U is the Umpire, to whom they all shout,

V is the Voice, in which he cries "Out!"

W the Wickets, our land does not lack 'em,

X is their Xcellent keeper—friend Blackham.

Y is the Yorker, that's fatal to some,

And Z shows the ending has really come.


The Great Ferris Wheel at Chicago Exhibition can "complete a revolution in seven minutes." Valuable this in Paris. No military required.