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CYCLOPEDIA
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PUZZLES
BY
SAM LOYD
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TUB LAMn COMI'ANY
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SAlI LOYD
PREFACE
The Cyclopedia of Puzzles prcS('nts to that )<'gion of people.
)'oung and old, who delight in puzzit"soiving, !l comprehensive
collection of puzzles gnrnered during many years of pleasant
I.nbor in the fields of Puzzledom. All the of modem I)m.zlc
creations. ns well IlS those of ancicnt origin, tfll:,'CthCT with their
solutions. art' J,!"atilcTl'(j ill the CycloPNlin.
Almrn.t e\'cry )>age lUay be regarcil'u as a lit tit' family puzzle
dep.1.rtmcnt in jtSt,lf. containing' as it dO<'$ a varidy of puzzles,
simple and difficult. mathematical nnd otl\t.'rwise. A lover of
puzzles browsing through the whethrT hI' IX' the veteran
solver or the youngster who is just beginning to ngitatc his grey
matter with riddJ.:s and won) puzzlt-s. will find ubundance to
ft..'(:(\ upon.
Puzzling is a )"Istime of wry an('ient growth. rich in historical
associations. ami embrncing much that is ronmnti(', as well
The Cyclop('(iill. abounds ill t classical tidbits
which. oollectinly. glYC us as true a hi..t:ory of the art and litera-
ture of pU1Jjedom as ma)' be wfitten.
I hayc always trcated and oonsifiefed puzzles from an educa-
tional standpoint. for tite reason that thcy constitute a species of
mental gymnastics which shafpt'll the wits and t rain thc mind to
reason along straight line$. As a school for cleverness and
ingenuity designed to make of stud} a recn:ation, and as an aid
to both schol:!r and teacher. I dCflicntc this work to the school.
children of America.
, SAM LOYD.
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NOTES
Th., of rontain.. tl'l"l'r 5.000 PUWt'>l, lrick!:<. conlln-
riddlC'1, ("Ie .. of "hich about 1 ,000 are ilIu,;trated.
Rolulious to Ihl' are print .... ' in the 1",,1 [>Ilgt's- fron> 1):.It" 910 to
1),1gt' 3lH in ('oulK'CutiH' on' rr. Tu Ii",] the ;;o[ulion of a ]lUule turn tu th,'
!IOlution tlml nule allhe top the nllmber.! uf tl ... puzzl .. l"'If"'; to "hid,
tht-), apply. Il "ill then 1)(' .... impl" mattl'r to lQl-'ale the Wlllthl-nrtn
lOIulion. Fur ('\"oml,I,,: The lint ..ulution !I-W. M 1I0t ... 1 al i18 t')II.
'0 Iluules IIp' ..... ring 0" 7,8. II. 10. II, h!. ami U.
Mlluyof th .. d,nrudt'fl lind wort! PlIl.l'.!e!I Iht' hook art' IIl'Wrn-
pani('(1 hy Ilwit :;olulioll' eXII!'("'i('({ in .!'impl\" cipher: tJ.I,,1 h, Iht'
] .. tk'N 01 the al],hahel art' n'pn' .... by uuwbt-rs In "rd .. r.
For inl>tlln('<', til<' "ord would be l"xprrt ...... 1 hy :), tj, S,
l 'l, I';, 16, :;,l, I), I.
Such puzzleil as lire by thrir 'UUIWCI1I an: not tlupli('lItl!'(1 in
the Mllution pugC$.
A PRIZE OFFER
A ntunh('( 01 IllIul .. ! in the book have !>ceo .o;elc<:ied Il.'I "Pril:e
Pul:des," !Ill of thdr !IOlulioll.'l Me withheld,
A prize of one hundred ($100) dollars will be IIwa!'lI,d lu
who in the 1)(,,1 M't ul AnsWers to tl"",,' " Prizl' I'uzzle_i" before
the first of January, 1915.
A of I,h(' rout .. st Iks in the fart tlmt l,,,d. ""h'(,T must iu Ill<' flrllt
plnn' di,'i(.'t)\'('T \1](' Puzzle ..... "hich can be id"n\ifiLoU through tIl('
nh>lellC(! of tlll';r 80 Jo nol writ.... amI II..sk whid, I\.r('. '['hut
for you to find out.
A! th" l"\'lIdcr pJ"OC('O..:b through the book h" mnkl' nolM (If
puuil'll II." he lu.ve nn gin'" 5Olutiotl.'!.. If compktc, lhllt "ill be
tl,,' of "I'riro(' I'UZ:dL"ll,"
There arc no conditions attacbed t n this prize offer other than
that. conteSlanl's soluti oDs must be senl collectivdy- the answers
10 the complete set of " Prize Puules" forwarded in one envelope,
and posted not earlier thi n December I, 1915, and not liter th:m
January I, 1915, addressed to SAM LOYD. New York Prest Club,
New York City"
If ,'n" d<l notsuCttl:'d in ..... nring aruro;(,TlI to ,,11 of the ,. I'ri7.('
he tu M'nd in your elTort.,;, fnr II. numbrr of coulpli.
mClItlll'Y pri1.4!S \\itl he I\wlltdNl among thOSE' who rauk hi"hclIl in thl'ronh'!;!.
The first prize of $100 will t o the author of the best received.
&-5t I1I1'IIn5 IJ;-o$t from every ,XJoISihlc standpoint, ('t)rrt'l'lnC'M, "'dlu!tl of
c:\IlT(''IIOion, ttl'.
Mr, Loyd will personally superintend examination of 1111 answcn.
T o 1)(' "IiSibll' \0 I'll teT this cont""t it is nol l\1'N"''':' ry ,,, 0\\ n out right Il CUllY
of lhe Cydopedin of Pozzle,," Several members of" fllmily 1Imy O('ud in
their indi\"idunl pnpet"il while worJcing from the !IIImc volume.
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Propooiti.,.,: Call 7"" mark o!l .octlr 50 poluuo
My chum and l ... uking in tlx (lqflCt'S,. An lri,h,""" would al. .\cronlingly. '1'P!'!;"<1 pol;.
>ide iho .... the "'h .... d;I\'. "h."... .."" -sc the mtItI ... bik the o.brk ician ... ith--. ,10" bwy<'r ....,th--,
5uuck ,,",,,, the man u ..... a. th. i.'lqd i, in f ..... . h>.t tht ,luctut "'ilh --, ,he jl1'lf;e
tqUal1: t pm< in tht "",101,. T .... .t,. maltcr of lu\ ""cry .".... had ",;11> - - , the ""i1,1 .... ill, a -
.. en len l,nlc ,!unomlb "h,<h yuu WI< .. h;d, kqtI and" -. -, tilt g;,."l.kran.d h .. --;-
10 1"'01'1, .,.." ... ,.h t... .... !W1.. .hnn (rum .,nninl:_ In .h.,,- tlm ..01 -- .. nh --
Tlu: man Aid tak( Q nun,. tbm.... Un Y"" 410 ... bow "'c might h>,.. Iond:n l>O.ny .. "h --, d ).')'.
.. Y"" Ii" at a cent a JI'fft' uMlliUOml ma.Jo: uaaly 50 paint>. an<! .,.0Il a man ""'Ih "--, Ibe cal w"h --.
as )'OlI pka>e. Ad,1 up (b. Maggie OJ,,,, cigar WIth,. gold land the drinker ... "h --, .h.ql:""l,'IP"
numllt", on "n ,"" ",.n .kat)'tlll Il'OUn,\ It' .. ith --, \"" ...... Iman ,,-n" .--.
koock out and ,.'hm . he s"m alll!JUnlS .b. ",ilot with. --, the Ikto,i"
1.0 o",,<lly 50, ud'h<r I1IOrt 00. 1",., Pulile ,,' the lumllll "'ilh .. - ., the d",.,,,,.kn with ..
1011 j!tl .. Oine .i/:- r.t" bUnk '" be filinl ,,'i,h a --, an,IIIO"'" wilh lhe --.
ar ""," a.:old bond. worlh. 4 .... '1<" ... ,,1"11 o;,.!injl" in ;..,-c:. Du, in .p;" of all hi. tlrM" ' 0
Ou. '''''''''y l:aYC 001 Wt ..\t Ih.' lim" of thte --, .uWI)" ,,,. """'" PfO(lIo ob-
lraml'd how 10 win. and nolic.d ,I.., ittman. "Iwrn "" """ slwuld . j<ct<:J"" .. onJ::ly 10 hi' __ ,,.,
th,u lot. 01 proplo di,ln'l .n,,>1<. Ally <1.... 01 ,,,. --. J'I" up a .L
mort MaK/(lc CI",., ,h"" we ,Ii,I, :o'.n in hi, -, pul ,h 11"1 ,b.y arpli I,u UI. - 1M - .....
,.b. man who fU" ' lit' bu .. "",. ,h.1 "ilb----------l",,,'.1 n(}fl. h. ",,,,J.i p r Ji,,!; by .. hich ,hoy
be ,ji,I,,, ,,_ f'COI'l. ,iv. ,ooJ _ wall. withuul eithor I'I/&lI I"", in,,, - or
k' th.i. 1"C'djc'!i.co n,," \oor Ill" _. a _!
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TIlt (hil.l"", It .. ..., work! all of
IMIr nan," into a Jl3ld,.
quill pI.I .. "'hi<h they are Koing
to p ...... nt 10 t(acIlcc. Com.
tn('1K't VI'rn-rtoer )"011 pica,", and K"
fmm 1QIl"'. 10 "loa..." And ..,e htl'"
mall, lame. rot! (;m di$Cf)"c,. Il'"
1'"""'1:.1 S. I", <'Xan1pl., a; >bolO."
by tho Ii ...... "'" ca" ' 1><11 N"AN"CV,
but whtn you find all of the OIM ..
you ...,U know j""l how rmny odrol.
.... ,,"",I 10 thi. "",,001 io Puule-
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Sammy" Shlch.Boot
,11:11 "Il,i, 1"11<1' .. ' hich oJ.,""ril",,!
Ih;, 1',<Utrt:
:.1'. S,_I walll'" uv thaI Ih. r.",
'hili}> I ']i,1 .ftcr I,,n: ... a. t"
to ,Ilt o .. ,! r I,,,u,,! ,11.1
,he ',"'}' 111lI' h""et au,1 ",w,
lit <I"",, 1<1 ']'.'1' i, I
y"u m pinut<' 1 '''all,' <>r Ih,,",, thty
....e..., lJlIIg m thte ixlrnyu,1, 1
I'd Ihc:m 1""1:" . ..."d th.y ''''vet
nKW."<l. II,, row ... I,,<h h.,1 ..
pi<'Ce of CM"'inJ,:' gum '" ,,"oulh .
;mil 10 ht ct't1ain Ihat the hor",
..-ant de.,1 IIK,lIn,,! An,1
Y"" (""I:],t 10 ..... tl!eln to)
lho-ir foci'
p, S-Do)"<"lll hu",
,Ih( f""""IJ rn.t.Kician. u<ed
h" n..",.,ry by gl.ncillJ:
on an,j the" ,,lIing
ho-.. many thin-.:. he C'-'UJol =.11
hariDg ..... n dll.ing a OJ!<' ""nul.'
'nop<!C1iorL He oairl ...... t
wenl through tlxo '''''rld ",,!hool
hOOting a"J'thing. Di,1 Y"" 1IOIice
the m<IOfl in my It lipp<d
'M "''''''1:" way! 1"" """", .hnty
tih_ In th" left, I 01...,,.. lhal nlWtl
to make fun 01 I\.no: ,he wmt. I
an,! .p.->n abOo.ll 'tM f\e(q
ckmdo bo.'hin'llhe mOl."," 111k) .oer
MaN "I doud_ ,he """'" I
The moon i. alwayl behind tl ..
cloud., but 1 dr<w ;1 to n,.,kc h
"""I.
P. ,k<td,c:tl """'" hop ,';n.
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a",1 what .&11 ""It bNns,
"'" do )'-'" kn.,,," 11<110 to ,.U "h"-'h
are ,h. h,,1' .. "''' Hop 'me_ al-
.. a)", ",und '0 til< Ioi,. while
tl.,, ",)',.,." twi I nIIlnd ta til< rirhl.
'too karn of thing. i1I the
<""n y
I' S, - n... Smith 1>0..- o<u rto,"",
I"' .... 1 ul.:ed hi"; 00... m.ony
I.., II",ughl ... ... k lard.
""unW ... hn>Od of _
"" IIliJ '.\en." I .11"" ,old hun
! I_I.-. d'.IIl" lay 0ft'I. A
, .."..k IS" a ",n,l..."..,.
'Yuun'lighl
1 n well ..... h 'w r.l.I.n, <1tI:5
doe-:o """"trr I",. aUI Smith) .
.. a <It)" ,!:urn]> .. !hi ,]0,,., kDOW
101. of ,hltl,...
I'. S.,-I)o )"<>1' that thi<b!n
lhe do,' bon. do ! k""""
II' ft dull" h'.,u"", a ,.",,', have
wh!le lip to htT tail, 1/ a ,al
My h!""k on 11.. at 311. ,I.., II]>
r.r her \atllS whiir .r a <!<>g
I"", IllIy ... anywl>trl", Ihe IiI' "f
h .. w..! .. ill !.or ... 111:"'. \""'" .........
... , .... aohll'kM hy mtlOD.
!'lI:hl II' )'<lll' hie. n". !l,,1 p,u
.... a hen "'Ih ... l Did you
Ihink or ,hat I
1'. 5.-1 <Itt\\' thi. pioturc: 10 """
if )"(111 Oan II!!"''''I. the
be,wn a h". (>r a o:lW goWng
up; 1",1 talking alr<1"t ,h.:il chkrn.
<;,n you 1.11 "'loy il i. like" farmod
un )."" \l'll that J1 i. ... larg<'
(l; an ...rmy
do Y"u ..... ) \\hy d<>H II ,orn'nd
you of Ih. W" ""'n? porn
(lr a """,n"", do Y"" / What
"r ... \\'lw.t p.art of a will?
\\ hal P"'rt of a ne.,,]k Who,
.h""IJ II by ... th. \able/
\\11"'1 .Iot <lor. lhal chi<km >how
thaI i. Show the ""'''''
of a rioYT. ,b_ nickn..",... .........
lInnj/ on ... anal .. ",\ JOIn uf ... \able
1'. S - 1 .. on1 ""il 10 $tt
lOll <In. ... ,'''' Imrx :0.,,,1 row l<1ting
on 10 lho-ir htt.a1l'\C I ...
p<,-.;on it .. 10 '" the Ct>ctntry 10
Ita,." that a ho ..... 1I .... y' ,.;,... bQw
rnd ul' 6r ... ,,hile a ro ... op
_I<m tnd 6 .... ,. Th. Iit,1 110,.,., &n<I
,,,. ",.",t h,w., lit."" II> gt". lip rut
.... y. "" art, ",wlullung artcl
.11 "ti, .. lml. h.."..... and COW> did
..",. .... th';r parmts.
Hm: ;. aftOI.her ItaiI Rw.d
which .. pretty rnathe-
"",Uc&l pnnnple and at .......
tLlnc p<Illlu .. monJ and adorns
.. tale .tuch an mllh! pood ... nYU
1.0
-I am utisfif<1 that ...... co ...
b.,'e II\Im! ........ th.:l.n the .. ve .. s"
man." ..,I,Loqu,ud Caay. III hfII
phllOl<>l'hi<:al. way. "My 01-.1 \mil.
die was on the long
tho othn day, plaetilly 1001"01: Into
the ..Mn ,he SI"td Ihe
lightnIng UplUl. JUSt la'":,, the
'm:rh 01 t be b .. a'''r from the
en at a n,nety,m,le a ..
hour clip_ Now, Ihe did not "'allo
the forty .. part of ..
1e>ru1 ,n odie .pt<:ulatwn. Ihe )o.t
"",,10" duh IOWaN' the ad"anClng
In,," laved hr.1'S('1f hy the nar
row m3rgin of olle loot ... if
lhe IuId foll"w",\ Ih" hum,," in
Itin"! of runn,ng oway from tll.
ullin. three IlIcl>w of he.. r ..... would
have hem caught on the
, ,It .ouI'" t.. .. great (hulB u tome
p.DCTaStmaton, wbo !lever tlllI make
up tile" .nllld. OM way 01' the OIMr,
....... in the 1'O"'t>"" of my
old bnndkt to .. , 00 they hid to
t hink qll,rk'
" II is I pMt)' 10 _kon
the pt of that (Uw. Gnd 10 uU ""W
I ... obe wU mn,hn, [1"Otn lhe mid_
dle 01 Ihe IonJl bnd8'l? Can )'Oil
ftJurc ;1 ou,'"
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A IMm for SC<>kl!n,. buk'nnil read.
W,II lin .. bt III JOOd people
,,..,,
A Ch.uactff 10 buto. that none
",., "pitivt would call th<1. "'"'
Ra!.I-Li ...
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A ve-l rc, ... rvd will Ihe
luj1hHt l"'illt. and a child'. 10)'
Pol-till'
Spell ..."OTd with k'lIffJ'
To Love Itu,n.
Why;, a ... alch 111<6 a ri,'u' De-
UU$ll il doem'l run lon, .... thout
""rulinl/.
" JtlUJUS.
1>Iv 6m.11v iu:1n (>f bcmeM II"I<k
WhoM! ".di('1IIuol),
RIII"ho-n "IlI of ita be-ad btTclt .
It ,hell becorllft a theft
C"phet- An, 1'1.16.5.3.21,12 .
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CO!lCI!.A.l.ED GEOGRAPHY.
H It i< lhe< toclirl of tlw a"",ml.
thaI bcolOO . souls soo.. t o i<lnmb of
the \.ol......t
H. He h,.. my R. N. u a monO]-
g ... m on a!l hI>
36. Ie broughht III'lIC!S to Hannah.
antelnpes 10
31 A P,yche;n mII.Ll<: b clorod
if a!in.
.Ia. I am h., ,wp;d
J'>. oan', t.ll .. re
"",nle'l. from a .... en
1n .,!u,.-ti,,1l' th, hahyju,nl"
en. r IOdju","" tho bah}', '" wi ,I
Idloul (A coun' ry.) .
41 The calmOS!. man IS IIOmtli\llel
i.ale (An i!ilano:l.)
H '\""y Ilwy .. enl and o'c'
..... opun
4J The ... k. must al
one od...,.1<
. W <)U\d }'(IU hid I rO'Ii' or 0>:
bury thoi. dead'
Wlut do you <:all)l.
A hor3..:anwr. 1 call him. {A
eIIU1Ityl
Tho only animal taUn _ a
KAnpmo. (An ioJandl
41 'fhc, mom""" I w;o.]kod I ...
Ih_ """'"' _ tm, bedpooU
After o:ingml!; a "1<"
0 ooIdiu. ) ....... boofy. (A
49. Thoo OJ,bbeway ...-torr<! ADd
tho: M<>5qIIlIO Ifd on
In T1v,.- mllde a
bul ah. of no a"ail (.\ terrilory.)
$1 \'(111 ahoul<l. _ 1'"..,... Rosa
enlomological ,pcri_ in,,,
her
S! !lnornt.. a mrm-
,ng p"n a .ITai.
5J Kinl William wrote a lett.c:r
UI R humer.
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A REBUS.
Fair pn>ml-t 10 belle-.
lIy /;"'1 "l"'" h ... luvor,
And muoh I lht.1 no ,Iarl<
doo(b
Atound Ih. pair m:ly hover
S_t IlMoy ge it 1""
01 "",I >he has mv-.i,
0.. loearmg 011 Innly pnw
n" .. many have RlCkOOt'oI
An(l ...,.., my I'll ronrlu,le,
AM you'll 11<>1 me
II...... ""I I .. v .. v..,..'
lily .. Ide r&i.""",," IS.
Cy!''- An. .. I. L 19. 15.
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Wbat jlUd<1,njl; makes the belt
.... 'k.ler goo<! .
T,,,"...,,,t Nt. hi. <I"I! WIth him,
be- wenl not behtnd. nnr (>fI
one ri"" or him. tbm wlton:= did. l>o>
ItO' ()nthf:Mh ... "de.
Wby ...... .. 'i lhe """,I .. icked
m.o.n t hat ev ... Ii",,], U"".uoe Iv
brok<! all l he lmm"ndmCltUI 1\
un.'1!.
Why a .... ..... Malers
,liIf ..... nl lrum olhe.
Bocau ... ,t W('In' l dQ {n. th,,,n 10
<'3<'1< up tMir Jl'>O'I<
Why;' A 1m],}, lih wheatl Be-
cau""" .1 " 6 ... t o"",U.d, Ihon Ih ....
anJ (lno!ly l>eCooln tho nf
Ihr l;>mily.
On ... hat 1.<4 d ..... \"<'l.n noVet
Tbe mi'lle<oe
Wbl ,. between a
hungn' ..... n an,I a j(lull"n/
I"'>go 10 til an.I Ihe "Ib ... 1110
.. ,
11... lilt palh of dUIY/
Thmugh Ihe II"" .
Wh, _",,,,M lurtles be JlIt.ood'
fiay,"" III a han! < .. .
Wh" <1>",,\0-1 y ..... .... I p>d
uampl ... Bueau,. younR men_no
10 apt \(I 1,,110.. I""'"
WhY slIoul<l maJe .u ... oid
lboo A' lleo::>u .. ,t mateo
_0 rnt""
Why ""un OK be
lion" ..
it (00015) e,..,'Y on ... ho tna ,t
Wbv g. '- dursl,1e than.
cbu",ti bell. lle" ... dte. ,I hal
!wen toM (toll'dl ... Ie .. times i,
""""' "" '-
Whv i< 1",I"n,1 10 b-o"",
, hi- _ntry ,n thi- ..."ld>
B<"<"au"," It. r.o.rnlal \I al .. a)'. <lOIIh
IInR (Ouhhn).
Why .hou!d Y"" ne,'n 10:11 a "'#on
UI ub " bf\ck ..:--al/ Rtc.u!lt. if
I
''''' do, h.'11 he likely to take al
I'Ont.
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IV Bn,] R,."'.]' Ar
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ttlU '. :,,"',.,-.\
II"" I >eyde paths ni Li,o
",,'," ,. l",,"){ I,),
Ih.ol m,ght be ,1(>ne
Iv ,ml>"l1 ;rn "moh 10 many
papilla' ft>UI(:O /"r l><-ndil QI
Ih'"", ... n.le h,' I"" wb",,1 or Bulo
iI inl<'nded to",...,d "n
tJ ha ... h "V",.", ."d
IIni&t' lin.-. mto """ ... ,
01'1 'Iud",,", lhe ,:>alic;!}u. f.nod .... ho
_It.o-r Il,...rt-u,,turing ....",..1 u.:h
1<> tbru ..
o ""'*' Ul-<ICOlJ. IS ,,<-I
... , hut "leA i< a 1fO.xl ""e. and
Q<Ida tho!
. ""'h 3 1'T<:lty puule ,n"
,ally &o:'Id.-J
no. m8p 01" ' .. , '...."Iylh..,.. pm-
"",,",1 Itot .. , f tht S""e u!
,......"..c<"ted I"II11tr': of
moore or 1_ arti<t;' '-):1>. The
prohl<-III .. " "er; >nm!,le 0""
I1>HWy .ta.t on ;om-..". "".,. outin&
aDd Il" Imn' Ph,I.MII''''. 1<1 En".
p.u.ng 1hmll)/1I of Ih
Cil,e. l,ul On.' an,!
0''''' .--J ThaI 1> mIl
lhe .... to il. TI,. cit;", ;,rc nulll,
bn-ed 00 .. to onohlf: ... W deo.
their '<lUlts by a &e<!.uen"" of
tigur<:> I" Ini. "'I' u ...
of Ihora by Ih.
".,hurl.,' my," P"'"l;.t<. cl,' ," onll
d"p<'II"",l wlIh. J"'I the ..
",,,,,bn,,
K'I an _",we. by K,ving Ihe
ocqutn<c "I IOwn. ""N".I Ihrough
..... .... "' .....
lI"rc it mnulMr ""'"y hicydc
... h'oh ... 1'.... 1 .",1
biz t..n iii'! OIl 11,.1 ""ne <1nu,l"u.
...... ota,. ""' b,ob ",at ", , ... 1
I'linale at b04 K""c
.. >file .. Iv" IIrt.-!. <l'",..-kO't
.. '-1 h",,,. nIT ,n ___ h a ... ,
llu . It-mf>Or;lry "'1'''''' .... rc ('luI of
<I"""llOn . nJ II,,,, 10 ",.
fmm anv J".'I-.e' or "Ihe. ,...
!II. laQc"" U"'I " WIt dD01TlC!d 1<> be a
me-n: '1l1e>l,QU "r ...... h,nR h<mle ,n
tile .h",'ICSI \_I.k' "me Thf.
)..-,,,nl: ,"'" d 1 .. <lel'f'IIdM "1"""
te> main ... in I (hI' 1<>
lhe finISh 1'1"1'<1 .1. an ul'<rt
nd ..... ooul,j kto:p up ,11'01<"_
.. ... "I"'" h,
own .. !>rool-but ,{ r .. Iv ... h",,1
il .... lu('t<1 Iuo ."",-d 1<> 110"", a
bl.1f mlno!""
!I .. " . "h,n tl"
thl mll,1 he
d,,"o 51", .,.",1-\ walk .. mile ,n
I .. ml1!Uld. hlndlc,,!,pe<i by
leawl\i ... heel He walk ,
"
In m,""ld
..,Ih ,h. b ... ... h., .. 1
An ",l\""l was at
.. n.1 ,oou!.l t .. alt""bed ,n 1m
"""""' ...... left bQme
al III . \ M A".l to' umod .t J>rI'Cu"ly
o P. M . tht l"",,bee'" i.IO ho-or
b. tlwy Ird"ellrd by Ibrit <:y_
if Ihe .. had 11'>"" .., I.o.r
... aj fmrn ""''''' .. 'In.' p<>oaiblc ,Q
.. ... .... t.h Ih" oonJ,tionll d ...
cnbcoJ.
I
Hue ;5 a o()l1c<:tinn 01 pictori.1
",bu<es ... 1'''''''nl;1I1( "'fit know-n
.Mid., .... hich _ in a h.rd,-".,.
.toro, Thi. flU"l. ;. 'It"'b .... '1 r<lt
the linl. fulks .. '110 ,hl,l<.1 be
able \0 ori,,,,,,tc I",nl<. <II, .. mil
lintl.
n.. Call1i., ', Probl"'"
Tn. .... nJc cook! Idl
;nl.'" Ii,," ul"'n<1>' ... hid, occur
10 the rum,u,- of "',Ii .... ,.,
bll.inf .... an,] of ..... '" p...,ny I'rob-
""'" <If " "n')' "" .. hnlt' nal"",
WII.a\ ..... "'101 yuu 00. for
whet! an ,,1<.1 "n'. woo. ,"" rna
jnrity of m<>rul" i, ' ...... ,,,
;111'(. "".hM in a fu,. dollan
... y.' nle MIl .... on<' ,L.,lIu
I.ill-. ,en ""16 a. mlIly h.".., .nd
d", hal.ACe in fi ... r' I
... wld you dul
A Char.d .
A Mltd. llenow, .. i]l '1uiddr lho_
Wh3t .. ';<ked pc<>pte ... .
And whm 'r>.nsposM, ....ill be diJ..
""" A fUme they >.I... yo Iha,.."
Tron5pC'OC<l aright, ""'ill br'lIji; to
hll:hl,
W .... , aU ...... 111 "'ish W do,
II .1,.",<1 "";", ',will birly.ho;r
\\'ha! hhlts ' ram our vi
c.p ..... Answ .... --s. 12,9, If.
Among Ih< c,"'oo< Ihin!:' ...
Co,_. ,dL. youn" r"lk.
IlI.y In \\'<M"I.,I,nd, noIhini-:
in of htT jirlj(linil:
rhy"," ueil ... Ihe
"
mort th>.n the M""riplion of Ih.
"""I ..... i'1 fIr th .. 11., .... with hi,
head ,,'h, ... ,M 12.11 _;houl,1 be:.'" The
vcry 1.< to in<:Of>C"ivably
fnnny and gi,"i:l' ,urI! .rope lor
/lll:h" of \hll it "'111 be.
1'.... 1. 1,. ,,1>0 .an
male. th< Mot 1 ... ".lo""",lioo, :>c.
(OI11i"ll" I" 1M ".II-k ........ " .. :
'f"fl .. hal .h.U [...,'
A hOflc', hcaJ .. -h<l"<- hi. uil .\>ould
b<
w ..,',Nt lhe .... ,kr of thi"" ,n
tI". puu,,". ln,1 will pul the al1 bo:.
I"", Ih, ""'"'" ..., .. '" gIVe u.. an,..
1M horw. !>.ad whn-c
In' UII 10 be; no ... ""rrioc
,X'Ur art; ,i 1.;1;11 and mab
.h""In(!: liM' .impk I ""lIy 10
tn.n,f""" ,II. I ... tll", and pia
thUI" "1>.,,, ,hff bd''''g.
An nlllot,..",d Pro ... "'"
Hue i, m l,iolori.,1 pro,'c,b. given
,ho wito al the little on ...
I'"uln (If ,hi. kind I".m t'" It"l>-
ping ' 1"'\1:0 LO l'roU",", of gra.
ilifficult) ,
, .....
Shol1 ... u my Iii., and brim,nt my
==.
Ik"""d mt, I in Ion"cl) Item appelIr:
Ikhclld lpn, I ontt "''as made 10
"" My."""'" inm:n .. lrom "'altry
Cipher rW ....n.-I<). 16. I, ,8, ".
A CoaumdNm
t
r
,
EltlllUtaI'J L Illn .. iD
If all of lil1k 1>0)" .. ere .<:l1ed
on _,ITDol Ihc He lillO', how IIWIY
girlo ".""Id it ffilUi"" on the other
fad 10 WqlWc b&hu>cc ncn?
A I .... tat"'"
cleu'<:r il\Q of the algcbnie _ing
,,' !he 1...-0 $i<le$ of an "IUOlion than
..... I<! be acqui""" lrom monlhl of
hard l1"d ... 1.d u' lir<1
principle' of whieh ltlls u.
,hal like Ifl-WIt"'cs added or lUI>-
\:ktN Irom both .ide, of the bal-
ane: <10 """ cl\2nge tho
We ",i!1"'/,'c th. puute by the prin
clple of Th<re arc five
00" (1ft one ann of the ""Ia""" and
,hiK on !he OIhcr, to we Qff
from each tnd. Thtn u I .....
lrr lhr girl. on on. rnJ "",I .ix an
u.. otm"., " . will uncel off Ihroe
from both "dcs SO ... I<l 1"",. 1"(1
bc>y. boIancintr ... ilh tl"..., girl .
Startling OJ ;t may look, We find that
lWO af Ihooe louIe boy. weigh
_ OJ three "rl., 10 if the .;ght
liuk boy. were placed en CI>C 0-[
lhe ............. it would '<qui .... 1 .. '.1""
or ,he f>1 gi.11 10 balance t""'" 1 You
_ 10 make the pietnre the
bay. "'ue filled ... ith 1=1.
Why is a pmc of tennis like a
pvty of children 7 Then! '" alwaY'
Wbat Po"octmcat is like a pcr10II
rropoocd ror 000><> offi<.? 1bc: an
died due teandi<htr).
Why is , lid: Hoh.-.-w lik .....
-"' iknu"" he is Jew ill
Why it the: prinlu lik. til< posl.
-,
Il<o.u .. he distribules IdIO'"
What ;. the diff.""""" hrtWI1
,,,"-boonet and , Sunday boll.,.l?
A day'. di ffer=
A til .....
My fi"t, lady, you ,i"" to the
,., .
Who now breathQ the fond ,,;.h
01 hll 1001;
Wbnm ... lIh ardent ./fonion, and
honor and tNth,
You pc-rtCive 11 needed in my
."".
In my Illug liUle ...:oru!, accurc II"",
the ltorm,
the !>rll'lcil and ,nl'ol111t find;
Alld my a (O<I\!"-C\ ()f
ba'lt"in yo" 10',",
Y"" .houlJ lIive, Ibe l!;f111<m (0
hind.
Cipher Answ.r.-5, \, ,8, 14, S'
'9, 20.
A Punl .
up ... ith I"". ren ... a .. nt
"". 01 f""r word. conl-lining 10''''
tec-n lell.,s.
Ans ... tr.-I 0 U O.
To .how how little the p'tm, .. of
tl'" hltf know aboIn thc throry of
D<ld, OJ rro<, itttJ at nCe lrack,
let rad ... l .. 10 !l,< r, I
, .,
A Char.lIto
r YO\l "laY \mQ ..
TJu,1 I1turi ago
name the .. :u WIlma"",,:
Ilut 110'" ',i, allo..-d
In tbe: mi,l ,,' I = .. d
I am met .. ith in ,,<1)1 ""' ...
Though >=itJ eo<h lot,
In lile I r",,. 1t01,
,'ot "",hing my CC>WM: .......
<langen:
And ... htfC"l"Cl" I go
So famili.1r I grow
11tat I am nodded \0 """ Ii
I am cnnning .... <1 b.:)ld.
For young or [or cIo.I
1 l<"Or nnt, but ba",1 oct dond,
... yo .. 11 "'y,
For I k..xk- dawn by ICOreS in ,
crowd
I mi,lnd,
So I pray lab heed;
1\)" arf. like. pOint of a
flc "ioo in Y"'lf choice,
Take Frankli"', ad,'ice,
And ,Ion't pay too n,uth for your
whinl .
Cipher A ... ",.,.-I, 21, 3, 20, 9. 13.
1-\, S, 1&
--,-C--
A R.b ...
In every hedg. my occond is,
AI "ell "" every Itee .
An.1 wh .... 111< achoolbo,- :oct. :lmi..,
II often is hi!
Jim. i. Ihn1l wi<ked.
i, dClft no- lin.
My 101>-] lor my firl;1 Is filled,
10 mad. or bn.ss or till.
(ipM AlUlwu.-3. I, t4, 4. '2, S.
1<). 211, 9. J. II .
10.. ing cltn=lary p.rokm: II tho:
00<\$ are 7 ". 3 "1:"'"" Apt>lc Pi,
.",16 to 5 ag>in" numbl. 1:1. what
I ... <l<l<l. the f.-
"","" nmninl( h" ... t CuC',",,,brr'
Of _IT,.. if)'Ol' ClIn a
from " >qlLlrf, ;t i. jn'l U .... y
10 opel'\tunn_<1Ot I
>quo" ;n IWO pit<>.'1 which will lomn
the fl ag.
c. ... pc:rf()fn>ffl CItlin' fOil. w;,h
the SwiJJ AIit' "'hid! We will bkt oc-
eo,ion 10 tnt",i"". Whcn ,he bad
<barge 01 d,. signal n"l;gn on Mt.
and " .. m,d to n""l
Ihnt R ttO'ml .. u ..,11i", duwn lhe
mDunlAin . he look. ,quare pie! of
Lunhng Rnd Cut It Inlo two pi<'ao:o
whirh would fi l together and form
Ihe followmg /lall"'
ar ..... y. uud on the
"'lure m",," rnpc:ctro on
WI ac=lDt. $ho I2llgbI bet Sa,,-
"." Scl>ooI bo ... to M throe
lilll. the pnui_
bI. 10 a. to fO<m
1100 lho >ny In
oqtl.1rH 10 U 10 IDTTD
tn!,lf'e rfl1l1y known
Try loth 011110..
W,:l1am Ten ashd he. how 10
"",I.e" :.tall .... erosa:md 'he reo
'.
plied "pull ill uil," SM founded lho
order of tho ml <rost..
... a IWQ bra"tilul pu-
>.Ito connectorl ,,ith thif 0 .... whKh
.... .-orth """""iq' CUI the troI!I
in ,"" pOecn which "ill Iorm rm,.
""I:'le. Or cuI ;1 ;n Ihno:: pieces which
wll1I11ah.. pc:r11 5/lU,,'.
W. Ih:olI take urlr occulon 10
m",,' ''''' ....". nf Ih. nl .... ck'''. fcall
pc:rformM by In all
ling SwiN chtc$Cl . nd jURli,,1t'
wi,,, pano; of milk at hOf !'i"'iN
betury. !Ita. the e!Wk of Lu_
%erne.
A ChUM.
If you journey eYe<
1\'0 maute. "hell or ,,"".e.
My "",,1<1 wrely h ... 10 pay
n.lor. you <'In 11""1 Ihn.
My II'Ind yn<1 "'01,1.1 J<:... I(e
If l.nn<lon th!'WI" "01' go:
HUI Ilill 'Ii , hope )"" are:
F.,, {hi,,!:, I know.
! .. " m" .. i,h _ret pain.
Tln,gl. I\nroing 10M 10 1"1 .I:"il'
CiVh .. I. 18, 5, 73. 5.
12, 12.
A Rebut
To .... m you of dang" belo<e JOtI
lland.
Which ..... '" sanMiontd to do by Iht
t-d. of the land.
Our coullod .......ud .... moollbd1r
impan,
Some ,inUOl.U impttMion to ........ on
)'OIl ' hcut.
Bnl il,..... as you .uft1r will
'''''.
A punifhmcnl iu.tly for linnc .. Ik-
.igll""-
C",hu An ....... - ' 6. 18. 90 19-
:10; 19, :10, 18. 9- 16. 5, II .
A Riddl
A hundud Illd fifty .... hfn join..! 10
li:armcnl Ihal ,,"Uml
and
Ciph Am .. .r.-3, 12, 'So I. II .
THE LITERARY BURGLARS
,
" <imp!"
WQri<lnp:
at til<- ron"'uction of the:
6 ... , mmhi_ion lock n"t1" ItLIM: and
01 the thotuand:o 01 pl.tml.<
and gtnl ...... de 01 b,.
"".", tho princTpl<: ;, .a.I>n}'$ the:
Ym<'. ! ha .... !.a.Iu:n om nurm"""
pal",", "" imPfOY<rneDt< to mala:
thomI .. r.r. bnl bank .... and othcn
.. 100 ha ..... lug.: f.IIms of mont)'
Iooftd lip In tho:ir .. would 1..,1
""""' "Wfthrnsion if u!Wkr_
01.,00 I"" rn] nom", 01 " """,b:ino_
""" locI<- II might blI.fIIc " burgbr
l<>r ' ''''''Ih. hoIl " j .....1 ,.. llkdy
"'- be opo:ned in from OIK' 10 IW\ODty
""nut..... O" ...... raJ Otta.i"" . .. hen
I WU, in to <tp<"t1 a ",d. lock
Ih" Intk nat l"C<Juir.: fiftoen min_
III ...
During the Pa";' Exhibil;"" of
11167 I w,.. OCI lacky IS 10 opm thfH
}'rm<h .al. In<b in Ie .. dllln ...,11
an hoi ... hili 111m It Wt Un.. lb.
F"mI.h ktdc. "'eft 1"""lutoly "'1'I<\h.
Let ", ,"ke .n in,ide v"w 01 thlt
lock the bn.,bn .t. worlanll' on.
Eath OIII';<.\<: dial connectt ... ith
I'O<&n,1 d"k or tumbler .. ilh Iot
... lIkb mu't bo: plad in po,"inn '0
Wt crmIce<! 110,,10; "'b,eh ...
c.o.Il Y"" cann", tum Ih.
mi..Jdk ..... illc which M .... ' lh" buk
UDlil .u thrft of Ihfc d"ks ill
their proper poroilion al ,ho <arne
lime. and l"" ean "'hm thq
are in Ihtir mm:a JJlII"'" by itn<nI".
ing tht 1""'1"" kutn 10 ",,,,,h 1M
lock i. J<:L If lhe ... Ire only ,tn
ktttn on ,Iial arc but
th_ l"mblel'$, tht burxbr w;l1 prob-
ably opctI Ihe N.lt ;11 lih""" ",in-
ul". for 10 ,. 10 " to K"'to bul
1.000 pw.>'bk: 10 Ihe chan=
a re he .. ,11 bil;1 ,II 300 tnal.,
1 Ih;$ p.imilin illunJ1lllion 0/
three 1"",l1k' lock, """au .. It IJ
the 820"'"' lhal A. C. Hobbo, t he fa-
"
are pbttd IrJIOII on.
"'" now. ,,hich ;, a gn-al
mffl' dog (muke<! 0) fa1l.
In,,", ilt Own "eigh, iolQ the nilChn
whrn 1M! au in proper po-
""nn. \ au can only ,urn the: 011<:
hamlt rlKing the Illmbl ... in vo-
lillOO 0"" al a I'me. Tn.ning til","
,;"' /"rwut!. Iwi b;.ci(war<.\J ""d
thtn furw:l."! a!l"in,
The ,"mbkl'$ 01 the urtlinary key
kook< are guar<kd milch in the
""1 :
In Ih. iUmIDlion the bolt
i. kept front oong drawn bo.<k 10
lh. right by the tumh!., .. IIIIrnd T
1""" 'urn on the: f'OIUId pin and
r ..... ... 1 lbal dog-
The key tb"r.:fM al 1M time
WI ;, pI .. "'" tho boll back m""
.10f> or ... al"l.!. wltkh "'" taise
the ,umhItrJ u=tly 10 the CQ<TeCI
heijOhl to rtui". Wt "'I""'" pin in
tho ,lot .
A. Ricldl.
I wilh pm my display:
My ",,><I .... day b)' day.
My 1O'hole I. Itaughl with .nlliou.
,=.
For 100... .. hod hope for many
Cipher Ans""'.--4. IS. 20. ' , 7. 5
RANlJFATHERj
h;o
"Oh.
-
I ntVer had tbe opponurutyof
.... In ... In' his profi<1""cy ,n lhe d ....
pe!U'<h(}n of pot. wi u If
a I"e'" of r'" IUId eh.,.".. had tul
Slud; ,II mI' ""'I' IUld ru.turbed my
=w rugOlI.lOt1 from tlut _menl.
unlll one day bern, called upon to
produce an anginal punl . I <Ire .. "-
a.de Ind n.lIcd ,\ the IeJ:<-nd of lbe
board,ng hoUH pie. which hal uneo<
become famoul.
Tbe <ullml of a piece "f pNo p("'-
Ialnl only 10 tbe IUperficial ",,",ao.
at ,t ioeI no fartb .. th.o.n "'I"""" root
or lbe I1OC<>n.t po .. er. u tbe
mal,o:;ano would "'Y. In . be por.
I,oning of cl'<>050 we go bel,,,. Ihe
into ""bie e<jllali<>ns kn" ... n
at the third I"' ...... lor _ ba,'e to
eous;.der lhe f.al 1lU 01 depth
C.Il you 1<11 how II,any pie<:l'l
In. produ..-....! by Iho follOWIng sU.
sl!"lighl CUll?
,
,
"
Pu,lDc Ihl Jlponue MI nn.
'I'bo of '" d",,\ of JUPIn.
"*' mm 1,la.-...l It 1M Wttann
to Ih. ha.Le,r <>f P<>rt Arthu. it
(0. the! t.e:lt't.t "f tlw-
roon, pu",: .. t ...... 1\0 ""' uk,.,1 to
Ih<>w "" .... pa$'1 Imm
the bollom to 1,,1' of tbe 1-'",.
by chanpK .""'roe wt
on"". Draw a <tra,.h: frum
the botl"'" nI the f',<'ture 10 a ''ef-
"'," "",nl. from whi.h you CIOn
Maw IlIOIber '1-'-'lI:hl 11M In I""
t"l'. 10 Wt the I"'u linn ..-.11 in
",,'"'''' .... thr"ugh the
m",,,' 01'
1
t
,
tJI<, ""w. 'luilt "'hich the
It""""r, prc .... "tC1l !a,1 10
l!wlf IUd,or in puulcbnd. y..",
... ,n ""',] the: n::uoc of of the: wy.
h.Jd.,n tIt., !ttle... Ju,\
.pdt fr'"" one !rtl .. 10 ""Y atljr>in_
"'R.JOt "" "luart 0' biu 3.
tul .. S llej(i,tnin( .-ilh J yOll
l;an I]><\l J,nu:s a ,lwwn. but
OOW ",au." .ehola .. do )'<111 thillk
tho wcre in ,11
SECRET CYPHER,
II"", a .pttim<n .;.f d", rocle
u'ltd hy \\"a,!oingt(}f! during Ihe
lI.<\,oIUI1<",. "'''h wh,,,h ><>me may
b< !.""),,.,. II _ppm'" 10 ]><f'Uiu
t" I wh"",in
\hie ,'" and not
, .. U.cl <>IlL In Ih. 1"I""blioo tbe
11.15 ..... 1 Z6 "-orW arc of,;ln'] yot
thry "M'<'.r ill the .,1'hn; .. 248
ud 5iD, It '!ctkr wnlt..., by
G.'1I'nr1or to G.-t..
Gr"" ..... II tbt 1,,,,,, thio.t W.",_
"CIoa M.' bocn of win.
niDc A....,rian by
CjII.....,.,.b!r '''"\rJ:y. It "'''' publit:
Iy a_ned lut ("linton .... , 10 he
in Xnor '10',,",. which pre-
"""1<<1 fn;.n ..,nl to
c, ..... :Uli. in \-irgini.>.. ll>c: Itt'''.
II .... y bo: IIt'rn, thtcd ju.t before
tt. I:rand roup:
Phib. II Scpl .. 1781.
0. '.nItral: The: mel""",<1 Cypher
, thai ... f<rn<! 10 in my Lett :as
.. in th>t from I"" Su]><,intcn_
<lml ,'f It i.
.1", of -..h'ch tn., Cormno.n<Ier. ;n.
Cll,,,, ..... orw n"pli""IO, ",,<I """"'_
'tuo"ll), .. IH-" you "'all have r=;v_
.. ! " :tw "'ill bo: oo""'pond
"1\h for whid! PU'l'O'Ie )'00
....,U kt hml k"ew t hat y011 .... ve ;1.
In order 10 cltpl;t.inc mort fully tbe
L..:- 1.:11- thc . f"lIowinr Kntmct:
.. s .. H."ry O.nt"" an 11-
IlI,k on toy Qy of Di_
n"i"" ill favor vI Lord Cem..,.Ir..:
thit a Utile inumid.l1,d """e fe ..
Ladi" 01 my Acqwoinlanc-o."
T11i, being fJIll i"to C)'pher will
Oland
]J, 53. 64, 14(1, 290. 319,
225,
613. 248, 330. 24, 248. m,
2J, f,U.
lJ'), .'00, 137, 556, 85. 570,
] 14. S6J. !oro,
319, 4'}]. ;70.,w. ... 438. 3ili.
llR. W ... 10')0. ,wI. S24. 405, W
61\ ,wI. :?25. 12:;, 2'Al. 31<). t.ill
20:'03. 3.11, 6.l. ;JQ. 42.1. 406-
11.tO. l.\, 537, 319, U5.
(1.'0, 111-1
I ;un n'1 truly )'00.-..
Gouv. M"1lll1S.
A Rebua
b<-nath tny ..-cond.! 1It!OI,
:\0<1 ""',' .. at p!euu ... tht!",;
My ... hole1 OJ] uch of beaut..,...
m,en,
Sel up ,,il!-.out a pi,
Oph .... Aru,.-er.-5, 25, 5, 2, 18,
2J,
A CIpher DIspatch Puzzle_
nr /;<M,," 11,.. " at, a
and <"<U' .lifTercnl It;"'" of
eil'h .... rnoJ.. (0. smoli", w,illttl or
tt!tJ:.,.phi( an ,lil-
rl(t,l,. ",hile otbcn }idd. 10
.'otttn:lli( 00- a""I),>"
<JOt """" g<:nt!"lily to
lho ""K.n.:- np 00- l",n.,.,..licrn of Ihe
IttiCtl, "'hirh mo, be e.,ily CUtwtd.
however, hy 6nojing f,om In cr,\i"".,.
..,tumn of rnoding- ",:111.,.,. the ....... "1:.
f""lucney of tht! occurring of di f-
f.....,1 To letl Jour mhiHly
in dl'CipbC'rilI( wcll kIlO .....
mctbod.,... Kin Ibt follow'ng punk
,..,<1 ask I.,. Ih. ann ..er
Q<1t kj jksob)d Idt ... q"j fj
bid I.,.,.,.n .. ... Ieli "9</<1i Ittd\
el.>:o. h!.:gc ,bb"dw rj ICC. gel_
wq,tj
It .. ill be I",,,,d 10 an
ari\l\1"c,ical pfQjlOS'lion, which y<.1U
n,.y .n,"'tr if)'OO have docil'll.red il
corroclly.
To t""",, who> II "'e oon_
tM ,uh,""t, II ""&hl .ppe:>.
that _h " 01 equal 1m'
I"'rta""" in llH- lornuotin-n of W<If1iI.
hut \.be ",lab'. proportions .....
In lbe "'"
t .. 85.b.16: . ,\0. d. '" .
110. f. 25.1:. 17: h. &l. i. j. 4:
k. 8. I. m. 30. ". &0: <l.80: P.
11. 'to S. '. 02: . 811: I. 90: u.
Y, 11. w. 20 .... 4 V. 20: z, 1, It
ill th .. kno ... kd", ot how l""'II<'1Illy
0". letter II UoN rutnpo"", ..,Ih
<>then lhat c'1P'ogram
rH<Ic:-n to ub",,,.I.,Ib.IlbY myst ......
A Robu'.
My firll', tIM, """rt 01 ..."\,,,1 I"'ok,
When 'Ii, judicio",l)' di .pll)'ed:
Rut "hen Ii. nf ito bro,d budt
It d,on b.oomn a I",bli<: thdL
C'pher AIl,"'.'.-19. lG, 5, 3, 21,
12, I, 20, 9, IS. '4-
"AI showing how V.IU1bl4' knowl
tdJ:c, iml'mvi", I" ",i".1. tluy
bt Iea_d from \nci<l<:nu ,,lIo.:h Inay
<X'(Ur 10 " &'Cnlltm." of l4'u", du.-
iUK a .ummcr', OIIling," Mlunuured
W tary Willi., during one of hi. ffmi
ni ...... ' mood .. '" 1111 ch:onc<:
meeting: with Ti ... d Tim on III ur_
ban branth of the I), L "W. We
thc 'ii", pH>wnrd and
I",u:mal grip and acquainl'
ed at 0bt'0. It arpnred thai dw'g.e
from JO)1Own II .... :as <OmmmJe<l
10f" him at <be ......, litllt that I .....
.,..,.,., ... d WI ,I would bt botlcr
fir Illy h.,.1111 10 lea"" PIc:...anI
ri\k. That is how "'c arne to meet
al" point t< .. m,ln on lhe
"w. ju>! lon, enough
10 bec:o<ne chummy and ,wap dllri ..
ac:cording 10 rul. IIId lhen ioggtd
on 10 "". diffn-enl <Ietti .... I'on ..
"Both lown. ]I"""" 10 be onr
.. <1'1:'1 as...n..tion marb
the po:opl. I<) be 10 Imm:na.,.
Iud th>! it ... 0111.1 be
wl,l. 01 lime to
"Aq>t;ng the .o.cort of the II
Imli". who inv>riably re
eomn><uol.d ,,,,vch,,!! gentl.",.n 10
return by Ihe NJ". routt IQ where
rome lrom, we .t1rwJ as ;1 ap'
pea ... on aur
tripi,
"That i, why, :oJ .twwn in
,k<:tcll, tN.t I 19ain m," my
acquaint1'ICt, at a point t ... elv. milt:.
from bul 111 go you
t,", thai from the dat:l.
caJt' \ 61:U'" out how many mile>
II I. (run T<1<I.. '1I to
Of cou ...... it is ;t.O$WIIfll that oach
of lbe ptddlrian. main\.ained hi.
01<n ""Ioed'''' gall, botI> in w>i"g
and (Utting frot.> one 101<11 to ....
.b" .
A Pictorial Cluon.dc
Whtn I wu InvWllg thmllgh
Puule Lond. ,,'1K:f. e-,'''''1 .ij:n is "
"nuk, ... ..,. a riold) and
you m."t ",OU lhe name of
thin); you 1, I Ihis sign OV,T
1i' ... y !tilliTe. Can you tell me
,,'hot ,I maml
A FOR A JURY,
J
t:DGES 11'<: oon'tWmeo ulltd
Uf"'" to ...,Iv. k"ouy poinlJ
of Ia., ... hich ,,'auld bothtt
the puulM. 11 t fl" ....
;unpJ. i. an ClhlUm.,. ,..hicb, to lar
... I am a,..1"', It.aJ newer btm art
I .. <nd .....li,llICtotily'
I'o!Il' ill>trutted c.'''phon in tM
art of p!Qding, .nd it .,..
bct .. teachc1" and ""pil th.:tl tbe
Imllon 1 "'auld be paid ,..h<'ll the
$hQulJ ,.in hil finl cue.
ItmC 1I.:o.i"l by, and the
young malt bo,,,, ,.,tbout t!i<'fI\J utd
.vinong no ambium to secur. bus;
n ..... P"hu, in d""P"'" "'E.'cf,tll tile:
_n .... btl"re the ro.m. party
pkadtd hIS 0"'0 and Pul!U,
.".alring fir.!, Hoid: "It is indtlf ..
...,1 10 me how Ih. Court _)' di<:l.
th" m1n .. , ffJ'l', if 1M <!tci.ion bo
lJ\ nly favor, I r<"COYer Ply fee by
'I11u. of the ju,ll[111.m;, but" \1 mJ
opponent "'i", the to", II bo\ng h1l
f.rM. I l>btlIin my lee accord,nr 10
contr1C1."
O iphor!, who wu .vidently an
api :11010 rtphed: ''The d.dliOIl
of the Court i, .v<'ll 01 Ie... imIKl' -
Unct to 1m. for if Ih. " ... diet il in
my I am th .. eby rd.,. .. d from
'''1 deLt 10 1'011... I!ln il 1 IooH
tht ....... the I"" be dl!OWlM<!
a<Wftlinl:" to the ,,,,,,,aOl."
A .till '"Off im .... ltnr ,ue is t.IOid
of a ccnain king .. 110 wilt. bridGe
and dccn:N thAI al1 "" ......... abuut
to trOM it ohould be inl.'f\lG"a,td u
10 their OOtinatoon. If thc:y told
lrulh they _"' rrmilud 10 pall
but i tbe)' anJwt",d
I.Iy they to Ito Iu.ngN on a
1:"[10"" .1'tC<1 at lhe <:<'11' ''' o. th.
bri,lge. day a _n aboul to
.,.",., _ a.I<I tho: u..ual 'luntion,
and 'eplitd, Int ""II( to be
on thai '"
Now. if th('J' hanged hint, h. had
toW lhe lruth al'd lhould hlYe cs-
rapetl. ,,berea. if they did not han,
hint. he had .n ....red ud
obouId ",""c PI""i for iL
A. Reb ...
M. fif'It'. by all mankind,
'illy oc:<'OfKI J!<imllhe .."Vi:;
My ,,'hoI ... m tIult Ihrooch wave
and ,,ind.
In bopef my firll to MV.
Ciphor Anaw",-Ia, 9. 6, 5, a, 15,
'.
Puercben I
ne", " oi.IIIpl. hllie marking
fot the j"nnilel who ha"e
Inun<! tbe odler IOD1C-
.. h31 <lIflioull. f.itt1. Pel"",hen
had I Vienna 1",;'ltd H
shown '" 1M dmwing, Dnd ouh
h" >'''''''g ''''''nlh ,\.0 gu .... into bo..-
mlny I"""" he d"'irlcd it with one
ot,.,.,gltt cuI w,lh .. knife Sup-
J>O'{ng. \110 he" ..,al p""""I. drn ..
hne ,,-rueh Wl'>Ul\! dlVid.
,\ ,""aiel! ;>Oaib1e n"IIIbet
01
I
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PROPOSITIOlf By changing the po!itlOD of the fe ... possible nuruwr of the tell duck. arrlnge them
10 there will be five rOI"l of four in hne.
g
HP. OF
th'" ;",:"1';1\;(>,,
i. "",0 10 ,.,
j ur v" ,mty ,,{
lIu .... "I, HI- ;ond ,n-
tro<lucell uf t:,, """'1 p",IM""
.. h,,h, ""i,Jo 11'1.0'" n,..", '1",",\1""
<,If .. huntt"" h"k, llll\'c ,lou',I.",
loeen "01;",'<1 "j" ..... h" the
pllOUU"",, ,,( t1"ck .h",!'"!:
to ... ,"" the . \h<1"fI
... no ... :1 ,.-",.1' 'I n .... uh': .. '.""j(
as gunninR flo' dud .... ".<1 .h,-r(' ",e
I,'w prolokm. of M ....,.
"",,, ... ,,1 .. h..,..cteT .. I".-h ran f<Jt"
fuell, {""/ou"d IIthleml,,,<h,p IlDd
adm,n1<'m"ve 1.1"1,, y to 6how loa!-
..,,'" &1,...,\ i<I fayor of tht inlerwol
or thoo p_ hag .
1M u""" ..htull' of P'.wd!l'r and Iobot.
to ... y of 1"" ... r l.n.h
uvenUil ..... .. h,oh I'<'I1ain ,u the
I)f. duck hWlt ....
a th<>u""nd AU,j Clue
problema <onnecu.1 with
any""" ur .. h,,'b "'"uhl be .... rd,)-
"f ronW!""'!1 ,n. bb\ wilh whirh our
punl"lo d""l>tl_ lamilia,
lJu"n mr.-n. 10 I only to "n"
hide pm,""'il;"" ... h,,h may 1'''-
(;tIb.,ly Gf "'y. lIyle
"I duck ohuuh.n,. Of ("Ourac ,I " R
greal f.allo ",nrc une durk
a lingte fihol, Gn,t mllht nUl only
be done br sell,n, .. of
;n a ll!lc. II Kt me 10 II"dy;ng
1''';''0'1,10 "1"''' flunarJ Bay
d",k. "1'. and I m.oy h.:t.v.e 1,,1
ul"''' oomtlh,ng which my ,,"'form
l:'k of ,UI a. a trulrk..m"" enabled
rile Vl d',\<':<)"rr
I ""I;<f<I IM\ t be biM in"annl.]y
arrm.o.d,.,d in Iw" ro .. wit.h a cor-
po""l lo,rd . ." to spuk. on ."",1> "1,,
,n chal" of "'Ihe, hn OIl Ihal, ""
III the on. o:ould [,gure
oul IhnG '", .. o( laur_in row 1\:ow
JWI lIS !lOOn u I got. line on four of
Ib_ bil"<h , w"uld bl=r ..... y ,n
tIM! hop" of gelling ..... I birds
..,110 One ,hot. ' could .-ldr "",,,-ft
lolled on" bird or pouibly I ...... but
mr .ml>llioD to JI'Ot four 0' led
to _u1t (If my "'-"kinK I .... fol_
in"'_tinr A.
lOOn as the omoke cleared ;nray. IQ
thl , Mtlld "J>C" my , ...... 101
that tht ttn birth loa<!
,h.i. d"'octioo. aod ... ."... ,hool,ng
""ay hh. """'pan)' oll'ilipinoo.. 10
.... um ..... h= Nck m Ih.
JWaI1lpS Whal I n ....
li<-e<l, Io",,c'cr. _as that while
('AllIe in Ihe I h= four_in_a_ro .. form
... ,bClWD. Ihey invariably ac<>Dt",1
...... y in .hape of ii ,-. ro ...... wi, h
fUUTin ... -ro... J""' how Ih .. )" """te
I bn I neVer o:ould..,... rln 3<_
(tount of ""'''h ;rnd Cf)nfu;ion ,
but , notiro<! that t he fc""()!t pos:s;-
ble number of \nrdl; had changl
tllt" I>o";tior". 110 il ... i11 afforu me
"
'''''''41 1'1 gi'-t 10
any lucky dud( ,,')00 ""II ""Ivo Iblt
hille p.oLlem fur "'e ""r""'lly.
1'h. ph'I","" ,how. Un duck, ad_
vlUloinlj" ul II"lmet""a! j"nn . Im ... -
ing thre< ro,,"I/JI lour_m_I",e. Xn",
=rgllonJ" It ... ,n 10 then: \'"
ro ..... of four-.n ,hnu, .. ml'ly IJl' <h",
inK tM poRI"'n "f th .. I ... at 1"".
number of duck, Dnd 11 '" J! "'0'_
d...,taI1y .h" .... "".. many dud,.
Gro'-", l>alt"'l "ul nl the nurk.
The pruhlem ... toe ""o.kN out
praclically loy pl."inr vet} small
oonntc1"1l upon the dU('kl in the 1" ....
t" ... "",\ """-' them ."'"nd unhl
you ret he row Df I ...ur ,n-.-roW.
A Tricky Problem.
Iu]'; your ,f It.., ('an 1m1"
do .. n Ii .... o..W ,; u"" to a.J,' up And
make fourtf<1"1,
It ........ l1v a<l"," .. hinr holw eft-
_ J'fflrle will gel, an"
bow much Ii"", Ih.y ".,:\ .vend ov.r
thi... at fint .. gill ... ,.,."hlem
The q".,.hooer. ho.."...C1, ,n".t be
,.....rill to ",,)' Ii!:" ..... , not numbtn.
II..., is the All,we.:
"
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,
,
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I
PROPOSITION Intn how few aquare pieces con l. lninc ooe or more
tan tbe quill h divided? '
pieces of
O.,WHAT IN 1''''
nalnl"/! 01 a ...,1 from
we will ""II a t _
tenl''''' to the Patd,
O,l1\1 T'"z%le .., .... 'ng
o:ntnl",nlOn \>;1'' 10 Mn. De;ooon
While'. \>Tablem 'fhe
ok. t.ch ttflf"t'Itnl. til<) "f
Ih ... W \\'(1<'' .... '}<x';o\<'
Ihdr W"I I"''''';'' ,,; t h
a tt>lu1, of ""-e ,,,,d ",t""m, ;n t!te
W" ,)( t..-,1u,;ful pat"b .""k
,. E,'erV _mber oonlribulN
, 1<. &11: of patchwork ron_
..... nc of .,.. or mall> 01 the smaU
..... h of lhno! (!Oolril>ulitJlLI
_nK PMfectly in .hape.
-,,,,,,,,,N. a protty puul..
_rl)' the toriety,
....ny Lody wouW have
- putiruW- piece of 1<'Ork " ....
:8IDperN with Ql' """1<"'-\. "" it
__ 1Il.O.\I", of .., .... <\"",,,).
lI,..!y 10 find out bow to '>I,,'" all of
U. ,,( .-anous .. _ '0-
pll- ..... 1<1 form tbe ooe i.,,,xe
"'Iual"/! qn'II, mu be
o _1<1 that .. e,'ft}- rnniikr
1III'."but.<<I 011(' "'Jna.., piere 1)1
pa'cb y .... wiJI know jUS1 ho ...
-7 m'''hbt-n t h .............. whrQ.
You d'.....,Vff . onlo lou .. few
P"eII tlMo '1",11 tan be d;,-ided. It
.. a, .. ml,l .. punIc wbicb will give
-"'11e lor in",,,,,il)'
--.. ""'''nce
pe.>rtd ,n !.on,len a ,"""IU'Y
A1'<}, ae'omplU1, .. 1 I>r the .. 'mewhnt
ourpn""r .... rtl0n thM It ho,l
myoufied .he ",,"I m&ll,ematioi"".
"I England, 1'be ,. ron
hnWllly cropping "I', in IiOm. I'mn
or other, "'''<"Omp"mO<!
by t hat natemen! of 111 hv-
inll l>afflorl the "",1100-
matl<',an'. all or wh" h m,,'
""ill! a l!1 ... rni nih .... .".,. "I
."It. at our YAnk"", Id",b ...... 0,,:.1
hnd sud, little d'ilieully In ,h.pt'II_
I"" my.tet}- lhat I ... n only fffOl
Ju",hoo ,n p ....... It lIS a 'jotC,al
ptllrl. problem .or <lur mo..,
pu.u"".. lI.J.,me of Ihe
other r,uldes h'''-e pro,..., to too
d,ffi"" t for many bet,nne .. ,,'110
h.ave I...-ome ,nl.-rcs\.ell 'n ..... h mat.
te .... , h.,'o to act upon
an oft_repuwl SUItg("'IlDn Ir<>m
OUr y...,ngu fru'n,jf 1<1 I'..,...nl a
few .. mple "mblcm. <>f a
lnat ..",] _bJch all should
lie able to .... Iv.
W.ll. to Ret ba,-k 10 the
Garden l'ruble",. "'hicb I hrl ai_
m""t r"ri"tlell It .. tDld ''''''
bucl<w:r lad," " ..... ..,lh"l1 aJ>J>I..
al the markel, .. 11m )''''_ Smilh.
lor oome ......... 0 or otl\4)1" ... 1",-11
",,,,,I be 'he f'Cll mynery ... h,ch h""
halllO<1 th" wu
called a>r.lY and .... kN Mro, Jones.
t he olh.,. "[>ple lady. to ""J"C ul
h<or .toe],; l<1r hOT
Now, 11 01'1"';0 ... lbat Ihey toO"h
""" an "'lual number of Ippla. but
M", jo" .. 1uod fruil and ... aa
... llllIlI lot'" M tlo.. "'I.e of t .... lor a
""''''Y. wbi]e \1... Smith ""ld th, ...
of 11m I". ,,,,,,n,'. LJX"'I=pt_
j"r Ih. -p"""I"I1I'" or di'pI>5,n,
hrr I"enoj'. st<><k, Mr., jones.
'"R he wry ,mpartial. miJ[cd Ihem
.n V>g"lher ",,<I >(M thfm olf o.t
.\tc uf f,,,, "PI"'" fur two I""'ce
Whon ,IN.. S",nh
".,t d"" tlu' "1'1'1. .. 1,,,,\ oJ! I ..... n
"'- P"" I", 1,,,\ ,,11..,\ In
,];",,10 tlo. l'''k"I!o!. tl .. , lound thllt
th.,y """'" JUI\l ..,,-"" 1><''''"'' iOhort,
01 .. Ito.. IIl>ortago, in
or trnaJInal ttlMk"t ... !nch It.as diS-
turbed the math<-malical <:<juili_
bnum 10. SUch .. 1<mg ;oenod
11",1 t he
rnu"ey ",\uaU). Utl<ing on._
half, t .... rrot,:,.",;" to lotll how
mud. BoI.-,; j"""" lost by the
unfortun.o.tc partnerlt!ip_
TItt.lOST-(tMT
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A. SW AllM OF GOOD 8 EES.
Ho", U a b'l '" coo<! relC>ll1uona
for the .. Year "I\LolI rHv.er
young m,'" hal ,...".kod O\l\ ,n p",.
fa,I",," 1",...,1 ""
pt..ce<J UP"" the .. .U ... a. to .. Ie
eye "p"n ""'"II ,n momma:.
,boIm out 10 ... W Imprftll
"I"'" , .... many of
Ibm! ......... ell ..... rth kHp,ng
Who comrnil.O the 1"6'- .bom
lIl&l,ODa. Nal,()tII..
Who .. the 1"",1_
''"
wut;. 1M t-l "'''1 01 malUng,.
...... , WI' M."" the 11'01>"'" and
"'a.i ,<_I 6,,\.
1 VI>II dnv ...... ,1 ill. bo.ord
an<,! ,imcb ;t "" the otbt. tide ... h,
1<.\ 11k ...,d< mmnl 8e<",,,, II"
in firm.
OF
BEES
GOOD
BBIX
P'Gpo.hlon: Pick up two adJ_.""!
1'- . ' lim. wd in f our mOnl
eba",. tho pooiti.D. 1<1 that each
Cl..... ill be empty.
To !<'in ""","hing and
Inlf f", OOlf'li, Of .ut:h ". are in_
I ..... to:<! ill lridr. or .. h.t he
ltnntd .ltil:ht.nf.!t,mo! f""t. . I wi!!
JiYe ",mob can be v..-d Rd-
to 2ml'", ,"" gunl"
ft., hrI"'l''',t or at "" ........,ing
rarty. In f<lfmtt wine
rla-_f""r empty and four !Dr-
1>alI.. filltd-ilInm-u. Ihfc Irk.. to
P<'>'lmion.
III !hit. ill ;" all oxhibitioru of ..
.mw..r nft"rtIting dqJmd.
lipan ,'''' oIrill and acting of
must h..o..., his
liut. ..... Mil"" t.) pn-fttti"" .......
t.) bt aIM 10 do 1M Irick mrwanh
01' bod....". ,be .l;ghttsl
hfflbrim .... by aid of a
lnI .... of con ........ tion h. irnpraJc:J
Ills biear .... Ihe fact of ita; hcittg
tho. _ little Irick !hal .... er
1 ... ",,_1. ""'icb ""y one can do un-
I .... lot be .. nat"",1 bam. mmtDn-
bnd or hopd.-..lr btfttddlo<l. It
.talI, Inok. ID Iimpl. al'pun.tly
""""'in!r ,IHII 00lI no ......
