Part 6

Leaving Wheeling, still on the Old Milwaukee Toll Road, run a little west of north four and a half miles to Halfday. At Halfday turn westward, taking the left fork, cross the railroad about two miles out of the town, and run on to Diamond Lake, four and a half miles from Halfday. Keeping straight on the main road, continue to Dean's Corners, three and a half miles from Diamond Lake. Again keep straight ahead, running into Fremont Center, keeping to the left about a mile before entering the town, and then by turning sharp to the right half a mile further on, run into the village itself. On running out of Fremont Center keep to the left at the fork across the stream, and then bear to the right up towards Fort Hill. Instead of running to Fort Hill, however, you should keep to the left about half a mile before reaching the town, and keep to the main road running up to Lippencott's between Fish Pond on the left and Wooster Lake on the right. The road is easily found, with the exception of one or two turns just before reaching Lippencott's, and these can be more easily found by making inquiries than by attempting to describe them here. Lippencott's is a pleasant place with a good hotel on Fox Lake, where it is moderately certain that you will pass a cool night and feel refreshed for your ride to Waukesha the next day.

NOTE.--Map of New York city asphalted streets in No. 809. Map of route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford, Connecticut, in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814. Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816. Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson in No. 818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819, Tottenville to Trenton in No. 820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822. Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City--First Stage in No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland--First Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to Boston--Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833. Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839. Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to Nantasket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843. Philadelphia to Washington--First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846; Fourth Stage in No. 847; Fifth Stage in No. 848. City of Washington in No. 849. City of Albany in No, 854; Albany to Fonda in No. 855; Fonda in Utica in No. 856; Utica to Syracuse in No. 857; Syracuse to Lyons in No. 858; Lyons to Rochester in No. 859; Rochester to Batavia in No. 860; Batavia to Buffalo in No. 861; Poughkeepsie to Newtown in No. 864; Newtown to Hartford in No. 865; New Haven to Hartford in No. 866; Hartford to Springfield in No. 867; Hartford to Canaan in No. 868; Canaan to Pittsfield in No. 869; Hudson to Pittsfield in No. 870. City of Chicago in No. 874. Waukesha to Oconomowoc in 875. Chicago to Wheeling in 876.

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If one is a collector of antiquities, he has doubtless in his possession one of those beautifully chased and ornamented timepieces that at one period at the court of France were so much in vogue, it being the fashion to wear several of them at one time. Invariably set with jewels, they were very costly, but for usefulness in keeping time they were practically worthless. A good story is told of a nobleman who was showing two or three of his beautiful watches to a friend. Being jostled by a passer-by the friend accidentally dropped two of them on the floor. He was very profuse with his apologies for his awkwardness, to which the nobleman replied,

"Oh, pray don't mention it, my dear friend. It's the first time I ever saw them go together."

This Department is conducted in the interest of stamp and coin collectors, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on these subjects so far as possible. Correspondents should address Editor Stamp Department.

The new Spanish Congressional stamp has been received on letters. It is a very handsome stamp, printed in carmine, bearing the Spanish coat of arms, with the words "Congreso de los Diputados." The cancellation is a crown with ornament attached bearing the words "Congreso de los Diputados." The cancellation is the same as that hitherto used on the ordinary Spanish envelopes bearing the regular issues of stamps when mailed by a member of the Spanish legislature.

This is the time for the annual conventions of all kinds, even of stamp-collectors. The Southern Philatelic Association has already adjourned. The Sons of Philately met August 5, at Gettysburg, Pa. The American Philatelic Association will meet at Minnetonka.

The two new Japanese stamps are to be issued September 12, 1896, the second anniversary of the Emperor's leaving Tokyo to go to Hiroshima, so as to be near the seat of war between Japan and China.

The inhabitants of the small group of islands situated on the south of Iceland possess a very curious method of communication in their so-called "bottle post." When the wind blows from the south, and one of the islanders wishes to communicate with the mainland, he puts his letters into a well-corked bottle, and to insure their delivery he incloses at the same time a plug or twist of tobacco, or a cigar. The wind speedily impels the bottle to the shores of the main island, where people are usually on the lookout, who are willing to deliver the letters in return for the inclosed remuneration.

Africa is coming to the front with a multiplication of new stamps. The French in Madagascar have issued three different sets, two provisional and one regular. The British East Africa new series of fifteen denominations, and Zanzibar with fourteen denominations, have been issued. In the near future specialists in African stamps will grow common.

