Opened, it looks like an ordinary crate--only made of iron instead of
wood.

It has a baseboard to which hinges are attached, and if desired it can
stand against the wall to hold the bicycle when not in use.

[Illustration]

For packing and transporting it is joined by straps, and would seem to be
a very useful invention.

G.H.R.




LETTERS FROM OUR YOUNG FRIENDS.


DEAR EDITOR:

I am a subscriber to THE GREAT ROUND WORLD, and read it with
great interest every week. In No. 13 of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD,
you published a picture of the iron statue of King Arthur by
Fischer. Last summer we stopped for a short time in Innsbruck,
and I saw the said statue in the Cathedral of that city.

There was one thing which puzzled me considerably and I know
that you will be willing to explain it. Why was the fleur-de-lis
placed on the shield supplied to the statue? I can't see what