1ft" how or .. r.m tho ahihitar rom-.
tb:., al"""" ,""v on. ",m be
;"10 a,; invit:ltion to
st"P "" I .. , his 1Obri.ly by .how_
Ine- bow ,.""d:lv I", nn porlimn trn:
fU l;--I"d 'bon Ih. fun
.t ...,11 .. til. ninely.ni".out of .. hun_
,,"'
To aid our ) .... 'ng Id.,,,t, ;n d
""rihinK Ih.;r .,,, ... eu. (h. ....
nu",,,,,,"ed.",, <;an re-
f.ned to hy nll"'t,.o ....
D.apltatloll Punl .
No ... if )'00 wish,
flcoh.... ,j .. tUh,
"Tn I;',,,,," ,,,,,,11 diJo::o".,;
o..e. bthe.d,
An<! find '".,ead
A rmall doso chest. or cnfI" ....
0 ... 0 11 Charlie.
"SoY. Charlie. did J'DI1 _ ,.,.
Ir:>n<btinn of Af{Uinaido. cipbt-r di
P'ltdr: 'BHIIIIBD
DoW.
,,'"
59')71
Chtex:
It h.., foooo 10 .ca.1 '!;;gt-
'- ""nl nc: .. cy .omc: Limburger
.heo-ot-: "
"Why. il i. a .. full,. devor, it,,',
;, >" "'Plil'd o.:"li "Rut .adly I
do<.', $te i""' they ,et the
...... , ,' do)'Oll r'
"Why. 'he ;1 in tbe
ror1itd hi, f.knd .
. "
,
,
Anlmal. Enlgmatlcally E%J'reaod.
I. To d",lin . Mrt to dla ...
2. Al'l'""",ho<l and an anirn>.l.
3. To and a ...."'ght.
4. A rod ,nd an animal.
5. To and a nlltIlbtr.
6. A I""u and i"r:Un.
7. An m..a and t.o "",a_,..
A Ifumerical Eni&ma-
lin .. a cily thi, ... "OUld bt,
If "e not our 2. 3;
II,,,. in this ........ drom 6, 7. 8.
11:>01 I.,.rne<!ihc air 10 .... oig;ol
O" ..... he< 7. 6, 9 inlble
A",I Ik)'W>lfd 4. S. 9. Sl
Ciphtr Ans ....... -c. I, II, 9. I, 7.
5. 19-
Comical CDoundruma,.
\\110 p ..... the bNU/
Th. jodQll gue tho Jack aU.
did the wood ...... 1
n.,a, .... it saw the lamb-cloop.
Why did !he bo,ner_B,.?
IkeI,,,,., it sa .. the ake_".,Jl<,
Wh,. did Ihelly II,.?
l\o:t;\uso th. Ipide pied h.r.
fl
s S![OWINn IHlW .\
IIY'..i:B puulc ""')' u-l
"Jt.: ""m "''''lb'''II. I alto
. g<' lu "* "Uf }'U""/I:
puu! .. !. h' 1- ru(ll!-
urnn the ""'nU ,,(
th ..... I'riae pm .... hi. h "'ere "pun
In We
... dUflnlli Ply La,t trip to
1:"\<\ field., ",ben. iD the com",,"y
of It'"", .,j,caturoua
who. hh ".y .. 'f ........ In _",h <>1
*1110. ,,_hh And un-
dt<" ... "'u .... >I'e
r""n<I OIIn hcs hu<l.JI",j
in tho> Wlln ,1..... '''1'O<Im of
rl"""roe. pallt1\II)' ,,,,,,,,"n8
t.:olJl d"n .. wl",-" ,,.... uM
.,hen up I"'" ,",un,1 on t"
of ItS ""'nK ,cut,hM ..-lIh !,"ck_
We ...... a.U .. ""., ",I_tonal n;"",
which 13, L , '''1'1_. injO<'ted
"I"nl 01 rwall'} mto t'-cty
d...",w"" Ibn ..... otartod );0
"" ... marvdo ...... Ilvry ....
\oId. it At (>aU t he duty "f
tbe .. to a talc .. h,rh.
l or darina: 01\",,1<1
il. neHlf wal
tioM<l; everything went, nnd Ih"
palm waa yielded tn tlla
"'U" \,1.1 .,
\ .. r ... !""h h",1 'he .ltghw>\ ",m
1.013","" ' f I rul>a.\,',,,
I ",mom!..r Ih'" ,h. 'l.uto,i<m ',f
.nl.<:lhl:"n('o, or ... t1l 1>,..,.-00" ...,.
nes., '" "M)" chid,." b....J
l"'<.'n (lil<""" ......... h= one
of th. (>art.- ..,,,,,,rked: .. 1 n .......
_ 110 ... .bad. nOT ",,,,cit by
t lu. ............ ng pow_ of a dnld ..
on" day al d,nb",. W""' "'e ...
part.:lling of ... hat .... called eonocd
\'lp' r""t liarry, who _ bu'
)nrs old, ILad alrudr eau-n
four pIgS' ltnudtl ... and Wa5 dam
nnng f",. "", ...... hm hiS tJl<>llu.r
.,,,..1 '\ don't tlunk you had be,
'.r n l any more. Harry."" you will
_ I ..... bowie "",n
. "" ... , mam"... "'pbed lIany,
" mum""t of .;]oent though1,
., ""'v ju>t ....... 11 lhe tra,h
nf boKie 1I'\0ry in Dl} mInd
nnwlUld rm" all. give me Ml"'.e
.00,,", pip' So. from a p"",ly
standpoint.
Iw,.,., 30 ,Mn'l lOS he b.>.d heforr "
.. \. e ... ' .... i.1 &no;>tht'r m"",her of
"'ho ... as a eng'n .... ,
"&<1m. chilo.lrfll p<oci<>1U
",,,,,,,rung power ... for I romem""r
"
... hen FOlnny .. thAn 1"0
ohl, .... l.OQk hoor 10 ,,'iajl1lra,
and a1," "",M R ""h'ulat;(,n ",I",h
I"""vtd how ,n'Kh watd ruM OWr
the Fa'i. in " ulOOth 10 eAA,t
II""'"
wu IiI." .... for a',,, ",,,.
"",nt<. an" ,t *k",l " the .n
I"n..-..... u'oj "'t, .. n U'D '10""'1'0 n
slul'. lUI Ih. <1'0<\<0 who h"" "
,-en 0/" .. aM <I.. f
.... h,<h o.o.IJt"I I" th ..
Imp ........ '...,..., of ""
t ... uo\linl. rwroarltood "Th __ aTe
in,l-t """",rbl,1e stonr., .. h, h
If"'" voo'l' the f rotn
W po'or': ',t I "' .n " ,.,,""".
""'" .h,,11 b.>L;,;,<,n.. 1 I" I'<U' In
S"",I..,r!an,J, ... b"h I II",.
heon ,,1>\00 lu upb",n ..,usfac-t nly
10 my"'U, 1 .,;&1 .... nll' f"r the
n'!1i1t at a 1.\I:e ,nn at ,\11,1 '"1'. when
til. h<><t,oc'bu II.> 1 p,,,t.,,Iy IIM,,J
of my "'I'UI;\ll"" ....
t,,11 llIe tMI <one of ""'l:h1,,,n
"".1 " ohiO wh,,"11 they kUN w'"
deaf ...,,1 dumb. Th. pM .. n\< ),a,1
rna,le ,,11 I h.,.., hide It 1 . I\"'b
d,apl',ng 1I"",ls, etl-, ,., ,""
I ... n"IIee, ou"h M nil ","I h.",
<10, hut without ""u,I, an,! It, reo
lieve m,n,l . Ihe h",t lukt<! "'.
tn eu"",,n, rhih!'. I di I
.., vcry tloo,nul!hly, "", I
t he to he a h, l'tl ..... "ne, ",hen!'
in Ih. rhild ",,,oJ.! I Ii"'''' up tt) La
daaf 0.1",,',
,. r:", p",nLf, wh" we", S,,',
d,,! n"t R .. m>\ <>f I':"r.t. )0, I tol
Ih'" til (,,, I ... ii" .. I I
u jf tun,rthing o:ooul,1
""t done 10, the ,h,I<L
.. 'A',,,,,lutrly 1
pi;"'!: the <"IL<e i. """"I ..... '
"T" my .. the
",b,,'b " ....... ,\ >OK monthl
old, IoolrN up lfl ,"v frote with "
1IWN't. in/ulLle om;'" an,! mur
mured M .. ,h, .... lv
It .,und. 'II<"re.lllllo I know,
a I""'I"h .nl e"ery
one. but IlILne h""t .puke
G.,..",. ... : II ,,' an a<;.
tual fact .
Somr'i"",_, .fter ea<h of ". haJ
"Pun Iu. yam. 'I>-re ";&I a d_
.."n ... t'-' ... h ha,1 ,ull Ihe bnl,
an.1 .t b ...... 11>0 """'1 .. IIt;"n .. ..s
110 d.- Ihal It '""k fon.M .....
art1""",nl and 60,", httl. ro ...." \L
.. ule ... o.I"j>\llt. In" cvml""
",,"'n of the I<>n,1 ju.t menli""ed "
bo an _)' maltor 10 n,lju,li,
<aU!, M'le-r\Mlc .. , jll.1 IrMoo
'" 1'1:'c, .. e w,ll a.>lt 0,,1' Y(lWlS
puuh'IJ In pirk out the mon ro-
m;uhble (If lil ..... Ybml, gi>"wlj
reuone for the l'",ferenOil.
b.;,. ennculed
CHARADE.
UpOn th. fhedr(rd baltl<t f,e'd
r',,, (Q<l"ll><l'it in tbe nutks; ,
loh - ',oM "",kes a """",n p n
l[,.ng , .,.jIWIH ",,,,.k. ",,0.1
bnnk. . ,
My .,1" \. lbough "'''''(;011<0.1 L)' he
".
To '"' <11"IftS'<I
I. Ioul. all,,,, t I 'h'''k 11";
II d<",bHul at bNI'
I/"J!hcr ... 16, 1. H . U. 2. IS.
'. II, 5, IS,
A REBUS.
COl"" "'" an<l I'n, ,,-bu y"" ....
T" nt\' .. -ho . 'IJS tn. .
Ano.l wh, h 1m 'U", f ..... "ill reiu","
W, .. h" \<0 ll",ol wM.'al '
"no J.1.20,S.S..".11 14
J. S, 12. ' ,
CHARAD.
.\ fmr:! torn!:" land. '
1"u a b,ty 1",1' CILtIl8 .. ngong
o I"d, lmghl, from thin. 0""" I",,.
A I Bm bnnging:
lie h"" ,n mountain. OeM my
(, .. t ,
He dar ... nol oome to thee;
(ere B<,<'Urr<t would on him bu .. t
He 1I,o,d,,", ...,ndt-llL "'0. '
And 1.,J"ullL lell thoe to ..... k
my
Wh ..... ht ",II ,u",ly !r_<"<'t Ill"".
011..:,"": t1vf "',llI fur 1"'"
" 'x 0.1_
PM th,n. a,,'n \rue lo,-ft . hoJl
grt'OI 1\" .... "
a t m" I fa,,'o, lit early da .... ,
To m" "on<! the
And, '\", wor<1. hee'lord.
\\ bo b&J my who!"
C)'Vh", Ano. 16. I, 19, 19, 16, 15,
18, 211.
A REBUS.
In )"'" ,'a.t 6rld of CUllivaud_1>&<:<'
[ 11,...... .0 fouoo.l with ..,=\)en. o f
til)" ra .... ;
tnCI if yeu ... D "hi-
,=-
y"" 110..., .. ill fmd whal briILlr' """
to \ ... 01"" ...... ;
T;>\;e on. m<OR ""t, and 1hm you'll
pl",,,,lv _.
II"IuLI !" an, 0.1."",<>1, tloy Ly day,
t"l,..
Cypber ,\n .. 2.1, 8, 5. 1, 20 .
Why lenf of tree like ,h,.
hoolyl ba ... ";n
In II.
What is ... hi<h i. :rngth"n"'"
hr t.,"'t: <'lit at botb mdsl A
d' icb.
PROPOSITION-What will be Ibe , .ili
'nigbt riM or faU?
if the monkey &lItmpl:l to climb Ihe rope? WW the
ERE IS A QUAINTLY
. . told problem ,"
ICI. IU
.Pplll'nl .. mph .... ty. ,I
.,d to ha .. e cauoed
1_ .. Carroll <:OlIIIderll>le dotq."e
tude \\beth .... t.he ratl'lOm aut"'"
01 "Abce '" Wo""',,,bn.J: who 'f<a$
." Oxford proleA<>l" 01
wa. the originll\.Or of Ihe prohl.n, ,.
not kDOW". but .n a" M',I lInu ....
mentioned ;n ....nt I'al'",r Ui"'"
h,. wnlinit ... ,1 dningo. he (or
"fonna.t>O/l upon the folk.w,"g sub-
,m
"II, to "'"., ", . ""-
pulley, if ",.pend .. 1 " len.poun<l
counler ...... ght, ... h,eh Wlanto
actly wilh monkey tal,nl: In ap
pl.,.winglng I I Iht "Ihu",,,d, ... hat
w(Hlld be Ibe mult of Ih. m"nhy &1
\empuwdlmb Ih. rope'"
"I t Is Vtry curiOUl," .. )'. f..e.. ,.
CarToll. "to "Ole Ih. d,ff.r.nl v, .....
taken Ly good math.matic",,,,,
PI"K'e saya lhe .... ,gh. g",," up .. "h
In=u",g veloc,ty. Both CW' OD a"d
Haroowt "",,,,\at.D thai .bt wl'tghl
up a. ,hc ... me raU! of speed u
lhe monkey; .. h,l. Sampson sar_
Ih.o, ,t do..--n."
A dnuugu .. hrd engi
n_ sa)'1 "II .-o"ld h.oVt no _.i
leu II"", " By er"wlIng "i' a
-.h,l. I te,enl .. 1 clauruo Ih.:tt "Ihe
1tC:',(I:h\ would rtJe .... lower. ac<oni-
W 0.. inverse ",,;0 01 t.he.peed
with ... h,eh the monkey ale Ihe ap-
Vi. " ItCIIl which. h"""vef". 'Muid
lie ulrac-t.d tht square root althe
1II000key. tat!. Ser-iuu>ly .pro.king.
" , p",uy proLl.nl, "od ... 'h<
f'r,ne'r1o of I.., ..... CarroU's monkey
puzlle h", Iome. mlleh-di..,,,1I>o<XI
vroLlcm ... ortby 01 ..,no"o COt,";d
emt"",. it if; .. nte<! to il1ustnle
Ih. inlima"" ,.IAtimahip
puul ... nd ",,,,,h.:tni.,,! prnbl.m.,
II ;. a ""II-Imown lact lhat lhe
0, puuln 01 "oy ku,d ,,"40
0". a tleat '''"''iIhl ,nW Ihe vnn""
vln <.>f La ... or nalural
ph,IOSOphy,
In theory the problem a])pUB
to be .lInol .. ..
neen! conundrum wh'ch II roml
the round. as to .. hu II II tlull on!
r<> lip iI .... " or do...-.!
do ... n,but WJlI OOt ro up
a chImney up nnf do...-.! & chimney
up' (AD u",Lrell".)
Fo. Bi bl...studont ..
If l he cbdil",n 1-\.. ", in
Slaughln of lho hn<><'t"I1I' w ....
buried in .... d wlll\ LUI the nl]:bl
I(JOI he, ... ooutd you ttll
the j:lrb lro"" Ihe boY"
1'11;. h" !'u .. ltd mlnr the<:>-
1000'ara. l-ul An.WeT iI IImple:
Only bays ...... IIA"Ihtertdl
A Flu JIlDU'''' Talk oa Chemistry.
Withool buro.nil,1': til.
"",h 1000hnical "",,_Ial"'" I. "",10 10
"y .. fe ..... rd. abou' m"ml<'ry for
Ih<- bonffil 01 tht at Iarsr and
the lI\ldeol who moy be mtcre.l ....
in p""..inlI; tlw oubj""t lurlllt .
W. 1<...... I""" the te)[, buoko Ihal
<q-anic- .httniJ.ry U'Ul\ 01 th'Dg.
.. htdJ 10 brutht, <-",.
and gro ... JiU .ni",.I, aD'" '<1[<"
.w ... ,,hi1< inurg;lruc chn,,,,,ry 1"",.
WnJ It> .... k>. g..>a tc. ,k
cord'n&" 10 the atoo-ric , .... ". Ih<-r-c
an: 71 Oticinal.lm>rm, "-'h eh g"
,n the makrop 01 'l"h< ...
oJcmonU consi'l nf
.."..u atoms ... hid! oombi"" .. '"It "n ..
u .tmu It> mala SC'>h. "'.''',<, "' .... 1.
teal. ,,'al<r. zrid.
\bill WoI.>- Her. are thtc ] I 010_",,:
II win bt Ottn that of the .Ie-
"""n,, ha. i" dlemi",,1 ")"Q'hoI ""d
Ih.,,;e "tlmb... llIt;t ""'tD.
combmo ,..;th :noms \0 produce
add. QIto. b ..... or compound. <mly
'" "",Il;plu of Iho<e !ly
drrtgm (H) il lho ligh_1 01 all
bo ..... ... b.tantts and i, th.rcl_
drrcna'<"d.s I. It f""Moth Ii", ..
u LlthI .. >,i,. In:m ,,hieb mi!tht
'"",,iI, estimate its usduln ... {n. bo-
Iortnirog.
Oxygen (0\ being 16 timn IS
bury .. II hal 16 fot it.. a,,,,,,k
""",t." and uni,., with other de-
' ... in p-""\l<>ttioru of 16. 64.
de. In uniting those el"" .. ,,\.1 10
f""n l ... "",,,1 .. 0 1'1......
after tho: ,n .. to 10_
lho In.1, J"t or 4,h I")wers.
1"1 .. '.-r gn d.ar ,dea 01 lite
,,'on. i" exl' ..... """
like .\-' + 11'_ Xl" - 1. the dl<m"l
dHcribtt. hi. f"rmula in _ymlluh liloo
110 + NallO Xat.1! 11'0 ... h,d!
... vr. otC' II' (0."0')'
iSlh. I .... mula I,.". n,ln",I}',w_
int .. lIu<1"", lhe
on eav',,"wel. CI'" me
IItt: o,he. day,
H.", art _ of COI'I,b ..,..
ri'''''' for aci.h. "lti'h ,'." .. iii li(..-
I" all rQ"lain h,.1r""n:
Xi,ri< a,,;,1 >:11, I'
lIy,I" .. hl,,"< ,..;.1 110
Sull'/tlmC ... ,"'II'SO".
111.
f''''''l'h""" :..;, ... ,rI'O
lIydrob.",nic acid nBr.
ll>tD w. get Iht d,ff .... nl 14111 bJ'
lltting '''''Ial. in Ih" lei.l. in
01 H, ..... n a, hydru .. "",l 1",--_
,,hioh I'(rl.lin W lilt ch.",,,,al nO-
"",nclat"'.
The ddfttt1\1 ",,,11'1'1 .. of all 01.
mont ",il1l"I>11"" "tirely di>l'-Ifnilar
""n'I"',,",I,. 11lO i. Ih"
(ut a"J i"dical" d",t ,WO
atom. fil 11 ,., on. alOrn Ilf 0 form
0 br'''1:" 16 ti,,, ...
than II ,h"", tI'" 11 /.'ml' lite '!'Ih
1"0 01 "'Air'. :-low in .. -.aJt tlK:
fil 0 ."d wh.t ... a. a
",'Ide" Iiq"i,1 brcomu a Ih",k,
>l""l'v "'''''1'''',"<1 with. boner
.lId O<lot "'h,d, ... ,U
""I I.te .. inton", co]J, :-<n u""
h.ol )cl betn (Of Ihi "rI
001
Ai, ...,."i.1I 01 "",,filth ""n=<n to
(ourfilth> n,lmi:<n, In,1 ytl 1>... dil_
. imilar """,,,,,,,nob ",,"uit f'Ofn Ihet.
.. Nitrou. oxi.1t (bugh_
inl: i;"q i, :\'0. >:"ri\: 0.",," i,
NO, !"ltlJU. anhy.I.;"" i.
1'(.0)[;.10 i. !'O:. ni_
lric anhydridt i. 'S '0'.
Anything OI"y be
burned Dr r1",nl:ed bJ' chonlic:oi
tiort but Mlhi", is ootl'O)'td, ... cry
atom ean "'" ICCO<Inud 1M and ",.
.\oI'td. h i. lOm.whal Ikin to Sit
Walt.. Ralo;l:h. Ihot he
"""IJ .. ti!;h Ih n""'", frnm h .. t<>-
lie carc(nl1, In1
,,cili:h.d rho ashe. lrolll his cip, ..
.. hieh, ftom lhe: ",.i", ... 1
... oill" I of .hl' I ohAo .Iho .. td ua,-tlr
how ,,,".h h2.,1 ...... ,n ,,",,k .
1I1".dl, 'lK:aki1\j: ,ho a .. two
principl ,n d,em;'lry: Analy,i.,
"
"hK-h ... Or """
p"un,1 10 di'<'rn .. an.1
'rnd, ... .. hid! combinn the olt-
ItI<1II1 1<1 f',"n odtrt ..
n'e n'<><km eh'IIIi" knowl inl.llo-
",nl1r which of ""illr-c. !,roduol>
mnt>.in th. demm" l"fl]UitTd to p""
dute new nmbin:u;"" and in ..-p-
..... I;ng Ih<m .. ill ..... e the othe, .Ie--
m<tlU an.1 form ... 'uable hi-pro-
dUM',
It "'!'lira but b,u., knowltdgo: of
chc-miotry to tnlt<e It"..- bl",.lIy the
:oId>rmi,,, wf", gmring ,n ,h.
or how amurd art til. 1"'1"'1"
,turic:. of l;Uat chemical .Ii.,<,,,,,,,,,,,,
"""';"11 been bil upon byatd<:dL
N.(ll!ng uplain. prineipl", of
hollet !han the little- pme
1)1 <1""';00,. which I h.artily tOm.
..... n,1 I ... "'y}"l>lltlJ;- Think nt
an! .binl: and 1 "ill gu",. i, in 61_
q"""I;"'" t<> ... hich y"" nrcd ....
ply but 'y .. " or """." ,\11 "lP>t, Y""
lhoogl'l of ". h2.'"C
yo" > due. i, b<long to
ltinj!<km? ":"0." T"",.
goo.'1, d, .... '" alroaily IO.OCO tI'ing.
whi<h I know it "0"'. I..)oes it be-
long 10 v.".-.:u.IIlt kingdam?
"No." Goo.I. Mw Ue" wl>.>l.
101 01 \hine' I know il i,nl. a"d 1
know il h<1ong-. to ,he mine,....1 kinl{-
dool, -10 I alk ot <.or,"". i> ;1 mOlal?
"Yes!" I. il ",,1,\ al ,lit- h.fllwa,-.,
.I ..... ? "V ... " I. il k,,,d of 10<>11
"Yet." l)\)t,;t have II) be slurp-
Th .. , "' .... fo"li"\,
q""'lion. bull .. ". """'Ii,,>: no "me.
10 ! will lump lut or qu<:ri"". Now
1i,l<n. b it \lilt of the lollowing ar-
briel' A 6,-., ol>ovrl. spoou, p<>irzr.
turn .. , banunet-.
curk ..,,,, ... or pionl "Ya r
Hurrah, ;\ i, 0 ... "f tight. and you
can tTd""" eighl 10 Dd<: in three
'I"l'i""" "" I go:! il in ten 'lueri ....
Ingen;,,,,> """,10 may originate
d...... '1u ... li .... , ... hich .1imi""le
thou-.an<1. of .rtid ... ju""
.h.mi . dimin.o.u. and l""""'$ IlIOn:
by "'''''t lhere ill oct. than by wb:u
,h.", i.. It remind. ..... of whol a
tony .. t<"I\c about .all "'I;"
,hat rnaho ror and
Wt. orful bad .. ben thef"C
;.n't .ny!
The d.'yrt re:L<l.rt .. ill ..., lhl 'hia
/
,nnoiple well .11=t",\.e<I in thill
"Ite Itrtutt <In no tul ...
"" formulu b..ing "ytn you an: ca_
1>led to dta..- all inionna,ion rOIl
(In from Ihe I.....,no which .ft' not
(i"tol
i'ropt>SitiQn: D,.lda II", GttI:.k Inlo W'", p:._ ....hidl will tlt tOtothor and form a lutaD,iulnr DbllIll,.
To mu,I .... ,. the of work-
ing a puule acco,dinK ,0
the n,om a r"lc Ahould
work bolh " ... yo, We illlrOll",'o ..... _
Jell.tbl. I'roI,I"", wl",,,,in Ih. objt<:t
il 10 di&l'(l r how 10 di.ide enlJl
inlO Ihree Vit<:.,. cAn be fil!l!<l
toKeU..". .., .. 10 form ,tangle
"'hkh is Iwice I. 1M):' as il iI wklt.
Thil. o f COlI..... , i, merel. revening
the pnlpO<iliM of con .... I;ng 'ee-
unglo or squ.", im.;> f"rm 01
Greek eron, bal. in ,I
,he lIIgiu which ",,,,1 be fined 10-
getlltr. is nut.., d,fflCUll" the oth ....
proposition.
Th-.C,O..... CC"'u,-;: ...
II ..... we luv. th. :'U1<i,'tl1 SW,,"'lica
Iymhol. "hkh .... 0<\ forth by Prof.
IVHlCn of 1M Smilh . ..,n"" !rutitule
of Wa'),;"gtou. in gre>t wo,k with
om,. Ii,'. h'md .. d il1lm,"lioru Irom
tll(C A:<Irc nlQlmd. Dr lhe
Py",",;ds of EIOT'I, It.< n,in.ol Troy
an,l of and 100;"" l<>r.-. w",
",,,, "f ,h. oI,1ht .i",. of Ihe human
r' 10 be ltilced Ihrough prc!Ii.lorlC
It i. II", .ign of '1.,.1< '0
after Ih' ",.nn" of the mod .....
I.onnboe. and i. faunt! "" anri<nl
I"",pk<, wi", In<! ,'.;'",n,,n\; iD
......y Ih:U loues no """" f"... """bI
U 10 ib Irmct mt<rpTr13Iion. aI-
lilt same an k fM
,h. y ......... tho Hamrne-r
"f Thot, Ir""",-n in .'o1""",,}, 'M
Mutot'. "",hlcmal;""t 01
1'0"'-.... ant! dtcio.ioo_ find
i, M..,.n...1 i. .. m,,". old "",-nl>orriptI
.. I,Un!. or fourlOOfed, wh<n- il
i. "",,,' .n as l(JUt I"!:,, bnnching (lUI
fm-n ,he ten'er_ It i. onh- -"- =ria-
lie .. 01 .ho M,m>-rl _;,::n. and in .hi.
lorm ;. lmo .. n in Chir>. liS M" ...
meaning "nl:lIlJ' ionl': yun. to yOll.M
Prof, Max Muller oayo ,Ilt Eign i.
found in -,,-,,<i.nl n,;ns and in "'(2.-
,-.Iions in o""Y pan of Ihe
and ",,,'1 btrn I>"i"onall )' te<:-
ognlv::d. II it a more
. 0
'" " 1\ 1M ,Ii",,v.-ry (>f a my.Tic
socm, \11.11 "" f,,,d "h,." We toke Ih ..
tnilikm "f Ihe "1"3'" an,1 ",ark ,h.
, i .. ", of !-iw",I;," ;n the nlor,
Ih .. lo,.r !"IN will I"rm & I','r-
icel Crk ''''', anJ if We ""'rk il
wilh the whioh "'u
anothor aDoi...,1 ')'11,,,,-4. four
quart ... ",ill /""" Iwo a, .. _ 1
ThfOl"l(iaD' ",il(ltl a .1.",1""
inlerprol.>hn" lTOm Ih ... mY'l.....,..s
tr;'Il>1""itior
--
'" "".y. Ali. I j"" ,I.", "', of
an onl(, .... 1 con"n,("""." ..,i,1 Cbu-
kr. who 111""11111 II.. ... 'a. on
to. ""Ikl ( .:>IIng ",U,. t....i,y.
h\\ I,)' ;. the """"" like uil of
cloth., I"
"Mr,_ ",,1.,,1111,, "If .. ,.'
"",-,<1<... " p ... ,un", y'" da"
110.1 till'''' i. a mall in I,,,,
opini"", dilfft lin thai .,,1 ..
jttL" And o.arlq ,h" ""nil
sliJlping aw,y from unokt hil
I !>ra .. 1 , ""'" I><n<!ing til. oth<r
al",," h,' ".J<WIr.ansJ1ip. and
,";"n", "tI,er IhU1g. 1"-,,,' h. h.d
rrk .... 1 ,II iD "tltd,"ng a
,i<;."" 1",,,,, which III \hww
),illl from the .. ,Idle. Shortly Ifter
wa,d. , met a [rit",1 .... ho had ,,,it_
n .... ..ro Ihe I"", uf Ihe Laid riMr, and
"h" gan D'_e .. ,ch " hllm"'''''' d,,
.,f tl" i"<iMn. -'.",,( tl
m.". Lc;ng ,,,,,I!',- "f ,LLLmat:.Jn H'
,,,10 f,:'111. if "."' "'" the
..."Ioly "I tho a< .... o'-''',c.,]crl ,n
11,. clCKripli, ... uf .1", piclure.
A Charad .
In finrlin.: my fir'l don't h< 1anJ{.
And )'<'t nnI .., 1""1: for ,m- _d
My ,,1>.Ac alI'" him al ,he bot,
To wht-m liul" pn.>Iit i. """"ored.
CiphC'r AD .... or.-'. If!. 9. 5.6. u.
So 19. 19-
A CllriO'" Calcubtioa.
Wben !h( Grc-:ol E>,,,,,", ""'.
bur:eh<d ""d "'U ;ut=cting all"nl","
ItOm lU gnal 'i1r. a "",-'hematiea/J<
inc:fino.t Innalic ",ho iI,,,l beon in the,
in bo.inao di.'em ..... ed tlw il a pin
inw ilio hold 1>1 'M
Gr"", Eu' ..... , and on !hal d:ly " .. k
.. II:C<Ind pin alld on lhal tby ",eel<
loor pi .... u<l "" on. doubling u..,
numbet of I'int n<h ,,'I<, for a l'ur.
u..-... ",",Id be III Ihc end DI 6ftyl ....o
',k.. II<) I, .... r tIun
".SO.1.s<nm7.JiOA95 pi"-'_ Allo"ing
:IInO W lhoo e"""., tt.< of
whole would be """.
alld 10 gm.- thc:m III wool<! ""lui,."
shiP. at Iarg<: as Grul
ea,ttTIl. whid, wao gkublod 10 hold
ton .
A R.bul.
J'm of li'll< iml"'flano-e .... off wilh
h .. d;
To a foo: I ""1:1" lhen t..: 'he I"IV!'
Md ,1"'ilI!.
Iwict. ",",J ",h,t
"""WI'
An" I>n "ilh I ."d.
I:OOK nI<l I D,in.,naid lo:a,hlllC I co-o.
..'h ...... ,""" 1M m."den w,th
l .. mI'.
"Wh., fright...,. w", Han,_
I,." ,t"ing ttl kl .. me againsl
my "ill." p;,llhe <0)' !Mid.
"H_ can I do that ... -;110 Ihe-<e
animals on my ltandlr
uk"' Tlans.
"Wb:1I 1''''' ..... 11 you from IlIndt-
in!: your nno l"le lhe (found ... ao
10 rafteD the 10 it and lhen ])III
,,,,,:r ... UDder my pili I" queried
the maidon.
"flaule ,hat <_I-Iooki"g OOW
rn;lrhl hook 1M," said Ibns.
"Oh 11131 1001 crow wtl\,ldn'l hook
nobodY'. and i. 10 you
"
And 101 you've I W1lDd"onll'
for )our 1"''"'.
Cipher A"-,,,'er.-'X>, 18., 9, 6, 12, S-
Anae""o Punle.
Mak. nne wut<1 "iU, U. ieue ..
/AH' rs.
-,---:-::-:-
If ...... rl.31 Eni""
I. 17. 5. 6, i.30 "P''U.
'I. ,1\, "). a ... _'. earr.
I,. '''- IV. u. ,(" a Ix.otle..
$ .:!. III. a
13. II. 'fI, a TeC'1"....
""boJ!<- io OtIC til
play ..
$om. E-roldtlon. Puul ...
h ' ho,,' an V." con--
,'orl inw od.,.,;luling ooe
Ie"", at I (I,ne aDd a1" ...
""rfttl
Cmnrl itlw Nut in thl'ff
form-
in!: !",rfm w"rw.., .
Com'." />ar Inlo ....... r;, ...
. "b>lil,,'inl: ('<Ie ,n
. l>I"ritcl wnrdi.
I" ""w frw ohanl'; co" narln tit
(t"""'''t(1 ;IIk> .. oh,m!:inl; onl y
]'-t!cr '" a Ii",,,, al""y" formi,,!:,
w"hl"
fr, " do.illl:' IlIr .. 01 them into
m)' pI$ld'" .-.pli"" ,he lerri-
fiod maid,,", ADd right h.re .,.".,..
lho tDQOl in1<r<!"ing puule oj the
...... "'hith Iu. }"'t btm 1'.--010<1
10 ou, Identb: lor during llIe JUbse-
!furnl .. i"" It.< idl(>wing fact.
1lxy lound Ih:" the goat
.".1 lhe goose tcgt'<hcr would eal i"st
u muclt J:'fU< at the cow. so ir th>t
fidd \lFQUJd puture the cow ""d the
frlI-t far fOrl)five rb}-s. or lhoo COw
anrl t hol g<:IQ"" .i"ly or the 1(OIt
and Ihc gODK lor ninety d.,- ""W
Iol1g ",wid ,t Ihe <:ow. 1110
gool ",,(I Ihe gQ<l'O' Early
are Han, and Kn'r>na
I,. COnl""I'i>lillg a speedy parmer-
>hip,
WILL TAKE oceuion
10 Lhal fact
01 .om<' 01 my pulLIn
brin, k_'n doxs
no! ;,nply lhal one
i. />"Hliar "'illl !he an ....... ' 10 Ihl'm,
f.,. the .n",",. LO of
Ille ..-t I'op"b. hoft
bI.eo and, 10 Ia ... [ am
a .. -n. , hay. n<.U ,.,.llr hom
gueued. J ",,11 il1,,"nlc lhi, poinl
hy 1',_,,,io8" ... HUONbIe I:'rcb-
Inn ,he "!-Ieckb Punic:' ,,-hltlo I
lIowed F."enl ... al('l>. Ind "'hkh
'''Of")' one "'ho it fbl1t1"f h"n..,ll
,hat 100 .oIy .. it II OOlto. )C\ [
do not r=t",htr any otiC "ho aIly
found Ihe C"OI",ecl "nfW".
It i. based on In .vcry""y "'"i".,"
tnn .... n\<)n, intended 10 ,how how
the " ... mg. morlal f:O<"' 110. wron&"
.,,-.r,
A bdy bougllt ,,,.hc pi.-wo of
ch.in. u .hown in the bo.n-'kr of the
pict" .... Ind ,,i.I,.d .0 /11,'. lhem
""'rlt inlO In .mlle ... ntckluc cf 100
linh . ' hol.J in hor hanth.
j.,,ol.r .:lid il "..,,,Id c.,., 15
"
lit> to cu, .1Id join a m1111
link and :10 emU '0 joinl and cuI ,
large hnk. and ,h. 'l"".tioa it to ",U
jllS! 1>0". much lhe b<11' oboul<l
10 ha,. 110. nklatt ilia,;'
all IllH. ;, 10 11, and i, it p.dly
prtIbIem 'M youn" folb.
A Chand
T..o ""nona! pronouns. if you !like
And j<>in lhem in due .,.<kr.
An hr.b will name ,.;,""'" m;Slok.,
1l\a, .. ."It the cudcn bordtr.
Ciph.r A .... w . -lO. 8. 2S. 'J, S-
A Reb","
Entire 1 1m apil.l: cunain me
and I am otill; !>III bth.:od Ind
me and I am Iookin" lor
Ca pi'"1.
TttiIliu.1e <'O"undrum is bwlt upon
the lallowi ng ,nciden< <",m rQ\ !ifr;
... am no drcumLocuion nor
,,"11 "bom d.>.t wife 01 mi""
.. bm 1M am ill de htunor 10 1M:
bnef." O<>IiloquW:d Mr. W ... hing_
t(oq John"ne when ftC' c:urc hfllll<' a
""" ... b", lor lbe e,=ing m.:ol
... d the lard", as empty""
.... -.
Wh., :om il. utd ..... om
mid dliclring r he asked in an in
t""'lIC\orY WIT U "I I .... J.r
Two ... hieh naturalh ... !J..ol
r"" two but :\,,... Joh ...
.... no! the h,tItXW for prOlr:ltlC<1
""' ........ twn. SO ...-ithout diseoutinu_
..... tblllillie balI3rl of
--n.. lito IKNI...
0... . boo.... -.,d '" h;v;,"
""'" paU$ed to voud .... f
""hbrid .M ........ which rov.....,,1 h-"h
rt1 1<'C\.o.. ."" Mr. John&inlf. wi",
,.,..<1 I"" .i/tM "I ri.i,,!:" I.".ilv
"rmL..,d ,hal il w('."I<\
, ". to mok. himRlf ocvcc.
It "' ... n ..illlM t1VCfl M" ;ntonrlC<1
t.:r JoIIn"ng II a rOOluldtum.
[rut Ihat OUr rClde .. nllT be en
Hip",_II..",. tl ... Ian ..
h. "1' 3 hil al the
nf one ond _ half ptr hoor
and ,,"m. tlu"'Q at 1),<: 'al. 01 foor
."
faPf":'n wi,h [)a.klown ..... ,.Iy
nen'> ... t fL ...... ' " io puulo: lorm
fO!" \)Ur 10:1<. 10 ..... 1) ov .....
IQ _ il Ihey an dixon .. the brief-
... P'*ibl .. I ... ",,,r to :\[r. John,in,.
IWO 't'
--
A 1"ly 1x>Llghl a boojuct at the R01'"-
is" 1o. IlImj_I"". cents and hId.
one dclw- bill . lit,..., [.." pit<:e and
:0 t...., nl TI .. Herin had
Itnl twO coins in lbe tilt. and thc.-.,.
In, ..,.,Id not maltc tbo clJanlC". A
hd!:I,! nt" ... ,boy in who h:od two
(<'0 Ccnl Ilkc ... a five. a ''''0 3nd
nne <""tnt pil"<:o. who ,ho ... ed 'h"'"
to d"" .. (h. /i""n""! .it"",i""
.., 11'31 e.-orr o"e w"' ldt willi their
<orr",,1 oml,un, M ch.,ng<. How dii.!
n,.".".I:. tOJ ,to ill
n! ... '>crnr",! in 110. dayl
1 ... 0 In,1 Ih, .... (em in
Tht I .. I"" ,In grown 10
n\.>11hoo!l. IUId .. tlce ",,-,hier 01 the
101')("" hanking i"-<.tilUli",, in Ibe
l'n!lM St.,!e_ .
on'\ b,,11 mil ... P'" bout. "" lba,
h ,r>r>1t hIm i"" .'" hOll .. '0 ",.k.
Iht wt1n<! trip. Can )'0\1 tdl bo ...
fa, h ,,'u te Ill" tcp of the hill?
;, a lottie p" .. t. d"";l(nCd
til iUum"l" th< of ... t
lItion in I to di
= .n unknown ""gIl! /N'" a
fr:t(tion:ll 01 1 .... 11. A. 1""0<1
i!Iu.tn';on. arr 1(;'.,,"
to ;n,m,.t .... l:inn.'" In the ,mb
",mtaL I'rinril'ift. of 1I1J:wn. and rIOt
for the ""'1'O"cllf 1'\, .. them, '!".
p'5<1>! lh. uplanal1011 wah th. poe-
ture hefore thtm.
Alg<bra \"".hu ". \11,1 the bal.
IMe i. not .,ff"",,,! 1,,, ft11",,'ing sim-
il:u- q"'ntj,j,. I""" \"'Ih ,;,k. of on
tqll'U"",. "", in d", f'1,",I"'11 lint.
I'fOIlOIllinn Wt rtmOVe
d til_ ,,-h<>l. brick au" .'1\1 off the
tllfff-quartC' bat. Thil til.
...,ijl"ht babncinlt with ""e-quancr of
brir:k. thcrdorc if one q""n,,," (If
brid, "'.;![hl Ihrff-<J'I.1r1<T1 of a
pound, a ",1>:11. brick .... ;,:h . three
poundJ. It """ .. Ill. _
lution 10 l'""t. Jab', pmhlftn 01 thc
gOOle which _ciihod oc,,", l'''o''ld.
and Ii", .... IIIN of il' 0 ...1\ ",-eight
Cut th"" the goo<. al .... )". Aid tho",
wu no .n ... .,. to the rn"""".
ah,""1 \oR ...,nmll:"" fM the
Lig fuh .Iory ,,'ilich (0' tf1!-
hail bet!! the lmot of """1
gradualing Khobr. The hca.J of tI,$
6.11 " ... nine fed long. lhe body :u
ic:wIg .. I>r:od and Ian qether.
and Ihr lall u Ion!: .. the bro.lI Ind
half of lhe- body. The h 11 being
I k"""'" qu.nlilv we Ihe lm!rlb
o f Ihe bod .. III be 9 plus hIli of ,he
tlil Tbc i.illhcrdore "'1".1, 9 (Ihe
lind) an,1 half 01 9 (4'/') which
mun 1311 addttl 10 Nil of il .. l f.
i . ... her. the remnbbllce 111111.
A Rob",
(Nn """.
My tI,;,d ,.. I""noun.
fourth JOm. propl. never pay.
M; ... hol. iI natron,i.tcnL
Ciphn- A"",,"o'.--9. 14. 3. 15,11. 5.
18, S. 14.:)0.
" ...... lDI4 u.., '0'9 104.... ,110 "it!>
<I,. __ -.-n' or ........ .. ,b.
. ..... "_ L<ord .,.... ... 01
...... ._ Lb. _
" b4nI.o ... hoy 011.. "" ... 0' .., ......
4"... ... , .. , "lin,,. 4q)l&r. It",
Io&<hd __ ' to .. ",b'.
..110,,. I.,k be< ILl'" fo, -" ."'
lO
A ReblU
My fin! in Plgtanl grand 011 forml
a I'MI.
K<"Ol!<i il tho "I yoo.
11... ".
:\I)' ... ho.k .....,Llun )'0'" pukr =J b<
-",
'yh ..... : .... r. I' oay. m) -.I ofl
OC<...
<':i[lh<. A"''''''.-J. I . It\, lb. 5.
-
A Cba ... de
M}' Corn an r"",,1e
"
nul k.,,,,,:y Iw....y' ,10' I:
M) mon,. ""..I trc \1 J"" tile
-.
,,'-'Y{. if Ih;. roll 1. "ore <lilly
maIM,
And to. the .lta. \I.,h- 1 ... 1,
T" be my .. hoi. "hl<ll migh' be
",id.
A IUbul
Tbo<lgh 01 "'Y fifll Ihc lIuxk =1
"",
My nexl hr pn""l 1."1'rc::
Who 00 my "hul .. At""g _It
Shoul<l end"t .
Ciph.r ll"",cr.- '16. 9. U. I.
7, ;
A R.bu.
),Iv (,,,t. la,liC!!. ,."" ",ill finu.
i. M my .. ..,,,,d ",,,10.
MI' I':"" r. i, d ... 'b'"<,j
t,pon my fir I 10 ",,,II.
ClphorAn<w,r, -1, !!l-. ,), 4. 5.
13. 1.9.4-
00 , ... , pot <Ilt'lOf'R' ........... , dlr
t ..... , ""... ",_I> ,be O_ub' or
, ... " ..... _U>t ...... f'l'" '. 110." .1
, ...... """'b' ......... ".!. TIl., Wll> ......
bu' .... .",. ."''' ..
.... , ... , .. " I.", b.d 1"'<'0
"'<I,b "'" ... ... I.,.. N .... .. I>0 ...
n_ ,h. _ ... " to ... .."
i. f.",ili,.
ume_h""""N
pa",l .. of the ,h;p', mr
pent who h:tJ IU p>t<!!
.. squa.e hoi. b,' '''tim!:
I bit or w"'->Ll iPolO two j';ota
It f,,,.,,,, a ".h, . bl, "ml imrr ... ing
I.,,,,,, ib whi<h', ",ell
"'MIll a, ;1 ,,;11 \'ou
u. ',iRlnal,' cr r..,,il., ""I'e 011.<.
punk' Ih 01.....
flbl,,,,itO 01 'my J,_.ircd r>ro;:ortionl
may "" lotmI bY off ,""
01,10 of a Jqu.o..-" inlo a given omohr.
"1'1'"'1: then .narkinj; off tI .. bue
10 0' tn (l'ftl;Lin 1<......
.h" ",ill he grntcr in wirlth th:In
l><iKl'l. Thm m>..k th .. and
<11. do .. , .. on tllr .tcps all ,bn-.;". and
,
".
'.
.
.
-
:l
-
,
E
II I\\" pi ..... f,,",, pan ....... lor IKW
l'''lLZlr t .. be Ji,'lded inlo two piot ..
br ",,<Ie InIO >quares. H .... i, tl'"
"fl>Onln InJ brlow him .h. t..-o
_rd.o !luI otakI' two "'l"atf$.
In \>112.11.. of Ihi. kind the
d""c",1On.I of square
be by multiplYIng the
,ide hv 111< baa<"..... 'h.,'h. " n Ih. ell"
the carr>rnln-. punle: 9x16. and
or &tn,s will alwAYI a
"'I";'. numbrt. Ily the 1'",,1. pro-
.. , 01 wnrkinr backwlrd. w. _
Ihal th. Ioc 0 11,. mIl>! be
di"i,!",\ nft ;",0 a nt1nlht. of
.p;>ce Ji")y iargt-r. anrl conlain
;"Jr <me """. 'I"" lhan .1.. foiLl 0
make "'P' fnrm .. perf1 square.
A kincll.rly who thari.,
r" ... ,...,.,k 10 """"e "redy penorut
hinl.,.! to h... pen.;""'.. INI """h
"",,101 te<:tive t wo ohilli"ltI more ir
,''''''' we"" E.:r.c.
",,,,,dimnl endtaYllred 10 puluade
S'
II I, cur to j'tI .... the numbt:r of
for I"" Old( .and baH. but 10
r.,juc. Iht rroblm .0 an ex .. ", od.
i. is ",,,U to apply following
",I .. for "I'""ing rttUnj1l .. :
To th. length 01 an)' rottanj(le <tdJ
the "'i<lth. 10 a. II. oouin 1M d;'"
Un A to n. th.n LI'ilh .. p1i. of
c:ornpa ..... 1',.-",.. 01." the """In C. de-
..ribr lite oemio;itrJe, R A. "Tho inl ....
Ition or "'" arc ",iob the line from
E to 0 ,h .. rortttl. ,i ... 01 ,b.
squ.o... 10 be tn,;I, from 11M: ra-t:.nJ:lc.
Thr Ir"OOn 0 10 F ohmvl lhc!
, .. 01 Ihr .0 be repre>mlcd
on (h., .; I .. of lhe ....... nl:' 10 ....
lind in ,hi, caw- " rne:lsure Ii...,
of sum .pattI-, and :os lhe b:u.c 1Du>t
(OI,bin """ more '1'""". " . di..ufe it
ell inlO six. The: diff ... I."gth
brtw .... " to B an.1 E 10 0 """-Ild
. "1' .. ..". 1"" wi<lLl, of 1'" .equired
"'" 1'" buc liM. The abo ....
l"rmuJa lOIy .. te<:tanglf! ih>.1
"as t.,ilt ftQm a by th.e elf
Pf'O<'CS.I. IIlll tho Euchdi.n
"'lticb r>erlOnt1l the fGI in three
piN:" Irom .ny ,orlangle is 10 cui
On Ih. dottr<! lin<'l----()n lhe bi>5-
f"'ITT B to 0; "I' lhi: lop pira
.nd eliI' 011 Ih" lilL1. e>rn<' X to
p;tlrb wilh. It;5 ," bo,uli ful rut.
with which all p"uh." .bnu1<l be b
",ilia . PO nOw 11,31 )'011 un<l,,,I.-,,,d
tho p.inclpl "'" you squar. the t wo
illustnli(>n. gil'.n'
the OIh.... 10 kc .... "Wol'". Xttrnhe--
I .... 01 "'" ,",xl """'ing .... one
".... on hand, aruJ f<>lt. MW appl;'
CIInl '. 10 lh """y 01'" got . hill
ing I .....
C.n '"Ott tell ho ... much Gc. """
.teei .J.1
.", pr:l<"uoal p",h\em .. in
All t",dc<, SO It " ... Ie t., th.t no
one i, a" adept at hi. bu.inc .. unl.,.
I,. hu pieked up a lew w';nkl ..
poro.in to hil collinI/". llonul
John Q)" tml ",hat lie "dnn't k,,"w
about m,II< i ..,arcdv .. 'orth menllon-
i"II':' t..:t w Marl.' !1abbtrl!'aJtC'd
one.: ... h .... had but twO
te" pll,," "no f,,11 of ",ilk. anrl t ... o
CUO."""" "'ith a...J a four
ql1lu mco..u'. wa"tl tWO quartl put
iDto nch """' ..""e.
It i,. iuw\in;;: tr",k rure ln,llim-
ple. <kY<>id nl tnck or d, "'''''. but it
eon. I", "''''h cl<'vem ... to f:tl t .. o
quam "I milk inlo thn ... .....u-
ur .. inl!' II<> r<,<rpu,c1 .. "I
kinrl e:u:q>t tM two anol
tht lWO lull (aQt. " .. , can lry 1m.
",ilb I .... lull." ..... r:ll)(fo
that II iI. Iqi,,""tc prorn.,lion anot
pOI liDy D:':"'-__ _
A Chande
My Ant It or l1l>ny m .... ;
My IffOIld ",,",('I ap_:
Mv .. hole', a 10 100 TNeerncd
\Vilhin . certain space,
Ciph.r Ans .. 'tr.--S, IS, 19. Xl. I,
7. S'
,\ CHYI'TOGIU.\!.
UR''''0'l500SSN.
In tht uubcT1nce nl hi< joy at
lhe p ..... p<d of bea>ming a mppy
father in his old O'Sbougoossy
...,.od 10 .elli. t ....... thirds of hi ... -
m. liP'"'" "\he 11m" and one-third
lbe mother. hI'l in "th.
sllotold be" j!irl. tben t"">-third.
of the .. tate .11OI!d I:" to the mother
",1 .... e-Ihird 101M dallj(htcr ; "h""
it d"ol"! .. ,,. howC\. lhat tht boy
5'
A Rebul
My 6 .. t i. ""'nd in the ocean "live,
A. wdl a. in I'il ano.llhe m,n";
M)' bolow lhe ou,f= ... hay.
Wh...., no't't W ",n can
My whole t .... f ... w 1>0;0\10 I(TI'.,
Dut _dOOm 13il. 10 6nd a
Cirbrr I, 20, 3,
5, 12, __ _
A Rebu.
Within my 6 .. , !:'Illant CI't'W
An aoo:hor ... ft may And;
My nu" ye {"'t. lno.Id. 'Ii.
\\,,11'0\11 an...,01 ""y hino.!.
Wit""'t m. whok .. ''''']y \0>.1,
bh,j t .,inn" btu!> an" bot'l"I
Itoo'.
Ciph., An, <;<.-3. 15, n, 5, ,8,
9. '4. 7
A ChaDde
WI!"" Kate lhe cook prepvod the
m .. l,
My firft lOa. in ,""u. t;
My n."t i .... n in Lamb """ v.al,
A qUllNor aT. hreJo't_
Which wilb my ""oole \l,. table
"""',
And trul) ',wal 110 wooder,
Wile" .t the boIord each iIIttt Willi
pbc\,
To 0 my third th,o"" under.
wu a t .. in, "bieb "",".;1 n_..,.
til pn:n;ill; fOT both _ boy an'! _ ,;r!.
u ",oil .. the mother, O'ShaUI(-
n .. mind ..... "'" in tale 10
dmik upon lb., pt"'OJItT ..... y to ea...,.
out tbe lennJ of hi, prcmi... What
do OUT friend the " .. "'-
btu of tho Icpl prolmltm. who Mve
hown ... mucb intcrell in thO$<:
problmu, lOy ohoolld be the
di.ision of OS"'"ul[ll .... y'. uta! .
,., >luted in Im,in .... ' .. .th on odd
1r>t nl r.il and vinl'j[J.r," 1IIi,1 " .hr.wd
'p<cul. ll.... .. At Y 6T5i CU"OIn"r
..... ,9:lIt wort), of ca<:h, 1''1""
''''1<, a' n",d> Inr .,;] a. I",. vinq:ar
f"1' jt>llon, and Idt me ""I "". 1>:or-
rd. I'\ow, Ott if yon ""n go ..... 'hal
thai km:1 _ ....OrIh I"
A RebUI
",., limit. of my ... boI. 10 ......
Is r.,. beyond the reach or man;
Ikhead it and a journey take,
To prove "'hat PTO(fcso you can
",,,It. ;
T"",<pOOc ith rn<ky oi<b """.tcqI
I br ... fury of 1111: deep.
Ciphtt Ano .. . 6, 1,],5-
A Chal3de.
!'\If'IIOM' that hall " nf ...
W ... on "..,.,ntain placed;
Tbe P"'"ptcI tbt,Itt . .. ilhout my
."'"
WOuld da.knes ..,.",. "..d ",ute.
CIpher A"' ..... _n. 9; I,}, 9. IS .
..
Dou any word cont:Un all tho vow_
wI Unqunlionably.
A Charade.
M. " rol-)'ts. I"U con
I .. , it_
'Ti h"ndrl to on. ,r Y"" ;1.
Flu, Whal lhall I .... y 01 .ett'O\dl
JUlt half of " lid. 'i. r<,<konN.
Mv thirrl M5 p<-roon:\l ItUn',
A lady. intktd, may ... ut.
'"Good lor naUl:hl," "'ithout aid pr
obotton.
M, iJ ona\k lip of odd .... _
AI a >'Il".,,;. .. I'''''' tv ",y I'rua,.
lern 01 vl,1 was _'"n'" a",1.
11)' way of '" Si.lrr
"'h" .... < COt 111"')"'\ ;" th.
""blic OO<\tro"orl' (,f II", .1"1;' ....
w. vr=nl a .ketch 01 the ' <"mini
''fl' old coople "'ho .... ,.., '.'pon
.ibk 10f' the d",:u$lioJl' '"You ... ,"
. (""",ie \Va;! hmk. h...- Mm-
u,,,,,k, wb.h w" ''''ll/'IIrl1
t ... o tr .... n.. ,b. wrll b\o"", IlXiom
llut ohain i. no >tn '"ltor it<
"."\.,, , link. _he "'''' II", )"<)" 'an
,..,,,,lilr .. 11 her .-,ij;:ht h)' r.nrlonR tl'"
!r3.t ,II," '''T 1'1 ",rd. )"" "",,1.1 ha.."
to") n'l to Ji.,ilc 11,. hMltmOtk in t wO
('in. Slo. ta ... ,h.t " """d witt
1.,101 In> TIt..., how
milch ,Ii.! '\(;., Cam, w.",,?
",,,,,,,lo 1 c= ." '"6<: """lton....!
.. .. "f \!a", .nJ Ann a,." 4-1 )""R,
... 1 ;. twire old .. Ann
wu .. hrn Marv " ... holl ao old ao
.\"" "i11 t ... wi,;'" Ann is .hrt<: 1m...
.. aid " .. u whtn "hry...,...
thrt<: Ii"",. U old IS Ann." How
old is }IaTY?
e o
e o
e o
e o
IS A 1'R..\CTICAL
I.,..,,, .. hicb
. will interest those of ..
. '. meclum.caltw.nofmmd,
Plumbfis. b<>iiel"'l:l>..>lrrl
and tank bulide .. _i""". '" <'ULI"
feet ...... kamng .. And" half I:al.
IonI \0 tbe C'llbic fOOl . ..-hth i. 0"","
e:DOUlIb for all vr--oti=! 1 ufJl<'K'.
Of CO\1tst ...... W<\ul.!
tell ... """t the"' .... 1.728 cubot In,
to a n.bic foot. ha ..... 12X t2XIl
.1.llS, ""ven and one-haH
pl\oDI .... 1.n2J1. bullben
I'lIrmbas a bhe<aI .... of lello ..
w\oo cl>eerfuUy ttuuw ill 1M .,IIn!
fou, and half A pluml><T
"."tN to " I,mate tM 10....... ' ..... -
.. ble on.!.<If' "",pe' 13Jlk t.O h"ld
1.000 ""hie lett Copl"' r ..,,,,,," in
.heetlI three fHt ",",oare. worth 51.00
per fool. so II .. problem", to
tbe moo' economioal di
1M .... ...,. of A squara tank capable
of b.old.ml 1,000 ""ble fee,
It i, IC'lf "",.Ient th.t ,f lb. lout-
t"'" of <vpper I.:lnk "",n f('f"t
squa .... 10 multlpllod \'y t!)
;w as tho ....... of the w\t"m, ",h,,h
by 10 I". Iho: depth. " .....
lhe d,u, ... """. of a llUlk
.. "II h<>hl 1.000 cub .. fHt.
y.,hem.ol""'ly 't .. akinl. 10 i.
M", sMw" to be the ruLe ront of
1.000. and by rt"nn.ma tb.
lion". alit .. du. un.!ent""'hog <II
.. ""t II kno,", .. the ItjUII'"
cube 01. ullmber. A .. umlle, ",,,,_
tiphtd by .I>I:H s\v ... its "1"'l1li ....
2nd "" .. er. like 10 m"ll\l'litdl,y 10
. qual, 100 ... lule il .... ",ult,ply It
more by the fiRt 1_"""'" "1'
10 muluphtJ hy 100 ..... ",t the
cube Or ,h,m I"'W01 The ,hin!
f'O"""er it al .... "" .. perf""t wilt. 1>ul
"'Mn "'. ,uult 'VI), II 'ka,,, by 10.
.. b,ch ....ou1.l "like 10.00J ...... bave
ruioed tho produc! to tho fourt!'
IUld may w,th Ihe
fifth. IIxth. ""v.II,h. ote ..
'.'
A ""be ,en lett .quare will hold
1,000 ro1 .. , f .... l'l ilItruc. but .. that
.. ,....Jd .... qu, .... sao leet <If coppet.
(100 on the botml and nc.b of the
four srue:<) " olio ... wI tM rea1
I""nt of IN' pf<Jl.ol"", ;" .., de\erTDiJIe
tlui mUR of a tank
VIa to bold I ,000 and .....
tbe Iu.$L pooRb!e amount of copper,
It ,. I IUl1pl. ,very-<la}' PI""" of
oIIop ....,rk .rueb any mechani"
would u..:k)e '" way oatllf ...C1ory
to b,m!leif, but whlcb ... mathema-
tician ",,11 di..,.,' .... 'Dvol,'"" "Ihe
dupholllOD of ,he t'Ube" .. hich haa
b ...lI!od!.he .ur\d lor round. .. .,...,-
t un ...
The "ulI",,1\oJ. problem 01 the
of a C'llhe" ;, to gIVe the
d,m,n ...."". <If I cube t ... ,ce u 111'1"
.. '''''IM', V;1 If ."be ten f .. 1
",ware 1.000 cubic { .. t.
",hllt would be the " .. of cuba
contau"" VXlO cubic l..,tl
-
TELL eR'S AGf:.
M OT..-t PROBLEM
BY
PROPOSlTlON-Th. of the three to 70 p:1ln and the is juj;!; times as old a.
the boy, When Ibt,r combined agtll &111000110 twl(e 70 yean the lathn will be only t'!iice .. old III th.
boy, What is the age 01 the mother?
I a:n JUIl ax .& el,\
a", lenned. no you are "'&y be .;ud that
inclined
OIIJ]ple. ,
.,.., Ihe! dau it .. ."...,gn:.
].IropoIit>on .., diff ........ t from ... hal
;. thu the '1\101')' actu:>lly
a]lpeo.,.., .un!.nr
It ... '" aprung in the dr-
elher day . nd gA"e n ... 10
1000i""u";on which II,e mlllhe,
ingenuity of Ill! p......,t I<>
the full limit.
Otte of tM lrio ... el',ao:hled , ...
tbe 1'"'10,.., WU ba"lng birthday
anru,ersary. whicb arouotd Mast ....
Toam'\y . curiooily regardi", Ih..,.
respective "!<S n,\ on ""pO<>'"
I<> his querieo h;' ",id
"Now. Tommy. "". Ib_ ages
.c:ombined amount I<> jut! 70 y ... ,...
wh<:" 1 am bUI tw;"" .s old., you.
OIIr th= f<1mblntd "11;.... will be!
twice ... hat they & .... nt pm;enl
NO"fI' let me _ ,f ynu can teU me
bow old 15 muthe""
Tommy. lIeIng bnght al 6gu_.
rurlily ..... ved the problem, but th.."
he bad the advanup of kIIo .... nr
blS 0'"' IUId cuu10J gu ... prnlly
el_ly w the o.g.... of tM olhe .... ,
au, punli!I bo .... v.,... merely
Ih. "'KArll,ng Ihe """,,,",roIt,,.e
"1:0 Ollh. lIOn,' followed
hy the .tattlmg pmpositlOn to
"how old 11 mother .
A ",an bad 1 ....... ly..,.;i {I ....... ty
$ick).heer .. nrl " .. e died. ho ... many
remained X
Why is It ."1 10 bftak ,nw _0
old man', houoe lJ.e<-"'..... his ,_it
(pte) il wukm .. nd lui loch are
...
Wher. call one "I ... ,.. fln<l
1'ln"Ul In Ih. dicicnnry,
When will til ... lJc t ,lIt twenty-
fi,.lellen in .be alphabet I Whe ...
U anJ I ... one,
Wh.t ....... JO;ln of Arc m.&de oil
JoIalJ of Orleans.
I .... M OIIt w1lk;ng ont d., and
"",t Ib_ b<-gj;:a,... to Ih. 1
g&Ye lOn ('tilts. to 11:..... Mnd I ais<>
en. ten :u.d I" Iho Ihlrd I
gave but fh ......... hat lime of dly
... ." ii' A qUllnn to Ihmo.
WhAt it thllt ",bi<h by 1",,"( An
ere has nelhing left Wt .. IIOW'
No,..,
What i, 1""'1 ",hieh if full 01 hola
anJ yel hcllh .... "'rl A .portio
Whl.t La lbal whkh i. PUt on lhe
table alld .... 1, but i. nu ....... <en.
A !'Uk of .-ani ..
1I0w un tOil by <b.",,"1 1M
"ronlln"';3b" .... 1 ....... rd lum mirth
illt.o mmo' By ..... king maD"
laughter mIII5laughlto'.
TO THAT
q .... ry "" to
tbe ungIn of Ctruu"
I.uu1 ... ocasion i.tili"
lO say u... . I haH
fubif>ne<! a "nmhrr of S ... , ..
puul ... , fmm \<) . .\oO
and roIeII. and wh,'ve my
in that d"ectw" nul' be
UW:<'d to .. h1l1e _h,,:11
OC<'Urad over II. of B century
,,0
W nil r-rty of !nuri"" who ""cre
d .... "C the Alpo ill the .tll:unerW '/)5,
.,d _110 had underbhn the
,n..,1' ov ... 1m [rom A1t<1,,"
1.0 1'1""11.... ,., .... tbe hiltori,- "I"
where Tdl to "'D
w."!' ttll",,'"!:' ........ oJ= .. kor.g
Ib)-. Jo .. when spymg a hutc
)lUU.nl R>rl ",.hMlng dai.ios, and.
t lunking to ImU$Il tho chil<i. I
sho .. ed h b" ... to progno.hC41C
her '""tnmonial future Lv 1'1u('l,nll'
0II111e of th. au;' \.(I deter_
IDI .... wbetMr Ihe wouW. lie .. lorida
of. the "rich ",an. P.""'" man.
Pl&a or !.hod_" She oaid Ihal
rpor\ ...... 11 known to ,h. C<>\ln\ly
1.. ........ ,.h tile .light ,1,11."""
t hat .. player."" at 1il.o<:'.,.
lO I'lllek .. lli.aa:le p.o.l "". &fly U""
COIllll(UOllI "n, 10 Ibal pm.
... .. IJ cumin"" ),y siag! ... C1r ,1..... bI ...
unt,l the ont t"ok the
b<1 Io:af lind lefl tbe . Iump" c:alltd
Ihe .. 0101 """jd .. 'lnlb your O"p"nMlt,
To our inton:;e asloru.<bmtnl Ihe
madebcn. ..ho eould not
'-n mo<c Ihn len )'e", .. 1>1
Hoqu"htd our onlire 1, ly by
Wlnning no ",Uler ... ho
r.,..I,
[ d,d fl01 nud}' out lb. lri..l< unt,l
........ re b=k in Luumt. hut I ......
.., L)', u.. ""rly Ih&t I
m&ole qw<e a I""'" 01 ,n'e5l1gal",g
u. but n""" .... had 1he! ... w.cUl1oa of
hfoo.ung the litlle ",athem.lician .1
own l..;u "'Y. ioci-
d""tally. IIowe' ..... I ,nmed
10 Alldor/ oome yea .. and
"i.iled Ihe locality of my I,rev"""
ddul. Qnd it would g'l\"o m. "Ioas,
ure nn,1 sdd 10 Ih. u{ Ihe
OIorY if I ""uld ... y Ihllt I found
lillie Orel chen d."eloptd int.o ...
beautiful tnOWlI1Iin f",weill .... ilh a
malhe!",,,t>cal bent. I
duubtl_ ...... . bo ... "." for tb.
"nlire I"male popJ>iallon of Ihe
hllie dorl ... "" "rep.tnng 10 .., ... Ibe
C'''ps. They ... ere _n "",ma_
lu",ly old lind mllko. lind (
'5
iDDginf<! I my fonner
fri-.llLam.--l up W1tb .. cow to"
pi""', ... Inch .", gwdN through the
rocky onil by he. Mhle
The g;o.:nc ill ""own in ,he pin." ..,
in lIN: f(}fJQ of 1he d,l.Isy. and ..
played I.>y h'(> pt'rson" ... h" In
cove. Ibt p('1.I, h)" upon
tb.,n m .. rkcn, unt;\ all are
<."o"oroo The ... ho oOve", tbe
"'tn., i(l.w,ng the old"
"",ul" nump ,<, hit OPfK'''.''1
IL is tha, tbe nee .. ho
begins .. 1['1_ mUll' t.-a<J off 1.y
on .. or Urn In".,.. II<> the
run:' questUm .. hi,-h you are 1.0
ans ...... ill 1.0 ..at th. I. .. , "'ph"" in
cOlSOl be bil1l w>th "',. or '''"0
\ea" ..... ,,<1 ,noi.\"" tally to diR:o'-e'
1be """!ling !lv,INn or principlo
... hi.h the h\lle S ... iIs maiden
warke<! "" .",-rO)O..loll)"
Why" .. no\,k,,,<u. I.il.:e .. I.ook1
BccaujI(' he h"" a blllo.
What d ..... ","'"." ,., moct al"
1.0 l<>n. '" ooru.\v' Tho. t.oU.....
Wh)' i, &W'r't/ m.:m w..
""-,I .. u ... be n.:1" tbe
game alIve
Whert" an' ''''' heads ben .... tbAn
one' In .. bum;t.
t
PROPOSITIOl{- Tell which one of the playen shaulp pay lor tile gllme
a
ll ERE ARE PUZZI.F.S
<>T I'rolMln. COm,,', teo.!
with alll""t all .. ",,10 Itl
1 ,am eltbt-r '"
;\..,11 or II>
manner oIl<'Oring. 1"" .
t is oate !.<l .... Ihu every one
k....,..., more or '- about fIl,tflI
hall pool, XevlOI'th.I ..... """' is
I,nk l'mblem ... h,,11 ..lou I'lOI call
ror a pract'.111 dnn"n.tl'll'lQII .,111
t .... ""e. 10 our punlisU will hue
jw.l ... tu<Ml chln<e for the I." ....
oIIl!I'ed r..". tht an.wc", ... tile """,t
IluIlf,,1 uperu..
Then: a,., fif""",, ballJ to ho r""''''
t\.ed, and .".",ru,ng to lhe
one who the lun numbe'r
of boJlJ m"" Jl6Y rD. Ihe Ha .....
Well . Ihl'ff 14ayen .. ...., run.lng
a pme l he nlMr dav, and No, I
.. b<I w ... an ul"'n.. 10 ptlCkel
......... ny IocillI ... i'la) ..... No.2 and
No.1 bolh \OCI'tlKr J".I ... IMY
.. r>i"1 to ''''n. a fwrth man
"'m<! ,n ."d them. but. u he
wao he ,hd not receive
oy h.ndirap odd. Rnd pla}'O(\ on
enn term .... ,Ih .""h o( the olhor
th ..... playu .
