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The 60L,LE6T0RI

according to a French authority, there
were 652 varieties of new postage stamps
issued during the year 1889.
Neat little sums of money can be made
by the sale of duplicate stamps and coins
Ihe price of rare coins and stamps is
constantly advancing. A collection OF
European stamps recently sold in Lon
don for $15O,OOO
The standard of value of none
tary unit of Great Britain is the
pound sterling, which has a value in
gold of $4.S6.615. The unit of the German
monetary system is the mark, which has
a gold value of $023.S. The frame is the
French unit, with a value of $O.19.3 The
Mexican unit is the silver dollar which
has a gold value of $0.47.4.
The new stamp book now on sale in
the postoffices of the United States had
It's origin in the suggestion of the past
master at Oak Park, ILL.,, a suburb of
Chicago.
The editor of this department will be
glad to receive and print mentions Of
notable collections of any sort among
readers of this paper.
The designs for the new stamps to be
issued by Uncle Sam in commemoration
OF the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo next year will be masterpieces of the
steel engraver's art. There will be six
values, each printed in two colors, except
| the lO-cent denomination, which will ap-
pear in three. The 1-cent stamp will bear
the picture Of a lake steamer the 2-cent,
an express train; Accent, an automobile;
5-cent Niagara Falls; Scent, the canal
locks at Sault Ste. Marie, and for the 10
cent one, the American flag 1t will only
cost 30 cents to secure a complete set OF
uncanceled specimens.
Indian arrows, flint arrow-heads. fossil
lorna tons, sea shells. leaves of plants
and trees, cabinet of geological speci-
mems or ores of precious metals, speci-
mems of wood. pressed flowers. autographs
signatures of famous men and women,
war relics, pictures of famous men and
women photographs or prints from news
papers and periodically these and hun
dred and one other subjects all have their
chosen fad:
Every active boy or girl must have vent
for their enthusiasm and with many of
them the escape valve assumes the form
OF a fad to collect something
Young people will learn a good deal of
history and geography from a collection
of postage stamps or coins. The latter Is
the more expensive, but there is plenty
of chance to form cabinets of American
coins at little cost.
There is lot of history in coins, even
aside from the history of popular taste
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
4 SON IN HISTORY. J: Hero 's 81 . tn:

Aug. !, 17gS, Nelson, with fourteen ships,
carrying 1,012 guns and 8,06S men, defeated
the French fleet Of nineteen ships, 1,196
guns and Il $50 men, / was the battle of
the Nile and is Alphabetical in history as
AboukiI.
CASABIANCA
''No principle is more noble, as there is
none more holy says Henry Giles,
Ethan true obedience 1.-The first law
says Montaigne, that ever God gave
10 man was the law of pure obedience
1t was commandment naked and sim
pie, wherein man had nothing to inquire
after, or to dispute, for as much as to
obey is the proper office of a rational
soul, acknowledging heavenly superior
and benefactor From obedience and SUBJ
mission spring all other virtues, as all
sin does from self-opinio1." Napoleon.
has sailed from Egypt. The first Of ad-
mirals,. Nelson, goes after him with an
English feet and defeats the French
squadron AT a moment in the battle
when the French ship Orient is known to
be out Of the combat, Nelson sends a boat
to rescue the French sailors. A boy, son
OF Captain Casabianca-Capt. Whitehouse
lis on deck lie says his father told
him to stay where he is. They tell him
his father is dead. But he cannot be-
lieve that. lie fears to go. He has no
fear of destruction-not when he con-
templates the crime of disobeying his
father. The boat leaves. The ship ex-
plodes.
poet of England, Felicia Hemans,
sees all there is in the naval battle
Of Aboulir. She writes Casabianca:
THE boy stood on the burning deck"
The encyclopedia makers determine that
Casabiance the elder was only a captain.
They leave him and his boy out of their
alphabets, and you may search we'll ere
you will obtain the proper details of
that heroic strain of life which ceased
when Aboukir was fought But Felicia
Hemans, a woman and a seer, stretched
forth the scepter of immortality to Casa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
DEHF. DUMB (. Laura BF'dss"a".
aad D1u,0 Alphabet and Printing
uIlu DLIIIO for the Blind

