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JULY 99, i887, THE GOLDEN ARGOSY. 535
sos .
Green Bay, Wis. We hope to publish an
rose. gallantly to her work again, Can't aricie‘on sailing in the course of the summer. our exchanee eR CHANGES. chanee, to mabe
you heist the head of the jib?” he added, anv Reaver, Pawtncket, RL If in serivers atid weekly purchasers Of THE GoLoEs ARGON,
i mil roar, fine condition your paper hale dollar is worth 7 but we cannot Pah exchanges of firearms, birds’ exes,
ltiah drew along breath. To venture cents, See reply chemicats, or any Ovjectionable or worthlens
Pe
forward, with the terrible Dillows making a
- clean sweep over the sharply inclined angle
of the slippery deck, seemed an almost im-
pe!
Possibility, but the situation was a desper-
ie ‘one s best he might to the shat-
“ crouched under such shelter
tered rn ema thence to the fore rigging, he
got hold of the halyards, and by using his
whole ‘strength sneceeded in getting the
fb itself up, for with the bonnet on it was
pal ratively small head s:
omen now the a Was enabled ‘to ont-
run the pursuing. Pillows which hissed and
erested in her
Drenched to the skin, and with every
nerve nt a tension, Jack kept the schooner
before the awful breath of the hurricane
with the utmost difficulty, and when his
strength gave out relinquished the wheel to
his companio.
It was almost umpossible to tell whether
it was day or night,
pitchy darkness, only illumined by the ie
rid gite of the lightning.
‘ither Pel tiah hor I can stand this
uel longer,” muttered he
a8 the low
quarter rail afforded aud watched Peltian,
who, an unskilled helmsman at best, had
all he could do to keep the schooner from
bronching to. to.
ry —and--lay—her--to!” bel-
lowed Peltiah, who knew in theory that
this was often done in a gale of w!
‘The same thought had occurred | i nek
a moment before. ny n off
shore with a yachting party from Mapleton,
and called to mind bow cleverly old skip-
per Flanders had laid the yacht to under
short sail in a sudden blow from the west,
without so melt as shi
Noi is h
gered to his, ‘feet, an ig
fro: eltiah’s hands, shouted a few brief
instrootions in his ea
is waistjin witer, Peltiah managed
to get forw ard again, 6 jib sheet was al-
ready: trimmed up quite flat, as it had been
left at the beginning of the gale.
Seizing the fore
grasp, Peltiah turned his eyes to
wha put down # eel spoke
sheet in his powerful
rward Jack,
spoke,
. watching the “ran” rot the great. ae as he
“AS. “little by little the schooner’s head
erept up to the wind, whose terrible fore
began to be even more apparent, Peltiah
took in the sheet inch by inch till it was
flattened in all it would bear.
An end of the halyards passed round the
short boom, and bent to an opposite ring
bolt, served as a “ preventer” in case of the
parting ot the shaft ‘self, at the same time
somewhat relieving the great strain on the
Loom and sail.
‘The helm was put hard down, and now,
under the balance reef foresail and bit of
a jb, the tiny eraft began to climb the wall-
a duck,
and after vainly reins fe one pump (for
the vessel was upright ten
seconds al tine} the two made the wheel
fast with the liller pushed hard to port,
and crawled below, pulling the scuttle over
as they descended.
(To be continued.)
Ask von newsdealer for THE GOLDEN AR-
Gosy, n gel youany number you may
+04
ONED CAR HORSE.
THE tot. of every street-car horse is not an
unhappy one, They are not all kept at work
till Uney drop in the harness, or become so
worn out that they are condemned, while still
ying fe the bone-yard.
nm paper conveys the pleasing an-
nou ineement t that the members of the board
of directors who 0 presi side cver one of the ci
enis t to be prowl of iis
Joad. With the: exception of being wheezy he
is in sound condit
CORRESPONDENCE,
; We are alwaye glad to oblige our Fewlers to the t
of our abilities, but in justice to uch. questions
ah are of general liverest enn Receive attention.
We have on fllen number of queries which will be an-
swered in their turn as soup as space perm!
J. A., Joliet, I. No premium on 5 cout piece of
36.