7he mek .h ..... lho num""r "f
0011.... hi,h u.:h man """te during
' he play. ""d a d,ocus>ion lhen .n
IUt<! ... <!, ..-110 ""'" the I"""".
Tho puzzle ill tlllell .. },jch nf
lhe I,bytfi ohu-uld pay for I"" pme
acco .... 10 1m. of ,h. """", .
",..,,1. Thu lhe 1'",1,,1= i,; n,,1 SO
u it Ionh mal' be 1111....... 1
lrom 01 IU I ...... ,.,
fe...-...l \I) c-nmp..t,lO,-,; ;n .. 'e
<'eIltcilaml';"".hip pOO/ ,(>Urn,"'"",'
it wu found lha, no) 'WO o(
lbe pla)'en 101""" tbe ... _
a""",,,. Tell ",hieh one should P"r
fo. tbe H"-. "lid .. hy.
NOlet! and Queries.
AmonH the "",nou; qUM'ion.
"hieh rin.! their ""r ,n,o the puz_
zler'. i..< the i<>llowing.
... hl<h. alth<>ugh nul mtend"'l .... a
i. w<>rth a pao;,mg a.
IUu" ... ltnr ...,n,,, of 'he qu....-
"'" a .... to i<nn"" "Sup.
poOle thaI I"roe of ratio
e", and 0011'. ,..ith the names ""
all Ill,...,. ali .... ,....,... "",;<lillg to-
rother, and you ..-i,hed t.o """d a
"
1<'11" to the UnN 8",0.Q\,on. how
.. "uld vuu a<!<lreu ,I ,.,
A"" ... 7h,. pn,hlem .Iw:>uld
not <au"," oJ..,!'J_ night. or n<!ed-
! ..... """IT)'. ,e' a 1.1",. &d,l.-.-d to
,. John S"'lth ,'"un&"",," ... ould
"'_ ,be "'lu"en,wt. of ...:>ritly
.... ach its flT'Jl"'" dI\nlt",n.
Jj", Ihe (Ommu" .....
"."" ",b:o-d 1.0 tht 10110... ng l,"";_
,,_ lT2n""d;un_ lloell the I>rob.
I...., ,..nn':1 mo,., <Il.efu!
. '''.''', Thfo Wnltr had .....,
I ..... ' m,a\uat.le lno .. n u \be
"l4i/ur'. gt"' ......... d knO"'I"a thaI
Mr. Juhn Smuh mallwaMured IIIe
<&me. d",,,'t.-! \() I.u",h_ t ... ", 01
IIwm. Hu .. iOhuu!d he .. ri'" 10;.
"'" I"", 'Ta,II1" ,
or"Send me two "TIlILor',
Go._ ..
Or ,..ould il be .... nsldN'<Jd "!five
a",,,y ,. to dndJ:<' Ihe ... ue hy _Y"'I.
"1 C"""". loul you
III ..,.,lIl1end me 10'0 oIl""m.
WI,, b.E. III(! obedienl
01 lDan'"",u thinlt'l Hccau.e Ibev
make .. M;',(l Ihoy an.
told.
PROPOSITION- How tan yo" toclose as JniUl)' aclft of [..,d at tbere are t .. e[ve-foot rail. to .. feoce?
iII
ERE IS A PRETIY
l'u .. Imm the I.e<
, . Slar SI .. inlro-
-. <lunn!:" ,,],I
, l'n1\,I<m an,1 a lot or
. hi.t",." "til> which ma"y
,,' ou ... a,l.", "r<' <lnuhtl_ ran"hQr.
TIOZ1I .... ""tlt<!. or
.... boT by I I>. '\"'.tri",""
u fa. t'.1t;\ was not.
unul the ... 01 ni lift"'" "ea'" ur
,,"h the """\ In
d",n. that " ........ admitt.d ,nl"
1M l'nioll, &nd il .. u .hurtly a', ...
thaI dole lha, th. Ill""''''''
law ..... ",Lid, !:"H a
Kltl .. 1_ .. n tht la"d be .... >aI'j
tIC "",,,vale a )'"",r
r""", the Itme "f uking
of tM ea<1)' ... ltlen had p'-":\J'
h.>.n1 11m.,. with .h,r lodI.3n . g=-
"' and beano. but the ... ndnn"
of IU<h ill ......... ,ed 1.0 "nie;' ,I
OIl' " .. tbey 1t-tmM it. nnw rani.:
"""""I lhe (!nol ktng>; of Ihe
...ntI. and. to .." nffi<tal
...-pott ju ... i..<:I:uffi dunng ,"" r-t
monlh. It .. ,11 soon d,,t!up Ihat
_ <4' the m",,1 ......
PlOP""""" 01 lilt ... orld ..-ill be
f"""d 10 be Arr.MII' the
1"'"; nneh.,. of the W",t.
....".... .auld not be arp.u:o>d bv
lho: IU<' of , ,,", fiocb 01 tll< .. wl"l"
bullo &nit t he dapplt<l bulls" hi,h
puod on "Ia,ns of a
JfI.!\d'ioquMltly d"""';he<1 hyA<d1l_
moo"', mQ" he m."lIone<i c..,m Who. may mAlTy many" wife
ronch 01 l'el. . a half- ,,"<I ,I,ll he lIngle all h .. hlel A
hre(o<\ tn,j,an. whu WRS am"nll d.rpln3n
fit't to up u!I<ler hy 11 a plum:pu,kli nj( like the
ad ..-I",h gave hun """an) Ila".., tt >nt:>iM tnlIny
(lwn",.I"l' (,I nil tho. 1.\1\ I ",,"1,1 \\llT!lnl .
io.!"",,<>t' ('ul l ,,al. "HI"n one yu, 01 .. hot tnule ;. a ministor a
'\'.':<'''\ing 10 h,. (>wn 'I"'y, an I .\ JOIoer.
I," i. ,\,1I hale hnrt y ",.n. What three 1D1"""" arc th_
a\t1v>Ugh well Ix-,'M,l Ihe I h.... ...hOM d,,),. a ... a1.. "y. unlw:ky1
Ik"'''' ."'\ t.n all,,',m<"I, he M...,;hance, ml,..fortun" and t\USo
"", . hi. "tl. "'u 1",<1", man nf hap,
1 ... 0 m oul tholr claIm Whal mlM 11 "'-..a1' making
Tho .. upl.Uas .. / loI... u,ke.
il ....... 1h>.1 they to gel f",e Wh-ot mi_ate of a very
.11 ,he 1.on.!lht) rou1<l ,n,,,,"," WII!' teom!",,,,> lli1--/:lve a"tI miUfUSl
" th"",,....,1 wIthin tWfhoe \\ h)' 1$ .n umh,eUa p:uad,,,,!
",.,.,Ih., .. Cor on ... ""k' he 11 !;oe<, .. hen used up
""J In, ..,ft .... ,., !'uttm, up tlU. When don l he .hoemak.,. diso
1<!lOl ... huh ",..-10>0<1 an ,mmenoe play ..... n<lerflll f>(>'II'n'S of c-ndur-
Iran of land . ..-mo.h lhey ulen'anI .n<at he heidi on to the
"":,,valed .". 111"".-<1 11110 grul laol
whi<b e'-eMIU-IIIi)' bo_ Wb.lt part of the face .--mb1es
came fille<t onlll floc ... of Ihwp and a iC"""lmaol.,.1 'The eyehd. I-
(I"'" ,t alway. b.u a pupil linda'
From th .. 1t<1T)' we <lNlu!'\ lbe th<l Luh,
fo11u.... ng NnOUS rmhlem: Let uS AI .. hat ttme ofllle may a m""
SlI1'1'O"" Ih.o.l the of bttJ '" be Aid 10 b<-Long 10 the. "'COt-
uvtly l<Iu; .. " and 11 .nd,><t.-J hy a hI('! When lon, exper-
th'"",r:lll fentf'. u oho .. n tn I he hal ma<:le him .... go:
and lhat u<h nul ,. co- I. _he pyen kll'" in the.
..-11>' Iml .... f...,1 Now. 11It'II U. hc<:au,-.e il is alway.
lupjlotti.n1( ju.\'" In fun
,nan" ...,.,. ",d"..,\ at Ill<:re are Wb.n i. a very sngry man like
!t"wm"ny a clock fiftynine p".t
of lunrl ha, Tun got twelve! Whrn i. just goll1gto
III hi' l=l tattle Illlke O<\t.
"
-
PROPOSITIOIf -Can you futore (he milling lIutnbera?
<0
.\.-1.-1 ... (II) ..
s.."tract _lOS ,
Ad.-l lIS
U
,
"
,
" "
'"
IHO
"
J.l6J
.'65
". u,
11lJ
,\S ohe Dn........ Ill, len bu 1:..-
.. 1.1 and NO'-mlke is h'" l'tl'th
n"""h. This leot never up
10 100, In m.nputmg qes under
10 dpher ... tll appeo.r
,n lhe result. but n" noLt,,,, is taken
f>I. iI.
Wh.v ",ould an.,....\ be offend..d a.
you. oa\hng 1"", a ph.,...."I? Rc
... )'UU "'DuM be mnking lime
.. { h,m.
H
HE CHI)';ES. ARE
won u!h' """".... ..
I figurC'O. ahb<>ugh In
"'mcwMy o.nlheT thor
.... m 10 0\0
hack .... h. J<tS1 as Ihey do ," ,be1r
ruding ... 1I",h 1.1""')1 uphill.
nu,}, -.t\lngly '\0 ,II". mult<phca
twn byd,,-ooion.and ad,lInon by sub-
They are "ery .... at fMTIW
antl do ..,.". 'l'*" o:aI.
nilillLOM by noIeo or , ..... b .hi,-II
t brv cannot. or ";U nol ul'wn
6ne of \b.,. prof .. ..,.... .b<>-.l me
."",.. uen ...... '" \,hll"', .tucb
ill tho-IT 0 ..... pecWiar .. ht re
" .-1 ." a. u> do 1\ by ",I>olr"",,"
aOO , ,nanl ",".kwanlli 1mm
."" ...... 10 J'l'1 tbr figu'u ... hich W('nI
.<Wed toI:Mhe._
lit lUkod me to aTT1lnge tM nIne
d."u. 1. 2. J, 4. J, 6, ;, 8, 9, 1.",1 ..
ril'Mr In uro "' .... add thtm to-
reth ... and rub QUI tbt 1 .. 0 to .... and
any , .. 0 figu.,,' t hke<\ Imm the
"urn, arul h. ,",,,ld ..... 10111 thtm at
onoe It apl'urcd to M a .. mple.
but pretty feat, '" I p'.""" )\ 10
our !'" hou and k them 10 re-
place tha Itn ,ni .. .hR"II,
alt hough the , e,,1 1'" .. 11. il ""'I'ly
to tell ....h.t the craM<! num-
bcrs taken from nn.><cr
MiSlilll. Word Anagram.
,. T1f
UK .. fnurk1.lu "UN.
Ih .. ..,..., lei!"" uch in ueh
of (btl I.ol.nk and m&ke &ood
....., of lhe 10110'""'11: rhyme
A ___ old WQJnI,11 on -
b,,"
PUI on her _ and ..... y I he
""nl.
_ lilt crit<I. u oM " ,",I OIl
her "7.y.
H"..,. arc we goLIIi to -
.... ,'
Why ia glaa-hln"'Ct" lhe fTIOII
lil<e\y P"""" to """ the alphabn off
a t K"11np / B\IUK M can m.h
D-canl<'r
Whal letlei' ;n lhoo Ouuh .Ipha.
",,11 name ." 1::11lh.sh lJIly ul
1111.. ' A \}UI<h-S
Whal Cbri.ltt8" I>es,..st.
Anna. IUd, Ih ..... me both ,,.,..1
lI ann.o.h or I':ve
When Y"" finl.I I .... t my
Itron.l..nd are I"e only perxm
to ,TIc my whllie
....
PROPOSITtoN-.Arrange the nine dl,its .rid .. cipher in tWII
to". 10 th.lt lhey "m add up correctly as Ihown.
Why .. a I olt(1l roore
ul"'n.,,'" than a \., ,,1.'
I"" hriJo ;', gi,'o" hul the
II of len .. ,Id,
0,
lAMOUS
BUN
PUZZLE
PROPOsrttolf_TeU how mlny children Iber. wen .. nd bo"
JnaIIJ bOI aou bullS utb ",ived.
So 1 1:..... !1Inn ... I"'nnin
To buy 11><',. tv.1 ... ,..,..., bun
The ;nfC!.... ;,. d ..... thai there
are th_ " ..... of for ..
peDfly. l WO for p"\ny .n<l three'for
penny. ,Thin we,., Just .. m.ony
boys .. and Ihe)" ..... re 1P"en
R'"en pena,n '" as t.o I_t e&<:b
one al,ke, 110'" "",IIy bUM <1,<1
rc<:cIv.'
Put Elutn Mel! io Ten BflI .
now .IId then tome COrTe--
'pond.nt, probahly
in ... =h of 1'111.'\1<" inlonn.",,"
... ks for an exl'l;!.na''''"' 01 the f"I
Io..-in, pe1'piex,nl1 prol"""I"''';
An ,,,nkeep<'r "0.11 uddon ,nRux
01 . Ie""" ... ivin, in
parlY and do"",",11"8 "'VA"IC! bed.
Tho hOA' had only len beds
d"poMl , hul he nOlwil holand"'lr
maa.,<"<1 to accommod.w t hom
foil" .. , H. put 1"0 ill the
wltb tho .. lalldint Ihat tbo
"""'nol oboulll ba, bod to biTII
..,u '" .. Ie .. aun,,'" as $lIOn as tbe
o,h.,.. ...,,.., ortlltd He tbo" pul
til .. thud ,n the """""'- hod. tho
fourlh ,n Ih. thml bed. and 10 on
Ih<r I,",,'h ''''1111 ec"",mmodato<l ill
lh. h'hth I.N H .. had Ihoas <me
l....-d .,'1 "'II ... hid. the .", .. .",h
",an .... 1In WAll I-C!ttlpannh pl.cod
'" Ih. bod, ...... "" .. jn'il.ed to
(>t'<"tJI'Y
,\0 .. TIlDtl<'r 01 rouRe dUI prt>b--
IMII " "'" ""pj'MO<! '" be
of n!:hl fI\(olhem;p;lI<"al Mmoo
5I.-:IliOll. II. b..1<!d on. parad .... l.
proposit'on. but 1M em;rr 10
c<>n"",aIed l hal il illiabl. to
uoid That is .n there
is to ;1
---
Why is I"tIOm full of muri<"<l
1,,11.. w. ... room "'"P')"' Heca...e
Ih ... II 1101 a .. nl:l. pcl$On ;n il
l!u .. n,.ny w;,es "'" )'QU $";0<1
1.0)' Ih. Prayer.l>ooH SiJ:t n: YlZ.
lu(u) r b .. It ... 4 wo""" ri. oo, 4
po<>:<; 1010.1 siXI""".
Why ..... , glXld jllleotioo' lil<e
lad 1 Dec ........ all l bey
wan, to ."rr),"'g out.
i. the diff .... nte bctw",n
ra..-... g.,,],C>C! \ an<l a urnage-
boNe' 0.,. 1:""" ktu:r when i1 II
IITed: 1m: o,b .... dnn' ,
P.n;n04 y.1 to-day.
I m mOOI ,..hile ol ben
.I ... p;
"'me wuld like to ri,e a w.y
'el ho one hles to keop!
""'.
I came 10 field and couldn'! J!"t
tto"""h ,t
So I .. tnt to .. ':''Il001 and learntd
bo ... t.o <10 itl
Fenn:-,
Wbal il that ... Imh. ,teo
rrule,1 bread.h lO be four incb ..
1 .....21h nine inebel!. and depth
:::..,heI, con.tams .... lid foot! A
Whot ...... the diff""""",
a.k an<l J ""n of Ard One
.... , 11\8<le of ..-oed, lhe otoo was
1.Ia,d of
w1ll'tl of . bOft> sylLab1e5
frnm .. h,eb if )'QU I.b ...... y
I.tlon male .. 111 .HIlA,II if )"ou
t.ke .. way four. a fHllAle"';1\ be
ct>",p,c",ouI f you .way l hue.
m.on ",11 apl'<'ar : and the
,..hol ... ord .... rou .. hat J oan
of At(' """'/ He. he . ""ro, b.,."in.
What i. Ihat whi ch . young g;,j
1()()i<5 for. bul does aol wi<h t.o fin<l/
A lM>\e ,n Mr . Iodu"g.
-OF THE--
IRON CROSS
BY
SAM
lion " ..... ,ded \<1 '1I"h had ]OI<t ...
h".b in hol><>.... bk ..,.vi'"
"Creal Ca('l"I" "'plied the .. aT-
., ""1_
nt> .... ilh bec<>"""1l. """,ell ).
btl,'", humble .,:Jd,,=,," in tbe """'1<0;:
ad ..... douht!.... ovorlo<>l<od.
wok the de<:<>r.>tlOl'l. from
bis I)WIl breast. :r.nd pI"""'$: II
upon the lO)\dier, Ia.d "If ,hOU
badll \o$t bulh arms, lhou
be llul roun<tcr 0( new ani .....
Wbonupon tbe IIOl<furr promptly
d", .. hill """,rd, and by .. dth slrou
lopped 011 Itia othrr "nIlI .
We..m not gni.1l!.O.
Ihco pulll1o",jw features 01 Ihco "",-
pht, by uking ..,tb .. hat :arm h.
mUJ.t I\O.ve dra .... nbe sword to cbnp
Off lhcoth<1". ... n ,. a mattH o[ )" ....
1.<>ry. 'M\ T,l"" the ,.eU
IcnoW'rl V ,et.<>nll C""" ....hieb .. ,,1000:-
ly .1;;ed to that 01 the St. And,.., ....
form. ,. I
In the ,n .. gnia or a
ne .. 01 the Iron Crou. Tltu.
had to wnform to the .,stahhohod
I ... of "Jopting a ly",nictnca1 form
of.....,... ... ooul.J". ""ns\n:ld1'<l
from the parts 01. <quare, .
By thit prop<>l"llon
"
--
.. e (lhuult :I. t<'mmrhl>la puule
.. hieh lon'rIo an hnk ," 1M
rti.alL"",hlJ1
... hich 1""",,11 ,,11 of the ."0",,,1
0IJ!'lS .nd oym1.<>l<, ,,,dud,ng Ihe
1'1."""" Inangl., 0" mo-
nruI. c.....-nt. flC.
The pilule ill """dy 1.0 di\-,de ..
"'l.u&n! pie ,,( f"Ipcr ,,11.0 lbe lew-
<SI. 01 pi ... -eI wh,ch .,n fh
logI'lhrr.o "" 1.0 '<>n11 ,l'Tt'f"lar
SI Andu;r.' ( ...... as ,h,,_ in lhe
hlu lAl,le.
II of .. JudI:" re-
fur.ed In allow 10 be
"W1lttIed for k,lhllj( on ,,,iaM. 11..
of 'N,Oo,mlll! m".t h .. ,'. b11
oomcwh ....... f"IL"",-.'
A hal.oy .. a
A " a ",<111<"1111"'".
II i. un ..,nt,
0"" ... nt .. ",,\ ",,,.th tWO cell .. :
Then-fo,.". a loo1l.oy il "0\ worth
t_
PROPOSITION.-Rean-ange the ei&ht piece. 10 u to form .. perfect ched::er board.
ve ...... ry io a .. ar that hili made Ihe
,n""lent one U the "",.11 nUlable
event. III Ibe .""a" of 11,. royal
""" .
Tbe In'Iuh,ng 01 the d,_ Wan!
111\0 ... g\l' p,,,,,e ....... the ftMure
.. lw:h a1.... y, n.ud, my youlhful
fancy .... , il Iniehl 1", .. ,hI), ""nta,n
,he cle""'nts of a" ""portanl pro),.
lem .. hH,h hBd bHD o,erlooilto.l Ly
lb. n1<," espeuauy .. I
C<JulJ lit,,1 no .dermce to
Ihe I"'tlIIlI I.OKCthtr of lhe
brot ... dltSl boartl. The rtSlric-
\ion 10 pie- Ii.- ...... V'e
IO>pe: f""'![rea. dil!i<ulty or vanKy.
but IK)t at Lberty w del'lin
from hiotoncaL "",'uracv. lihallljiye
OUr puuh5u a ",nl'l. htllt prol.oltm
su,tAbie for rummer weather Sho_
bu .. to put the '"'iht 1"00'" """Iher
00 .. w form. perftn. b8 checker
t-rd The Vun]e .. a "mple one.
liven ttl teach a .... luAble ",Ie "'hleh
.!>auld he 10110.1 '" Ih. ronstruc_
,,<>11 of tnch 01 Ihi. k,nd. ,',. By
,,,mt nO t_ pie<:el 01 the .. me
Ihape. oth(>1" .. a)"1 of dO'llK Ihe ]'UI
.:e "'" and Ihe loat il
mu.-" ,hm""a (If oo"",,,,pl,,h
,"<I" will find \"'fore d"o:"v
the nn,wu \(I Ih .. one.
'n
[)rllw a118.r.8 rht(:h, board on 1>&-
I"'r auJ Iry 10 lind bu ...... cut;t lnto
ellhl p,t<.-co lIk. thoAe .ho.-....
Wbel1 i ""lilicr hke a .... "'h'
\\"hel1 be .. on guard.
Whal "WOrd 01 t .... Itt'- (&I) !y
.. nh livel X_p.d_n-< (e>;.
pe<boncy)
Why ."""M the fugh""t apple ""
I'" be tl>e he.t 00'" Becau ... it
a "p-top apple.
Why ...,,,Id a spider appear to
""'II? DecoU!C It oIten Iwka
"
\\ b,. .. arailr-oad e>;Cftding:l,.
p:>1nui."" h '" hound to the OOUD_
try Wllh'lhe Itrong_
What'" the ",OIR wondorllll INt
In Jualuyl, For .. man to ""'<lIve
Ih,nl '" his own mmd.
Why .. chloroform hke Mmdew.-
IOhol IJ.,.,au!e;1 is tl\o, grN.1C5t
of modcnl comJlO&'B-
Do _men like ..... Ibm,.l,..,"
in pnnl' :-':0. Ihey prefer oil!:; or
A""
Who i$ Ih. ""''' who invariably
lin..!. (h"'21 dull I The sciooors
gnnd ....
What tort of me" a re most abo...,
lJ(}.1ru ,n tho" "",;':'",,1 Chessmen.
PROPOSITIOlf-Sho'll' bo .. to d]Y]de the ",05 .. i., illt .. IWO "quaru.
T IS NOT from the Pyth.o.l:Orian principle of S .... teo rnO'"" than that ()f
1. If I .. ", ....n \b\ the oU\\.IlIg h .. es on the b, .... for, Eng!3nJ. If.b.ul. or s.:.,\-
, of \' Cneuan wh,Ie"'" know th>.t by ,he th60ry of I.nd 1
- _ ,nQla,,- by l)o.m""h.Q, tbe hnXlthetill1ie hne ,...., oquateS Til.; I.ily m .. y faJe Rnd iu
!mO'.iO.u the Gualo to/. taft be divided JO as to prod .. "" one d_y.
of Romun he-w, "'''' oriiW I.o.rxeroqua""..nd "ice ,-ena" it isu- The K.... I ... >m ,II 'tc:m tIlly
ally divid" inw twu "'I"""e .......,.J. in tlus punle WI ... mUll .." ....
.. wen ,llKOverN at dIfferent ",,\ on tbe luIa only."" as not lOde- The SJu.=ock and Thistle nu.
TlMoy WU(! hfoIoJ:ht to- &troy lbe Mads. It may also be ,.._ ... ay,
",tiler and into .. hat" sup- mentioned l1Iod .... tally. \ba\ nu- Out Ule 5, .... ...,n til,,,,, fnno\-er
JIOM'I. to be tbe ... OOI'Tec\. form. tn deau wbo bave ...... tut!d tbe prin. Wby .... ki$l like a",""",,'
167 1 ...... b'e cbJc"a.io1I w" apia of RjWU'1! u explained ill BecaUlie il needs I..., head. and .n
reprdini: the poIIibihty u IWI Pytbagorian problem. win nol al>l".".IIOI1.
well .. apprOI'nnlell_ of "n,tln, 6nd mlleb difficully In disco'<erlnll ' Wbe-n '''0 reaI"e k, .... kat kind
lhe collectionf of 25 heacb inlO one Ibe _1M old lheory rropping liP 01 a nddle " ..... ke' 1\ .... " ....
Rjuan: ... now ui>!:o, .. hen . p- _II: lbe Roman antiqlles. to tell Whal i. 11 George. WuhingtMI
partfllly by il .... d,lt'OV- Ihem bo .. many beads Ibere mu.<1 oeldom sa .. , 1;,><1 net,cr .... , IWd
!.hat each !'If lhe , .. 0 Rjuata bave t-o In tbe smaller "'1- .... see ", . ..,.,. <by' Our I"lllals.
consioud of oeVeTaJ pi_ ... hieh .. bleb AVOS consider.blt " mve by \ox1c 141 .n o)"Sur iI
...... Id ,nlO one 5d JIil'ce menw .. ork. better thlm bu.v('II. NOlhing
.. 1Ilwwn. AS II "'->n JJ1 cons'ruction beueT than bea,'",; an n)&ler
i, A prelt.' pu .. and IlI.ll ;1 maybe- .... dIha! .. bet, .... tb-o.!t Ihe ... lore a"
punl., 4ke matb.matical proposi. kind wbieh aJl lor the an' "y,'er io helter than heaven.
can be- .. orked Wdn.arth 10 1-=. in the .. I .... eo;t number of \\'hal" the differ..., bet ... ""n
a<lulllaj!e al limes, ....... it! ... ,.""'" piKeS," tic" off .... ,rcal """"" lOT .. honeymoon and II h""c)'comb!
lhe an(1 uk yo" 10 divide cleve......... AnyOn<: might fi n" " One;' .. bill ... n, the othft lItllo
lhe large ",!uare into ll>& ftweel nllm lOIut;OIl in many pi...,.,., or .. hich wU.
ber 01 pieces .. hieh can he Jtandll()mc 01 the old Roman. up-- Why;' & m.n whl:> mal<el ""n.'
into Iwo lCi"nlft whirh ""nlurm to lidc down, man' h. maile.
Ih."'mdi\io!UdCl<"nhed men . teol (11..... 1) Rnd then
TI,;. punla il u diflering Why is the Itffihlem or the United fA,.. they do .. nte (ri,ht),
'"
by anot ...... mill_up of the book.!, al.
wa) .. employ,ng Ihem all, they may
be mAde to the
01 .,,,,,.Ihin!, one-fnurth, tillh,
one "'alh" ",",_""ntb,
and "",,nmth. It" a simple 1''''_
de, ...,tlmut .... 1 """hnnauta! dilli_
cullin. 10 it ... prMen!.<'d as an Amll'.
,nil: stlldy wluoh lam,ijaril.e the
young lou.. with the pKlllinf prop.
ortt ... of figureL
Th;. probllOm an inu._
ba1lS\lhle fitld of I'u .. "lid an .
e<'llent fChnoIlot learning to
aU. new puulet:, as 11K: id .... Un I>e
o"m..:! on i""elfinaltly in 11>& ron-
struo;tJon 01 other and """"d,/lirull
Problcnut ,_:... ___ -,-__ ,
Whal .,.., the of Ihe u-
p;ring YCllr ' :-'"v-eml><'r .n,1 0.
=""
How;' ,a ","ull ry denltr roml'"lIcd
to urn ru. Rv roul ",ean.
Why io .. ratl Ilk"
top b"nul Ikrou ... I,e h,.
oalv""
Wily a ... oat reo! i,,\
"'
\('r in ,ummer than ,n ...u.1 .... Re
raq ... Imnp lhe calerpillar
{ul-ap,lluwl
10 a man "';th a
k",lak c:'nn,,1 lilR' Yes. a hinl
\\'hy dn ... 1<b"",
n.t.n :.w,,}' > TM-)' belong 10. <t3nrl_
j""", iYml: " oJ,.,.. horw 10 a
1><lSl hIS It maJ.:es.
b"n f"->,
\\'hal U< " that. mOon, no ""'tiM
h" .. "'llIn he is, "' .... 1 ..... "'" Iii.
Whal g<w. mOSI &g:l.J.n>' R r ....
m .j(ralll IIi. rnper
Why may w ,hal NOIlb
b.&<1 '-" in ark' Ikn.u>c the
kanll'ltnOl ..... nt >I, .."h be'"" and
th. bear ""'. "' .. ")'0 bruin.
A rlu.rk h<of<')l'(! " .... .. dud
bthmrl 1 .. " rtu'k<. an<l a h<o.
I .... n .. " how many duch
wt,.., then,n .11' TIlT"" in lim,
How manV fUhon ha. a man>
:-;,ne' h (Mh .... hi. g(>dfath."., hi.o
.. , h tw'>
R"d h" I",.... (ImlT) ...
IS A l.ITTL.E
, . Iludy in .ui.>lratl'on an'!
_ - d,v,""", .. h>ch.howllhe
,ml",rtl.n: nf bo,ng ... 011
up ,n anth-
mUlt, no mat\t. whn our ,'O(atlon
in lift may be. S<>lven ... "h In
avonion 10 6cureo, ho,,",,''', IICI!<I
not be dctern<! from , &<'lchlll 14
punlt 1...- the sublract''''' .."d "
.... '''''' 'bere rdeTtt<1 1.0 calli fM the
d"v"rne. of Sherlock lIulm ..
.. ,b .. than the 1amull of a mathe-
",","<:>an
h IPJIU" t hatllf'l'leman .... me
cellar "-d I.w/flI but21anocd \.0 the
of tWO doun of "'lie.
wl""h tbe robbc1l ramed oft' anJ
might haove kepi if IMY had bftn II
proticten.l.n dlv.->" u lhcy .. ne ,n
lublnct,on
They . .u>IoI dnoen qua.u I"".
dozen PInto of but find.
,n \he .. n>t. ..".,,, .. ""1 """vy to
they procft<ltO 10 ,.d\l(e th.
..... Ibl by IInn"'''r of( five
Ind live p,nU 10 the IIICU of 11>...
rupe<live eand'd.,u ,n the next
alderm;""" "lecto"". To leave no
t nceo boh,,,4 .... well aI "" I<>unl
of tbei. niue, (I",y look the l11lply
bold .. wilh them. bul upon
ins:- thttr nndelvoUI \ lillY "",d<l nol
h'l UPlln an eqwllbla ilivl,nnn "f
'00
POllical neupillliona.
Here ;. an 0,1<1 htll. hit of
e.o.p,l&.",n, .. beee lbe .... "",vlI1 0(
the finl lett..,.. th .... Ih. _d,
thIrd fourth ,n tbe th ....... m""'l
.. "rd., m.o.ket II,e n,un,,,, cleae
The hha on ,he banI< -.-.
While ID ourhllie hark ..
Our"",,"," to f .. vnnni !>mora-.
1.,l<e btn4 liP'>" the --
\\'"h 1,1"r=l1 the <)1. ... ....,-,
Iu ""K"r h"",d, 1,1.--. --::
t:,...h O .. !! - -.
.\n,1 ""ho &IInren -
It ..em. to me ftran ... --.
That.e .bool,J ""Y" rrnl-
I'PI' ,n""" bl<e .. liltle --.
Or "",,11 .. tommpn th,ng as - ,
JSSICAL r;LEM
C ffi. pflQ --=
..5''\IOYD
.. kt a piece of paper of Ihe dimen,ion l of the t wo . qUl.fel, aI . hown In
t be pic t "'e, and cut it into thru piece. which "'ill 61 together and mike a per fect .quare.
li
N ACKNOW!.EDG 'rho ",h.,.,I' "f B lillie lun mny he
, meot vi a fiallt'rinl; t e, h", \0 b .... 'nnt(l l,up,l. '"Ie<led Into Ihe I'1lule IlOry ... lnch
' " ' entle'"" lrom Prof<:s>or """h thcir .. , and i. bui:t UpOn .,11 do much ",..am cult"''','''g
. Rot ....... hich i. the C;,""amemal 1 ... Iha\ the In .pvreci"\Jnn of humQl', 7he
' II,.. ""'n,l. <If the preu, G!wuld not t.e ""nh 1'.0101..... ahould be dotl1a! in $ulI .
",be",," II<> tars. "l>s.m Loyd i. " .... t<> toe "",mmillM to able ,I .... '" m.akc tb" r .... 11 IOUght
d",nK InO", to "'Y, If th.,."y of tM l-..n .. aJ'PtllT prob.o.ble and"",", ",adil,.
nQllltmatio;s than all nf our wUq:o dear. <tudent f"""'ulIU. [I,. ,,\$0 to baoe
.... t 10000000het," an"OlIllUUriood by a WI ,,,,on ",I.,. an<l ju", II tbe p""P<'!I"iQn urw>n "'''' ......,han_
hany fl'Ob1 nQtcd ,lI'e d ..... nt..f an ,n ... in h,. ,ra! truth, hi",n,;cul incidrnl "r b.:t
prof.,.,r. I laJ.:.o OC('.uioo 10 d... (111m . . HI' rWo;C,l1 In", "'ch "" m.y imp1'ove
cou,..., uoon .. bat be I""'> In)' .... or m.allwm.llal IS Ihe .... 1 knn .. of the IIn-
hobhy." hea?ilv Ireil:hlN "ltb mu<ty rul .. , MM. lor in tillS ... ,. a I""" .. od and
I aU. """lu'Y" in pUDI" .., po>nd..,."". a,,<1 .,1>Ku", that r.... hltle "d-hits of ",Iormltoon may
m.o.tt.enbas.ho_ me lhatJ ln pu, '''-en .,tb "",plAna"",n", grup. tbtir hoo ""'ked up Ilnd unrnn>ciously
I1eo ..., hay., \h., only elemenlry 10"""'"1:. and "no to d"'m,,. liMe<! In lhe mind III a ..,.y
II<h,J<tt fe.... the of ,n them frmn tht" mlnrl ht<> tllty neVer to be fGtgolte-u.
em_'ty and loy .. of lhe "",,1><-- I"a"". leb"ol ".. ",Ueg<> Whm I TY ... ty-lour hundred yean 19o
o.IId mnhl.nira! ;uu. I ltTl ..... ple .. Ib, ....... gbly u",lont<>Od I>,tbagora <I,oeov .... ed tha, ,f he
bave ouch oodennl d.lli<'ulty '" .... 1. lor n ... in d ...... "'I"""'" "1IOIl the (bfft lid ..
rerord of civil oeni"" eIaIDinallons. ..hal are termed of Il ngbt .... nlll.d the luger
as "" I"nwlh 01 JD.>1<ler rniod& lions .. e can <10 "o'h,nl hill a.ld or "'la,,,, ... 11 be Hau!}' "'lua! m:area
fmtll Ihto """b of fl"'u!.dom. Ibal, multiply. 00, while 1\ may more \.<) the two """,!Ier "'lUI..... <'0lIl_
.hen J lwar 01 a punli", trying lor I1me ",multiply loy 11'.Hl hi.....t
"""" compe\JIIV" """lion. II......... II i ..... ,lIy as eo"}' as '" mulllply Ill' ..... "" elaled ov"'" the p<OOf
like .. rorq:one o:mdu.i"" Ib! hi. B by 1. The difficulty "I. <:mnpltJ: ollbe "IU3<n ""'ng: equal 10
IU<'<ftl ,. _<ed On thn otbor .urn IS to lICk <>1 kn01l'1_ lbe Mher t",n, no. mat ........ hal
ban.!, my <:Qnne<1.,on ""Ih me<ru.n or bmiliAnlY ,.,th the Pf\O- he the d'monSJ""S of Ih. tri-
,CIlI ma,\ctt 010".. , a ripl. in<ol.y,"" Ingle that"" g ..., " .. a), Bll of ru.
d_ 01 gnadu31cs whose rou ..... of M",hamt'al "';cnroe IIn,\ Ihe pria_ '""'<lJly gllOdl .... d chalt.l. in
lIudy appelln 10 ru.ye made them \If luthcn .. t,<s ofl'erinjlS to tho J(O<l', and yet be""
III stuJ)ld as to he unfitted for Ihoir be througlt med,um of. "rl,euled and 1"ld 10 abo .. W. dis-
J)I'Of_
nl
, llimple anll 10 "");0"0 Ihe dry rov.r), 10 tho dog..
PROPOSlTl Oft C, n YOII l oin 'lteptune'. conundru m. ?
AUOUT
lil "",k jokes and the nen<
nol to say pllm,>m"al
to
I II..... 01'1 n:peatedly In I
..... y tllat "1"1"",.ves Il't'IIembbnre of
I_"n_ and 'mptOmptu origlll.hty,
[ ' ''PP<'"'' IIIaI ftw
01 out ,..,.den hava h.d tile luck ar
oaaion to <ro" th$ t,!"atm, to .II
to "';lneA t he jolly p!'llnks which the
Jack Ian art prtIM. to ,,,,luI,,, ,n
... hen "oroai"g the hnt." .
The lim. I , I ! u
to t he captaIn my un
bmmded Ippm:ialion .nd admira-
lion of tho, bumor and ttady ""!. <If
t he old all .. ho Ki:.ag
Xtptune . .II .... 11 as t he
'oul ,,bote """" dUly ,,'as to 1'<
knocked .boUI I"d tousW ... ,h
tou,k.U m I I ...ughed al
Ntr,ur..,. rudy uflly to , ho, droll
conundrum: "'\Vllat would yOll do
if ail lb. Sl:U .... re dned upl" And
oqual1y good OIIe. "Why "
man o. i.looki,, ' lor the plnlusoph ..
, "' .... lik. N<JI"",.I" the m<lfo
ul,UHlale one, ..... hy . .,.,h
""m<" n''''lgato .. ,
'0'
1'be ("Ioptain I<><>ked I hille qu,"
ic-al ... I complimented Ihe ..... " ..
In"ishl,' but I dId nol fflllt ... "".w
gn-rn mu 1 have Ippeared until,
many y .. n aftorwanl, I " ed
tbe Ii"" "" levtnol ott.siOIll ..nd
h .... nllhe .. me ok! $\0<1< ),,1<11$ re-
bu."""I . .nIh In Ihe rii"'"
. nd Ir",dm_1
,\II I ... ;,1 hdn,.." 'Orne 01 our
ynungc. folb not. yet CI1IIIO!d
thft 11M, IW> l.bey I", gIVen t his
uJlportunity tu l>onM. o,'cr Ihe u r o
ootLundrmn. Ol by
Fat h"r Neptune,
,
.
-
ho w t ll' O h l ynedl divide d thelr urningll.
a
!>HOWI NG HOW
.
, ". kno .. 01 I'"",ng,
. 'nIl OOlIldirn.,. oolve a
, punI. which m,g-ht
bame thooe who r' '''el in figu,". an<\
ukulauolU. I .... I"r an all.",'er to
t he foUow"'K ,;mplc "ropos.lli,on.
wlNlly.., of .11 1Ml\_
bbnno of malbnrultical diffi<'Dlty
t hlt I hate to inlrodu"" il ... a punle
wilMut otrmse Ia Ed..-:wl
Markham. lbe rt<'<IgI!iktiauthori'y
m bMiery malten. I .... thai.
ilk. hit poem. It 0_
lhe doo .. for In in<treo-ling di-S<'U$'
' Ro..-..d hy t"" ..-cigbl 01 ....-nU,n""
hel .. ns
ll_ "'-' hoe and gazes on . he
pound ..
I lappean thaI lI oh),,; and Nohbs
. 1tJWId 10 \Ii .... ' a field of polalaH
lor Fa ........ !>nobbs 1M dolla ...
On I"""g their
lboy find t hat eacb """ in D
dJtr ..... nt bno.ru:h <If their prof_i"n
Hohbs ... bo nn drop ..,w.,f pol".
t ou In minul e . d"'ll
two roW$ .. bile NolJbs <"Overs \"'0,
Th. \lUU]f is t" loll how
monty and wurk .11",,].1 he ilivided
10 " to oquali.., Olatt ers.
ltlr, AY1 hl< """llel':"
" ......1 to'r ,1<,..."'t kuuw ""th,nK.
"'hlle til<> other one 'lottI ...
qu"l i,," is 10 tell which kn,,", Ilko
" .... ".
hI' "ill 0,,,,,, d""" uf
riVl]jMUU" ,""nknot.
Wh)' It t'<lO<'h ll"'"1( do",," "
ot ... p hIli lIke $1 Uf'("au<'(o
it', alwaY'" d ,," "'til (lie
Wble'b 01 I'I!I,trl"" i ... malluo.
mall<;",,1 A,ldn,
Why", a th,nlt OUr<:h.ut<l a
0111 Been ..... t'. ""'d
Why i. " man ....ho .,,11 only
'-31" " """"'y to get ......11'
li e" a little ....
I\'h:ot ",lat,,,,, don I"" _1>-
bta. to I"" ooy who blu" ..
ii ' II i. hir; air
When ila ..... ing ntadline _ pat
crunl"rtl Wben il " uJ<'d It! ......
What I ..... lemale n:un" UfltHf
a d"'mUl/ Ann t:I,,,,
How 1I'ould a lK1panl h,"
.",,1.1 Ry mo,","lI 10 lOme olher
'1"'1
\\'hv a", ynung .. hke urow,'
Ik-rau>e are all rn A '!UIVC.
unlil thev gel II 1><>w
wah lou, letters,
'rear.
OJ
Ilow wouU you diri& ",,.n .1:):0
..,'<0 fie""""" '" thai "ne
qg remain, '" tM ,fuh? One to. k.,.
t he d .. h WIth the in it.
Whut .. often to
laN . alway"cut butn"' .... ""ten/ A
!,,",ck of
Wbt-!! i. " thump like .. hul
Wit .... it .. felt,
What is the l>e$l wonl 0( t;<>m-
t" a lady crossing "
1>II,I,lId D..,... up iD front, C\"""
(dolh",,) up
Wh)' do bmo only \a.y in lhe day.
... a t night lhey "'"
"-"'<ltD.
Whal lort has t-n &tormed I""
Oft.e-nN! Thr Piano-lone
Take two letteD from lDODey and
th .... ."U he but one lril, bat if II
lhid tax." moo.)' I""" two let.ters
IMrt ...... Id be: "<>lie ltll-.
Why is " loaf", a ...... Ihe
t'O<'x' a """use M i. coalinu.o.Ily
roinR ,.ound doing Il\Ithing.
WM" does " man rob hU wlfel
Wh"" he hooks hrr dnoa.
Why arc dairy muiJ. happyl
Th<'V tboi. Own wlko)".
\\'hy i. matrimony a hHieged
1Ie<"au..) they who a re in
wnm to out, and Iboo< who are
wam to g. 1 ,a.
PROPOSITION-Show Iht be$t play and toU just ho .... mlI.!ly "bo;ul" it Ihould will.
!Ij
. ERE IS A" ODD
Imle ,,!WIle ami from
, 1 ...
upun hnes very "mllar
o - 10 the ... Il.known
game 01 "Tit, Tat Tf)ot" Ih ..... '" a
f'QY." 0... 01 1M Ch",_ 11,,11
Wn\.a lH,en on Q .. lu. In
as Ibown. an..J afu,rnljl,k.
inc. _l"';Bht dull. wh",h WtI"""Ui
A to B. ()I.e sIIot. to her op-
ponI11t. _ho <XIllnl!<'U R .,Ih A
If t.M firot play"" r.n .. ron_
0""'- E .ith P W other Vlaye."
would ronnect II w,th F .nd OIOOre
box," and h:wc the liih! 10
play qa,n aut tllt,- hive pla\'e<!
"" well tim! ,,"'til .... h ... yet
k'Ot'C'l 1,01, a1thQugh taCh has
ti1 hnmo. ),UI 1M P"'" "
..,..,hm, .. cntICai I""nl .. II...., one
of them mull. WIn. r...,. tIKI'<! IIU
no dn ... , in thit play, &I ,n
Kanl6. TI>e httl. litt'''11
down hoi W play"" ... an,\ 'f
lrl lind ber
could ICO<'II 101" hn" .. ,n one run.
Ind Ibm hlwing Ih. "Khl 10 "".
fill"" plR), WOIIld e<>nnect II and L,
which .",,111 Win All ",.1
plAy .. nuld Y<nI no... and
00 .. mAny .. ,11 ,t Wm against
tb. t-t poa.>ble play of too ....,.,00
pl.y .... '
R=be.-, lh.U ... hen a play ....
"box.," pl.o."" apin.
f...- uampk .. play..,. IDllrks
Imm 0 to H. as tJwo c_e.oo ... on
the Thm the ......,00. pay..,.
"",.-k. fmm H to L. and tbm no
malt..,. .. hat mark 1M f!'!;t
m.b., the r'l.o.ycr 1<.......... all
001" ..,thout 510pping It
II. pIRj' .hat ull< for ronoid .... b\ ..
.k,1l as )'uu. ..,11 d!Sro''''' t1'}'Ing
.. P""'"- 11,,1 in the arne
(In tu .oI.o'e. WUl'I! each
II"'\""" h.u made ",x mo.rks. you al'l!
u.kod to .hat II the bbl plsy
"",W to be ''''"Ic and ha .. "' ....ny
l>(lu, ... ill 1\ 9o",n'
Wh"\,, the bet.....en ..
"nd a donkey) One vu
U", hQncy, th. o'\;" l:eu III ,Ito,
whack,.
Wby i. the let"" X a p,gl
II..:..".., n mak", " "I' ""'ty.
'"
What nI'''1 you Id to nine to
make >t\ixl S.f",!Xlfl'ilhSiJu.
Tw;<'e t<n Ar.. of "'.
Su, ."" but <>1 u<,
Ninf: .n! but four of u.,
What <1m we
W <>Uhl you kDuw al us
111 len you n,'''''' of us:
T.'ch'e wi .,,' '" ""',
Pi,.., aR' but I""T, do """_'
If ,,,.. ..... eel I"" '\Iphabe\. to
lm. to . \elten ooukl
not YOUr km<l !ilL
bt<r ,n u,., .,,,olng' Thr \IL'I ....
u lhey "",lId,,'1 >me tIll .I\.H T
Whol kin,l cl a ",.,,,,1 .... ul<l ..
I"" he n ..... 1 hkely w ch.,.,.../ ,\
of rou ..... ,
,\ man boughl 1 .. 0 1i,1In, l>t:1 on
t,h= home r",,,:01 he had
tJuao: II<>w ..... lhi,' II. had two
_nd 011........ 1<
V;'hy II """m full o.t married
Jl<"'>PIe Ilk. ao empty """m' Re
eau"" then: is n<>1 .. ringle pcnon
,n ,I
Whioh <>{ tI,. t:nlted Stat ..
is Ihe largesl InJ. "1Oti1 popularl
The Itato of mMnmony.
pl/SSU:
BY
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PROPOSITION_Pial;!! two officers in Ihe center of the field gua rded by fourteen men, $I) th"t th .....
WI! no three in line. I
IS AX ODD 1.lT-
tl. problem in mill,,,,}
... weh can be
, worked nu l
, 'l:IuoI)' upon "n Otll!,
nary chetkM.boaro.! <II lIUtly.lou,
oqua.res, lh. pllDlI! to "bee
.... \een <hed,. ... "f'OII lhe hoa.d 00
that th..,.. JJ:,all not be more IMn
1-0 UI Imc In a<lY pceih! .. di'co:-
. 10 U.., p" .. gin". ho ...
" .. IlJpuIal..t thai we bo:llin
by placIng lwo olli""", u;>Dn Ih.
.. n ..... u poMibl. to lhe
caner of the field.. Tbis =k ....
tI", punic ICSII difficull, u we have
IWO. e>f lhe men llad PI'OJ"',ly 10
bqUI ... nb, an the probl..". IS
thea monly 10 port the olbo:r mtn
10 WI there ,hall he Il(I thrtt in a
lin. I.. olhH .....m.. after the
.... 111 figu ..... an! CO=clly
ca"""" hoJI. mII1IJIl: l.-om any
d,recuon wuld nal hll
......... two m .. n II""
.lnd ,nll'ta\llI( puu!., sume .. bAt
"'n" to Ihe lamou. p.-oblom 01 pI"".
Ill' "Chi qu_ " ches.board
10 thaI none can he tahn by
anol h., It ,.u.ld$ readily I" a 0,..-
tem 0( exha"Sltvc analysis ., ) .. d,
may inlmdueed upon a .. mpl.
rl.n. but ... ill trY Ihe pat,tnc. or
","-11 ... atll'mp' 1(1 m",,'e. " by
hap hUlan! uper>n,en,,,1 mtthudo.
theory "r .. nalp,. I,y nh"ul
ti,'e l"al. enlt", ! ... Intn pUI.le
p.acllce In Ille wnllrucll"" lUI .... 11
.. ",_inll (If problem nd per
t..,o. to An muluUe of
Ille mind F,,'si Ibe 0fT,<'e'"
ID Ih. nil', hoar<!, and Ibm
d ... ,,,,, melbod of
anoJ,..., whICh WIll "01 overy r-.
..w., of \I,. plll<'lnll of Ihe
fourl .. n men 10 Ihat Ihe Am. lnal
plJl<lIonI ne,.."r ......... a ,i"",.
Wby d"" ... m,n'n .... ,,190".)'0 oa}
"dur:" be!o,'t'd t"ethrtn" and
II<A ,.leT 10 ".'e'" Ik\."" ....
the .nll>ra ... tht .. Ie ...
I n ",hu IIq"id Qun
of linl:l>nd lakl! her ,mo:h<ine' In
eide .. her),
i. a man in like
.. la.,n,' floe.au"," , "n (lne
o'de. it. .. n ,urn. Am"n,l and h ... ""
Ih. 011\",
<Ill w,ln'" ma'. "Crt' "rdent
10, .... 1 Recaut<' Ih.,. pre. 11>."
II' hAl i. I h. diliereMe )'o,,,'een
a rel ted and an loyed
"5
mi ..... ,be and the olber
kioaM the mw;cs.
Wh)" .. a lover like A knocker!
I\(,ea...., he IS ,,",lInd to adort (A
'_l
In .. hoi <QIDI"M ink .bould _
.. nle O1l' .......... ' In ,,oIel (,0.
YI<>!au).
Why io a )'oung !;wl,f like an
&rr1>W' <:"an't 10 oft
Wlthoul a ho ... (beau). &nd .. in a
<JUlye, 1.11 she I'" _.
If .. l'ouDl 1&<11' rell into ..... 11
.. hy be. """Ihe, help h.r
"',,' Flau,", how l"ld he he a
brother ond &nisi. bt:< (" ..uter)
-'
Il'by dO<', Russi.an ooldier
....ar b ... t button< on hIS coal.
and an ..\u,lnan ... ear trteel
To k..,p bi.< C<).O.I bolton!.
W\II" is. the d,fl'Nen<e oo .. ..,n
an 01\1 pcnny and a .....
S,n .. ccnt
Hn ... i< the be<1 way i<I make a
<'<>'It To make the t rou .....
an<l fit!o'
What ... .,rd of 'OU,
.muld a man ,,"or il .)tould .... 1
hi' and ... 10 np..- hi.
of Ihe deed' Gladia-
tor (a;lad I alt he,).
,
,06
,
"
II
'I
I I
I, , 1
PROPOSITION - Make. ICluue out of III irregular he l<lCon.
LTUte$ the "ld Slory of .,'s aU 011 otIe lOde.
F C"Ol'RSE ""e
know. Bi"bf lhe fn
, Ihb>wlic pu:uh.<t. who
ju,t ",v.I. m lIirks and
conundrurru: who """
,,,;'t a pun or riddle ",,, 01 ,.,.
....ord JOU "'y. and who i.< al .. a)"'
Ioadf<l . ight np tn ,'''' :nun:lc: with
fu:uJ. gtm> .. h",11 "" ""m . d ....
mnrMI, .".Ioon ibey are
and Rpeo.I." ... h .... thty tall Ibt, as
tbc:)' .omtt;mn <b.
H. KUI called do".-n 10 abruptly the
OIher day ,'''', the ad:J.J.alJ)'
plJnluJ. It .. com th;o.t 1her. 1I"U
oome Udlinf:: n ...... f.om O>;na, and.
as ,h. 00,-.... = '''''''ling utru on
1M _Ireet. !-If" Bi"by, who Iwt a
brother in Pekin. ind,1Ced Bi"by 10
I:" afto. pap. H ..... as on the:
\*", or ht. anxiety nprd.
.na: fal" of the m"'ion>.rin.
"''''n. aortIing 10 C.lIWm. he
glanced II linle MpatlrlJ<n, of
layings and rO\lod
...hH;h 1"'",,,,,la.1y .t,,'ck hi, fa""y.
"Oh, "y, deu: he co.nmm<rd. "I
havt got ....... thing funny to tell you.
f hlYe gt>I 1"0 letton ,,hkh .how the
nO",. of >Iale. In<l __ "
." Itm ... what 11>.,., l<1t... ate,'
bio lotn ""11, An,1 Ihey
illumal' .. ", .,>lion 01 .. 'hal L'
lunnl. i ... loner ....hich I !('lYC
you two " ... k. I" "",i] \('I """her.
and .. hi<h upbin. "hy .he 11>.5
not _. Il\d Ibe oth.r> , ... rt
Aunl I'btrlot and .he llaY .... ua,..
people. ib ...... e '0-0" ""' nf
t_n; 10 htr. w ... ,11 h;,.. lhem on
OOlr Nod. IO-morrow, and Ih. ehil-
drm oo..n ",ib the mu.k. an,l
.. cough!"
The more Bixby ul,binc<l ,'''', il
...... onl,. liltle puule 10 opell Ih,
nam. of a IWe .. ;tb ''''-0 1t\len the
worse ht flot'ndered, for he """ -
called the lIIhr. letter. which he ba,1
forgotten 10 mail.
But 10 J:fl bKk to our I'"u!e. ho;>IO'
"",nT un ,ha, ,M ... "",
01 one .tate tan be ..,.!led ''''h ,"'0
kilt .. , .. M" 1'0"0 otIter lUI":, ""'Y be
lpent<! wilh Ih .... each 1
Asithmotlcal Puul
f""., numbo .. , an '"1
them 11'>" 10 add up 100.
'"
Liter..., Rebuo.
nul" "'Lt.,\ILE.
'Look h<;. .... tl>e Ao.,. of """ven
I. Ihick int..id ""lh III brighl
,'d.
Th ... ', nOl the ornallnl otlt th,n
''''''' bchoI<I .... ,.
11,,\ in hi. """ion an wgd .inl!'
Stoll ""'rinl!" 10 lhe
chrrubimo."
"""' .. 0 "!.l_A"'.'_
MXear )"Onder Ilonl"11, th., liib it<
hea,1 on hith.
W""n:: 011 the oignp<><' augln "'"
P"'''''Ie"
lJJw lies Ih:lt 11m,.,. ,,bn. nnl-
brn"l<n d .... ;l15J1ired;
""nh and In .
ing , ....ifl"11,
Wb ... >-wtt>m<n talkf:ll ",i.1I
lookt J.l""/'"!l,nd,
An,1 ne"'. olok. than lheir al.
" ..ent rounJ."
-GoUsm'lh.
"".n ......... \.11.....
"A mi!:h.y wa,'( nahc<1 00. him .,
h. lpok
Th .... 11 it o:>.'e.l anJ !h<\ Ill"! 11
brolt. ;
fmm the d<:<:k and from the
,,,,Mor lorn,
F on ,h. <woni .. " .u.gt Ih hid
,,"lUI !.on,.:
Whilt b), Ih. h<\wliR!: ''''''1''',1 ,rot in
Iw "
J'I ..... ail .11,\ ..,ilrord, ntlling 0 ...
tho ",,;,,'.
A Square Word P""Il .
I. A,,,",,,&.
2, A br, fellow.
J Gi.l" .... mo.
To noh "' ...
. An' .. In \I" ''''''.r:
"llHE
I n I E R
CI.ARA
II E It D S
r: It A $ E
A Cil,UM.
Mv fi.", ,,-ill range the: meado ....
Ih"'"l:b.
In I'ri,l<- "nd .ul.;
Bu make my n.xt 31 you.
Y<>II' ... ,,"wid be gt<.".t.
Mv whole in tu,"'t <:0.1' ;1 f"'",d .
And robe 01 lovely
Tall, from Ih<' "",,,hy
on"", bright Wry
j\n, .. et._
NO. ,.o ... ..,. ... cr ud
1 hn"(' at ... 1 In
![ettlng of my V"
Ill" wall! of 016 tllb
!K'UOI!. ""'\ I tmve h<"'"
1 hi' I he I'll III"" ,_
of Illy h,we
by 'he lIM"k or aPl'l'l'I'inlln" or
nut<- in nrt '''IIU..,'$ 111 Ill<' [,ub ..
lie at
1 WM oJ"'nln,c: night 1111'\
("<)I1I.J. not 110,1" o,'<,rh .. llrh,p: the
of "'''" .. "r Ihl' flll'i'anl
crill .....
" I "'oadE" bow milch I be p,,\n.
,,,. of IIIlII thing IV /(t'l
fOr 111" uked ontl ,onn,c: 1110.1.)'
of eIlrort. who 18 1\ dnubo>r
who Ime uleJ for ware 10 g>'1 II
Idon'\
kno ... :' ""l'liKi l lie !'UP1>V; "but
I .houM think thaI thrH ,..'111'8
... ould be aooul rlghll" 1'-0
pict ure d .... l .. n! 10 1,..1 ...
...... led In it, ..., I lie' .. ,,"'\ 10
liJeirremarb SanonI'Ofl\lern'
" I ... .dor Ill .. )' hung
thing' ...... JlIIOf'
r(lul "ol h.nll Ih .. url.t;' "".
plied IIn,1 thpn Ih"
flret. whl> w,.,. unt th"
fool looke<l, uM. I"f'm!trluohly
good thing whkh I. "-flrlh
..,TVi11Jl: "J){:. yon km,,, ,.-hat
" 'ould he " good n.!!I1l fnr tbe
p IMII .... '
nia reply WM so dever tbM U
II
III
"
It\
.,
, ,
, , "
i& 1'.. >en!1l<1 Itl nnture of a
wouhl IJo :>.n
na",e for the llk
turd
'-George Wuhlnglon ,.. ex
c1t.lmt'(1 hia ira!'! llothu, "your
falber .-y. be ne,""r lume bill
hi, cigsrelt.-$ db-
al'p'lDrlng. lIe leftafullboxoD
lu, desk ",bell b .. went 10 tbe
"ilIagll!hl, ",oming for a bt:lr,
or *1m., kind of a 1001 ho wanled
nn,1 ",.ben hI) came half of
III .. rn we", /Wne. W b i III be
.poke 10 Ihe nwn folks about it,
" h"l f of wh.u.t ...... re ldt di8ll11-
I
_red. rie .. ent to Frank.
10 OI<)rn\\ fuAiI oil 1.0
Mlrtof .. whl811e hI' w8!
Ihdnl!' and ,.-l,en he ",turned,
onTe ,,'Oil'! Ibey lind l)een It.hed.
\'e rOmps ""d !II
niP, Just IIJII f I ha.d been "Tnoklo!,:,
and no ... lIods JII81 one le!l, and
, , ,
u_" hl,tl>,kml (art.
eall you nOI tbl. lilll"
loddenl J"SI hll .. many
Ihpy I'llt in ..
h .... : in lhu"C day.'
.......... ' .. e "onzu:
Dm'" Ih .. ti;!"", "hit 1111<'
o;oolinllonl tnlltk ",it!.o"t
tng 1I1111P, A d!mrnlt f.ct h to
pl nre 11 pi_ (1f 1"'1><" be!ON' a
mirror RD'" dmw th" I\aIJ(n .. h lle
looking .. t the pn pt. 1 h rough tllll
Dllrror.
I
lru['lor J.",.," duty" 10 prul'.
to<'e<.:U1O" "I .. 3nJ
,1"wgi1<)U\ Iho lo ... n; W
5 thai Ihe poor o;<>al111311 i. giv'
'ng 3 ''''' much: th.I Ihe
00"><:"'''';00; bLlt<h i, 110)1 robI';"!l'
h]m .. Jf hy l::;v;O\/: o<",",,'cigln. ""J
Ihot II,. tlru..,d i<<m"" ;, "'')\
a(II'311 .. the Ie. Tn,,'.
]jut in ,hi, m,I""o. h. i.
up Ilr-'tr.<l A h(:kl."h l'",hlcm, he
nn,I, I"''' uf w},h arc dc
... 011ly o&'n". :u ,hey term ii,
,lot; Ire "",<il:l",,,.I" .... I"
t.o.Iana-. !h. luknr'" i. ".-t:
;11 the -.1n <rTOf" ,,-1.,"11 the
"""'fJ!U,uc>I .. 1 ,rv",,, ;,. Ii..:obk '"
,,",,\wk.
You Tn,, n,,1 [fUn! 'pp02t
m c;o,.... a. Ilmjanun
1'",nld'Q .. -;""Iy .i<l for .. ;,11 p. ...
.k-.maJ,;.n' 1;.,. .... I hal'" dr. .. "n u..,
..... 1., ..., U \l) gi,-e IIQ <]"" to tll.
.....
In liN trial Ih"'" l'yrami,]'
bal=tt .. "h o,gh, "I .. 0001
hu, "'I"", "" 1'1.;.<<< '-"'" rube, on lh:
long ann "I knr i, Ii..:obnc.
.... 111 th ......
A"llming thl pp"",i..! ,,'ci;:-h'
<In<c """"e. ,,-hal .honIJ have bCf"
tho: true 01 the ""bt.l
A Ch.u.de
My lin,', 1m u,t:ly ;n_,
My n."" :l.n .. gil' brute:"
My .. hole an ugly pb:mtOm
Whkh n3ugln On pIe....: nor ...
Ophtr A".w ..... -z 2, , '. S. '.
. &. . .,
"'inc Word
Th. bl"nk, in ,hI" link- '1"""'aiO\
20'<: lu b< jilIn! ill ,..ilh "",.J- '1>(11<,\
",;\h the .me ,e,"" km'.,
N, __ lu glory. 1" - 11,.111"",.
01 Ihe.. - IhO! tln'u\e!! l!;j lif.
') hen 'I,,;<k1r __ 10 w, "'''
..... w
Whe .. Ill. h" I ;, "" (>1
"rif"
TIlO ""_"'n I" the rem>tk .
able 1'" .. 1<. "h,el! gi,t< no
k ... II"", /in ,,,..,,.lc1.ler "",,0.10, I"
be amon!;<d lrom Ih,' .... "". k'I."
are:
"'l"rTr. I'uric . R.t' Of. R. ,r,
..,d I',"; ,'r
Ton"",", \\-;t],., .",1 _\1\n
ho<,g],' Iwo"'y p, ..... OJ! CIndy fUf!
'We"\' cc,,\o, F"d,. (yi\O feu.
'"
Andent Euplian Punle.
'I .... )' ,'or h "'. aPl>C:lred ,n
''c' a",1 I"', 01, \Ite w>')' of rh"
", F;r>l>"." "'!'" pronu>ed
Ih, 'rl ,,{ hit bu_""i,,1 ,laughler 10
d. "",0 "II" "wi..! do",,, the
01 ].>C,f"", cube 0; woud '0
,-,\ ""lo<'C1ivd]' im" ","'!'<C. ""
'11,,1.,.,..1 lrUn;:l. u,1 a <;rde. )n.
,,,,,,:1.,1 \l\ Vr'-'l'''I;')(\' '00,,'1> ;n the
;11I,,,,,,,i,,,... \Iany
""1."1,,,,. "',e, ",,(,. m.. Ih.",al !cia",
and 10-.,.",,1 n,"n 'J!
!lI""!:hl Ih.y N"ld .. ,I,," tilt proh-
1 .. ",_1>111 'he !lOa",;/ul prine,>, died
on 01<1 "",,oJ ./'e. ,II,
h,,wbly OJ," Y"U"II: l",,,H .. ,, arc
<1<>c", Ih4n a"cirnl Egypti." .
,,,01 "'"y be al,l. ,,, f""j \1\1: wlutitm.
Tu ju\,I"" " .. , i, io "c-t ,,",,,c..,), ,,,
a<,,,,,!!)' a cube of ,,"0<><1..
""ply "'" "n .. of """ ..
0; t],, eube ",," ind;ate
"'hal CU", ,i/ )'0" ... ,,,,i..! "La""
",' r" \1.. ".:., ;n''> lbe
.. rek ' C'luilio.l,,"l HUng-Ie: resptC<
er"" a \>:ox. ",1,,1. l:nr., Jrop. we'"
fOIl. fur a er,,' awj d....,.,la,c drop,
''''il f". _ (0,,1
did lho,l thoi' ""'ocr'
PROPOSITION- How mally .. ays can you led the words red
mill and rtllU'der?
;1 to 'ranl1.le into "'"
Ena:1i,h which will .""d
tla .. nIt tillltr .... Y . , ..... [
eu I .... Elba.."
if an old po.lindrom;c tom
bin.lion .. hich I I>"rpclralcd ill my
early day. for tlte blntllt of .. tern_
peranee <>rpnillltion, and .. h",11
will t..., the ""time. and ekill of 00.
younlf 1'11.. 1;,", The ;.
to bqin from the on!'" It', and teU
jll'! bo .. """"1 different ouy. one
can Iud the .... rning wt>rdt Red,
Rum and Munier .... 1"""1 be.na:
alIeNed by delirium treme"o. Com.
men<:<! from .ny of the oul<Je leUe .
lpell right inlO the center and out
apin on ""1 of the bnnch ..
and _ bo .. many wan y .... can
lpell II ... tbout malting antl tWO
Kqllm of tetten alike.
Which of your l<:t'th ate like ..
d..,..,....I<oo,', litlp. and thumb
.. """ ohe d "", .. d ..... l
Th.- ( .. ... )
WMn is. Scotch"..., like .. don_
When M moUI along hit
banks and bract_
When & ... ..,.,..,u like the gill 01
.. shipl When \l>ey get winJ
Ho ........ ny 1&(\," would it
take to """eb from L<>nrloo to
Brirhton' A\)o"t fifty_two;. be-
'''u'''' to misI il al JOOd .. II m,le.
Wb)' il a pa-ek 01 cards of only
fifly-ona in thl flack, sent hom .
like II of canb of IIlty4"'01
Becau$e Ihey aTe lent in->ml,lctc,
FalN Alarm .
nOft i ,btch of a ""'0. "hkh
I larry, kno .... .u "I'.nfAnl terriblc, "
t ook """ .... Ihe othtTev .. ung 10 de
Hi. f.,h.t tond motht'r __
alarme<l one night by what lOundfll
like hou$<. brub... T!>. locallly
L. hidden in tbe description of the
pietua.
;
PROPOSITIOIf-Ten ho .... mucb. temperr.nce town mad. b1 coin&, Itlto the Jlquor busine-$a.
AN
ELE. ",tail price. The punle il \0 tcll
book_ how milch pnlfil t he I.Own .... d. on
iu li'llioro
who II \.alive. tool<
my 6rst afl .. .... "e my .. hole al
d'n ...... '
on f'tC'6"ed
mmmi"':,," of in lieu of
aJ.,-y.
'!'he .ketc" .ho .... "" al!""I And
tow-n oom"';II'" t.:IlrinR a=nl of
IItock, 8Very ;urn being marked at
Cyphe<!.na. I, 16, II. 9.14
\\'by is lick Hebrew lih an
nnenld' HO(a\UehellaJew,IL
Why .. II pr;nler He lbepollmanl
n ......... he d,stributes leiters.
Who!.1 i. lhe diff ...... ce belwfen a
wo.bnnnet and a Sund.y.bortMtl
A day's dillermce.
A turkey, c:ock Or hen ;
Behead me, &Dd I IIp .. rd 1(laJ',
F\l1 0 .. ",yl>uci
T ..... _ me, Ihen a beLlI. I a.",
Bloodlhirsty. hold and "';ld.
ThRt pre)'l on many a h"Ipl_lamh,
And cll de"""", a child
I'cwl, owl, ""II
Why i. to de>g' . taU a gre.o.t oo"elt y'
flecall.., no one eVer Aw il
u,
A 'tEBUS.
I chooor lbe I"lgnm'.lonoly
.... be on frum day \0 day_
Curt";) me. and I tMn am found
.Iudenu do On rullrg>: J;mUnd
Curtail once mnre, An,j b)' ;nsl"""lio"
You'lllind I a." an interj""lXm,
Whal kind 01 a <'I;I'Y i$ proch,,,
I,y. of harm' ID<edniary.
A wt>nl i. he .yll.bles a:m.
Take _ a_Y._DOt one of
....... i"'!
loIo-___ yllable.
If ."1(:1'011001 lalb;n. dit"h .... hy
io he I,kely to m ... bta"lies of
Ill."", ... , Ba11Je the fall 10110""
nght Dill:!' lho, Sprinr, and he mu.-
tbe Summer-tet bet .. .., ... hnu.
Pray, UII me, I""i il '-OIl <:a.. ,
Who is that highly lavo=! man,
Who, .hough he lui. mlnie<! many
wife.