Boys and girls in possession of the gifts
or faculties of hearing, sight and speech
and are otherwise mentally sound, ara
not hampered in the acquisition Of knowl-
edge and in communicating with each
other, as in the case of those bereft OF
one or all of these blessings.
No hearing, seeing and speaking child
should feel compelled to say 81 can't get
my lesson or II can't do this or that,
with examples of wonderful success be-
fore them as. shown by Laura Dewey
Bridgman and Helen kellar both of
whom were educated solely through the
sense of feeling. sample OF raised let
ters us ID iii printing books for the blind
of which there are hundreds of volumes,
is shown elsewhere.
Miss BTidgman was born in New Hamp-
shire in 1929, and died in 1889. At two
years of age, by violent fever, she lost
both SIGHT and hearing Sh2 was ten
years cd when DR.. Howe undertook her
education at the Perkins institute in Ros-
ton. Some day it is hoped DR.. Howe may
have monument, as though he had kill
ed a thousand men like a general
By object teaching the foundation
was laid. Through raised letters the
names of familiar things were taught
her. The letters p o N tod her what
spoon was, as the article in question
was handled by her at the same time
Sentences were built up in connection
with the word spoon: II ho.d the SPOON"
81 feel the spoon,'' 81 eat with the
spoon" and so on in multitude of ways
with different things
In six months she knew the names of
most common objects. Her touch grew
in accuracy as it's power Increased. She
Instantly knew people by the touch In
her early lessons, when spelling old and
new words, sh9 would slap one or the
other fingers of the right or left hand
if they spelled word wrong; or give
herself pat of approval, as the teacher
did when correct Her studies included
everything in a collegiate course, and as
her fame spread letters came to her from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

prize of 1.-The Lamplighter,'' one Of
the famous books in American literature
will be given to each of the five boys and
five girls who send in correct answers to
the different puzzles appearing this week.
Replies will be numbered in order of
their receipt by mail.
The names of the prize winners and Of
all others who give correct replies VIII
be printed in roll of honor each
week
The boy or girl who sends in the best
original puzzle this week will receive q
copy of Ten Nights in a Bar ROOM T.
e. Arthurs most popular book. The puz-
Ele will be printed in due time, with full
credit to the writer.
A SUGGESTION-Re VIII find this
department, and, indeed, the whole page
of enough interest to preserve in scrap
books. 1t is no task to clip these columns
and paste them into books, and 1t will
surprise those not accustomed to do so
what valuable books can be made in the
course of a year. Matter can be CLASH
fed and indexed. and altogether, COM
bine amusement with instruction.
Under the heading of Famous Books
will be found sketch or Synopsis of the
books given as prize for solutions this
week.
Address all communications relating to
page to Puzzle Editor, Daily Globe. St
Paul. Mimi
Among the innocent recreations of the
hreside there are few more comm enda-
bio and practicable than those afforded
by what may be severally termed acros-
tics, charades, conundrums. enigmas,
transpositions, etc. OF these there is such
q great variety that they are suited to
every capacity, and they present the adj
ditional attraction that ingenuity may be
exercised in the invention of them, as
well as their solution.
From time to time we will in these COL
umns present and explain all the different
forms Of puzzles.
ACROSTICS-Th are compositions.
usually in verse, in which the first or the
last letters of the lines, in their order, or
certain words, one In each line, form
name or sentence. There are several
kinds of acrostics. the simple, with letters
at the beginning or end; the double, with
letters at both ends; the triple, with let
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
You Muat NOD say MI.n