J,M, M., Brooklyn, N:¥. See reply to W. F. D.
in no, 239.
C. E. MI. Statistics on the length of boys’ feet are
potat hand.
RR. Topeka, Kans. The stories are uot yet
inh Bock for
W.L. B, i yopkinsville, Ky. No premium on 3
ceut piece of 1852,
WerEkLY Reaper, Des Moines, Ios.
on half celine of "1808.
EADER, Paducah, Ky.
isof ay speci vali
Allegheny, Pa.
your ‘question to a local paper.
Cc. M. L., Patterson, N. M.
to recommend special houses.
, Trenton, N. J. Qu nestions as to tae reliabil-
ty of business honses are debarred.
Columbia, We hope to publish
others stories by the authors nam —
No premium
Neither coin
You should address
we cannot undertake
Constaxr Rrapen, Jersey City, N. J. ‘Ready
Spout” will be published about the fist of Sep-
tember.
Nemo, Yonkers, N.¥. Boys of 17average 6 ft. 4
(0, Yo 3g
In. in height ‘and 116 Ibs, in weight, We fearyou
are notin raining.
io, N.Y. Ask the principal of the
scliool you attended, We applaud your resolve to
devote your evenings to
J. EJ» Sonth Boston, “staen Appleton’s Amert-
# Cyclopedia, Encyclopee-
‘The last range Seo
» Cal. ou ‘hot obtain the
nin sheets of regular copying paper? Daring hot
Weather Keep sour pad in womie coo
a. «Enmanitarian,”” sed. in ‘the article
referred to, is coined from “humane.” There
ho literary authority for euch a use of ue word, |
Annmrious, Exio, Pa. | Every trade and rote saion
has plenty of room for experts and lead. ers. Keng
the editorial “The Choice of a Career, ha
THE Tight | Guards Cadets of Passaic desire’ tocor
i
lopredia,
iin Breen
reapond organizations, Address JNo,
J. Gat . etainaa Barry, Paxsnic, N. J,
I. Wo daly appreciate the
compliments con ,dhroneh the wedi
Four poem entitled the & OBy. ‘aokne
afi Cnion Mille Toa ves. oN
tio of pennies in. 187 the
seme © apply to the Director of the’ Minty Wi sshingtons
. C., 45 North Moore St., New York City. The
vulon bine Savings Bank is at Broadway and 32d
St. Deposits of 10 cents and upward are accepled
there
R. E., Pas N. J. To
ment on boar the
be a re:
eligible for enroll-
‘st Maree ‘schoolahip, one mittee
ident of New York City. You, we suppose,
ANDREW AKMsTHONG, 309 DeGraw 8t., Brooklyn,
wont like to hear by letter from boys between 14
o willjoin him in forming a military
company.
GT, New York City. Information as to
ettes. eto, cannot be gained through the ean
thin umn. See the cartoon on the last page of
this pr
- G4 Bozeman, Mont, Jewelers’ lathes are never
run by steam, If would hardly pay you to attempt
t, ws the sma foree required would not jnstity
ties
D. New York City. The actnal transmission
of @ message through the submarine cable requires
but a very brief tine. About twenty words
me can
R, 1431 Wood St., Philadelphia, Pa.,
wouti like ts Wear from Philadelphia boss between
he ages of 14 and ie who would Join bum in form.
ing mitiary com:
v. T. P., Vale femal, Md. 1. We cannot give
businese nidveten here.” Why not send 20 centa
‘e for Ames? Mastery ofthe Pen? 2, No
prema on trade
E. J. ew York City. The copper cent of
1795 wih “tattered edge iy worth from 25 cents to
2 according to condition; the same, thin die,
from 10 cents to 50 cents.
W. W. W., Central Village, Conn. .““ The Riverdale
Series, av ty “Oliver Optica en of 12 books, We
will send these for 35 cents each, bound ia cloth,
r 25 cents de.