This reminds me of a prophecy by one of the old dealers that soon there would be albums made for each country and for each hemisphere for the advanced collector with money, and one simplified album for the use of the general collector, who with less money, but with equal enthusiasm, would get just as much enjoyment out of his modest general collection as the millionaire specialists out of their marvellous collection of varieties, etc., of one country.

W. W. WOOD.--The two coins are sold by dealers at a slight increase over face.

J. M. F.--There were five varieties of the $5 red Internal Revenue, first issue, viz.: Charier Party, Conveyance, worth 15c. each; Mortgage and Probate of Will, worth 50c. each; and Manifest, worth $1.50. These prices are for perforated copies; unperforated copies are worth from $1.25 to $10. The second issue, blue and black, and the third issue, vermilion, are worth 50c. or 60c. each. Cuban stamps are not much collected, and any one can buy them in quantities, therefore there is little prospect of an advance.

W. R. WHEELER.--The $10 Charter Party, perforated, is worth 60c.; unperforated, $8; the $3 Charter, 15c., and $1.50 respectively; a pair of $2 Mortgage, unperforated, is worth $4; the $2 and $5 Probate, worth $1 and 50c. respectively.

W. R. C.--The 3c. U.S. red, 1851, is worth 35c. per hundred; the 1857, about 25c. per hundred; the 1861, about 10c. per hundred. The 1c. blue, from 1851 to 1860, are worth much more, depending on condition of the plate, etc. The U.S. Internal Revenue 2c. are not worth anything, the other 2c. Revenues are worth various prices.

F. E. COWAN.--I do not know the value of Mexican Revenue stamps. Probably some St. Louis dealer could quote prices. Hitherto they have not been collected generally, but I believe they will soon be more popular. When that time comes prices will become more stable.

G. LEONARD.--I cannot repeat the long list of coins previously published in the ROUND TABLE for December 17, 1895, and January 14, 1896.

A. A. HALL.--English Revenue stamps, or rather stamped papers, have been used for several hundred years. You will doubtless recall England's attempt to force the American Colonists to use stamped paper in 1765. The law was repealed in 1766 in consequence of the disaffection and riots.

J. SCHWANMAN.--"Gumpaps" is a nickname or term of contempt applied to stamps issued primarily to sell to collectors, especially those condemned by the Society for the Suppression of Speculative Stamps, usually called the S.S.S.S.

W. T. WILLIAMS.--No. Never paste your stamps down. Always use hinges, and buy the best hinges, as it will pay you in the end. I frequently see old collections containing stamps pasted down, with the result that almost every stamp has been damaged. Blues, greens, and some reds disappear altogether. I am told it comes from using dextrine from which the acid has not been thoroughly removed.

J. J. SINGER.--In perforating postage-stamps a die plate is placed before the needles of a machine carrying hundreds of needles. As about 180,000,000 holes are punched per day, the wear on the die plate is excessive. Brass plates wear out in a day, and even steel plates are rapidly destroyed. The use of aluminium bronze has caused the die plates to last for months without renewal. Usually the parallel horizontal rows are perforated first, and the vertical rows next. Both rows have been perforated at one time, but this method has proved impracticable.

FAITHFUL READER.--The 1850 dime can be bought of the dealers for 20c. They are still in circulation.

M. C. HALDEMAN, Thompsontown, Pa., wishes to exchange stamps and philatelic literature. Also wants samples of amateur papers.

V. M.--The 1851 1c. U.S. is worth $2 unused, 25c. used. But there are two varieties (from the early impressions) which are worth much more. Do not cut any pairs or strips of any unperforated stamps.

PHILATUS.

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The Theban Chariot.

When in Florence we started for the Egyptian Museum one morning at ten, and got there in about twenty minutes. I was disappointed when I first looked at the chariot. As I examined it I saw how wonderfully it was made. There was no metal in it, and the only substances besides wood were leather and fossil bone. There are very few pieces of wood in the chariot, as you will see in the picture. The collar is like a wishbone with the point down. The tip is round instead of flat, and is of fossil bone. The ends of the yoke are finished with the same bone, and also the heads of the wooden spikes that hold the wheels on the axles.

