. St. Nicholas [serial]. otive was first invented by George Trevi-thick. It was a small model made for running on com-mon roads. George Stephenson next invented a loco-motive to run on rails. He wasgiven money to make it by LordRavenscourt. In a competition which tookplace several locomotives wereentered, George Stephensonsbeing one of them. His loco-motive was called the was the pioneer of the type wesee now, and took first prize. The introduction of locomo-tives in the United States pre-ceded its introduction to the con-tinent of Europe, three locomo-tives being sent over in 1829,a
. St. Nicholas [serial]. otive was first invented by George Trevi-thick. It was a small model made for running on com-mon roads. George Stephenson next invented a loco-motive to run on rails. He wasgiven money to make it by LordRavenscourt. In a competition which tookplace several locomotives wereentered, George Stephensonsbeing one of them. His loco-motive was called the was the pioneer of the type wesee now, and took first prize. The introduction of locomo-tives in the United States pre-ceded its introduction to the con-tinent of Europe, three locomo-tives being sent over in 1829,and the South Carolina Railwaybeing laid in 1828. The mileage of construction ofthe United States then began tokeep pace with that of the UnitedKingdom. In 1830 the UnitedStates began to take the lead,which it has ever since main-tained. The United States has betterrailways than any other countryin the world. The largest loco-motive works in the world arek. radcliffe, age 14. in Philadelphia. 90 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [ -A., )iCA)lN6 fof\ HoVE-MBE^ BY ALICE JOSEPHINE GOSS, AGE 16. THE ROLL OF HONOR. No. I. A list of those whose work would have beenpublished had space permitted. No. 2. A list of those whose work entitles them tohonorable mention and encouragement. VERSE i. Margaret I. LarimerEllen DunwoodyAlfred Patmore ClarkeAlberta CowgillEdith TaylorDoris FrancklynEmily Rose BurtMary SwensonEthel Steinhiller, Louisa F. SpearJessie Freeman FosterPhilip StarkMary Clara TuckerKatherine AshbyBessie WhiteMarie J. HapgoodTeresa CohenMaude N. WhiteFrank P. AbbotHarold R. N orrisBeth Howard VERSE 2. Sue Dorothy Keeney Ora Ringwood Horace Hotchkiss Holly Bert Durden Katherine Kurz Mark Curtis Kinney Delia H. Varrell Kate Huntington Tiemann Rebecca S. Rutledge Agnes Churchill Lacy Mildred Quiggle Helena Marco Alice Braunlich Elizabeth Q. Bolles Ruth Reeder Harriet Evelyn Works Walter Miilvihill Bertha C. Herbst Mary J. Wooldridge Elizabeth Lee Miriam C. Gould Mary Yeula Wescott Helen
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