memoranda. The Columbia Desk Calendar is brightest and handsomest of
all--full of dainty pen sketches and entertaining thoughts on outdoor
exercise and sport. Occasionally reminds you of the superb quality of
Columbia Bicycles and of your need of one. You won't object to that, of
course. The Calendar will be mailed for five 2-cent stamps.
Address Calendar Department,
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write me; must have reference. New catalogue, just issued, 50c.
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JAPANESE POSTAGE STAMPS.
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Every one who sends me 100 good stamps of his land will receive 100
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STAMPS! =800= fine mixed Victoria, Cape of G. H., India, Japan, etc., with
fine Stamp Album, only =10c.= New 80-p. Price-list =free=. _Agents wanted_
at =50%= commission. STANDARD STAMP CO., 4 Nicholson Place, St. Louis, Mo.
Old U. S. and Confederate Stamps bought.
STAMP COLLECTORS!
12 South America, 9c.; 15 Mexico and Central America, 10c.; 18 West
Indian, 10c.; 15 Australia, 11c.; 16 Asia, 10c. Large monthly price-list
free. Approval Sheet agents wanted; 50% com. and prizes given. C. W.
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500
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unused, 10c.; 10 Africa, 10c.; 15 Asia, 10c. F. P. Vincent, Chatham,
N.Y.
=FINE PACKETS= in large variety. Stamps at 50% com. Col's bought.
Northwestern Stamp Co., Freeport, Ill.
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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.
CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION.
JUNIOR PRIZE-WINNERS.
MARINES.
FIRST PRIZE, $15; Sir Knight Joseph Lovering, 1 Larch Street, Cambridge,
Mass.
SECOND PRIZE, $10; Lady Bessie Turner, 16 Sunnyside Avenue, Weehawken
Heights, N. J.
LANDSCAPES.
FIRST PRIZE, $15; Sir Knight Frank Smith, Cumberland, Md.
SECOND PRIZE, $10; Sir Knight Samuel J. Castner, 3729 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
FIGURE STUDIES.
FIRST PRIZE, $25; Sir Knight Andrew M. Phillips, Nunda, N. Y.
SECOND PRIZE, $10; Sir Knight Luke S. Murdock, Point View, Pine Hill,
Cincinnati, O.
COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL AMATEURS.
LANDSCAPES.
FIRST PRIZE, $15; R. Hamilton Craig, Patron, Newburgh, N. Y.
SECOND PRIZE, $10; Herbert B. Shallenberger, Patron, Rochester, Pa.
FIGURE STUDIES.
FIRST PRIZE, $25; H. E. Murdock, Patron, 204 Bank of Commerce Building,
Minneapolis, Minn.
SECOND PRIZE, $10; Mrs. Nils Holm, Patron, 710 S. Farwell Street, Eau
Claire, Wis.
HONORABLE MENTION--JUNIORS.
MARINES.
W. C. Davids, Rutherford, N. J., Frederick Clapp, Boston, Mass., Octave
de Maurice, Middletown, Conn., Kenneth M. Towner, Asbury Park, N. J.,
Albert B. Russell, Ilion, N. Y., Andrew Phillips, Nunda, N. Y., Paul
Warren, Wauwautosa, Wis., Mary P. Kelsey, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
Pa., Susy Brown, Keyport, N. J., John W. Horr, Worcester, Mass., Samuel
J. Castner, Philadelphia, Pa.
LANDSCAPES.
Emory J. Wendell, Albany, N. Y., Edmund C. Stone, Baird, Cal., W. H.
Tobey, Washington, Kan., Ike Baum, Uniontown, Pa., Valverd Toof, St.
Paul, Minn., May F. Barrett, Bloomfield, N. J., Stanley M. Dolan,
Portland, Ore., Robert Woodward, Montclair, N. J., Albert Russell,
Ilion, N. Y., J. A. Sinclair, Beamsville, Ont., Walter C. Bradley,
Philadelphia, Penn., Roland C. Meisenbach, St. Louis, Mo., James G.
Zimmerman, Milwaukee, Wis., Homer E. Bartlett, North Adams, Mass., Harry
Bender, Allegheny, Pa., Edith Van Allen, Worcester, Mass., Fleurette
Raplan, Cincinnati, O., H. P. Randall, Pasadena, Cal., Douglas Vandyke,
Milwaukee, Wis., Paul G. Warren, Wauwautosa, Wis.
FIGURE STUDIES.
Roland Meisenbach, St. Louis, Mo., S. J. Castner, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Andrew Phillips, Nunda, N. Y., Edmund C. Stone, Baird, Cal., Constance
F. Wheeler, New York City, James A. Sinclair, Beamsville, Ont., Luke
Murdock, Cincinnati, O.