0, TH. me reste paper to tin or other
How ‘ater, one quart;
hoes gum shiellac! fous
ou
Boil till ahmolved,
Jos, FELDMAN, 157 East 106th St., New York Cit ity,
wonld like to hear (hy letter onlay trem boys be-
tween 5 ft. 4 in. and 6 ft, 8 iu., with a view to or-
ranizivg a ‘uilitary” company,
.» Grand Rapids, Mic You will find infor.
mnies abont @ kuital ule ri rifle for a cadet cor
in chapter NI of raapalar Military Instruction”
no. ~ oeane sone A a
uunces.
3. twice a week i
nuificient for we ‘though One's health is nat Ukely
to auffer if a deiil is Mell every night. “The open
airs preferable when the weather i fine.
3.3. Meo, ¥. inclined Ay
believe that ie netion “pinced ne
back an the American Ievartion wonld not prove
popniar with the majority of our readers,
2
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a
SANGERBUND,
it would e the
iD FRIENDS, 255 West 127th St. xew oe ‘ork
iss. wouin like to hear frow boys bet Sant
Of age, not over S ft.9 in. In belght, and
‘above Lith St. with a view of forming a mil-
uae company.
F, H.A., NewYork City. The game being called
necounit of rain, before the agreed buinber of
innings were play
been so decided by the nm
not enter into the questi
E.G. P., Albion, Mich,
th
ed, was a draw and should have
mpire,
‘Lhe score does
C., Central, 8. C. Carrier pigeons are kept
by Rul iva factors, e Antwerp birds, which
are the oues for racing aud carrying rom
$2 per pair upward. ‘Ibe English birds, more
ornamental than useful, range from $5 per pair
eps ara.
Duluth, Minn. 1. Seo reply to “Sanger.
bana Marthe cole 2. If you intend to enter
@ full high achool course. 3. We
ve the responsibility of naming the
second best tragedian, That is matter of indi-
vidual 5 sag
Philadelphia, Pa. To make hard
soap Frou ott: Three paile of soft soap, one pound
of resin, one poun half
quart put itin a "yettio and et it just boil ;
then wet over night; I rise like
pl
tallow and eat tha be eu inte 0 pl does.
Nonrn West, Philadelphia, Pa. 1. Probably not.
a. Unde: the present regime of standars here
is no aitfer ein time between the ‘locke. of New
xo rk and ‘Pia iia ‘True solar time is five
in the latter city than in the former.
3 tne salary ‘of the Vice-President is $8,000
Ve would advise becomin
joes the drng-
gist, whose aspirations, as a rule, are confined be-
hiud the counter.
N Ancosy READER, Madison, Ind. 1. We do not
atticlen? nor exchunien for aera ae one anges
of jpayers. except those Kent by rea ere who. wee we ob
tain back numbers or volumes of TH LDK:
We ture dixchim all responsibilty.
weade through this Uenartinent, All w
an exchanye should hefo re doing 80 write for par-
teal to the address giv
ave on Blea number of exchanger, which will be
pubiished in thele darn kw soon Se pace permits,
Edwin Nix, Batler, 0. A bill file, fora font of
script type.
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rrow head,
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osities or book, .
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int
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would like to correspond with céliectors of auto-
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A aty Topeayiic pen, for vol. lor Il of "Tite GOLDEN
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Rood ‘carter you pew some Sime be able to earn
acquiving a fortune. ‘Now, for whic
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a
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ER, ‘new York City.
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latter, 'a. Certainly, money brokers. will chauge
merican currency.
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in stock of hogasy, wal or ree, wood is
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With a piece of clean cloth, and
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other cloth,
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You will lear more of the blackamith pe cfore the
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tained { 88. It wall appear in ook
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tage, see our reply to “A
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living, but it is a pursuit
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commands & good salary
jesides, ay
2 general business of the
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speciinens of their work ns
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K RROAPHRAD, Portsmon th, N. HL «The
Ameiean Boy's Own Book of Sports and Games,”
to Get Strong,” for information abou
We can furnish either, 2. +7
rail” began in no. 226, Mark Twain is the
nom de plame vt Sammel L. Clemens, f Averene
height of boys at 15 years of age, 5 tt, t je Usp ene
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F
vice for
gin work see Editorials as
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0. ”
t naw
veritable ARsosr,” in no. a 58
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3
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a
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ra cat
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