May .tilllive llingle his We'
A clergyman I
PROPOSITION WhAt w .. the circumference of the circular trick.
0;';1-: OJ'
"""
1\1Il I""ny CHt al'O\lnd
01 .. ,liamel".
... III be
"'as thlt Ih. OULer
... h..,l. "",M t",o tuma to the
on .. ' thn "'he<'t. were h",i at
the . t U\Ulory <I,,'nnee of f""t
o, .,tI un t he ,,,101,..,., . Th.I'n>hlem
;. t" Ihe of Ihe
Ir.', k <lNC.'\,..,1 hy the out".,. ",I>",,!.
In making the ,urn
1',,, an aec; . ttMo.I vuu1e. ,"<ko:<.l
Ul' in tbe mw.l ...... it ...
I..,n,ng "" "!an" ..... .. hich ,t ..
aau",..,1 that...., a", aU lo:.Je",W\
famihar, it ;. prelly ""c. weli
"'"9rth t)w, u"",,,tion of OIIr
'"
Milling-Word PIlul.,
i, "" 00'\ IIltle en ...... ""'"
P"'"' . ynu 1<'1 di"",ver II
"'M,I, ....hieb ... h." I.b,",\ in Ihe v.
('unL "I',"'C, .... ", I" I ... rca,t ,\O.','c,
"':11 milk<- II C' """\("O)<c ,omrMlc.
at THE nnd .. lIh
..\I'lc[)_
Whr doe; the itu<1<lnn natlOll reo
...."blr tho Ra 1 Bau,"" ber nobl ..
are ..... 'U.. her
pOOpk' ""rl
1 PROPOSITIOJII-How old trill Smitb be?
IS THE ACTO
for a lif. in.,. .... """
.. IS .., 1m
mortuary
columns of
h. talk. Moami of
Ii dllt II. hU1"fi,_, home II<> B5
t o IlInng" tho
family the. ""p"cially
for tho! ""neflL of hi. of "bO'O!-
mallw/matiral pow ..... h<o is II'''''. 10
"peak disparagingly. She I::Iu.ght
him. B .h!>rt time 3gu .... D
cocnpaot which will have tbe dfed
of mlluling him for """"" lima lI>
rome. and mil, possibly rur.1w:n of
talkilll Ill"" al hom.
AfLer pn>pOUndmg on. of b .. JUl.
tilllral roouMrumll .... hicb did ""'-
meet. w;lb the entbusiaslic ""'"PI;oo
whirh he l"""'&ht il ..,mLN, ....
boNtmgly """ ... ked that II his
beLler half ....... ld Ki'''' him _nr prob.
ItfII on <la,.,. or whirb he >IlIJ
nO!. al'lnOer- in trn min" .... he 1<'UI1ld
pledge hi"...,u IIot to propound
allOlh/:r problMl ""til lhe "nnlver
.. .,. of Ib,.t day, He probably
_, for one whole bul ....
thol l'fOP<I'i'ion .. "'" made on Ibe
29th day or !'ebruary b.<t, al'ldleap
rea ... don', ha,.., yurl" ann;" ...
-. he ...... hold lI> .. Litotal inttt_
pre!-atlQfl of hi' \If'OIIJi..
The probkm wilh whicb his wi! ..
him, "" .. to koop him In a
tnOOdy \TIln"". ,.. ... as follows:
"Now, Tom. "IIppoo<inll: 'h.ot )'011
""'" Ih,e.: lim .. my age wb..., /it'llt
.... "'e'. and LhaL I am no .. )u"," the
age you were Lbo". and ... ben I
am IbrH lim .. my PI'HtnI age our
romhined Y04...... ,11 amOllnl to ex-
actly "". hundred. can you Itll)uSl
ho", old you ",,11 be on 11'1. nut 29th
day of Fel>runry)"
It ""'" an impromptu problem,
but. very F. one, a.;. it not quilo
110 euy III ,t loob,
Why will III",,"mt r .. hffiOnger
more buoine. than a c;",1
Deca" ..... hen he ..,ltl IUh. he g.Vtl
.. aOe with ."
\\'tu.t are Ihe greAt"'" Oh<14r1 ...
t" a itulllan InY"'nn of Turhy'
Tbe baut.in (Bllkan) mo\Intai"...
BY EXPRESS.
Al; I nudy in concealed
I will aak tho ynunll: fDln to m.
QUI in Ih. fol1o,,;ul" ""'tt ....
Snme litIle [ mr' a d ...
"",ndanl 0/ Baron wbo
,old me ""oh a I!tn)hnl rtory of an
\nln bc-ing held lip by
<Ill> 'I' oounlry tbat IIJI"fl
...... "nf ''''''ole< frt>IJI the same
pI,."" quefl'OIII:d him
tM of lravdmg, H" .
It "'''' uti",i"g and ,nconn";""I.
but In DO .... >. There
WM'tl nUl .... ' .. nor otaga
evm. bfot.'ecn lhe p<>1'nta =tioned,
III on. bad to '-'"'lTd oyer the
""",n\ains br u..,--, b>' .. hich is
meant 'n .;. Ulride of sharp
b.:o< ked donkory .... ,houl Of"
stil'TUJ.'I. 1'h.t I ....,hs are II<> Jteop
and ""rmw thaI the hllle danker-
faU continu.o,Hr.'" the .""..,1., musl
he prt'pare<J to I.o.ruI on his IHt at
"', """""nl,
mild. Ihe armmpan}'ing sketch
f",m hill d.......:pli"". ""d "';11 ask
O\lr yaung FlUoli" . to discover the
loeahty ot Muncha""",,. ]r:'3. illci
dCtlL, C01lctatcd ,n the d""",ptlQn of
the pk' ."_'_'_._____ _
!'rom nUlnW that'. odd CUI 011
lhe hoo.t!
It thon WIll eyen he;
I rrar,l"konen,way:
Y INr motber then y<>u'11 """
5evt'n.
Why I. lb. ho_ lb. moot hll_
ma .... of all .DimaIJ> Be<'ause h.
gladl)' IIW" the hn ()Ut of tw; mouth.
and lin.n. lI> every "Orne.
PROPOSITIOft- Bow many groupinp of dlffereol kind' of fl'\lil can be located in the on;h.lrd?
."
Ihe ..,.'rr:a]
11'1!eI; an ord.ard. II" a, a
TftI""n ..,.. nlpf!M in e:<-
Mnd <hJ 11,,1 at,..,
to let o. lhooe In hu
IlIIIpl(>y Ihe """""to <>1 hil t""ft
He ...... '<mlinu31ly and
cI"vlsing n." mc!bodJ In. C<>nruI-
"'II: Ihe l<>eatlon 01 t!'<!eO which werG
ltn<leryoing C<'rt... in tXpi'ntmnlill
""d . .u a matler of
to P"I .""',. Iht chan or clue
to the _",I. ""-en from hinuorlf. 10
a. to if lhe of W.
uptnm<:nta: woould fUffirialUy
m3rk"" to di.,,,,,,, !.heir w,lth, ....
The lrut tome I ..... him he had
just, .. t (lUI .;X!}" )'<lU''l( t ....... ad-
l"i"1II, hil ho"", .... lwwn In Iha
A<:>mP<''')';ng il m4y
be <:>1 inlere<1 10 menli<:>n th_
.... Iy 11''''5 were wlt&t i ""w"
quinC<' ","'k. "ptm wJUrh the dlffe._
eM varieti .. 01 fruit. ani "aIled.
It had .1 .... ) .. been 8 f.d hIm
10 lei nut It'n lnf!I 01 a kin<l a, one
lime. but to .call.,... tbem in dille"'n!
of the orehan!.
'III to tome "'11. <:>1 _",t .".tem,
.. h,th m<>ulJ plACe ten Ir","" in live
rows vf four.n a];no It i. quite a
p",uy Imle l'u .. to lay III1f IJ-n
t!'ll<" in sydl a ""'Y thai wiU
be f".." ro11', of fO'>T in !ine. and a
sllll "'On! difficult In
the 00 lhal nne grtn>p nf II'HS
will nol inlerfere ""til 3I1<>Im of a
dIfIe.-er>t rperi""
lie illway. maintained t hat lbe
prifteiple mighl be ""fried I till
so as eo in other group-
ings. Rnd ".h<l me to .. il inlo 3
pu .. t o _ if JUly 01 Our ex
1'<11." could help him 11111_
The prot.lem. Ih"",fol"l'. i. eo .....
bow many gmup,nl:l of dill....,,,t
kind. of lruit C;llI be locale<! in the
orchard as ,oowo The-rc mtl$t he
!.en \reel of ca<h kin" 01 fruit. M)
thot w,11 he ""'.
of fourin ... of _'h fruil.
I have til .. ""rn.,. of
pe.a<Oh,,", pea .... , rcrsimmonl. and
plums, bopinl tbO! Ib" I'hm of the
(OUT groupinp I", rli"""v"red
In working out your IOlul;on
mark out D diAgram "pon. 'httl of
whit" po1'<r. dnU ... p ....... the
,.....,.. and nch marked wIth the
nMne of lbe fruIt. or Ihe .,lu,;01'1
may be ihuwn by writin, ;n the
n ....... uoM. lhe t ....... in the picture.
01 C<>UTllC. in I"","ing the groupings
of tlte fOOT .. tt it .... uk! ""!UIn but
,,,,
forty of the oixly t.....,. .hown-tlle
t ree. >n 1100 pktu,"" m('ffly
.how whl'nl the $Cl"",e<l 10My ""'Y
h plM"".
Whot than
hfe,
Hale"""" than drath or motUl
llrife.
That which contenled dean.
The pOeT hav . and the rich rfquire:
Tbe miltr Ijlend.-. the .,"'ndthnft
lOVes,
An':! all men tan)' 10 their grnv ..
NOlhing_
Why u. ohiok"n.pift 1ika !Un-
..ruth I lh<>p1 Recau .... t CODlauu,
l owl-i .. P'KeS
\'I""n do your 1""111 u..,.,. the
f"n<'\IO,." of tongue' When
t hey are chattcnng
Why ;1 lIurkingham P"lue
cll.aput p.la .... ever built' U ...
cau" it will hu,lt lor
and fum,,!'e<l for nnOlhu_
Whidl is ho.!I o tull
moonr The h.H. becau ... 1M full
mc<>n il'" light
When d,_ a cow !'Cal
esu.tc> Wben lurned 11110 a
me.rlo ..
Why i, It illlpnGible t" PIck the
best Mrcc in a ""'" Ilet:.ause there
i. alway bel teT.
r
"" -
.... :;....:o.c. "...
:-'
;:... '"""-'-'-_ - --0 .....,..,.
dgure out the of a
Ovor
by "
ukuJallon to
"'
IRma way,
The chea. 10rJI rl!prawn! a ""r/<'<:I
eQuably . .., tbe TOlUlt of 0 CI.nlc,1
rould readily be dcttrminN;f by com_
p.nng the "Iu:u-.o 1'01>1 of their ",.n_
ul Cl<lIwtiCS.
.. f found OtJt Iho pnncipl ..
of arl,r.>,tion I1IId nn;"" ..... 1 veaee
1.0)' .... tching the roalt Harlem_
A big _t a!1d. hltle ItOaI ",Uti,.
1''Ir''lher .u h:trmony. tMY
Ita,. nothing eo di<pUtc aboul, bv.t
jll-.t .... lOOD ... 111'0 gonu of 10 """rly
tho .. me iii", .., t o g;,,,, n"" 1<:> a
qU"lion of boso-d>ip. m""t. fool
of lhe two i. killed Sometime. it
enJ. the 01 tbe Kil_
kenny caU.
"Th ..... on", .. ere I .... Cfola of Kil.
kenny,
F.... h lboughl theno ..... one <:at 1.00
man)".
s.. tlt.y qua...,1ed and &pit. and
IM'1ll0hed and hi .
T,\1. uC'epting tlkir tu..1i and tbe
IIPI of Ih('ir taili,
In'load QI two call there werefl' t
.. ,
"f ono. .",.h a duel 10
Ihe betw"",, ' ... 0 JI:Oata:. wblch
Ihmn Ihe ...,,,drrlul .. ,Kily of the
an,rnab. ""d al the Um<: lime m
Irc><JU",," "" pretly a ma,hemat'cal
prnblem .... the av"f3C<' pU .. list 0 .....
W A ncighlx>r vf mine had
pi which held tbe un<h.puted
cham{l>onsrup 01 the roclto for ,""v
"7
erat S03son "'hen lInme one ",as ...
uMortuMle I. tc '"troou,,", an" ..
g<ml wciah"" )u.t ,Ihree
lIOn,", The lint ", ghfil
54 pouruh. Ih. n.",..,,,,.,. 57, and as
a pi ho ... e>I(lUl:h nut 10
oul of h" dUll. albl Ihey """ .. light
.1 CDtch ..... '1:111.<. '<1.11
they rtMu.t In to live harn.<>niou$ly_
Bul tbe I.Unw l'IanMd a ptete
of d""p " .... I<'gy_ He IU.lion"'"
Inm..,tf at \<.p <:>1 ,. pr<'lty stH"
pn.lhway. nn,j f'Qm point "I
hurl"l "ellane. M hi, rival
in U WAy wweh tho btter roul<l r.ot
brook. 110 hc .lllr\.('<1 up lb. toil! C>n"
run antl "':ll\ met hI' o'h ...... 1>0
IQd tho <01 a dQw .. lnl1
ruD Sad to Idl. It('aU .. ......,
WJ.d h)' 1M ahQ<.'k vi tho rolhoicn.
r-;ow 1M ..... nOU1 fea'ure 01
t ho prohl ...... tor At...-cmm-
L.e. who """'Ie a ""n";.1traLIe ,"or1<
on t\)o ....... nl: of gunU. sa) .. ,
.. Ily "'r",a\C<1 ur ... rim",,11 f
ha'" (<>un,! IltM the of
blow 1<1 the mum_Mum of 30
IlOU",J. falling 211 f'-"Ct. "'ill Jll"
the '.uU "I !:"At, 10 .... 10 kill
U' Atoeptinli: \Ilia rema.kalM w-
allotion, ronllnt fmlll. dil;!in.
gui>hed t "n<l ",.thema
hcian .. boinl: ClJITe<"I, I .hall III.
..hat mun h:tV<' ln ,h .. re<poct.iv ..
,..,Io<-t,,,,, of I .... 1"'0 goau .. her>
lhe)" !tI<"<"l. 10 thai tbey Ju<t bruke
<>tte another' hUI'"
PROPOSITION-With Ill: l!Tught lineg c\lmplete the sentence,
tillS IS NOT A
, - picture 01 .. "'pr-
ttl ... 1'11'",1bl" ... mN .mok$
nllp. >I" ,I
, '11I.n.led n,!dle ab"111
.,..bleb IMre .. as .mob
.nd 'Vtt)- poll)'
Ace<>nJ..lIg LO tM n ... "J.oO.J>Cn ..
nrt ...... lmgM YDung Kho.>I m>rt"-
..-I LO._ hn ""10k loy .kl)1.th.
il1/l: riddJc05 upon lho
w..:k'-'>:l, 011" of ",h,rh ...... 1118
picture .110 ... 11 ... h eh. by the ad.li
\lon of ax Ilra'Rhl mar ....... ,11 leU
JII$I. what Ihn hill .. 1'><' is ..
WIIill , 1\ Ihn .. <'fI't&Jn
",,..w.1e_p;>.ud d"mime "'00 !wi
mv .... heam III this IILmOII' old
&Ie_ "" ,I muted '&1' ""lh all old
Chestllul about .ea.l,ng mad d<>8
ba<;k",ardJ .... hi<h he .....
.nth, and &<'tuaUy Iorought I"" 1'\11-
:&Ie i"t.o OO\Irt 10 h," Ihe ..,bool
mist.-
The pu .. t.. ... you aU 1<Il01'l', i.
t.O adt! lix . tnight murk. 10 Ihe
ele""" ...... to \II lust
what Ihat little boy "i,l l o th. dog,
Ihe nAn'. of 1m, n""l:lIly (""I
n3ug!tty) rid.tle
SAVlIIG LIFE,
[ W:U "' ....d,"g the """"unt of ..
man ,n a boal who .. ved lumso:1f by
Ihm .... ng everything O'-l!1'board. and
... h .. Letle. h;o.ll ..... nol o,.ntLOntd
in lho oalnp, it II"",k ..... t""l a
hltft,1 ,oterpn!lauon of Ihe &<:mIIol
..... suU"tive <If a goad puule
Iht-mf 'I'he pH1uno .... I,.,thlut
,,'
d_ripliml or lhe oeme .. ,JrA('nbe<l
by the ."",,,'QnI, but the pu ... le ,.
lu d,,,.,,,vel' lhe loC'&bly '"
,he upla""lion of 1M frantic lIu ...
"""
Wh.:ot pieee of ..nn ill douhle iu
by deducu"l1 ;u halfl ,.
half.penny.
m.
I bYe adopud nrld! .. alld e",,,,n
dl'llrrll .. I he ;ntn;od"c-
!Jon to 'he ... arM 01 P\lnl<!d<lm. aod
>Ihall thou,""I>d. 01
conUQd",ml 101' boWnn ..... to <<ad
and over. Don't
"
'"
l he peOn!. Wh"" }""-' I .. ('ome fa.
m,:"", ""'h Ihem Y"u .. -ill ream '"
rna -'" I""", ,n .... ,n'ly _I ..,11 00Ufl
1>rJ:,n 10 ..,-nuno.l",rns and
p" .. I.s "I ""'"' .nth
A pnmHn01lt riliil",,-.throll'" ,."J
O_ .. "'r of I" the
Y<'IItjom 01 \" ,\n;m31., .,..ho
is enjnyonl! 'hft "",an brt<uo e,
.\Ibn"< ",Iy.,. 0",,,1 for Ius <No.Iy
.... I;lO "..n as ... =d hhtr.a\o'Y.
1 .... "'111'..... 1 a wnuu, h.:ohi. of
"JlCak,,,, I" <ill dumh ani"'"l>
a. II lhey u" t"""uod h,e, ano.! Ina
al ""_ carry ' .n = ,.
""""""""-"n ,In,f to"-'l>Ound qu"";
... laeb .... ,,: t !'Il""tc .. of
Dj ,be h'!:11<-r "d.... 011,,"11
&II n.ly IDUftllD!( ..,,110' 1 hoo "Iher day
'oun<1 .. p<l<.'r oM 110"", ... hi,-II .. 0.1
l_n rr\,,....,j 'rom """""',
.nth ... h,eb he .tno,'1r "I> qUite an
""'I"",nlanno_ or ..... he lamed ", a
-'),1" den. h,"lher,-' he
.. he ::o.n,,,,,,I', bead, "d"
y<>n .. "'h'>' 3 iai'hful ,.1<1 I",,,,,,
;,. \01,0 .. 1>1"I"nlh'"I,;,;I ''' A. I
I (a,Ie<! III rot, h 1><>_'" ",ply_
C!U. \'''''"1: 1''''':''10 a", a,ked to
lOin tbe ",nund",m
Wbnt L Ibn< ",!I,d, bough' by
yard un,1 "'om !.y tl'" foo' A
]!"". ,!" 1_ ,I;,!"""" <>I their
They <",-,11 it
To ... .. love ,,.r
r ""ll uk our )"ourog \0 di$-
tile loco.li')' of Ihi. illc,
, .. ... 1 in Ihe nc,l.d
t.d"""'\".,n "f maiden
... 1" , h.. . ,_.'"?" or ,lur little Ton'''v
W "c,' '-. _n".: 'IlIIII" outlnr.
fully a10f1J{ lhe tai] of lhe """'
.. ,I txIIm".ing the .. ,nI .. nrk m,n_
uldy. he """"lOJ lnok in'I",""gly
and ....... [ DY. ... d<l
kn<rw ... h:ol Ih" 1 ...... 1,. un .
Why. pine or OIIk. i !,'I >11" .
. Nn. ",r-rre . .or! ",ot ,I .,n I
bemlocck n ..... ,And
ltll me ... hy _ nn Ih <a'
Alter ,ou IIV \><Ilh qu"i""',
he .....Jd gi\'e lhe an ....... .wt
laugb jun o.s b."ru1r .s ,I he had
1101 lho ... "ne jnk .. nEbl
.]ong ..... rly h"lf a <"en<lIry
Can roo tb an.wers 10 11M
, _ """omII",,,,.1
A BIG PAI.N,
Not 10 di "nl rm", the
pon <Jl Strauunl . ho .... thrft!
bundrtd a",J ",1<\ y ....... ag' t ....1<1 '"
.,.,-
."", p<lOI" 1.oeM'" Ih..lt Wi! t ... .aol upon.
]" 1>3"1
...
M .. a gilUll dlK.
I wi.!> U! '1UU1t my nM lritn" P
T, Ilamum, ... ,hff.nna ""Ilh lhe
abo"e "" o(ltn quM ... ! 10
... ;n our cb,ldhouJ ,!,W" wMn we
found !,Ioa.urn in pulling ""'KI fro,!!
tli,", He u",1 In &fI)" trull,
of hi, greal , hulk, 1"",1><,',
c,alio" IIf f<l1n ........ uul ,,{ QII 1""1''''
l ion 10 hl> .i.., On One
",bell "'3. af\!i,'\('<1 '''Ih B ."nl'l.
grtt" .... PI>"' ..... ho, he
in luch II wa" a.lodMwn Ihe-,.,...m
ben of Ihe who
"",n!<l OUt nf .... ",I'.lh'. ,"oi wnuld
001 be pan"...! 1I01I1 1""Y ... nt hum.
for hi. ph) ... i ...!! Tbe
WJ<y " "",h a JtOOd l1li(>),",'1 for e
iJ<1I \hal ""r af'l
PROPOSITIOI' - Solve theM two conUlldnunL .... k...! 1<1 d'>Inr lbe "-iiI}' of tb.
""', .. ...nd endtd in Ille ' m-id.-nl. h,,1d.., in Iht
. .. ' L _ ,. ""t'e oIlhr ... ,'".", .
... .m ...... y. .-0'1IIS- u.s nan", ,._,,="-' ____
let the Do,rt.,r see Jumbo's Thn;?z\Jc ,"
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PROPOSITION Commencing It some certain leller, discover a connecltd .. of lb. twenty-
tour Idlers wbicb will revelll an ...pproprlate motto.
I'r:ZZ!.E'";.
Mlll\br to on"
, t-alled tho o"wry I'd]o"
!!Un)" pm",d to bel II<>
I""pular "'lh our fwng
f<>lh \hal J """"',;"" to de
.,rit>e of H_n)'" ...
,.,...nlS upon .undar 0/ =ut!;('
H.rry '",] hi, ""'01' 1,.,...0<1 Ih .. ""',,-
b .. nhr-n ChinN. a.nd th""rf"lIy
btnh (If'M' lb." money ... U!
wnlrioote \I) lhe ",i"",,,,,, fund .. hen
Iho1r fuher lYid tho,' mu.1 lIul
lI_rry did not ""lluI'" a lillIe bil
.. hen h"n ... 1f ud wen': ,M.,.
pt.ed 10 uk" cha,I:" of a
box at mi . ...-..... rair and gnl ,;",,1
of telling ,,'U to
6", for liuk- pagao. who
bad !III I'""rtb of July, He pnnted
&:!me donation puuk- .. be
",11td l h"", ...... h l be o.o.mo 01 Ah
Poo. Syn fl"p IlI>tl oth<:o- noltd
"""''''' ",'rked 'D. U ,;ho...,.
;n the .huh. and ,b"", (c.r
O'3<'h, en-'"" tb..l
.... a moUo U! I .. d'fCQ'''-''''
by a Ctlnlinuom 101M
... an.-I thaI
one mighl hi. "IOn.y l,.,. k ;f
the ,""Ho oJi,! n01 U! I,., app ......
pri"'lc and l>oinll'<l.
It i. an and dO"rr
... h,,h J/'lI:< lar III t"O"C 1104'
h:ul 01",\,,,,\ the
.. n"",""n '1,,""1<'," "ory 1"""
l<>undly for one of h,. yn ....
IIllSCHIEVOUS SUI'" YPUZZLE
]1= i. a "mple louie
dt for ,h. )'''''ng lolks wh,ch ohow,
two of ",no e>i<>U' ""C
"r ",h;.'1> ovenum.,.-l I>y "
Ill;', 1,.,1'"". lilll<- hunnv The
" t ' (". oul nne Of the jami_
ni.", .. n Ihe ol",w! tints ""d .-....
1'1..... " 00 a, I., .10,.... ,be pusi,ion of
the .. \"",,, Tilh),;,
Why d .... young lad)' ptef ... )",.
m,,'b.'. funun. ,n hrr father'.,
u""au",", 1I',ough .he likes vatri-
o'OQY she lokM ""'Inmony
"\Im\llYOUS
B\lWNy
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PROPOSITION
B ow l%lJ.ny step' was there to the 014 tower1
.100 fct't hiSh, A very which the CAn l'U(\ily
he'ght indeed, wben We ,..,,,,,,mb<:r 1>0 Imputed,"" '" 10 tetll>o ... mRny
t\llt.t fa. (.ove' R o:-entur)' the limit Of .lepJ there .. ere.
ALl,
itincrnm , .... rlns who
. tHken ",,"mor
outing en aJunK
Ih. .... 't ATt fa-
miliar wilh Ih. "",lliem ,,' th. (lId
To",.,. At Poin, t""."",.
d>uu1 whid. there i. ,1,..Bya loch ..
divenity 01 or"""n' u diff.rwt
.a.sons of tb. The ruinl, or
.. king """" ","'n:<tly the ..... tel<,
of \he old lOW... wh,d. 1IffV ... 1 ." ..
'or mu", than h:lli. rep-
I U<Y. _,I. at "r_nl in th. lu",
lItageo <>! dioooluli<m upon .. liltle
ledge of """kI wh"h run out inln
tht __ Tho IU'COmI'"D)";nl[ rielure
i. tokm lrom a "tuh ,n&<lt "''''''
/lhy yurs ago and ! .. ",,,M. (h'la
.nd mfnnnali"" which ('t>U1<l nnh'
."rmi:oe<I from llIe preoen\ con-
ditio" 0( the t<>.. The 1>,,10"',
al wdl .. the fa<u, 91'('", ohl.'''"''''
from an oM rt1Iidmt. "' ..... In hi.
oi"",y-oixth )'ur ...,1 ..,..aU. tlte
01 the to .. " ..bfft he was ..
' .... y""alL b<>y The PIltire ('(Nntry
t .. mt<! out t<' du ,,,,,,<>. t.o 110. <""m!
Inll IMre ",en: I ..... l'I'1'SOI\l in that
ne,ghborhOO<1 ..-11" d,d not 1 .. Ii<vr
tluit Ihe 01<1. UUin .. u "" \i\tle
\';1 highe, than 1"" 10..,.' "f Sabol.
Thera i. nothinr leh nOW hut.
charred 01' """I ...,me ,;xty fCl't
higb. II lhe If,n;rt .. ffiO dffiro>'ed
\'y fira <.Odd yeart AgO, hut
vicl ure as ....c\1 M the ('(Iunl)'
re(ords ,how tlmt .t wno "nginal1y
"",,"crt ()I oon<;eJ>tian of h';ghl
.feun,1 the city 01 Ne'" york ..... to A REBUS.
sa.y. "A. higb u Tnn'!}' Chun;h Tn m .. t a neet!, "ur ",:0,01 ",," ... nt;n
ll!!<:'pte," which jll.t "j"" "";Ih 1M ....l>oleil .. .. enlin.
n1<l 3eacon To .. u, But the I,n,.,. IkheAd. '\fa""!><*,, tbe thinK .he
luIve clunged "",,,. Ihnt .rA .nd it bought
...... only the nther dAY that the vCn Appell'" and ... 1II<h .be aafely
orable !lUlnn c:omplained that the
hoy. in the ad;ojning olfin Curtai\' and u,ke 101'
huild,ng .... re throwin&lhing5 dn..." gnonl..t
on Ihe cburch apire \'"" have I". whirh w ...
The cenler..,pport W';UI """,pOSed
of hup polO$ skillfully .pikod to T""'VO"'0no:ernnr . lb<'>l1flhIUlnp
rethn, .haut which wound & ',i.tru
spi"" .tain:uo .. an imo .... i1. '"'" n:lmI! 11,,,,,an in vie ....
which ",,,,,,I euct1y four times
around .."Iu""', u .......... io <.be
,htch The"" wu 0"" Lalustn 0'
vitkct to uch .ntI as th_
vitkeU ...,<e just one foot .pan, i,
obnuld .nn)' bot. "n'Y $i",ple rnat
til det.",.,i .... jldt bow rnanv
.. ""'. one lwI to take to reach the
1"1" and ,.1 to quote tho...-0rt4 of
Hoft, wbo furnished the
iM"re and hiotnry of tho. lOWu.
"I \o;ne.. nne of tbern city
foJlu who rome out here for the
... ",mer .. ho eould figure it out
"ht" To the p\at/nrm of the
il ...... """tiy lOO teo. bigh,
, Iaira circled the rolumn jun
1"'Uf tim,.., .... d AI .ho","" in the
.ketch, waS thirtyth."" feet, ten
and hlU ,n dmmcteT.!rom
CHARADE.
My mV OK'Dn'!. and my whole.
An .''<'ry 0<10 lhe ..
In !'<'in! nf meaning, _h.nd all.
An ofl ""'""ted """'"
WluIl ;1 that which tbe d ... d and
!iO'ing migbt do It the .. me time!
c
Why ar<: A and a's ... .. a
lotI Btl""" they afe C J)
Wheol dnos a lally trunk h., h...-
band I he"",I"' WI ...... he ('In',
get un "'itbtlu, hi. "dub"
When wAS )"AfI"l>n I mOIl
ohahb;h' dl't'O(I' When h ........
at Elh" (.Ihow),
What. ",en
"Of\c '11',111 I. .... y ....
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PROPOSlTIOlf Tell JUII 110" ml.n1 graim of wbea.l Sesu.
.... entitled to.
B
CORDISG TO EN
, rvcwpe<!i...:"t Inre, the
.. 1 1:"_. or " .. "
no .. k""",." .. ct><-. w"
. \ty I. Il>n.loo
Tt4mo!II SaP. and the Icing of 11\.).\
CO<\ntry. Shc".n the .... ted
Se>IM "'hat he 0.1"",,"'"'0<1 for
his wmld"';ul pme s-a I..'Oft
UhI u.. loins: 1'1 the- applIrent
P>Qdera\;on of hi, d""",nd. ' ..... OM
grain of ",b""ll .... the firrt oqua .... of
the ch ..... bof,rd. '''-0 I()T tbe _0.1,
1000r lor the Ibm.l. ri,ht lor lha
fourth. alto.! III! DII. alwa)" rto..,bhu,
I .... .."h oquare UI) to the any.fOll,UI
{""nb oquare of ,he cbC'abooonl.
Tho JunK a<'('fptffi Ihe pmP<>'lu .....
an<l ,..{erred Soeou 10 hi. U1."OUnUnl
.nd 'f'I'MUtI'f. bIn ....,.. ulOllndo<l lo
!eo.rn tbllhe .""re _dd ..... 1<1 ",'''
TIlioe lUDic;"." .heM i" one hundrt<!
10 l"Y ,h. dttlt. Sa.oa ,n
u;,U!tl upOD t he l)(I.y"",nl of hi. deb'
and claimed the "wnen.I"" of aU the
whe'" M 1M .. orl<l.
'l1Ic game no nriginany u.lieol
th .. royal but tho king in 111&
tlklMil\nliOfl """'N;\ ch_ ..-Iueh,
.. uplain<:<l in W .. 1><1.... , .. the
of .. v,,," ..-l whid, u.aco the
I'hlht in .. heat To the a"Cnl.ge
mona/ tho! of whe:>t which
.. ,,,,1.1 h<: .......tu<e<l w pav the
to .. 10 larp thai the ",ind
b,lI; to JTUi" its imm ...... l)'. ,-rl.
w!>fit the ""ry ..... told to
he exclaomed "It is not truc. II<>
lane "",n ..-auld ouId ""eb a
It'eal m"""ti"." ev"" for .. thou",nd
..line. .... mu"hl--
Thc: ga_ be<'a"", how-
e ....... and 10 dev.Joped and otnmgth.
...., .. 1 the gno.v maU .... in lhe I".,,,,, of
lhe k,ng thaI boo ............. hleJ lO IOlve
the ""I.I Ind,.." die'" protol"", ;lJ1d
DVe hiS "",ntry_ Colhng Seo5& 1.0
h,m he (laid It is ... sy malic,
lO 1.1:11 1><.>.. ' much wheat mun 1)0,
IP"en 10 you. hut Iho ... ",. mU$\ be
"""nl!"li So you"",U
,n,l ... mAny " .... Ian'" _ you care
lO m ... 1 1.0 the ",,\,Iie
rnnary o.nd ""rT)' away all Ihl!
can """nl. hut if y""r
toIIn! '" "0\ corrO<1. )'00 will I""""
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your head fo. th. I_ry,"
Who.'n Seua found lhat .. ma" 10
whom he bA<.! In I"'Y haU II. ..
day tt'>Uld no\ ,"""nl the gr";n. 01
",'hrat ,n .. '-'u.<he!,n 1"-0 w('<'b. and
In..., h<: <oul'l .... !.>u<ru.I. '<"I'
Y"'" he \h ....... up- tb. jlam.
Tl,,"", i. t<J 1Je. royal ...... 1 to
lhe ..,Iulion of thil "ml>lon, . ... IU,h
..... puuill.u rn ... u""' of lhev <Ill!
diK-m- .... '1" .... vmt.eJnr, ,I "11,,,,1.1
1>0- an ""'1> ...... ,n .,m" nlh
"",IK W \til just h..,. m.", .,-.,nl of
.. h<-al s.- ........ 1'1111<),
A REBUS.
M '" fi,."t .. a u 'n>et1 , word
Th.o.I """,n. \0 ex .. t. ,t _"N h1<e
"'"
111 II a . omal1 part of
",,,n.
r""nd Ul alJ, limn .... "rch ",'hen
yOu "",,,
My thinl ..... oom"h,nl _11 ;n .U
i>rIlwl.,
My will fin,',n hallJ
)ly LuI. " 1M of 1_ pArt of
day,
e,'U in ,.,.",esl. bul in pl.v.
My whole g"I):!' hghl Ly II(>me "*'
.bhor""",
The hl<Sl!in>:s from wlu<h no 1'''"
an rerorrl,
CypM. AM_ 2. 9, 2, tl. 5
ClIARAflE.
WII/!" KA'e I: ('t><lk "",pam! Ihe
M}, fi.-.l .. ' a1' in ,
My lieU .. ....., ,n 1.01mb awl ,--nt.
,\ ,\uarte'. (lr 01 1'..... '1
Winch ",Ih my .. 1'01" the Imhle
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And truly 'n 3. no
Wben .t thf, 1><uord urh ,"""1 w ...
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TO .... mV <h",llh."" ... unck.
A RIDDLL
equal 'n: "'" head and tad.
M}'..u..- oIcno.lCt"&J<anbe,
Whetl><-r I .tand on ","",lor he>!,
b all \he ... 10 ,",'1.1 or
aul if my 1lea,1 d>oUIJ he cuI 011
Themallff . UUe.allhoughqu.le
5trange.
laI y hcad an,II>t>d, te,"""llhu'
Will then .< .,n .... 10 noth,n, chanlCO_
Cypher A .... 6, 0 7. 21. II. s. a
Wh ..... a ..,I,h ......... ry dUlfit-able
1'""",,,,' When ho pra.eIlU .... m.
(al",..),
Why i. Ih. earth Iothnol
.tate> Ro<"au... bol" an.! lirl. mul.
tiply on IhI> {;tee 11 ,I
Which i. tho, wl,I,,,1 n""'? The
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In wh.u ....("f'I! tM g<lverD.
""'nl. of .nd lialta ... differ_
enl ... light iJ to darkn_' On..
was eonmed by deYI (days). tha
olber '-'y Krughts (nights) .
Wh.t of "".0., does the
Hrtb .--.:nble' A ",voh"C'\"
What the UIOIIt waclike ":"'tioa,
V""'naUuo. buall5e ;t iJ Illway.
,n ...... _
Why,.. cupenter bie.
1e<1..-1 Beca ... "" La an u.
Why bad I'it:'lll.e like wak
tell' Bee ...... ,t '" not ..... n d .. .."
II'hA! d,e! Adam lim. .. t in t"';
I_men of Ed ..... H fOOl
Why II ne .. hom babe lib &
donkey'llIli]' u.,.,.. ... l1 ..... n.v ..
..en
What i, t he bel .. .,.,n
''''''1' .nd pOO. m3l1 ,n 8 n . .. ""it
of nloumingl Onc i. bla<ked .,.,th
IIOOt. I he.other suited w;th bl.ek
When" R IOldi .. not half a sold'ier
When he'. In qua.te ....
A REBUs..
I 1><.>1>& ynu ''''001 ,ny
My n .. "t ... ""lllem, ,m .""erne
My ."!,,,Io Iltrt.oi"" to .,,<-iul "'-leo:
\\ ,Id, and romanl ie a .I"",,,,.
Cyph .... AIl.I, I), S. 7, S. I.j., 4.
of geography.,.. ... ked
10 d"""....". the scene 01 thiJ n'jlbl.
PROPOSITIOlf---Sohe th_ (hair conundruml. ",. .... ronceaird in lhe doscripliQQ 01
,be """lure.
IS A 1IK'CIIT ___
bit 01 lou"",," which
i - evo!veo. t.rac:e 01 In
, und"""" ""1L ...",b lhe
I/O ... in!:. Dolly ",,",I,,,,
Ihe milkman 10 he oeaud and ub
him why the .m.:kN chair i. hkc
b,. bill' II " 101\ .. 11>0 rotluodrum
Ind .-etalialos by a,,;king. Wltl!
,. tbe diff ...... ce hdw..,., lhe cluir
Ind 0IlIl 01 hio w ... , Thon.he
him: "Why llie chair i, like
lhis d .... ' All of which g.- 10
IIbow t be 'Way lhat love Lqill.l be
twten clever pe(lple
Wru.n !" hulohe-r a tho""'l:h
lruefl \\ ru.n b. olcal; a knife and
ruts .way ... 111 ,I.
Why" a pl""",,,o t rill to Egvpl
/it only for very old go-nllemcn I Be.
ca ..... II',. _.XM thing 1-0 do.
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PROPOSITION-How lonc. chase bas the turhy led Jolly Old Santa Clau.1
IS A " /(H'M'Y
I'"uk I, .. the j"nn,l ..
.. hieb affoft!t "'11<1....
"We IICOf>t 1M ."l. .... "II)'
, alld Th"
Tuk",}' C"IolMr Ilu IN "jo.>lI)'
CIa",," ""'".., ehaoo:
'M as ,1Io",n I:y the ' ... k. 01'
'M ......... , 1101....., I,.... hi unklot
y"" ran _ thalllwv I",m
the ";ght "",\ d,d '",mc lively
d,ng hel,..., "niv,ng at ,heir I r ..... n
posili()ll. II", ttl.t.ltr IftmJ
\.() bo "l"'" Ih .. !"'int of ..,1TtfI<I."..
,nil". Ou, .,,(>Unl: "'" ".k ....1 In
nudy tbe n,,,,lully and 10
l en ju", ho .. mAny tinlet S.nl.
Cl .... must b""e turned roml' l.uly
around, dunn, the. cha..ot-. Lclore
poun<:lIlll up"" tbr T .. ",ey t
CHARADE.
In hMt:O Illy -.:I i$,
A. _II on e..-er)" ,,,",,
And .. 11", ocbool_t.oy a.:uni!s.
It oftC1\" f.
My Ii ... t ... is Ill""")" ...
It d .... n<J "n.
lly !.<Ita! ( .... ",V f.rll it
b rn .. le 01 br&Sl err tin.
('YPM' Ant. J, I. 4, 12. S, 19.
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Why """t !:"ntlemen subj&'t
10 Hem" ... th.y "'"
mtn 01 . i
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W_ ;. a in .. pua<>a'
\vh."" .. put out or 1La....... UP
Wby II wbtiu vov.lIK
like .. \JIB1 n ... ....,. it he
Ii"", he is hktly to beco"",
bore (boar).
Why laund..- g<>r><l "",-i-
pM",> Beta .... tbey .... al",'a)".
crotilng u.e II"" and going (rom!>JIe
to ""I.,
What i. II! difr"""nre ... ..,n a
tube and .. (<IOb.h Dulehmanl One
i ... 00110" cyhnder an.! the olh ......
Bill ..
What i. ,he diffcrenCt ..
goOd ",10.1,.,. and .. f,uhiOMhlt young
I.o.dyl On. flLCft the PG"'dtt" ano.l
th. other powd .... the frace.
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ERe IS AN aPD
lilm . hirh
-. 'turns llPQU a poinl of
, . i ""tum rhil"*'Phy omd
, rom"",n _ ..-han_
'cal la_. "';111 .hie!'_ every one ;.
to boo fanuhar. 'rheJ. ill
DO raub about il . DU1" any n ....... ' ...
1M ""tlIn, salt OD the bird', tail
.hat I am a"an! of. and I do not
lntl. Ibt I am better qualified \.()
.""_ the question than anyone
el.... It ""me \.() me lrom Prin..,lml
o,lIege aith 1M limpl.. query:
"SuppWng lb. a bird ..... ghing
""...,. fIi .. Into" Ix< WIth only
one rm.ol] """Ring. and without RISt_
in, continu"" to fly round and
round in the box. would it innv.se
o. losaen 1M ..... gllt of the bo:<I"
cb""rfully r::ive my DWl'I vieoq 01>
.ny plUPOI'ltiCM 6red lUi ..... J
like the rest 01 claII.
Ii"ble '" he ""ught on the ...-rona lide
of the argumon.:':. ____ _
A aelnll loy C.Wling,
Thon i$" noon of plun.i Dumber.
F"" to ud !.ran'!.,,;] slumber
111.11 add to;1 the ,"ler _.
,\n.j -oron'<!rm>I met.aml>lllboof;is-
r:urnl;" plural,..,...
An,] ... ttl "'hAI bitter..,.,. bd .....
... Car ....
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SEEING THE COUIITRY .
r ... hapo the d.".., ones will ex-
.. hieh lurns upoo
f< n,eale<] ]oc:aJjty, I never enuId
__ I ... mlld ju.<t -.. hy or .. It= the
I :al"" .. Ihe t"""" Ind
ah'<h ,h,,} b";nl: ov.., '" " fitli;'"
r,n and pa=1 01 thoi< i tiruml:!t
m" ... ,,1 ..."n""riell. for. to fa. as
I am awn,,", til_ i, ncilher. toe...
""t " monuy to 1... founrl in w..
.. hl.le of Ital y, out"d ",f one"" t ..-o
mC!aKr. 0001"1:"'111 ""rden., and
\"01 tbe", ui>to in th. hea" "I ov...-y
Itliliun l""'OlInt a tI"<"P-ro<>ted hope
he will ""me ,itnc or olher he
.. bte 10 bu)' a hen,. a"d monlrey
.. hioh will enal.olo h,n, to ""0 Arne. -
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One fe110 .. 1,,1.1 me "f " b""h ...
.. '1m mol wilh great ... in
.hOl" i<I"..whMe ill the
So<lth. lie had !"!)rOlI"" the name
... I jut! ",ake a of that ital_
i.n rondllcting hil show .0.00 ask
our ynung l'uul;.<YI to dioeove-r the
Iront",n 01 thai .... brother
in the <!-nption 01 ptctu=
S EriNe TH.
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,nltruct;ve qU<:!Itions which I thi nk
Ihould t>e p1"'()l)<IUndl!d and ... ered
by oJl ,,110 ue intensted In
and m""hanical sd..,, I will
He trMllped -t1,e: c OllY/fry with a cub
ilno;\. \.a. 'CralTlea. monKey.
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PROPOSITIon Toll how f u apul ue Iho btid ... ,
KRK IS A PRORI,Ol
from l' \ .
!,m. nl Ille' Har. an"
. " ... hirh "',11
I -. 1nt.," .. ...
wl>,\e ., tho ... I,m. ,t mal'
cau>C the .1"l:t-,h \.10",,1 \0 """,....
aneW ,n so!!le of u. 01.1 lImo 1"''''''
"",II plu .... nl !'On .... I;<'I".
of crooo-cuunlry /uu of our wI
iege dayf.
The ,kM<-h illus!ra! ... a clt>-er
""r_.Iul "'".. ',f tM """",,<1
In ul"unng 1M tu. .... , The h<Jy
lhis .')" " lbe hound and
he i.I; chuinR the otll .... fell" ... woo
i. to be "". of h"'ft_
In tho pi<-u.,.., it nol look as ,t
the iloun'\ ,,',,' aft .. that ""M,rular
h"n!_ as thot}' are ru"1UIIi '" 01'1"'-
lit .. ilire<1.iool$.
Ue is him. hotn'YM. Ind
very too .... )"OU .tll
ru<Wy _ .. hen the ""'" IS
plallled, /"" that" wbore lhe pomt
'" tbe in
The boa"" ..... p"1"l1l,ne lhe hare,
but in 1'13"" of Uldll"l( ,t found
that b. wu),1 Jun 1><>10.1 h,. ".-n-In
O1.hfr ...... d<. the oIbt-r '.lln_ w ..
1"01 as a "'nn .... h. wM and
\I wu a hopeI .... ,uk to try to
catch him 11,- .. d""'llul\ow, he
had of twenty_Ii". y,ord._
is .h" .. ." far I",ck ,n
1M ",dun>, ",arked Wllh an Amen-
ling, The h"", it 250 yaN'
fmm 1M from a
,un of IlOO yard. Rt ri!;ht
anl(l .. \"'"1:'1 h,m to safctv
It 10<>1<. hnp .:le .. the hnund,
doe""'! itl But ill" at that ""'"-
m.nt I",u"rl ... ali:! that thore
...... annther to the Itft,
""hich he _n in Ihe pic_
I".... that loy thi.
hridj,," .. nd lal"og " ""t acr.- the
field. Ihrouth that drove (>1
thll h\'l"'thenu,"" h ..... pos .
liLly be _honer thAn Ihe onc.
If _ _ucc:c.ful nue---a .on of
bappy in'l'inotion, SO to optak-for
ftt' ba ha<I the
run and roll.rod hill b.:!.... ...,
urod Ihe and found th...t
from the Vtact spot the hare
La no ... ",,"'" w be, the t .... touln
would ,be equally Ion!!:, Ily sl'm-
nma: 'n the oppos,le wrI'''''.
the l.eDly.he yam,
It:ld _ t .. nitene<! frnm Ibe h"",
to Iht bouod .... bQ the other
bridge. ""t r.cl't* on t he hnt "I Lbe
hypoth.nu.te .... d """'" in lust
lWrtnly-!iVCl )-..ro. to the goooJ
Of cour.e .V011'''''C can ..,., it
n ..... but Ihe puule no. is II) tdI
jull h<>. trulnv f""t Ih.o.l h!>tlnd ha!-
lO run before he COtn"' 10 lhe
whlOh i, not Il>own in the
TIw problem i. pre .. mted 10 our
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rolltgt anl h'gh vh""l
hoy . M 0' all ol he ...
",ati""ll)" ,,,dinc.\. for the pu,!",,,"
of .,"'ple woll worth
kno""'''g,
Wh}'.'.,-."C"C,-,"C"m-''''"''.-,pm" like
" "",,,we-In' k.,.,pi olf
spaTh_
\\'h)' <loeo II. Mack .. ",th n" ...
,,," apron' !.Itt ..... ,t K<'"" '4:."""
boo noma<he,
Wh,' " wick of .. nndl. Ioke
Atllen'.' Ra ..... ,t " ,n Gf'K'tO
.. lenM, hkt \\'.-.tm,,,,uT
"hilt', it "",,,tam. Ih ..
a,,,,.,.-nf
If )''''' ol.hn-I In '.all" ..
IOM\, ... !utt kind ,,j an ont woul,1
,.m> l""'fer to ... -aU" ... , A h\lle
l:>uhhn POTU"
{ow kl1e-n..r Ihralphat...1
wonlrl .. llud' 0 I C l'
(oh.' I ..,., Y""J
Wb,' ",un .. bt rold
.nd "h,lly' Da,,<e h. il 1"'1
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Whot i. d,ff......,C'O
n .... !:i""...,cnt and an old
ra.lUntted quarter' T"('nl, nit
Whal i. Ib, thea!",'1 to tou)'
.. !:i,Mle' II"" lottie
ftn!1 l"\ II. ,,,.,\ ,n'
What pnle"';"" ' p<>slm.nl
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PNuPOSITION- Gut Si the proper dil tanee to driYe th e b.ll.
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p COURSE EVER\',
, hod>j,pla,jnggoUnow.
, ' and ""e" th. I.o.!v on ....
... ho, a ..... 4 agn.
- dKlared lto .. much
IM""nl'" it """ to ... in a <hoVIv
hlmmO)<-k .0<1 .. Lb" otbr ..
pIoddmg amun.1 1M golf hob,
uulChl the goU nd 1ft "b .....
mg the b.oll around golf bnks
WIth thrir min.l. full ollh<>ughlO ot
how ",ueh plt'"""'o'", .... 10 <hal;e
ball around tl>< golf hniu lhon
,\ .. to ,n. shady
mock LIId \0 to. Ilnnling ho ... mnch
il i. etc .. CI<"_. 1)_ C, ad
lib flut "" Ihat a. il mar. ,,-hat I
"-" to ,ofer i.<, lhal wo:y hne all
101 It, o.nd you ""' J>TI'p,tnd
to ohocu .. all 1M wri:lkles ",,,I I,"S-
tem_ of goll. 0.- Lab in "'llh ... ell
..... mf'<I appea,.,.,,' .... of tre<luhlY
tales of Ita .. wh,ch w"",ld make
8aron Muntl .. u..,n "I-o.h In the
rore, yflll m.gh .... ",,11 ruminate at
lou"", in .bady hammock. etf,. ftc
I am not much of" lInl have
1n p,ck,na up p('ints for 8 !:T".,t
romrn"al;on
10 'h" po"'ll
if I would 'c..ddy" lor him, 'fI'hid,
",,,,;nd.,,] "'. "f l",y "l,o "",.kt<1
)""'''''''''\f:c frunt the II 1"1 00 R
toy "II" ... , I ,tm,-k
II ",110 II.. , f,nlve.\ ft ...
on lIu
... "., "J"'I ' ....0 itrokcs
." o"e ..
... hrr .... .nd vl.1' 'h"'l'l
towam the ho>le ..... Ih.o.l ","ml.o"a
tion of lhe 1'11'0 ,I .. tune .. ,,',11 gtl
IMre_"
Wha.1 .hould to. lbe 1et'tIlCh
01 "rokes 10 learn. to 'fIin OUt m lhe
!cut _ib!c num!,.... nf ... on
a ""'_. of ISO y..-d JOO
yanh;, 2S0 }'''''''' JH ,."s.. 21$
Y."I>. HO )'aNI. 21S yanis. 400
yaro. and H5 y.nh?
WIwm t ... doc mool Ioke .. hllman
bttog? When he ,. bet ....... " .. ",an
and .. boy
1I0w d""" .. boy 1001< if )'m> hurt
him' It '"-"kef lum )'dl Ohl (yol.
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Why <I,dn' l la'l dove ",tum
to thr ark' .h. h"'l lui!t-
nent lOT 'trna,mng .... ay,
Why i.o " '"""iDle,, (If C1tr.\
... nlmj( a Be
cau;o, it is d"lIn WI,h pen.
t.1')
WhAt d60l hu.b.ond do who
tn,,.....,, I",," loy wh,,h Iu prom,!Itd
I", Wli. to return I t.:.. lChes .1 .. ht'n
he ltCU
What ...... 1;. hn,,,""" .. "bout Wt
t"'u and " .. t ,," .,,'1' A ooa\ of
Wh.;tt ill tht
"I .. ml",n on <=oN ' Launng.
.II,dngtul.
Wh ... re "',1f, pom. ,nk
An,1 I ... a..c"1l5C lhey are Ita-
h<mary (otatJOIlHy)
Wh) .houW " pctsO<I not like to
p ... on the N'iap ... I"","er/ a.,.
he would hav" a i.n
the 'ye
Whal LnJ", ...... 1T&lIIod to sup-
I"'" .ny sirain' The bridge of a
W hr Ire 1lI.... like the OCNn > The
""'" I."..h/e is (AHoed hy l he hfuk_
'" Whv d .... ae,oru>ul di<lih
to "I..rBk about Iw In""r It i$ a
1Uol' l'Oint .. ith him
Wby .. a Cbinaman al a
los. fo, s wordl !lttBUse II<: alway.
h,," h,.
to 110 ",on populaT
Rt Iha ... ",mer re>ort.> Ply.p.oper
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PROPOSITIO" -To tell tho coli 01 t ho puppy dOl !
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" l'fER AIUH\'INO AT
{.J .. happy stand
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inJemnl\,e' dflnaftJ...! (or the a\_
u.k, "[lOn our mlmon.VI ..... and
h.1v11', eonv'n, ... 1 \h ..... of the ...,.
ceIooily o. of
themoeh'" ;n to d""'1:
'-ttl. ",Ih lhe ..... mlnned 1m";'" of
Ihe world. R little liglit tn4y be:
\h,..".'11 "1'01'1 tho" n.cthod. of
finUllt-e, .. i\!u;'ro.llng In " 5ffi3l\
w.y IIOmc 01 Ih. uilfo,,,lt;O$ which
eonfronteo.l our rommts-" one'"
in th" 6(:\llon,.ol o( the aWIl,d of
""IlUgl"I
The {'hin."" """1>1 ""'ney thnw-
and. of !.elu,e I!u: Chmti.o.n
but th." inability to romp""
""..., the lundan ...... u.l ptincip!<,. of
currency h.u ltol thorn at tIm"" ",to
.. ,id and exlra",,-
rantel. In the Plo...ery Kinl:'lnm
' art<' .re Jlo.id ,0 goM
;nIl"U. stamloed Wlth 11>0 dale .:and
nanwI of the ",,"k . but the cu.
I'ftIcy of ,h. rountry ron";'" of
lacl$ ".. ta.b of
They mau" lhe lacl a",1
tlnnner. WIlli 2.000 o{ ,ho'" 1"100
.. th:ln tllre<> inelle.
i" he.gbL In hke mannM- Ihe rom
"''''' ca.h .... b"h .. 1I. 1.0.... " co", WIth
II. ....... nll. "'1ua,.. or h<>le
in Ihe m"ldle. arl<i Wf,nh but httl ..
mo ... lhan a mIll "f our mDIIey. ill
of \'VUIble IIn<k_. Tb.t:- rom-
VU.e ,hln. value by IInnglng them
on a WI"', 10 .S 1.0 ""","u", theIr
In th'ps or b,ts .... hirh neccs_
Sll.ates COM"lnallle aplltuw, I".
menlal ,n lhelt nnlmary
t ran_"nno, lhown by lit< fol-
lOWIng p'''lly problem ... hirh ;.
offered .... III." .. umple'
Supp'""n I bM 11 Nins wit h
round hoi ... ,,'" 15 bit ..... h.i.Ie
! I "qua", <>m.. nre ""(II'1.h 16 bit.5.
;;md thai II "f trillngul., ohare a",
_<tb 17 h,U, lell how many round
"'Iun", 0. t,anKUla, of cas"
would he .... 11"red to pun::1taoe thllt
puppy d"g. "oRh 1 1 bits'
II _1.1 be a .. ",plc prohlem to
mimate In d"lllI", and bul
in IU pn!>offi\ I""" pn>\'f!d to be
an i"nrudi\'" 1""""" to ou. Pd:m
in lhe .1,1eru""1 of
;ad",,""liet.
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Whe" il a 1,)",1', n""k hke a bellI
WI"", .,', {". dtrlnrr.
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Why;' R oro ... Ihe h.aye" bird
11\ ... ",10.1' U""au"" .1 ""Vet
.00 .... Ihe whitt foalh ...
Why i. a io COOKrfta
;I. 1>.>01 noW 1 ...
lhe lI.yn (eytl) ha\'C it. anol ..,me
I1II>eI Ihe _ {fI_l
WhAl k,nd of ......-!;<1nc d.- a
",an uke In, .. oc-oW,ng .,F,,' He
lUI e),,;i. (an' h" hd,. herJ.
Why IS .. 1I1Imp bke Ibnnc!'
he ,"nllks (rom
Why dOH .. h"Me eat tn ;I. very
otl.J W3Y' 1lCt'lI.u!\e h. ""-I
.. 'hen he h., nol a h,t in h" "'''''Ih
What ;. the only organ w,tho01
A womnn'. of
What " I'rnpc. I.nj(th Fo
young lady 10 "'en lie. .... ' ,\
lit tle .. 1.00\'. \0 IKI.
What ;. Ihe belween
a of ..... 1<'1' and a m:LD
, h",90,nc h .. WIfe o\er ..
On" w>l<'1' In lhe
Olh(1' II pIlch,," .0 Ihe ..... t...-
What e<>n1e<"\Io>II ,hJ Iher M.ye
in Ih. a.k' l'rnerveJ pIIlI.,
(pe<In).
Whal Ih .. ,!,fl'eren,-e 1J., ".
D Fn:nch 1'3"'<), 10k and .. Lill
I,ulft up "".t . tbe
ot""r I'A>\CI Ul' vull .
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PROPOSITION_What are tbe proportions of green tea to black?
In: () r
Ie ...... ,Ih Onrnlll.
.. sud, lUI ...
WI .,rudu<""n "f
, rulD !lavo ..
,nl f",m 1M <"<lmLino.bon of
ent k.n,l. "I I ..... figured d""." to
lbe m>lhnnlh po.rt of aD ounce' AnJ
1 II ... ,01 that lbe fonnuL'$ ",I,,,"h
bJ:,lnnt 10 .... _ ""1M Ilf<Owcn ..,1
lea t....,n <tl't ....... 1 1"< hun
dred. of l'U'" and cannol 1 .. imi
UI .. t 00 as to 3void de1.r<liun
J u.t 10 .nll>lrnle att'UI"I,n .nd
iml><lrtll.n,.., w;lh tl><:
."ien,'e "I l>lcnd!t\g teas an<l '" _1>0..
Ihe difficul ly of tho
myll"ry Will! art i ur
rounded. Rltcnlion " to a
,,;mple u .. :e upon I"'"
bkndl. out:!:m OOme ;du
lhe ,:ompl"'utionJ """.:lining 10 tht
m,z,ng of ball. Jo..,n
Thfo hal .... ""'".0'<1 t .. o.....,..
perfectly oq ........ l.ul of
Ii_. lhe 0'"" of grffn I he o,her
of bl&o;k I ..... anti hu \.hr-m
10 .. 10 fill t .. entylwo
11\...... of equal iii.., Wb.11
I .... tbe P'Of"" lions of gTft'n 10
L\ao'kJ It looks a. "childlike
hI.nd" as rum in runple
"'hi.rlp, : all1J. in a thu".and
An,1 ..., II can. f.". m ...
lum. "I'M gu ..... ng the !tiv ,,{ tW'j
cui ...... h,d, win 1101<1 """I" _,
mu,'h "" MlI_!
St..! large oi hbd.: '''''
.,..J a d""'l "I w""n ''"""
T!". '''"' .... 1. miJ.oo ..... ,hec
; 1";I,,l inl<l ,..-.",,)".1-..0 "'-Iua""
,'h"'l Ten rruJ".>rtio"" "f
anol j:T'N'1I I ..... n<l .,It
nI ... I ..... 1 11><-
..,1 T,d .. n S,
A grlmmllie&! p uzzle.
nth. a .. d no\,10 ho.n-
'1,,"1 ill ,1'G Ir.;,:<l haU .
,\,,;! fII'>' the h<lu11I .. w:tv,""
"",,,t "':"'01
.... k thoo I""" rna,,', ,lru.y
lI"nI.. ...h""" very
... "U.
P""-l,,,m full 10 all Iw ... "' ...
"II rank leHI. "
11:0'" ju.<! klt<'1' ifl 0""
$lngl" .."nI in al"we .un ......
1$ to II a dill"rft':Ill wonl. anJ
by lhal touIly a11<'1' Ihe
1X>""ll"Ucliotl. of the
.. ..... Ie >enlenoe. the "..0001.
an,1 ",nlft of " ... ho: ... .ho
,0\1, nDUII.; noun. ;n\I)
.. ,1 adJect,,, ... ,nlo dr.
'<'
an,1 .... ''''Ike II", rot,..., ,<.anL:> tak ..
'.n .1 ,I"T,,"'"I meallillg from
11"'1 .. h,d, ,t """. ,,_. all L.
the 'uL->I,lmj! nl ,"'e ""'Iff in a
gl" _'oNl
Tlllt h.tr.t ....l many
paW_ It &ad ...ry .. hola ...
.S .... n. and yel ,lHO Trulr<'ei<>u
..... I."n.- ... IT.. ,,,J b ... chanl:'-
11><-:"'" L IIlto S ... Utat II .,"111
Stt n"h ""d nuL)"
""-n'luO'l, "', cl,
Why lou 'i('"W Y"f, n:i.lkman
Ih. Ii -11 Ihot ,,,',,"',,,,-,-..1 jo""hl Ik-
h. I,nd. n in
the "':II ...
Why i. il .uw to lo!'<'.>k ;nl" an
"hi I'll",,', hou",,) hi, gait
i. lo."ken lind hi. Iud<. an: (e-...
W)",I ... ,,.,1 ,.f..:. let"" :uhTllI.ll
,,( fi"e .un .... ;"" tl .. i" .... t.:.,,;ng
e"ch a!,hrev"lj"n II .... 1!.kno ... ..
", .. nil Ura .. dy b.""d-b"", .... "
-..n-a
Wh>.t """,I ill I>f Ii .....
[,ott...,. (rom ... mch. If y"" t.o.I,;e IWO.
"""",n_' Su", ...
.'i">IW lwo -.ronIs. One of
.. h;cb. !>oint <0/ line "Jlbll. only.
010311 ",mllln I1l<JI .. , let", ... than the
0110... of IIv, tylbhle.. St"'l chOO_
1.lolhtr
ox!-: nAS
about 1"1\,,,,
"'obdl
.. ""uld ""lk I .... ke Lima
115 lut Ihe lOttOio<e, so ... match
..... ar .... J:t<I by lb.
pher, .-he..,,,, Ih,. tor\Ol,.., 'fiR< to
have .... I"" m,\H ltart 7....,0
thal Ad,iUe. could ..
overtl<u tho ... I"I
"d"lI" ... ,,, ... 1\ ... ""I .. ,h.
tottoioe "",\lId 1ta"11 aJv.nred one
mde, and .. hen .\eb,]I ... ent ,hat
mde lhe lort";'" ,""ulJ hAH
un the t .... lfth of. ""Ie. Ole.
The ""r)' is .m;miou\lv qUOted
by =n;r upon tile lurl'''''''''''' ,ha,
wh," ,I io em""l tht Achilles .. ill
OV,.,hk. P<\I! the l<I1"to'"". IhAl
Iheeu51v<>mt wuuld he ... pre&ent.e<1
I,y An Inletion .-htth
rannel be m",put.t<l. 1>ul goes 0"
d""lll".ru'lf ru .... ILk. Ih. deri","l
,"0.1"" of .. avenlb ,\ pn>blem 01
,Ital l1:t.lu", "",,uld be
,.\, It.., t,.,.".",. who juumen Irv-m
Ragd!ld t" Jen"" . gree,n,{ to gu
half <t..: di<un, ... on the !irsl day
The nn.t day half nf Ihe ..,mai",,,,
,I"lan",. The th",\ h.lf the
rrma,nJcr, eto . elo.,. RI .. a) .. going
J "tt ball a$ lar al he""\liIt p,ov;ouo
dav Ih. r .. ult b""'g that
verY <1...... , bul .... reu lhe..,
The .,.., of lhe tor
to,,". ho ... eve ... diff",.. in lhat be
does get lilmo ...nd lhe \.Or.
lotoe, bul tbe d,ffiruhy is..., dele"
mL'Ie tho- uact poon!
T<>mmy not;e.<! that the race
,<,
bet ... !'<'n and the tottnillCl
"'p' .... nto the relati"t .peed Ilo-
' '' ... n the hour It.tnd and tho m;n_
u" "I A clock. 01) be ...
... pol:! ,,( '".nlal:" .."d detenmn .. ...,
."h.., b, .,-1",,1 ot-Tvali<>D .. tome
prohlem "It... quoled ..... ntolv_
.o.ble_
p.lII('t1y at 11 o'dod' """" Ihe
hour and hand an: 109.II'er.
and tile pmlMm .. \(1 d,....,,,er Ihe
=ael I""" ... hod, the "ext n'e<'hng
of the 1>an,1I .el"....,nu. A. "
"",ller "I laet " ls ... mOI!l in,""
l'u .. l" ... hich malhema\ie1nnl
as IOnninl: Ih. ground.
... ntk <>1''''' .. nllJJ>Cnlu. "n",
rJ an ;mport.anl ... d laa.
.... ha'e t-tt Lwlt,
fur wh,,b roa"", a rlear- und .....
ttand,n, nl lilt! pnncipJe in''<Ilved
IS fl!COmmend<d.
<,
PROI'OSITIOIl'-Cul tb4 houd Ihe "ieeet whlch .. ;U 6.t loCe1hu 10 , ... k" ... quare.
IS A PRACTICAL
frnn' the wo.k
. " .hop ",/",-h allOw, th.
oJ. of
. ,,,,,I me<"h"",eal.lnll Til<!
<arp!1It .... IwI .. pi...,., of bo.ord
.. hICh," .ho .. o In ,he ron
lalQ ei8hty..,.," of ,be ., ...
of lhe small .. t Th:>\ is, If the
small"'l Iq .... n. l IDch.
l be Mll! _ld be 16, and I I,.. 'a'se.
60', makIng In &1181. He ....ant.lt"
rn.o.ke B ,,,,rf(ly "IU""" .hutler for
hi< "',ndow. and. a. th,c it. no
m.llenal to '1'110'''. lie a,ms 10 !livid"
il mto Ih' .. e'l p''''''},I"
of .. hi,'1> ... ill fit totethu and
{ann .. I<!un
A Clanre n lbe boanl .. ill live
)"011" pktU't'lq1lC idea of the ,-.Jus
of told. odver and rnpi'rt .. {<mil-
my ..I'ocatl .n in Ih ..
ratios of 16 to I IOlId 64, .... Ih ..
m,x,"" e>f ...d ""1'1"'< ... al-
ualL,,,, 91. frum", math,IM!).
n<lndpoin\ you may mud,
in an uperimeo!.al way r.llanhng
tb. (If ........... h,,,,"n
I. 16, M &nd 91. .. hi,h i,
nn.e ."f Ihe faori.b.o.lin. I""'tu .... 1'<""
..., lbe '"l"lonH 0( .. I ........
n"",bers.
"----,--
Wbr .re <aU hko un.I"Ulul "",.
goo.... Decau ... thq m.w I,ll la\o
and dt;$lro) "'Auenu).
Wby ;1 a r"uth Iry'"g to rai .... a
hke a 00 .. u!ll R.
... IUI vu ..... d" .....
Why U tlno """UntDt hh ",Ukl
1le< ...., It-. ours (it lOUrs)
Ilo ........ y bookke<'p,,g be laughl
'u .. leso.on ullhnoe ....,nI.! X.,cr
I""., them.
Wllal trade .. hke SIIlI' A
un".,',.
Wllon '. man obliged to hep
hi. ,..."d' nIl on. ",II take
" Why .. an utracuv .. _man like
... $Ucc .... ful ,.mhl." Ue<:ause "be
h:LS ,u.'h Wln .. 'n, ..... ya..
Why .., l!.Uut ""'" URally oad
B"".""" Ih<-y ....., men of oigh.
( ... ('\
Why ..... Iwn )nunl[ lad, ... ki""ing
eaooh "tll<: n emhl.m "r ChriJ..
l"m,ly' 11:.) a .... doing
umo uch olh a, Ihey "ould IMI
mon oh()ulJ do unto
Wit.>! i. Ih. col", 01 the .. ind.
and ... a'. '" a IIClV,,"" .1Onnl Th
"'1I1<b ble. (Ll<>e), Ih" .. av". """.
Why i, a bako. a most unprovi
deDt peTson' 8.""", he io tQn.
lIn ..... lly .. :hng Ih;t.t whi.h h.
kn""", h ...... U
Wb;. i, a ""upi,\ lelk> .. llu G
Ah:.rp fI""aux io '" n.:.l.