HONORABLE MENTION--SENIORS.
LANDSCAPES.
Norman J. Smith, Bellville, N. J., Virginia Wells, Parkersburg, W. Va.,
Wilbur F. Powers, Evanston, Ill., Harriet L. George, Thomaston, Me.,
Mrs. Ellen E. Stevenson, Chicago, Ill., M. Alison Martin, Toledo, O.,
Frank R. Gilbert, Chester, Pa., Norman J. Smith, New York City, Max H.
Miner, Ithaca, N. Y., G. L. Blodgett, Cooperstown, N.Y., Louis H.
Flanders, Chicago, Ill., Mary A. Dougall, Newark, N. J., Chester A.
Darling, New York City, Jane Farnham Miller, Washington, D.C., Cora
Blakeslee, Sparta, Wis., Harry Drinker, Scranton, Pa., William H. Brown,
Greenville, E. Tenn., Frances H. Badeau, Washington, D.C., A. E.
Pearson, Holyoke, Mass., Lee Stillman, Red Hook, N. Y., Mrs. Geo. Conn,
Black Diamond, Wash., Warfield T. Longcope, Baltimore, Md., F. Elton
Morse, Lyon, Mass., Newell W. Edson, Portland, Me., Frank Roe,
Batchelder, Worcester, Mass., Herbert B. Shallenberger, Rochester, Pa.,
George H. Small, Everett, Mass., Arthur E. Mooney, St. Louis, Mo., Fred.
E. Turner, Willimantic, Conn., Mrs. Claud Gatch, Salem, Ore., Francis E.
Blake, Ithaca, N. Y., W. S. Thomas, Detroit, Mich., H. J. Sutton,
Philadelphia, Penn., E. D. Bull, Spartansburg, S. C., Mrs. A. O. Keplan,
Cincinnati, O., E. M. Bixby, San Francisco, Cal., Miss Hattie Howard,
Washington, D.C., H. L. Willoughby, Newport, R. I., Miss Annie E.
Hartwell, Framingham, Mass., William H. Frink, Greenfield, Mass., Howard
W. Page, Minneapolis, Minn.
FIGURE STUDIES.
H. E. Murdock, Minneapolis, Minn.: A Daughter of the Nile, See the
Conquering Hero, Five I Cast Away, Day Dreams. Mrs. Nils Holm, Eau
Claire, Wis.: A Descendant of the Vikings, Give Me a Bite? A Careless
Boy, Mistress Mischief, Multiplication is Vexation, A Portrait. Mrs.
Helen E. Stevenson, Chicago, Ill.: A Little ROUND TABLE Artist, Sleep
with Fairy Fingers. C. J. McLain, Fort Wayne, Ind.: A Little Bather.
Miss Helen Owen, Okalona, Miss.: A Sliver. Horace William Dresser,
Brooklyn, N. Y.: In Fairyland. George B. Phillips, Milwaukee, Wis.:
Study of a Child. Miss Marian Otter, Doyleston, Pa.: Girl Reading.
Hubert E. Hoge, Brooklyn, N. Y.: The Freedman. Kate Matthews, Pewee
Valley, Ky.: Study of a Child, A Reverie. Jennie E. Smith, Iowa Falls,
Ia.: Story of Three Little Pigs, Modern Wood-Nymph. W. E. Dickinson,
Bradford, Ia.: How is That for High? Chas. H. Voorhees, New York City:
In a New England Lane. Arthur E. Mooney, St, Louis, Mo.: Want Me to Read
You a Story? Under the Old Apple-Tree. A. E. Pearson, Holyoke, Mass.:
Ironing Day. Bertha Lothrop, Riverton, N. J.: Three Scamps, Dolly and
Me. Capt. Berkeley Macaulay, U. S. A., Fort Apache, Ari.: Drop it,
Tenderfoot. Theodore H. Hugo, Bridgeport, Conn.: Chores. Willis F. Lee,
Brooklyn, Pa.: Tired Hands. W. J. Browning, Salt Lake City: Future
Defenders of the Cup. Dorothy Roys, New York City: Berkshire
Blackberries. W. C. Davis. Lieut. of Artillery, Fortress Monroe, Va.: A
Youthful Granger. S. Roy Baker: Figure Studies.
ANIMAL STUDIES.
