o of Padua jubilee issue now current
in Portugal and the Azores, although good for postage in those
countries, is frowned upon by collectors, as their postal use is a
mere side issue, the chief reason why they were made being for
sale to collectors. There are fifteen varieties, viz., 2-1/2, 5,
10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 80, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500, and 1000
reis, also one 10-reis postal-card. The same stamps are surcharged
Acores for use in that colony.

A. LEWKAWSKY.--There are no reprints of U. S. stamps issued after
1870. If you can buy the $1 and $2 Columbian issue do so by all
means. They are going up in value rapidly. The present $1 stamp it
is said will be printed in some other color. If so, the chances
are that the black ones will advance in price materially.

PHILATUS.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Highest of all in Leavening Strength.--Latest U. S. Gov't Report.

[Illustration: Royal Baking Powder]

[Illustration: If afflicted with SORE EYES USE Dr. ISAAC THOMPSON'S EYE
WATER]

HARPER'S NEW CATALOGUE,

Thoroughly revised, classified, and indexed, will be sent by mail to any
address on receipt of ten cents.

[Illustration: BICYCLING]

This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the
Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our
maps and tours contain much valuable data kindly supplied from the
official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen.
Recognizing the value of the work being done by the L. A. W., The
Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership
blanks and information so far as possible.

[Illustration: Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Brothers.]

Another pleasant ride out of Philadelphia into New Jersey is to the town
of Vineland by way of Salem. The entire distance is sixty-two miles, and
the run can, of course, be made in one day, with a stop at Salem for
dinner. It is pleasanter, however, to make a two-days trip out of it. If
the weather is good and you still want to ride, a run can be made from
Vineland to Philadelphia direct on the third day, though the roads are
not in either good condition or well made originally over the direct
route. The first stage will carry us to Salem, thirty-two miles from
Philadelphia. Leaving the city at Market Street, cross to Camden and run
down to Gloucester, or cross at the So