PROPOSITION_If tho mOOD "'AI llI .. 01 sreen cbun, iota ho .. maDY plecu could JOu <llvldl
It .. ltb li>: IIt.lgb, '''''I 01 kill/a?
i\B01,;T
.., .
d, .. ,,,,,, in
01 w,lI puwer,"
all)'. a "ou-i op:&l
ID .. _I ,-""lrilouu"" I" "''''''.-
t,,\ J""r" ..1. .,\ ... "h lu .... )- 11",\
U\ Swa'e,bnd ..... wer <If
at"", iA .., am""1I: the ",,11
"",",bin ho-nl.<mMl iliot
-.rill ea' ."''' I.", .. ." ..,th
rell.,,, thm"gb \",\iC\"!Ilg tbat
t h"}' tel sli/'ff "I rh....., !mm
lIM! nlOOlll Th.,- nu.lllv I'
through ltu. m,.lL""," of <'Utling 1M
ai an<t hul .. qua""l
over ,maginary
boo ">I
'frU plain 10 boo ...,n 11",1 IM'-
III 1\0 .. a)' 1<, for "" Ih<:-
l'UllilI!,!, on (If "'" ,<>""",,, ... 1.
hy th.,. delU';M'.'
Not being .... "" '" the Crt>.
ti&n ... o( til<- 'I"""";.",. I
... ,.. men!y 'Irud, hy lb.
of An odd proPOI"LiiIII
amons: thtu 11e.,."nh , .. to tho p(+
';hl. "umkr "I pi""fl "r
;ndulgT!lg the I ........ h IlIn,\
<If ,hnu a hown In ti,. >J<udi.
1M '" SUPI"'"" that til" up.n tM_
vcr nl the p;lrty i:o opt'rulatin,o:
teo the pooaihl" n.""loer of
into ",hleh he ' .. n d"i<I"
the moon with .ix "n:tisht rulll 01 a
knife. The ""j]d lund,...,., i"U1)'
are IInlortunately reduoed to obort
in ho,''irtg Ihe Ia$l 'l""rtt'T
01 tile 01,J m<>rnl 10 lea;! uloon. ""
.. 1r;-lnR t'l the ",,,,t
01;\ ,\'" )-'1>\1 ,10,''''' """ugh ,!>
help them'
W,th .. pelo",1 and rul ... mark
Mf picture" moon wit" six
lines and ""'" many
p!e<'H "0<1 c""" 1-'",,1 ....,., . ",J ,f y ....
.o:u- ,t >""""Ily you. .,11 !>Ote "
d,lk",nc-e this RnJ the
/nm"UI problem "I lb. Iloa.nling
Pio, ...... eIl Ih. ch_
probltnl ... h" h ,nlrOOu<"61 alb ...
r--netn"al prln',I'! ....
An OrI.nt .! Leu Stor y.
lie I .. 3. I .. aul.Jlul. be d"J.
I assu,," y..".. I knnw be .....
ril:lIt. f<>. "'y .kin w"' ....... It u
.... tin IUId whLto like iv",,)'. ttly
figuro olrnder an,1 eicj(anl
OUT ll\eeling ""0 In a thop.
.nd he. made "" aW.t"\,t to d",.
guw- blS Ilrlmll'ntlon. praiMd
up to the .ki .. and ,ftlll n,c
",-err MaT_" flrom t.bt.\ and
lor mo.n) ",,,,,II,. "e .. err
.. I "'=pit'<l oJI h,.
Ag.tn and aga,n he with
at my won-
derful <omplnioo my 1fI1I""lul
""d p.-.ued to hL. h"".
II .. "'as tetld....,.,.",. II.
..,If, and .. ho"e"e ..,m_ troll,n,
=rid,,,\ marred ",,' beau!v-il only
lor a day- his anJ<1OU" aohCltud"
,
kne .. n<> I",uni\o. At nigbt I te!lled
"" "elnt. 1.,1\0"", anrl by I
nc"",,,,1-""".,j lImt wbe",,"r he w""t.
lie .1 .... )' enJUy...t ttly __ Wly.
ev,," .. hm n<.>t! .. , el.e "l'I'or<1"'"
tum
lIe tum to me, 'md MI in
vain. ",ml",,1 an" "'lief .. hen
al\ o.heT f"",,-Io Pl'wed ...
Ob' .. hI' .. u " ,,<>1 [Aled to be .,.Ct'
,hu.l
AI... I one clay In B publie
Ih<>rOUgh! ..... I h",1 a hr-avy fall,
an". lboueh it "'" thrvugb his
InuIt. I W,," n.,-nr lhe "'me to him
no hell>"'_ Thll rrud lItil&(!v('D_
tu", lairly hTt>kt ,Iown, TI'Uf! .
"" .It ...... :lrIh; '0 rnake
.",.."d_ fur ha",h trealment.
lie !t'".,,,,,, m(O "'nh the
,,,,,..,duahon .... rl 1".,led me w,th
but tbe ligh, <>f d.ya
had gone ou,
He lrierl 10 me ". belore.
hu, in vn,n; h;, Ic-elings had un-
dergo". Q and
n<j" I Rm n".h,ng bu, a ttli..,,..bl,,
""""k 01 lilY Iom' ... r .. If_
Here I lie. all alone in my..,.,..,.. ,
A lonoken. brol.:.." I
Thi$ rtor,' .... ....ill be "con-
tinued in o<u nut." ill '" Ie PnI_
plcted b}' tbe u .. of O\\e..-onl, How
many 01 Our punhota can gu .... the
W<lrd ",hieb ,,,11 I-'ro\'" to be. a hy
to the wbole ttly.teryl
PROPOSiTIOlf- Ho .. ",uch .. Ir. b ther.ln .. hall J41DchU Ia
Inch Ihick?
O
nERE I!\ ,\ l'F:R_
t,wl i'.... I ,;. P",.-.n,,-
u,,,, "I ", ""c""g,,"nl:
tht. "11'"",, nf \be moon
.. Ineh I ... ran """I. ""
",hf1I. Ih. I"mu"," lI'"1fI ......
"'rung IIp<>n lhe dunn!!, tbe
oMly pArI. 01 tbe I"" "
W3S that I)", f""'r'e .. '0'"
I'rqlared lI> !>the ... alm .....1 .n.--
tbing, It .. a. hued II!"", III.
"lIrga1l00,.'enl "f a 1.1<-,-
"" "pc! ",t ... 11, ,t wa, d,,'blL"1. wo"h\
.....hl. 111 to _ "'-Lal:,.,! a'-
I ' 'lei upon tbe m",.n', rurf.....,
Tl>e ""i .... 1 Ihe rq"'T"
,,,,'h ouch ('ral\\h!y that the {'ru'
j('dan of h"u
d_ript,,,,,. "".1 p,,tures <'f Ihc
'nh.o.hu n,. "I ",nonn a",1 ,herr
.' .nJerlul ... ",nllllly
" ......... Ie" Ihnt ""'1"'" d IhelT 0"-
tr"vag"'" ria""" ... re heho"cd for
Inng lim.
Th .... nn; ... 5 "'V"r<1mr. '",Ie
of "ff"i" on tht ",o"n h .. 11('('1\ a
I'Ol'ulo.r h.1 with th""rilo" and
1m"'''' lroln \,me ;mmemnri.,1
in his "Or\.:tn,lo I'u...-
IItn' ,utnlfo on hi, ,'en'u,"""me \ rip
four .... ntu'in "n.1 'ho ",'nI1Mr-
lui .tori .. 01 .. hat be "" .. in the
"Vallooy 01 Loo. Tbmg." .m""l:
ttor bIlls of 1M m""" rl""";".,.-j II'
(", .... "" de U-efX"D'-', """.01:0 ,<>
rti""" i. ,me "r nO'""
10 m",ltrrt li'e'allln:..
but lu!rs Verne', a.crount nf
.... naf tnp lhe mMt 01
the rrI.V1f IuUM The
,!u,,'ko" "I re<'onl, how_
ever. ;. IhM 01 Atka
ho"" Han, 1'1N'1. of 1t,," .... I .....
wh" bv IMan. or .. I,'lloon 01"",-
PRESENT AN IN,
", ler.'!U1i' L!iU"'3ti"" "'
.Ieyeoth <..,nlury,
\ " whe" 111<> ""ble a,my of
('hn.l;ans "'er. MI o/Lth.
he!.! by from ri,.
illt _pin.1 Turk,
\Q "'Op the "' ...... 0'1:0 of CbriJ..
\Jan Arm,.",,,,,s.
T"" "ictun: sbu .... lUI incid<:nt
ronMCtOO .."h one of the
b.o.l\[ ... of lhe Cn..oa""" whe..,,,, ,I
i. rclateJ III", a body <If Chri<ti.an
Kru,bllo uplurW a fort ...... by u---
Ault "They threw .he Sa""","
.aldie", from .)w an,}
in full view of the Op""","ng annifl
wnge..lllu: bano_ on the """lis."
The ItOry as I<>id WOuld -= \Q
,,,,ply IIo"t the.., i. ""'pIe way
coovuti'41 the )f"h,,.,>edan thl"
S:ancen .. I,}ie. ddtnoling .he wdl.
known Turbob "nsigo aK:Un. .""
&HI,dt 01 knight, upon ""hmc
.!Iitld may be ...." the ...."sadtr".
-
Draw a teprelM1la.i<ln 0/ lhe
Toorki.h liaR, DS ohow". and tllen rul
<>It, tha, I>Ut which """,:>ins
while d .... "'. In,! .hen in Ihe
.imp[ ... , Wly, Bnd by rutting inlo
I be lowest flOOI'ible pi....,. Ir:>.nsfonn
the TurxWi dMil>" inlO the
er'. <roa. &0 ohown upOn the ohie[d,
1I0w do you fQr w4l.r
In .ho wBlennel"n' The _I W3.
I'lanlM in tloe 1J'nnc.
Why .. Ihe t> hkc a pert
.cpo.l"\eel U ... "u"" ,I bfg,n. an,1
en,h In .. ur'n ....
What ;1 Ihe 1>eo\ ... .,.y IQ hep a
man'. love) NUllO r<!'.u rn it
Whcm i$. a .... I,lier ..... agon maker I
When ho ", .. k ... a "'h .... t
110'11' ... as Adm,ra1 o.-wly'o o"'al
ranI< <odu<:'O<l w""n 10. got m.r.
riod' lie beame }In. 1)c ...'Cy,
<emnd Ul.O<e.
Why .. a Imle doe', lail 10k, lhe
he=! of .. I_' 't',
'an.hon from the bark.
Why d.,... a ca. aeed no
I The ,,,,,,,h. mak", lhe
is .hal _bich is pu, 011 tbe
!JOhle and Cln, but ne""r ea ..... '
" pad. 01 card.
Why may nol the pmpne\or of
a /OIUI feU Ius own IUDlorrl lle.
n_ no OOe is allowed tu <'tit when
iL'shilowndool
Wh.1t IS .he bn.....,..,.
I";"" twenty.IWO, and \ .... <'e I..,
and twenty1 Ooe i. forty.fou., Rnd
the other I .. ent}'.four
Tell .. mao 10 write d<>..... , ""lIh.
out h",ita';on, in flgurCl, tW"!>"
II!o"",nd t .. hunMN t ",.1"0
dull .. "" IV e hope he will do ,I
correctly. Thul' $13211,
'"
Why il a blo.:khead d .... rv;ng of
pro'"o!,,,nl Ueea ..... h. is "'I .....
\Q any J>O<t.
Tell UJ, wby .. ,' Willian, r-eUlike
.. pott' 11e<'.use couldn't get
, QuI of tum,
Why Ii __ ""ary bh a pig
n:.&Ilinll "" I 'p,tI ne.,a\l5e lie
,I(OeS around doinjt: kWd.
WIuoI wuuld 3 p'g do ,.ho..-ishtd
10 bu.Lld hun""lf au hAb,tJltiorJ' Tie
I k ..... t in luo "';1. and call ,I a J11g',
,,-
ff t"" be/Ore'mentioned porker
...... tu:.1 to demoli$h lhoe p,,', sh-e be
h"d tn,,[t ... Iuol '1untal,"" ";""Id
be ,nAb:' '" n>uld a tale "ufold I"
\\'by is the lett ... K loke pig'.
u.oll Ike. .... ,,'. at the md 01
"""
Why ate hoas more
t han hu"""'>l lJe,:,"u.., lhey ...-
(ku ....... ) eVI!1'ylbJ.bg
How do l"': """U "blond pig" in
Iwol<l""" PG-pI.I.,thoutaol.
Why i ... "'-'Ii: in parlo. lib I
howe on fire' Hen..,. thcoy both
""nl pUllm' OIIt,
Wl,y i, magnificent houooe like
a book of anecdo ..... , It """ gen.
..... !\l' to"", IIood fton ... io ii,
\\ h.it p,.., uu I'UnoUlg ri..."
runn'"1 n;:ht away I Why, it'.
"oJ up
What nv .. " """ withonl a be-
rinnlUa oDd S.,.ve<-.n,
PROPOSITION-Gues, the size of the two l tonel of <lillerent lius which be eJchange<l lor a p.ir of
rings of uniform . ize,
a
T IS WORTH KNUW_
I ing tbat Ihe \'AIDe of
. (\;.,n"[,,I, ,n
. "'o'1h a"t ....
, .. "l"'''''' of,I.." ... c"lot.
.. lute rubi ... 'DC.... "'" t.!> Ibe
n.h .. of w.ij:hl<, ,f. f.ne
"r on& h"" i ... "nlo StOU.
a ,"(lb"'l .t"ne oj the '" .. "" q""l_
w",,1,j k "'"nh "'h,1t- a
t h....,kIlT31 of ('<tunl I unty
..ntllJ be ,,<onh If a r""
Onent,,1 rul,y of one karat i.I "'nh
$200, a t .... k""'t ",,,,,lot to'
.. "nh Sl.t>OO, It i. "'ell 10 I'Mlt!'m_
t- T., a", ,1t...-" .. ,,,C l:t"" (I f
OIj"al panty "",I Imlh"n,)". I", Ih
...... 01 a .to ... "' " .. , ... ""I."'"nt
... ,h. ,]u.>1"y. II
iloflen ........ ,I,an o,I',ns
o! Iwo an I III"", "m"" the oj'e.
.., tlul 1)111)" nn <"XI"'" Hl II><- "'''1-
l,-,r of cui.". .. n.] J>urily un .....<'11
an ,oJ" ... ae!ll.,t. Ihe
""'TVelnuo .""",,"'y ...f Ih. ",u! ..
em"ln),,," loy Ihe \ruM" A """.,j
wtw i. ,he:
min .. 01 IInn,l , fape
Colony "ne! other ,.(
DoC n 1'a" 01
hol ha,l cxchang.a lOT I,.."
"ton .. 01 .......
VI",n II", t....... 01 a "ngle bnt
lo<o,ng ,.unll $100, ... explaIn!,
... ho call .... ,I,e _ of l he 1 ... 0
''''ner. of d,fferrul Ii""" ...-hich he
j." a pa.r <of nnp
n1 a uniform ...... Of COW'Se I""..,
.. re mn.ay .... "' .... to !he: puDl<: ..,
)'!1t1 .'" to find ,he "",,,",,,,t
I_,bl<: .. 01' <of t ... o Jtona .-h..,1t
l,resenl the o'alue of t..., of du_
fett1lt liut ... Ihout _ploy,ng frae-
hOll' of a
Why "' youn):<1' brut heT toke a
b., r Bttau><l h. i. In_
ju .... l by IlK- .,," ",,11 heir
t ... like D di"iwty
Iluam' / 1l;ou ... he I"IwJies Ihe
p"""h.u.
Whal of all iD tile worM is
, "" an, 1 lhe .1wrt_: lhe
... if""", .nol. Ihe NO.... I: the most
d,vi<iblt! an,1 the n,,,,,1 ulnL<IeJ;
the m",,1 "e,:!e<"N o.nd moot
W;lhoul which nulllin!:
he dnno; which de,'''''''' aU h."..
e"N" little, an,\ ... 1I Ihal i.
ll'eM? Tim .
,,8
Why ;. like Ihe pt.oh""
mo<1 not:<lc:11 Uecu"l/1 ,t il
an r",ee
When" "'l,,;(re n"t a "'1".""
field I WI",n,,"" 'ye {",la.
Why i." fi,1t h""k lih Ihe lette.
fli It "",-""" I f ... 1.
What is invillil>'" bill net'e. out
of siKhl 1 Th. lett .. , I
Wb.n ;. " 1""1' hke " krufe'
Wh"" it i." NI'Ur,
\\'h.u P"tt o( [".,n,1<.n i. in I'rLUlct!
The I.e, k. "
Why i. a; "....,loud fob pmmi ..
.r><y n(1U!! II mIItur"" 10)' rall,n,
'"" \l'hal lwu mi,ht t...
to pruve that. Lri,.!" i. I SILt
i, m;<lak.., an.J "".-""1. >
i, ,he kol key to a good
dinn ... 1 A IUTk"
When i. Iih a
Whea" I, nu..ri"""'( "v.,.
. """'.
Why <I""" it fallen R rhi d to
dmp il <""mel down
pl"mp.
Uow aiJ " Llind _ . OU\
hi. teal He t <>ok ClIp and III..
lir.
PROPOSITION- tell the size of the ktttle. "'",J
.ITERIN(; TO 'I'll E
.. - J Lent of
'. , he m:,m "1>,, <g'd n'
g .. ",nN",'al
a].I.""" uk"lat'"n.
r .\all t.:&!u, '0 ..
"'1)11 10 ,1o.. t L,t "f y",her
C<"'''' which I" NlLlla.!n
..,m .... hat I n'J.I .....
The "I.J '''"Il' oay.'
"1 a;:r-I ""'h llnb.,..ho6e ruune
...... Duoh,ll ..
T" ""'k" fur my a""t " n..1Lot
to!t1ed
T .. .lvf in.-beI na,tl}' the de"lh of
w., "''''''.
And gal m. of beer \0
roILt ... n
Tb. ,nrh ..... m. II><! 1"1' ,..""Id
....
) .. ,1 ''''''' w,.!lh, measu.."J
......
So hlf anuSS
f.,.. auntie no".. "",nu a h,\ from
'hnl>'"
'riot ""!uired to 1M:
nddcd It> abo," will
jUot 100 bu,.. man)' u( o>ur ", .. homa.
t u;:a", "lion lP-"e uS Ihe a i .. :ncte, of
th. 'eqUlrt'<.t ltd to fit nn thr kCtllt,
....I,;eh " \'.-ol"c in,'hn d"'I"
..rul halo! j"" h"n')' ti"e g31 "" ..
Why II railiu:lol w,ck ""._
\toularty .. "'''IK.1
ca" .. "'" Lt,und hy dose II<,.
Wha, ,. roml_'"'! of'
A .. re n1 ", .. ,e'-'eI .nd miss-
"""
Wha\ "' tak(R from yn" before
lOU 1:<'1 ,,' Y <>ur \><>fULl"
WILen ... "",n. f ..... ndoJup "",<I.
K"V ... ,ned> Wl><!n he flau,d.
Inan
\I'lut 1= ,.
aboul ... lmd.,1 Th ..... " no ttme
..h"" 110 daY' a.e n<)!. .... mlocred
Wluol ilL. ,ho f....,.J f." a)"pep
II{' I""'PI.> Opun, I>au,," Ihey
d,e-J"" he/ore tbey arc
\\'11)' is dlSl..llnced h<>TW ILke
m:on;n A .h.<ly pl.",,' Bcca;u"" ""
i. out <of 'he ""at
Do )'o>u kJ, ...,.. what II Ihe ol,Jtll
P''''''' ul lumllur. In the worlJ >
Th. nlull,pli""tion table
Why" a ki .. lik ",,,,or' lIe_
call."" II 1:<180 fro", mouth to "'<>ulh.
.. ,
\\'hen II'" o<,l<lion l>e.l In
d'aw blL.I"",' Wh<'n d,.,,' "'" mu<-
1t,,,1 on tbe """"Ii'e. .
Wh>' II tb .... '...d'", . n. ,.". an
inron .... I""1 ",u)J<In > II
< .. ,, a olo,." Mollh .. n nit'" 11.1'
Wh)' .. :u\ mnkttlort t,ke a ",ul_
1,lu,J" o( he' " a
ho , hun .. 11
\\'11)' II 110" Ltuoh of ,,1Ud.,.t)' tae
II htt\(! ".1' Because it Ln""" .. "
-- Why it. bd "1'iV'=' like a "*
,_ 1""",,1> lIo"'...... it no
ptnnl,
If you ...., ('Qunl<1'fnt <"t.irt on
"''''''' .. by .... ' ... ohr.n
,I up' Ike"",", Y"" may be.
....... t.cd In. J>... "
\\'''''1 k.,.- 0p"'" u.., door 10 the
p.,u,.nl,aryl II'h,.ke,
\\'h)',. a rig _,,10.
IlOllOn hke Ih. of
fot her' D::ooIlSt he cuulol " un) un _
fold
Why i. II Vln"" ... 1 fidolld, ..
.ral Il('t'au<;/) ,1'1 pan-
How .. you mak IILlI <=>I
. hon' HCITOw "'"m.), of hin"
PROPOSITION Arrange tbe
1]
. ERE IS AN 01'_
porturuly f<>f .... r y .... nJ:
: . puuh.,. 1><11 only 10
1 ("mIlL,"c ,nUrue I,un
",,,11 IlmuliCme"l, bUI 10
.. ,d Ille <."\1.11'" of 1/ il .. t ...
DOl of MTi"". ,I
Le likened 1.0 lhe <,,11(' tI<A ,n
frequendy In
.. hen tlLey In,"!:,,1 the an .... er lO a
pu .. le thoy .. '" 11I0,,;ng.
Prul..-. Vton !;":halll<Qf>fell, Ihe
di., inllU;,hod ""' urah.', I>u, been
grmtJy uer6M.:I by mnBid,ne
_ ..... n:>n=ninll lloop Snakt.
.. WelL ill ., called On at"oount 01 iu
pecutiar mod. of loronI<Jl ion. pro-
duced by Ili.klDg Ihe end of ,to \ail
in ill moulh and rolling along thll
g:rnu.nd ILk hoop, Tbil IfllLl of
lhe I!M'D' ophidia is described by
many naturaij!IU. but <"Ofl .. dtnLt.le
dillCulllion has I-n clLuoe<l by II,.
aCOOunl ,inn by. proleuof
.. h" (laimed I<> _n thrtil
........k"", combiDed in <me 1argo: hoop.
mlh", at q:ftd.. and
lhen I<tddenly w..."pnr by ... ill .....
ing each other. N" one qU<1Il ion.
the poMiLility 01 the "waIlQ"'lnK
tricl<, but grave dnuL", havine IJt.tn
thrown upon lhe tl;<t"".,., of Ihe
hoop ..... b !'ro{....". \011 &bmf ..
I<opfen h ... bt-erL IC"OLLnng Ihe c:ounlry
in aean:h of 'pe<'in,e". IIi. lal>Un
"'. re JO fAr cro .. ..,ro wilh 'u<:(Uf
ILl 10 di$<X>""- in lhe ""I.u of
Hoop )1OUIIW", fine Sperilllfll nf
a petnfitd hoop ..... b. ;11 ... eb
IBn pitceI .o tbat the ,"ak a will h.ve ill l aiL in iU mouth.
wilh "S I..oJI 'II u. """,tb. Why <lon'1 ""I.olanen
.. 1.0 PI'CI" the! lrutb of lba "".tonL poor K:,rI.' A poor
\V1I,h fine A" he ""l the orIIIke e>rl has. n ... pnllClpal, I",nce 110 in.
into ten 1"_. ,.,,<1. \lad,;ng- tbtm I.creo<t, nnd .. ,\h.,<>1 ",nh.r .1101
in >uon, 'Cluml in ",Ih not bank Uu.>unt ""unl).
hiol prill<l; LUI has t-n Wlllit ,h.I lhe blind mnn sa) 10
bamoJ in hi, " ... 10 f<1LollU.t he "":"'em,n wbo-n IwL 101<1 h,m he
the PI"' ... as 10 make both o:nda w,,..l.1 ".....,., hUlL ,f bt olid n,,1 r.
meet . ",1 .". ...... )'OUt kindly as 0111 1\1 ju.t u..o:< 10 aile P'u,
5is."nC'i!. If ll,,'k:. IMh .... be .1obn'. son.
Mn\hen1.ticinn. Ay Ihat they .. h"t ",Iat"",,. DICk \0 Hi,
elln he ....... npod 10 III 10 & ... nol""",.
J61.881 ,hffl'nlbt ,.,"k .... wilboot Wt..n i." ,.il, cup "'".1 hl<clT
produclne an .... .u... hw" ... hi,'b to run' Wt>o,,, ,,'s ch-.l.
,1Le oJ.;."u, .. daim to pn> ... ,h.1 Whcu may m..:u,s I",,'kel moot
it is J62.881 10 I thllll() lu<b snake Iobly 10 Lc. "''''plr and )'CI bave
ever ni.led. "",,,,,,b,ng in JI'? Wllon It has "
In hi. de. pair tm. II",I.-, h ...le in 'I.
our puuli.t. 10 luhmil <If Wby .... two I" hke ""pi' B._
lbe 1'UI0red Hoop Sn< l'uuk. e.. .... 11Le), .... k. bH-t heH ....
of thill am offered II><IN: in Who ll lhe! lwo ladies
the nalure of!ftoo ... in IN"'!' mnk- ,n 1m. lll"''''' S'au:s/ )1... Our;
ing, for OIl' yOllng folk. <10 not ,,;,h Mrs. S;!,pi (Mi"",un BtHl Mit.-
10 CUi Ih_ pu .. lt """ppi).
is that you miK"t When ;.l>utterhh lriob chiM"",/
build puul ... up<m .;mll ..... lincs. When it IS ",,,M 11110 hHle pats..
In law COlI"" "'hat ",lotion are
Ihe ju<lllft. lind coun
oellon 10 each elh",1 They are
hrolhc.--\rn>lhe .... "'.!a ...
Wby ...... SI. I'aul hb .... bite
horse' lIeca\l5e be lov .. T,molhy,
\\'by do men go oul 01 I""
Ire' l1li_ rllLy .... ,.., 10
""I .. mn they mU$1 1:0 OUI to Imilo
What color of r .... 1'1<>,
"","""eel "';Ib """w' In ..... ble
th .. """I diffitlllt lILips
lO ",n'-l"N' n"r<l-Ilbpl
When nol .. "",1</
When 1\ ... y ... "<lo ... .
Whal i. bett.". lhan pr .... n"" of
nllnd m a m>lroa.t =<;.dcnl/ AJ>.
fII",'e af ""'Iy.
What kiter in Ih .. alrhlbet i.
m",,1 u .. ful 1<> " deaf 01, W<>m"nr
Tho Ictl<'r A. LaU&C ,I mal ... her
hear
Wha, IIIhJfI<"' i< ...... ny made
ila:bl 01/ G .....
=-
PROPOSITI ON GUfli Ihe beightb of tll.t pDle!
IS.\ SEASON
pUul.
UjI loy Iht ""a ... h,,'h 10
""'r\1L,,, ",...,1
,k"",n,l. 01 ,;om. 01
young'" fl'\I .. i"", who
11m... wggt>I<.J til" I "I
.. "" .. I. wInch \", ... ,\,.,", h'
M .. I'D", "h,1 .. n'I'I., In.]
.h,,11 ",'111<1 ltv., httl.
I , .< good I .-I""<"e 1'. w,n the
I"'U ao I
1'0 Il .... -"'>n, h",,
1 =r "")" in that
my hu .h""", th,.1 \I.t
ImKht pun!,,,,. ,." .... Iltr
01 ,""Iulll (,,"'. VI n"',,' II"", Ihei,
"""r< DI I'ri.., . ,,",1 ou.-
"nlurnl "" in
Hlwurdn ..... ol II h 'jU,el<
lDlu>l,,,n
t... Ihal ... it may.
here .. t"" I'roLkm '" p;,'kcd UII <>"
the h ... rh, y"" ,..,... 11 ...... ..
OIlt''''''1 of the ","\n w .... 1<
do .. " C<;mC\' linn\. &",t. U Q
m"t1t1" of o:ou";" . :: """"",. h",1 I ...
bo ILlld 11t<"n1 along ;"ith It,.
I""h ha,! .n Iht
chulft-, !C.ted nu' .\r<ngth an,1
lung. on tho ""u!t;"
knew :u.: h<.>w m.l"Y I,,,,,,. w. """hi
bit Ihe d;.rkn' """') ... ilh w.
h111, ", b<."lL .. "cn, ,""
liberal orr .. of a \.n d"llor to
lhe .. ho ,10",\ '0 1.<'11
of a g .... "'.;c.,l 1',,1. 'n 'h fo"',,,1
nurn1.o. nf r.,jnul", I ,11'.1",,( wn,
fu. Ihe priu:, .n'! am nol
I8Llc<I p....-\ ..-ov UI' In Ihe ;>ole "WI ilh
Ih., ... ....1 I"uk. wi
that 'Iarkry <li1 jl<1 10 Ibt
to\l I"m .. hed Ih .. fM
tbr I'''""'''' 1", .. 1" I 1Imt<! h,m
dunn/: h;" of the [oat,
uhl;,i""d folln .. ing \I.ta fM
Ihe
TilE PUZl!.!!
"'",,\.1 dimh up IU l ... t in silt
minul" Im.n .t", h;..:k Ihn:e
"'h'le nnol krl,1 ngbl nn
...."rki .. 1t d\ that up >Ii"
an,1 t.,...k Ih_, U11ItI he
",,,,'hl'<llh< 1'-'11
r)/ mu."'-". a,; probl"m is lO
'-"II lone il Iml< h,m I<>
tm- 1"1'. ""r puul"h .. DuId 1<>
kn<>w Df II>< .., I
l"ok 4 ""IHho; 01 Ihe
.... -n.,. j1!.1 "" 1", was taking R
an,1 '"" is tJ>
b. up<n' ju.t ..
"'.11&.<,/ "nu W<1T thtl'll.
,an .. base IMi,
""ieu)"''''''' U(lQn pr''''tical ""I><'r-
hUI ! think the K;,I. are 1110"'
lurky al "' ..... ng an,1 "'ll oland jUlt
as chan." In w,n lru, llri ....
off""",, lor tho- best .... Iutio ... first
fOT lhe gu .. at 10 how
long il tool< t h( ... ,y to
dimb lO IILe lOp ""Ie "",nl/
lhe I_I "''''',,'n fot the Ol>iniDn
offered,
01 coo .... lhi>! is a P\LulL': butd
u""n ,,'lulLi facti .... mool puulel
are. an,! il "'oul<l be 1\ >limpl. truLt\.('.
lot MV one t<l run ,\,,""11 there an,\
Ihf height of II,e pole. bul.
tn .... lale. Ihi. hltle prnblom
" ... , h31<b .. 1 oul upon the day
01 1m. fi".. and ,n tbe
I ;'
"u .. r I"""'nl d,. 1.0.;: 1'",lurt
.. "r Ih. farJ\Ou, ,'I !low..,.
('."'., h[and
Then" rc311y ""lh,nl: difficult
..!>out 1M lJuul., 1M .r you bave
y,",r ""I.< )"<tu II " ';nlple
""'Iter tu til,.,.. the of the
pole.
W""n ;,. II trunk t..b tWl;l letten
"I the \Vb ... II '" It! T
(e"'l!ty).
\\ hy IS wa'ler lilte ",,,,,-horse r
Bttau..o "" "''''' for <"Ups .nd plato&,
.... -11 .. "",au (rt".ktsJ_
W"", sun of .. do.y would ba
guod ,,"" \u run far a cupl A
",uggy 0110.
Wby art .ticb"f .lUIdy like...,.,_
""""-I the more y .... lick
Ih...., f;t>4r tbey go.
Why ought .. ........ to "No'
.. pla,<\ "alO'''''''t! To ... check
on hIS
Why Me f= !iilling' ;n chUI"Ch
vtry imm"",l' )'01> art
r<><>d _1M "'>lluna:_
When IS .. bellit....:! not .. bed.
stud' When it"s .. buggy.
Why, "'Mn ):"" ,ore going nut IIf
wwn, d<>n a nUlroad "" .. dl1<:\o< cut
.. hole in rOOT tickel' To In you
1"'-"
What .. g<eate&t OIl
rfCrn'<I of tho rower of the magru:tl
A young bdv, who d,..,w .. genlll.,..
""m (wI .... " mil..,. $nd a half
S\lDday of II.. hfe.
WII"", a... hand!'UlT. like gnp
_ksl Whorn 1J1a<1e I ..... lw<>-wnn.
(tourislt).
'f
II
I
I
[+
I
OYD.
PROPOSITION Cu i the inlv the f ll'l'ut possi bl. number
vI piecn whi ch will III
w , etber a lld f or m. perfecl . quare.
II
TlIDEXTS 01' OED.
wi\1 I'""d ht'" an
_ . lIcut.k,n be"!
1'1 . ..,ly"" l>y up",,
, ,nul JlU .. .
,( ... ,11 ht- I""n<l ,hili the,., " ..
'" i.nl,'ic 1(Ie KCl t"If the <"<Jrcect
am"' .. whirh "'" ...... eta...
hl..,,-e 10 til<- lam"", I'r>n\" ....
1''''\1<'>111,,:1 <.or E"dl<l Th .. jui ......
bas n " ieee of t,;,:.rd f<>ll'
Ill" twu ..,1 ,..irl . with """"'"
d'PI....J (Of(, The l'Uuk " to ,h,;de
tbe board inw nurnl""
<If I"e-o..... ..... lhat ao)' wAlle
.. ill fit And m:>ke
" .. rl .... t .,.ua", I.<.p f<,r th ..
whirl! i h""n ,n the In
lh;J PlITt"'ul'f tbe nilMlnl l""''e
has heen ""I off at lhe mathe
matirians .. ""Id lenn .n 01
bul ... M" ,.""
<1.. '" 1 pu .. le,
it i ... n.th" of lhat Ihe rule
,,hi,b oa"'" m'ght be
tl) am' .ngle 10 pro-
duce the .... ""ul l.
-
A C' URAOL
I f fcom )'<1ut .h,lf y<>u book,
You'n find tlu-", if)"", hut kx>k.
And ,f )'I)U put me b.a,-k ag";n,
That I Rm thrrr i."I"" rlIUQ,
Ikoa!JiIAlo. 'twi\! l b."
Wllh"", mi,Ukt t haI I
Hf.heood ap.;n ,-",,11 want no ""'"',
U""au"" 1 at,.."y' bc:foro.
Ans. 10. 3. 5. 1$, 5.
' ....
" REIIUS-
W"h ","n ,n han,l. i' ""Y be .. "I
II y fi"t you ,.-lIe" n_l.
T"' .. n<1J 10 a ho,.,... hea<l .
,In.lwh.,\willu'j: w'r-<11
N,ne th,.. "'Y
Willa.
Wh,ch "')W rnu hrmg 10 'leW.
Anj, though it , . t').
-.
[ t,ut <"<In,,.\ ,,1\"'01
CYl>l1er ,\",. 4 9, 8, 2(), S, 15 .14, i
Will" " " hu"", ont oi III. m""t
wnr.i"" v( t1!""l(hu
"h,av. on Ill. rock
Wh:>t l< .hR.",n,,, h.t1ttf'n a
chu",h 0'1l"",i.t ond ,nlluen<al
One kM'" the <\,,1'< and the ather
,\.<>pO the n"""
liie Old G3.&
pU,(:.I:Ie
PROPOSITION- Bvw lo n e .JIo\1td i t ta ke 10 eat ltD donEl enl?
ti1
"E OF OCR GREAT
.. ' offocc buil,liol;$ wo,
. 'h"'''''' ,nto a of
ullCr df'nlQrallza .. "" Ihe
uth ... day by a IIUP".!
chestnut ,,'111..11 h ...
been pnl:" IhI rounds lor n. ... ly a
\1 ..... the 01 the
.pple woman "ho t(lTd thirty al'lJkl
at tiw 01 In. a cenl. while
anothe1" oold lhi11y aN>!'" n the
rate of I ...... a nl .... the lim
1?CfO"<'II tell cent.. the ather t",t
15 <en",. 15 .:=1.0 10 a!1.
The "'''t day they l"'noN " hl\1e
tn.>'<l onJ ""ml-.1:<:<1 t<> odl
Ii," f .." 2 <eM;. nl the d" ... 01
b!I.";nru WI lhe .. In only
nell ... 1 H cen\$. 10 uch nn" _""U,,,l
the other of h4\""'1: 'he
In lin, pr .... nt in.to.ncc ue
f<Jr _rpl", .... hi,h oon,e
oon"clcr a I"
enlitlo! IMIll 10 the credit of
oriIP .... te<t a 1\C'II" PIlule Dutcb
Fran., g<:r>t1"ally kno",o ... Ibt .. ..,1.
Nlat..ng barber," "Ilrung il uJ!On "
hie In'IUrante agent, ....ho. r<>n.<o<ltt
i1lll hinn.lf Away UP in 1'>1:1>"",,
1fl>Uld not yieTJ thr ,,,,in\ "'ah"",
dralllt'ng one ,,'ho ...... In the
lbup "'to ,boo ... twl,,",
'0111:" busin_ ...... Rt a otandot,lI
IOllJ the argu,""nt ,p,..,,,d through
the building ... ,,'ell ... ""join.
ing ne<ghhorhaoo frank dai_
thn I here a,.., twu ,id ... to the 'lU
liQn . ..,,<1 thlIol b<ube", lawyen,
d<><"ton and d"V)'tn01I. t.ake one
\.,.,... of Ihe ""hJ'""t, wh,le bu"ne,,",
mon an" IhQoe ... ho .. 11 th,nl:ll uke
tM olher. He IV .... MY' lilal fl'O!l1
their "" .... .,.,.,. 10 lhe punle h. (an
tell" 1""f ... iQn,oJ man from a I'll ....
look at the puule '"
.. to ....... 1:.o.t it really amounll 10.
Dunnl an EUler 1..n'luCI. wht-n
1.MI do..,n ..... 'c ronmmed wllh
out Ih>fly eggs Werc
eo.ten during the lint wu"'" at "
".1<: of th ..... <1ts:t1 per- m,nul<:, which
would ju.t lCn minul"". 0".
"'I: tha oecond <'t>U.... thirty
at the mteol tWO per- minule.
whi,'b would be """ut""
Then, Jlnnll). In tbe thin!
toursi', the remaining li1ty """
... = eal .... lint Ih ..... nd til .... ,_
in a minut.e. allemt.U1r. 10 .1 ' 0
agail! <m:' III tWO Tlun
"Xot to hod ..... your h=1 "ilh
Ihe mRlhtmahC1l 01 tho .,luat'M,'
Dutch rfilnk. "I will ju,t k
Y"" w me 1>0. 10", '01'1>111<1 il
' 5.1
lak ... 10 U I t bMo Un dn'n
ew if there Iut.,\ Leen but h.tlf as
",a"y u tbe """'IUet.I"
Whal i , Ihe d,/tcrcn<'l! bol ....
a woman IOlld an umb,..!I.' You
"" .. abut lOll 1mI"",Ua "p.
Wily w<>uld ,t bo vcry aprro-
p.iMe for a man namC!<! lJ ... jamin
to many. lP'! named Ann;., t &.
""'" he .. ""Id be 6ucd
and .he
When ;1 ho ... till a house/
Whm hi has blind. on.
Why il mod.ty the "ronrc"
cha ot.eri.io of watohl U.r.u,,"
il ,oJwayt keep" ill hand. lo<f"" ill
fa, and fUM do"", lIS own wocltt.
Why i . ,I In lnl'
d""k allh. hud of. r ill' of ot",r-
Ueoau .. 11 .. ",.11""", Nn. d .... n
un'\ <lrik ... on"
Why are mortgllg"" Ilke hurgl,.",
lle<au"," they IIUI"O y""r ""'My.
W"",,, '""" I hne on\)' 1_ vu .. cll t
I n the daY' of X "'R, bo:lo.e l' and I
....... boTn 1
What. as mHhn .... SA)' i. "tba
"' __ U1inginLoanncts!" Alady"'
t .. o hps
WbM qu ... tion ;1 Ib31 10 .. h"h
f"U m,,", .l .. av "',,'er "r ... ..
\\'hat docs y.., . lpetlt
THE
jANJNG
A classical
puz.zle.
BY
P ROPOSI TION- TeD bo" often tbe baD .. ill rebound..
,
'aatn
&<....
'Ddmo ..,
01
rieody tolid. 11 beilllD to ",.li"" M.
I .. ", II ";I.l C>ne-lfunl mm\l!.:t<-<l."
All II( ... Illi:b """'lli.u ... ,," 1m, in,
formatJOD ul lhe glib .ttendanl ..-1><>
ncorted us t.o tbe IIII', as .... U '""
],e,,,, ron!r"T)' 10 comn:on
II Ii difficul. to n\lLain .. by lhe
.. .:lute< t ,,u 10 lOIlIh",.-d" ... 10 add
Ih. to -iu heighl
w""n tIM< 1""nJ.. I;on 1rU al .... dy
.. .r
It " ' .... n knoWtl th"' l Calil ....
"';I,nll' t.o .10" .. thai t he t"wn-
vu buill fe. lci.nliG. "nd
;t or.1 I h.", Illal he ",lul O<! the r.l;il-
OIOphv 01 moi n_
tainod thl the ,..'OI"itv of a
1.00(1 I' .. in pmfl(>l'tiM 1<> ii,
One ,,/ ,n" .. , lie, I'mIMm . h<\.. ,-
ever. wILkh has be", conn.cted
with tbe PU,"",*" fur which tr..
w .. wu ere.:1<>d, ..... UI<! j, 11""""
the an''''o' \() whIch I d" not /lnd III
IIllI,IM=tlc<ol ....orks.
,\n ,",'o.f dn'VI>e<1 {""'"
the VIp ". l.<Jw",. ,d1lel, ... u""!ly
(Cd hil:'l, IUI'\ <,.1:1 each ... 1."",,01
....",,1,1 """ ..t1' ....... "'''111 (If the
fru." ....h, -Ii it leU Tho,!""",
lou,. ..... 10 d,. ,li'tan,.
t!>. ball lfUlIld
A REBUS.
So .. _ mv .. """nt. IIw ""nd
"';Ih d,';"")"1
BehN,\ nM! nd \h ... lAke .. It......
Ian,} ural,
...hat 1't'IrIWn.., An". I'll
rl,,;: dis""p.
"'" 11w ..... n.u, t; iii! af A lund
I'rov,d"""
Wby "un 0..,,,, .onf<"" .. con.
'ee\1()"'" n .... ,ul(: .he ,1 .. 1. In
.. ,gil lerum, I"'" "'"""">f).
A k' ''''_n.
NIh'" '110 1.1 .'-e.,,' nno fo' t,
1>." t"''' fijlt,-
I.'y , .. 'wo invnn4i, j, ,,.It,
I:':H.V ,.\' V J,
I I'h,' "
lJe::au,,"., f>m .. <III' !oQI",..
Whv i< 1\ ,...,,'."nan 1".",1<'
fk<-.. he I .. , " tille ."d .. ve .... '
"' ..
Why"'" Ite I"" nf an ilI.bred
.. we .... gnnde.' Se.
n"",, tbey '-1Iny 4 'uonhy .bou.
lbe I1reel,
Why i. R hke a .. f.
n....-l I Roc.u ..... "" ... bo->rw--sIioff
And ,100 "thflr if, a 'ure h,....,.
Why IS '" p"',nt,,,,\cM" like
drunkard> /k<"AU", he ,air .. the
pl.d", WI c"'"",,1 al"I). k ... p It.
Why .... the..-I
un",.,1 of all Irlld .. m." > lleC"o" ..
... ben .... mob apf.h ... l;on lor OUT
pbologr;>phs Ihe,. I.<gin w,lb , ncr
,1<...,.
d .... rhanty loeeinl Ar
C (S03)
Wh,ch i. 110. d..- in Ihe
..... k' SUno.l..... , I_au"," .U Ibe
, .. tare ..... k .. bv,
\\' hrn i_ An rl ......
Wben il', let oul.
PROPOsmON_Tel1 j ust h" .. many differtnt routet there &Ie, aDd whleb is the ahort"t.
PUZ
..,
A protn.-n.We. """hraang ton,
01 the! !L:ut ahuy. been aD
'''''""men' and re<"''''',,,,,,, f<lr
"""!1JI "hen l<J 010.1
1.CCOw'I\.5. 1O:".bo.. '" o,her lhe
qUMWln "':.s rai...! "" t<I Ito .. -
i\ lake t.o m:lke II l"ur or the
bn 19m;, .. h,d, 1M 10 d,.
a .. a =plele I""r II(
all bn -",lhout ovn-
an" bn '11'l m"re Ih"--<l "".... ...,..
' <n;>'''''t;oa.L II i, a m3l l H of 10;..
wrv 1":'1 a romuut_ of
!.<lkJ vi"'I.,] F.ul..- , th .. ", .. ,hem .. -
tid .. ,. in P.\!. "",.1 a.ki.'d h,m 10
d""d. the point at A
h ... . Eul "r.",nled, ""Ium;n"".
report u, Ihc .. J"",\" "f St-itn"",
01 S\ . I'ele .. burg. wberein he tln;m,
10. hal'e ,Irn,nnsl nlled tho ;"'!'O"';.
!>,illy <>1 ""hlnll Ihe I'mj,lom_ Thi.
d<!<"1"'ltI IJlpt"-"'" tn Ih. 'Ol)(ifl
th. A"'demy. 1741, vol. 8, .1'<1 nu
rul>h,hl'd In J',cnd, and
h,n I,y n')lc...t .
il IfNI' "f 1\", a, pliO<!
til Iny nu",l><"r "I hndJ:u, I'ro-
I .... " DaU, "I Tnnlly 1',,11.):<,. dis-
tlJ.'<'<"<I t"'-' antl'lU,I\" /In,! of
pn,hl.," In II", "eat worlr,
RocffatlOftll. LUI efTI
in ,"",;1>'"11: ,\..0 ""gin 1.0 Euler In
..... J maka Ihp remark.Lle
otal<'lIl<'tIl .hllt ,. 1.11 I; sq tl><""" ,",'ere.
... ., t 11.16 '''''. ,<"<'ordInal<! U:lf>delrff
"Vel bn'II:<"'_" TIM< 0101('1;\
_10 releT t<I .. rbl. Il!Id OUr map
.... ""CUfIIl<' lra"",g from
a-Ick<',. who ftl'O<"ially ..,Ins to
1M <'lght bn<ll:". ulM II may toe
""d. or"", H'y yuung man In
IUS ,..j .. ;os nat tIM< mothf-.
m"ti<Oian unul n ,ty lift),
ah ..... niJ. to he mol' h.". allen
into the etmr of ltarl1na- from .. >me
of the I"""" ...n . "'hl<h, like (eTUID
""",hi""tion< 01 my H-lS p .... Ie.
....,.,1,1 nn!. ....... 1r o .. t
The q"""I"," of "'I .. to
f"';nt dot> nQI ("'tUor ",10
the pmhlem "' .U_ ,\ i, ""'rely
mati..,. nf r .. tl,al ,t IS
U> rt.:Irt f,om a ro:-rta,n f"';nl "f Ihe
to"n 1<> I"",nl by
,,"er .n th. I.rid," b"l
ODee. The" teU l Ull. how
.. nl routeA tI, ...
whi.:h id Ibe .horu,rt.
A CHAllADJ;:.
Are. and
or m)' fil"llt )'<'>u hAve t..,<,>. bul he",
<'In" do.
Tu npl.,n 'I. more need Pot be
Il>l<oon.
In my next. ,1"'11 i" . halle. 0_
hal'. been laid.
Am' .. 1Im in my .. ""Ie. jt1)U', not
-",kIng'
Cypbe. An .. S. I. 18. 14 , \ . 19.10,
A REIIUS.
". )' first ;1 I. Otgn "I pain,
Of -.-0'" or ourpnse_
M, IOCOtId " is pLa;"
\ \'Ilhtn ynu. kilth .... lico.
)ly wbol ... lound in Sp.;un.
'SeII'h II""Mlo.ll<OUtbttn ... , ....
A frull, bUl I'U ,.,{,";n.
And it ,n dJ$gui
A .... IS.18,1. 14, 7.S,
Whl', "'hen ron conlemplate R
tnp Int<l the """nu). should you
leave tboo ..... h-Iland butn. behond >
th.}" a'" nol e ....... {yours)1
II hat,. Ih .. gre"lest in tan e of
.. On ""'''rd' When
"',h man u rnsher
Wby you B ve,,;oon
\l"l v of I>u,'k > ...
tho 1>3Sly "'un he: made of dough
(d<>e).
"Alldre's denials lell 011 deaf ..
o.s his captor's spoke no ellgltsn,
IS AX ODD
<u"O<'ale<l " .."rd
I,u .. ['"lIt hi.
, \oncal I\c<",rling
.. to. G.omu.n ",rn .. yr.-.n
the AmeriCA" <>i
the '""VI,,", <>1 ,Ind ... '" .......
'.-oJ Ile";.n" ... ho tvIIM
.""",1< W,thout d, ...
...,....:"g till' ,,,,,,I ",].,lim'. ,,( lh ra .....
... e -..ill ....... <>u. yo"nx l,uull,1.> to
,horo,'er tho ' ..... I,le bo ... .., ,.f the
... l in the <in<nl>tion
"r the 1>; lure
The G.neral 510," Punle.
ulch un In
,be f, dIu",," "I R".I
I ",mfe .. 'n!!,,- ... rr!,\)' ,,(
muluph-;ng J' Il Q h)' m , x, a l_
thoulh I r.n ... that .Iht <>1
M 10 ore WOIlJ.! ,,,,,h ,I m"", The
"1,1,lio,, an,1 ",I,tna'-II"" nf lott.cn
i, ,,11 right. 1m! n. a WC>ttn, ... h",, 1
,caoh,. ,,,1,1 "'., "Tla- n'uIUI,he,,_
nf I"tto' I,y Roolhcr io D
mrkM". " "" hI" n 810t'<0 in
...-.nn ... li"n .. i\1I lu .,-h .....1 "And
otho, , hi n):.," he 'en" .. 1 ;\, and,
.. ,110""11 in t he l'iUure, ;ntro<!u=1
a '; ,to", of alg.hr.o. ..-hieh goes a.
f, r Il!I he lme"'. I u.w the btllboMtl,
I.nd frnrn. t ho f"'t'nUntnt Jl'05!I;on
whirh ht Jl'R"e above moncy
.. ,n .. and"" far ",way from
_I'. I knew InllSI. be ... <me ''';'-
Rr\'"f ,he ."val o'u,lu..,
,,,,t 11"
1 ""''1 .hl(:O,,'.-.:o1 tMt,
I(I'1'At ..dlnnl" h,' ),.,1 " ......... ,
I'ri..., "ii, "",-......-1 "i " n It, tr'"
whIch A "umher I, II
I .. - ... bchlh<-y .... Y"u
'" 1m. ,,:I ;orr,,", .. 1 ..
... h' be .. 1.),.:1 "P br
,,<I II<.... Ii Y'''-' ... 11 ... bat
" .'1 .. you n RII
I!", ."'.:!" In !<u",I., an,1 P'" .,I!
...., ,,11 of tl",,",-, aai"",l. P...-t
I' "[' <"U<lh'"" '" t'l ""' ...
II .. ""I" """""<1 ,"" ... r II
i-. "'nvl<" and:4 hnr t'l
.h .... i Mt II. buil-
l .. ' .. It", "ur Y' 3",
k"" '''' .I"<I"'''T tho! k I"
fIT/<, h ,,""'\ "'nl ,.in, .'Ven
"".cl "",I 1,..,1 _ ""'" n""I'
0;,.,,,,,,
What of h ... $\"'P'
k<-epC1"ll ,,,,4 bmth. T "'1111' A,.
w-lr_,-
Wh.n d;,\ It"th tn'." n"u \""l1y1
Wben l>ulleol b" eu,," lIn,t trod on
hi. tum
Wh)' i. port "I Plrrn""lh h_.,
"ery w"n,krf\ll pl,e""nl."M in
"""0'1,1" .. ' I, ""Ill'!" "
pon "f ... a ",Ik.! ,he S,-,u",l,
IIml ')"'1 il Ihe ,,"ly ... ,"",\ thl y ....
c;.n fl<e
Why "TO la,,,,, "" 1,rtiAI
\.0 .,uno"t and I"",hrhl' H.,"u.
'Iw\' .'" ,,( E ,
Whal lu",1 ,.f n.\.I .. ,)' m" ... I ..
""j, 1 II> I.., nr,l .\ ... Ie
rul.""C',
Whra i . fi "IW
(lmn,hu,1 When ,,'. h:",k"l.hn
(blo.-],:.,.-r In),
I
I
I
J
PROPOSITION-Divide. Greek CrOll Into Ihe fe wut pOlilbl e Dumber of uieeu II will
111 tOlether 10 u to form two One. croliU of .lmillr liz".
... IWAC\;on u( W''''' '"R II weill"
a.. if }' .... ....,
CHARADE.
Ilan'l I""" ..... ItWn.l 01.,-
and nlghl
I ""","k Ihe ,w,fwn LiN in 'IoJ:ht
" III murrl ..-d Ly mAnk,n" al larg<'
........ qu,,k1y 1 <I;o.-lt"'11I:.
I' ... ;11 a Lill' Ii. d ... ,
On", mn", .11 illM'<"l ... _1>1'".
Cypb.e, AM, 10, 9. 11, 1
A REBUS.
Ny finol '" _, I>y lhe !Ja<"MI.
l'rovtdente I"na: .,,-,,1. "'IMI
... '
My ...... 1 U rouTt may t-..
Dr Ib_ wh<>rrl Ahe ,,,,,",,, III
:IIy whol<o, 'tit h BIl,
kind -
In l."ming "",I .tftn,t, n'
" lead.r
n)t.:ltst:, fOOT-
... htl .. MW n 1I<',... ono:,lc
, . IOI,ie. fur, a. " I Iho
- 1'00:1. "'ell "",1
Whrn t he L,,,",I,,,11 ... .. m'.
All 1 Ih .. 1"",,, "r 1,,,1
",r ,he
Wh,1. Ihe " .. Ie,.,.. ",.\1)'
h is tho'" ,hp f",:l>..lt I.1<'K.....
Wh" Imm DU: ",. \. 'lid,
RMPJ>C3' an.1 owrt LI,e,. .lnllinll
for t!><'ir oollleo 0 .. Ih" .. gn..!. "
Bul. u 1 .no nul I ",I ... I",} ,..,\10
DalEnt e"-,,,";mn n ..... I n,,1
Ihol oft";.n lo)' ,I
..-"h "'h,,,h [a ... , not fa_
miliar_ J\rn,'m,....! n: ... -.nrl \.'&o.I,h,[
ohm. in "0!eU< .n "'>"
tUj""L.uy,,- Wru .... t
baI[ 'nth UIIr It<', ... thlo tm
p1i ..... ao,j In .. [ to> ll
t.he ........ I n,,1
up in On)' of I ..... [
.'" (011), in,\u.-ei , .. t alo..t
""-ll U OUKl:e " .. n ,,' ,.
of '" Ihe .....\1<1:" tum.
... btl Ih""ghl 1\ ... "uIJ Le .. IlIlI.ely
'"'",
Mv pu .. "'i': ho\ ..
M<hing 10 ,I" ....,th .. '" ht1l. "
pUnt." ...... ,,,(-hd,,"-n " ,.,..
kid,-",g It" ""'I ,k .. hltl" ...
,,,,,,,,n,,,, "f tilt \" we ,,,,,,n 'Y
LoV<'<l t., \!,e ""I
""It ",1,\,..< 10.. :' .I"",! Ih. .... n
"I' i't "",-,bl.", will I"n, "V'" Ih.
thl .!u of the foot ball?
"nI""n! of ",l.h.c and wInd that the
hl:l"k t..,l! ""nT.Aiu<'<i.
W. bve<1 way hack in the "",,,,,try,
fin,l "ot",! to our t..oIl by mail.
A""""hnll II) ,i_, as ,uhertil!e<l In
10""",,, whieh
.. ,h".<1 I"'t"'''. to "1';ve I he
",,,,n!,,,, ,,( in"h"" 'eqIMed." an,1
ill .. h ..... Ihe """e. in_
W. "er. tol..! to tho ""llli,...!
oi ... in Incbe., bul ....... J i ol not
I.,,,, ....... ,I munl tb. numlx!.
of .. of ruhhM- on lhe ... n30..,
r>r the numb", "f cuhic ,nd,.,. of
... ind in th<o ""-II ., ....
"",,1_1 lb. t .. o prin<lpl .. and
orJeted .. boll .. Io,-h .homld rontain
lU'\ &I man)' ruhil' inch<'s of at. lOS
il .u,...rfi..; .. 1 "I """"",,I
II" .. "f our pu1l,"" ... n
\hr ,Ii""","r of LeU ... h"h
"'U ool .. rcd
.I. Cil.l.RJ.D,
T .... earth. or- .ky. lit)' t. ..... "';11 ,how.
AnJ. 'W dO$<"tlI>rd by ,,",0 ol
Ir",n<"e:
\Iy nnt A home 1M t h<>uutlds.
thnul:h
.... l of its oto ..... in
To !in<! "'Y wholo. ruoarrb must 1><'
C)'I,her .\nJ I. 18. J. 8. Q. 11. :i,
\\'hy a oir\: k>Ic his
..,n<c .,f wuch' litem" .. he
f.:.;\ wtll
,("
A CHARADE.
When l he tenlf><'"" II,. lnude'lll.
Oft my Om a .helter 1'''''''''.
So.y wh.>1 fllir one. I h.
""
SpUtrul my nut I. om 0 ....
\0\'''' /
When "f \"." n palt,
1<",\ my "h"lc at
CJ'llh .... An . 1, IS, 22,5, I 1. ,.
Why" a man to .. gn Ih.
pledge hh 3 ,UI.llcallhn.kd Ue-
uu,;& ,.Ie h< e> ,,,1 kn,,'" "helhe. 10
ci"c up Ih ,iii l>1" n,\ U"gc"",ul).
10 CUIo R Io OI.
"'1' pnor lir<t. and it riveo
)"<>It ot)' "'""0 nJ .
loIy ",hole ... """".ruog
reckon...!
\nl 16. I, 12, 5. I, 12, 5.
Why ill a pa'ch of n.-eocl ('()nI h.e
.. duo,..,' 1"""-,,,., " " liable to
t". ,I-.t' pun .. i
W""" , trlan 1'......... lhng ItiJ
loouu' 11'11'"11 he lou 11411
.,1",1
Wb)' i. an like a mi,,-
,.Ie,' lla\l-<C h. thto I ...
an I prof.lI.
Wh" i< a chi<hn runninll like "
"''''' 1",' .. II ....." .. It
i. 3 fowl
Why"", ... i,I" .. ('t" like
They ... 'anl relJ.!'irini.
PROPOSITION Tell how mi D)' C"be. there ITe.
hal. or ""thinK'" kn"wn
t ",. m"dil,,,,,. tlf
"mle m.>iOI..,,,
A'" 1".1.
[I" kn" .. u, Iha' I htte
..."''' "",1M", u.l,),
aut ho ... U i'lalo's Cum [;eom_
and I' at.o i.
1m""", t hat PIal" ma'!' the ,,,.n, ..
"I matb.ma'is Lhe f"n..!amtnIOI
prin",vlc "f h .. "'hI:' ...... ph,loto,>pby.
and """,'ed ," hnO<lI of
th .. ..,h1irne t.nIW. lOS he t.I" .... <I
Ihl!1tl.
On. hu I","" detCrihctl
"" a e."Le.R'<Ud in tM <:1'n-
of a ul .. 1 And It requi .....
\o....aate
II!<! "",,,umt"l ... ,,h,, prohlem wb,,-b
has been of u that of the
F""'lrical numl><'f'l e"eryth,nr
"" N'Uo,,,,,We anJ """",,ttnt WIth
tl>o rttlu'rtmC01l1 AnJ h",ory 01 II!<!
lhal theN- i. "" rtAt(\II ' 0
J"uLI 'li ,..,<,.nl ,,",n The o1<1<h
.l!o>n MaIO! "I"'n ..
wbi, II ;. <,"c.,,,,,I,,,1
oul of a number o;,f w\n\ler
e."",,", "The !I\<"I1Iu",rnt in
... ," ,n the .... nl .... of ,. II<\"AU
"Ian. ''''''oJ w,ll! "ulric 101,,,,.. "I
Th ..... n", jU'1 .... mnn)'
I'UbeI in va \.mtnt a. til .... Ate
,' ,
in Ihe Btld tbey a'" n'.
ci ... ly of th. 0J1..... <iu, so t.n ho ...
",,,ny ",,1.,& ",.., '''lu,,,,,! 10 con-
.I",,'t Ihe mooum.ot and 'IIfU'I'"
pIa ... UpOn ... h"'h n .t.:md.o. ",,<1. v<>u
"',11 "-"f! "","ed 1\'" rr-t
of l'tato', rt"'IYI<'I"c<>1 nun>ben.
110" manr I""'" ... ""Id you
' 0 lin..! in" pint' One !i')
What .. t-d ""Can-
Whal ..... thl> lint loti of _hid>
.... Iuove any <e<>mlt TI!<! alpha_
""
H"", woo.t\,j you a Maheoe
C.."..t l'utl her ,ai\.
\ \'hal ""'k"" the ocun tl"t aogry 1
u.,.,AU"" it 1S........ed IU otten .
WbeI> i& a omilb no' a anilbt
..... ""' M. a_riling
i. A maeon a bou..,t When
h .. abuilrl,nl:
Why. is .... t:ng\i.hnl"n like nine-
tffn lhil!mgol Becau"" he i& IIn&r
a
Why <.\oQ Ihe ..,.hoolrnast.cr enjoy
the u..:"use he keepo h ..
,jayo IQI from nioe 'ill I b <ee_
\Vlml illhe diff.",,,,,, b.t,wee"
Onem.",w
the 01"'-'. the
-Well - (flen
ded
., ,
PROPOSITION Why _II tllil tutlmon;allik. the Amorica" W.., of rr"hpolldo"cel
1I
'l'.\KE OCCASIOS ,.<)
. I ""y thnt ,f nl my
, 'Io""j. 011",,\ I I .. urgi
L<l ,n\', .. , ;n n new typ"
tll",,,,:11 the In-
of """""""",lau<>,, ""
I wa. in.l"c, l In
it .. '" I", ""IoN ,lL.I. rncupll<>ri.
.... 11), "' ... true 1'" .. Ii.tI.
bev .. ,11 =J t .......... n the 10 ...... IU
.\ ... ArI<ilt've C"ln>l<ltr.'l-
' IOn "Iud. ,\
The .. gem call",1 jlh' I ..... k how
tM """'hi .... 1\,,,1 t..:h.n..j "",If.
... ,1 "-\w,, I .... pbed "'>u1 "I
he .,k"..1 10'. t.-.ti
IDOmo.lln th:lt elf",,!, ",h"'h I oh .....
luUy d,.1
He '""" deHf Idln ... And I
hluol him ""mon",I,', In. M 1II.i<l
that tbe ... at ju,\ ilk.
t he ,\menran .... rN
Ha' It oru on..]. /I UI"""
CQf1unJ.nm thaI I "no" to. IhM
Iy!"' .. nt ...... lilt the heat
." .... r, II11J in .. 01 lh ..... I",og
.... in ... 't .... 1 hun,II",}
COTtf'C1 an,,,,''''. \0",11 I .. "nly t<..
glad to diviJe m.v\nne up !I,I,
very "",nil 1""'-':' .n,1 10 une
fraGmonl _ It" ..... ",.,,b .. ! 00' )
which Y<:I\\ not be
a'.le w guu ... I,u\ IU" ... nd t"" 00\
}'o" (or
"", of ""
mMV d,II.",nt .lI ...... that .. e
knuw who .han"" 10
... n,1 t"" nt"" ",ply_ 1",-
.".,n!x," many )""eO." all" at a """.
un,INm part'", tb..o.toom_ ODe .pnmg
lile o>ld 'Why.", h.ns
.m",o/'U.I' tbe "'1'1, 10 "'hi<"h
.... . their Itt_"
A tonght lIule IlllSS to .. hom
...... pn the ...... "' ....... hich hu I""",
po 'pular .i"",,: .. R("("cause the"
how. thrP.r ... ,,101 ,n tru._ ,.
lTbelr neck. t ... ir!e<l) ... h,.h K""' lu
I
'nwe thl' e,'"" .. bon y<>u h3\"o I""
>eo;t .n .... ...- b" ldt<or.
like tho- 'I".ty &I w who "'as the
loW-t 14r DigRor,)I", Ril:!:M'fll"
I .. hy .. h,,),ou all """on,I><.".,."
",1\ a hul.
Why," It I'. ,.,,1\ " d_nti<.t
"'1>'" ,"" 1'... !".' a""""",
" " tlot f<x,m
Why " ,.II ),;.
tornth ,n .. N>mjie\,l' Hec"",,", ""
"':lny tn" "'e th.",. an<l they would
t.. ,\I""o.d
Whl\! port of" S.h ... eigh. m"'tl
,.,.,.1 ..
Wlu.t fru't 'loa a n""'I)' marTIN
("<>Upl. ",",mhld .-\ J.ear
(v,ur).
Why ,t "h<urd to uk a pTetly
g,rI to> be candid .... ,
un""t be plain
Why it It ... " prole ... ( .... 1
... 1 R.,-:au .. hl' \&
"I' ,,,, the turf. p.ml",I.;n "" }"Outh_
bnd. Wllh t>lllcklrp. and .. I'...eced
" ....
Why; we\l-Ifa,nN h",. hke
bent""",""t .... n lie"' .... """'-'P'
u the ""unJ of .. uoe
Wlut city i, dr .... n more fre-
'Iu_"tly Ihan (0111' C<>rk
Wh)' .. Itk" the ",n' Dt
.... It noes from tht
Wbno ;. " chAi, h1 lady',
drrsI' When;u .. tin,
When is " I<II'her like. ""!rh'
When he it nn
When don a chai' disl,ke )'0'"
il. ran 'I hrar Y""
Why IS B du.1 'Iuirk),
Ik<-a"",," ,t Ill." on!y two M'COnd'
10 i.
Wh"t hum. I" It I
s..".li"!! ..
,
TtlE
PROPOSITION-C.n YOII decypher thiJ precept?
COt.t..&CTJON
of and "" .. I ...
IIlV"'" """ fm""... old
tni.osing ""wei
lioll PRSVRYPR
T S .. hkh i. w he found OVt.
I .... enU""C'e \.0 Il!I =ti...,1 IIJOIIUo
te1y in it is statN that
tbeillllC11ptJon .... onginall)- pajnted
'" red .lId bJ .. d,. and that lbe tflI
l.ettft'l ... bith .. ere all F.s. had fad(d
out . ..-hich makes il quit.c an ;"1"'-
estJng problem 10 raI-ore the m;"
,nl VI:JWe\s. Mall), Je3JS "&" I
vilited mt)na5te.y. and aflJ:r II
e;I",ful u:omi,ul;oll of t"" ;n>erip-
ti"" I:>ocIun... 11,f,c:d Ib.1 the oan'e
... ILI "",,-.-11 inlcn.-Jcd ' 0 "" in the
nalure of a *"'""
.. .vor:tl books of "
",Iil(i""" ""\jU'1\ "-ere puhlishe.-J "'ilh
1111 of the vowels omitted.
To t he Jeh of the ent r.""" thor"
;." large memoriol ... indow.
;. lIbo",," :IS B ope";m"n of ""fly
A REBUS.
Evtr nmn'nc !>II my "",("
X_vO< pIaNo.
Tlu'DUjlh the ... "fld I =ke my
tOUT,
F.v...-ywh= ftt the bou.,
If y<;Iu pl ... \' II) ,,,,,11 my n''''e.
Rev.......-l or I",....anl 'II" ... mol
Cyphrr .\n .. H. U. 15. 11
Why Ilre Ib, "r 10 I""'k
t he of 1I1"nl Dau>c ,hey
l1um\.ot'n ..<l.
I ".I
A REBUS.
IJ)' ('",t ""I': I "', be tall<!d
"lU""U'
11)' lIesl rna; he nO<1;
My a .!t.urI. or c""",, Illloy
Resemuli"g lboot f<lr ..-hid\ ....,
1'100.
C'n.hq, ,\'" 16.9. H. 1. II, 2. $,
.1.11,
A REBUS.
My r,RI is. p,lr\ of the do.y.
lI:y I;W. a """.I"c'or of light.
111 ... hol" w take mnsure of timo.
To u>d"ul by day Ilnd by oight.
n.)u. gl"-'-'-
I am .... ",1 "r. three Ie'''''''. oiK"i.
Iring to, .'po,1 or mj'lI'e. R ... ..--j [
IItn an Tran<rx>oM. f om
"f the hurna" frame. :tiM,
An'l.
Whid, i. 1'><-""",, for uilor
t!)he in when the .... i. "11'3101 A
dn .... I'e.
e
:-'TI NUINO II
- former ,,,{crem,,, ta
, Alio<=', trill Ibr<>U!;h "'''1\-
. de. Land. "6 een
lion to bet remarkable
..,Ui tho Cbtthi", .. t
..-bj.,h bad ... clt a ..... y alvaru.h,nl
.... y into tlun, air, WIlla! llOthinc
bu.! ill ',",",Shtole """Ie .....,.,n!.
or mu. .... c'-ery one ",......,bets t.be
<;I ilemma of the \.;;011'" UIIllone .
who being \0 cut on
b.d (rom .. cat ... Iu,-h had DO
body. wu as .:>nly .... ;til
the l ri$hman .. 110 ..... Inkl tQ
.. piau lhe head of an
lrom the \nInk. Wilt" flhC't fin!