Louis H. Flanders, 512 Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Ill.: Head of Jersey
Cow. Orville Bassett, New Bedford, Mass.: Good Friends. Hubert Hoge,
B.H.S., Brooklyn, N. Y.: Fallen Majesty. Louis Flanders, Chicago, Ill.:
Waiting for the Master. Bertha Lothrop, Riverton, N. J.: Playmates.
Franklin H. Conant, Providence, R. I.: Study of a Cat. W. Yost,
Cumberland, Md.: Study of a Cat. Lieut. W. C. Davis, U.S.A., Fortress
Monroe, Va.: A Fifteen-dollar Horse. Mrs. Claud Gatch, Salem, Ore.: A
Good Square Meal.
SPECIAL SUBJECTS.
C. H. Voorhees, New York City: Lightning. Edward H. Murray, Watertown,
N. Y.: Cows at Water's Edge. Newell W. Edson, Portland, Me.: Sunset
Effect (Day is Dying in the West). Mrs. Geo. Conn, Black Diamond, Wash.:
Snow Scene. Warfield T. Longcope, Baltimore, Md.: Moonlight. Arthur E.
Mooney, St. Louis, Mo.: Above the House-tops (Cloud Effect).
In the Camera Club column of No. 844 (December 31st), in "Answers to
Queries," a formula for a developing solution is given to Sir Knight
Milton Pease. There is a mistake in Solution No. 1. It reads, "Add
enough water to make the solution up to 8 oz." It should be, "Add enough
water to make the solution up to 16 oz."
* * * * *
A Picture in a Word.
WHAT IS IT?
A bold headland on the coast of Spain, the headquarters of a band of
Moorish robbers; fishermen's boats, merchants' vessels, ships of war
sailing stealthily by in the darkness with muffled oars, or crowding all
sail in a fair wind to escape, if possible, the extortions of the gang
of pirates who exacted tribute from every passing vessel.
Answer.--Tariff, from Tarifa, a promontory on the Strait of Gibraltar.
* * * * *
That Virgil Query.
The ancients _did_ have "some idea of the roundness of the earth."
In fact, they possessed much knowledge of it. The great Aristotle,
who lived about three centuries before Virgil, advanced
substantially the same theories to prove the rotundity of our
planet that are commonly taught to-day. But they were not
considered conclusive, which, in truth, they are not. Going even
further back than the time of Aristotle it is found that the
ancient Pythagoreans believed the earth to be round. It was one of
their philosophers who discovered this fact.
SIMON THEODORE STERN.
NEW YORK CITY.
* * * * *
I think Virgil's line, _intonnere poli_, has reference to the north
pole of the heavens, which was part of the system of astronomy
invented by Hipparchus. Instead of saying, "the poles thunder," I
would use the derived meaning of _poli_, _heavens_. I would like to
ask some Knight or Lady interested in astronomy why planets do not
twinkle as the stars do.
C. F. HUNTER, R.T.F.
MELLENVILLE, N. Y.
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Prizes for Funny Verses.
We offered five packets of fifty engraved visiting-cards bearing the
winners' names, with copper plate for future use, to the five who sent
us that number of ridiculous _funny_ verses--the funnier the better.
Here are the best five we received, with names of their authors:
Yankee Doodle had a cat,
Its tail was double-jointed;
He took it to the dentist shop,
And had its molars pointed.
SAMUEL BYERS.
PHILADELPHIA.
He received a prospectus of the Round Table--
Harper's,
And tried to read
The names of the Knights on the table of King
Arthur;
And now his need
Is the man who can fix his jaw--the Doctor.
CHARLES FREDERIC HOFFMANN.
NEW YORK.
A young man from old Honolulu
Met up with a terrible Zulu,
The Zulu's warm smile stretched forth nigh a mile,
And the young man was turned into tulu.
NED A. HIGGINS.
GALENA, ILL.
Said the Bishop to the Abbot,
I'd give a five-pound note
To see that ballet-dancer
Get the tip-top vote.
When the dancer got the vote
And the five-pound note,
Then the Bishop to the Abbot said,
I'm sorry that I spoke.
JOHN B. CAUTLEY.
WOBURN SANDS, BLETCHLEY, ENGLAND.
JUVENILE LOGIC.
"Pa, did Juno Juno?"
Asked curious little Ned.
"No, I didn't know Juno,"
His startled father said.
"But, pa, Juno was No-ju,
That you surely know.
And then if Juno No-ju,
Why didn't Juno Juno?"
UPTON E. SINCLAIR, JUN.
NEW YORK.
The prizes have been ordered, and will be forwarded as soon as ready.
* * * * *
Questions and Answers.
