r 1900 MARVELLOUS OFFERS. c5 BOOKS FREE! TEN. TEN. TEN. If you will get us only one early subscriber to THE YOUTH’S REALM, at only 35 cents, or subscribe yourself for one year, we will give you any TEN of the following books. Books are not for sale, and 6-months’ subscriptions do not apply to this offer, starred numbers refer to works folded in paper, not book, form, but of same ize as the rest. An easy way to secure new subscribers is for you to offer 'our friends who are willing to subscribe any five books on the list, while r ou select for yourself five more for each subscriber thus obtained. Order 3 >oka ONLY BY NUMBER to avoid delay in getting them, y, T^TTCi How to Perform Tricks of Sleight-of-hand. JL « It reveals the secrets of the conjurer’s art, telling -ith cards, coins, chemicals, etc. Full di- ■ the necessary apparatus. NO. 5 - liow to do Electrical Exper ___ iments with apparatus easil nade at home. A most iustructive book for the amateur, explaining the si rer-plating process, the battery, electrophorus, magnet, leyden jar, etc. NO.11 “ ‘ By Geo. L. Kilmer. Thrill¬ ing narratives of -the Civil NO *5Q READ EACH ONE TWICE ! Besides publishing THE YOUTH’S REALM we sell foreign POSTAGE STAMPSfor collections, and make the following grand offers to introduce our goods. f AN ALBUM T FREE a NO. 14. Household Receipts and Hints. The young housekeeper can get many good NO. *53. • ou how to do wonderful tricks with cards, coins, chemicals, etc. ections are also given for making the nece: ELECTRICITY . 1 nade at home. A most iustructive book fo rer-platingf process, the battery, electrophorus, WAR STORIES . 1 W ar, illustrated. igh* ATT Charles’ Surprise, and Alter a .fL sLjy MM* JL v .yJOLa Fallen Star, by Joseph R. iimma, the popular author of juvenile works. NO. 10. The Hidden Box, by Wilbur ra 8 Ra. a Olmstead. One of the best stories by this famous author. NO. 6 . HnilSriS JaB t E * Altgeld. They A ww v K7 JL WJli 1 amuse the younger readers and teacn a good moral besides. NO. 1. Prices we Pay You for the U. S. Coins worth ■ L/ 1 lli over face value. Some coins you handle are rare and you want to know it. RECEIPTS. ideas from this work. STAMP DICTIONARY^" collectors. The most complete philatelic dictionary of stamp words such as rouletted, prilled, embossed, wove, S.S.S.S., etc., etc., ever published. In everything, and is worth 50c to any collector. NO. 7. “TBi Cy How to Beal in Postage Stamps. Many trade ■Jt Ml secrets are here given away for the first time. It collector. NO. 9. lK . "OCX Prices w-e Pay You for Postage Stamps, JL JnLJJyL Jr illustrated with cuts of rare and common varieties. If you have duplicates you need this catalogue. NO. 8 . Cf nn A Queer Facts about Postage Stamps, giving ra it a great deal ofinformation every intelligent col¬ lector should know. NO. 3. |£ir§^ A Where Dealers Get their Stamps, a secret i Hf, never before made known to the public. It also tells where You can pick up a great many stamps free, and get large prices for some by selling them to dealers. NO. 13. -gig*TSo y How to Perform Chemical Ex- \ji a Ql- Jui, | y jL JR, -A LL JL • periments at Home. Afinelabor- atorv manual on tests for acids, how to make gases, explosives, etc., and a great variety of colored fires etc. for illuminations. Any boy can start a labor¬ atory by securing this book. _ , NO. ?* "W fkT Short Stories of Lincoln, by John Rid- jy J, • path and others, illustrated. NO. *51. How to Make Toys, such as fire balloons, kites, bows and arrows, dying pigeons, etc., etc, NO. 13. CONTAINING STAMPS HE above is free to every collector. 100,000 albums and 3 barrels of stamps to be given away. Send name on postal i f interested in stamps This album is not illustrated, but if you will apply for an agency when you write, we will send you a free ILLUSTRATED one, con¬ taining the same number of stamps, instead. We pay AGENTS 50 PER CENT. COMMISSION FOR SELLING OUR STAMPS, and offer big prizes besides. Send to-day for a selection of stamps on ap¬ proval. whether you wish to buy them yourself or scl i to o' hers. I $ r LARGE U. S. ALBUM FREE. «OR every 10 cents sent us for stamps purchasi d from sheets, or for • other goods, we send a purchase tickel, and as many as there are multiples of ten cents contained in your order. When you get twenty tickets you may exchange them for our large U. S. Album, printed on fine cream paper, containing spaces fora 1 the stamps, with proper date, color, and value given, and extra pages for revenues or foreign dupli- i cates. Durably bound in half cloth covi rs and artistically gotten up throughout, it is a book to be proud of. Now remember that this is not lie ! album you get when you first apply for an agency, but is yours after alible effort to dispose of our goods or buy some for your own use. NAMES OF COLLECTORS \/kJ JL III Send five or more names (with full address ) of ' if® I EL liJPai stamp collectors you know,together with a one- ceut stamp for return postage, and we will send you a number of foreign stamps (our own selection) for these names, if we do not already have them upon our list. The more names, the more stamps, but you must be ac¬ quainted with all the collectors whose full address you send us, and enclose in your letter a i-cent stamp. Send for our Illustrated Catalogue of Stamps in sets,packets, collections, etc., albums and other publications, and pre¬ miums. It contains hundreds of bargains, and is free for the asking. Send large 20 qZ for our page, double column catalogue of Prices We Fay for Old and Present Issue, Used, Post- WE BUY STAMPS rpe dIu % 3LINCC S TOYS. *1 flO Cl Mixed foreign stamps JL^F’Lr Vr-—■ ■ . ■ g-mj. pepper box trick anC given for one yearly subscription to other apparent impossi The Youth’s Realm at 35 c and 5c extra bilities. It also tells how for postage and packing. Stamps are to make fire balloons, not sold separately. This is a much bet¬ ter mixture of Continentals than that usually sold by other dealers. We have purchased several barrels of these stamps and offer them virtually free, while they last, to advertise our paper. age Stamps of Foreign Countries, including Canada. Illustrated with over 200 engravings. Latest edition. Post fret. . 8 c :No. 15. Prices We Pay for the Used Adhesive aud Envelope Stamps of the U. S. Nearly 275 specimens priced. Post free. 5 c No. 16. Prices We Pay for the Used Revenue Stamps of the ^ United States, including the 1898 issue. Post free . . .5c qj THE ABOVETHREE CATALOGUES POSTPAID FOR 1 2 CENTS. Every collector with duplicates to sell needs these three catalogues. SPECIAL: The 3 catalogues and REALM three months for only iS cents. BULLARD’S NEW BOOK OF Explains the conjurer’s art to beginners in the most com prehensive manner. It explains how to boil water in a paper box, to drive a needle through a copper, eat a candle, do the wonderful box trick and umbrella lutes, twirlos- copes, boomerangs, and many other amusing and useful things. Profusely illustrated. Book No. 17, post free, 8c. Or with REALM 6 Our new S’amp H inge comes already bent for use, saving time and trouble. Per large box, 1000hinges, postpaid, 10 c. months criun 5,5 for °fcoin book giving prices we pay y< Ol.i 1 LI u. S. coins actually worth over face value. Find th e rare dates The Climax Stamp Album profusely illustrated, 35 cents. SCOTT’S CATALOGUE, 58 c, post paid. Scott’s ALBUM, * 1.50 roslndo China etc., 5 c. 75 different Roumania, Dutch Indies etc., 15c. 30 diff. U. S. 25c . , STAMPS. Ia, BULLARD & CO., PUBLISHERSJ $ ST A. A, BOSTON, MASS. advertisements THEPLACEToBuY-l r %^ >Jw lave V)Z Largest rtssort*B c®n d Qa] sment of LAMPS &rjd \ 5 erfeMK rPlXTURE 5 jQ New, ngli ,taloguV^^ or - = t\ c KeNHEY & WaTERDURY, 18lFRANKilH *5 lBqsi COPYRIGHTED.- SEPT. BARGAINS Canada M. L. 1897 ic $ •°5 $ -i 5 “ 2c purple .07 .30 “ “ “ 3 c •05 • 15 . “ r “ “ 5c .10 •45 “ Numls. 1898 ic ■03 .08 “ “ 2c purple .02 .07 “ “ “ 2 g rose .02 •o 5 “ “ “ 3c *03 .10 a a £ C .07 • 3 ° “ Maps assorted shades .08 •35 “ i87o-’96-i, 2, 3c .02 •05 U. S. 1861 3c .05 • i 5 “ 1882 IC •03 .10 “ 1890 4, 5, ioc asst. .03 .08 “ 1893 2c Col. .02 •05 “ 1895 3, 6, 8c asst. .08 •35 “ 1898 4, 5, IOC “ •03 .08 “ 1898 3, 6, 8c “ .07 •30 “ 18982c Omaha .02 •05 Mexico 1884-50c green > Cataloguing $L 30 “ 1 p blue Vper set. One set “ 2p “ I for only .30 Liberia (Africa) i88o-6c purple .18) Cataloguing $1.95 “ 12C yellow .15 V per set. One “ 24c carmine .20 ) set .40 Satisfaction Guaranteed. All post free over 25c J. E. WIEDL 1 NG, BALTIC, - • • .. OHIO. If HI - THERE!-STOP THIEF!! W E only want reliable agents to sell our stamps and offer best inducements. FREE^aiSin P th°e e woridTFREE ALL NATIONS STAMP PACKET. 125 varieties choice stamps, catalogued $2.50 500 best stamp hinges 10 best blank sheets and PRIZE PKT. of en¬ tire post cards, cat 50e, and packet of mixed Newfoundland and Canada stamps, all above only30c in silver. CANADA REVENUE STAMPS. 10 var 1st iss Ont Law, cat $1.50 15 10 25 20 25 10 10 25 15 25 50 25c 40 c eat $4 50c 50c 25c 20c 15c 20c ** ooc "5c 3.00 Quebec Law, includ $1, $2 $ fine Canada Rev. up to $3.00 Canada Revenue, fine foreign “ Austrian “ cat $1.40 Hungarian “ beautiful “ “ “ eat $5.00 entire postcards, fine “ “ used and unused 50o “ “ “ “ “ $ 1.00 Our Canada Packet. 100 finely assorted Newfoundland and Can¬ ada from last 5 issues, only 25c per 100 a great trading packet. 