The "Flour Merchant" is the name OF
one of the many conversational game.
that are SO convenient for Willing away
an evening by the freside, because thew
are not noisy and require no special ap-
pliances.
One who personates the -four merchant
will try in every way to dispose of his
stock by askii g questions CT the others.
who must in their answers be careful not
to use the words -FOUR IL yes or
no" For instance. the MERCHANT says:
ANY -four today1"
There is rome required
Let me persuade you to take some
That IS impossible
Why so? II is excellent HOUR
''foI hn1e my answer"
"fIave l? VIII you please repeat i5?'
My answer was Not any
But tho price is reasonable.
i will not tslAe any
The -four merchant having succeeded
in railing Ter say ~ proceeds On h!a,
way.
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tleman whom we will call Mr.. stona
Inc tad asked the usual question, "Can
you give me anything to do?'
MI Stone, to whom he appealed an
swered, mo, full now" Then, happening
to notice an expression of despondencv
on the youths face, said: "If Won want
to work half an hour or so. go down
stairs and pile UP that kindling wood.
DO 1t well and I'll give you % cents"
All right, and thank you SIR" an
swered the young man and went below.
AS the store was about closing for he
afternoon, he came up stairs and went to
Mr.. Stone
"Ah, yes" said that gentleman, some
what hastily. piled the wood? Well,
here's your money"
mo, sir; I'm not quite through, and /
should like to come and finish In the
morning" said the young fellow, refusing
the silver piece
Albright" said Mr. Stone. and thought
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bianaca. The words are familiar to
many who used the old school readers,
and for them and others we reproduce
the poem:
CAsABIANCA.
The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him had fed:
The flames that lit the battles wreck
Shone round him DER the dead.
Yet beautiful and bright he stood,
AS born to rule the storm;
A creature of heroic blood,
A proud though childlike form.
The flames rolled on-He would not go,
Without his Fathers word:
That Father faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard.
He called aloud: Say. Father. say,
If yet my task be done?"
He knew not that the chieftain lay
Unconscious of his son.
Speak, Father once again he cried,
And but the booming shots replied,
And fast the flames rolled on.
Upon his brow he felt their breath,
And in his waving hair,
And Iook'd from that lone post of death
In still, but brave despair
And shouted but once more aloud,
My Father Must I stay?''
While Ger him fast through sail and
shroud,
The wreathing fires made way.
They wrapt the ship in splendor wild.
They caught the flag on high,
And streamd above the gallant child
Like the banners in the sky.
There came burst of thunder sound
The boy-ohi Where was he?
Acl Of he winds that for around
With fragments strew'd the seal
With mast. and helm, and pennon fair,
That well had borne their part
But the noblest thing which perish d
there
Was that young faithful heart!
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WELSH RABBIT Or RAREBIT.
Queer Nfcknames In Various Conn
tries for Common Articles OF Food.

Queer Nicknames In Various COun-
tries for Common Articles OF Food.
Here comes again, for the steenth time.
that old question about Welsh rabbit
or "rarebit,' says the New York Press
funny man. In Paris 1t is ''rarebit" on
the bills of fare, or its equivalent in
French, but our late dictionaries and our
astute editors insist that 1T should be
rabbit" After half a days search
arrived at the conclusion that 1t was
originally "rare-bit," and that rabbit
is a modern corruption. Certain of our
photographers insist that rabbit" as APP
piled to cheese, toast etc, is of jOcular
origin, but L am not sure that the people
of Wales regard cheese thus prepared as
their national dish. 1t is true that we
have the cape Cod turkey" which is Il
Goldfish, and numerous other humorously
applied dishes. The lamb fry is a noun
tain OYSTER" the calf IS an Essex lion"
the calfs head is mock turtle" the
cured ham is Cincinnati chicken" red
herrings are Glasgow magistrates" or
Norfolk capons;" the potato is ali Irish
apricot" a Murphy" or Munster
plum" the shrimp is "Gravesend sweet
meat" whisky is wine Of the country
or hair Of the dog, while the rump Of
fowl is the ''pope's," parsons" or Dish
ops nose.
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watched the effect the missive had upon
her.
The orchestra had just begun to play
after the curtain had dropped upon the
second act when the manager of the the
alter appeared before the curtain and mo-
toned the leader to silence His face ives
very-grave and he held telegram in his
hand
as Miss Vermont, of Washington IN
the house?'' he asked "a telegram has
beer brought TO the theater, addressed to
her
Miss Vermont turBed suddenly cold with
terror. Mother had had stroke,
or fathers automobile had run
away with him, or brother Jack
had been capsized in the river
and drowned. She saw every de-
tell of her fearful home journey-the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02