.... bel' I.b .... fri ..... d .JIe dtooi<ed to
out whal spe<"in of anima! ,I
.... and .. al .. a)', Nk 'lUn
u..... in tly .. nl,nl(, 5b&
WTOte OUl her qu")', Hul U Ihey
ceoenlly road Ihinl!" backw_"' ......
up and do,", ,n wnn,lerl.and, .he
'II'f'OIe it ... abown in I ht- llUule
Thi, pennits read",. 10 .."nmenee
and end ""!.ttl! JU" ..
they . hould io WQIlM.IAnd; I.ouI."
Lewil Carroll fnrgnt 10 give Ihe an_
..... \ 0 hil oonun,\rum "f why B
d .. k wa, like. orow, alooo r"reot
the !,Min 'lu .. hon ;n thi<
",IILch .... n,,,ly \.0 uti how ,",ol'
... ..... to ce:ulll:e qU"""<m
"Wu ,\. I ... ",1"
CHARADB.
y " !>lords, J'O'I"h.apl mr fint may 40
E .... )'<Iu l>eg1n ta ng.
"\_.1 gJuta; lhe. __
"hcn hr;mol .. an bogln_
11 "h,M otu!lid dl,
S<> fin<! IhlO out to .... }'oy .... !f.
Cypher Am;_ S, 11. lJ, 4, lS. 21,
Mv tint if, r",n"h, my -....d, Ie
Enghsh and "'Y ",b<.de t. Lahnl
Latini
Ww.l ....... ld a 1I!.",l mall the
gtd.!.I:S\ ,v.:.irbl. 1"l:hl. t
HOW WE K"EW.
, ..
,
'Dnte 10 the home th,C.
ERE IS ,\ LITTLE
,,"""'-eountry
I
<,hal<: p",l,lem wh,eh de_
, \'el"f'"d dunn!: tho """",I
ru""'mll'. ",hid ... ,11 ,n-
tu.fiU!!. A' "" runli.u.
[I a"pea ... llull to .. ..ru "nd of a
wd[-Inlatal rou.,.,..
....... but ""Ie .,.,1 " quart, .. 10
run, the ""'d ..... "" d<>So;ly
bun"hed 100000Ih.:r II"'t , " <1-<JI)' lume'\
up..'" the .. I""tion of Ihe brot
Of .bQrteOl ru/ld The .ket.<:h _too..-.
t he judgea' \.0 be at the oppo.
lite .,,<1 of a """"nguLa. fidJ.
bound...! hy a road or,. milt Ion!: ""
one tly Ihree-qu.1.rt .... of a m,le
on 11M! olher
By the! .-d. 'hn-cfolll!. il """,,1<1
be a mil .. and ,b"""-qual'l<'rS, which
all of l!o.t ho ...... roulrl fini<h ,n 11._
minut.eL They aRat hho-r1r. 110",_
tv .... to rul ",,,,..,.. at anr
t lM!y wiob. buto ...t. Ihemughgroun 1
lhey eouM IIOt go SO la... So .. hi! ..
"",,11 ,be ,h.>I="", \bey
wou].J Iooe "". ""nl in
.pee.j Rr going d" .... tl)' .. on
, 11<0 hiM, or lin. 01 t he .. u ...
as the ...-",,1,1 .... '"
il. the ....""!OJ I", .. tin].
a "111 n,1 ""'11. time ran
Ill .. winn ... by ""lectm!: the
moot JudilioUi
A C""R"!)!!:.
) Iy tint ,,'nboul WI"I:" if tMhlod 10
ny.
It nrvcr un,." u."" in the mid" ,,1
i,. M'S;hl,
Pil<:<l "" it "'lSl "I
.,,11 I""
Whi,'h n u",Jer hv d.,
or b}' .. i):!lt ' .
See foar i. UI"'" ""u. ""., 's
_"n.
\.,,, ...... 11 pal)' 1\ I< <ml)'
)'our """ ....
Ttat cau ...... hi. Anno),IUI't. nnW.
..... w " ,. i""np,
Alu' .. trillie ,to 1-'1'''''''''''
)ly wboIo- i. of Iho"'">11"']' of,
lhe d_L
')1,., nl"'"" ...... I.'1 "".",.
in lhe .lark.
,I-' tlT",-,,, _'"Y I ......
1-" ,h",1.
And ... ""VIUU,;'.n no U"AJ(el
",.uk
{'yphrr .\,... I. I. 21). 8. 17. 21.
1. II.
Why are !",un,J_ .... W""\ fin;
gal., .... ' n ... auoe R .... nh ..
e ....... tho ]ine. :1"'[ ","fig /r'um
1'010 10 pole I
A. REHUS.
/k,i,le my 6,., ""/t",, made
.-\ barga,n g.W>d <'If tOld,
.m tot" i. oft di<1,13yed
rna)' b<-lunJ "" UtI
"'t" "'hole ,n rancied Mi .. ,
\\"" I'a.-., 10' ""i, tllat "<1!" 11Il...
.I,!J.ll
Ih. I. 1,'_',':-:-
A CnARADE
mr "il>e 10"" '" Ih<- fIt'Il-
.",,"1.
Thu a nlll,,,,,', ... rl ",,,,,,,,1$ m.a)
ru.''1IlI!isure 10 b..-:.l;
Enpl:<' m)' first ""11. L-u. he ""ri,,1:'1
frum hiJ 1";<.
,,"., Itive tb ... io. """"b.o.,. no
,n 1>"'''''''':
ill", ... bu. bet"",
Ihy .ho..-Ic...\ _.
F.....,1t <!>"rk hurst ou,
in 1,la ...
t),:,hM' .\n, S. 2. S. n. n. 9,
I S.
Whot " tt wh,ch ,I you it
e .... n ynu l"""k ,t '
What i. thai ".-hich }'OU k.,q,
tv.., R"'inll >t W ""meb..,.!y
cl ... y",,, "'Jrd.
\\'111' " ..... \'1I ........",,3n 1M mon
rrud ;"'"",n in t he Be<-auoe
,he "'"ngo ">en', Ix>wnu
,
Tell the lime b,lli.
OLD- r--:
"GflInd-
u.., old min Our into an un_
p"",on hr 1.11 <I',"'n
In" lit . dud. an<I;1 "al U .. n
,'"
"The dock JtOI'f"'d .hnrl.
Nt,.." It' go al:"in,
the 01<1 man ,1, .. 1
A 1,),<>t<>S:Till'h ,,! the dn<k ",no
PI''''''''''''' If> n'. .. tbe
",r A "'1''''''''"'"/1:
Ii", .. , and " m .. II!< ......""'k.,I.le
"'itl> If><, ... It:"' "I the htNt
and mmute tt.nd" 1''11''' .......
In.t i1 5hnu.1d boo to
1M ""acl 11_ .1 which "Ihe
ol,j .......n 01... 1." I",", tl'!C' r-u"" ,,r
Ute ..,.",no:I ba.I>d u <bown. "'U!>oul
haYIng 10 _ Iht 10.... <If tbe .loLk.
TIW' of loe'ft.l: .1 .... I" OUI
lbe ""aLt lime "f I",,,, _,nil'
,"" ..... "'.1 h"",l _I<.!IIc i. WI'}' ndd.
although nN 10. 'Il .. k u
one ,,'(>ul<l
Yy IeMn.! L<1<>np 10 my 6"1;
but m,- ...-b"l .. W n()\ h,nll' I" d" with
"itMrmy h .. t 01" my >ec<)n<!_ lIogl-
head.
HIDDEN CITY.
Speakong noou\ recent CRt
.how, J "'ioh to ttt.1 Undo
Rut.o:n, an,l ... Wel"(' M hrrt IA,.1
week. 4",1 \><'''. ..d in
mat ten. ",",-,tvc,1 In .... il "'tre'
... I.h,,", on uhil.ai"n ttl ",rnl"'re'
n:,\ 1 .. "..iIl t,,1 B;- milO-
take II",, 1:'" in'" t!,, W<), 0"'1. ill
abo"", in the p .... le .. to h .........
IUrpri,.."j n' ,.hu \],C}' .. , ..
Ho .. m;I"Y of MI. }'<>unl: l'uuliJlI
can di>><'er Aunt &t ... )'. honle,
"""""aled in ... hAt <1M-
,
PROPOSITION_Sho w how Ig I.t Iht t .. o Iralao p.n.
g
HIS IS A PRACTICAl.
l""t,l"", 10' rnilmad
m.n. to iUu<'r.>te
01 '-""'ph.,..
). t,,,,,, r,1 eve.y-day a.a..,rt
,. up<ln
of the day, ... ra,\m.d;"1: "-all in
'u ioI3n"1. bel,,", Ih. intmdU<"t_
t>f doublt tra,'k tUP.> t"hl". O. auto<-
IIUllc .wilches. Yet. I am nat ""
'''I bade '" tl>/> of OUT
, ... "tllat.b.",. f", Iher. 8"' trw...
artIOn!;: 1lI..-M are fam;liAr "1th the
a..iVet'lt of lbo. .. on 1m,.,.,.. an<i the
good I .. ,. .. 1>0 m. '1Ial;
the aul.j'1 ,na<tel" of t hIS puul<>
h.uo..J ,t "i><>n """",nat """""""
nf ... bat caJh.o.I "the alb ... day,"
To l.eU the in her I>",n way.
obe "".1
"Wt h .. J just am"ed u lb"
_wile!; 'Ulion .... heo"e the trama aJ_
"'.'''' P"OJ. ",hen ..., lound that the
",,,,,ted I!!::<pr ... ha,1 <lOWtl
I thlni< the ('On,h'ctM man Kid ,be
ImokMuck ha<I <>t bot IlIHi col
.... Ihere "'''''' no draught to
pull,t I>1t ,',,,
The pictu, e ohm" lb. Limi' ''''
Express. with Ito roUa!'""<l
And th" _!,proach of Bcrom",<>-
dation ll1>," from Wu)'baok, ... !uch.
loy !IOnle mUn. or other,
th" <taUt<! tra,n
The problem 1.>eing 10 mAke the
t wo U.un. p .... i, un,ientood that
80 rope>. flyi,,!;: ...... Iches. etc.
are to be emplny<l<l; " .. a I ...
p"u.le pu ... and ';",ple. the ollje
he>.", to giot the 1l<'<I>mmOORlIOn
t ... ill pasl tho: .. reck and lu,.., Ih'
latter train ....w e;'h of n. ca ... In
the p<ICI.ti"" &II ,h,,"n in lh k,",,,h
It iI -.ary to laY that uI.,n IItt'
.""",h Ihere ,$ WI roum """"'tb
fot 0 .... car ". "!"d, II al..,
tn>e nf lbe .... UnM of the '''''ch
marked "'.Il. C or I).
The proloi"", iI 10 tell j ... 1 Ito ..
"""'Y lImN the enlf'neo-r mu.l
Ymoe; IlLat ii, clLanp the d,rect,on
nf lua en,rJne to 1 ..... '''= the IHoI
Of C'OU"'" lhe hrokrn-d"wn
_ he uoe-l .... "''''0 . I.>U\ m ... t
.... !>Il>he-I 1>. ,ull..J Ill"", ),,"1 b"
,t ......... ""r The ran rna. t ...
dra .... ,""gly "" touI,I", t'>gcthor in
any nqwret!
The prnhlem ""mp'ia "'ilh lhe
nrdinary rules nf pn.ctil't it
to lest. you, inll"nulty an,1
dcv"",e .. in di:'Overinr
est ]X>Whle WIly to pau thB broktn
de ... " trruo
What i.o the dilfe .... n". het ......,n
lItol)' an" an On. Y"u
have t" ",de lIer tQ '"luee .... .
an,1 the "Ih<,)"" !""ve to .....
tl> ,';,kr
WIvo i. the Rfnt"'"
k,lle. 'l'"k<!I "I '"
:\Iad..,th. I>".-au"" he d!d murder
m '. I"ul
Why .. rhear""- "n Sunday
thM the
JurinC the _k y<>u i:U 'I. \.oy
and on Surub.y )'OU It 1.>)'
the
II'h",b .. 001.1 >"('0 I'm ...
t'. thf'. J."'n "I Or Nary
M""I pe<>ple ptd ... Jooo
"I .\",' .. I_a,..., like. hot
.,.",k helm Iban ... <"Old <11<,;>_
II '"'''' were m",t.ed out to o.Iinntt
;,., ."""Ij: down to the tabl"
""w nothifll{ put _ t-t. ",hat
... ,,,,]d \'0'-' OA"/ That br..ta all.
When i. likr a top'
il hegin. to hu",
Why i. _ man oomelimn lik"
,I "'Kll' NIlt !>rcau,,", a
"",'.I, (kne1,ls) hi.",. h<cause
he,. h,,,1 tn get ntT of he. h3nrl
II'hy Me a ,\""" <iud nd a
,I..".t", ftlik<,' the" h:r,,o
1.onth 'Ioppffi qUll<king .
I
UNifORM PRICES .
II
II
PROPOSITIOlC-lIow un you tollth. priu 01 oney article uhlblt.4 10 Ih Iado.?
a\""'1 tl1l' en,,,", ..",. \0 1liiY a)""",t primiti." way" they Iu...,.,{ <:O'1<lIl\'lim: Ihc K,l",,<likto,
",,n "'''I""j fnm<! )0"' '.! II ......... :1.", "'''ry ""e "'\ON> J.'nrtO---who> ha" iu", "'" II\;<I thty "'"
/:f1."'\ '!liel.:!.,... fur I,nw,.-' "" U"'Y tetn1 ,t. jon<-, "'"'", you. <"n, """, WJ
over hIS f:= IhM Y'" (,<,n ml.lJ Dny IItn'" "".1"1\" "",.11.-)llh" 1'''''' of e""') M'.ld,. wh . !"",Iw.! ",.
not. 'n pm,,' ,,( Ih ......... n;.."' be , I"", ..J 11"-' ,I,.. I'lC\urtl, and told what "''CI')' Ilr\\d\! "wid 00
WtJrth, if dlArgt'J (,;,r to the "Ilnif"nn I'''''''
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PROPOSitION EEp\lun ho w C01Uillbui Ibowed hi, egg tric k.
C.\ M E imp<)rta"''(l.,1 """ .. 1<.1 look WI ,{ tho
0/ \11"'-'"'111110 "'30
the !if. .. matter ,,( lurk or un,l yO!
for the Iriok. ull, o
"i. the en""t
,hn,!: ,n the ... ",hl )'<'U Mc
,
upon to ,,,,,.,,
... 1.& tuggminr tbe bom 'hc<><y
o. pnll<'ip,," _h=by 1.0 ",h., th.,
problcm. for- a de' .... persall .I:ouM
au_ the paule from ,he pi,-ture.
It ;s simply" 1:"_ t.o be play""
bet..... two opponenl5
eggs .Jlf:tn"I.c'y upon .. """"..,
kin in onl .... to ..,. ... bn can win by
pl 0.6ng the .... t "1<l:. ,vt." an '"J:g
IS 1'1... ..-1 it mnot. no, 00 moved '"
tou,'hod hy 3uotbe< Oil<". but ..... ,m,
Ii.c of the napkin",. lh. ew ....
well .. 1m, "anable di.tnnc"" whi,'h
lIIay occur hetween thorn. is of n(\
ahown ,",'ow,,_"____ _
A CHARADE.
Whon "'hnle ",hat ''''"C<clnc... I tJt.
,""
.. ,J.,d. numh<ro u"" m ...
R...,,,,,.., my b""d. n",llake tall.
T,., <I..,. !out ... ,..,1",.., me.
A"... lb. f), H.I!.
" aKIUs.
t-ampkle I' m ..., .""'<'tn lra<ho,
m .. rt.
C"....,;I. "",I of I r<>raI. part.
-'gaio curtail. an.1 }"",-U 'I",d<l),_ .
. \lTc<l .J l'hr;o.oa anrl """"" ,n me;
CutU,,1 Ott,,,, ",0,.." and I '1.1".] reo
\'nl",j
A .... Ie.,."... JU""\ in 1m, hMv"",
Cyph<'r .\n .. 1, I , 20. I.
" CHAIUDI.
My 6 ... t' pu\ilic kl",j ,,( ramali(',
My.....,nd 011 ruul\.f from maniage.
lol l' .. hoI. II uo;oef,,) aU .. I" ... ,
'rh<>u.J:h ki<ked .. n< trampled any
"". ,
Cyplt ... \"._ J, I. 18. 5. 2(1
Why ,_. ( ... t/u rnall Iuo,rl
hoked 1",,1' /J"""u,""),,, i.
,,.
A CHARADE.
.\I y h"",,110]l 11 1'>1'. no miscr. yw
",,11 ",,'n,
My ""ai', .. v<>rtion of uch 1a<1y"s
SIK>u:,j )'nu nnl C'II".
I<'nt "'lib th,..
A kind of <kllnit;on "';,h.
'Ti. an an,el. my fi"" y",,'U
6u",
Itt.- nut" pronoun <If the plu",1
WtK," lJi,,,, hnujrhto you. hearu
"';Ih ..
s...-_ 1",,",,(& from
""", ... 1 .
. I. U. 5.1.1. a",J I . 14
P-. 5. n.
Wh i. a w., ... a'ker Ilk.,
II' & delol o =lur (dd o-
"",<>1'1:
A CIURADl:.
I at" a ,lame
Willi P"'''Y
Bu. (>net ""nail,
And j"m a m .. t...
The .unrt. to ohar;ujfl might
hot h<-r, h ..... or ouhana. itul
lh..., i..Ja b<".r "" ... 1. '" l ry and lind
.t. Wa al", the P"'lr
.,,-.1 "")'- is ..... or" of
r",runine g .... I,.., cur1.:til it and
1-":ne5 3 on._
Whv /"", like old. " lal"./
B""Au,", Iher M" (l.egends).
IBI<>ry M,l l'm<"f!O"'lotl to
qu'1.<' .. , .... ,!._ ,," the
,nht""'t .1,' ...... \'" t 'u"lI:' w}"d, _ ...
""ppo.......t '" h<: """,\""",1>100. ... 1,,, h
did nol ... t , .... ".I.n,I). ,,10
cl':allgt"<1 """, ....... ,,:,'*' 10,
.. hv _"' A
in,,' on the
Ire<'. Ch"Uy '" ...
and ""'ral ...... l"", .. " 11 {",m
th.>.t .... 'n<!pc'""_t
h,," of he .. ...Jd t411 .. tu.t "f
an,,,,,,h (rum tb. c1"",!'. and
sa;'! .ha\ f"'l:' ""'"' '"r.,...J to
,\",", "a)". Tb ....
young t..,ly "',,\ ,]oH m,;:ht .... _II
homt' in .he ra,n ... lucll IMy
did. in oit.n"t'
.h ,I .... "" .... htltt<
an,'""'''' to) <I", \.&:01 .... " <""",Mi"",,,-
I ..... I" tl 11 Cll.Alr :->I,,"'V',V
,,"'hal n.'1eh",1
Th.,.., wh" .".0\ "'. <I" n"t wi,h
10' "" _
Thu" "ho m<1 do noll .. ish
to I,.,.., " , ,
Tbo,.. wI"" ,..." m. h.o.ve mil no
Inn8cr'
Lo!.Q"'u,t
If y"" "' ... [ B r ;F in ..... what
anim&l', "am. "" 11 nt.nllon
'" P,-,rk yo" I
HU)DEII NAME.
PROPOSITION Sbow bow CboUy Siowpop alipped. cog.
To g1\"" 01" da .. in mnoeal .. l
a 'try ]" .."n ...
..,:\1 u.ko .. I ......k at the (0\l."..,01l
p,,,"(.,ful S<t'<\C We Iko find a
hirld"" "'V in lhe of 1m.
pirturc, "",..,,,""1_ our
11I. u .. ho are up ,n can
locate the "''''''' J>fOperly.
SHOWING Til E
t l'rae\; ..&1 , .. IIIe <>f .c
. IIod"' .... In.1 d ......
. of ...,t . ha..pt"flr ... I ,,"ISh
. 10) I.<"U 11<.0_ CI","IIy 51__
P>I> nnooe<J hi. ;o.n,ll('t
himsolf dm/lk ... 1 li e -..- ........
.. t.u>dem nde ..
}"<>UDg bdy th. da", .. "t It"t.
Img '" Ihal lern' c -to"".
Ih<-y ..... ""'"vtll"d lu _k tile
of a 'T"("OO
1uot 10 1...,.
from lboo Iv ., ..t
Cholly ....hy it ,. lhal Jwl,n k,_
lOre C"fln!,,\<,,"1 tho ',,'t, I""
eh,,!! \". "'hn i. "
Ib .. \ h. ""1'1" .. _1 ,I "';\< '\u< I" Ihe
nn.\uralpo-r\,.",iw ollo .. ",\n .
n'" \(j .. ",. ' . .. .. in
me,e "f tho 01(,,'
with tht> ,treb,m they fel).!" no
PROPOSITION Dividing tbe CbeSIlIUU accordinc to tbeir .Cts, Nellie I&kts J as oft"" 1$ Mary
takes 4, and to every fi that lhry-Ceu Susie "Us 7. Whit is the .Ce or tacb?
"
m
joot I'm-
A<COnli,'l:
u bel. "1:'\". to. IS of ..... IS Mary-
took f"W". "",-Ih., twk J. "",: 10
All th.>t ld31")' recti,oJ. !;">Ie
"""" Tboo problem 15 to l ell jll'l ""'"
man)" fbestnu\.S .... ,h hllk Rlrl /:"',
a",1 . whal ....e"' !.hflr ...... ('<"<h'. .
Tho" fT)("he .. """I,j do 11." I . uu
1'.. 11 "f Ih. Lut >I i. a ...... IIJ
AI. (11_ to ...... m. IhM t h ...
po.nnu 0<1,,101 "Cot ..... "",lily
..... t l llj1 oth..,. ",,11 Cof Ihe 1,,..,1<1. ,
,.. jud, the lOti have oolvtd
""'n'3I1y 01" l'",ct;"lIlIy "'thc"t!'l_
",J O) r
, 7'
A CHARADE.
IJo'; I .. hmg ,mllllioir and
Ic.. vt .,..uetru:.g oootlung_
Cn ." .... \ns 20. S. I. 19. 9. i .
What ,toes an ,run_dod "es.eJ of
W"'. with iour " I 'tocl plo'm;f
AIl,l o.ll 'U Oft hoIor,1. ... JU"
I>dure otIIrting en a crui ... 1 She
.... gM ""t'b",.
Wh)" .. a ''''k Lb a
ruhhctyl """"n<e ,I' An ill '""gl.
bea ts & good wife? A bad
hu.l>o.nd.
PROPOStTI02l' Show how to use up half of the
IS ,\N INTP.R.
"'o,d puule buil t
up<>Il lhe 1<..... 0( o,y uM
cl 14 15 1'u .. lc. In !.hat
th .... IS "'I'P<>O<d 10 be
.. If:11e< pia<.'td upon ",,"eh of the
mo"cable t..lnrh. winch , .... d -
in, from Inp dO'"""-4,,1& .. cor-
rect 0t0nl, The pIlUle to .tid"
them .boII! In .. gn>O\". 50 as to
make lIM ......-d ",ail rorn<"tly from
tbfI to tbe nth
h ",n be ft'_My u,,<kn;tood
.... y t_lve.!MC!1' w<>nl ""'}' be "",.
pIo)'ed to .. * .... lh. pu.de, but that
."erv word ,",',II p,O<!u ..-., d,ff.....,..\
...... fu, 10 thal .... De ....ro. win be
!>otter tban ulhen. It i.
.. "'''I'''' of luck ."pcn",..,.,\ 10
""" who .. n h,t upon tho best wom
whkh w,1I ooh'c Ihe 1'" .. 10 in the
f .... tll pouible number of marupu_
1.&\'001
ilion Truuble.
11I'lI1.uk OUr roo'" puuhsu l<I
ditoover the locality " I an"th r mat-
le-r which ...... to be '"<'t). 1 er,>le><-
inr I ... reading ahout lbe opm_
ions 01 a retu""", for
many)'art I 10 Chi.o.a. ""'"
.. y.' "The Soxen r-eally hll<! but
little t? do ... th tho re",.", disturb-
ancea. The On...,taI5, &II claa,
an! OIl elItrcn>ely ""pcr.
stili""" 111M hltl. ine"I<".
\h. of .i, !,y ""'"ny
'" 1"1>1,, In ."rae .. "'>t, WhICh, leing
Ulri\nnl'ti V> the lnft"cn"" 01
demons. i. to to m .......
"'" Ind rehf.l1i<>rt. 1 am om.aift
tMI more ;, brewi ....
from the "",""u\'O manner lD
-:.... ,
whi:h ll. ntAko; tbis . it
" ... r. t" ""y tha' he h ... In'lldc m.
I .... "' .. "nn IOmebody. mon_
koy htovlnB 1101..., an 00 I
"",U ..... OUr ... ;lr I""cl .. u t n
pondttO'ttT tll6 dnaip,ive
of the In 001'" of
the C<>IIC..a)",) Inca',ly of tbe pros-
pe..-tlve
I -'I,' e my CQre ... "f o.t
o
,
PROPOSITIOl'l-With torn Itrai&;bt colt divide Ihe hnmesboe Into lleren piten., with nne nail
bn\e in each pieee.
ERE IS A SOUVEXIR
h,"'od upon
I
blIn _tory of .. Til<!
" Hn ......... hoe,"
whioh told ho .... it w ...
cut Into leven pieca. ,..;th R nail
hole in each piCCl!', by two . trokes of
a ....,rd . n<l h"", tho 5e"", 1'1e<'e1
we .... then o<upond.,.! by ribbo..-
lmond the of the .. ven dul-
dren .... lucky I..>Ji","003 ,
It il 10 he that aItet-l'v,
i...- lb. III"SI. .,,It the may he
pol"'! up bof ...... I:i, ...og
bin ... .,u'odlvide t"'-lint
.gai ... but the out. IOU" he unligM
and there muU no folding 01"
bendinB of the papoc the
JIIIltI. to a devtt jockey at the
Hone Show. He made I
papo. h.."..,.oohoe. and witll tbe lirs,
c:ul dIVIde<! " ;nUl,h"", p.eceo; th ...
by 11)';n, 111"", togetllec. by the
IOK'OIId cut h .... otd<d in f;<'<t'ng-
I"e<"ft. The ,"ok. howe,et. i.
to I(\'t Iho ICv.nth pi""", and wIllie
i! II .... l1y. ';0\1'10 pU: .. le i. ,um.
d.ntly ,nteruting to call fur lOme
lillIe . t udr.
you 1"""'lOh"U! Ihe puule
... tilted. you are invited to try a
_d "';pula,;on 01 Ihe problem
whkh i. more d!lli""ll 10 di"",vt1.
I" bow .".."y piCCCl can lM bone-
Ihoa be dill'idl!<! by.wo strai(bt cuu'
Why;' I plum .at. hke the 0<'Un'
aeau. ,t n)111.a,", many <:Ur11l.nt;
What "_t In London pul<
i .. m.nd of. \<)(Ilh .h;ch 1uut "ained
yOll f .... a lonl time! Long ACT1!.
Wby doeI an achong tooth ;mPOSt
.. 1.000 on th. ",rr.,.."d u..c..u"" it
"",kelt him hotd hll j ,
A Rlf80$.
A .. IR,h, "lie ... are ...
,\n<l I<>t. In UI t h .. ,
pl." ,. Ihe hull upon lb. toil.
And when ,",'.r. advert;ocllot ... t
Ve 11<)1\1 of luxury. bew3rel
tk,',,,""on '1''''''''' B tempting
...... e.
Cypher AI\I 19,23.9. 14,5
What kInd of _nee doesa young
man like be PO\>Ilhe quOSlloal
A"lu.-neenNl.
Whal ;1 Iha, which by IoIior an
eye 1uut IKolbing left but. """,1 A
"'"
Why .... the maken 01 the Arm_
Uro", /!Un the mOIl dit;hono!St pet_
.om In He. Male-Iy ''''' ..,ce' lie-
.au" all the Bun . forge
the maten"' and 5teel .. n the
iun ....
PRoPOSrTIO!'f- Row would 10U cut thi! gingerbrud dog's head Into two piecel of the uml Ihape?
ERr. IS A PRM:T!nL
in llimpl, Ihvi
I >i',n "'j",b It ukul.\u:d
" w nl (JU'
, ')"",nr "" .. :i," I,,,.
.... """" that i< ",11 ""I y 1<.! 10 ""h
oary ant!untu, . "ou _, T.....J:eJ
haA fft1v ... I ........ nl of II gingor-
brud an,1 i, loiollhat .he
must _In<' tVf'nly "'''h
h<-r hlUe """,,,,",, In hr
\0 be fair ud "'.l.wuhl. in Ihe
,be ..-ut>.s to .,..,e ""')' to
1M ""ke 11110 1"'0 lecft 01
"'l"al wpe and
110'" u",n,' of our dncr pUuh,,,
can ....,me t.o'bM- ...-i.lance hy ,how.
ing ho ... thr d<>!l', head may I .. di
"ide<! into equal "",1\ .. 1
lI y fin;t m:1k ... oomp""y.
)i y
My Ihi.d ...... mbl ... oompany.
My ... puuln CQmpany.
CollUII-<lrulUl,
N ...... Ih"t ... h,"b Yo' llh anly ant
eJ'l' put PUI bu I'UI :1 n ..... Idtr
TII. KINGS. )'flung to ....
fl" tudy In about tbe" pe..I.gI"!'O by fLnd".1t tl"
p"" ""u t .. o and lama"., 01 tl",i. f""'Wf'lt'< h"lden in the
rIIOC"" 10 lbe I'roblem IS for OUr dnttiplioll of Ihe
PlIle)( ond Ri<!).lto were. the
",
,
I'nu. the ",,",cu!3lmg barhe-t.
<I ... "" t.o ""' .. e !:IV"" .. first-<:t....
-ha..., "".-I h.ait cut. mduJJDI( bo.y
,urn and """"erutJon m thr n:ronl
t,i"", "f fi! .. "", m,nul.... Thr In.
le"",II_,naI Asooc-"'Iioll. h,,'"v ....
rel"uoe. to accq>t the: A"'" U an
olfu.uJ recotd becausc too kodak
""'., "" Iho ..... d<lt!l not gi .... tM
POenlOn of tbe hl1ndI un the clock
Both "u and hi.< I"' t ron roa.n.
un' tbat n<>l!co:<l that at the
en,! 01 the fut. the ,runut" .. ",
jllSt all f", ahead of the hour hand
&. it "'''" it wi ..... he com
Cannot ..,me: of OUr dover
I<;h<l<>lduhl"'n rome to .--
.hn .. jU>1 where t he hour and
1lllnule IIlU'lt haye bttn when
Ihll iob ... ;os ('I.)m1-'lel,.d /
A
My 6n< i. lou"d in the .. ave,
AI weU in tbe pil anJ Iho mlne.
y IeC()nd below tM sut/&"" we luI"e
Where nover t h" INn <>In oh",,",
My whole the 1.,.,a1 10 gru.
Dut ... lail.< 10 lind a pi"""
Cypher A'IS, 19. l. 12.20. J. S. 12.
n, !. 1$
" ;a-"":-'C,-C,C,,-,-& b.-ealdasl
nlpr \\'hC1l,t'. '" lea thing ( ..... tb.
;"1'
IIby dotl! a babv boy al ..... ' .. te.
""'v" a he"-rty in" fainily'
1l",,,'lUSC ,t .... t'tJ1llc:O .. m' ....
What kuul of ....,wc'lllr .-I....
I r.Jl\m:ln uko, for a _I.ling oMe'
Ue t"k .... an elixir (he UbI ami ""
brlui her).
WMn is a sailor hk" a oorpw'
he is in tile abruu,Ls,
Whc:n IS .. man a
tionl Wbm he i< an impo.uem
.,.llenl,
Wh.t dr- nn "rtist Iil<e t.o .I,,,.
bfit H"""iaty,
Why rl""" a nlan .hink of hill
molher Wlleh he hand! ...
the I""" Leh",d" fine, well.mald.oo
Or Iicm",,", tboy a ...
such a "l"'n\;"'1( """,
Wby .. '" OO!!,nUIl<><: "r
like a canllU"/ It rna\;.,.:1 "'po"'.
A REBUS.
N)' fint' an ugly In_I.
Ny nQ,lan ugly I'rule:
"I an "It)' ph.ntom
...... chl ('O,n or ... ,t.
Cypher Am. 2. 11, 7. 1. S. I. IS
WhIll .. more -.ondmul than"
bor..: ll.at <:lOn ""unt / A .. lhng
,-
Wh)" arc talleo, .he l&tw,,1
Da" ..... Il\toy "'" "I.a}'_ ...,r ...
I.:J than ... k""
II" ... an hunl<" fin'\ the .. game
In Ihr ... ",..t.r lIy 10 tho
bat\; 01 the
II <\n,ly in c"noul"d
",phy wlncb illu'Il'llI(:l Rn
i n Ihe "",Iy "a"'.' 01 RIII8tI ....
whc" he _oed th., nppMtu,nly ,,'
""rking hi, Yo'''Y "',Iwnrd hy
'ng" the "" .. I'llth It
I . ,,,11 Ihal 11 .",Mt'!!\ V ,lawn ... 1 ul"'l1
h,m IhM It W3. :1 .aO(' "I a
I .. a In. il he b.J.d to
... alk h" "'il,'hl ..... do it w,lh""t
\""'hng all'" h.,.. <lonkey, 10 he Itttlek
oul I,)\" bi""",U .t G ""rta,n I""nt.
wh"'h ",,11 I ... '<>un I In IllS d .... "P"
l."n of lhe ..,.,ch
''''
CONCEALED GEOGRAPHY.
That hml " \",r.nel(:<!
","h I",:k;nl,',
$t), A ""rn)"" . Iwkmg al the
,1"l,ri, 1<>1,1 ,boo..-rc-<\; ,..,.. 10<1,.
'"' M1 S .."' .... \ m .,c ",,e. mw::b of
,I u' ...... .. to lh. ","'''',
SS [.(ot no "'oman .. lII4l1 dye
tbtu "'" .. , (Pnl\"iJU'f".)
S ..... "'l blll,ja.n , .............. 1'(:.
qu" ... 1 to II .. !' ..... the Pakir of .-\n ..
(CUlln''''')
9\J It l< IILiJ that Iftlded
"at R""",
QI 0" .. Ji<o rro ...... Ur
man,
n \I,,,, "r .. rui"<'<1 Ih"'l1gb "".
0( '00 1=1 =gruti.
Q.llf""" ... ""lnnBn .... .,..froma
,1311'-. ""I.: Ca .... ,,, ....
, ..
04 y"" mu<1 har.1t ,0 the lull a
1>n"l ... !,,,k to pu' '" {Cuun,
It} )
Q5 A ".,1 .k'!,' tIIn " <111"1:<"",,".
.. "h pol1('.'I13"
Q6, ,11f:,IN I .. dL'nl:""l ,
h y J,m,,'o lulnu,y, 10 ... heiler
(SlAtd
Q), l.el me my mm ""'''''' ,
(1(I\'.r)
1'",,,.-,, l",,< l>ecn OUt any on
..,'o..,l """:.;.I .. "",
QY .1\.,,,;. . ,,,,,"<un;: ..,1 a
lUll i, \ UUhOruUf. but
l'ruo;oi" "",,)' b., lrusll>l
ICouMry )
101 I. long Inurn
1-'hant . )
s," II ..-om ... th ,he
C ... al 11<'1"" . )
A ';mple but ;nleresting
.s.veloped from Ibnlhng ad,,",-
l ura .. hich belt!! me: durinr my ....
eeQI of the pyramids. TM "'ide .....
yw may ob$ente, ...... armed..,tb a
nrrord for u... po.".,... of lIaY"'g ""y
liODl .. hkh might rome OW- w.y.
and it ..... -'ipulated thnt 1 ,,",. to
bave the .k,no from any we mIght
QptUR. We we.. jun p"'p'mng
to clunb W omaIleT of the CbeopI
_be!:> one of tbe '-I" ... hich infeat
tbat naghborhood c-me in vie ...
I haatened to 1M top to pbce my
in safuy, taking Ii"e
.up5 at .. time. my ,wde Ii". and
t he lion Rven. The .. toation ..
IOlMWhnt rompUcated,.1 the
,hQwo IhM none of tbe ....e un!_
meaU win bring .. ny OIIe of the
pr.rtieftotheeUCtlUmmit. Nuor
despi\.e the ract of lhe "'''U
l\epf being out of VIew. you willliod
dat2 to .. "maU the exact
hf,ghtof Ihnt little pynmid.
I ... y inddentllUy. that the
rucaIly guide .. born I hutructed
to " se the lion' kin .. hile 1 de--
poIIited my btlonglnp in safety
must bYe IItOIen "'''''', u I
lleft< ..... him ap;n
loRI-BUS.
l.el collet 1<>1 you na"-l'My fint.
In my go",'n y",,'l1 CRUse my
-'.
And make my ...... th ,mpelu"",,,
M my .. hole;. evtr rt<:koned.
AnI.l.lI. IS. 18, 5. 14.20.
A C::UARAllE.
I n Africa ",,,,e. dehrhlint to rani".
On the 1.1.11 of my owner I
Bul "0" t adorn. oh .. onderful
chang .
Instead of the tAil new owne..
"' ..
Ostrich featllel' .
Wby docs .. ' .. il .... y ofIiciol. pUJ>ch
bole in yOW' \lCket' 1'0 let l ....
l hrouCh.
Ri;BUS.
III oIJen days great Will my power.
Oft ba"e I ... .-ed thoe embattled
w_
From thoe lao:,
Tran,poa me hlho"!fn!u my fall.
I am then the omaU051 01 the ..... 11.
An<llowe.<t of tb.o low
An . 13. 15.1.20.
1'" live the Y"""l Iolb II chance
to Ue""",, ,h6r ;opanlty. " mal
be said lbal Da .. ber, the artist, IS
from Europe ... here he has
be<-n ntldying the old muu... He
brought .. portfolio of p' .. ntinp
wh.eh Wiln ... 10 hi. ,ndustry.
but ....hen he ,ho .. ed me _piClure ef
.. det'. from o!leTod
In btt I could not ru- when he
paint"" il. I aid o-ldorl at on"".
10. I have ..,.,,, .. d_ of twerl1y
dcdcluog th:at arne picture at I""
Acudomy, ma.D.1 IDOOCIII btl,,", he
_ .....
!lo .. many of our rUu.!iota can
dbeove. the locality 0 lhe ICene of
the painting in lhoe de-
..... lIUI.
EntiA 1 ...... c&p.w; eurtail ..,.
and I am capital 5\,11. but bdlud
ao<l tran.pose me and ! am Iookllll
lor capital. AM. 6, 21, H. 4.
A CflAa.l.DL
air flrs, is f"".-';xtt.:. of a rtep lh.ot
is Ion,.
Myoernrul. prnon ofota.e;
My .-bol, II :I .hi.na; thl.' II know ..
to be wrong.
And i.& symp\om of hat...
Cypher AIlS. IY, lO, 18,9, II. 9.
14,8, __ -,_
4 linus.
Y>, lin, _Ilea in a rude 100M,
B<:tak .. to whirling round .",1 f'I)UfId
My 1Oad, hl,h.
C.1m1r ...,-vers lhe pI.SKf by;
).I)' r,.,cndly .. hoIe leu 'ike. brother
Not for himself. hut IOf
Cypher An IQ, 16, 15. II, 5, 19, Il,
I. 14
If I Wfl't-Cw--:,,-,C,-,,::-C"he end of
)'OIl' ...... what _10.1 lb. magis-
."' me 1.0 do? K_ the
peace (pioce).
Why i child with. wid in its
hurl hke wintf:r'. night' De-
""U'" it hlo ... , it onnw. (ito nOflt)_
Why.,.., the ot <11M_
ned people like t he "nIH of tbe
"IVeI 011 the &b<>re' l\t<'ause IMy
e the murmurs of the Lied (tirle).
Wbm is :I 10,(. tailor,
When he presses hiI ... i\..
How man)' pu.!O would you 1Up-
lK*'thereareinap'nt! OncP.
llaipl>on.
.-
Wby is .. man commitina; murner
hke heu walking ..,._ U .. ot.m I
Beu.1>ICI ,t'o a Iou.I proceedinr.
...t ..... (p,
,,.
In. this odd little pucle. which if
.. oimplc ""I iDiolruClive one. )In.
Wiggs u explaiuina: to Low)' )lary
that the """ a In<g(" ealibap
palch nnw than 1M hIW la.1 year,
and will therefor<! have 211 mn ..
cabhagcs.
Ho'lll' m41>y of "". malhemalin'
upcrts .nd agri,,,,>1tu,.;m CIOn esl;
..... te uI"'n )4ra. Wi"" <'l'Op. of
hudt to as lO lioa
upon the s..urk .... ul TN",'
A C::HARADE.
On th casement pADe the ";nd bIt"l
high.
Nt ....er II .... w;o lhe 1Iky;
All Kenneth lI u'" ....... ""lIP' in
.-.
And Sir Eve:n:rd IIcpl in .. bunted
-
I oat and _n" bade hi. bed:
No' .... a li"ile ","Ord I aaid.
Yet did I biJ
And .. filful liGht on ru. oye full
glistened,
And hiI ""-=k ere .. pale as he lay
and Iistena1.
Porhe lbou&;hl and hedrumed thaI
lhe (;cndl .. nd jays
Were ,...,\touing 0 'e. hi. flectioN'Y'"
And telhnK .,,11 their
W .. it my oe>O"'1 <ea ... l .... lond
On "h.,.., ...wI hnnd he laid h ..
ow_
n,., Iw>d which lrembled in hiI
W:Ucnahed by IusconvuIsive dup
Si. Ew=rd. did "'" fea. DIy first.
He had -. il ;0 wpa lhat men
dee", .. "nt ,
In many a r,eld and nood;
Yel. in the darkne .. of hi. drud.
His. t""rue WllI pan:hed-hil reason
"" ,
And tJ.., .'Ucbed.utbebmpbumed
10.. aad dim,
To ...... phantom. rrut and
",m.
Co_ dl;bbled (I'u .. lIh blood.
Sir Everard kllOdcd. anJ tt'I
pray,
He p .. yed for the nIh< 01 early dllY.
T,lI term. chC<'ked hi, p ....
And evo. I mUIU1'erl an" ..... 11.
"Clitk. click:' like. t<olling hdl,
Till. bound;n bncy. m;tgie epell.
Si. Eve n! fainled lhen:!
AIlS. o.",.th_ lch.
A RI-IIUS.
Wit"""tmy Iint.ld bYe you kIlO"
loI.y , fngbtlnl length "(1111<1
VOW'
Di"Ordant noUu from my next
Might make )'<l'U fC('i And
"eud;
)ly .. hale', the I,...-you nero n,,1
doubt it
I'or he', a who U wil",,,,t it
Cyphcr ."at. 8. 1 S. 14. 5, 19. 20, 25
IJ= i, an ol'l"'rtuni'y !Of tbe
J('-""l:T"l'hy d" .. to 'hopl.)'
c1evern_ In dioc<>vtring the 1000"lIty
of the scene in the dcu<h
" ,
A RiBUS.
or DIy fil"lil. '"''1 oitea.;" trnI.DIph
1"" boast,
My next. ",hom beloved, ;.. ......e-
li....,. your "",.1.
A. truly ti,e Km.. ",und.
In my the flUf do al
",,"}',
ADJ .,th .... nk and la.>h on.
bola tn<onunR an.1 nIght.
I m.ay...,rlaJ.nly a! .. 3).btfouM.
Cn,hN An. 6. S. I.l0. S. 5. IS.
A C::UARA"E.
A IOU"" 01 joy mv f" .. t may he.
O. of acutest _1("")'.
With my =nd II" aid
Tbe ,n'-'Cllt ate oft t.-lra,ed:
My whale whft> uq"'.,t.ly ... eet
W lib I_"t .... ,. "'p""""
An< 19.t!.II.H.S.20
A IIIo;IIU8.
Within "'y fi .. t '. placed.
What fmm my ,,"lit .. uken.
Awj hath an!
T" -.1< your and bDroo'
)ly .. twle you'U finJ-nn
. ....,.
The. tint product""n of your 1"'"
A .... 16. 15. 20. 8. IS. 15. II.
Why iJ .. n o)'te. nn Anomnlyl
RreauSC! h. g'''WI A t",arJ
ch;n .. ,nti you hll" ""t of ru.
1,.,1 tn him,
the ,I ffr ... nre tJ..,1.. ..,U a
IIU<>d "",I '" h<\J II}'-I .... > 000;. a
native, the oll",. i. moot certainl)' a
Wltlc.-1
I w my OI!C<>nd. rtque>llng
111m 1.0 <kan "'V !Lnt. Which
It wa< nttc.,-"y be ohoulo!
IInnr my "h<>lc Hool.j.<k
g
WAS USflF.RED IN.
, _ to ,his _rld ,II ISSS.
Thu .... III tha
...... J.avny da)... but tbe
bloody waf" that libe,_
.ted to many othcr$ t,"'''rh, no """II
boon t" me. I ...e ..,,,,fd, many
muterl and, though II moy Mt be-
OOmt m. to oay so, I ban AI .... y.
been as oflie; ... t AI my nat.
... 1Ll li""tati"",. "'cul<1 pcnrut. for.
lIIt.ho\Iib I waa noldt.formed. I ....
consIdenbly Imllll .... tluu! o,hm or
my family. Tbuu.gh I al".)'1 did
.... y dot, fatihfully. llIob II tbe
world". Ingratitude thot few 01 my
mI.IUn hesltaud to get nd of me.
The 6rn OQe I ,..."",,,,lIn ""'" ..
Southon! planter who tp<"I'lt moll of
hi. ume H. "U a ..
invete11l\e gambler. [1. took me
WIth him to a salloon 01'" day. Ue
had been los;ing h ... vily and was ,n
.. brod temper. lie ,riexl to Vtnt hi"
Ipleen 0 .. me, and ..,;.;og me, ..
me lip "1\0 tbeat. 10 I Janded em my
bud .. hile the 1UIr1 d.need about
..... I turned tail at this. and kIt
him cull"l my lot ;11 with _ 0(
hil comp&niono who _med to be
_ of .. brute. nil, it wun't !ong
before he rot rid of "'" to .. tramp.
),Iy new mamr and I became very
much au hod to each othu, and
,h"UK" we led ...,ving Ileep,"!
in bama .nd emp!}' c ....
a1_ay. had ... to ut .s I re-
quired. and I 'olt sure thAt Ihn.
mUll be """,)' who "'ere DOt q"..-.
ICT ... oft as I MlUki who on .. ,.
my 101 Bu. my contentment .IS
not to lut long, for. r ... da)'1l tau.
he traded me oft for p'pe. Think
or't,.!Mrewoodttp!pel l,.nne<!
.t wlult I then heartl ....
nett, but f'mt;/.n "';th the world
rubbed off all .. ntimentality
nd 0'",". IOaf.mar'" 01 yuulh
I will not .. aty ),,,,,w'th. h .. tory
of all my wand...mg. Suitice il to
ay, .Itet many vi<:i.a:iutdes I rucb
reacbed York, wbere 10nleT$S
l he oervice of lady who kepi.
board,"i howe, I dida', ltaylonS
... th hH. fot after a d:Ly 0, , __ lui
me to the
lie .gol rid of me lOOn to ., little
girl .. hom her mother had .. nl fot
.no.! I muot conl_ I Will
nut lOrry to make tb. 10'
my no_ owner had B kind lace.
Whtn _he bmuSbt !lie home her
II10Wr llaid tht she m;Shl keep me
for hu very "." and I began to hOJ>-
t hat my nwinS W. had (0"", to an
end My objection _ .. that
kept me III dark cloat in he.
_ I wondered If IILtt1! ,",re .... y
brllhter qu&rten ill the bo>utt, but
if th.e were I new:r cot. chan ... to
_tMm,forlw ..
on. tlUs IW"rUW ml wh_ the only
IIImI'M of lirht I ",1 ..... hen my
IIItlo m'n .... OpoetlM lhe door to
tt" cut one..r the min,. dreueo thai
hung alxnn me. Dut on. day .. hon
,h. w,," l:iving I piny 10 he.- girl
Inend. ,he broughl m. OUI Bnd
proudly ,hoW! "'" to her oomp;lIl'
10M. ImmedIately I bee."", an
oh)"", ..r mvy a"d on. liltle cirl
mo", lhu the .tli 10 0 .... me
011..-1 bet bnocelel for me which I
am vny *'"110 oay my lillie .,.....
I""", &ttf'\>ted. Bul my new pas-
""'"'"'" ..... hke all \.he rw.---sbe
""rted "'Ih me w,thout I "."in!:",
and I IIh..tJ "ever forgel my f .. li,,1:'
.. II."."" d.o.y;n" dry
gOO<l. 010"" while OUI shopping
,,,,lboUI nen glv,n m 1e<:Ond
look. I am t;red of IhlS world. hut
there is n" help for _. I tame
from along flmily lIIo.! thu-c
.... If
I pt:ayed to F.te 10 pul .n md to
me I ttonder if I would be rm..m.
A REBUS.
In fruitful field my fint Ihey gre",
My buoy nul Ihe .... lu\x"..d 100;
A t,lI.dy race my ....hole rOIl:!!
To busbandry .ndmed.
Cypher Ana, 16. 5, l. 19, I, I' . 20, 19.
,n e<IIltUIed geography
is ... ,ffi to di"""ver lbe hiddm lo-
<:lI.iy of hllie ,,,,,ident .,'hock 0<:.
<"Urftd wh"" . be much._tried
Brigham " oung end ... ,ored 10 es-
cort his bP:vy 01 "';VN 1"'"1" diopla ..
of .pri"g millin .,.,
I
CO!fCEALED GEOGRAPHY.
Here II (:O!llI!Ction 01 hidden
dtico, He , for the c"'- 10
ditooye.- on 1M ICnleoces
I Th .... OJ ..... lhing )'OU 1I\OUI.J
be conttan\ in-O plebeian I
2. The Empres:o R.!;tnt lhin""
.be il a Ihn" Therf:SJlo.
J. OW .. ,n., olJ hooks, old hiendl
a", Iht I>nt
4. Jump DO, a", you all on. do,,',
forget Ihe
S. II. ulM. ""_ prep&nlion lor
IUs leelh
6. They.,. 1ha.1 OUT _n dot II
, ...
1 I plioped to L}'IlD and
Ze<:h&riah "UoP;nJ: bad:.
A. I..md /Jueon ....... grc.o.l think.r
lnaJIy .
9. King Allred, in hurgher dotla,
buml Ihe ....
IG. 0 mighty Tiber, gent l1 now.
ing 10 Ihe .... 1
11. No knowl,ffi!:", 1(1) litain
1Ilffl1l. (III I.k. lha. place of &QOd.
-.
12. The C..,.... Prince can eve"
1Wk .. Napoleon
U, The .mber liniDg of her COIIt
_ .. alllllded.
Her. lo.n odd rohus whicb ,,'ery'
<me .... Ihrough evm "hen
Ihe to lhe lelle,
R.
Wbt1ber 010.1 1I0mer I'ppl,"" 'II"lne or
.....
JuJ<op or citler. hinory is not dear,
but at...""", ,.--Ibet bird, thougb
....ont I" rcam,
Bul for one liquid, h4<I Itll
home
from
PROPOSITION E. olult Pallil Inlo Naill i ll the fe wuI chan gn.
GOOD Lt:CK
i. ba.wd III"'" a
omm=iaJ tp;""!e whICh
1 pitk",," up .,me yNA
in IILewildand wonll,.
West. In lhe ch:orae,er of progret.
iii,.., )'QUng "",. itt out<:b of
;nfonna',on. I IOUght fr(lln
the 10<111 mngnate of Ihe lown, whn
h,,(1 nmaooed a <onoide.abl. fotlu".
in tbe hMdwnr. busin."... The_'.el
of he lold m<:, wa. to t..oke
110..'" OfLe -'lK'<ially ani! . tick 10 it
until you were king pin in Ihllline
I ",].J him I had ....-1 Mven
""nil. and w'" gre"tly .punl,"" IS to
Ihe besl pllll IOf nakLng a lonu,,"
out 01 it He ",plit<i lhal il W&$ a
Rood INuit, and ""';"'"" me 10
at.kk to all my hk an,1
nev.r Hatler t hat I h.,1
hnun. for :!.Dyth'''11 else,
AmI he,. I am,
In proof "f thi, ,heor)" he uid
lhal mRt\y ye.rs befat., lIIile,
hu,l! Ihi4 alOn:, and f1\l1 1M g<>1.!tn
l>or.ah"" over Ihe door "'Ih Panto
IS tbe "!'<""ialty. In }'nn he
retired _rth. milbn". and. h'I"""
dealer look lhe at""' ,,00 by the
changing of sing'" I,,"or made
P,aU hi Then camt
lIonll. a jewtll!r. a plumber, drug
giol nOlary. a masun. an "n,le"
taker, a grottr and
IMn Ib" p ...... nl .""",aIL., In
B.th man ;n rot..:olinn hout ch:onged
bu. a .o"glo! letter ota ,,_ I luo.,e
1"'fOlt,,,, JOttIe of the d,lIetti1l
lnod .. and prof .. ,,,,,., our
pu .. !;,I. an: on tI .. in me
m,t of lU.t ..,eh .t.lemm ... that I
"""eI"ded to ofl'er prins for
tILe best nn .... n. I hurd
ward Abr"l13m t.ineoln took
the .""" anI! Ihat It hal
Ihrough h.oJf a d"n" .. n<e,
It\ and ""<cry ..ue Ihe i"rum'
bent retiring .. ilh fa"", Ino.!lortune.
How many CIn dn,.,.,,,,, lhe M
of of le\\er.1
a time'
.. i. 111M w!lose
111m"" ru.ds N<kwn"l. anI! lor-
ward. thc .... ""'1 :>,'un
What lody\ih
ho.d,,,;ud$ :!.Dd f" .... nnls Ike 13mo'
)bo.!.un
What lem. 01 Ihe day for
.. ard_ or wk .... nll tbe ..,...,'
X"""
Wh,. _bould fi'bermen hemme
.... "lthy> .. hu';noa
.. hith II all net mak ..
... I.filh
J
hM Ihe bahy gnt thai
$p<'11s 1."..",,1 .,,'1 t-kwanl. Iho
o:ome' B,b
Wbctrtln lMo Ihe illfl'"""""" be
t ...... man .nd The ollkr
a man f:\'\ . lhe ...-uk .. be ,rows.
but the ohler \1>0 butter ill U ..
it
Whon rll,l ea .... r v,";t the Inlh!
When I,. "t""""'\ Rlnnt and
..... nl ",""k In il (Brid..:<I)
Wk31 muld not possibly be
....,n ll> a rooml An I_el
,"
Wh,. ill IJw O:oeen only. poor
genllewoman> She pO:! .. bul
WhyillM leue. 8 like a hot firel
Beo,uoe It mak .. oil bod.
Wby .. on in,.ILi! huled brocean
""Ilung ILk. a ronfinod criminall
8tocaUH h. il "",,<tired (HC"Ured).
Whm <I",,". lpe..ke. 11.,.1
jumhc. ' Wh.n he like. the /loor.
Wby il Ihe 10ttor A Ilk. n hnnoy.
""okld He<n".",,, 8 follows it
WI\flI .'" tYO tnmps like f<>m.
Wh=tky,.,...
Iwn '-to In. har.
Why ... IMTV Loat like a j!OOd
tIlle> llc""u"',1 .,,,,k:< Mth
Wh.. t< alway, behind !.>mtl
The hack u/ d",,'k
COURSE AT TillS
lale day it ...... hI be ;m
\"""iUe to <.'OrT1!Ct the
grt"al injn"''''' to
po(>1" Gu,di" .
le11 .... Inle 1,\,,<> I'u .. bl< ton
t'OI><Iernn the hillh_h"".l.e"," Inan" ....
in .. hi.h Ihe 0 ...... 1. "',,,,-
p<ttn( i n .. pu.lle Ilr<>>."<lw
10 nuke himstlr the umpire, and
... :ltI!e<! the fur hi:! .olu(i"".
.. bid. wU u "bruni Ill! it wu "".
lair. lie est.abh.h<,J .. d;,.".,-r" ....
IlDd .. kInd of
punle brignndnge .. hh is ,,"I u-
t inct 1.0 Ibi. day .... we ofltn r,,,d
Y"""lC ... who would hlle
1.0 lOIn 17\1.. 10$ Ic"mling In th",.
'""' notiOlll and cavin,," pri_ "fl.er
the manneT of l'irAtc ..
GorJ,u. wu, Ill! unOOllhi.tkated
COI1II t ryl"..on. who r:,,'Cd . P 1lD<l
'"''''''' bul who by h,. 1:1\,..,.,,"
devleftle<tlbem.me King of I'hrylt'a.
and is known .0 hmory ... Ib ..
1I1""ghboy king. h i. to\,\ Ihat
.oh .... be ."""rm<t t he II<'epl1"f! h. \Ie<!
hi. former ;",Ill.menu WHh "'h3\
i. know .. in hinory as the G ... n.lt ...n
knot. but ill .. fW'<'\lliar _Y I h.o.t
t he Irnou eoul<l. nut I", unfo.llcnod
anel the orades \IfO<"laim"d Ihat
.. hoev.... could lhem 'II'OIJld
become tho EmPl'ror,
Aleunder t he Glftt. it il toW.
made many ineffectual I>.tlempu I<>
lOme of thc knou, hut t,nully
be<;ominR .t btl ,,'orot of
mcM. d"", h,s..."rt! an<:! cut ,he
c:ord. ucl.i"..ing llul it tbe
common .. n ...... y to II"'!. tbing
,,""" you want >t." SUan!:" tbat
t!tuJe familiar .. ith the Il<>ry ,,-nd iu
cit m(lJ; indo .... it "'jlh
I>. Cl!rtain air of ","umed pride ... hen
have outtnOU'ed"!:Ie d,fi,culty
:tnJ "'lei";,,,' .' I ha\-e cut the
Gonliank!lOti"
to hi.t<}ri3',. ,,-nd all
wri W\'l'On tb6eubJt the punl" ... a.
a lair and !t:gi,imalo one, and .. 1lC-
"" ... tely and mInutely deK1ibed
tlut many attoompu ha.-e made
to it. and lOme (uriOUl Rnd
coml,lialte<i knoU h>.ve t-n in-
vented by imit.a\.Orl of Gordiu., I
won,l .... "'betb"r Iblt)' 'II'OIJ1d I>e ..,ti._
lied .. "h the a ... 10 their pUuIQ
if lhe .. Iv ..... foUn .. ed the mMhudl
of ,\Inandcr. only prot.n
agl>."'lt the IOlution to lbo (",.,mian
klint. I can recall ..-e",
... me de"e' lina .. bich muS! bo of
"cry anCIent origin:
"A wule II not 101"ed. impatient
Ii ....
Mv peeping at iu a ......... ,,,.
\\'!>en Gord, .... the pI01l'_boy king of
l'hrnia.
Tied up h;", ;'nplcm..,u "I hu.bandry
In the lar_lamed knot ..... h AI .... _
and.,..
Did nOI undo. byculting it in t...m.
In the punl". I hAve
drum ' .rgel) upon cnoydopedia
I",t have conl",'mcd stricUy t<>
the I find ,\ Tbey
all lh.:ot the cord "' .... "" fixed
,'"
tllat ne> l'\lld be found and Ibat
lhe imlll"""..,IO of "".".ndry 1I'f:re
tied to a .U.llle in the of the
I hav.
mlimau(>n Ihat the implfments r.Uly
h.1.ve t-n \i .. 1 ... pa"'tdy. and I .<-
Ius ... I.,.n ... tn p1'UDJ.ng
,hea", ... Lein/!: .... rthy 01 .""" .. 1
il1u,l,ation. and II><> "".re '""lJI'CIally
.1 01 is tafc to OIly tl,.U .11 01 our
un obtain Ulilt.o.n", from
lhei. bir fri""dJ; in I he matt e. of
with pair of
Ki..."...
The pulZlt ;, deoigned e<\lf:Ci411y
fur Ihe outinl[!. and .hould
beeom. i>OPUlar a l lbe teubore as
",ell ... "t Ihe mounu.in_retDl'U- It
(In ... &<I.11y onh'"d by
I>('l'IOvernnC<! and 'Iudy. It
i, apu:Il!J" Ie> heonl"..,] in IOn,,, quiet
nwk. "f.o. from tbe maddell1llg
CTOTd:' Gel. pi""" of rnrd about
olle )-nd long, Ue tlte endl Ingetb...-
110 .. to make.n end]_ pi<m:. T&\(o
Rny kind of ordinuy ";:;_01 and
...... ng. tbe IIrlng rJL:IMly a b" ....
in the pi<ln .... only instead of f ....
I.."ng the coni UtrouRh the! I I" ple,
Ibm .. il, like over lb.
head of a young lady. 1Ieal<:d in
.,.,nveni"nt POfIticn. who will aid
you to win lh" Cf'()1m of AIio. by re-
moving tbe ICIIIC1S.
A man bought \wo /i'hn. but nn
t.k'ng Ihell, 00"", loun,1 I><> Iud
Ih,..,: 100.. "''''' tbi.' H. had
t wo--and one srndt .
lIeM ;11>. prelty an"".nupllal per-
"",ked up oiunng my onjotUTl
In the Old Dart, .. I\.(h ilftU wonh
presenting ,n "" .. Ie lorm
Biddy liarlint," .,,,d an In,b .wam.
"y. arc ... lond of \ri<ks as ... "n;d
I'd like yOll to nddJ" me
.. an that perplex"" me ""'\UI.",ly
when 11. wcck ago bot tues-
day"'"" to-mo.row. ye ... ,,1 'When
I"", 10nnlgh\.O Mn .... WI\1
be )tutnb.y. I", us get mamerl. as
be Just INa day n,n lnonth'
Now. Biddy. I ha"" ... alta<! J"'t h.o.lf
lhat tin",. a",\ y. luvc ",.,,].(:0.1 th"
.... me .... <lS ,\ i. II"", theld 01 Ihe
monlb. [ ;1 y",-,' Man goea
'",tty-Pat: .... might 6", .. 0111
.. hen lhat we<\<I,nJ: day II due'
Whn wU lli" """'I .u_lul
Anan,"" in the n,hle>
Suah. t.ec..u .. be fIoold I"nited
company .n the re<;t 0( the
wotld "'''' ,n 1"I",d3t,on
Why,. n ... hk" the
letter cr lie Innn" 1_ into
, ......
WhY;$ bru<1 like tbolun' Be-
cau .. ,I rioea frum ."" yn,.I_
Wlwn i . cblloir hh R lady',
d .... ' W,,"n ,1& .. t_m.
When is " ""Id"" b.ke watch>
W!>en he II on mart!-
Wben does duu. di.llke you?
Wben ;t can'l bear ynu
Wby ;", " duel 'luitkly managed?
BeeaUK It tak"" only 1"'0 oeconda
to ,"""",go:. il
If I "'''''' ,n tM .un an<1 you we'"
oul of it "'hat .. ould the ",n ,""_
com.! Sin,
.:.,\\h"t di2a.., lI........ ,ubje<Ot
bot days' A dropoflidd"
alfie1.ion
Why wouM an owl he ollended
at you. <:lIlhng hun _ phoa""nl1
Bea!u.. y"" would be making
pone of hun
Why .. )'>IT nooe in \M ",,<Idle
01 your fao:.' lka.u,",;1 i. the
..,,,nle.
When may lWO pe<:>pl. be ""d to
bo half witterl' Wben IMY han
an Lo ... .en
A IUODLE
All obJtct le>r ... bieb many t hou
..."do <In "rb.
A LlesoinJ: I pnw". or a""",
wMn 10 lhe allerof Hymen you
""
You We ..... r .... brlter or worw
I Am of i>o.Jlh oen,,--bolh hu.bo.nd
... ,Ie.
You 00II.1 me. you love me. )'ou
ooout mc.
I'm Ih" """"'" 01 much jo)-. COn'",,-
tinn And "Inle.
Vet can he happy wi.huul mo
I"noel by land----<>D lhe nCUD I
With thf, f" .. I. 1<>(0. I .... r in the
.,
I 'm con$tRnl. I 'm r"U--too mucb
given I" rhangoo.
Thcref ..... w!>en )'OU choooe me--
beTal!
An. IJ. 1.20. S
A RE-aU!l.
t.I y first iI a pan. 0.1 the day .
My last mndnur 01 bght.
Id y wbole to uke mCUlln: of UJDe.
h useful by d.y and by niHhl_
CypberAllf a.15.21. 18. I. 12. I.
19. 19
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WhAI bum. to k",,1' R oterol'
SCalmg ... u_
Why;'" a "<>lokrnRn a hook 1
Ben ..... he hal t itle
Why II. nrohlnn:ln like a book'
Il-ause he has a .
Olalt "I ... most apt
to g",elone 10 11<"';"1,- 1 The t..,lltl_
What" by I""ng.n has
notbmg ",rl bul 0.1.,.,> A filii""
Wby is lour.qUllM. JRr hke a
la)')l'o I1M_""ddle' Bnu..
hold. a (pa1!on)_
Wby aN: IlAlloofll in Ih" like
BecaU!O'. ba'-e no
af suPl"'rt
Wby is \'m' rnaa like
Lad .but' Bl"a.u,,, he k .. the
Kame ali..,
\\'b"b II Ih" f"''Onlo ..."rt! ""th
""'""" 1 Th. Ian OtIC
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COIICEALED GEOCRAPItY.
102 Tile """,ani .. \ .. na. poIuha
the 1'1.1-*-
10.1. F.,... ""I rou 100 lOW
104 '" Theodo", ,""e alreadyl
(Tem,,,r)',)
105 Th .. 1"'''''' "I ""hH Itnnln
1<"4 " .... """n J'Ojnl
106.. A c 'x-.! up an upU
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101 On th .. ri""r \'011:" tbe ...
an.,,, ",1>0 II... """"hed by
Ihe
10<1 A l'O"ulj." ..- ,n ,,""ry
pari oj II,i. l"07"" a ot.rrv...-I ". thl
IO'J . J \1,,,,. " ro,,!:"
110 _n, you hk
IIlt_ but I ",,.', ."crwrr
111 l'nlK'O Gip" Wt biJ love
A"'] Bu" .." .... :-:. U .. I11,, _
111 .... h.ngl.
, , J II' ,I] Ito],..n 11o:.\lgw gn
",.""" ,I I ""',le_l, on the Earn
114 II ,_ a bat ul'll"
.hovellhe Ina .. ..-ill ,,',nk (T"m_
"'" )
A ...."m.>" M".,ndG
""",Nt ! ...... \'i<I"';"
lib In "--seWnll' the .,],JJ ..... be
1""".]Ii>e laal ".. hAmpc:rod. by 1M
.. ."
11 I I nil h'.!UnT 00 well aa
Tria!" ShOff)'
113 .\ "'oman d-...d 'a II
rnor!, ""In'" wonhl recog.
IIQ 1 ..<\ tho Jl'loMU4 Kilte Ph, lip
ArtlI a H.... t 'n, _"nll.v
111\ Ib"ngh"'k .... ml'rij(bllnn
1 land,,1 "',\IK",, tll .... !!ng my pur-
III !\ rug
I anli'''ll loy ,;I ... "",r
III rirl . !ltag. Dtb.-
u<goo on ,Iw "'"'t,
I H I ",,"er could ("n<), I'ruMtC
(I';!;'n<i.)
, l4 Tho magnannnow hero
\,Ie"d. Inr hi. rountry
125. In lbe
and la, "'" an:. ItMom u...-d (I
bnd_)
12b. An ,,",thout 8 CO",. a
pig "'lIu!1 n,,1 "'ie, I
121 A lrom Cling<>. Shen,
iii""" ,rnmort..:'izcd ,n N. puttT)'_
1\ lihgn:e t'Clnlu", aJOmN
ho:r (Counlry_J
,\n o"er-rip<' tU<llmber "",...,r
,. tit for abltc
Llfl I,....,." "."". hull" or ,..,nt
nulu,", "I anli'I''''Y (SUItt,)
IJJ 0 (,""'pull' () '-a>l and
might;'
1.12 Lt.1 u' f<>nn. cnn,-.nllOn 10
1M ron.h""" of lhe
cru_
PROPOSITION Sh01ll' th' 100d man ud hil 1ll'if. ho1ll' to catch the chickens,
II
' WAT('Ht1'\G Til"
" I , of pl&)'ful dot:",
k,lt .. n, an.1 nt" .. do-
m ... animal. w. an!
alten ;mproAed by tho
wu Ihey OHm 10 enler inlO lite
Splril 0){ (un .!WI to)oy the liOll
poin"'o( play, Jutt ... "" ...... n
do, and il i ..... y to doUd. "",UUn
0){ tlte ....,.., 01 humor
in the uult.:lti<>D ov .... I"" or
m.uhap of a p!a,male, Bul for
exlnbition of .ni1(h,d, or
"tant.o.l.i.oml "".-In",:' a, tlte
I .. ,...".... u,n .. it. I "ever .....,
an)"Uung equal to the I"ro-
duc'ed by IWO oh'tinate ... ,
...,(u<ing 10 bt' d"vco 0 ' , ("<)Urd
from a ",.y .... "b .. ' lIy
nor ",n. but juS!. dndl:"!' abo,lt. k1'
ing do. to Ih .... pursuero, 10 at to
be out of re.<"h I" rart, ""hen th ..