3 Canada postcards with each packet. Postage on ail above 2c extra. Atlas Stamp & Pub. Co., London, .*—Ontario, .•—•. Canada. TELEPHONE, with transmitters, receivers, several hundred feet of line and all the necessa¬ ry fixtures for put¬ ting up, and one set of instructions, together with the REALM one year for only dflr* REALM, St a, A. BOSTON, Mass 1 rum i ii For examining stamps, miner¬ al specimens and other objects, will be sent post free for 17c, or given away as a premium with the Realm 1 yr. for 35c. GOOD LUCK. “CYPRAEA MONETA” Ceylon. Curious Watch Charm, Money Shell. “CYPRAEA ANNULUS” Singapore. Curious Watch Charm, Ring-top, Corory. 23c and 23 c each, post paid. m. %. MUson, 170a Tremont St., Boston, Mass. G D PA I MAM wholesale * Oi uALmAN, dealer in POSTAGE STAMPS, 42 E. 23d St., N. Y. 1900 V LIST JUST OUT. Largest wholesale list published. Con¬ tains many new things, and material re¬ ductions from former prices. Sent free on application to all bona fide dealers. Collectors need not apply. Liberal terms against good references. ^ yyyyyy § ALBUM CofltomiSSQ STAMPS FREE To EVERY COLLECTOR. 100,000 albums and 3 bbls. of stamps to be given away. Send name on postal. We also give every new agent a beautiful, illustrated album. 50 per cent com. 105 Indo-China etc., album, hinge paper, and cata., all for 5 c. 500 games, tricks &c., andpaper 3 mos. with stamp news, stories and puzzles, 10 c. Bargain Cat’s FfeeliltKffe 1 ___50 stamps free if you send for \T n MD\our approval sheets at50pc com. 0 I Hifir OReferences required. 50 stamps Transvaal, Natal, Cuba, Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Japan, etc. only 10c. This is a big bargain Gole Stamp & Nov. Co., Lock Box 963, Dept. Y, Omaha, .*. .*. .*. Nebr. *?< Newfoundland Stamps. 25 all different including 3c blue, 3c brown, 6c pink, lc, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, Cabot royal por¬ trait set etc., etc., catalogue value over $3.00, post free for $1 in money order. Unused U. S. or Canadian stamps taken at face. Postage to Newfoundland 5c per 1-2 oz. Insufficiently stamped letters not replied to. 3. C. Ibawfdns, P. O. BX. 251 ST.JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND. T ☆ Y NEW WHOLESALE LIST ^ / just issued sent on application to Stamp Dealers Only. Apply to— ^ Win. v. d. Wettem, Jr., 411 W. " toga St., Baltimore, Md * Sara- jj( OUR PRINTING PRESS AND OUTFIT for printing cards and small jobs. Prints a 2x3 inch form and does good work. Roller, ink, bronzes, type, and case, tweezers, cards and instructions go with press. All above and the REALM one year for $1.20, express paid by receiver. REA LM, St a. A, Boston, Mass stamps'* FREE. STAMPS in a fine ALBUM and our il¬ lustrated Catalogue FREE to all wlio men¬ tion the paper in which this advert’m’fc appears. ICO Cuba, etc., 5c. Agents get 50 per cent commission and valu¬ able Presents besides. Write now to . THE HILL STAMP COMPANY, Box BB, South End, BOSTON, JMASS. If REE Foreign Revenues. fNINE U. S. proof s-snaps. (f* Sheets on approval. )£♦ 3 , Iktrbp & (to., 700 Journal Bid Chicago III A rare o E d CEYLON Postal card with every order. Send 25 cts. silver, and a two cent stamp and get 109 var. genuine India, Egypt, etc., hinges for mounting and one ran unused stamp cat. 15 cents; also 500 “Best” die-cut hinges, 3 var. Chile Telegraph, 6 var. unused Sardinia, 4 var. unused Costa Rica, 4 varieties unused Mexican postage stamps, 5 blank approval sheets, and a trial lot of my high-grade approval sheets, at 50 p. c. comm., and valuable premi¬ ums to all agents. New 22-page list, pricing nearly 100 different packets and sets, FREE for the asking. Why not write me ? Samuel P. Hughes, lock Sx! 2 * AMCIENT INDIAN RELICS and modern Indian curios, also fine Mo. minerals. Send 2c for price list of bargains! D. LEVERING, Ionca, Mo. P5™L E PROPRIETARY STAMPS E are headquaters for these stamps and furnish (now in the press) a complete price list-Free for the asking. We also send net desirable stamps, both postage and revenue, to’ responsible parties, giving commercial or bank references. LOUIS ROBIE, ITHACA, /. .-. MICH. $100. <| FREE i> $100. A beautiful set of unused stamps FREE to each applicant for our approval sheets at 50 p. c. commission. We are giving away $100. in prizes to our agents. Get your share. Full particulars free. First class references required of agents. A FEW BARGAINS. Austria 1883-91, 14 vars. .8c Bolivia 1894 1-2OC 5 vars .7c Bulgaria 1889 1-50 st 9 vhrs .12 Olympic games 1-25I, 6 vars.. 12 Norway 25 vars. very fine .25 Servia 1894 1-25C 6 vars..08 Sweden 35 vars , a whole collection.25 Guatemala 1886 ic-ioc 5 vars ..1*0 FAIR STAMP COMP’Y IT ft SO. COMPTON AV„ ST. LOUIS, MO. iT TTT A. TSTJULAJEtD & CO., TSftQrPftTfl Lit VI. 97 PEMBROKE ST. .DUO i U1N ’, MASS., OCTOBER, 1 .900 35 AND 50 CENTS A Vft -T . YEAR, IN ADVANCE. JNU. iU I N 1859 the Italian Peninsula was over¬ run by an army of more than one-hun¬ dred thousand, and life and property were at the mercy of the Austrian in¬ vaders—a wild horde without order or disci¬ pline, under the leadership of a man of practically no ability, named Giulay. Gari¬ baldi was exerting every nerve to expel the invaders from his Italian soil and he had called upon outside help that he might do it in the shortest time possible, but for some days, in fact until the battle of Magenta on' the 4th of June, 1859, the Austrians had things pretty much their own way. In the town of Nicino lived the sculptor Novelli, one of the greatest masters of the plastic art of modern times. Like most men of his calling he was not wealthy, but more fortunate than some he managed to support himself, his son and daughter, and educate both children, while at the same time to lay by each week a small sum, in case of a rainy day, as the saying is. When the news.of the Austrian invasion, and of the terrible pillages the foreigners were making in every town through which they passed, reach¬ ed his ears, he was not a little concerned about the safety of his children and the little store of money he had been saving for a long time. He knew not where to hide his earnings that the enemy should not find it, for if he put it in¬ side his house the soldiers might ransack every room from garret to cellar, and if he buried it outside, some of his countrymen might dig it up, or the soldiers in throwing up earthworks might come upon it. The unfortunate Novel¬ li, however, did not have time to ponder long over the safety of his small store, for the very night after the day when the news reached the village that the Austrians were marching through that section of the country, a small force entered the town and made a thorough and systematic search through every house, tak¬ ing off with them every¬ thing of value which they could find. When the soldiers reached Novelli’s hsuse they were not long in hammering down the doubly-locked door, and putting themselves in possession of every room in the house. It was late in the night and the children had gone to bed, but the sculptor was still at work in his studio. When he heard the tread of the armed robbers in his house he sprang for an old gun which had hung for years over the fireplace, and made a vigorous attempt to defend his home. But one against twenty could do nothing, and in less than thirty seconds he was' shot through the heart. «■**** After the simple funerel ceremonies over the body of the dead sculptor had been per¬ formed in the little chapel, the children were taken to the house of a poor laborer while the property was being settled. It did not take long to straighten out the affairs however for there was found to be no property requiring settlement unless one mentions a few house¬ hold articles etc., which the Austrians had not taken off with them. Every statue which the great sculptor had made, excepting one unfinished one which he was at work up¬ on when the Austrians entered his house, had been stolen. There seemed to be nothing of value left behind. The house and land did not belong to Novelli and there was a month’s rent due upon it, so that what fur¬ niture there was in the house went to the landlord in settlement of his bill. This left Angelina and her brother Lalius, the two children of Novelli, with no resour¬ ces except the half-finished statue we men¬ tioned above, a few clothes and dishes. But somewhere about Milan lived an uncle who, if found, would probably take care of the children. It was therefore thought best that the boy and girl start at once on a journey to Milan and for this purpose the poor neighbors of the village furnished the children with food for the journey and a few coins to pay for a night’s lodging here and there along the way. The only token of remembrance of their dear parent was the little statue—an ugly thing on account of its unfinished condition—and the orphans were careful to take this with them, for it was the last work of their father’s hands. During the first few days of the journey the brother and sister met with no obstacles on their journey. They were very tired at evening but had the money to purchase a comfortable night’s lodging with. But after the fourth day both food and money gave out and they were still a considerable distance from Milan. How r ever by falling in with charitable people here and there they man¬ aged to g£t along from day to day and at last reached the great city. Numerous enquiries