al over the world which she answered.
and was always happy. Her brain was
active even when asleep, watchers fire.
que,ty hnding her fingers spelling ont
ihtel!ig'ple sentences while perfectly in
sensible to outward Impressions. She
,earneo TO write a fair legible square
hahd' and to read with great dexteritv.
una at last even to think deeply and to
reason With good sense and discrimina-
non, so mat she was employed as a
teacher' and proved highly successful.
IN the following poem she gives
expression to her reflections in a highly
poetic form, and while her lines do NOT
lolloW modern modeis OF varsilcation.
tney cahnot be read without emotion
"heh one remembers the deep shadows
uhder which The writer walked and dwell
<.ll me DAYS of har earthly pilgrimage
Her poem Is as follows:
HOLY HOME.
Heaven is holy home.
lasting.
Holy home is symmetry.
pass TINS dark home toward a light
Earthly home shall perish
But holy home shall endure for ever.
earthly home is wintry.
'"ru d Is IL [ 10 Us to appreciate the ra-
blindness of our minds.
How glorious holy home is, and still
more than beam of sun!
by the finger of God my eyes and my
ears shall be opened;
Inc Inc string of my tongue shall be loosed.
With sweeter joys in heaven | shall hear
and speak and see
What glorious rapture i'll holy home for
me to hear the angels sing and per-
form upon Instruments.
Also that ] can behold the beauty of
heavenly home
Jesus Christ has gone to prepare a place
for those who love and believe Him
My jealous hope is that sinners might
turn themselves from the power Of
darkness unto light divine
When L die. God will make me happy.
In heaven music is sWeeter than honey,
and finer than a diamond.
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sleepless night of waiting for the hrst
train the interininable crawling of it
WashinGtonward. She saw herself in the
deepest mourning. In half a second she
lived a week OF misery. Her two cousins
were gazing-at her in frightful hopeless
ness. She staggered to her feet.
II am Miss Vermont" she said, with
an effort.
An usher ran down the aisle. Every
woman there felt for her For mo-
ment she could not nerve herself to open
the envelope. She must. She must know
which one it was. The message was
blur before her. 1t was signed Jack. She
caught the words, wire at once" 1t was
mother, then, or father. She looked
Mother left out pink organdie. Do
you need It, Wire at once"
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IIt lev numDeTS are as follows:
a 1-B 2-D Al S-P 16

Suppose the name Moses is to be pick
ed out. Nj is found in the three columns
beginning A, d and III, which are the
first, fourth ana eighth letters down the
alphabet; added together Is will be the
sur \. and M is the thirteenth letter. The
next letter is o, which appears in the
hrst four columns, the sum of which is
10, and that is the position of o In the
alphabet. is found in columns headed
A. and P, which added makes 49, e
is found in columns A and D, whose
numbers make 5, and e is the fifth let
ter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
OIL AND WATER EXPERIMENT

Fastcn piece of string round
lumber. with strings of the same from
each side, meeting above Il III Knot at
about foot distance from the top Of
the tumbler Tnen. putting in as much
water as will fill about one third Part of
the tumbler Eft it up by the knot and
swing it to ana fro in the cir. The water
will keep its place steadily in the glass,
but pour gently in upon the water about
as much oil ana swing it again. as be-
fore and while the surface of the oil
will remain tranquil the water under it
VIII be agitatNd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

BURIED OR HIDDEN NAMES-This
amusing recreation means the construc-
ton of sentences with q view Of develop
ing names of persons, cities, etc For ex-
ample: Let US hope KIND friends for
your appropriation
as follows:
90
Find the name of a we'll known poet:
Children pop everything into their
mouths
Find the name of an American city.
Il saw Anna polishing my shoes
Find a Christian name:
viii l amuse the children"
Answers to these must be numbered
o.
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7:s:: s;. o. Il:

tiers at both ends and in the center. ana
he central, with the letters spelling the
words running down the center
Our example this week is double
acrostlc. The words described are short
ones, and when they are discovered and
placed one above the other, in order, the
first and last letters of each will spell
out two important words:
Cd
Here two different states we see:
Be always the first, the other never be.
l. This in all wars plays a part
2 Heavens first law thou surely art
g. Ladies are this first and last.
l. This with the odd is never classed.
g. Here on the skate they gayly glide
While mirth reigns complete on every
side.
Answers to this should be numbered %.
ANAGRAMS-Thes are formed by the
transposition of the letters of words or
sentences, or names of persons so as to
produce a word, sentence or verse of per-
tinent or widely different meaning. Every
letter in the word or phrase must be
used once, but none of thenr twice.
In past ages it engaged the attention
of statesmen and divines, and many wise
or witty persons have devoted their lei
sure hours TO this exercise of ingenuity
The, term anagrom, in its proper sense,
means the letters of one of more words
spelled backward, being from two Greek
words, ANA" (backward) and "gramma'
Qetter). Thus the word Give" would form
its anagram evil
The names of celebrated men and wom-
en-, places, flowers, birds animals, offer
a wide range for the young Fiddler.
The following are a few examples. given
that they may excite our young readers
to exertirn.
Telegraphs-"Great helps"
Heliotrope-"Hito or elope.''
Charles Dickens-"I check SANDERS"
Those given to be solved this week are
as follows:
Pensioners.
William Ewart Gladstone.
Florence Nightingale.
Presbyterians
Sweetheart.
Answers to these must be numbered %.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

