make a drawing
satisfactory to yourself, you can then retire from the contest merely by
failing to forward a drawing. That is, you incur no obligation to submit
a drawing. There are already about ten who are to try their talents.
There is room for more. We print prize drawing and prize story together,
provided, of course, that we receive a creditable illustration. You
would not expect us to print one that was not so, even if it were the
best we received.
* * * * *
"Voyage of Discovery" Awards.
The Table offered to divide $50 in money among the ten members of the
Order who sent that number of best answers to twenty-seven questions
which were written into jingle descriptive of a Journey taken by the
"three wise men of Gotham who went to sea in a bowl." There were some
riddles in the story, as that at a certain hotel in France the party
wasgiven a queer dish, described in a charade. But most of the
questions were such as these: "'Find a writer's tool in a Danish
port"--Co-_pen_(17)-hagen--and "convenient coin in a Russian
mart"--Ar-_change_(13)-l. Here are all the answers:
1, La-_brad_-or and Winni-_peg_; 2, Ba-_ham_-a; 3, Au-_gust_-a; 4,
Hi-_malay_-a; 5, Cam-_peach_-y; 6, La-_dog_-a; 7, C-_hin_-a; 8,
Arti-choke; 9, Pen-_saco_-la; 10, Ar-_chip_-elago; 11, S-_imp_-lon and
Little Saint Bernard (dog); 13, Mada-_gas_-car; 14, C-_helm_-sford; 15,
K-_hart_-oum; 16, Draft, Draught, Draft; 18, Mis-_sou_-ri; 19,
Ma-_rat_-hon; 20, Co-_top_-axi; 21, Cotop-_ax_-i; 22, Wis-_Cass_-et,
_Franklin_-ville, _Lincoln_-ville, and _Pitt_-ston; 23, C-_asp_-ian; 24,
As-par-a-gus; 25, _Tar_-sus and Man-_Chester_; 26, Villa-_franc_-a; and
27, _Wig_-ht.
Three solvers found all of the answers, and we send them, with our
congratulations, $7 each. Their names are: Paul B. Pitkin, Ohio; and
Frederic W. Darling and Joslyn Z. Smith, New York. Margaret Fendall
James, New Jersey, erred in one question, but she gave a better answered
six others of the best ten, and we send her $5. The following six failed
on one question each--not always the same one--and we award them $4
each: Mary G. Smith, Minnesota; Arthur M. Anderson, New Jersey; William
C. Thayer, Michigan; Edith Starr Churchman, New Jersey; Gertrude G.
Wilcox, Massachusetts; and Louise McKinney, Florida.
Winners who live near New York are asked to wait a few days for their
prizes, to give time for this number to reach distant competitors. It is
most pleasant for all to see awards in the paper, and hardly fair if
some know in advance, as they would do were we to send prizes in advance
of the paper's publication.
* * * * *
A Visit to a Mountain Palace.
One glorious September morning found us all awake bright and early,
for at last, the day of our long-talked-of trip to Biltmore had
arrived. Just as the sun rose from behind Glassy Mountain with
merry good-byes we climbed into our coach, and rolled away down the
avenue. The few miles from "Clovernook" to the queer little place
called Buena Vista were soon covered, and we got a view of
Asheville. But my eager eyes sought Biltmore. Miles away, up on the
mountain-top, I caught a glimpse of gleaming white towers--the
palace in the mountains.
We drove into the town of Biltmore, which, when finished, will seem
like one of those cities built by the old kings for their
amusement. On one side of the way costly buildings surrounded by
asphalt walks and gardens; on the other side, manufacturing
concerns. A turn in the road brought miles of the estate in view.
Everywhere we looked hundreds of men were at work. Over the grassy
hills roam the fine cattle, and here is the dairy farm, and there
the nursery. At this point we came into the grand drive, which is
only half completed. Trees of every variety border it.