Frank Cope asks us to name an arithmetic well adapted to the needs of
one who is compelled to study without an instructor. Good ones, for
elementary study, are Fish's No. 1, 30 cents, and Fish's No. 2, 60
cents, to be had from the American Book Company, Chicago; or, if an
advanced book is wanted, Harper's Advanced Arithmetic, $1.20, Harper &
Brothers, New York. Are you interested in plants and flowers? M. S.
Newman, 111 Avenue B, New York, wants to hear from you if you are. Wyatt
and Peyser, 82 Lexington Avenue, New York, publishers of _The Comet_, a
clever amateur paper, want literary contributions from amateurs.
* * * * *
The Whittier Library Chapter, A. L. Kuhn, 615 Ninth Street, Milwaukee,
Wis., seeks members, both those residing in and out of Milwaukee.
Address as above. It is a delightful Chapter to belong to. A Lady asks
how to get ready for a "Looking Backward" dance. Can anyone tell her?
Paul H. Knoelk, 627 Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., wants to form a
literary Chapter, with corresponding members. He or any others may write
to Arthur J. Johnston, Box 136, Dartmouth, N. S. The latter wants to
join a corresponding Chapter, which, we may inform a third, a Lady who
asks, is an organization kept together by correspondence, its members
living in many States. The best combination is, we think, a Chapter
having both local and absent members. We shall be glad to hear of the
progress of the Lancelot Chapter, of Newtonville, Mass. Maximo Gomez is
commander-in-chief of the Cuban forces. He has no naval force, and a
land force variously estimated at from 25,000 to 50,000 men, the number
being constantly added to. Jno. Pohland, Ahnapee, Wis., will send
sketches to any amateur paper that applies to him for them. He wants
samples.
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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.
The letter issued by the American S. S. S. S., addressed to those
countries using "Seebeek" stamps, has already produced fruit. The
President of Ecuador has issued a decree cancelling the contract for the
supply of these stamps, on the ground "that it is unworthy of the
dignity of Ecuador" to continue such an arrangement.
As enterprising firm in St. Louis has begun the issue of a daily stamp
paper, edited by "The Office Cat," price $3 per year, but the publishers
reserve the right of discontinuing the paper and refunding subscriptions
at any time the "Office Cat" gets tired. Although begun in fun, the
editor has issued several numbers, and it looks as if the paper would be
a success. Great is philately and many are its devotees. The time may
come when a daily stamp paper will be issued in all the philatelic
centres, both morning and evening editions.
Stories of great "finds" are current. Ever since the Louisville
discovery of 137 St. Louis stamps, which the lucky finders (two porters)
sold for over $30,000, the attention of stamp-collectors all over the
Union has been directed to unearthing old correspondence. The South has
been a little backward so far, and yet there is no doubt that large
numbers of the rarer Confederate "locals" are still in existence. To aid
the ROUND TABLE readers to identify these stamps, I shall give reduced
illustrations next week of some or all of the stamps. A complete list of
the fourteen stamps issued by the general government of the Confederate
States, together with illustrations of the same, and their comparative
scarcity, will be found in the ROUND TABLE dated December 10, 1895.
J. DENNETT.--As there are at least sixteen different Prince Edward
Island stamps, I cannot know to which you refer.
A. T. D.--An embossed stamp is, strictly speaking, one in which all
or a portion of the stamp is in relief, but the word is frequently
used for a _grilled_ stamp--that is, one in which a series of
indentations has been made. See ROUND TABLE, July 16, 1895, for
illustrations of grills. Laid paper is one in which, held up to the
light, there appear white lines. Ribbed paper is a paper embossed
in lines very slightly raised above the surface.
H. MARRIETTA.--For value of cents see ROUND TABLE, December 17,
1895. For water-marks, ROUND TABLE, January 7, 1896. Zes is Dutch
for six. A medallion looks like but is not a coin. The stamps and
envelopes can be bought for double face.
H. MARTIN.--Your half-dollar is not 1813, but a worn 1843. Dealers
ask 75c. for an unworn copy.
M. B. GRIFFITHS, POST MASTER, M. PA., H. S. BERRY, W. SKATING, M.
ZIMMERMAN.--See ROUND TABLE for December 17, 1895, and January 7,
1896, for prices _asked_ by dealers for the coins.
J. A. W.--The stamps are current Mexican. The timbre stamp is a
Mexican revenue.
L. A. S.--Foreign coins are not much collected in the U. S. For
values of U. S. coins from 25 cents to $1 see last number. The
other coins mentioned do not command a premium.
A. A. MOSES.--See the ROUND TABLE dated January 7, 1896, for
methods of seeing water-marks.