Wampum, or Indian money, of which
the above is an Illustration, formed a
large part Of the currency of early col
onies along the Atlantic coast. 1t con-
sisted Of parts of shells. the bright col
ored or ivory strung together,
and was sometimes known seawant In
the year 16A the council of New Amster-
dam, now New York, complained "that
a great deal of bad seawant, nasty rough
things, imported from other places, was
in circulation, while the good Manhattan
seawant was kept out of sight, boarded
Or exported, which must cause the ruin
of the country"
1t was frequently made up into orna-
ments and worn as belts and necklaces.
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Facts and Figures for
Boys and qlrIS Who
Collect Postage Stamps,
Coins, CuriOs, Relics.

that they disclose in their patterns and
symbols. 1t is said that the ancient
Kingdom Of Bactria left no written or
engraved or documentary evidence Of IT.
self, of which anything was known, un-
til quantity of it's coins were found
during the first half of this century that
has enabled archaeologists to read the
story of that country.
Mrs. William Aston has the finest col
lection of antique laces in America Miss
Lillian Russell owns the most tur.
quoises. Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt Jr has
the finest single ruby. Mrs. o. H. F.
Belmont owns the rarest pearls. Mrs.
John Jacob Astor owns the finest emer-
AIDS Mrs William Starr Miller owns
the greatest number of diamond orna.
ments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
THE GAVE OLE "-LUcKY BAG ;.

The "i3ag of Luck IS a decorated paper
bag hung up IN 4 door way at con-
venient height, the children, hlirdfolded,
are given three trials to break 1t with
wands or sticks having pretty ribbons
wound around them. These sticks are
given afterward as souvenirs of the even
ing. The little one who su: ceeds in MAX
ing the first hole in the bag is entitled
to q prize, but all present in the play
share its contents IT is UsUally filed with
confectionery. hut flowers Or other prizes
may be substituted when candy is con
sidered Objectionable
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
TO srA,sD An EGG On End.

The unccremoniors manner in which the
great navigator performed this feat by
breaking one crd of the egg. is familiar
TO all who have read the aneCdote of
Columbus and the Gg. Evlcertly st that
time it was considered impossible TO stand
an egg on its rcint Put made n genius
dclares it may be done thus: Take an
egg ca long one is hesD, shake it well GO
as to break the yolk and mix it With the
white; then With STEADY hand" balance
it on its broad end upon 4 smooth, even
surface, glass or slate hcins best.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
EUEC IVIY OON Life and Literature

Each week series of questions viii
appear under the above heading. A
prize of book will be mailed 70 the
first persons sending in correct answers.
I'VE must drink at the fountain o.
knowledge,
To quench the thirst of curiosity"
Answers viii appear III two weeks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
COUNTING THE BABY.

from date: l. What queen Of England
also bore the title of king of France.
q In what country are there no prisoners
and no police officers? g. Under what
flag did the first steamship cross the
Atlantic? 4. Was Iongeeilow's Evan
geline' a real character? g. What is
the nearest fixed star? g. NNhere is the
key Of the Bastile?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

CoNUNDRUMs = These are simple
catches in which the sense is playfully
cheated, and are generally based upon
words capable of double meaning. For
example Why are sinners like corn and
potatoes: Because they have ears and
near not, and have eyes and see not
The following are for solution this
week:
why is fish dealer never generous p"
why is the letter K like a pigs tail?
why is a selfish friend like the letter
works?
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WATCH DIAL AS \ puzzLE.

watch dial is difficult thing 20
reproduce on paper Not that it re-
Quires an abundance of artistic genius.
but because the twelve hours are indi-
eated by only eleven figures, which are
made just the way you think they are
hot. Most people are so familiar with
watches that they know nothing at all
about them. Ask any man if he can
make diagram of his watch dial and