Frowning down on us from a great height was what seemed to be a
castle on the Rhine, vine-clad and impressive. By the winding road
we reached the farther side of the palace; driving through a
massive stone-vaulted hallway, on either side of which are the
elegant stables, we passed out into a circular court. Across this
and through another archway, and a palace of great architectural
beauty rose before us. I was dazed at first, and can only remember
a few things. The house seems to rise up around a semi-court paved
in marble, in the centre of which is a fountain from Pompeii. The
walls are carved in life-size statues. Dragons appear to hiss at us
from above. Italian sculptors are at work everywhere. Even the
ceilings are being carved in some rooms. My attention was called to
a grand pavilion and terrace opposite the gardens, guarded by huge
Assyrian monsters. Up marble steps and along another pavilion we
could see the west side of the place. It reminded me of the Chateau
of Chantilly, with its marble terrace and steps leading down to an
arbor. Steps on the right lead to the greenhouses and gardens; to
the left, beautiful little lakes.
The scenery from here is most beautiful. There are mountains for
fifty miles around. At our feet the Swannanoa and French Broad
rivers meet. No trees surround the palace. Mr. Vanderbilt expects
to make this a winter house and wants the sunshine. I have built my
"castles in the air," and just before we started homeward, as I
stood there drinking in the beauty, I wondered if Mr. Vanderbilt
dreamed in his boyhood days of such a place. We all dream, I
suppose, but few can realize our dreams. At ten o'clock, we reached
what now seemed plain "Clovernook." It looked so bright and
homelike that we sang from our hearts--
"'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."
MAY INMAN MAGUIRE.
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.
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The Helping Hand.
The example of "Billy" is producing results. Following him comes "Sancho
Panza," who sends, by the hand of his mistress, 25 cents, and "hopes
everybody is as much interested as I am." Sancho Panza is a Yankee dog,
at least he lives in Connecticut. Not to be behind him, here comes word
from Washington:
"Two of us, Dick (the canary) and Polly (the parrot), are great
travellers, as we have been out to St. Louis, Mo., St. Paul, Minn., and
a great many towns and cities on the Mississippi River; we have also
been in Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and are now living in the
District of Columbia, but hope to travel a great deal more, as the
father of our master and mistress is a naval officer, and naval
officers, you know, travel a great deal. We three little Paradise fish,
Tom, Dick, and Harry, are new members of the family, so we have not
travelled as Dick and Polly have, but hope to some day. We each send you
a dime, and our master and mistress send a quarter each, making $1 in
all."
"Bruno Morgan," who is a greyhound and lives in New York, sends 50
cents. Antonio France, another Connecticut "Yankee," who says he has no
tail, sends 10 cents and his mistress 10 more, and "Midget" a like sum
all the way from Nebraska. But "Midget," is a pony who says:
"I have a great many friends who are not so well provided for. I see so
many of them whipped and overworked and shouted at by cross, impatient
drivers, who, I am sure, if they were brought up at Good Will Farm, where
Bow-wow Billy says they have established a Band of Mercy, would never, I
know, no matter how discouraged or ill-natured they might feel, vent
their anger on us defenceless creatures. I want more boys brought up at
this Good Will Farm, where they think of animals and treat them kindly."
* * * * *
Danbury and Its Hats.
Hatting is the leading occupation of the people of Danbury. This
has been an occupation for at least a century, and now Danbury is
probably the largest hatting town in the country. The factories,
too, are extensive, and almost every manufacturer has a salesroom
in every important city. All kinds of hats are manufactured--soft,
stiff, and straw. We have fur factories, one of which has branches
in Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, and other countries.
We have also silk manufactories, woollen-goods manufactories, and a
machine-shop. Recently a Danburian invented a trolley that would be
run by power passing through the tracks, thus doing away with
overhanging wires. If this proves a success, Danbury will have a
new industry, as all of the cars will be made here. We have,
besides these manufactories, two stock-farms which have gained
national notoriety. One, the Ridgewood, owns the famous horse
Quartermaster, which has gained several Blue Ribbons at the
National Horse Show in New York. Quartermarch is another horse of
that farm which has gained several prizes, one of which was at the
Grange Show, I think it is, of Orange, N. J. The other, Bekerle's,
owns several famous horses. One was sold to the Emperor of Germany
recently. May I write about a hat factory?