0,lIdbe captMI ...,Iffilt lhe
ens """"me ""'''''',.''' and loll',w
1'1000 up:>n Ih",. heels, \Ilte"ng
tound. of defiance r.tId wntCO'I,1
On a New ]e.-..y brm, .. he.o
""me e'l)" (olk. .. .. ont \0 .,,,n,,,,,.
mer, chickcn..,ha.,,,g btea"", a
mailer of everydny .pml ... ",Ithe.o
wcu IWO \)1'1 whi,h could
.h. .y. b" fO\lnd in Iho g .. ready
to chaUenge ""yon. 10 catch IlI<:m.
rcmi"drd 00II of ... g .. me of tag,
...nd 111'.... in many ..... pecU 00 like my
old .. Pip.-'n'OO .... r' lhat I W1S
continually twitted to "lII'otk it
into a .... lNu!e_" I have
...uy oondudod to il1lWnlte ...
curioul IN,,"1e pOinl $Ugge>ted by
t hooe apOrt"., chichn>, ... hieh
I should .... ,.... have
thQuChto){. and .. hicb I ...m *,w.!iod
wiU worry .orne of our expert __
The obi""' is .., prove ,n jusl bow
many mn ..... t he cood fa ....... and
his "'ife couW ","Icb t be u ... chick
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The fJdd is divided into ";xtyrour
"1u"'l'$ matJ.:rd .. II by lhe
com hiUI. ! ... t uS .....P_ llial
I","y are pt,,)"inc ... C"""'.
hotw .... " lhe ('OTIl m .... from on.
"'Iua", to anothet. dirtttly up and
down or "Chl aud I.f, _
Play lum ...bout- finlt In the
m ...n .nd woman each move one
"1ua_then 'CI each of Ihe
.". nlake ... movo. and the con
unu .. hy tum. until you find out
,AA
,n how mIlDy mt)"" il " poui!>1. In
drive l b. chieJ.:e'" in.., ",eh ... J>OSi-
t;on that botb of tbem arc corneted
and a.Plurtd,
Out . di.cram ..... tain'n,ll
49 coni hi]la.!WI .huw """" ,I by
dnlwi"l' liD .. bo .. you lhe
chicbns may be <::optnr-ed ,n Ih.
,honest. pOiOSibl. nllmber 0){ movt!.
A CI.IAJl.aDE.
My sport ..... first buv.nd hgbtly ou
Ibe law .. :
Whil" my ...,.,nd doa it.o 0."","
lirow adorn;
The ch""";ng of my whc.l.
rn..o.y pro"",
A good Samitaritan thy paiOl to
IOOlhI:.
Cn)h.r"' OI. 8, I, 18, 20,19,8, IJ,
18, ,.
Why'.-C, ... '-',.-,-,.-',,"-,,'''-a ... ;In.
B..:-.:Iu"" it folio,"" the C,
Wbcn i ... 1 .... 1". nedc like t.etl'
When it i, ... ",nlr 1<>. dinner
Nn_ Iha rid,.,1 chil<l in the
world 1 itol h!l<'hild
When i. Q bulW. l1y a J.:1It1
When ;\ on tulip',
PROPOSITION- HoW" much land ean be tllclOMd by. dozen ahteen foot raill ?
III
WOULD REALLY
, .. ppear as if the", .night
, be, more ;0 LinMIn'.
- n.,1 problem tl>an Bp-
pea ... on the "'fiR"", de
'1"1" of Iu .... 'en known and accepted
a ........ r ',hal , t aU dq>ends upon
the length of thl: filii. ,.
The pith 0){ !.he prop<>$itiDtl turns
upon the .haP"' 01 the land. fOt. d ...
&pile \he (.oct of oquar" bring the
ptOpI"f Jhape, the """'"' we get to
t be form 0){ enole the greau" ....
coma lhe _y of lence ;n pr0-
portion .., th" '1""""ly 01 land in
.....
Then! is an instructive and inter
"'11"1: prohlml invol,rd, which
tllnU 0",," rmploying tbe sbortl$t
poaiW. nUb, .,hen the '1u.,.\.iDtl is to
.n of land by the mon-
eIIl poaible length of fonce. In the
P""'""t problem, bowe""., q will
a do..,n raiII 0){ the old mnd
ltd length 01 sixteen r..,t , "';thout
n\..IlJ.:ing .. ny reduction fo.
The problem is gi,cn ... an
menta'Y inl roduetion to I" prin
ciple 01 .oquaring t be circle. and pre
" !lUI the ... me iUu6l:r3tlon of dusive
fmclioM, ....h;eb mlJ.:eI ,I d,ffIeull to
obta,n derule ... d u Il$l".t.<. l ory uo.
.lIllS,
Name in 1_ lelun Ih' dltin)'
of III Northl)' D K.
NoW" an4 Thm,
Tho ew. itt con=olc<l
.. ,11 kindly look for the lod1loty of
tlus ,1lWilrauon cl the "old. (lId
.tmy," tofIceolrd in lhe description
of the plolure.
NOW"" TH r
then,butl am
11 now,
Proposition: Sho .. llo .. 1he Merchant m.ullrcd the wiDe and ..
COL'R5E EVERY
'. " lamili.1r with
.' ilory rlWI wllh
I \;.one! hot"Y "'lIn
met I CU.tmIOT "'ilh
6"" Ind quan t,ild, ,
"'100 wuhed 10 1"'''''''><: I"". quaru
of iIonty. It i. an .... tinl( ea....
of "ith 10':""'00. An<l
;. """fOid of catch or Ind ,,iII
x,""" 10 upbin Ilw> I<II"l1IIn)',nl(
which i. built upon an ul",,-
sian 01 ",,, ... ipl.,
A mtttbant of .. 100 ea
tOT1:d 10 Ih. """''' "I Iht pilJ:Timl
.,100 lh. de:n, wu once ..... -
rrnntod by Ih. lullo,,;nl:
problC'lT1: H. ..-al by the
lea"". of I "' ......... "'110 ,1""'00 10
pu",haK lion of ... in. and .. ,., .....
Pffsnlling thrtt t""'fr.illt>n ' ... <:11,
he mod 1 .... 1 \hree gallo". of wine
he PIll in Ih. R1'IIonI 01
wate. in the In,1 three 01
wine lod tl,rtt 01 .. al mix1 in \he
thi. d. and tha' Ih .... Ir"lltwl. of "'"1M
b< given to rxh 01 Ihe tl,irtee"
",,,,,,IJ.
AI both WIle. An'\ win . accn.,lin.::
fa Ori",tal I1oa,,", Ue ooly told in
puule.
""'"lilin 01 In ""ttl number of gal-
l<lna. the morthant h .. d only. two
and I four o:all"" "''''.u,. ",he.e",;th
I" pr<lan" leal whi<h p<'e'Ol1$ <orne
IOnnpeelN difficulti...-; .....
"'ithoul ,"",inl: 10 .ny trick or de-
,":c. Or u[>C1limt 001 I"'1'bining It>
the ordilW"r m.,.",.,ng probInn, ..
.1 ...... ,lv to. he file
.. alff lrom a lull 1Icgsbnd n<l ehe
from harrel. in 1M rtquirM
1,,,,,,,,1"10". "'ithoue any wute wh-ol:-
('ff.
In ton.. I .... manipul.eioru C2n the
IfU be pn-fortncrl, connting ""cry'
"me IMt liquid u. dB"'" l!Un """
10 _l>c-r :u. ... """,ipub.-
I;"" . Tlli. u. undoubeedl.v lilt:
"""I rffl'.>rkoblt problem 01 '" kind
rx"'ne. and I", m:tny yeo .. blIlIed the
puuli"l 01 'M ....".kI to >MOet II>
lhe leul poIoIible nmnb ... or """"' ....
U lhe ttIlI.ni]>ullot""," "'Me ch"",
tun",," fly =ny ie hI., hem reo
Ime<! 10 U San, gnat .. !
A WORD PCZZLE.
\'Oll tir't ... rile foUT to "'Iual "".,
Take one a ... ay and .till " .... one;
Whal <att .p.1ro:tl ..... y no' be eh.le.
So Afey lake: )'.1 na\\g/lt ,. Idt.
,""
Same Pal.ndmlRe"
I. a '''''''Mlliall'''''''' Ind
h:tve a 1"-,,
2. Rev ...... I 1""'1 01 th .... ,1 and
ha," mu,ic.
:l- ... 100 i. <li>eooed and
h:t,,,,, to .,,joL
4- Rev ...... a t..,tf'lgl: and make II
TOj-a1.
Revrnt! 1M "";1 one and .......
",.i&d.
6. R""nx and hue.
"""Wo
7 I Icmak: nartte an.1 b<
.... "'-
8.. a n ... le name and bavc
done wrong.
9- I 1.,J.ifir. and h;n
""ni'lo .
10. Rev....., a ",",SUrt Utd rn:.U In
opemml!'.
". Rev ..... di>poltion and lorm
d...titty.
12. Rc-""tse a liqtlor an,l ural. a
crime.
An")'(u wm be '''10",1 .mon!\' lhe
followin!: R<d n,m.liar. door.
Omn,., !'oWII\. Irpr-r, laS'M, de
,il. <In. ... , and <loom.
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PROPOSlT10 N--Show how the bl, buUeship c.n run down the .ialy- three veuell of the enemy, and
retllrn to the ltarti.n, Oint, in the fewe" pouible number of Itral,ht 4uhet.
Iw:1I
.. Ire il nnll
of rign:oh . ...-:ill he ul'lauoed
l<> "'p.-ot tile un"" f .. m""" baIlie
cry durinll' lhe ... meriun-SfantSh
...... , . Remembo<- the Mam,,1 . The
a>rrIrn.o.n,ler is .Ioown 10 be mapp"'lI'
out tht plt.1I. 01 Ilta<:k hy he
deooll'" to ram and mn down the
lIotillt. of the ....,"'y . gunboat .
.., ... 1<> deslrov t\>ern ..,th lbe
J1UtesT. po.ihle Cam_
"""'rulK at the p<>int OttUPlM by
th.1atp battleship. ma.k oul ,,"11
_ conUn"""" 1 ... ,0'. tM 61 hult
bo.>1S and re,um \.0 o;Ia1ting pinl.
making the le._ """",hie
numoo mo,es ......
"""Id term it,ll. punic It.ngnag>:
Th Break_Up 11. 1 l be Conun_
drulll Clu b.
I luYD .I .. Leen partial
\.0 and am lim! '"
tile t..lief t .... t thoro are al>UUt
million ucmYc\y '\U",<I
people, who fllll u> 8pl'.-.<:;n'" a
or ..... yth,pg Ihat i. g<>t>oi. ,,h ...
... nul.-l nt<l." eOlff_
t&inmg ",emloen <:of ,f. ,II.
tbt-tr . \hey had d;.
!{l1 r<>nun,lmml, Hut . I .......
to .. I am nn tbe
p"",ident o( lb. C"nun<lrutll Clul,.
for ,he "'''00II lhal 1M org.n' ...
t,nn bmke up ,u row ..... 1 .. lltow-o,
You _. Smoth, ,,110 n M-.IIrt ia
I capilal ume ",to the:
mnmo one even,ng Inot .. Iv.
gul It. xood OM. "
What is ,t'" we all
"When ill an 'I'ple pie'.' He
and every on. Iooke<! .t
him upoo<Unlly. l>ut .,,1 .... Ih'ng
"Well." 6nl1y queri...! .'''3n
aCrtlllOt \.he mnm. '.gn Oft. Wh,,1
d,d you .tnp fi>ere I".'"
Go au OIl w'th .. luI'"
he l5ked
"Why. II!' un wilh your C'OIIun
dmm, "lI'hon .. an aPl,le I""
.. hatl"
Thot' ...-blit ! ..... \,1or<!
Smith.
"Y ... we Imo ... but WllM;'
OOI\un<!mm/"
"When;. an IWlc pid"
'''rhe", is no 1C1\>Il in thaI,"
...,,1 ...".,,,1. ' 'I:''"'' II. the "",t. ' .
'The,", ;.:,,t .n)' ren,' _,-I
"When""n apple 1';"/.'
, 'Wh." " an apple pie "'hat 1 you
gump'' rolled .. from all
l"'rI.' ,,! ! he: 1"tI<ml
. . 11'1>0 ta,1 'al'l,le I',e ",hot>' "
"Y"" d,<I,'
"I dodJl't ...... anylw.ng about
Iron!" I"" wh.t'
'/. \'"" d,d,"
. t d"lnl. "00>.-_0 0
Dut bilt .tma,u ..., con-
all ,lie .. lwk un_
d..n...,k to .j .... t Smilh . ho ....
.... of II.JI Illbku. and ev..,
atte. t1t.o 1-'00"" h,1 fa'tored onl ..
" took .... vtral boun 10 uplain
!h.tl .. " aw'" w"" pie when _...-t _
tbvn!d ,.,.d ."doocd III
oru.'I. !,ut th.... w...., too many
'""'" 1I""'h m hoM ,he dub
lit .. that faleful ronundn"n.
II'h"t i. Ih. differ ... "" "
an<l " eum""" ... "", hal
01 ..... ,,\ the end 01 its p" ....
B Mm,.... ,IS pB ..."" at tm, ""d of ...
da"""
II'h"" i. " boo.t til:e I he.p 01
onow' it 11 adrift.
PROPOSITI OII- Guen the oamn of the I wtln haysi
BEEN
"
cI of do ..... boyo,
eall"" UP to pve !.heir
M_-':!. photOfl:<1Iphed by tbe
nstan\aneou. procell Jun ... euh
one .... com",enC'ing to pronoullce
his 0 .... ......,t
Th" twel,.. n...., .. were Oom,
Aldell, RaMm ..... Alrrwl. Al1hur,
L .. b. Fletrh..-, 1ohtth" .. , Th><I"re.
}I.,elurd. Shirln('t" "",,- 1I;",'d.
No .. it "",,1,1 nnt IIOtt!I _bit to
be able to gi"e the <Otftet nuno= to
of ,be t .. elve boyo, but if
will p...,tice tbe l,.t over 10 eacb
one, )'0<1 will fino.! ,I 11(11 a diflkul l
, u lr to 1o<-aU! Ihe propr' name for
" .. ery ono of boys. The PIlule.
of COlI ..... il to ru ... tho nama of
tile , .. elve boys <urr.-MI)'.
Spc"U (>nly I"" \elten and IIIIa
name tlla 0.1""117 of all earlhly
! rungo! D. K .
Wby i. tile nortb pole Hk .. An
Illieit .. hi.lry ai_
ause it i. a Kel"at 11it!.
Wby i." very d,_nlent t<! man
""ti.fiedl Hocau"" !lOth"'g
... UlfWs lum.
WbY;I ... hC>rt negro like a "'hi\.<l
man' llecausohe isnotaUlll Lbc).
What doeo .. blind dog berome In
WeI.
In .hat ... y do WOmen ruin their
hU$ha.ndll I n buy"way .
Why is. lady ttnbra,red like "
pot"lrnbookl SecauoeJh() .. cllLllped,
N" .... if )'<lu "" .. n pc"ach .. ilh a
hi1 on 'I . an!1 you w,<hed '"
the pe;loh .... 'thom (li,'u,!>,ng the
1m'(I, whAt .....""h\ you ,1,,1 Dol
wh\"-"I<a>l t,UiI" .. oIT
W!'Y i. Q" <lilT".... nt from
chuteh Tb. orong. i, !Ie".'
.....
Wby if .. r""<'11 hllihing the
P ...n, hb ..... rl"''',,' n...
h.,.. ,Q
To gi". the youn.<: folk, a ohanC<lIO theI' preotnt
romp.nYInR of the BItJca',her, a.ok Ihem '" d ....
COver h,. nlltionshty <:<mcealed In 'he d""n puon I)f the plttu, .
'90
PROPOSITIOIf_How much doa the bahy weigh ir the mother ,nighs 100 pourul:s more I!wl lhe
eombined weight of the bahy aruI doC and the dOC wcic"- 60 per unt. lea th.ar! the haby.
..... il:hed for """
hto.- "'on
a.. lh3t nf the ill,!!
1"3' <J,t weighOO 100
p<!uIlIb n'o", ,jIBn tht ru:nhin.,.i
.... of the !I"g aOO the wby,
and I..hat 1 he c!fIJ: wei.<:ru. 60 p'" c""",
Ie ... ,han hat.v. Our p" h.ts
"'" ... k,,1 to Q.. ,j;, K"",l 10,,1,
,n ".,rmlln",g ... 'If th"
little wlud, <)'" oont""'l'bte.
nltHing in ON' 01 lho 1"'I'""r "IUC
haL)' """'l"'lIt,,,,,,
h w"" lho< I' ""I Saxe .. ho aUed
Can y"u \<,U me why
I\. hn""'nl,', t}'
Can 1 ....1t<:1" ,tc..."T"y
T""" y"u roOn. or 1
1.:".", ho .... ,"an}' I,,"
A pu",,,, c"t I_I
To .. h,eb " .... 1\"('< '.
A (Or ,j',nit
1,..,.1
!';..,. a< it',,'I.
1""'1 her loe,'
How h.., R ",Vh"rl
Two. imide a",1
."
\\'h"t .. that "'lucb no one ..
tI> ","'e. H1 n" 00, .... W to.e1
A bal,t t>(.aoj.
Wha' ;. Ihe o.!dte""nce bet.......,
,"lUng Ina,,''''' of .ulft1l. a:n!I an
olJ """,j of .;%1)" On.. is hi<WY
an,1 <..,.,,1, .. , tbe Nho:r ca"I'Y aDd
\\"ho r.l.. Ih. r""",,1. runne, '" t he
"''''M' '\,bm. 11,. ..,' lle<-a"""
he \II,,. Ii... ! ,n II", human rnce
WIuII wUfd ... ill the
<""",m'm 1"'"""' "f both be_ nnd
.\tiam.
Ta ... away one I<lter from me,
.. n,! I """de<. lake "way two and
I prll''''!oly .h.:l./I die. if my whQlc
d_ "'Ve KliJ- iJl-Uil1.
1]
-RRF, i, p:lty triek
.. nil "'&\CIlOll, wiheh
'. - will Bmuse the you,,1I'
/Q1b .. hn lIlSIy not fR-
- milia, .. ith the
Involved. HalTY hu JliVi'n hi'
iltc, tfn matchel, whie"
chalkng('S her 10 armog. ""
that they ",ill look like ten: ,be
in tum """ give" him. in the
.hape of oU ... , which he "10
make look bke nothing at aa .. See
if you un gu_ t'- t .... I,""pl!
tricltl.
A REBUS.
lol l' _d II noeluL appenda,e
to my lim, and my .. hole II to
a!.>ridge_
Cypher Ani. J, 11. 18,20, I. 9. 12
Wbat i . thol ,lIflfretK'(!
motlu:or ud Tho> laUeT
hal ruon to lhl'"e, and the
has wven to .... , ...
Why IS pol,l",.i.-" like .. V"'nd
piano' Il<nu$e be "ntlther "'Illare
.. or upright
What _all the lil'$! bel .,'t. made'
TIwt Illpluobu
Why doe. it dem(ITlIli ... one \0 &il
in fmc: Rat at eb"",11/ Ilf'r-AU""
yOt> pt cood lor nothing (rood.!o,
Dothm,)_
What ;. the li!hleOt of aU la
mentd A .hilt " .. ",d.
What i. the dlff.re""" betwcen
aD organist and hi' influe".... (>11.
k,,<>WI hi, Ilopo, and the Ol lie. lin",
hi' !mows.
d'
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CIfOCEALED GEOGRAPHY.
54. hRve ni"" I(>;'t pala _
I.- II
H. Sh" loolred "try lrim in India
rohLn boou.
5b. The Main., .. irins;: a can of
g.:.ll1ontly d1Jhed forwaru .
('nunlr"')
57_Some wwld l:>s:- n1
he. ...
58. v...."n'\oe' li"gtnng t!Ull. the
111'01 May."
59 00 }'OU keep }'<JU' doth .. in
Ittic 01" in lhe
6ll. lie ran down t be Ureel w'tb
lho mob at hit heels,
61 If l-w would "",ke }'our La...,.,
oymll\e\n,-al. <111 bU I ...... oil", and
liveth" .hon. ........
62 a hare-bad,
Ihrough the rily. lO Ib" <'OII5U!tna_
'IOn of Ihe (An i'land_)
6J In Milan sin""" of DOle 10,-..
1.0
M The ani"",1 lak"" "' ... ;t.Il cui
In" bru.i;ed ('\D island.)
6S_ A Tanar r.tg on RUSSLlIn
ILtI( .. lhe Coaa..:k llikJ1;t.l of ",,-0]1
()6. ,\n ape ruilMd my ",",,-hush,
(Cuunl'J)
61 \\,.. it I lynx. a", y.,.. ... .., of
it' (C""nlry,
(>8 I !Wo' ... "';1 lest I should up-
60. Ten 10 one [ "--,,, do it.
(Lake.)
spen one ..-onl "'th
"0. Strane .... I pine ..
Ilon . )
'"
I be leU<-n:
A, aEBtls.
lily first;' (""n,1 nn a oh,p, m,
oec:OIId .. an my th,nI
i. a lil\". Rnd my whole i. In anima!.
Cypher An.. IJ, I. 19. 20, 15, 4,
15. 14,--,-,,,,,,,-;-:;;-
Why i. I hald head like
B...,.u,," it i. a hnght 'n,1 Ihimn,
OIJOt where there', no p:lrlLag
When 10 " 11l-ln Ih,nne. than.
When he',. ,having
If "',., .... his ... fall ;nlo.
.. fill. why <'0<11<1 he nut ,--..,e her!
Because he could tIIIt boo a brother
Ind &iSlS1 be.- too,
Wby do knapoacb _mblec
han<lc:ult.l 8eeauJe bolh In made
for tou,;su (IWO "'';SU),
When i, I wall hb a fuoH When
it "'ocala!
Wben i. a hlow from a laJy we!.
""""" When sloe Itnkes you ar-
Ibly
Why d<>es ." onion tcte-mble I
,;ngtng hell' Be<:au,.. pod (0I1ows
pd In an ""i<>ll, and peal (0110 ...
peal '" ring belli
Wby. LJ' -"eo!t of.
like dista"l 8IU_
II>ev are but $hlhlly ""nneMe<\
How do young abow Ihei,
dil1ike to By "'I\,ng
tb"'r fa"", ap,n'l them
Wby are .. hgiouo "" .... mun'li ..
lih t-il Be<:aUM Ihey a .. ,n.
-.
Why;' a widower Like, houl4l in
. tate of <I,"p;dRhonl Because
he wan"
-
\\\1: MOII\t..ys in
n
-HE CLASS L'J COS-
CEALED guognph)' is
lold thot when
Whyo, the AIr .... n
, p.ine., was .hown into
tho Slalt Stoale, the exiled "'''''I:e
chidlan buut inlo ''''!'S, 13ying thai
"it moind.d him SO of his d;'l3nl
horn . "
Thinking 1h:l.1 ii, in JOme ,""y,
up p:l.inful ... I;ulio'" of
hll 1001 Iway, he was ""ktd for an
.,.planation . nd r'1,lil "th. ulking
0.1 A .. mtblymm ... rceaU. lhe
clun.ring of monkeys in OIl. bonyan
11'1, thaI I am ..,rry I QDI10t
I .. CWl at wm.
--
Punl;", Chan.du.
A F.nLdun; .. , ",ho ....... luJyiDg
English on lbe O!!n1<Jori mClhod be-
umo: ... imbu.d ... i.h Ihe thaI
he I><'rp<1u.1Ltffilht follo..ing on-i", of
puule>:
. I"" oolcher', mooley eat
O)'IIen "" the half bddn?
So, my lrinld: hut !"I,r
l!eadtd 1IIKlt ate 0111 on a war
......
:l.. W:u lho ",ilo--. mlsllt;coo ampn_
laird Iut Ou-1.tmu
Ya. DWbm; and hi, b;W. f,,1 1<,.,.
twot, U"",,,...-""I the oper>tion
of brinl:' kiow<l by the robb/c,'. ,.JJ,
3 W ... lhe aIL
deJl roytdr
"'''. """"i.,,,,: ai/ of them were
hung in 1M: ont 1<> '''1>.
0(. i!o"" lar ;. il from Ihe \lLilor',
knee lC lhe elbow?
The ,lilIallQ ,'aci ... I,ir <1,,,,,,.01.
WI ",""I. r<ad. Ihat there ."""Id
be: a fOOl to lhe 1".. " of ,.,.01, OM.
5, Arc lhe }.tllch f"'Li.e enougb
10 /:.onl
1\0. my ';,1<.: b..t 01 lit.",
hrli .... Ihot if I,,,,, I. n<)1 ,iorrt.o all
he "'ill .soom-. 0. Lalcr be .educed 10
0" .
6. It Ihe )'01'"1;: wIdow of IWO hp,
band. ali &<:",;1.>le a.\ her JUler, I ht
miller'. l"i,1<: I
"l,,'e 1<>, my gentle sophomore:
II",ugh .he af(<<to all, u whm .1,.,
.ft., Ihe ".wl ..
"e<I<.Lcd. he 1"," Itt II.r Ii'll for Ihe
groom' .. "",n.
7. I):, '''1''''' w';thoul thurnbo drink
bc.ot Ihrt"'lIh a ',.awl
Nn, you moct: Illev are 1Ike
""', each IJUI' hi> h, .. ;m" II,. "'k,,I .
8. Did 1M 'nLl>u<ad"t rol 'ehi.:'k.
en', winll -' tm an:hbiohop'l ban
Y", my 1n,,1 : an<l lhe f'"pal tdwl,
t'J.VI of a lu.k,y.
'). Di<l ""1 W blhng ponicull;'
trruuIix 1"" kni,hl'
lI<a\", n",.-..''''' 01 Fr.onrr: thC'
1m> Ihe .veh ..... a"." "'" 001
1rille<1 the ..:1"'/r his t:lt on.
10. Ar, !lOt man), of the J::<1W<'S
tr.>,. from e","nll" oem<?
O"r. my QL": on ronlrary,
then: an: bul Itw "f tI,,,,,, "''',
th." oJJl QlIeLl btcaU!l(' they 'LII'aM.
"'.
" .. 'I:t.k
and ,I, Nd .. 11 all he' drowinga
01 Ih. wilh Ih. "ark >l<iLlI'
Yu, "nd II," I,,, ",;lh 1M
red OI'r g;"c hn SO)
a both L"OlC. Ih<lt drew at
fa; .
\V", not )'<lI1r pun
i.I" .. 1 ('om Ihe ,100,'
'>J
y .. , my In""d. and 1M lca<:h"
kq>l me .rle. IChoo110 0"' ''''II
mt became r..", 0 .... the )"nI Ihru
Into. rruddk
10 nol the l risky encine-trnder
I"nly blllt?
y .. , Ir:lnltr, and the.tcep-
;1IjI: {til, of /t", i, p.1inttd 1111,
I ... Did the ..-ilCheo caw. the vOll-
IU''-It T_l
So, my wughltr: that I1Jte 1M! rode
a old Itt... Do nnt credit rucb
;,l1e It ..... 001 W Opprcuion
a <HI. /;1'0.
S. IJot! the eall his
horR boca".e his
to. kniuni the hot$o:'. Ay
0, 00. my juvtnile p:I.r:Igr.lphc. :
;1 is betau'e he draws a OIl. of I .. ",
as ",uilv U I D,A,./. could d ..... lief'
n .. dle. -
16. W"" the 5Oldi ... drowned ",hik
I'mli"!!,
1\", """rora1; "" 0L"3S driy.
inl: I r.,,.,., .nd """ on the ".1." 01 a
Ail/ .. htn 11,,, /x;"h IQJ;<lhrr ."plndctl.
t7. Wa. d,e Mdl On Ih. 1'1" .. by
H. Sulh"" and Paddy Rpa
wl1.11 ;nju nlOrt1iI of Ih. viI,
t\'o. my innot ... ,t; more 01/ wal
oIon. wi,." Il,., D"( d"""yl wilh /tOO.
no.. ;c'lhNici.'''' p.y?
Ya, m1 C ...... u, ollho fUlure: it
p.1"1 the d""I.", /T,VI' and """
the eJ<t!';Lvaga"'" ,,1 lbe
bu . ...," i, gnat 3. 011"" a. Ihei. wte
;, ail.
t!). The ",;!or- bringelh hitb."
fleece and pdtry_ Doll> he: mol: "nnl:e
Ihinl!t 10 gn.,. oIIecp and loUD.. tit,
bcun<linl:lla,?
doth uo, 11>.... lorul foci. ; aDd
>'t1 "n.nll" Ih,n", doth he.
!mil ....
\\'h.\, tho one .. -i"drth he drinktlh :
wh:ot 'he otlwT bbwrth he SR"I1Ik(:th,
and h. dantcth at ono:.
... 10 lhe ch:or.td .. will
(oulld io the lollowing put"",,'; of
..... "
llamag<'. Wo-manlrind. Night
nt:L... In-Ian-';Ir. Load-
H"""'1'il'''. Hng ... hQd, Can.
1\_-1<"''", Lq-ale,
Tom-boy. Donkey, Car.
mine, Sundry. N[)-,nad, Lq .... J.
AN
I'm juot lilr. lli. m"" on you. fac.,
n., it R1lLnan. Or G.".,ian, or pug;
Ily ,1-!;ng QL\e optic y0Ll11 wilb
ju., wloy 1'", on sma::.
PROPOSITION_The problem il to . how how .nd where to plBce loother it., of the first magnitude
O
llI S ODD I' e Z Z Ll,
" w,lt ul"'n 11'e .... _
C'f'nt ,.ta;m of. P",,,oh
1 ""I"""",,.r lu
\0<-.\\",1 .. ,.f
l he flnt !Ie AVO
thco popul:tr iml,rl"tOillll 1",1<1 br
ocicnti I. Q!" the .... bto,ng ''''
"'an j. l....w """ .... 1, "1''''' ,"" .1,.
.... "fTy 1,,)" I. d,V<:T pu .. : 'I th",
the Ie!!." .. R-O-N -f)- ME. It.S
form Ih" 11""1\'1' 1nal:"'llm, ...... 1110'-"
ou.n...'. W,;""' .. me"t,on thaI
"'ill -"'" aPP"1.iUI" ana!tT"m "an
btomade "'Ito th" ...... "1........ 1<1
n.. .wo.". lhe 1000mw
d ...... nl.;'" his ....... j,
<'0",,...,' (0 h,. hrntlw/r .""'nom ....
II. hai dr.>...,. the 1<><1""" ul hlkfll
... of maJ:!"lu.\ .... and
is "" .. loJ 01,,, ... lho P<'>'I'<>fl
in the hnnam'TlI or his "" ... \0
rovet)'.
Stc. if y<>u .... n ,I", .. tbe funn <>1 ..
fi, v..-poinIM .Iu wh;"b thall 1", ...
latg<! .. "ny 01 Iht blh .... Rn.\ yH
no! tw.h """ r>I Ihe,,'1
Wb .. i. 0 th" <lnll' ." .. ct ... hUT'
Ilcc.l.U:"" Btl " i he ... RI1l '" .. 11_
A CIUH Coin Tri<k.
HR1"!)' and h,. ",I.e. nro 1C:',ng
10 nne ',': Ill"""
coin trid.:. "'hid, "'" "" I'Ol,w,.r
.... Ih the )'0\Ul1t r,,:h. COIl\J
an: )'1." .. ,1 011 U", tal.le "" .ho,,n,
.., that w. ",n "",unl Ih"", "' ..... "of
r,oIU".-".... hnt. 1,,,,1,1= "
..
..
"11
I" du;.<.",'u 1", .- IU Iho po-
811wr.> ,,{ (In!}" Iwo "I Ih,' "",n' to
,""t 110,'", .0".11 Ihrn loe . n.w. of
I'ne It j .I. "en ""'I,Ic.
Ju t th'nk ,.f ,t'
m.,,-,. I .. " 11", (,.,i!! """""Mf'e
'" '" I" _ke ;\ 1 __ 10
rounl Ii, ... "'",., ;""t.",1 or ",,11
IlIn ... 1
..
I
ZOOCOG'CAL
SPECIME.NS
fROM ALi.
COUNTRIES
NO FREAK3
- ""-
MONSTROSITIt.S
heade, t h ..... wu. <'Ollectinn or cur.
,.,..".. f"'m Ihe Alnn.n jllngle
wh,cb w""td the rum IUllllllp
to 56 Mau. anot '",I'
piM"", obnq Ihe rhaTa<:lu
01 uh,1',I,on. bil l ft8 We de:&j.
in<: wllh II,e unknown quan.
Ollh .. I'"n\jo. "'e "',11 ".k our
in,codJ \.I) tetl tbe ,,/
00' _. ""d dc .. ...
'95
inll' in l he in an adjoininl: !.mI.
... I"cb <&Pnot be..,n.t all. and aloo
hy .. ay of ltst of itlgenllily.
tn letl whal is lhe the
II) Ih. Idt .... hi,h 3ppe:i1n to be
the d,." .... ", <'<In! of II>. ,ho ... ' A
m .... ..,t answer to Ihi. la,l '1uertion
Ihat you We,... allh. <itt ....
"",I ",Iett.ted in \be other
r."tur ..... describetL
PRQPOSITIOF- Filld the 'll'eight of the turkey ill troy aDd avoirdupois weight
.
:C".' ,MI.ro.! II"re. h.
you uk fur TO.;k .;;;;""
"Th_ c"",,11 a poun'I." ..
doot vT...... me All many
pound. of wt 3, I OIlld yOll OUll.:",
of turkey. hut I dnn'l l1kc yGM
... alwgrthl':l' ........ ,n weigh It
"pin .. t my pIa"" ""d I wi1\
yo" the di!f<:ff"l>> "n our biU.
,,,.r th .........
The t hinking if tho
",.Ies ... orkfd ,n his favor th .. It.,;!
b_ Ihoukl do II<> "ga>n .
""pted t"" p"""""tJQn and ....""1
,,, ...... th his ull. t.v.l to bis ... r.
prise fnund <hal bul.Chrr.
!It'AIeI l'e<.'Unied 4n .'en numbrr 01
poundt lea lhan he h;td wcigMd
al b..tt 0,,", "'.,'"
II _uld arJ>"1lr at lb. fint l>lusb
lbat "fl'Y httt.. t<I ... y am_
htp ..... -d.ou loa._ 1-.. (=brd
for \his pruMrIIl. ""I after ......
n .... nl: tlto uport_ at a ""'ntl
lurk.,. <am., .... h,"", ,b. ........
..... nled '" .... ""ld gues5 the
I" I ..... rorrttt ..... ,ghl. I
... I .. fuod lbal OU' pw:%lS11 <'an
gu_ IIIe <"<>lTeM ..... ghl of Ihal
lurkey ... hl<:h ....n to bo.. Ute
key to. tho! .. h,,1e all gwing
lhe 1>'1"" ...... dl ... liberal portion
"f .. 1\ ",,!uin'<! t<I prov. tb .... ' ..... Iy
"r Ih .. ''''Ihlu\ It"ry
Whr d.- a gOO5C g" ,nlo Ihe
Fnr cI,vc, 's '03"""0.
\\'11\' dueo 11 g"""" C'{Ifl"C oul of
Iht .. a\e,' PM .un". y
Why i.o A .hck of <"Ilndy lik< n
11)1;
race h"reel mol'll you
ljck ;t fallo, ;t g",,",
Whon may lin am'f 1><1 "",rl 10
be tnl al1y cI... \<<>)',"<1 When 'IS
Ar ... 1I in qllllrten.
Which if, mit ... 10"", <>I' ...,IM
Hrat ... )'''u ,An ratd, c't,ld
Whv .. ,. ""ung la,ly lelltrl
rl .he ion't ... 11 It.amlled
Ihe mail. (m.ale.) ...... n't lake her.
Why are cI.ud"", .. im.
ponffl inlo Ih .. ('tJunlry Imm Y.nf.-
land> !ffi.llu .... Yankee dude II
do (y ..... k.., w-t!. If.",).
WhAt /k ......... "nn found ....
t_n tht n<'lOt ..... d .h1l.1 Tuh""
(t'''' lipo),
Whv is a hat ...-ur.
mg' .8to<-a...... t \$ 1IC>IM1hmg to
How ",any "';v,. il a "'''''' law_
fully '0 loy .he Enghah
pr.oy,...!""'k' S,,<t..... Four
ncher. lour I""'fer. f(lur !>toter
fuu, ... , ......
Why lmJ:ht ,o ..... g la,'), hk<
11 Ipnnn In 0 cup 0 teo I Ila ....
oIot i$ ;nttmtint lin ,"a
Wh)' ,1,- ""unJ: man lhink
h,. .... ... rt;s 11k< ,100' knob'
1I.e< " .... 5he is ... t o odOR
(a d"""l
What u Ihe <>f 11 10.. 1
Why '" ki .. lik. I Do-
it goa from 10 mouth.
I
PROPOSltIOIf- How .onld Iht "ur .1106 h .,Itt.o in Ihl oo tlmal ,,,.tl m, which couoll f.om
I to &, with the 9 lod .0 e!imi .... "dl
HOW
/0' 11M
w",o
, out.."".., "lJ1_
u. take a look at
oum .... alIDD with
II fantibar. It is
m"", porople h3,'. ",,.r
""eo I lhotlght to tht subj.d be
yond knowlfdgo of Ih. Rtf ...,,iLI""t
th.ol if 7. 20 100 an: aJ,ttd
it berome:o In .... hieh
"""nl .nalyZl:<!. one
I"", 1 ... 1 And """en un;!.._, Thty
_ tn.t lUI)' ""Iumn ""
up to 9. 1n.1 a ..,.., .. ,t g<'t.
.wv. 9. il ill .... rried ",.,... to the
cuI""," 10 lefl. They t hink
;" "" 1io<."", it ",ust "" "'.
CAn', holp )Ul'1f ."y more than I
And 1 tan h.lp L.ing j. Pnmitiv.
man "til:i".lIy learned 10
upon the ['lIgel'S of botb h.on<t.. just
as ooee many ,....,1'1. l""'lay
uhhIinr t""ir finK"" in the ill ... _
1"'\\,,'1 of ..,mf f'fl),..!ay
I,..... Itfnr. Ih. ,,,<motu,'hon of
the> decimal "J""\MII If .h. h"",an
",re. as baa hef:n claimffl. 'I'BnK
frnm the Angw"mw fam, y of
"",nk"rl. .. 100 h.o,'e 1.>u1 fuu. hnrH1.
lind ... had ",>t lak.., un that UI,.,.
ling.-r . ...., .. ouM have C<>nt,n",""
... ""knlal. in ... ""t is 10""" ... ill the
<l<:tIlmIlI I)'IlrIIl.
PTOID 11 m.lh ...... OlolOdpo>nl.
It """ be .I>o"n Ihat Ih. ,h,..,mal
"yUe<n ;" ,,<>t 80 ","fect ... """. of
Ih. OIh...,. an.1 that fur ",'m" PU' _
1""""" the tevlamal, ... I",'h <ifill' 1'\1,,"
up 10'. is belte. In tha\ ""UII""
II'Oul,1 me ... 6 ""ven, .nd ,iJI
unit.. !O) ,1>8 AIldil;"n of I
.. In 100. ...hioh
.. ould be <'1,,,,.1 to only 40 In 110.
notAhon
Yno 0 I tn the 6 In Ih ..
'"
Unit c<!lumn ",'OIlId to 1.
"" "'e .. ould h.u. to 1,1 ..... an 0 aDd
carry I "" to lhe 6 "'ruch in
lum b..,ol:l,. 1. "" we
.""Ih., 0 and n; .h .. I 10 <be
Ih,nI ..,.,hnnn. ""'king ,t 100 ... lucb
lItanti. f'lr H to tI" ..... me way
222 "'p ..... nll U"" umu. 1 .. 0
..-, . ". an,t \"'0 40',= 1 H
A .... ","'J! the <>clam.1 SJo.tem
I" ht Ih. in the
,\np-unt." of (>Ur four_fin_
IfI'red a",,,.lur,, ..... 1Im tltoy <"<>tInl_
"", "I' 10 and kn<' ... JJI1lh,ng
about 'J'f or ur . hn ...... ""Id you
,,nt .. d."", 1?f)6 "" "" t<I
.hu ... of ",hi,'h
dap!l(!<1 oj,,<'(! the Christian
era' It" a pr.tl\" prohlem .. hich
... ,11 rIta. the roL.".e)..., from the
br.in. mak. "n. fa.mili witb
tbe rrin<1ple of nlltl' .....
PROPOSI TION Find . numb wbi eh, by . o uod a nd . ou nd, .... ill pio k Out a ll tb, boy .
flI
. 1.L I'l:ZZLJSTS .\1(1-:
",,( 10 tlof'. nn_
;:;r.; . ""' Y 01 Il mrty
- ("hnm ...n "d Tull,. at
..... ,n .. tMm, ano1
haw d.",lt<! Iluo.t
une-n-If of ....0,,1,\
I".yo b .. Ih ... ,wn ",c.6.,,,nl \'1 .. v.
t M . 'ilP Hc;nl(" ,.""",,.11 man
"00 beloc",,1 dUll .It dluulJ I ...
t""'I"'1 ,mpart",I!>', he a""u"ltO'l
tiI"m 'n a ,," I. ""J I.t> com,\
o!"f .,cry ,h"l4:'o"nl h '''''0 unul
UQI'>rtllJl.1I. m.><I->I, ""1 I>H'O ....
l.eI . .,J ". ',,,1'\' I/,ft. nllf' of
(h" el,.,.,,,,n ........
a., I .. m"" who I1olO\.... ! ,hil
1M!"" haJ ..... t h,'"
to w" lho: 1,,,1101,,1 ,J.,q",),
Th<'f'C'fOrt' 100
,100 Ihirtr I>' ..... nl, ... '" '" IUd, a n'an.
n ... ,IL .. 11,,, IhinN'nlh man."
<:ounllnl: "'" fon""""I,, 1 ,,,"an>bly
pTDv. I 10 he " 'l'urk
ThaI POWf', yun ,1",,\,11 .. reo
m..."h ... , lum. "1'''11\ afT.r.ltln/[
us .. y lilt"", ... h,\l' an t
hb,-. in .. rirdr , "" th"l l.v
ron,\-! ."un'! o,,,!
taking .... \" tv.,." thirt"""lh ,,"0.
that all of IIHl IA""h w,U to. ....
mow',1 ""Ivt' II",
u_l f, la"e 11I1rty rounle ...
,n em'l. ,.gm to COWlt arounJ
!,"'kmg "u th,ruoe",h ",,\1!
hft""",, I"".., t""", reffi<)"<oJ_ TI,e"
replA('(> th" vacan, .paces "",10
.. k mon anol let tlor "'h""
boo .. " ,100..,. ho ..
C'hn.tJ.:m. an.j Tud .. must ILn'e
I ......n
TIM! alOft 'V!ry i .-d"'",1 .. "'.
"r tu ,,:1 bu ... " rhanceol
On" day II",t len ebi:d",,,.
&n'! V" 1>0).". "'lunUnl; ftom oct"",\.
f"un'! pM""". ;\ gtrl
found tbe".,."..,. To:nmy
t."h .... \ d.um<"<! ,bat as .... .,'"
nU b>j/W'Iloc'T ,he '"lind" re"ily t....
1""1(0"1 I, tho .... , .... J. He b:od },....."
",II 'Chri<wn. "",J Turk'-
""f)'. a n,1 ,houghl it ,,-nuId a
... tn play it a. a
01,,, Img up i,
.-1... r Ibn I here .. ...., 0"1)"
If) R'} 'O'.ly He p13,'..!.
Ihe eh,J.j",n ,n 3 rird .. , '"" .Ixo"", in
II", ri,"1ure. and 1',ld the !:irl. Ih,,'
tllt, tI,,, a"J
till> bo",\", Ihe "Turko. " Tornmv
bad rlanu..J it all right. "" ' hat by
"<>l",\)nl tl" rtl'l'n from a c-irde point
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I ,re. wuuM all j, r ,unlN out..
he i'-'!,):"I W"I R'" D
... ""un",1 (Jut . ..,
1M I", ..... leU. ano1 a:1 Ihat
r""""r 1:'" .. A R'''''! h,-k,n/[
... 111<"10 I'", bo) .. him In a ItA
l>ack <If th. ",1>001 Sq", Ih", ,,,, .. Ie
I,a.,", fI"'n th .. ,,1<1 [bn"' .. n. ano1
Tw-k< I"'''-:'''>e "ou are to
1:'10" the 1'... '1 ..... ,,,,,nt . t
_II oma!le.t nun be . ... h",h
,,',11 , .... ,t Ih, 1"')"1 and 1 ... ,,,
t1>.o ]t.r\<
Curr"n"",,,,!!, " .. tb Iht u,',,,,r Ri.t
""Ihou, .. h ...t an,! .mund
to> .. gilt, .. ". Ih"'l'I'nth ... ,1I
"30-. "rI, ) .." Ihe puule ,. to tell
.. h: Dum"", h.\'t'
"-,,,,1m plAr-e of 1.1 I" g;ve th pn-
V! lhe bow,
Of <'<lU'-. '" ... ,h on. ,. <'OUnted
oul. he iA .upr-I .'" .1'1' btock
fmm ,ho .n,1 " """lied ,n
,,'h;,h com.
men""" 1m , Iho nu,
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PROPOSlTION--Cut a "IUIm piece of paper into five plecett which wi!! IlIlke two Gruk crosses.
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. ERg IS A PRETT\'
. htl l. r""!c,
. IS ",,,d 10
" ongm"te<1 in min"
- of ROO Cmos b""",
,,-hile ... ""in" in t'ndc Sa",' \m.
wlanN! Curj,... It is .. Ie to say
l h.o.l 1M lmghl .. "t..!. y,,)un_
u.er iliuM tL.... IJem .. linnl
em'!anl of lI",_,, .. b", i .
.,\\ be .....".mh<1-td
lif'!inle<J ...... with ddt d'I'
of """ &ciuor!I. III. .h" 1'...,.....,1 in_
"_,,,e., ,t wu '0 pr.an,,,,
$Irtct oon"",1' ,n th" "","ul=tu,-"
of , he r&J I<> derur3'e \he
arm. of Ihe """""'. f, .. the "'an>
lbal IUpply of re<l
ronrul\ll very in ...rr.p .... the
p",t.\em. 1>re-<nlIN i.J ... ion",,,,:
t ake. ",juar-e pitt/' of p.""rll".!
wit b(>Ut a .. y wane c-ut " 1111<>
"'_ whi,h win f., ... 10 U
10 make two G1'ecl< .-roues pi "'10<"
PrOgTessiH Conundrums.
," M,.. Grncie," ... id .... "h an
tngagt ng lmUle, "d;,1 y<J\l nu II)'
your ha no1 M one of l\x>se l'tolP'<"
Jive "'>nWldn,,,,,'"
"What i, n p"'>g, e .. OOnUn-
drtl"" Mr, S;><>onamorel" inquire<1
"""")! 1 1'1
"'lIa"..n'\ ,.",' Ihe,"'
He", iI "n." Whr i. a hall of yaro
.. the !tit '1' U"""""". baU
01 nm it eutaw. a rifTu!a. ;,
010";", .... h"'t ;$ flrot. II flat ,. $.\11
mon. h. StO "",nth i.o1 ..... "
w...r; ..... ,'t .... ",I( ;, ,"an" ... ,
.. ''''.u". ,. A i. un
an ,ndlnation ;. .. n
""KIf', .n .. .. " vou>t. a f"')inl i.
..., objecl aI, ItII. olojen. .;mt<1
tal1:"1 IUII",t;" .. mark .
mark ... 11 ir.)l'r(':<"""" an impret.
ai", ;" urnp i
<Iue k "n." ",urk "" i,
,n IO"f. lln<I a v ...... R m .... in
1m ... ,. hke \!,t leiter' t ' h .. ru,.
.wn,b bI'!nre a.' M,,,, ..
"1 d ... 1 'hink r<n1 ha\'o thean
... '" qUlle nght,' sai.t Ihe )'""ng
I,.,ly. ",\ ball of yam .. mun.1. A
mun.! ,. A 'Ioal< <lake i """,,1..,
thing. a ""OO.n th,n.tt' i
"'= in Ion. IIn<! II man in
i. hb tIle lotter ',' t...'au ....
1I.. Sf'<'">"a",,,re" -.nc! 'I.,k"
de3t\._"\.oxI.11$C he ;1 "ften
r"""""l. ..
Tho l ... man
H. l ook hi. ""I ano1 hi.
' W
is r"'tty .....
"",hI.." .. wdl interetl tlte
II<"h",,1 ,.)ulJ .. n. as ... 11 """'* of
lor tho re&$OJl l hat
1"'pula, anowN i. ml'OrTCCt aa
I he vrinriplc mv,,!.oo i> nol gcuer_
.Uy
A I"n-Ie riJ ..... ont A in
11,,,,,, minu,.", .. "h . ho wind . .cmd
re, um .. 1 in I",,, m,nute. th"
"'n,1 no .. IlL;l .-uuIJ be rid. a
if tho", "'''-' no wind?
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the 110'0 Qull Into the fewesl-;:;;;'",
&.lid form one la.rge pieu.
numb", of piece. whlcb will 81 tOlelber
fI
,.. EVrftY COL-
'. I..,t,on "r "unItt <'<In-
Ulln prob.
. I.m .. ,I to I{lid
. 11<". a who had
a ci:uln. l.000i1'<1 ..... hl'd (" ron,'nt
it ;nt.o 'I"al WI''', "'lIh
lwl ... ,n Ihe ""nt.e-. .... ''''''''n Tbe
pilule i. In <"lit 1M ,.; ..... ,
Into th .. 1_ ... , numh.,. {If
which wiD !."", the u..., .. L.. btl!
u the ,lull-"! ,,( til<' .. lOr. nol
giv,"" tboo pIlUle ..
upon .. too d,Ric-wl and II",",,!,.
raelQT)-.
iJy III<' modem 1,lan. 110,,.. , .... .
.. "och '" 1.0 ",'-rne a p ....'lot'm ... d
...,..k ,\ b .. d' ..... "I ... lhe may
be 111", .. 1 "")UII" .. a. \n "",b
p..,..."nLle. up'\'<Hbte puule. and
is gi,"on ... an ' .... ''''CI''. 1.,..." ,II
p".",le bu,hlln,.
J}i,-we ,h. t ... o oval Mgt into 11>11
f ..... = "",","1>101 numher nl I'il'l
,,-h,<h orill (" and fonn One
cirt-u13. p;..,e-ble Ihe u.p Df
lAble ... thoul any hole in ,\
010:011""'1'. )''''' rna" f"n""" Ihe
nyle if you ,t p_
f..,t circle It tl'e
fewHt rc-sib!e number of piecea
wh,eh 'Win lit .. nil f<lrm t ... o
no,. .... hown. but rem.emt..r
10 put .. strung """",,,I Up<>Il t be
.. Ie .... !." numt..r of pi..,,,,,.
A Good C.tcb 0 .. Shupe .
Brown (to Sharpe . .. ho
IutlWl'li on bio Ipc!lling): .. t..t
I ca .. gi . 1'>u It word you eaD'\
sp.U, .
Sb .. rpe (KQtnfuUy), " I bct you
r&rl! ...
Brown, V ...... ....,n. How do
)"'" 'need,'- tne:lD.lng .... need
t.tud1"
"1'oofJ ol
B",wn "W I'OIlg "
Sharpe "Wl'OIlg/ YU'''DlI: to
kMM bruJ.)'OU auI.didn:t you , .
Bro .. n 'Y ... '
!;hatpt: W.!!, ,t'. 1
1.11 yo."
11",,,,,, "Not at .olL Y"u
k .. -d but you , ... :+<1
bread. In a ';m1'1e IDITY
you c-ouldn't 'pen n,"
Why.", ril'" pota loes i n t b.
lih ,hi.,'esl Because they
.hould be: t3ke" up,
=
i, t)"'t "'hirh e""'1O!1e
wisheo ... nd ..... m . to get rid of
... .:>On ... it ,. obt;uned / A r cod
apJ)Clltc,
Whrn ;. an old lady hto.
Wh"", dI. "'-keo. 8y thn linn,. he!
to thol Wonk
What .. it Iri, ..... ooill,<'UmI "
"OlJ. anJ w.y.the doc\or'. bill I A
dralt,
Tab .... ). ""y liBt !<olter. 1 re-
..... 'n take ."""1 my IIf!C>
on<lleun. th ..... il no apPAIl'n! .11ft'-
at;"" in .""'; uke awuy all my lru_
and i.ull uneh.needl Tbe
_Im=!
Wbr i. " ...,..-1."... ha1'oy like "
ltonn. Il:a ... It bqinl ""tb a
"'Iuall ,
loI mlion tbe ""me of .... object
.. h:.. t .... ] .... d . onc Imi]. (our
lep on one lide .".11 .... on lh.
. \ 13.1y QI\ h"",,bIotlc
W.hy. i. a 1our-<luut JUJ like .
lady I .. .10-0.;addJc' U .... Ullll i l holda
a 1:'111-<1.
I( you "'''' a lady.
orb, .. ouM be he' opinIOn 01 ntwa-
Jr.'penI/ She WO!II.1nt .. ant a ny
Spcctaloro, nor Obloc!rv... but pl. "..
ty 01 Timff, .
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A REBUS.
!.I y Ont it a negative J:UI', ly in...."
fint say ".-ben they
n-.. ........ r" ... ;
y IO>OODd ..,,'11 eoll a ......... Il' of
_ghl ,
f'requ""tly u.sed .. ben t.aLking of
lreiCht
An anicl ... lwlYS in " .. is "'y .. bole,
With texlure .... d lorm und .... fash_
io,,""""'troi;
A .arnetlung l haC, :0.11 0"""
1M urtb.
YM of ton IS quoted. tlnng ol orn.all
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Cypbet- Ani. 2. ll. 20, 20, 15, 14
Behead " o:nm. and leave ."".,_
T . ...-.
What sn"fJ_l:>lc ... is th.o.l .. hooe
box luUn tbe "'''''' pinch ... h
"'1m) The ."uff .... 1
Why h",. people
quam!lcd' B3U>e they h .. ,.., al -
waY' Il(!'eed
Why 'Ira 0/ short ",e"",,-
i tovClOU./ lkeau""
they'", alway. for' gel l,n, acme_
thing
Accident I nsuranc'
To I:I't .. WAY Imm the Ilru,jpry
of m,'lhr"",tirl. how.ve . I .. il1
itlultl'llit a 8QQoJ Ilory I h nt tht
olhr r dBy .. Lout a "'rowd hlack.
smith, who w ... canell on 10 .hoe B
pirit<:<! 00"'" for tho of" .. '.11_
known ,nlurano;,e Tht
"Jrl'nt USUI'M the Imllh that
t he h .... 1 "'1lI ",ntl. mnd kind. 11'1,1
mduced him to name. low I'ncc for
1M )"b.
NQI likinl tho viciou,!>Oee of tho!
..... mal', ellf'l. nor the Ihilty move_
menu of in eyoo. the prudent trlan
flf'lt "",nt "ver to Ih"
and IOtrIU'h.l ,n AI_
dental ho:nef,u. The sJ>ow.
Ihe h<'>f'Ie m!lawing the f'1iu,km.
Im,th w,(h ...... kl) annuity of UO
1m frlCtured toll,.,. bone and
IUndry brui ..... , whieh will DOt IooIJ
for y...... puulc. ... ,
.. v.. diot-o,,<,c the ]a,aJity
of the
AN OLD STYLE ElfIGIllA.
1 .. m """'vo-l of !elt en<-
ldy 2. B. II, il du.>: out 01 the earth
Illy 6. II. 12. 8. is:a numer:ol.
My 2. J, III III ' .... trument of 'WU
Ny 12.8. 1.lIa veael used In form.,.
times.
My 5 ... ,"owel
7. l. ,I, i.:a hanI .. bslucc.
My 10.9. i.. a pnmoun
.. y bole is now bdore you.
A Il E8US.
My tongu. I. long. my breath il
Itmug,
And yel I no Itrife
My v<lin: ),OU b ..-lioth flU' and. nur
.'0l1li yet [ have no
C)'pMr AnI. 2. 5, 12. 12
Why .1'on"ld the number 21\8
be mentl<lned in ""mpany!
!J.cclI-u,," ,t .. ty.o gr_.
What lett ..... of t he alphabet ...
molt like a Roman eml'<'''''/ Th.
C', are,
What ill the hrood of t he do,.
A
When Inay a man ho: oa,d tI? be
hlltnlUyimmersed 10 b"",ness' ,\ bc:o
he'. t",nr a ... "moung I.....", .
When g,v,ng ,,,v,,,,-II<1111 to a
dantinr party .. lul l lingle 'II'Of'd .W'll!
\.ell the boll. lei brgllI .un""'r!
At lm-da""" Cat\.endlllce).
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PROPOSI TIOII
tail 01 the dO(.
thc hurt of thc applc tree illike the
HOW
may
Ih. """,t
",-.:a",'m
,,'I\i('h ,",'
last 'um-
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n<>1 ... .. h 10
Iithnugh 1a.:k Jald il
not b.lie'c he ...... Vtry
valuable dng, C1f _il,ly
to poer fBmil" "'ho ,,,,,Id not
afford lQ 1_ him, h' ....nuld haY'
I Mle down, taken him by taiL
I.IId d-..hod bill out "pinu a
).-:k IIIlid R greal many
.hlni', Lut of Ihft best I
n<>" .. as a chall ""'gI:! to
lell why the hea.t of tl>4t apple t fllf!
....... hke the t.o.il 01 tilt tI",' I am
i'!' ''''g to of(.,.. pnza Ih' 1 ... I.o.n.
to 1""k'. mund",""
m.d ... OOrt'f)C"\ sXd<h "I the
";tt""i.,n. tlit: um.orkalle l('!i!>t 01
lhe I>tl .. le IhOI )"'" au tI> ,II'-
IKnh" tlit: .......,,\.la",. oil .. " <>b)<'<u
",h,dl ynu ,ann" "11 I',,,u,.
THE SANTOS-DII MONT
PIIZZLE.
to. >tn.,.. . 1>"1',,],.r m"l4h
reg..u..ng ,he <ai, '.' Iinn of 11>0 Ii ....
""lu,red 10 OJ' ., .. 1 ."Ih ond
the WInd. I "ill
hak- halLwn pUule I<> ;!:u,uale .n
.. I." h in,,, Ihe ream!
01 S.n,."..lhu""nt '. lamou. Inl'
.mun.\ It... To-.;ff
S"p_ .. 1,,,U<lQI1 .. lled
Lv ""mft m .... h.ni<,,1 1I'.. "ell
6"., ntil.,. in tell m:nuleo ... ,h 1M
wind. LuI fflluirH one h<>ur 10 ro
&pin tr> llit: II"rtin, 1>"inl
the WInd, ho'" lon, ... '0..1<l11
hayC tak"" tn go tile ... hole ten n"IH
inRuirn, .... thoul.n)' .. ",,1/ Th,..
a ... ma, tn of f"cl. " hul anoUa.r
....,,'j ',f I ..... t tng Ih .. d,..-",.,nn .. 10
how Iar. Ihe halloon. a,tuaUy IhooM
he- c,t:chted ""liI '" "''' hour
.nd ten ,ninull!O
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ABOUT A
, . .. lottie my
""n. T ... tQ Ill}' tL.at
lola!".!}, and Tr.C \0
- lao! ... ""k to .....
Ihe b<>y, We ""'" ",,,ndenully
11"",1< by tlwl lingo an' ... of
them conduetor mm MI Out
bn.nch of tho P_ O. Q, Ra,lro&<!.
A 'elll/l' ..... 'n'",' g;. a I,,,,, rifle
by .. yin' .;.", a member of Ihe
Bn;>tbfthuo<! ___ .and the
condUol'tor man ,>n ned h,m what
tune It .......1 . .o.n when h. "'Y". " ..
qnaner to one." ,he .. ay tt... ron
d l><: t .... =n threw him off of lhe
tra", ",to a "'=1' a raul"on.
.. Pur. " .. be . , any nilro.:od rnan
.. ho duunt kno.. null '0 ... y
sbou!d SI.:IIy in
\.be _amp .
W.o.nd) axol him 00... long ... e
would stnp at Kech""k. 0.0' he ""fJ.
";i<l four mmils, 2Un!2 Tunrh!"
We d"-In't kno .. mud> be
_.nl. but suo"..- tltnn be
OUt '" a _amp ..... lo:ept our 'gno'_
alLOt to <!Uncly ... and JI1>I =1.
them mul.,. y"" _ in our P"'_
l ul'1l. but T hev beo'" thmkin' it 0""
"'<rU!, anfl Il<no'O' ... lull""t
randu"", man meant hI' m:llmg
In .... rine Ilf ... h." "" wcnt
"Chew. ch ..... the ... , the .... rhcw,
chewl" So I QUI" puu:"U to
try IUId gu... 'I,
A HU Punle.
1' .kt the 1>" m ... mAn
..... ,'i' 1m", hy inm,_
duun&, little Ptul""u(\on .... h",h
not uaddy IOCI ....c'<!\
an(] po11l .. .1 01 h" ani"m.
an!! yOlO .. ,\I .pp",...,ate tbe
ing of Ih.>\ 1,">ehu1I"1'tId alb",
al>uul tho d,tIktIlty (If t.tad1lng an
old II.", _ trich.
The lrutb of Ihll 'Iat=en( 'W;I.I
iUuM"'Ic:d "Ihr. day by a .. ell.
\.:no .... at.oul I"wn '" the 1,,1
Iu .. ... ,rdo. well ....vnh ul>e:llLnJ(
"y"" _ I h,o,! jl>-l a $5
I>4t on jelT""". an(1 the
medium (If ,hal I ... tlM ..
",lher,'<Imphcalc:d I'waooi tndebt ... l_
_, So"", t"", Wl)ek. lotlore. I
had a p"" "I
""arto WIth Ih..., u!.Oll
men:hant. an in ....... n". man an<.! a
dl'UlIl!ner_ W .... n 1:',( thrt>LLgh
the nwn:hanl had w"n $1 lrom lhe
,n",,1'IUI<'e man an,1 I ""'I io:.l a
.i",iLar .nx>WLt I" lhe drum ..... . ,
Mean ....I"I. tbe "' ....... ,,, ... m:Ln "-<I
lbe d .... mmcr for U hun..,lf
Thr "";nm""., rond ioai"Rl' "'ere all
,..,l' ..... In and 1.1 none
01 '" l>.ad Bn)' """nfY, a
httl mall ..... "nlply m.rle
a ",...,."",,,,I,,m "I mattn and
to .. II I. up Ih. n_xl time
we I;Ot 0" I he "'Kilt "f
the P"'" ] ....on .. $! hal
my victim pve _ "'" orde., rood
.nywheu in town. I Iwl ''''''''ih
hAu al, ... dy I<> ,\" "'" f(Jt" the .. MOn.
10 nut """""in&, I dropped """,nd
\0 my fnwJ tho mu<hant anfl J:Lve
him ,he ."d.,. 'Senrl amunrl and
Set $5 <on lhu." I ... i<!. 'and ron
.. de. all 100... h . g"""'"
'"'I"'" <>111' 'II bY, HlU .lon'l 0 ..
_ anyIJung. ays he. 'I,lu, 1 otn!
Dilly 'i.' I repad . and III "".n_
"Jer thai ,"",II..:!.' . Bu' Bilh' .... <5
me nothmg, nlh<"<.' h. 1"''''''''''1.
'1 .. on all ","n"i' fnnn Ho1>" I
1"",,1 10 tna.le the lhi"lI: dtutr I<>
b,m. hilt I rouldn', Tt.., "'''''' he
figuro<! on ,t It.. "'nr;le<1 up
he i"'1, and reI.,..,., I<>
Tbeo T ... ,,'
to Ikob, the In<ora""" mlLll. ,Junk
inz 11"'1 he hafl a go<>d lor
f'l:ll_ and ",,,,1<1 _ wh,,,gh It
at "", but I <>Y"'"""tlmal<!d hun_
'What bn<l "f a IS th,.,
.... >' be a.ked. ' t he .... r you
ealcullllo it ... ",,1.1 put in
dd., 10 you and Uill .. - Holy
MotII'$t'lAid 1. 'y",,"'e got .. head
... thick ... 4 m.o.n...,' -.. ... ",nU\1:
to .. 1' And I st lllt<><l aU 0""," alfain
"lib my ul'la"""on H. rouldn'l
gr.,,!, It_ 'Too lor
I/Ii,], I 'I'''' 111111 m dioguot And
hU11I/Xl u p H,lly A. /lOf>n '" he
.... lIi{'n h. briJ;bened
uf'o 'Wh,,-, ... tho <,aId 1<, ,I?'
hr 'thM "'utdd II
"1'1.,,,.1.<1 '''lI ,0, m. to get off (In
Ihe ma,I. you. Rr .. .,,!.
_ t h.d you i<li<>t"
I "",,I 'Tl\t'ro's DO catoh at alL
It'I " pbm . ,n'IM mall,o. Df bll.,i
Wllh t hat f ... t dL>.rH ..w
..,....te O1>t a f'_" uch, and
.... "",I s'uflyinJi: lhe
hatter "-",",pted thl- 0'-
der All th"", 01 Ih.", Ihink
thaI I .., ... .l them in
"",nner "
II" .. I ... poor,w, tbne au .. ho
.. ou1.\ rea.d th;., olnry ... \.o,\J, ""d
iP'p thfo ... ho-,l. '''Ull'inn ..
reoortUlr '" ron"';l and p.o.po<tl
Which are lile Ligh_t ",.,11 .
50::"",,10. Irish. or EnCh.hmen PoDg_
I .. hm..." In SrotLalld tJ>en, ..,
nf .h,. in lrelad tntfI of Co.k.
1><.11 in "'" liJ(h"'rmon.
Wh)' &hould an arti>1. ne""" \,.,
Ihort of ra,h> If he knOWI his
bu.", .... u" dnt ... tnOI\.y.
Why i. 3 pruden' man lih" pin!
.. 1". I'",,ent.> him from
I"" {."
Y"" 11>11:0 In " drum .. hy
.u \'OU" good Judge I lJ""nu", you
.. both tid ....
,..e ..... d hD .. the hD',n ."d co ... ,..tTl
ju.1 Ihe" WltI and lell how
tM ocn "nd hn,...,. we", p<lrtlcned
l1li1 to lb. famlhu, I would be d._
hghled tn distribute ouch hones and
",,.,' ... fo.dHpit.ofiu be_
'''i e:o;tl't'mt'ly SImple it tall< 10' in
J:'<n",ty rathe1" than maLbo:m:.tical
kno .. __ ___
Tba Luc ky Boy"
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a
T IS SOM "WilA'!'
'. "f lI,ero, KtnjJ' of 5,<:>ly,
, - ",ho 1>""" hi$ crown to
Atth,m",lcs to det""-
m,ne the amount of nIlov "'hi,1I had
t-n addtd to Ib, ',,11 acruunu
I'yo t1u: same ",,",on; 10 Ihe
.mnule d.t2.i1< of the giyo:n
Ind yet. I hive nen. """ .. thl! prob-
lem ...."ked out to shn ... how
much gold the dishon""t je'ulc. ru.d
ltol_.
It is toM that Hiern, II:.. King of
Si.aly. lUI u> make
him. ero"'" .. "ty_three
0UJK'<!!l of gold When the cro"'"
W'U iim.bom it W'U found to be (01"-
teet In wrigbt. but u... Kin(, for
...... reaMn or olheT, at .... y ."..
pec1.ed ie .... ler of ha,-;ng stol""
part of the gold IlI1<I wh$tituttd
.. I' ... ,
In thiJ enlit:b"'nM 1lK", "'Mn you
go to an to..,n ..,me p'Ke
of broken-down Jewelry. he lnU lhe
propOrtion of got<l <,mt3.inrd in the
pie h}' ",lJtnng it upon a \CSt olone,
... bkh lenYH a ttcak of 1.'61<1
Some acid ;. Ihen "l'lIlil and the
time i. to delermine how
lonl: it takes the acid to d tre)' the
;o!J, ... the me""! wiH r .. i<llba acid
,
ARCHIMEDES
in prnll<'tIlon to the punty 01 the
They probah\y bmd I'I" .Udl test-.
in tb_ daY'.IU.,e ate lohl tl .. t
. ., .. 11 III ..
wu trouht...J for. l"ng
time 10 di..rovt, .. me'h,'" of .... hing
the vrnhl.m The.., _m' In be
dille",n,.., of orl\n;,,,, 10"''''' 01"",1 \
be _"h the hnnor of hltt,ng
upon Ihe harpy Ih""l:hl "'hi< h 0Il1:'
",ned tile ..,Iul;"" In Ihe my"ery_
It is "';,1 lhat 1M W'U uking
a loath. and ",-, .. n
.....,;gMd leu in Iht .... 10' than ,1'1 Ihe
Ili . p"e ,'ent to hi. i<>Y hy tbe
memorable shoul of V..,,,,k;I,l"
... bieb hu t--n e,'er IOn".,.