The pole is about the same length as an average carriage-pole. The yoke is about four feet long, and the wheels the same height. The place where the driver and warrior stood is made of leather, plaited like a split-bottomed chair, and this platform is semicircular. The yoke and pole are held together by a bone-headed spike. The spokes, pole, and hubs were originally covered with birch bark. The authorities say that from the quality of the wood and the absence of metal, it may be presumed that this chariot, formerly belonging to some warrior of the north, had been taken to Egypt as one of the spoils of war over 3300 years ago.

I have seen a photograph of a Roman chariot. It was the same as this, but filled in with bronze, and thirty times as heavy. The pieces of leather which go from the breast-work of the platform to the pole have been put there recently. There is a bow, that was found with the chariot, leaning against it. It used to be covered with leather, and is about five feet long.

JOHN B. CANTLEY. WOODBURN SANDS, BLETCHLY, ENGLAND.

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A Man-eating Russian.

In the church of St. Alexander, St. Petersburg, are the remains of a Russian general, Hannibal. A guide once said to a traveller, "There lies a Cannibal." This startling remark was all due to the fact that the Russian alphabet is H-less.

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An Infallible Guesser.

When Thomas was compiling one of his first almanacs his clerk asked him what forecast he should enter opposite a certain week in July.

"_Thunder, hail, and snow_," promptly replied Thomas--and, lo! the prediction proved to be true! Thomas's almanac was thereafter considered well-nigh infallible.

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In Order Now for "S.Z.B." to Explain.

Some weeks ago a letter reached us, signed by what appeared a responsible name, and dated at Kingman, Arizona, telling us of the death of Lady Florence E. Cowan. As Miss Cowan lives at Kingman, we believed the statement, and as she had contributed to the Table many delightful morsels, which thousands had enjoyed, we made a minute of the news. A letter from Miss Cowan expresses her natural surprise, and gives us and the Table the glad tidings that the information of "S.Z.B." was incorrect.

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Some Odd Pastimes.

Spinosa, after studying assiduously for hours, would amuse himself by setting spiders to fighting. His laughter was said to have been positively alarming on the occasion of especially exciting combats. Socrates loved to play with children, and Tycho Brahé to polish spectacle glasses. D'Andilly, a translator of _Josephus_, spent his leisure in cultivating trees, while Barclay, author of the _Argenis_, was as devoted to his flowers as Celia Thaxter. Balzac collected crayon portraits, and the Abbé de Maroles, prints. Politian was never so happy as with his lute. The learned monk Petavius would gravely whirl his chair for five minutes at the end of every second hour of theological research, while Dr. Samuel Clarke was an expert chair and table jumper. Swift was often seen running up and down the steps of the deanery. Shelley's fondness for sailing paper boats is well known, but few know that he once folded a fifty-pound bank-note and sent it bobbing down the current of the Serpentine. But all will be glad to know that the shallop was finally moored in safety lower down the river. This launching somehow reminds us of the first stanza of Lear's _Owl and Pussy Cat_.

GEOFFREY CARTWRIGHT.

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Two Apt Anagrams.

A person once wrote this anagram of the name "Napoleon Bonaparte": "No, appear not on Elba."

When it was rumored that the Duke of Wellington intended marrying a rich heiress, Angelina Burdett Coutts, this anagram appeared:

"The Duke must in his second childhood be, Since in his doting age he turns to A B C."

ORION BELTON.

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Kinks.

No. 19.--A JINGLE OF JACKS.

Pray find, without much tribulation, Full many a neat e_jac_ulation: The Jack^1 that flies at vessel's prow; Before it all good Jack Tars bow; The Jack^2 that on a darksome night May well inspire one's soul with fright; The Jack^3 that rears its massive trunk O'er flowers that of the brook have drunk; The Jack^4 whom ev'ry butcher greets With offers of all lean-fleshed meats; The Jack^5 whom sober-minded people shun, So great his size he fills a tun! The Jack^6 who makes the strong and hale Before its very name turn pale; And now I'll tell you of _one_ Jack-- The Jack who has the happy knack Of making sunshine out of shade-- The dearest Jack that e'er was made!

PROTE A. JAY.

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No. 20.--A QUARTUS.

First is a state that is surely in debt; Second, a stone that in truth is _a door_; Third, an odd gem which dilates in a pet; Fourth is a stone that may mean _a horse poor_.

PLESIOSAURUS.

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No. 21.--A SESTINE OF STONES.