were then made for the rich uncle and finally the orphans found the house; but to their great disappointment they learned that the wealthy Murillo had died and that his wife and children were away from home in Ger¬ many for a year. To raise a-few cents to buy a loaf of bread with, for their resources had entirely given out, the children felt obliged to sell the little image they had brought for a keep-sake, thinking that if they told ’he people the sculptor’s name, it would sell, though un¬ finished, for a small sum. But everybody, when they saw the-piece of plaster in ils un¬ couth shape,, shook their heads and laughed, and said it could not be the work of Novelli; and they would not offer anything for it. But an old woman, who was a fortune teller by profession, took the children into her house and gave them a good meal and a couple loaves of bread. When she saw the statue her eyes stuck out and she declared that it was a lucky talisman indeed, and should not be sold at any price for, as she said, “In the end it will surely bring you both great fortune, and at a time when you are most in need of it.” 4 O THE REALM ^rr^333g so ergrgQF>T^ Latius, the boy, next tried to find some work to do, but on account of the anxiety- over the Austrians and the unsettled con¬ dition of business many of the shops were closed up and everybody had help enough. Angelina also would have been glad to work in some family, but many of the houses were closed and the families away in remote parts of the country where ib might be safer. There was an over-supply of help of every kind, and for the want of work many were dying in the streets. Others had joined the army and were being taken care of by the state. But what was to become of the orphans? * * * * One cold night two half-starved children were embracing each other to keep warm in an old shed by a deserted dwelling. In two corners were piles of Straw which served as beds. Near another corner, standing on a box by a window, was the little image, like the Latin “penati” presiding over the fam¬ ily. But none of the Latin household gods would have permitted such a sight! Who would have recognized in the pinched and saddened faces of these unfortunate children the bright Angelina and robust Latius of a month ago! The children were crying be¬ cause they were both hungry and cold, and had no money to buy any supper with. It was a very windy night, and the loose boards of the shed rattled and let in the wind, and nearly threatened to blow the old building over. Finally a gust of wind burst ofj«$ the shuttered window beside the statue and knocked the image off the box. It struck the stone pavement and broke into pieces. When the children saw what had hap¬ pened they ran across the room to pick up the pieces, but a sight met their eyes which almost took their breath away. Mixed with the broken bits of plaster were countless gold and silver coins—in fact the whole store which Novelli had laid aside for a rainy day ! The artist had hidden his savings inside the image. It had probably been done but a few moments before his death, but in time to save it for his poor children. And there it was—money that would buy food, clothing, proper shelter, in fact everything the children needed, and enough of it to last them, with care, for many years. We have practically reached the end of our story at this point, at least in so far as the image is concerned; but for the sake of those who desire to know how the children got along after the treasure had been found, we will add that they were well taken care of at a boarding house in Milan until the return of their aunt, Murillo’s widow, from abroad. They were then welcome in her house and made it their home for some years. Latius, meanwhile, studied medicine, and is now a celebrated physician in Genoa. Angelina grew to be a beautiful woman, both morally and physically, and married a rich merchant. She now has children of her own to whom she often tells the story of her girlhood ex¬ perience, or the tale we have just narrated about “The Uncouth Image” and how it saved the fives o>f Latius and herself. FBEE, FREE T O everyone applying for my fine approval sheets at 50 p c discount, I will give abso¬ lutely free of charge the choice of the following premiums: I fine free packet of stamps. 1 packet unused Cubans. 2 varieties rare Hawaiian. Take advantage of the above offer at once ! 1000 U. S.20 100 varieties foreign.10 I set Olympic Games ..... .12 *IR + 100 Pearl St.Middletown,Ot. A Saucy Duchess. When the “Beggars’ Opera,” by Gay, was; produced in 1728, it took the town positively by storm. The king still clung to Handel, but the nobility, with the Duchess of Queensberry among them, flocked rapturously to the “New¬ gate pastoral.” The “Beggars’ Opera” had a run of 62 nights, unprecedented In those days, and as one result of its success Handel became bankrupt. Sud¬ denly there came an order from the lord chancellor to stop the new piece. Why, is not exactly known unless it was because the prime minister con¬ sidered himself to be too faithfully represented therein. However that may have been, the theater had to be closed, whereupon the Duchess of Queensberry took up Gay’s cause and vehemently championed it. Very busy was she in those days, driving about in her coach asking for guinea subscriptions for printing cop¬ ies of the forbidden play. And so heed¬ less was Kitty that she carried her list to the queen’s drawing room itself and had the audacity to ask the king for a subscription. This was a little too much, and her grace was requested to withdraw from the court, Kitty an¬ nouncing, with characteristic compo¬ sure, that the command was very agree¬ able to her, as she had never gone there for her own diversion, but to bestow civility upon the king and queen.—Good Words. English Cabinet Seerets. Secrets of state are probably the best kept of all secrets. When cabinet min¬ isters in England first are admitted to the privy council, they have to take a solemn oath not to make known the conversation or proceedings of cabinet councils or any. communications they Our CASH OFFER If you prefer cash to a premium you may keep 2 c on every 5 c package you sell, remitting us 3c. A DOLLAR CAMERA, for taking 2x2 picture with complete developing and printing out¬ fit, and instructions, sent post free for sel¬ ling our specialty to the value of £ 1 . 00 . may have with the queen or with an¬ other minister. They cannot give a hint of such things even to the highest members of the government who are not cabinet ministers. No clerk or sec¬ retary is allowed to be present at cabi¬ net councils, no written record Is kept, and it is the custom not to take any notes; hence no one but the crown and the ministers ever knows what has re¬ ally been said and decided at cabinet meetings. The oath of secrecy lasts to the end of life. ,An ex-cabinet minister is as much bound by it as an actual cabinet minister. Any conversation a minister or a peer may have with the crown oh state mat¬ ters must also be kept secret. So must letters to and from the sovereign. And even communications that have passed between sovereigns and ministers of former reigns must not be divulged. But in cases of extreme urgency the crown could and would allow a breach of the oath of secrecy. Pirates of the Philippines. The Mores are born pirates. The sea seems more their home than the land. They fairly revel in the water, for, wherever possible, they build their houses in the sea, raising them on piles sunk in the shoal waters of the coast. This mode of building has been fol¬ lowed in all the Philippine Islands, the houses, even if miles from the sea, be¬ ing built on piles. It seems to suggest a time when the Malays were water dwellers. In truth, a backward glance through time shows us the Malay sea rovers setting out in their warpraus to conquer the multitude of islands in the south sea and haunting the coasts so as to be ready to take to the water again at a moment’s notice.—Leslie’s Popular Monthly. For selling $ 1.00 WORTH, Scott’s lat¬ est catalogue of the stamps of the world. Over 600 illus. pages. For selling $2.60 W ORTH, Internation¬ al Stamp Album, latest edition. Express paid. For~ selling $2.50 worth,our Dollar Deal¬ er’s' Stock of stamps, albums, cats., sheets, packets, etc., which can be sold for several times the cost. It starts you in a paying business. TOOOTBlxed for selling only SO CENTS WORTH OF OUR SPEC- ialty. FOR SELLING 40 CTS WORTH, an ALBUM, paper covers, for 2000 st’ps. Send for illustrated Pit EMI lM LIST and JJS'K LOW DEL to sell. FAY CHEM, C0 M Box BZ, Sta. A, Boston, Mass, LLFREE A SCORES OF CHOICE GIFTS for Boys, Girls, Men and Women who will sell our specialty the LITTLE GIANT INK POW¬ DER to their friends at 5c per pack¬ age. By simply mixing with water it makes more than an ordinary ink bottle full of the best jet black writing and copying ink in the world. Everybody uses ink. Your store keeper willbuy 6 peks. of vou for his own use. It sells on sight. Write and we will mail you 10 packages. When sold send us the money and we will.forward any premium or premiums for selling 50 c worth, or we will send, on receipt of the above amount, a 2 d lot of powders, if you want to earn a more valuable premium, giving you credit for your first remittance. Return all ink unsold after 14 days. Read premium list. FAY CHEM¬ ICAL CO., Box BZ, Sta. A, Boston, Mass. Mention the Realm when answering adv -. 5 THE REALM CONCLUDING CHAPTER. O F the various national buildings which rise iu an impressive row on the banks of the Seine the pavilio of Uncle Sam makes a very creditable showing. It is not so ornate as the Russian pavilion nor so massive as that of Great Britain, but the building, topped with the big eagle and flying the stars and stripes from many staffs, is a very handsome one, as many be¬ sides Americans have admitted. They say there is no such thing as American architecture, but somehow this fine structure seems to remind you of our great federal buildings at home. It suggests the capitol building at Washington, the White House, the New York postoffice and the Boston Public library. And if it does this it must be typical of American buildings. So why not typical of American archi¬ tecture? As one leaves the Invalides bridge, advancing in the direction of the Champ de Mars, the United States pa¬ vilion is the third building, the two pa¬ vilions prec ding it being those of Ita¬ ly and Turkey. Its style of architecture is of no particular epoch. On the ground floor of the side facing the Seine is a large porch, almost an arch of triumph, adorned with Corinthian columns, ab^ve which is a quadriga representing the Goddess of Liberty on the chariot of Progress. Upon the same level as the columns, on a large pedestal, an equestrian statue of George Washington is placed. There is a vast hall in the center of the building reaching to the dome. This main hall is surrounded on every floor by balconies and flanked to the right and to the left with smaller halls. The height of the national building, above the quay, is about 75 feet. The diameter of the dome is about 65 feet, and the quadriga of triumph is placed at a height of 50 feet. American manufacturers have fitted and furnished the building from top to boUom. B. D. Woodward, assistant commissioner general for the United States, said in a recent interview, “American citizens will view with pride the graceful structure of the United States on the banks of the Seine.” Reception rooms, exchange of¬ fices, public comfort bureaus, guides, newspapers, postoffice, writing and reading rooms—in short, every modern convenience is to be found in the build¬ ing, and no other national pavilion is as complete in these respects. But I know what you are wanting to learn most of all. What is the striking as the French have it? Is it the old Eiffel tower? Most certainly not. This relic of 11 years ago is still an attrac¬ tion, to be sure, but its newness has gone. The exposition directors have painted it lemon yellow, after many color experiments, and it serves as a landmark for people who easily lose their sense of direction. But it is not the “clou.” Neither is the Mareorama, in which you may take a journey around the world, nor the Topsy Turvy house, nor Le Grande Lunette, which is the big telescope, nor the panorama of the 8wiss mountains. All these are novel¬ ties. But they have about them some¬ thing bizarre. They are too artificial. ' Perhaps, after all, the moving side¬ walk is the novelty which is most pop¬ ular and which will be most talked about long after the exposition gates are closed. The moving sidewalk con¬ sists of a pair of platforms moving at different speeds, covering a course of two miles in length and connecting the three most important sections of the grounds, the Champ de Mars, the In¬ valides and the Quai d’Orsay, on which is the street of foreign national build- ings. There are a single track elevated rail¬ way and a double elevated sliding plat¬ form, both mounted on a structure of iron 22 feet above the ground, with ten stations reached either by steps or aux¬ iliary sliding inclined planes. Two hundred motors, eaOTi working inde¬ pendently, keep the platforms in mo¬ tion. The first platform, which moves alongside the station, has a speed of only 2 y 2 miles per hour. The second platform, which is alongside and mov¬ ing in the same direction as the first, has a speed of five miles per hour and is provided with seats and an outer feature of the exposition, the “clou,” THE AMERICAN CORN PALACE 6 O Q as: .Vtf» -VW»•A.-SV^V'i THE 3r?rvv» /-re^^T ^ g ^QST^ r ^^ THE YOUTH’S REALM, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, for Both Young and Old. —PUBLISHED Bit - A. BULLARD & CO., 97 Pembroke St., BOSTON, = - flASS. 35c PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. • SPECIAE EDITION, Heavy paper . 50c PER YEAR. An X opposite this paragraph indicates that your subscription to this paper expires with this nuin- ber. We should be pleased to have you renew your subscription, and select again one of our free, premium gifts. A prompt renewal is necessary if you wish to receive the next number, which goes to press at an early date. All premiums offered with our 35 c edition also go with our Special, 50c Library Edition, artis¬ tically printed on extra heavy paper. Subscribers sending notice of change of address should state the approximate month when their subscription be¬ gan, or when renewal was made. ——ADVERTISING RATES — 10c per line, 90c per inch, 45c per 1-2 inch in advance. Forms close M-h of preceding month. guard rail. It is just as easy to step from tlie slower platform to the faster | as it is to pass from the station to the first. Passengers cover the entire course in about 25 minutes, and it has been com¬ puted that 32,000 persons can pass a O-iSRMANY’S PAVILION. given point in an hour. To build and operate tbit transportation system, in¬ eluding the sum paid for the conces¬ sion, costs the company over $-1,400,000. The fare is lO cents, and the platforms- run 14 hours each day. To make any money the average daily receipts must exceed $7«£OG, an average of 5.000 pas¬ sengers per ’iour. StiMMMMMi MMMMM 1 PALACE OF ELECTRICITY AND CHATEAU D’EAU. One Way of Looking at It. “Look at this, will you?” exclaimed the real estate and house renting opti¬ mist. “In this paper there is a record of 87 marriage licenses issued yester¬ day.” “Well, what of it?” said his partner, the pessimist of the firm, who was leaning back in a chair with his hat pulled down over his eyes. “What of it?” echoed the other. “Can’t you see? Those 87 marriage li¬ censes mean 87 marriages. The 87 marriages will lead, to 87 inquiries, for houses, flats or at least eligible apart¬ ments. It’s bound to stimulate busi¬ ness in our line, and we’ll get our share.” “That doesn’t follow at all. Those 87 licenses represent 174 persons, don’t they?” “Yes.” “Probably all adults?” “Undoubtedly. What of it?” “Nothing,” growled the pessimist, “except that 174 persons who have, hitherto occupied 174 apartments will hereafter occupy 87! You give me a pain! Go away!”—London Answers. THE JOBBERNOWLS -« HAVE ► A CONCERT IN THE MOON. Copyright, 1899 , by Caroline Wethere ix. The Jobbernowls remembered that the man up in the moon Had asked them to come back again and bring the band up soon. Before the Roc bad said “Goodby!” they ail agreed that they Most get Dame Goose to lead them up the moon path’s misty way. The Dame Goose said: “Delighted!” For she liked her bit of fnn As well as any Jobbernowl provided work was done. So after everything at home was placed in order fine They started for the Moon man’s, with the German Band in line. 7 THE REALM ]gj 53553SCSSS The Moonmau wae enchanted to »ee them all onee more And sent oat invitations to his friends—at least a score. He had the moon so crowded that around the orb he drew A little balcony of clouds to add a friend or two. It was a lovely concert—a musical soiree— And everybody had a chance to either sing' or play. , Although the guests agreed the band much pleasure did afford. ’Tubs nothing to the triumph that by Master Roc was scored. For the Roe on glasses musieal tapped out a tune or two And did it in a style so fine that his excitement grew. Of course the glasses were quite large (for him they had to be) And filled with water partially to sound A, B or G. “Now I’ll play an air fromTVagner,” said the much accomplished Roc. And he played or would have played it, but the glasses by the shock. Were shattered into fragments, and, the water pouring down, The concert quickly finished, for it spoiled Dame Goose’s gown. ONLY A FISHING WORM. But It Is an Important Factor ¥n Na- , ture’s Economy. The boy who goes fishing, with a pail of worms for bait, little knows what a pleasant hour he might have and make his outing' much more agreeable for the worms and for the fish. He should take a look—a scientific peep—at the contents of that pail instead of throw¬ ing them ignorantly away. After all his pains in digging for the worms be and they are scarcely acquaintances, and yet if we should ask him he must admit that he has dug up worms in the springtime year after year and gone fishing, knowing as little about the worm when his sport was over as he did when he started out. To see really what sort of fellow the common earthworm is, first put him into a bowl of water. He will soon wriggle himself free of every particle of dirt, and you may then make him more comfortable on some dry, smooth surface while you study the peculiar movements of his remarkable body, which consists of a series of segments, or rings, all alike in form except at the two ends, the anterior end tapering to a blunt point, the hinder end being broad and flattened. Watch the worm shorten himself aft¬ er a long stretch. Projecting from the sides and the lower part of each ring you will see the tiny bristles, called setm, with which he manages to walk. When he lengthens his body, the setae on the hinder rings prevent him from stretching backward, because they, in pointing backward, stick into the ground. The worm can therefore stretch only forward. In the same manner, when he shortens his body the setae in the front rings stick into the ground, and the hinder part of the body is drawn up. He repeats this process every time he moves along. That way of walking may seem very complicated and wonderful, but it is no more wonderful than that you should be able to balance your body on your two feet and walk without giving a thought to how you do it or t*o how wonderful it is that it can be done without thought. Watch a baby’s ef¬ forts to keep his balance in learning to toddle only a few steps, and you wiU understand that walking seems easy to you because you have had so much practice. The usefulness of the worms may be seen at once when you compare some of the things that they do with those that they are unjustly accused of do¬ ing. They do not destroy the roots of trees and of plants. They eat half de¬ cayed leaves, which they are able to grind with the muscles of the mouth, but they have no teeth with which to knaw. They are useful to man in bor¬ ing through the ground and loosening the soil to make it ready for the fibers of plants to enter. Surface soil is more or less loose, but the subsoil is hard and compact until the earthworms have worked it. Our tallest trees even would soon die if no opening were made by the worms for their root fibers to enter. To keep worm life in check nature has provided the birds, and any one that has watched the robin dine will see that there is no danger of the earth¬ worm supply exceeding the demand.— Our Animal Friends. The private secretary of an impor¬ tant official is a good thing until he be¬ gins to think he is the important offi¬ cial.—New Orleans Picayune. The stars on the United States coin¬ age are six pointed, while the United States flag carries five pointed stars. An Antomobtle Illusion, Swing this picture around swiftly be¬ fore your eyes, and you will see the au- t>mobile go. 8 -VWW'O .VW» -JV.-A SSSSSB THE REALM My FIRST is a preposition. My second means to partake of food. Steamers frequent my third. My fourth is competent. My whole is impossible to endure. No. 3.—Illustrated Rebuses. A. 1. B. A. * 2 . B. A. 8 , B. A. 4. B. A. 6 . B. A. 6 . B. A. 7. B. A. 8 . B. A. 9. B. A. 10. B. A. 11. B. A. 12. B A. 18. B. A. 14. B. A. 15. B. A. No. 3.— A Rhyming Puzzle. Think of a word which rhymes with YOU. Is it a small number? No, it is not a- Is it a sea fowl? No, it is not a- Is it a company of men? No, it is not a-* Is it an herb? No, it is not- Is it a color? No, it is not —— Is it a tree? No, it is not a-- Is it a prospect? No, it is not a-- Is it found mostly in the morsing? No, it is not- Is it another word for a color? No, it is not a- Is it a game of cards? No, it is not- Is it to regret? No, it is not to-- Is it a number? No, it is not- Is it an abbreviation of a woman’s name? No, it is not- Is it to seek a woman’s love? No, it is not to- Is it what all our words should be? Yes, it is- No. 4.—A Puzzle of the Zodiac. 1. The name of the constellation which contains the celebrated clusters of the Pleiades ajid the Hyades, an animal dis¬ tinguished for strength and fierceness, 2. The name of a constellation which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, an animal having crooked horns. 3. The name of the fifth sign of the zodi¬ ac, an animal possessing great size and strength. It is distinguished by a flowing mane and tufted tail. 4. The name of the constellation which the sun enters at the winter solstice, an animal wearing a beard. The initials of these names form a word signifying “a soft magnesium mineral. When compacted, it is called soapstone.” No. 5.—Decapitation. A body sound may hold a mind Of earth and to the earth inclined; A mind which dwells among the stars A fragile body often bars. A tall giant, like a TWO, Erect of whole, face clear and true, Is hardly to be found with ease, If you’re a trifle hard to please. No. 6.—Riddles. Why is the letter T like an island? What Spanish musical instrument will remind you of a fisher’s occupation? POSTAGE ST AMP S AUCTION ♦ This is becoming the popular manner of buying and selling stamps. Send for Free Catalogue of my next sale. GEO. R. TUTTLE 116 Nassau Street,New York City No. 7.—Transposition. The gorgeous trees, beneath a gorgeous sky, Invite ns out, and, where a st' am one by, The sumach becks, with crimson seconds high; From every primal of the fence we two Rich goldenrod and ageratum blue, And passion flowor of tender lilac hue. At the Hardware Store. The brace got married to the bit. Said chisel, “They’re a bore.” The mallet struck the ohisel then, Down at the hardware store. A pair of nippers tried to pinch; The saw, it ripped and tore; The rule, it would not give an inch, Down at the hardware store. The plumb bob, he got hung today. Said scythe, “He is no mower.” The saw, it saw, hut naught d*d say, Down at the hardware store. The scissors tried to walk away; The key, it locked the door; The knife cut in and made them stay, Down at the hardware store. The mattock tried to pick a fight; . The mop, it licked the floor; The vise just kept its jaws shut tight, Down at the hardware store. —Exchange. Key to the Puzzler. No. 392.—Numerical Enigma: Newcas¬ tle. No. 393.—A Hollow Diamond: S E P I C A L G I O L No. 394.—Anagrams: Industry, inad¬ vertence. No. 395.—Word Changes: Mate—1. Sate. B. Rate. 3. Gate. 4. Late. 5. Hate. 6. Pate. 7. Date. 8. Bate. 9. Fate. 10. Kate. No. 396.—Found In the Garden: 1. Spearmint. 2. Catnip. 8. Caraway. 4. Coriander. No. 397.—Central Acrostic: Armenia. Crosswords: 1. drAma. 2. foRge. 8. leMon. 4. whEel. 5. fuNny. 6. knife. 7. plAte. No. 398.—Riddle-me-ree: Geranium. No. 399.—Transposition: Rove, over. Why He Barked. A witness in an Irish court talked so loud that Charles Philips, who was counsel on the other side, said, “Fel¬ low, why do you bark so furiously?” “Because,” said the man, looking hard at Philips, “I think I see a thief!” When a man tells you that he doesn’t tike the game of checkers, you can be perfectly sure that he doesn’t know how to play it.—Somerville Journal. MEXICAN STAMPS FREE. We will give two fine Mexican stamps Free to every applicant for our fine approval sheets of Mexican stamps at 50 pr. ct. 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Also some choice cooking re«ipes and hundreds of other useful and entertainingdevices, including the magic age card; how to memorize dates and num¬ bers by a wonderful discovery invaluable to teach, ers and scholars; deaf and dumb alphabet; some good experiments; etc., etc. Just think of it, of the above free to EACH PERSON who sends only ten cents for a 3-months’trial subscription to our great paper for young and old. All we ask is that if you like the paper show it to your friends or speak a good word for us by way of an advertise¬ ment. This offer is to introduce ourselves to 100,000 new subscribers. If the above supply of games etc. become exhausted before you write to us, we will return your money. But we advise you to write . at once to secure the above. Address— RE ALM'Station A 9 I*oston,Mass • Catalogue, Describing and pricing every postage stamp that has ever been issued by any government of the -world, with illustrations of nearly every stamp. 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Preseut subscribers must extend their subscriptions to receive the free gifts, stating what month last subscription began. Don’t forget the two 2c stamps. Cut out the coupon now ! COUPON No. 51 Dear Sirs: Please send fTee samples and your juvenile publication for three months to— Name. Town. State.. St. or Box.. J ‘ A Bullard & Co., 97 Pembroke Street, Boston, Mass. P hilately may be divided into several branches, or subdivisions, in fact more than we mention in this para¬ graph, and each one is a separate study in itself. There is the geo¬ graphic which refers to the location of those countries which issue stamps. Then the lin¬ guistic which has to do with the inscriptions upon the stamps. Next there is the mathe¬ matical which relates to the money values of the stamps, to the number of impressions taken, what the catalogue value of every stamp should be, based on a ratio of the sup¬ ply to the demand, etc., etc. Then there is the artistic which treats of the design, color, etc., of the stamp. All told, philately covers a very large field of knowledge, and no one collector can ever expect to become an authority on all sides of the subject. But those who are artistically inclined should make a specialty of that phase of the subject, and the mathematician and geographer should turn to other branches of philately which are more to their liking; and in this way the pur¬ suit will become more interesting to all, and new fields for specializing will be opened up in place of the single one which has here¬ tofore been to collect stamps of certain coun¬ tries only. - A set of 9 map stamps is expected from the Dominican Republic. For use in Formosa, a new surcharge is being placed on current Japanese stamps. I T is reported that certain changes in the design of the current revenue stamps is in contemplation at Washington, also that the ground color for all the varieties is to be a dull gray, a shade easily affected by any acid used in washing cancelled stamps. The change to this color will be to prevent the fraud now carried on by professional “stamp washers.” The colors now used, however, will be retained for the figures of the values, so that each stamp will hereafter be bi-colored. The engravers, we under¬ stand, are already at work upon the new plates, and it is probable that the stamps will be put on sale within a few weeks, or certain¬ ly by the new year. The news of the pro¬ posed changes has created an unusual demand for revenues, and quite a little speculating is being done in the high values. If the trouble with China continues much longer it is probable that we shall have U. S. stamps surcharged for use in that country. At any rate a branch post office is to be estab¬ lished at Taku, and various stations are to be maintained throughout China wherever the exigencies of the campaign in the Orient may carry our soldiers. On the transport Warren, which sailed a few weeks ago for China, were H. M. Robinson, superintendent of the post office at Taku, and his assistant, G. M. Hunt. The office at Taku will be known as Military Station No. I, this being the first one estab¬ lished in China. Both men have been through the Cuban campaign in a similar capacity and will make no experiment of the work. The men carry with them a portable post office, that is, ta¬ bles and racks, distributing cases and all the paraphernalia of a well-equipped station. The U. S. post office department employs more men and women than any other govern¬ ment or corporation, and handles the largest amount of mail matter annually. Its rate of postage for the distance a letter may travel in going from one end of the country to the other is also the lowest. The “Scientific American” has made some interesting com¬ parisons regarding the volume of business done by this department during a single year. If all the mail routes in the U. S. were placed in a straight line, the distance would equal a round trip between the earth and the moon. The number of miles traveled in a year is two round trips to the sun. The letters and postals transmitted in a day, if piled one on top of the other, would make a monument 7 miles high. If the four classes of mail matter carried in a year were placed on the ground, they would make a band 7 feet wide around the world. There are nearly 75,000 post offices in the U. S. employing 200,000 souls. It is interesting to know that although the railroads, steamships and electric cars carry mail matter, the stage coach and horse¬ back rider, as of yore, cover more ground than the above methods of conveyance. When the means of transportation is other than railway, steamboat, electric car or pneumatic tube, it is called a “star route.” A set of 11 varieties of cur- * rent South African Republic stamps, ranging in value from to 10 sh have been sur¬ charged V. R. I. Queen Victoria is sovereign over one continent, 10,000 islands, 100 pe¬ ninsulas, 500 promontories, 1000 lakes and 3,000 rivers. THE REALM rr^jyjz^Qyy^s^^rrrc^^ THE STAMP CONVENTIONS. everal large stamp socie¬ ties have met in ‘convention since our last issue of the Realm went to press, and the influence of these gath¬ erings . has already begun to be felt throughout the philatelic community. These annual conventions are the means of stimulating the pursuit to a degree which could not be.reached by any other means. They bring together from every section of the country a large number of enthusiasts; and by the exchange of ideas, and the united action of these organized bodies, great good is certain to result for the cause. They give publicity to the pursuit by the meeting of these bodies in different cities each year, and by the newspaper reports which follow them. In every city where the. American Philatelic Association has met, the local daily papers have made mention of it under bold head lines, and this comment has usually been fol¬ lowed by long illustrated articles on stamps and the societies, in the weekly and Sunday editions of these papers. The general press has then copied from these reports, and the news have drifted over the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The amount ot free advertising which the newspaper press, to say nothing of the philatelic press, has thus given the pursuit cannot be estimated in dol¬ lars and cents, and the result of it is an in¬ creased number of philatelists in all parts of the country. Not only has the convention been the means of thus enlightening the non-collecting community and of making many new con¬ verts, but it has also re-enthused the old members and inspired many a past-day col¬ lector to start afresh and fill up his album with the new postal issues which have ap¬ peared since he last gave up collecting. This year the American Philatelic Associa¬ tion convened at Milwaukee, Wis., August 28, 29, and 30. The attendance was unusu¬ ally large and was made up to quite an ex¬ tent of members and visitors not usually seen at the annual meetings. The great middle section of the country naturally furnished the majority of delegates, and the number of ladies in attendance was strikingly large. At the opening meeting president Toppan intro¬ duced mayor Rose who welcomed the dele¬ gates to his city. The mayor has been inter¬ ested in. stamps for-nearly forty years, and amused the audience by making some sarcas¬ tic remarks about his collection. After the reading of the reports of various committees, Tuesday’s session was brought to a close at one o’clock, and the delegates spent the rest of the day on a ride to Lake Park and the Soldier’s Home. The second session was opened Wednesday morning, and the discussion was principally upon philatelic literature and the seat of the 1901 convention which was finally fixed at Buffalo. The party then adjourned for a sec¬ ond pleasure trip out of the city. The “wind¬ up” on Thursday night was a banquet at which there was much merry-making and the display of enthusiasm by all present, and at a late hour the 1900 convention became only a thing of the memory, and each member went home well satisfied with the three days of fes¬ tivity. Pres. Toppan was re-elected for an¬ other term. While the A. P. A. were holding their first day’s session, the Philatelic Sons of America were also holding their annual con¬ vention at the St. Charles Hotel in the same city. Although they did not turn out in as large numbers as did the older society, they too were well represented. We have also to report that the Sons of Philatelia have just concluded their conven¬ tion for 1900, and that J. C. Miller was elec¬ ted president for the ensuing year, and Geo. W. Davis, vice-president. Then at the Grand Union Hotel in New York City, the Empire State Phil. Society held their third annual meeting from the 6th to the 8th of Sept. Most of those present came from the state, but there were a few from New Jersey and elsewhere, and had the weather been cooler it is probable that the attendance would have been larger. A committee was chosen to forma branch society in New York City, and Syracuse was selected as the best place for the 1901 gathering, 43 voting in its favor, 22 for Brooklyn and, curious to say, only 4 for Buffalo, which of course is to be the cen¬ tre of attraction next year while the exhibition is in progress there.. After the Kansas Phil. Society hold their second annual convention this month in-Kan¬ sas City, and the Southern Phil. Assn, their sixth in New Braufels, Texas, on the 2nd and 3rd of November, we believe the convention season will be over for this year, and that there will be no more news to report on this subject before next July. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE. LTHOUGH users of revenue stamps of ioc denomination or above have been ordered to cancel same by slitting or punch¬ ing, about half ignore the order and still use pen and ink for this purpose. A new value for Peru is il¬ lustrated herewith which is also novel in design, and larger than the average post¬ age stamp. The portrait is printed in black ink, but the rest of the stamp is green. The new set of stamps for Chile does not meet with popular favor. Objection is made to the figure of Colum¬ bus in centre of stamp on ac¬ count of its poor execution, also to the imperfect roulet- ting, and the thin quality of the paper used. There is some talk of another issue, 0 * and should the second new set appear soon, the present stamps will command a good premium. On Oct. first the Indian stamps in Postal Union colors are to be put on sale in all the larger offices of British I ndia. “C. E. F.” (China Expeditionary Force) wall be surcharged on British India stamps for field use by the British forces marching from India into China. Alex Holland, a western collector, has been awarded a silver medal for the best dis¬ play of Haytian stamps at the International Philatelic Exhibition at Paris. It has taken one firm one year and one month to get their supply of Guam stamps which were ordered of the government. A class of collectors who haven’t the money to spend on past issues will commence with the stamps of 1900 and collect those and future issues only. An odd specimen of the J^c black docu¬ mentary stamp exhibited recently cont ained a double roulette running up and down both sides of the stamp. A new 5 and 10 1 stamp for Greece is reported by one of our contemporaries. In 1889 the American Journal of Philately began to publish in monthly installments “A Catalogue for Advanced Collectors.” It has been continued in every number since the a- bove date, and was only brought to a conclu- . sion with the stamps of Zululand in the September, 1900, issue. In commenting upon the work the publishers write: “We can assure our readers that if we had realized eleven years ago what we were undertaking, the Catalogue for Advanced Collectors would never have been compiled by us, but, having started with our task, we, of course, felt it incumbent upon us to complete it to the best of our ability. Those who assisted us originally by sub¬ scribing at the advanced price of $5, may congratulate themselves upon the result of their investment. At that time we had no in¬ tention of producing the mass of illustrations and plates which we have presented with each number, and it may be a satisfaction to each one of the origional subscribers to know that the $5 which he paid us has caused us an actual outlay of somewhere between $2oard $25. We do not begrudge the expense which we incurred as we have probably pro¬ duced a work which will find no imitators, not only on account of the enormous amount of labor involved but also on account of the vast outlay of capital required to carry it to completion.” An addendum is now being prepared to bring the earlier portion of the work up to date, and when this is done the whole will be published in book form, and consist of some 1,000 pages. Not only are all the stamps fully described and illustrated, but all known varieties of counterfeits are listed. No prices are attached to the stamps as in the popular catalogues, and, as the name implies, it is a work especially for the advanced collector. The publishers of the Standard Catalogue anounce that the 1901 catalogue will prob¬ ably be ready by next December. The first installment of advanced sheets are now printed and will be sent, together with the Ml series, to subscribers remitting their $5.- 00 in advance. The price of the completed catalogue will remain 58c. * And still another variety of the South Af¬ rican provisional is the Cape of Good Hope surcharged “Orange River Colony.” A novel use of the automobile is for the collection of mail matter in New York City. Few of us except publishers, who are al¬ ways ahead of time in planning their next issue, are aware that the holiday season is rapidly approaching. With it comes the special holiday numbers of the magazines— the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year numbers, followed by the Washington’s Birthday issue, making four consecutive num¬ bers of special interest and wide circulation. We shall exert every nerve to make the Christmas Realm the paramount issue of the year; and to acquaint all stamp collectors with it we shall mail over 8,000 copies to active stamp collectors in all sections of the country. The advertising rates will not be advanced but will remain 90c an inch, 45c per inch. That collectors like the Realm is proven by the fact that our paper has the largest circulation among stamp collectors of any publication in the world devoted wholly or in part to stamp collecting, and advertisers get the best results who use it in preference to all other publications. A GENEROUS OFFER. This month we make another great offer—The Youth’s Realm three months for 8^ and a free package of stamps, stamp publications, etc. worth many times the price asked for the paper, thrown in as a gift, if two extra stamps are sent us. We do this, in the first place, to gain new subscribers. After a party has read our paper for three months he wants to renew his subscription for twelve more months and thus become a permanent sub¬ scriber. Tn the second place every package of samples we send out adver¬ tises our goods and brings us custom. We do not make one cent of profit on this twelve cent offer. In fact we have thus far lost money at the start on each package of samples given away with a three month’s trial subscription. Rut our returns in the end have more than made up for this loss. If you arenot a subscriber do not fail to make use of ourcouponat once. Tt will pay you from the start , and we will look to the future for our share of the profit. MENTION THE YOUTH’S REALM WHEN YOU WRITE TO ADVERTISERS M ^nniJV taught by mail; new system and till fi I ver y l° w cost * Instrument free. Write for particulars. Stamps on approval at 66-3 p c discount. Union Stamp Eacch., Willimantic, Ct. Different U. S. Rev. 10c. 100 dif Eor.ioc 40 “ “ Post. ioc. 200 “ “ 25c Agents wanted. Stps. on app. 6673 comm. 1.011. O. Brosie, Lincoln & Mayflower, l'itts., l J a. 100 FOREIGN STAMPS, China etc., 5 cents. American Stp. Co.,Itogers, Ark APPROVAL SHEETS. TAMPS at prices easy to sell and 50 per cent, commission. U. S. list free. tTa?lor Stamp Company, 66 W. Tupper St., BUFFALO, N. Y. j ^ DIF I'. U. S., Fine, 8 Cts. /B ■ B 25 dif Canada bill, etc., cata. “™" 60c, only 20c. ioc Confederate, cata. 36c, only 8c. $2.50 U. S. levenue 5c. 30c revenue 3c. 3 Liberia, beauties, ioc. 3 old China 5c. 300 diff. stamps cata. over $3.50, 40c. no diff. U. S., cat. over $1.50 for 35c. Orders under 25c, postage 2c extra. free! J. F. Negreen & 0o°"7b a CHEAP SETS. 4IndiaH.M. S. 15 Austria 5 India 7 Argentine 10 New So. Wales 15 Belgium 8 New Zealand 5 Cliile 8 Queensland 13 Holland 8 Koumania 1’2 Hungary 5 So. Australia 15 Italy 10 Spain 10 Japan 10 Mexico 5c each set. All above, 75c. Circulars free. Wm Leckie & Co., 4819 Prairie Av., Chicago. Approval Sheets. 50 per cent, commission. A BETTER GRADE in books at net prices, DALE STAMP CO. MASS. * FINE STAMPS CHEAP * Hawaii 2c rose. 3c ‘ ‘ 2c brown. 4c New Brunswick 5c green, new,.. U. S. ioc Inland Exchange .ic “ 5c Certificate...ic “ ioc Second Issue .2c “ $2.00 Conveyance.7c “ 25 Varieties.. ioc 500 Good Stamp Hinges... 5c AGENTS. On receipt of a one dollar bill I will send you a stock of U. S. and foreign stamps (many varieties) that will retail for four dollars. Try it! H. K. MOYER, EASTON PENNA. C nB cA i895, fui1 set > s» io ? 25& Ufaiaf^ 50 poon, all unused, only 18 cents, postage extra. CONGO, 1900, new colors, 5, 10, 25, 50 centimes, set of 4 only 28 cents. Approval Sheets to parties who want to buy: but must have ref- erences. jf ran fc p. ffitOWtl 333 Washington St.,Boston,Mass APPROVAL SHEETS H aPER cent, best in S (J THE COUNTRY. TRY ’EM and get FREE 10 var. genuine unused for¬ eign stamps catalogued at 18c. 3631 Davenport St., OMAHA, NEBRASKA. W. S. Rothery Mention the Realm when answering advs. F«OREIGN I- STAMPS for 1 COLLECTORS. A LARGE STOCK. O UR business was established in 1877 and incorporated in 1889. We have the largest mail order and approval stamp busi¬ ness in the world. Do you need an ALBUM? Popular Stamp Albums, fully illustrated, made to hold from 3,000 to 6,000 stamps, 21st edition, now ready, No. 1, board covers 30c ; No. 2 full cloth 50c; No. 3 cloth and gold with extra leaves 75c. Best Stamp Album, large size, No. 1 cloth back and boards $1.00; No. 2 full cloth and gold $2.00. International Stamp Album, No. 13 bound with plenty of blank pages for new issues and stubs in back to prevent bulging $2.50. This album was published to sell at $3.5° and is worth it. Any of above stamp albums sent in U. S. or Canada post free upon receipt of price. BEGINNERS’ In beginning a stamp PACKETS. collection buy as large a variety packet as you can afford. It is the best and cheapest start. 200 different foreign post¬ age stamps including China, Cuba etc., 15c. 300 diff. foreign post¬ age stamps including Philippines, Niger Coast,Transvaal,etc., 50c. 400 diff. foreign postage stamps including Europe, Asia, Africa, South & Central America, 80c. 500 diff. foreign postage stamps including many good stamps,$1.20 800 diff. foreign postage stamps from over 100 different countries and colonies, $3.00 1000 diff. foreign postage stamps 4.75 2000 “ “ <s “ 20.00 After ALBUMS You now want and PACKET. stamps on approv¬ al. We have the largest and best svstem in America, and allow 50 per cent, discount. Write for infor- matron. A FEW SPECIAL CHEAP OFFERS. The best way to make our acquaintance and establish connections with us is to send a substantial cash order. Mention The Youth’s Realm. We shall always send you FREE, after that, our little stamp paper giving valuable information for collectors, and a list of stamp bargains. We now offer the following. Send 2c extra for postage. 20 Italian including I lire and provisionals 5c 25 Belgium “ ifc with Sunday coupon .10 15 Mexican postage stamps ..05 15 “ revenue “ .05 10 Roumania postage “ ...05 4 “ unpaid, 2, 5, 10, 30 1 .05 10 Cuban postage stamps..05 10 Porto Rican “ “ 05 10 Philippine “ “ .05 IO Peruvian “ “ 05 100 Central American only, Nicaragua, Sal¬ vador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica, a beautiful lot .$1.00 1000 best hinges for mounting stamps .... 10 C.H.Mekeel Stamp & Pub. Co., 603-5 Century Building, ST. LOUIS, MO. S UB fl *8^9 Costa Rica unused,5c. iiirll V Mexico 50c, 1 and 2 pesos . 