ROBERT BULKELEY, K.R.T.
DANBURY.
Yes, and tell us just how hats are made, especially the felt of the
stiff-crown ones.
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KINGSMAN, ARIZONA, _December_ 30, 1896.
Editor HARPER'S ROUND TABLE:
DEAR SIR,--I wish to make a slight correction in my letter entitled
"How Tortillas are Made." It should be yeast _powder_ instead of
yeast.
Very truly,
FLORENCE E. COWAN.
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Questions and Answers.
Sir Knight W. D. Olmsted, 19 Orange Street, Worcester, Mass., asks to
insert the following: "Will all who have sent stamps to addresses in the
'Want Corner,' and who have never heard from them again, please send me
their address and a stamp or postal card for reply. Also send name of
person to whom you sent the stamps, together with their address, value
of stamps, and date of sending." First sergeants of companies A, B,
etc., at West Point and in military companies rank alike. David
Blondheim, 306 North Howard Street, Baltimore, Md., wants some
correspondents. The charge made by the publishers for the cover of
HARPER'S ROUND TABLE is fifty cents, post-paid. Any bookbinder can put
it on. His charge is usually $1.
* * * * *
John G. Saxe, 171 West 132d Street, New York, wants to buy a copy of
HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE for November 27, 1894. Write him. John H.
Campbell, Jun., 413 School Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., is, with
two others, to begin in February the publication of _The Keystone
Monthly_. Its price will be twenty-five cents a year, and for a limited
time sample copies will be sent free. Original stories, poems, jingles,
and letters to the editor are wanted. No pay for such contributions is
offered, the paper being an amateur one. A. B. G., Jun.: Get _Mort
d'Arthur_, through any bookseller or at the library, for references in
the study of King Arthur, his Knights, and Round Table.
* * * * *
Amateur Soldier: At present enlistments in the regular army of the
United States are suspended, the service having its complement of men.
But this is only a temporary condition. Enlistments will begin again
soon. Boys between sixteen and eighteen years of age may, with the
consent of their parents, enlist as musicians; eighteen to twenty-one,
with consent of parents, as regulars; over twenty-one, without consent
of parents. The lad of sixteen who begins as a musician stands just as
good chance of promotion as the older person who enlists a little later.
Indeed, in many instances, if he be bright and faithful, he stands a
better chance. The pay is $13 per month, and the enlistment for three
years; but one may purchase his discharge at the end of one year by
paying $120. Fannie E. May, Lee, Mass., is most desirous of obtaining
the address of Edith A. Putnam. Will the latter write her?
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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.
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In the ROUND TABLE for December 10, 1895, the stamps issued by the
general government of the Confederate States were illustrated in reduced
form. This week I give the first instalment of the "Confederate Locals,"
all of which are either scarce or rare. Counterfeits abound, however,
and the wise collector will take expert advice before parting with his
money. As a rule, collectors prefer to buy these stamps on the original
envelope, and the prices given below are those asked by dealers for
copies in good condition:
Athens, Ga., $35 to $100.
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Baton Rouge, La., large size, $50 to $70; small size, $100. (The 2c. and
10c. stamps are not generally accepted as genuine.)
Charleston, S.C., $10 to $15. Envelope stamps, four varieties, $10 to
$15.
Columbia, S.C., $15 to $20. This is an envelope only.
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Fredericksburg, Va., $7.50 to $20. (10c. stamp, $20 to $30.)
Knoxville, Tenn., $20 to $25. The embossed envelope is worth from $50 to
$100.
Nashville, Tenn., 3c., $3.50 to $20; 5c., $15 to $30; 10c., $50 to $100.
Mobile, Ala., 2c., $25 to $35; 5c., $3 to $6.
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$6; 5c. brown on white or blue, $1 to $5; 5c. brilliant red on blue or
white paper, $250 to $400. The so-called reprints of the New Orleans
stamps are simply counterfeits.
PHILATUS.
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