M. O. CONGER.--See ROUND TABLE dated December 17, 1895, for values
of U. S. coins from 1 cent to 20 cents. The Confederate stamp is
worth 5 cents.
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"Harper's Round Table" for 1895
Volume XVI. With 1096 Pages, and about 750 Illustrations. 4to, Cloth,
Ornamental, $3.50.
There is nothing, we imagine, that the young reader would be likely
to prize more.--_N. Y. Sun._
A fascinating book from cover to cover. It just meets the needs of
youth and young people generally. Indeed, no age could be so
advanced as to find nothing interesting in it.--_Living Church_,
Chicago.
Full of delightful things for boys and girls. It is an excellent
periodical, well written, and well illustrated; and it contains
wholesome food enough to satisfy the most exacting young
appetite.--_Dial_, Chicago.
A literal mine of instruction and entertainment.... The young
person who receives this beautiful book ... is an enviable person
indeed.--_Examiner_, N. Y.
* * * * *
By Kirk Munroe
=Snow-Shoes and Sledges.= A Sequel to "The Fur-Seal's Tooth." Illustrated.
Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
It would be hard to find a more fascinating and at the same time
more instructive story for boys.--_Boston Beacon_.
_BY THE SAME AUTHOR:_
THE FUR-SEAL'S TOOTH.--RAFTMATES.--CANOEMATES.--CAMPMATES.--DORYMATES.
Each one volume. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, $1.25 each.
WAKULLA.--THE FLAMINGO FEATHER.--DERRICK STERLING.--CHRYSTAL, JACK &
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* * * * *
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THE CHASE OF THE BONNET BIRD.
"Oh what is the use," said the Fays from the Moon,
"Of spending the whole of an afternoon
In fishing for fish,
To serve on a dish,
When you can go birding for birds like that,
With feathers upon it
Just right for a bonnet,
Or theatre hat?
"All fishes are cheap--
E'en those from the deep--
But bonnets come high!
That's why
'Stead of fishing for fish,
To serve on a dish,
We are birding instead
For that bird with the wonderful feathery head."
* * * * *
ALWAYS READY TO TELL.
"When I grow up," observed Walter, "I'm going to be the editor of a
newspaper."
"You'll make a good one," put in Sallie, scornfully, "you're such a
tattle-tale."
* * * * *
A POOR RULE THAT WON'T WORK BOTH WAYS.
"Don't you know, Clement," said Clement's mother, "that candy is very
bad for your teeth?"
"No, ma'am," replied Clement. "I know that my teeth were bad for the
candy, though."
* * * * *
I'm very fond of pa,
I dearly love my ma;
But when it comes to making pie,
The cook, I think, just takes my eye.
* * * * *
EARLY-MORNING PERSIFLAGE.
"Johnny, get up!" called his father, the other morning.
"Too cold," called Johnny, in return.
"If you are not up in five minutes I'll come up after you," returned his
father.
"All right," said Johnny. "Bring an ice-pick with you."
* * * * *
A LITTLE MIXED.
"There she is," said Bobbie, pointing to the cruiser.
"She?" retorted Hal. "She ain't a she--she's a he. That boat's a
_man_-of-war."
* * * * *
A COASTER'S CONCLUSION.
The down-hill glide takes my breath away,
As over the snow I pop;
And that is why, I suppose, I pant
When plodding up to the top.
* * * * *
A REASONABLE DEMAND.
"See here, papa," said Willie, "do you remember how badly you felt
because I sent you a comic valentine last year?"
"Yes. What of it?"
"Well, if you want a nice one this year you'll have to double my
allowance. I can't afford more 'n a cent on five cents a week."
* * * * *
NOT WHAT IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE.
The tumblerful of cracked ice had melted, and little Mabel was peering
curiously into the water that was left.
"Zat's verwy funny," she said. "Zat ice was all cwacked, an', now it's
melted, ze cwacks is all gone."
* * * * *
THE SNOW MAN CRACKS A JOKE.
"You look very warm," said the Sun to the Snow-man.
"Why shouldn't I?" retorted the Snow-man. "I've got on my meltin'
overcoat."
* * * * *
JOEY'S PLAN.
This poor little darky he wished to be white.
That was all that he wished for--heigho!
And he washed his brown face both day and night
With snow--
Poor Joe!
"Yo' face gits all soapy 'f yo' wash it wiv soap,
And dat is de reason, kind sir, dat I hope
In usin' dis snow 'twill git snowy,"
Said Joey.
Heigho!
* * * * *
[Illustration: A BIRD'S NESTING ADVENTURE, OR HOW A WICKED APE MET WITH
HIS REWARD.]
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