Wtll. tM aulhcnt,c fa<"1lI of the
eaot _ ... M f,,\Io_' The <'1'O"'n
'Ir";gMd ... &<"tly "'t),-III.<)(' OlIn,".
and "'Mil "'''gheo.l in th .. WAter jl;a\'\!
... ",";ghl obu_ed Ihal ,I h,,'1
JUo, '.2245 ""Lic incMt
01 .... te .
It .. ", fOlln<llh3t inch of
g<lM ,-",,,,fun,, t""teJ ... e'l:h. uldlv
10.J6 <luun'O, an,1 thAI A ,nch
of .ilver hut Th"re-
II'''' il R oi",l'\o ralt'Ula-
Ii,," 10 Ihe quahTynf Ihe
all<lY fM a.2Hl ;nd, .. ,,/. p"rt' Kt,ld
.bould w.'lIh o"or eill.ht ylwoouncet.
)
,
whereM Cl'QWn weigh"" but
e SUPI"',inlj: 'to to be .. :1
\ ho 8_2145 ."Ub," ,nch,.. BI
1 AS w,,,,lJ "'""gh \"'1 a httle 0"0'
fnrtv o"n',,' , ",'h,,'h ....""10.1 be omne
thi,iec-n nun' ..... ""rI_
\\'i,h n, ..... fat'" before U'. il
become' 3 .. ",pie "",lies to ""'ke
eyen a <1,,><" gu ....... 10 Ihe alll<>U'"
of the )c ..... 1 ... peru]ati"". and il
.. _me that an ou""" of pure
golJ I ....".,h In, and an of
II!>' .. In be val.,1 at ",nV--<mIl!
_ dotenni"e lb. uact
amount ... hich thf:n, h.u bo:>oo
., ,,"u<h I., ... n>a<le for atl of thHt.
.,..",,,ri .. ,
Arthimed.. wu lhe greatest
mathe_urian and philOSC'Pher of
hIS time. he it """ .. ho, ""nng the
".01 '!'my. t.hr- ""emy',
Ho:el by mean. of reHccting nntrorS-
He in"enl"" "",ny
po .. .,nil hauled to King Hiero
IhAt he o:oulrl mil". lhe ....0.10.1 if ]",
coulJ only ba'.., a point on which to
re>t a It'..,. The,..".,.,n why the
.".wer to this oro .... problem iJ
"",'or !;i"on may b .. ,counted for
by b ..
In my first mr _d sat. my
thord and fourth ", .. f In-O:>I-l-atc.
PROPOSITJON_ Tel! how few Itepi nud be
tba top, ueppine t",ke 011 nery Uep.
Dl
5CJlOOLlIOY, WI! 0
WAt one of lliooe mart
AI""" who tltillk th:n
, kno .. It all, wu
qUI",lne .. lind ca.ner
aboul the .... 01 .. If a
bnck wel,o:h, thn:>e-qu&l1cn' of ..
all.! thn:>e-qUll.(eno 01 a poun,J
tlla ""''' retnt1.tl<l by M),ln,o::
," 0", one sbo\okl &\.lek 10
I". l r.Wc, YOll a ... IIJ1 on figurel aIId
I am up on lhe b'Mer, II<> I ""II
agree 10 ",eu YOII. puule il It ...
WIll lell me Ihe 00Tn<:1 aIlSWC. \0
m,ne. JIlII 6gurc OUI lhe fC"l:JI
lIumber of 'Ieps one IIu to lake 10
go lip and down and lip Ihi.tl.ddc.
10 .q lO be uri"" 011 lhe grolllld an,i
I"""" "" tbt lop
Eve<y Itep mil', be of Ih" Mme
bei,o:hl an I all of the #tops "''''1 be
uoood lhe "''11. n"",bu 0/ 1,'11'"
The.e ,. no cateh n. I'lln .. bolll
1m, It .. Ilnighl ro<><l.,
and yet ,\ II .",Ip to ... y I hAl (>IIf
younll' Inl"" .,..,11 ha,'o 10 go "I' uoJ
do .. n th"t lo.ddcf lim
they hit upon the correct ......... ,
lb. ladd I" eo up and dowli an d up 10
Nili'h! it n , .mh allltJ horron,
SWfftly ....,.\"),,/:" ,n hill b'''*'It ,
And Ow ca.. (II fan"" wm> ....
Mom,n" m .. ts. \0 lull lb. ",,,01.
E:", be CO'Inco ,n all hie I"lttdnr
Hark' llUlk\- ....... OJ seen'
SIKIIlItg' a =,<1<n
In 1K..- bo .. of ru'-'y gl'e('ll
Such a .. Iu) "'n h., to.
And not ... ... _k
To .he '-'urni", , ... t.I
Of IllJ.%l,O.s n,"" thf<ekl
T!u15 . and .... dear
RDIIN III "'f'o-l4n1 .,,!..n<1or, '
momrnh,"";lt ... year
lIh",,"" by CupId', caplu",!
And ... ho-n j,wI are ou,.,
Aod m"",,,,., ""'1"1 .toO'. WI,
liD?" ,haU lar fUlu", yun
The !ove 01 all ... !nvt WI
Wb:>1 tree it. of the ,.,..ut ... 1 ,m.
JlOrt:'"1;<! 111 "''''"'''yl
'" htn '" n bJy nn nil," b.lv'.
arml Wh." it is little .. .i",
(bear).
,
I
PROPOSlTIOlf MOW how tn ferry. quarellOme party acrou tbe river In I. b ... t Ibmt will c&ITy but two
A J w(>n<1er, "" .. rvef , if or Our The punle i,m.l'dy I" lho .. ho ..
III .."y to
1OI>!t. ('" ro<LI
the natUfal t.e1lde1ley.:""'" - toma,o
un tOI.1eocopo .nlolhegoat_ Ei\Mr
of as fam,harly tnld. pos-
_ inltr""t for Ihe and
.. 10m 001,"" would otn:ngthtn a
brand of <he _ory ""d rn.",une
po .. en nol I:flI"I1IUy C'liIed ,"10 n-
erti"",. To. tfallled pu1lhot
problem,: M .lI' d,ffkully wh:Lt
ever, but 10 """ whe i. "ened III
<lid matte.... if he ""n jD.t try to
... n ..,lul 'en th<Dugh hit mind
..0 !.est m...,tally ho .. many
l Ima bo;o,l mU$l o:n:tUlhe river,
he ""lI lpeedi!)" teali.., .. hal B vlllu
.ble I<b001 it is 1m- learning to con
nl.ate tbe theught<.
rca<1CfI "'ho nt. fun"har ""Ih 1.'lh many tlnt.., th. little l .. o-""aIO'<1
.t"ri, .. tv ,..,,,10,,,, "'ht 00,,1 mu_,1 tros.o .he "tre"",. Ie ferry
a funny ,1'/ "II",,," m,p.h, Iho enl1", l"'"'Y but I oc
If tho twu ... l'<'ml"n...1 <a,"m", "')' Ihat n"lone JICR<>D.OU<
'" "n,? That,l., If!, k I ,,(1.<>n of a " enrlowed ",ith a
oort 10 I Iu,c CQu!,I. ,,' .... )" h"""lln"..., ",h,eh would ,t out
1,u",Ics .. 'h,,1l ..... .. f I..,. y. "",bout _ ..... \<) penal
1 .. ",0<1 Inplher ilI,u pnu and alth""gh the pow"," or
Ine 1"""". latllltr 01 Uolng "" ""')' re.dily be
by tW .''''1wrN.,
1=<1. whloh l!>to .. Iua(,nn ,n
a way wh"',, .. "uhl {,,'; "" ,J...,
"" ...,n Id! ,he ,,( II I""MY 01
. .,ho, re'l1IIrn,ng I .... " a PI""
n,o tIL a _I",am
In .mall boat ... hieh ...... 1.1 ht,IJ
hUI I"" a! t,me. III1d none .. ( the
\.:oJ_ oouJd ",w
I,ll> h.:ol'penC<lthat P ........ (',n .. h
tM po)Jul.,r <OInred prH< her, harl
quarrel,,! Wllh lhe other lwo emIle.
film of lhe party. aIId U nllllit
101 ... eweh had falbng OIOt ...,IIL
lhe other lad",.
Uo .... ,t 1"*'hle In, the """Ie.
rom lO rondurt IIwn mil acl'toll lhe
slrum ill "",h 11>0.1 no 1_
,hS'lgrfflng part,er allan ero&S
nv .... t"!lnher or e .... n remaln on
either OIide 0/ the l\fum lit the lante
I",'.. Anuthtr curiOU!l leo,u,," of
011" ""011 IMinns being that no
one rcn,Ieman lbould "01U";1I on
Clt ber wah twe lathell.
I1ft 4 1<> Kini"".
They ........ ,n magnifieentl}
,kct>r.>.u:<I room ID the "'051 Elld
,,( Lond .... n TIr>' apprn"d d <:a<:b
other 'tom OPp<lt" oiLrttllOns.
fIl('l, end carcl<!a
of the I ..... do...". of cyeo ... ue
".,Idung 1.h=I. they ki<:Iod ucl>
other .. ith '" rnoundmg OOla<:k!
1'h<I meet,ng .......,"" lO briag
,bern I>ut alu. ala.ckl
the)' haJ II<&Kely t-n ,.;de by lide
.. I.,,' ...."..IY _b ... lIm. ""'"
"pVn>:Id,.d WIth tb.lin of \Lattle ,n
hi. eye. W,th ><>1 UIl'>lence be
rai.o<-d tbe luck "" and
-<:>h. horrorl-be struok a
'barr, 'l"',k blo .. , and the pale ene
....u AcIIt severn! feet ,..."y.
The M1ther ","earned nor
fainted_ Then: was no h=Mb,,,,,k
'"tot. no I'CICnl mem, not e,.n. mUf-
mut was hellli . hauso. --,
..
A "Reol GO<Id Caleb,
I;m<' )'OU go w .. party
ub .. th 'Oil a ..... 1.,( "'"!ton
""", /I 11.....-11. A\.ho- lim 0l'l""r-
lun,l)" th,... ... rl the """,,Ie and !l,nl'
'M fO)(>I ,n."I. your breaot
pus I1<'1!<lI. thr<tl1JJh your C'OIlt
/"'''' the . and detach it from
l'""'nl1"bout t"..,
hanlt'lIg upon 'hll outside of Y9U.
C'O,'\t You "ill bo UlkrHlod
to _ ho-tr your will try to
do )'till the I.;indnea 01 ntn'>Y'''I
lb. cow,,,. and the ... 11 be
",h.n lru-y pull out an
apparendy ,",,-ll_length of thrud.
t
S"' .... .....
I':RE lS A PROB
lem from one of our
-' otandam arilbmeti,c
boob. l>on', look ,n
, the book for lhe a .. <nr,
nor &Jk )'OUr \.taeher. ror he or .he,
.. It", ... 1Ie may be, I.C<:1:pU the
an50rer '" good raith, 10
)'0\1 "".,,.,ld 1_ your oh"" of
101v;nlt '( currKtiy.
Tab!'y and Sport r<I<<:d Irnf\'\ ..
Or.... 10 a an.! bark l<I the
di".nre ill aU. I'r\"tllty/i". yanh
51)011. .prang five 10K at ,,",eh bound
and the r:lt IHlly Iblft. bul Ihea
Tabby made A,'e ",';np to Sport',
th_.1<> .. hat shuuld be 1M reaull of
tbtr",":;-' __ -,,, __ -::cc:C
by a Puule.
I "'lme forty odd
yen ... ag<). thnt IW" C;ncinnnii edi
ton l>erame In"oh'ed In " ne ...
"""Im,'eny .... hieb for IIOItIt
I""" ..... conducted .... th olll tan
do. and eourt.eIy_ AI IeDgth, hotr
C''tI'. one of !hom .-ho wu tuUy
getting the wont of the
so far fOtgQt ttimtolf ... to b."""ue.
first tlw:n 5<1ItTi1ous. and
thea .... h,ch indu<>!'<l the
other to qUIetly .... thdra ... !rom the
"""ten, Editor :-10. I
indulJted in l"ul\ paeM of v;Cto.y.
in .. fiich he 00asted of "ha .... ng
sp.k.cl II;. guns." "put
him to ""'I. , . d..."nl .. hed
rate.
I,. ..w. llIat the g.lt-od
author m.gllt ",hen be beard rrom.
T"'" poem ran ... f.,u"w.
SPRISG
The spring once more ";th
Chaplell crowned
H.,. be. cholcen hI_
inp all '"'trul\(\
Each ":I.nt valley and each vo:rd"nt
la ... n.
Enrithed ..nth 110....... loon amtling
... lhe da.."
[)em",. and modest hued tbe "",Itl
10 bIooIns th, blUlb
In, ..-.
To these. 1M hW: addI her lragn.nl
do .... r
Of perfume dlmb.cl by Ihe mn
nnd ./>0 ... ....
Rev; ving Flo"," ..... 11<1 the world
Of kingdoms P<"'rll=u al a lairy
Paro .. tile bills. io tIWIy. fnIoCCful
line,
The I'IlfIbow bl_, 01 \hot Of
chard &!line
How .,nly olll their tlnll
unIte,
lbe alt and bleu lhe gnte
lulllghtl
S"'fel vni.." no.- heard cn
I'e<!.
The brent. Ihe bird.
01 Ihe be<
lind do,", the clift'.
the ",urmur
w"e,e roc'"
111m." HI;. Whllt he .. as III th.. OPJl<>Se In .... "',
oompllC01ll f"""" of mmd be.,.,. R\lIII the drat 51,.,.. .... n m",", 01
caved from an """"ymous ""n. the plain.
Iributor a -.o<u,hl. p<lmI on In n<:my Jtn>IIps. far hom their
wlucb he puhllShod, ac- """them homc!.
COInJ'l':'led by a eulogtum on IU No ... ""'rut the lofty 'pln! the ..... 1
Ofiiinahty and beauty. wlIh ... arm 10_ roam.
The fearless rollin buil.b with Jl\ouy
Ie .. ves
H .. f"'gilt nesl bmeatb lhe farm ..
" ..
Emboweted in ...,.,.." the
her 1><'<1
WIth lilocn """" oer tend .,.j ....
,
Eaoh hJlpp" !:Iml n)X'ndt hi' dol"
pled ...
Soan onth h .. nntle maIO and
.w_ly .nl:'
The bf oath' h ... b .. ,,\1)' aroSe
In pleo. .. ng Tnu";"u .. to tIM' pile
bl .....
SIu'ill &al< lb. wlustJe
.-b,le ,,-.I.
MODJI: the )if'ld.ng ... rth his pat,.t\t
11eeo1 ..
JO)'01I' the ble ... h,ch ti1\. th. preg.
nant lOll.
And $1>"'" the profits 01 the farme".
"" CoolMll_ .,. .",,J,ng as an ""gel
K..-ps puoeful viril round In.
d .... !I,ng pIlI,
And,..,.tlt Hope aM La ..... f""', ....
brig"".
Smiling ... uph. in lheir lxn<en
of Ii,ht.
&lute lui mom,"p lind tmbo.1m
each nIght
A fe .. day. pUlled b<olDre t he
"""'l'la",-,,\ edllor had til. morti
licallon 01 ,udlng In the other
""per Ihal "Ihe ed,t.". 01 the "Star
of the West" b.u fully JUrt.i!i.cl the
ItTOSIIC <'OIIt.il1Med in .. beautIful
\X>CIII on 'SpnnR' by pubh.mn,
and tndOtsing il In his paper_"
WIllll i , Ihe """rot kind of _t
a man can lit on 1 S.:f-con ceit.
,
THEATRE.
PROPOSI TION_ Tell whl
II
' E CALL TilE AT_
(""tinn nr our puuli.u
1<0 an Ilyle
I, ,. nf "'tiling
... I\,oh arr"n\a ompe rnr
de .. IngeUUlty
which ","nlnK
back..vd., i. applied 1.0 "'O!'d. or
..... t<n<'el like I!.w. Hannah. and
"'oon, or tho fam"", of
Ada ... tG Eve. whm h. rmurkod
" Madam {'", Adam" It appli ...
as well 1.0 words or eenledl which
when read back .... n1I ... U p..-nt
an ...,\,,..,Iy dill'er .... ! meaning. hke
munter, Moor. d"'r. etr .. etc .. many
olwhi<:h.,11 aPJ)ur in othH f'Uule..
Tboe children', l)arade is It','en to
a little pO/ltical ""nle
which .... pick...:! up on \.he Itl'ft1.
in Ihe neighbo'hnod of Ule St.'"
1n'eOpe<1;u of pao1y pro-
drib"" the young kid, art; hav.
in,. gnuld .lIh f",.;on 01
inureru """teat ted UPOD tl>tc
p .h";ng of .. II barn:l. I.".. rrot
bonfire. Th" punle is to . ... hy
th.u COlI WIIdudes tlln the I>I'OCH-
Iioa. d.,." not tOfIflirt with Ihe ordi-
nance as postM on the wau
What Is the olden tree in Am ....
ita 1 The elder ,r""
S T
the men au laughing at.
CHARADE.
my lint. "1th cautious
my lUII.d aa ... na ... ;
nut "'hon by Y""I'I mAluro. 1:"',..."
His t hou!flln a ... u,."c. tone
011111\<,11. wllh .. hat 8""dioUll
I Ie found my ",hu:" 10 pkJ. ... lbet air
An. 19, IS, 14. 14, S. 20
A REBUS.
Ny .. bole' .. ad N.LUlrophe
When -.. to help .... II.lgh it ;
Curtail. lran,_. and you <lilIcbe
Who rr\(l(tlly &ull ... by;1
Cypher Ani. 1J. la. S. J. I I.
A RRBUS.
See how ""'Jerue I am barne
Behead ..,...., ltaIl me Ibm "';111
Yet lrnavu "';th all lheir an and
me to often Q a priR.
Ruto", my h.ad. t f"anSpMC, .. hat
m"",-
I'm higher tbaJ! I...., !>tin .... 1
An . U, I. J. S
CHARADE.
I Ilftd mhl.,.d
I p.ay you tau hffi!.
ltI y wit', hke \h. point 01 thUstle:
Be nic. in YOU hOlce.
'""
-
--
Take Pl'lInklin', ad ,ice.
AnJ don't pay too muth Ifl. your
"hi.tl,,.
AIlI, 1,21, J. 20, 9.15, U, S. S. 18.
A REBUS.
I'm but . blUe letler. ni'l
Have 0IICnld to hd6U:
But il you tau
ltIy wI. you
An alteration ;n my 101
You'll oay I'm Ihofl<'r-1:>ut I 'm not.
C)'tlhr. All. , 14. I!. 10. S_
When ia b .. by Ioke ., h.ukfMl
""pI When ,,'1. tea Ihmll (teo:tb-
It. REBIlS.
Two pmoonal prono"n, if you Ide
And po IhI: ... in d"e omer,
An herb wiD ....... e "'Ihou\ m"take,
Tlult ocenu the ,ani ... bordf/f.
An.. 21. 5, 25. 13, S
Wby Cannnt II. dul -m-.-,-C
be
leSllly
convicted' l:Ie<;auM;\ ia not lawful
to condemn a m.>.n .. ilb",,1 he-ar.
'"'
II.,.,. YOU ,peak a I.ilor
whl:n you di 1 nol ""mom!>.r hia
L.m.' As Mr. So-and-Su 1M ... nd
..... ).
I
I
J
SIIOWIXG HOW
'M Jl'.n:rt.. d ;, wry i ....... _
/,t;, csting ""''' ;ui...,
al AllY amid the
, i. van':'". chan/:C5 and
cl>ar\a!l (1 Ihi' rna,,""
aid tho.\ JoIm-
100, the ,-try tr.ilhful gu:mlian (1
the dt>ollr. Il)<lJf1 at "-'<'nIt
IlhIol il1nrt;,.",. "lUch .. for the .,.,.._
n:ct ...... of the problem.
oay" that 81 the rl_ of. tho
feW";I;'" ;hM-t: wen:' jn't ... 1>"'1$
lo'fl, bul the ar>1,lic:m", fnr the- "IITIC
were in sud, " hrlf-'lcos """Ie of be-
luddlem<'nt \hat not one d t!....n
could bi< h:1\ cl><',:k, much
I..,. l'OO:'I:'I1i..... hi:! bat Wlltll '"" a>.w
it, JO in de'pai,. ... <lS rom_
poil...-J \t> let ead, ""., mal.., h .. own
lCIoctitln. and .. i\ afl.<!rw:lnb trans-
pin:<!, rvery (X>< ol the m r>ennoo
took a hM which d;d not bclung 00
rum.
N_. Co<!<lTl:'C Washinl:\Ol1 J., like
h. J("eaI. """ ""'" .. 10"
eouhl _ fub.-;"""" e,,,,, if de-
airod In do ." , .. , .. /rom a
11UU.Ier'. iW>dl"'inl il. is
10 dc:t<>rmiuc the for 3Dd
a,:aina tich aft 0<'CU1TI1lI: Q
thai. ... ""'" cacb I.1.kinc ""t .. I
fllD<Im1 oMuld ., h::tPl""" !hat ""
nIIIn tot the .. hi"" hoblgal to
....
All' EIIIGMA
I "'" won! 01 fi,.., L;tt=, and
dear I<.> tit bdiet<. and I haw
..,,,,.od!(rel! calamiti.,." Tab: ar"y
my 1-.1 and I adom "" Ile-
bead '"" 0fI<r ""'"' "",I I am a
wbm. all lbe worW. un""
If at fll'<\. )'00 "".-tail me I am a bmu_
lif,d mincml, Curtail on"" m<;1n!
IlI'd I am 4 Iw;hionablc f'eS07't. To
rot b<>th my 111'8<1 and U1il d.oes not
detfor\ttal" my
10, 16, I, 18, n.
The Comica1 Doc
We ,,'ill .1-<k ' ..... t", <Ii,,,....,. Iho
h:::.hty ,,f \"'. f.,:I .... ;,
........ Wi!h .. ,..... hrolho.'r
tst. I """i"lJ;J.tcd ,n a ..,.,
r->dil;l>" in wiLt. ,11 ....,...., 1,."..y,
and aJl/luul:h ;1 " ... 11 ... "" r ...
.. tame ""'. mn<>mlN. ".,. twJ
II)(lIt A"'" ';"Ii: lin .. Ii.,
0/ wr cno1r d,,'II. U .. "'U ""'1'''''U,
roUr II CIInme IUIllthe, tu
'rig III n '"><t 0/ '1Mu.,,,'!,,,, At!,.. ,,,'h
wllS ex('\ .... IMnical, !luI II,,,,
<l<l!l<lu"he to) c.w loch:'.
I tI., Io:<>d!lk, on him
on" uI his 1"'0re., th,oki"li: it "''''ld
(umj,h IIILi<-ct f,,,, \lW ju, ....
PI ... 10 l:tUj:h nl ,
Wh,," .. lin army \IlIaUy d<,-
Wht'f1 the IUIdien an!
all in 1[Uo1rttn.
Wh), is too mum wIti.lrv .nd
Ilk.- the fI"",ers thaI
bloom ,n tho: "1"'111:1 !k<:".,,(' they
InIll: lbe ""'" ",y {lIW.:gay).
ADrnco PUZZLE
"AD" ,..... the ,,'QI"(! lbe muter
"''''' to Dick,
Who IImltrhed trill bead, and look,
mit "'lh.r thick,
RtJ'Iic<.l. - H<'m&/'tcr ;t 1<CUld ma\o!,
It Io<i<i{:"
"y"" may OIa)' 'IN' aft booIr, you
OIupid d.....,..,"
Th(:o "ddinc aft IN at
Dicl<, upon
lho- 110... ,
.. u .......r. .... il ........w mo.la! it stick
.,..... "'''''
"Y(OUT bed: "ilb <hat ""- sticl<,
III put in CO.
"". t.1:ao.m Aid. "um.- thi>..-or<!
''\JU know'"
"C",''' ",1<1 Dick. "to me
klnd
IkreaItCT;\ ... ill >tielr thl: fustCT:
11'ho.t 1""\, ><huuId one follow m
""\,,,. to', l/Ut a fil:',re ill tb., world1
A """I"""'.
Wh .... d<! mnt. mo.t
","",,,.1 11'bm lhey htlon.l;: w
IMlr\t.
vine! <l.oQ bee-f grow an?
bo-villt,
Wh.,t is the difference Ilt'twem
ll-.e \1,)ITO<m..' relil:ioo and thoi.
wi"",,! 1'J-K;r is Ginb'UI1lt,
but d"';r wiVt-'S R'" VlumJ.
\\'h'l1 i- II dU1 ,Hmtodl Who>n
",,', 1",,;<1" hi"" .. 11
What mal'S ''' .... }'body !lick but
lh<ooe \h.o.t -"w..u"", iV Fiatu-ry.
Wh:!t ;. w!ri<:h ""' ..... Bitt
..,.""'" ... "ings .... brtlI<ml
An M",",
Why is a drunl<m Irishman lib
....... tm.J tom' 1m rwnds? lie is
pat-culling,
"H'
.,
Wolo!l the most
on
iJ""";,,,'" l;ve 11"1 tht
j or in the. cellar !"
Ii
RnIlNIlF.O OF
. , . .."IL. "f the 1 ....... 10...
I ' tbNt. I "-"10' dunne an
I' "_' ..d t,.ur <>f the okl
"".Id. In
,,,,,,w:::I "'i\h ... dut"tu ....... tmh
_"'" tn h,'c H<"<l1-..1 the ,,"htf (If
writel'll, In. t'.M.";" l",;ahw, Inr
,n,tu.Rc1'. the ""me ,,( ... hi(h f hue
(,,'gouon, it look",l.s if the '1 ...."11"..
had oc<;ul'ie.l the h"mcntl or
Auie-. 01 hnu .... , "r ('01'11
m .. the '""'"11 "''')' aLout, AI
we tenll it, I,)' '"""'!rUtt,ng
the rouf li"'t an! Il,e" 1",,:,\ "",.-n
tIllI'e ,clb"
1 Ihe guide
an.llrom ,ny
L""k I M,J h ..... J,lied IhM
""uel! Wall ,h "",,," {'uule
is to d,..-ol'<1' II", "".&!"y ('<,n""",I."
in 1M de"'';I'"on nf til<! ru,,,. 10 III
to \""",e ,he;c 'nl .... "ng run".
Lord lII .clul.,'. Lan Rlddl
I.onI hb Ilyron and
S, ........ p<'r-pelnud 'lu,,,, II nu",ber
0/ poo!IU.,.r n<lill.,.. wb,,'h may be
a,d to rdk",t tilt 1"-'l'ul ... fomt of
"units of ,h_ du.,,;01 day" H ....
.. 1.01 taort In IhM h .... of lhe
great 1""" and hittOlU-II
.. LeI us look al ,I qu,te d_Iy.
'T" II ...ery IIIIly _1.
And On" lila, m.akeo u hudrlrr
Whe"".',,,,t it
It """),1'1', be v'trf wirkod,
II must he alway. !.ad,
And spnko of sin and ""lftnng
ElIDugh '" milk" OM mad.
Tlo .. y Ie}';' i. 1\ romllOUn,J wonl.
And very Iruf,
And .. hen tiler It.
of "'"1'1.... lhe( ... 1= to
If, "I tile Ittt<:1'1 they take otT
,\nd ..... cr the first thll't!.
They havf the nine n:maining
,uMd ... can be,
For, Ihouf$"h II Wo=III to make It less.
h,(;u;t It lUaka II mo ....
For it t.ahs c<=liol'l in
it left out hefnre. .
I.ft'5 try if..., can
It, pcmible .... ,t .may.
If nnly we d,v,dc It
11'1 lOme ne .... I )Jionl way.
In.tnd or tbree .nd rune, t hen.
I.et' m.ke it four Rnd
YOu'U "'Y It mllku 1'11'1
;\t leMI not "ory ""ut:
Ilut only t he <)<In'''''luenoel
That', aU that "eW' be dollC
Tn chang<: th,. ma,. of ...dflC'$lO
To uamltigaled 11'11'1.
It dea", (off .wwd. and "islol .
Re"<Jh'_. towie_kni' .
And ..u the horrid wupons
little puffs
the ),ochts.
,,,
Ih ",hi"h "' .. n 10&0 Ihci. h,'
It"; h<,1."" fcehnp-
And 10.. Joylull)' it heard
The nutivc ."uro,l of ..
C""'I'rIIih'! illlo !>flO .. ",dl
y",,1 loura",I"'IlM. m)' Inrr.,!>.1
.... \ th3t }'''''''' a".! mon .
Thougb o.Illh. h"",. "I ,lrn,,,n.
Rej"". ,1'1 IhnJc an<l n,n.
Becalmed.
T" give our young ,.,'hlsrn.a a
limelr ... 10 puz.1e owr, I ..
"""ntl"" I .. ,.. on ..... an ,nv,
runt .. V"" ' ..... of the n. hl; dun"
" sen ... of Ind "...n forlh' HIe, I,
of II for 1Il00 <"UI' in lilt '"
teroatl<'naj y..-ht ......... I 1\<',,'
pt-.J ... a ).,..-ht"""n. and .... 11 ",.L
U,""'vt to .ltll bow Ih., o,1t
1h3llhc I",,,,, booL """,.t""" .. WIn'
It lIlA)' I .. ,. J..n un ,.,,;nt . Lr
broken "nd '1'3T<. fur I
tll<>uJtbt Ihat nu, bo-><lt outdnfl<"
lhe Olher Ihf'Y ... ,.1
...-... hut.n on 1,1'11"
Caplllm Sh.O.w ... 1<1 little I,,,i'.
0' air "a.-tn't I1Iu,'h 10 do Ih.
l'Mult;, &,,<1 I "INk a nolt oi hu ft
I'\1llfk. I " aT<"<lm!,"n), my
our young 1'1'1.. 1"" ....i11 lin" Iho
loe3lil)' okilllu!!y ",o .. led in Ih.
... "rd .
My f'l'1>l i. a "nk In)' itt'"",! "
"o..
!f you mt'CI WIth my .. 1",10 look pul
I", a,,,...
0 .
Wby are dta! penple like Ir.,!i.
.ha ....,,- U..,. .. .., )''''' m.aL(
lbe,,, bere
on
Cues. the 'icbll of <h ,
[I]
!.. COt:RSE WE
,,t'" "U "onn!: ')T. ,. ""
..
h"," true hI" .. ill
"M10.t """0 <d lhe
d""h'tl or n giwth
S,"" ",1, ... 1 ,hild" ... t.o h"d
,Ii"ol'.,,,,\ Ih>., I,y on ..
In =1'11-'1... ""d
Iholl uchirngmll 1,130"'. "t a
'mI<!. they L'(JUt,J gd II,e ",,:no'!
"I a ... liarty on lb.
mfnt "I hut Q'" '"
C<lIlj'l ... Iht)" 129 poun,\"
lH 1"''''''1.<. IH 1'",,".1 . t23 ,,"unth.
121 1.-OUlJ' to. t I 120 ].lOU\Ids,
I'.,U"'!;' VJunJ. &",1 114
poun,j, Wh,,, w,., lh" weigbl "I
.a.-h "a. nr the f.,. little gi,l. if
,ak""
II p',,"" Ilia, ,hry rnu.' b3ye
Lc<n .d:,t:.. .... ", thoy
woul.1 Leo:n "t,I,' w uul
... : "...,.... ... 10 'uch 110 in
"l1li: 1,,, .. 1, 'J""","n .... hich i.
bal.:" lu <.iIo.i<c lL.>...
lhom",
A REBUS.
lly /l."" in the ganlt .. luxun.1lIL
tn>" ..
o"hci<lu. "",J ... 'ee, "" ",""'1'onc
"no.' .
lIy 1CCOn.! a noit., "ain,
.-."'" Ihi"!:. .
Th. lurd 01 haf'tfll. a. proud "" "-
ki"-l! .
Mf ... ho'.;,; <11111'1',"''''''-, and....,-,na
'" rop.<..,
A. .n I". lad he d""" ,n hi.
",,"co
1<1. \. 1.3. IJ,J.11
-" "h a t<>nlb'
WI"." "-,, ill ".Imlf>
" " hh a racel''''''''
Bc.:'N"" hr fU'" to, <ttp .
a ,.1 .t<"k,
Pil.Ot'OSITlON
'"
pm!>1..." ...-Web ... "uld unI,' M
Ip<>IlI il ,ho ""'" oan;:e<1 '"
"",re <'"ml'u<;,,,,d.
CIlARADE.
My hn;' .. n ",-,"",ed
""'''c.
Ilu' lv""'!:!)'
My n<Xl a "",n,. nnJ
Iho ",me
N" .. illhi, wero hul ".."ted
An,1 to \hI! allar ,July led,
To be my .... hule .. hi.,h might I>e
What'" the di:l ... mc Iootw",," a
clourl .. wh'llPW ohilol' Or..
poun ... '<tll """. tho roa,..wnh
What wu tbe price of eggs?
, .
,
,
PROPOStTIO" lato how ftw pit tu need !he able top be ell! to compld e the do, bOIl5e?
T RICKS "l""yl keep tllt L.,ob'
tl'e bu.ine .. it a joinl "IT,,;" h,,, hal no fPel. An'\ ye, ""'a ..
,
"
"
II'hat key i. Ibe barcl"" to 1"", - sbor:ll Pu,t,
A donkey. Why .l.,clclrr li l<t a fight!
n<:<;".. "" I, ,I ",.we up {O( rouncl .
Boolr.1I'orras.
TI1. n .... !:'inn "n",ht"
Ie ',"m on ""ncealed lr""'lI",phy Ihi.
t" d,,,,ov,,," thr 10<...;,1), QI th.
I,la,,,, \.>eong di..-u...,J by the.
learned prof ........ , ,,> hiJd.n ;n II!..
d_nJ>ll1m of lho ....
l:\S KarteS Arctic..
. "
Why ), .. ,1 . M Ie.. , <>f t l,e
",."", 1,.. ' ... oM',1 Aclam
Why ... ou),1 )"011 boo j"'I\f ... ,n
r,ek,ng tht of .. ".nder of
D"'au' 11. 11... 1""
l ures (I"ck\'d }'''''nt),
ERR IS A SOUVENIR
, Imm our du.y.
... ruth will inIH"'"
, )I"t"il,, <pclh"g d""", It
'" bu,lt upon linn
10 tl1. nory of the opitaph uP<'''
I l1e WIllII cf the 1<1 l1t..bey. "'hICb
"W
P RS\' R. Y pf{Pcnl.N
.VRKPTHSPRC PTST,N
The rrprt .... r.t " ,.,,"'.,
whIch ba<1 /",Ie.l lrom lhe
lion In Ihe ,!J",,'mlion
collrgo prof....." e\
wu a.ked 10,'0'''''''<1 the
properly hy Ihe ;ntrod"",ion of the
c"'" ____ _
A REBUS.
101,. you heo' sull"" ..... ,.
When wand"""g by the """",,'.
"'=.
Ny -.J iD the gamhl ... an
Hub playtd nomean cr pal,,), part.
Ral. fired .... lh .orlM thim to win.
It .id. him in hi.5in.
101 y whole if ..",.,.."b;ng tbal ;,. faul\d
Upon tbe fa<:e of all
Y if you lake from me my f..cr,
I .m a lule commltnpb<:e
Cypher /Ina. 19, 21. 18, 6. I, l. $,
Wby is an o.t'quiued pn..aer like
a gunl BetauM! he is c1urgo:<l,
taken "P. and tben let 011.
Why a .... hones liltle n-'od in
\he h I .. of Wight I ... "isilon
pm ... Cower to Ryde (em"" to ride),
Why ..... ", .. I riddl", lilre ,. de
oentd inn Boca....,
ila holt pul cut and ncl guest
.
A PUUUII, Vtr4lcl.
Here ;$ wh.t ,,"'0 ,,;U term" neek
tit l'uUlt .... I\cI'('In Iho ol'lee' i, to
di"""'er a mi"'''11 ""rtl ICM placed
in the how, ." that by I"ftId,nK ,t
, wi, .. rut }"-'" KO B",,,,,d t he t he
..,n\cDC<' ",,11 be ,,,,,,,pltl.. I think
,he ""me"':' '" this Cf\.., have
1"<1 I 'l"(>un,1 the
tull'rin """-'It (In of a mla
... lItrh whirh l"un<1 ,n hi.
j", but by ... ",. t""st .,/Illt
1:1 ... tIl<! 1<1110"''' .... , ddecti"e. 10
I will Otlr ).,,,ng I'Unli'iTl 10
I)", m, .. ,nK "W(IrIll ... al to
mah the mrrect.
\\b,. d ....... dnnkey eat thistlesl
Beea ..... be'. lUI .n.
...
A REBUS.
My flrot if a ..,10. ; my serond lUI
agreeable e.u ....... ; my tlnrd IU\
art,c\ t>I dDlh,nc . nd my "hole a
chara.cte . de .. 10 tbe
)"OI1n. folll'l.
eyp"",,r Ans. 18.5, 4,18.9. 4,9,
14,7.8. U, 15. 4.
A PUZZLE.
Plaft IM .. me wnnt in tboo bbnb
... u to make ....,h title .... ad prop-
"" " Pingal', cave
would the ,;.;\<:>,.
2. Arat. ..-t',m_"_--
traVdt-n:;D the
J. To .. 1<:<:, ",,,,,,';00', .. _--
\>:> an"",'lUI"".
4. ToaC"USe d(JllalIng lbey-
W ..
A CRYPTOGRAM.
E IOIOOOlOOOlOOO U N 1100 A T
X NAn...... t: ...eommunication.
Take l be bta ...... y from _.
thing we ut .nd md:e it read l1li1
lou,1T A".. lI,..,ad and be-
00""" "",<1 "n,1 u,U' r.
What is the cliff. renre bet .....,.... a
bottle of medicine and B lrouble-
oom.ooyl One isle he w. n lhaken
!>teo"",, I"ktn, thG Gther \.0 be t akea
Iben .haken
Why;t. 1",.1 of Lread 00 tbe lop
(Of the ,tf. l Tow ... like. r"""benel
He<-au"" it is high brucl.
At what tilO.""" Ad_m married '
UpOn hi. wedding En .
Whal pa.t QI. fi>5h is like t he tftd
Qf a bookl o",,'t)"011 knQ... r
Wby, tbe
PIN- IS
how keen.". _ .. _
bilitoM, wben conflntd wothin the
linu,a(;,,", of the <lomO'n:c apbero,
pmne to " new era,
,10(11111 fmm 80m" "P'-
.,,><1e. "e quote .. (If Cherry
11>11 goal". ;nci<.l.nUllly allied \0 a
p ... uy IIl1llhemDtiCll) thought
"V .... ote," ....:tl Mrs. Murphy,
"P".!<Iy ;. 110_ one ""d o"e_third
lima as (lId., h. was .. h .... he took
to dnnl:. and lillIe J'mmy ... bo ....
'<>rty """"ILs old ""IOn Paddy look
to rlnnlr. ... "" .. 1 ... 0 yeus mort: Iba ..
half a, ...1.J .. I ........ bell. Paddy
t" <lonk . ., .. h ... lint. jImmy
Iii un1<l at Paddy ....... hen h. took
to dnnlc. our tbftt ages tombinod
w,t! to jun one hund<:rd
y ...... "
lInw 01.1 i. little ]imlIlY
At whAt .. man marry!
At the l, .... "ug._
Why", lUI t1:g underdone like an
'"1Ut ","eN,,".t Th.y a .... both
haroUy ,tOIle.
Why io a very old um""'!la. thaI
lias bern 1.,.\. u ... new wb ....
f<>u".I' ;t', ",>veTa!,.
Why ,10 lh. Saln.ooD Army
1_ ... "Ik "" 'hel. hedll To
Ave I"",. ,..Ms (oauls).
Why II lett .... \\. like
11 m.oJ,;", 111 ""ill.
Wluch i. the odden lOll ..... the
<!fie who uk< a quest;"" or t he OIIe
whl) a",w.",1 The 011. ""h" alkl
h ... nullC he i. the queM.
<1....... Ihe wind """'I ro:-
teml,l" R OOok..,l1 .. / Whell it
.latlQMry (l;tatoonery),
WhM b('ntfi\ nn be <lerived lrom
a Pl'tlef nl p;n, I I t will gr you
II'I.Ony gOO<!
Why .... allll",,,, .. ho treat of
hlu! ooldlnsl Be--
cau," they wrile about lace.
I .. tnl ,,110 tbe wood. and taught
It, I .. t dQwn Ullook lor it. and then
1 wCnt home "';th i. beea .... 1 could
""I lind ,t A .phnto.
lIow <lid Ihe .. hale t hai ..... 1
lo .. eIi Jon:th obf:y the <Ii';n 1.0.. f
Jonah "u a Itrange. and he took
h,m ,no
A RIDDLE.
I capUVAto many whe" I .... ned woll
by arl..
To eaoh loverol..,nj! an impua.. im.
part;
Thoulh to lay pi.....,,,, I'm c!.-Jy
alhed
The ..,,, olt ... in "","';11 con
'd,.
The miwr .. Ill ..",Ie when .. f. Wltb
hl& g<t!d
My fa ... "t of forma he has ta.dull,
rolrd,
I 1I""lul am I""nd In com.......,. and
traoJe,
T" frien<lohip and \0..., I lend mT
kln,1 a,<I,
1.&<1,,,, tben wbile you ... pi"nl
Let. Ylrlue and wortb your mot to
11111 be.
Then grlLndeur mAy fro .. n and .nvy
ma.- ""'rn.
But harpy If m.nt your hfe .hall
ad'"n
An. 15,10. 5.
A REBUS.
My (in. is founrt ,n "'.lLDy min ...
And my c:c.tJy _d obi" ...
,u for my .. .. hat sball I .. yl
II _ma '"te""ed 10 \let",v.
T'hm.oh' bewA.., unt1unking yo.>lh.
Ad"""' to ""'-ty a"d truth
Cypher An., ,q,10. 18. I, 20. 5. 7.
5. I J
--: ' - R O' "D"D"'O,C-.
Ladi,... nddle I Nbnl1t:_
To nowlLdd one;
And. havi"g lhereby .ho..., ynur
.. it.
You lI'I.Oy my whol$ INt onl
Cyphe. An. 11. I. J. 5
A REBUS,
The thi"p .. hocb daily fore.no. pclU,
Cause .... muth dee-p ..,AIion.
Bt:bead ..... t_l.I be ba:d to mah
A Cid<!,.r ...
Rebeao.l apin ....... 8tUi.>bo""","
Will "'aroe ....,..pe detection_
Cypher An. 7,12. L. Iq, 19
WbY;1 the polka litre h;tter beetl
Tht.., are.., many Imp< in ,I
,,'
CONCEALED GEOGRAPHY.
1 H I .""",1,[ he p1'tL<><! \(. enl<'r.
taln <ucb a "",,'1
IJ.I. !'\hall .. tb gh""l to-
1.\5 Whith .t" )'(111 p".f..,. for-
lun<b, _ ..... tor -p!
rJ6. w. ut 11>00 mel"o, but Ihe
nn<l):\'1> til",." 1.0 tht riP- (tout
'ry ,
IJ) Pmm ""''' t;,VO',," I ILllru.-;.
p!L1-C! a I:""'t dMI uf p!euu ....
({'",mtry)
1,IA. My 1>""t1o,... , I tnter )VU'
hou"" with 1'1.3." .... .
I.lQ. I!ij.!b........ ught tU,,,,,,a.
\,on bll..-I the .nemy ""b dis.
IIIILV (Slait 1
14(). thtv OQly lighl lhl!ir "-<Iral
Sun lay n,(I".
Ul "-"It 10 Pl"m""lh on a
t id'''1 10... Qu,l\o<y .
1 j) Tht liege of Soc """'<>pOl gave
It .. French mll"b tmuLI".
lH. Pan"1'" 1001 bo-r voice
on that <>C.'C&IiO".
I.... Tho amphibinu. 1%ICIL:U;1C1'
.,.........,j th .. nvC1'OQ a raIl,
145. !;arah ""lIht on aU at<'O\lIlU
1(1 be ",-tntml .. r 1
140. p""" S.o.mho J:(1t a .. hipping
ro. nmnme a .. "
147 The Mu \ling I
iUppus..-! f"-'<'ul.nr 1<.>
145 I mn.t for
\\"U", I eM, t.rc:o,1 t rlrink
150 In I', ""P a!limal
I """'"1' :\",1 Ml
lSI We notl<i ("",' , .. " wllb
hov hI! Juo.
151 w,,", a <no"" rue"" on
her 11.. 1< ((<>Untry)
The Quooen of lhe A<lriatit
o-r KilLJl: 01 AL)-IIoini.o. IIIu<t reign
IH .\t I"" Ir""'lt .\n .. n." I cdc.
hn.1-e<l the F"unlL of Julv
155 I a hun.Jni.I And """
I cay you ha,'c a huodl'l'.<! and
twtl (I.ake.)
156. To .. mAn . no
"J5:"",m."t tS
157 Tbe ""WI IIr. Alderney
ISg 1 met my a,,,,, 'n
W .. hinrton
159, When lhe t:Lin began to fall
I 1I'\.Od" my fnen . .! put "I' hu urn.
b lla
100. Ow mok. n."", i. August.>.
1 01 00 Y"" tbink Louukl Ollra ..,1
... 1II1eJM\,nl in as
Kane'. fo:Xl'eo:.iilion 0'...,;-
..."
161 N",. "ehid"". ,n the open
da\". <I'>!en from tl><- public
Wby 11 m Itk Dlusician l
BecalU<' he Ibe key .
11= i. the l'ul.te of Tom the
Piper'. S<>". &5 told by ,. ....
'Iule the pic and .... y be
run It,. known Tom cn\er.:d
1M far pte .htJ .. n al the top on tb.
han.\. The pig ..-as fOIltina:
at t"" Moe of the tr.., 250 yam. w.
unto an.1 Tum it by al
wmyo running. "''''''Ily to ... arda. 't,
.. h,le lhe p.g made a beehne
t"",at,l. lhe lower rome ..... hawn.
Now, aJILU""n1: thai Tom .... n o"e
third llUle. \blLn .be llLg. bow lat
d.d th .. 1';1; run lo:f"re be .. "" <"<Lugbt'
TI", punle " a oM
on 1Le<.'OI1!1t of it. apran.."t ,implicity
and the ordinary mannC1' of
h.:I"dlinl( prohlema of thU chanlc-ter
" .., oompliMlt"" ""h'e," a.e
ukI me .. ly to IOlb""t ml'ptc1"
ma!ely ('LJrft<;1 """ .. upon
and rommon len ... jusl
to _ who.;:an II'LILke the be<1 gu-.
The llimplc fOt' onh"lLJI: 11. bo)w.
.... .. , ... hi<h ""II dm>bu- lie qUlle
_ 10 our pLU.tioU ;,. bged upon
el_U.,.. "n'tur...tic:.
A U:BUS.
A .. hum . herdt nf tllli
and hurl.
A 'lul1<lrul'"d will give you in i\.l
stea,1
Cypher Aao. I, 13, 21. 12. 5, 20,
When i.a I3dy'. d ...... like an un
Ibrtunal bull.figbter? When it il
go",d.
Why ia ." ohl ma,,' larm in
Tell like the f""". of ",,0.,1 ... 1
Bttause ,I" pbct! "'her<: the ...ns
rei .. ,tid!' (sun'.
A,hI haif , IIC'Ofe to nothi"g, ,oml
wb:tt mnllna! does ,t make' OX
(Ol)
WMt IhiL"" is ,.!ri.s' Elliptical
(a hI> w'klo)
How i. II thiLt u-.a put on
""wt,l......", ... ,thout "ovenin1: IhM.
trunkl'" lJ.au ... th<:y leave out
thei ....,,"' clothing!
A REBUS,
Idy Ii"t illound in "'lO.ntry
01 tht 1:1<>1>", my IeCOnd .... ht We
be. my whol. i. tbe ... "",
u my hm.
Crp""r AM. U. I. 4,
11_ maay /(WtLpen make. mao
unnvd' Forty Pulos make ......
ru<le (rood) .
110w many """,100 belong to the
Ye&.1 tbe six a.e
onlv I.nt (Lent).
\\'hy i. a bigger b}' nigbt
than by dayl Be<:au"" he is let out
at and lak.n 'n ,n the morn
"'g,
What did th.y hove in
lb. Preserved p.o.i .. (pea .. ).
Stud.nll of rograpby
.reIP""" an opportunity to Cl<trciae
tM" .ngt1luity '" d.oeo ...... "'oII:.lbe
Iocallty where -""I to tnditwn.
the custom of nng>ng the merrr
wedd,ng belli: OJ -..d to haH 0TLgI'
...
"7
A R.IUS.
I Rivtod the loIknring eom",u<t.i.
QLtion the' other day from Y"UIIg
"""". y,-t l>er-t..,.,. at the ,,/
king of t-emIn. 10 milb for ru. quu.
on, IU><\ who, which ill\d .. hat
Tbey 0..-1C1' 1M I). JUVL!1Uk: Hnman,
ity ( .. 1>01_1 I)r. HaypteOLtrVtn.
httlc bf:hold goi<l hanrl _.
nnto, stump U( he a.rived.
tho W"-l ro\or
Here If imend..-l tram,l.o.tioD'
Mr. DtlOg 1'0;nt of
deAlh, ,,"0\ for Iu. 1"",<4 and
tlVes. They ICIlt for Dr. Chll.tl.
.. 1m ,ndosed a 16 Dr.
Barn iml'-lo--nng help: but before
he urnn.J tM <\ ..-1
What is the ddf ..... "ot between a
t.e..hi,e an<l a had Xnne
al .11. ... th .. one i. a '- holder
(Ioeehold .. ) the "tboer a 'pe<k'd taw.
(.ptMator) ,
Wb.t', the difl'eff!1ce
r.ere nf h<'ne),(Omb and a bl:td. eyel
One 1& pl'<xluc..-I by a lal>orinl: br.!.
and the oth hy a bf:labonngl
Whieh of lhe four ..",..,"" is !.he
"tcrary' Autumo. for when
the lu.vCl arc t urned. "'" red
(rud).
is a 1ll<1y a young
lady I When .he, a .w""" tart
(._tl1eart).
nQW d ...... PIt""". of ... "ter diff ....
tmm man th", .. iog his O1'fe from
a One " Wal'" in tit..
p,ltbe., 1.11.\ the oliltr is ptldl Iter
In Ibe wa\O.
What is the ",If.ten..., bet .......
an I.IIBler an<i a dun"" 0"" tx:.it'
bit hook. the (It her h:Ltes ru. bool<.
JE,op uK, eo( !mngr.Y w,!!. who.
_ inl: lat lIttl. ,t::nQt 110..,,;,,/: Nt 1\
Tool t"l' . "",1,0<1 cn\,t,,,. " "" . )
by i"'J><N<lnal;n/: 1\ who
wo"I<1.<1''''. Ihe 1"""I:,\('r <>1 Ihraw.
in" .""",ball. him . ",1 <>1 ".W;I1)('
bunod him on n !XCII,;,,.,.
"How <'O\,hI I Ihr"" ,110"'1 .. 11< .1
)'OU in Jul.'. "'htn 11,r", i,,,n ,,",wr'
",id tho kid, "' he ca_
cI<!.. n Imm II ... tll<>1. ..... 1
ha,." brm aoJp I"r In In" .",1
drnm",,1 01 '\I<"h a Ih;"" . nd
I am not Ihe kind of a hi to tt>tt
""f'J""I" ....
"Yoo oW.... n eII"iY"O-
lion i" rl3nl of """'i.1. and
1 dNpioc l>or1<m .'110 [IIl'''':. re-
, lit cn,d ,,-,M . _ he ... i,,,1 hi.
virtim. '"Tn rrh t"ll ,,-ith ."" .....
balLo i, only n,iodmJanIlT. and
... onlol h."" onlv <:nOl )"<)n pelt
hI'l OI,t of ()lO.n mnnlh
JOlI aT .. IYIW t'OQyiCl.<I <>, a ht;nQUI
crime, an,1 I "'iU h..-. 10 lake yC'tl
inJ" Which lit 1>rOc<'f'01",,11O 'h or
mu .. ". tilt mnral 01 'his lrue 1:1),
i. tho. il is ,<>ny 10 ..,., ... ,,,,,",.,, 10
argue .,."h I ""1'. bul how m.ny 01
"", ..Itye. puuh>ll can Jr" .... th;,
rnun,'.um by tolling Ih .. ""IUT. of
the charge _!:'lin,1 lhal proof )ittle
Irid?
Why h.ve millCrly ]>oN)p1.
quarrelrd
Deca,,,. tl,ey Ie". 011"'_'" a-gr<'Cd.
J. Rebu$.
To a word of rltni:tl .. Id to inoite,
YOll'1J Off what the", I'U""" 'tW<x1
.nominlr and nighl
Ciph<r An'"rr'_'4. 15, '5. , +
When !'mith I"""hl I", "".
pt:(rOl thm: 1"'MJ:I1'"'" 10 ,\0> 11",
.. .,..k. al(f't'<inK 10 P>Y 11,.. for...,."
$1.10 p<!r day. tlk ha",I}' m.1n .s,.
0",1 hi' IItlf>l'r 90''''"1>. '" as 10) a,.o:r-
"lit 1'<' day. COI>lnol\ t(l
"''''k 101 d fo, bel on ,ho
0('m0,,1 ,lay Iwo of Ihnn orl-",,,i,,,,1
1'1.111.... and 2 ..",i,.inn.
A Rebul.
My who j. a relative, lool<
n,y fi t, ." ... U'l"g "'y wl.,le at clin-
Ciphe. An$,,-o:r._14. I , .6. II.
9. '-4-
:.ml .", .. 1 lor .hortrr houn ... ilh in-
........ ,f f"I" 1M ju.tice
01 I""i. ,leman,I., uplaintd by lhe
nn<'Tl>.inonml ht in.
W3g<:1 I IW<'I nl til. IMn
'" 11m, neT,. """ w:,. .. ,i.fi ... !. .nd
,'rt 31 (Ild of _500 toch
''''''' .,." ... ,1 $'01. thrre Iud
I""," i'''1 J".l ,13_'0' "'llrk dOl't.
TO
the pO\,ulllT cof
- Ih. "-Iller,,""t of liar_
t""', Vlnc,'ard. ,I may
... ,d thAI t,,",= ,. a
>DIble 1<>1n\":>11 f>. "",,pbn:o';"" '0
the "<)1}' which i ... "rth1
of being gwrn til pu .. '" form
II to ,,,lot 1m... ". Colonial dlv-..
one cf the Uti'!!}' ..,Ule,.. .. 1>0 had
un,l.rtaken the difficult !a,k nf
cull"'''!'",r tho rod:y 00;1 of IhM
b;o"." ,.Iand, ...... red with tbe
ai..! of hill ILuie Manh.,
tn set eul '''mel'''''\. To en""u',
ago I. well ,n heu of olher
he 1'<"""lud Martha
10 CIlU;VII(! for her 0..,. UR or !'fen!
I litlle ""Iell ""l!l\.ain;"K
"""ttl' II. of an acre of
""'
It 11 Mid thai J,,", planu,d htt
nna. &<'nmhnC to cu.tom, in ..0_
ttule ff<"l'J'IIr1. and oultivated \Mm
just lib, and th.
JtMY gnN, Mr little ,',,"'U", pm<'
pen-<! and ".,W ,n .. way that m",le
Martha's .. rd nol!.. She
niM<! more 1t""J'U to llIan
any vineyard on the island and
pmrlu<"ed mlUlY new and ,' .. Iuable
... .... hich t-1ltOe r.uno ....
Th;.t is aU the,.., II to the storY
... bw ,t i. rt<\u""" to I,}ain r""u
... thnut w,.h,nl: l<>
impe:l<"h Munb.1'" >lull Mr to 'I_
t"", her '_tn.,. wbich unp;>rtN
lbe flavor to Mr Ilrapes. I .. to
a pr:oM"',,] problem 10 he ..
VlON wh.ch rn:r.v ""plaio ,be .......,n
of hu W1>1>dertll] SI1C<:dll
II",.. Illany vm... Dol
do",r n,ne fect 6part. <:aD be
sc:t OIl! 'n a "lot on"'>lx_
1C<11lh of lIM """' in iii..,'
The prohlem is a p'etty <me. ",dl
to tax the ingt'flu"y anrl
c1.vem_ or ollr puztl;.U and
mathemah<:'anl, bllt nol W <:om
1'''' "'tum to the long forgull.en
Jcho<>l t"lOkt. occa.."", is taken
to S1tV an ac.... is 208 feet and
7101000 of a foot "'1UM<:. '" that
... ixt .... nth of an &<'f'e in reet :2
m<he. "luart Tbi. you will ob_
oerve is .,me",hal dill."",t from the
""""Lu mu"",,,,,,.nt DI 70 y.nb
"lUll", ... h1<"b I'revailJ in Ihe ru"'-'
dtricll ... ,,'01 210 r .... '
"'Iuart i. reo:konl'd
271
Wbv " a naughty 1<:I,ool-OOy lib
a 'tamp 1l..,......)"QU
l'rk him .. til a "l<k al'ld place
h,m ,n tho ""mer
Wby it I the l .. d" .. 01 aU the
vo .. /3a-u.ue it is 1ft tho "",,,.
In: <>1 hh ....... h,l .. F. i. ,n hell and
.. olhenr.re ,n ""rptory
What i. the Inngal word i,. the
StniIa, be-
(3""" Ihe,o il. m,1e bet .. ".,n 11>0
fj"" ."d l.sl leiter
Why hvt thickeM no {""r of II
luture ."'I.e' Ilttau"" tbey
theic next world (n..,k. t wirlod)
in t bio.
Wby (anM! R man be
ltl:al1y ronviCI!1 n..e.. .. re il ;s
unl ..... ful to ron(\emn man
0111 a !luring
Why, man ....htt boa" his wife
Ihomulrh.bn:d ""_' lie
tau.., he', pon".:1. b",\e,
Wh.o.t i. llIal .hid,)""" ean keep
ahM 10 _ One "I..,!
YflUr .. "nl
Why Are dealt!nr in gla>l!w;>n!
unlike .oJl "Ih .... d""I .... ' 1Jeca....,
it .. ..,n t do fur Ib ..... \<1 t'1"aCk "I'
theit good,.
r
'I ' (lU(I(ENS
II BWRE
T
HATCf(fD'
BY
p1l.0pOSl TlON.-How m."1 cblcken. mull one Ita" with to hau6.68 ot Ihe e .. d of thru y .... ?
n
ilE OF
al>le- \() t$l.unal.e
.. ttb ahK>lu,"" ""1Teet.
n. II tlte pmfiu _
sull,,,, lrom "'" """,.
boll"l venturt ., as 10 bv """',,
r .. ,u", pLaru ..... th sail)' "illUstrated
i .. I.Ius ,nl.eresl,nir pilule
" 1/ you obould ""'IT)' tha, .. nnh,
1_ 1.110... " "".Iaimed the iJ"'ll.I.e
fatl>o , .... lut.t do }"<>U npe<:< to
bv, .. pon'"
.. My dear pa""." ..."lieJ hu
d"lIJIhle1'. "Claude h ... got it Rll
planned and out. l-1e '"
romg to buy lOme chid"en.. this
.pring "nd raise J(l many brood.
of young eb,.k"n. tlut.l in Ih. fall
we Un tell .nough of We surpl ...
rentlemen chich" for u' to get
rnarned on We will ...u ("ttouJ!h
.t the end of lb. teeond }'.... r 1.0 pay
our ho_keep,ng- HpnISCS. and on
the third jur _ .....U .... M6.'I
chick .... 1 Which we ..;:11 di,rc-
01 JU .. to "",. oft Ih.o.l. $1.000 _<t.
'lICe oa tho house. whtch """";H
you JU much."
n.e data seem. to he
vague. nevrnhele .... allOWIng lor
enlbll5& ... m wru"h is a part 01
loY.', young drum. we mwl a ..
e..rtain .,uagH and ralt ....
..... to he ma,nU,n"" .bn>ugboul 11>0
"nto,.., enl.erpnte '" as II> produao
th" resull. o!o,jmet!
It lINd ""Iy be ... 1<.1 lhat .lleo- ..
rardul ,""a,runation of the <:ain,t..
t,ons wh,ch the young had
mati" on the other <tde of tho..
pap"'. Ihe 011'1"11 paf'" a"t!
p b" I'On'nt_ '" lhe .. rd,hr.C
took pLat'e a".1 the .....
ra,d 01T Dn ""h .... ul. tome. he.id ..
httle lU!"!Jlm lor .... non-
Ireno, .... h,oh de-v.lopd. For tho
k""ftt <01 roupl,.. ron
lompl .. ltng oimil .. v("ttlure' ...." ""k
Our pun]" .. 10 l\n Ju.' I,.,,,,
"h,eke"s tho\' must Iut."c had to
,ta<t .,tb -
What::: ":C",,"--;""""""'''',,',, m3n
...u ,n hll pr.I"'" 1-1.. 'm<
Why doe. .. hach"lor .. 1>0 ha,
"",,"terCCtt half dollar on
him _nt to ",I. mam ... P To VI
a t>et_ h.olt,
Wh,. d" we dub a ";tl'
"'" .". Be<alSSl!. about. city
the i. '" much bu<tle and be-
e .. u .... he has ""tskim
Wh)' ore .... b""""," great !\.ir\..'
II.., ...., the)' wring
,,,
Why ,,'-" " .. haor..J",.",r die ,
satI duth' 1k'<'!Ie he ,"11M up
and ,Ii (d}'H)_
If th,<ty.tw() doogr_ .. frtH;Dr
pmnt .. whAt io I><>lDt'
TW() '" the .h<1o.
Prove lhat th _ t.lmd
The u a ... -phr. a upb)r ..
a J'Io"" i. '\""' ... $toy is
.. ... 1,",,1 ,A an ""aehmont. an
alt",'h"",nt iI t"vo, =d ]"..-c is
t.hn.J. t,,",'er 0'''. .ind, a",
bhn.1
II"h .... mMTI<.j ma" lih a fir.'
lI ..... ho l'Nlv"ke.< wil" "1
oul niRht.
Wh, i. n I'ill', lorain
any ,,(It .....
h.. h"it'. ht . ' full.
II th .. ,!ilfer""", ""I .. ."n
.. young 1",ly and a ".."u .. / 0""
clut.rm. Ihe he ,he " ,ber h;umo
the d,_
Why i.I'art, ltke .. "ler' Be'
<au," abe in pl"U"1OtlS lloolt
(p ... otonH)
When io ,_ roo"'"
\\"b .... ;t il ..
What il 1M I ..... "'''''''
a a 1 One
Ih. b"'n "cl. othtt
keel'" tb" j" .... 11. .... r,'"n<lry),
THE YACHT RACe
-FS!
- -
PROPOSITION-Give tba (orrect time of this uce.
li
s A TIMELY TOPIC
, of M'" ,,c Mil a.1<
'.. our pIlU!iSU to rome to
, lb. 4,d of tlllft lAnd
. . lubbcn who know 10
litlle nautical maHfl'I Ihn
tbry are all at IC& over. prob-
lem pertaininl 10 the ;ctef1lAtional
n.ce-
The,. .... to keep u.&Ct
tab 011 tbe sr-J of the INt not
hoill!: very load ... ilors. hiller
l une """",what WIth tho:t.
obse ... aUon.. '" their log book
show. tlull tMir AccOW\\ of the BCII
i. di.-ided into twO dog ... lbe
OIIe oYt"rlappinx" t.he tXbo:<. Smith,
who had chuge of tbe fint dog
.... u:h. ,,,,!cd 10 1M tuct
bour of .t.artinll'. but rt1>O<U 1M!
the bo:tt "a,ltd 1he thne.(j .. a.-
I,... of the .... ee in three and half
boun. at .. hioh lIage of thtl:"me he
retired. owing to .... Janel,
.. 1>0 h.>d chup 01 I"" 1 .. 1 dOlI
n:c<nd. 1h:11 the wi tlllft_
quam ... of the r.lC'OI we .... oailtd in
four ami R half houri, while Brown,
.. ho hud ch .... gee! the middle .. ateh,
...... 10 anI;"'" \0 ruth llUld that h.
only noted lba! the I.!! nl
the fAN! .. "" un m;Cllt.elI s!cwer
than the first.
To lOme people it may look"" if
ther .. 0I'C11! .i" qlLU'ten to the ........
but as puuli$U a .... notd"turbe<l by
II1<:b trift",. any "l<plan;o.tion would
be lurerl!uoua. You ICC it ......
trianlUlar COUIW. of 1m miles to
each frs. although that ... irnnawial
... the (lit of OUr probkm tum. llpon
the time betYKn tile
.. A. 8. and C. iHe:Bpeu:ti .... of
lh<': distaace At .. hat bout did the
...... end. if the bo&tsstarted u nine
IIllfIlltn tm!
A PIlZZLB.
Exp_ 1I'itb feuT letters a ..... -
ten ... of feu. <'(ICI.taining four-
1<1 lett .... Ani. I OU O.
Tb...-e....as a man .. ho....as not born.
I h' father .... Dot born beiore
him,
He did not he did not di ...
And hi' ep taph ;, not o'er him!
Ans. The man.l1lltnc .. as Net.
Wby i of baod Ulrc a r0se-
bud/ Beea .. "" it iI matu'ed by
t,ning due (dew).
,,.
A REBUS.
My Ii .. ! it i CUriOIl, th'ng,
Of .... own produ<'C.
And ""'ny who ha .... IQII. a limb
Ha"" found it of .....
By my ..,.,.",d. wondl"!l\l5 akm
Ships ..... On;tde "'th u.se,
Tn rt"", again5t both wind and tide
A"""", the Lollndl_ seq.
My ",bnlc if vcry often fOllnd
..... th my lint.
An" la .... ry h:lndy
Whrn. ]"OU .,cu.\d your
CyphM AIlS. J. IS, IS. II. 19. J,
IS. 5. 2l.
My lirst ill female,
My oecond tbe _me.
ldv .. hole iI mu<'h druded_
P ... y what i. ilf. ""me?
M lady.
How would Y"'I UPIQl in on.
...,t\I lbat you had met you. doctor!
)leta.pbyaician
Why i.a blu,h." l.lIomaly) Be_
"""u",, a woman wI> bluah .. i. ad
""red lu, d,,,,,k
I
I
I
II ... i. a nl:l.nk"l:ivi"I:" [):I\' 1''''-
.de. rcpn:ocm"'l> lurk,'.' .hOOl in
wh,.h ! ,." .. l'"licil"'I<J in Ih ..
"w,I,1 .".! ",.,lly W",L" ",,a,
I>":tc ul f"l "",I I rcmcm-
11<. Ih .. w< all made ,i. <Wfc . 8Ic;h
11,.. 1 ,ix ,ho.t. an,1 ",,"cntv-<lt>t
I"';nto UI':' . nIl "ill >co il ,'<'u
arl,1 "1' II,, hi" ;nolien,,,,1 b .., ',11<)
ill the ,;tll<' Ptl th< tarp;L
I ttrn,,,,h,., 11,. oc<>ro ",aJe qu"e
r('I><'<'I.>I>I.. tn. th<' rca."",
that i, ",wirn "",,,,, l;ttle in!!"n"i'v
tf) l'i"k ""1 th, ,i" .",,,11< w\tich c-uh
nne m" I 1<11'" ""de if "c tie
A Charw
My lint I>I! burn. by SOO'1I' .."._
row/ul hadc.
ad,l, '" hi' Cll"dI and II,.. >01
on hi. back;
DUI.oIl! .1"",1<1 h< Ittl .11 the ... til(h.
of my ..",.,..,J.
H,I mi.<t,, na<ly tXJrnp!d rna,' be
.
!ofy ",hlole often a<l<l. to your pltaSUrc
or
I "Y--YOllll"",," fin,1
Ans" .... -16, I, J. II, '.
705
.\ R..bu,
M .. Ii ... t'. a .. ellxnnwn (ruel rogue
Who b.,' d....-l. of fTaud;
My "On<r. o/ltn in "00. ,,"lid
When \'Ill] ... m,1,1 "";lk ;.brood.
M.!' "'",,1;' ""Y fr.,."",,'h be lou""
I" tidd. ...h<1e beaut;". bloom
om,,",,.
Orhe. '\I,. ... n.--t., 15. 23. ;.
IS, S.
D,,,p Leite( