The Halfpenny Marvel, Vol. 5, No. 109 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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Horatio is uow convalescent. You remember his sad mecident last week, of course? He resuined work at our offica to-day, aud at the present moment is employed——. “Ugh! yah! Who stuck that drawing-pin in my choir? Pimple, was tha¢ yuu?” ‘No, boss,” replies Horatio Wellington, with that childlike look and smile of innocence peculiar to him. “Sita little further off in future, Pimple! Who is gigahug behind that door? It is Crackers (junior office-boy), laughing at other people's misfortunes. Come here, you young reseal! What is that you are cating? A carrot? No; it's a saveloy.” To punish Crackers fer being merry when I unknowingly sit on pins, I lovk up bis saveloy; but after a quarter of an bour, as J find three stray cate and four dogs from the street smelling round the desk which contains the precious treasure, FE am obliged unwilliigiy to restore it to Pimple's junior, Deh. the src hasn't gone yeb! Very good suggestion this, isn't it? "Dean Sin,-I think a great deal of your paper the MLarvEL, ft is traly a marvel of cheapness; but what I] want to say is, thal af you would pub a competition in your paper somewhat hke this -viz., that exch competitor should put kis name ou a slip of paper and then on the corner of the envelope he sends in, avd enclose a penny stamp, and then put all the slips in a hat, and then let Pimple pick out a slip with a competitor's nang, aud send hii: a postal-order worth thres-fourths of the stamps eent in, and keep the other quarter for your trouble, for I think you deserve it.—I am youra truly, G. McA.” Yremendously exciting, no doubt, a competition of this sort would be, but anything of this kind ia now illegal. This is why one never sees competitions of the nature of a lottery in & poper at the present time, i eres yy Last week, T believe, we promised to give the names of those who sent she best answers to the four questions which appeared on this page a few weeks ago. Owing to the great number of answers we received, we have found is au ext emely dificult matter tu ferret out the real best. But the task having after many weary days been accomplished, here is tho reault: 1, Best short letter explaining the way in whioh ghosts aro made to appear by means of mirrors? On the whole, as the senders of the most excellent letters, we hove decided to award one-apd-sixpenocs ¢o Myr. Marry Shomgon, 33, Seafield Road, Dundee, whose letter contained a clever and meat diagram; and Mr, John Gittins, O1, Union Street, Wednesbury. Letters will appear iater on, . Following are highly commended: Mr, H. Miller, Mr. Arthur Bowen, Mr. J. Kent, junr. Following letter, which we received as well, gives a cheap and gensible way to make a ghost appear by means of a mirror. Et is not from one of the prize-winnera, as you might BUppase : “The best way to explain the way iu which ghosts are made tO appear in mirrors is for a person to stand in front of a mirror and cover themselves over with a sheet, and the form will then be reflected in (he mirror. —Yours truly, W. U.”’ Linugh! Funny, isn’t 16? 2. Best description of an Indian (Wuited States) costume? Tu answer to this we have been favoured with several long discourses on the habits and character of the American Indian. One-and-sixpences go tu Mr, Alfred G. Gardner, of Red House Farm, Stoke Bishop, near Bristol; and Recruit Private James W. Scrivens, # Co., Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham. Mr. A. Shackleton and Mr. James Roy are highly com- mended for their answers to this question. or <2 es re }. Short letter stating tha necessary training and kit for a stoker in the Royal Navy? | One-and -sixpence to Mr. A. BE. Rockett, seaman, H.M.S. “Widfire,”” Gunnery School, Sheerness, whom we thank for the most complete hat of necessaries. ‘Tell your friends to order their copies early. ’ oar p ‘ 14 z, : 4 4 7a t cn re 2 MAL 4 jr. 4. Best daily diet for rabbits. = | This question, to use a rather vulgar but expressive term, simply “fetched ’em.”” Letters came pouring in, sod it was here we had most difficulty in finding the buss, One-and-sixpences are awarded to Mr, BE. W. Aca, 3%. Chetwynd Road, Southsea, Portsmouth; and Mr. # J. Crane, 16, Sixth Avenue, Manor Park, Essex. Highly commended are as follows: Mr. Alfred Soyi., t. G. Baddington, C. Palmer, W. A. Denis, {o 4. Charles, T. B. Thomson, A. Strongriss, E. Elis, 1. ° Barker, Alice Longfoot, R, W. M., P. E. Bower. “UF 4r\ CHRISTMAS PRIZES, seven-and-Sixpence, Five Half-Crowns, and Fo: “ANSWERS” Patent Fouatain Pous, Ali hava 2 Chance, Eleven Prizes im a. Thia is what you have todo, As nexb week's wanihes = an cxaveplionatly good number, having buen produred a! 2 ot cost, we want it to be as widely circulated ag possifle. more people may become acquainted with our litle hol. boak, As soon a3 you read thia go the raund of all wer fo. who do nat take in the Mauve, and get them ie qn... to buy a Christmas Number, which wil] be issued te thr po December L1th (Wednesday), dd., 08 usual text Wedneslay, when our Grand Christmas Naso &ppeurs, go round again to your acquaintances, aud wee od they all have the copies they promised to buy. hat beng a! right, Just ges them to sign their names an a sheet of prado which you should carry about with you, under a declaration. such as this: “ Although Tam wol a subseriber to dhe bass PENNY Marver, Library,’ got L have purchased a copy of ii+ Christmas Number." Worward, then, ali your signatures to tha Editor mi ii - Manven, 24, Tudor Alrect, London, E.G, Envelopes ohn. ibe marked in the top lefs-hand corner “Compotition.” 4 (4. competition we rcly, of course, on the honour af all our ten tie. 4 4 word sbout next week's story, which, as you proto) + have already observed, in written by Me. Frankiyn We ju and Professar Butler. Do you hke “ The Phantom Blown, i.” this week? Well, next week's stary will beat that deco All readers of a acientific turn of mind should study i¢ car ‘rity. But to others it will be quite interesting, Woes not the ih, “Vhrough Marth, Sea, and Sky," make you wonder what .v« ij can be about? Then “Dick Danvers, the Young Veuve quis,’ one new and original serial story, by, Mr. (ul Heathcote, author of “The Seapegrace of Swishall Sele" and many other stories, which begins next week, you 5 !! without doubt, like very much. Readers who have wees asking for & school story will be glad to know there wis by something of the school clement in “ Dick Danvers.” A good many readers, without doubt, will be sorry «9 wall that next week’s MARVEL contains the finish of thab goo! .'4 story “ Under Nelson’s Fleg,’? which hag had such a leony su inthe Marven. But the author will not deger§ us altoge:)° He is now engaged upon a complete story for our paper, wi 1: will appear in due course. And now, just reminding you iii the Christmas Number—the Marvex (No. 110)—is ows wot nesday, December lith, T will close my “Speak.” ae Ae a me mt te a te er re ae eee = es wees. GHRISTMAS NUMBER, det: Special Story. THROUGH EARTH, SEA, AND Sk’. Gy Prof, BUTLER and FRANKLYN WRIGHT. NEW SERIAL COMMENCING. Next week, splendid CHRISTMAS NUMBER of tha “MARVEL,” produced at great cost, but which will be sold at the usual price, $a. Hy . % ‘s COMICAHOOKS.COnn