The stone (1) that will capture the "mackerel-guide"; The stone (2) which might have the term "measures" applied; The stone (3) that "O, Partner!" cries out with _esprit_; The stone (4) that may grow 'mid the tall _fleurs-de-lis_; The stone (5) that means "steward" in Persian, 'tis said; And, lastly, the stone (6) in which gas burns o'erhead.

EASON C. ARLINGTON.

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No. 23.--A MYTHOLOGICAL MÉLANGE.

In the following jumble find these mythological personages, Greek and Roman: nine female and five male divinities, two giants, two heroes, a legendary king, a monster, a Greek maiden metamorphosed into a white heifer, the most beautiful of all mortals, and the mother of a well-known god and goddess:

The miner vacantly began to leer--ostentation at last! He cater to a maniac? Hill escaped; an oven used to mar Smith's arbor. Eastwardly the coach ironically accompanied Jan. "Usually _I_ owe; _he_ bears genuine grief amid astounding trials, surpassing any Medes." The ice restored her; attentive Lucas tore the vest at the hem; the shy mender let oats fly, while the poacher messed his porridge--the color I only conjectured to be bice.

SOUTHE ARLINGTON.

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Questions and Answers.

Are you interested in music and natural history? Inez M. Brush, Chelsea, Iowa, wants to correspond with you if you are. If you live in Baltimore, P. Dettelbach, 1905 Druid Hill Avenue, wants you to join the Monumental City Chapter. Corresponding members are also received. William J. Smith,--No badges are now in stock. When more are prepared, notice will be given in these columns. We know of no active Chapter in Detroit near you. It is better to form one among your own friends than to join one whose members you have no acquaintance with.

"Disputants,"--Austria is on a gold and Russia on a silver monetary basis. "Amateur Newspaper,"--There are several methods by which writing is cheaply duplicated. None are perfect--that is, as perfect as type-printing, and none can, unless done far better than the average amateur is able to do, deceive the recipient to the extent of making him think it an original letter. For HARPER'S MAGAZINE, and for prices apply to your bookseller. Directions go with the apparatus.

Henry F. Brown, a Massachusetts Knight, who won a Round Table Illustration prize, asks if the late Horace Bradley is the same person who judged his picture: "for," he writes, "I find 'H. B.' on the back of it." We cannot say with absolute certainty, but it is probable that it is. Mr. Bradley, who was one of the most obliging of men, passed judgment upon much work sent in by Round Table members. Pressed with responsibilities, he often took time to look through a pile of members' drawings, giving a word of criticism here or of commendation there. In half a dozen instances he wrote letters to members of artistic promise, giving them helpful advice. You should prize your drawing with its initials "H. B." highly.

Eugene B. Benton, who says he hopes one day to enter the navy, asks what became of the old vessels of the Revolutionary navy. There were about forty of them, and they had different fates. Two, the _America_ and the _Ariel_, were presented to France. The famous _Bonhomme Richard_ was sunk in 1779, and the _Washington_, _Independence_, and _Montgomery_ in 1778. The _Saratoga_ was lost at sea, and the _Lexington_ was captured by the British in the English Channel, in 1778. You are in error in thinking the _Constitution_ was in the war of the Revolution. It was not launched until 1797. It was in service, with some lapses, until December, 1881, when it was consigned to "Rotten Row," in the Brooklyn Navy-yard. The earliest built of our new navy, or White Squadron, was the _Chicago_, in 1886. Previous to 1862 enlisted men in the navy were granted a "spirit ration." In July of that year Congress passed a law abolishing it, and enacted that "hereafter no distilled spirituous liquors shall be admitted on board of vessels of war, except as medical stores." Read Admiral Gherardi's article on the navy, in HARPER'S ROUND TABLE for June 30 last. It can be had for five cents from the publishers, and it authoritatively answers all of your questions about entering the navy, the pay, etc.

CAMERA CLUB.

CHOOSING A CAMERA.

Many letters come to the editor of this column asking advice in regard to the purchase of a camera, style, price, etc., and a short talk on the subject may not come amiss to the members of the club.

There are so many makes of cameras, each with a seemingly equal claim to merit, that the would-be purchaser--unless he has had some experience in photography--is often at a loss what sort of an instrument to select. To simplify the description we will divide the cameras into four classes: 1. The tiny snap-shot. 2. The hand camera. 3. The hand and view camera combined. 4. The view camera.