30 1891 Honduras 2, 5, 10 pesos ..30 Sweden 1 set 35 var. cat. over 50c .12 1000 Foreign, many varieties .10 Orders under 25c, postage extra. CENTRAL STAMP COMPANY 1015 Penn Ave.,..Pittsburg , Pa. Surch. on 1900 Japan 5r and is, unused .... *.03 Costa Rica ’89, IC-50C, 6 var. unused ..06 Hayti ’98-’99, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, fine, “ -15 Japan Silver Wedding, 1894, 2 sen “ ....03 “ 1900 “ stamp, used.03 Macao 4 varieties 4c. 4 blank approval books with 100 spaces ioc. Postage 2c extra under 20c. Price list free. H. W. KROEGER, 2517 Addison St.,.'Cincinnati, Ohio. CHINA 1,000 APPROVAL SHEETS holding 25 stamps cat. at from 25 to 75 cts, while they last, per sheet ioc, or 3 sheets for 25c. Omega hinges per 1000 ioc; 3000 25c. E. Q. Koch <& Co Box 497 PEORIA-"" .ILLINOIS. Special Offer in Porto Rico. All unused, except 3c dark blue. Surcharged “Habilitddo” 1S98 y 1899. sm lilac brown .30 2m flesh .60 ic claret .03 3c dark blue .40 3c claret brow n .15 4c brown .12 5c yellow green .15 5c blue 6c orange 6c lilac Sc rose, violet surch, 20c olive gray 40c salmon 80c black Surcharged “Impuesto de Guerra. 2c dark violet .10 2c lilac .10 2c red brown % .08 2C on 2m flesh .05 5c on chocolate .20 gc on im violet .05 5c on imblue, .20 • 5 ° .12 .iS •30 •So 1.50 •os violet surcharge Sc on im blue, red surcharge 1.00 Sc blue green .10 gc on sc yellow green, 1S93 fubilee Issue .50 3c dark green .85 10 per cent discount. CATALOGUE* 60tli Edition Standard Postage Stamp Cata¬ logue, price 58c, post paid,ready about Dec.l. Advance sheets, price $5.05, first part ready Oct. 1st. Scott Stamp and Coin Co., Ltd 18 E. 23d Street, New York, N.Y. STAMPS ON APPROVAL Prices below Scott’s Catalogue and one-half commission allowed. Stamp & Coin Exchange 12 Ann St., N. Y. City. Agents Wanted ! PORTO RICO 3 var of the last issue under Spanish rule, 2 Western Union Telegraph cat. at ioc each, Set of 6 Costa Rica, 5 var. old U. S., ALL FOR 10 c - Postage 2c extra. WILLIAM B. FOZZARD, West F'almouth.Maine. IO Cts. Buying catalogue of coins and stamps for 1900,20 pages, ioc. Selling catalogue, 36 pages, 10 cents. AGENTS WANTED. Stamp & Coin Exchange f I3ann IRewjgorft, F »p« U. S. stamp cata. ioc. or 4 un¬ fit L used Mexico. Stanton’s Philatelic Index, the new stamp paper, with notes and de¬ scriptions of counterfeits, will be sent on trial for 6 months for ioc with either of the above premiums. Address, Stanton’s Phil. Index, 918 4th Ave., Detroit, Mich. Mention the Realm when answering advs. FIXTURES S APPROVAL SHEETS. African Mixture. Contains stamps from Cape of G@od Hope, Egypt, Natal, Orange Free States and South African Republic. 37c per 100. $2.75 per 1000. Central and South America. Contains stamps from Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Colombian Republic, Costa Rica, Esuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, etc. 37c per 100. $2.50 per 1000. CATALOG PRICE MIXTURES. These mixtures contain stamps priced in Scott’s Catalogue at i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and ro cents, each value by itself. Per 100, Per 1000 1 cent mixture.$0.25 $2.25 2 ct u . .65 6.00 3 u u .. 1.00 9.00 4 u w . 1.35 12.00 5 u u .. 1.65 15.00 O u u . 2.15 20.00 8 u u . 8.00 26.00 10 u u ... 3.50 33.00 AUSTRALIAN MIXTURE 15c per 100. $1.00 per 1000. ASIAN MIXTURE Contains stamps from China, Japan, India, Ceylon, Macao, Hong Kong, etc., 37c pr 100 The above mixtures ab contain duplicates, but not many of any one kino. 10 CENT SPECIALS. Brass stamp tongs. ...10c Transparent perforation gaugelOc 5 Blank approval sheets. ....10c 1000 Perfect stamp hinges. ...,10c 500 Mixed U. S. ...10c 500 “ Foreign... ...10c 25 “ African. ...10c 25 Asians. ...10c 50 “ Australians. ... 10c 25 “ South&Cen. Am’n 10c 40 “ Argentine... .. 10c 40 “ Cape of Good H. ...10c 20 “ Costa Rica. ..10c 30 “ Egypt . ....10c 20 “ Guatemala.. ..10c 50 •“ Mexico. ...ioc 20 “ Nicaragua.. 10c 40 “ Peru. ...10c 40 “ Venezuela... .. 10c 30 Varieties U. S. ...10c 5 u Alexandria. 5 “ China. ...10c 12 “ Cuba. ...10c 4 “ French Congo.... ...10c 6 “ Havti.... ..10c 4 Japan 1899 unu ...10c 4 “ Japan Corea “ .. ...10c 4 “ Japan China “ .. ...10c 4 “ New Zeal’d Piet..10c 5 “ Port Said. 10c 10 “- Porto Rico. ..10c 6 “ Transvaal. ..10c Postage on all orders under 50c; but we will use U. S. stamps surcharged Porto Rico or Philippines on our letters. Any eleven ( 11 ) of these IO cent spec¬ ials sent Post Free $1.00. SETS, ALL UNUSED. BOSNIA, 1900. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 nov...10c BRAZIL, Centenary. 100,200, 500, 700 reis ..55c CHINA, 1898. 5r, 1, 2,4 sen.12c CUBA 1890, *, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 mils.30c 1892, *. 1, 2, 3, 4,8 “ . 15c 1894, *,1,2, 3, 4,8 “ . 15c 1896, I, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 “ . 15c Cn U. S. 1, 2,2* 3,5,10 ct.37c 1899, “ 1,2,3, 5,10 ct. 32c CURACAO 1889. 1, 2, 2*, 3, 5c. 10c HAYTI. 1898,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ct... 15c 1899, 1, 2, 5, ct. 10c HUNGARY 1900. 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 filler.+. 10c JAPAN WEDDING STAMPS. Japan, Jap. China & J. Corea 15c NEWFOUNDLAND 1898. *, 1, 2, 3, 5 ct. Royal Set".20c PORTO RICO. 1881, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 mils. 50c 1891, *, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 “ . 12c 1894, *, 1, 2, 4 “ . 5c 1898, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 m. 1, 2, 3, 6c. 17c RUSSIAN CHINA. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 kopecs. 30c Postage extra on all orders under 50 cents Approval sheets 50 p. c. commission sent on receipt of references. J. C. MORGENTHAU & CO., 87 Nassau St., New York City. One Dime Brings Delights. T O test the “Youth’s Realm” as a medium we offer this month—Japan new issue 5r to 20s, set of 10.. ioc. Japan, jubilee, war and wedding stamps, set of 7.. ioc. One dime for either set. Postage 2c extra. Remit in stamps. MATTHEW K. KNIGHT, Boiestown, New Brunswick, Canada nj GCOD way to start a col- /—® lection ot stamps is a var- * iety packet. My jiaekets contain only genuine stamps, and are guaranteed full count, and to give satisfaction. (They contain no torn stamps.) 200 var. all foreign cat. about $ 3 -°° $ .20 800 « u u u 4.50 .50 400 «' u u u u 6.00 .90 500 u a u u u 9.00 1.25 800 u u a u t; 14.00 3.50 1000“ a u u a 20.00 5.00 Stamp “Perfect” Hinges. Price 1,000 10c 8,000 25c 5,000 40c 10,000 65c J. E. Wiedling, 8 ^ 1 :^^^ STAMPS, CURIOS & RELICS For sale cheap. Price lists free. U. S. ’69, 2c horseman 8c. Sea crab 5c 9 Var old Cuba ioc. 2 Fossil shells 5c. Leon V. Cass, Me Graw, New York. Mention the Realm when answering advs. 50c OMAHA 20c. Con- ACKET No. 130 — 25 cents, tains 20 stamps only, but the cata- logue value* is over $1.00, including No. Borneo, Labuan high value, So Ameri¬ can, etc. H. J. Kleinman, G-erm antown, Philadelphia, Pa. CROWELL CROW 500 ALL DIFF’RENT $1.25 post free. A neat cheerful lot, catalogues a- bout $8, in good condition and many new issues, all genuine, fine lot, bargain; many glad they pur¬ chased— 500-- $1.25 Fine stamps on app. 50 p c. Ref¬ erences. 6000 Varieties. 16 Page list free. H. 0. CROWELL, Dept. X, Cleveland, Ohio. M tH ts a w £ o o » A&.OHO TT3EALOHC —— S T AM P PAPERS, —— Philatelic West& Camera News one year for 20c. Prairie State Philatelist one yr. and 6 exch. notices for ioc. Philatelic Chronicle one year for 20c. Bay State Philatelist one year 20c. The Prevaricator one year and 100 different for¬ eign stamps 20c. Dealers, I can give you cheap ad rates on any of the above. Write me. Collectors, send for my price list; it contains rare bargains. J. F. Schosser, .... Savannah, .... Mo. W h h I 00 Very choic £ stamps Sc. 5 old colonial coin * , w 3 S C .- 10 var - coins 25c. 100 sea shells 30. 3 Indian relics 35c. Tomahawk 35. Cat ot rare coin and 5 U. S. stps. 5c. W. P. Arnold, Peacedale.R. _ _ _ _ A IT. S. stamp catalogued at $ 1.00 to LDLLi the first applicant for approval I (ILLi sheets at 50 p. c. commission. 20 Varieties of stamps free to all applicants. . 1b. manib TORKINGTO boNN. 1000 Mixed Stamps 25 cts. 13 Ceylon 45c 13 Denmark 15c 9 Greece 22c 5 Diego Suarez ioc 11 Egypt 20c 10 Finland 15c 5 Soudan ioc 9 Honduras ioc iS Heligoland 45c 5 Hayti 20c 4 Iceland 15c 12 Italy ioc 14 Japan ioc 10 Jamaica 15c 7 Labuan 30c 3 Liberia 40c 20 Luxemburg40c 15 Mexico 30c 5 New Bruns wick 35c 3 New Foundland 20c 6 Persia 23c 10 New Zealand 15c 16 Philippines 45c or all the above for $3.00. W E also offer a genuine set of stamps, the face value of which is over $30.00 for $1.00. Price List Free. Bogert & Durbin Company 722 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Penn. PHILIPPINES ALL UNUSED. 1880 20c bistre.*.$.16 1889 2c carmine. .02 1889 12$c ultramarine.05 1891 10c claret.. .05 1891 25c blue. .25 1892 2JjC gray..... .07 1892 5c green.. 05 1894 2c dark brown.02 1894 8c lilac brown. 05 1894 12£c flesh. 10 1864 15c rose. 25 1896 2c blue.’. .02 1896 10s gray brown. .05 1896 15c blue green. 16 1898 20c yellow.18 1898 4m brown. . 20 lt>89 2£c on 5c blue .05. Postage extra. J. E. WIEDLING, Baltic, Ohio. ET|*PfjJ 10 Diff. stamps free to applicants sending r I vvi for my stamps at 30 p c com. Send ref. Also 4var unused Cuban 3c. , 1 Set 10 Japan 4c. 1 Sets varieties 1900 Mexico 10 cents. A. L. Wise 1067 N. 40th Ave., CHICAGO, ILLS. I jC Stamps free to all sending for my O fine app. sheets at 50 per cent disc. P. M. CHAZAL, Charleston, So. Carolina. Mention the Reat.m when answering advs.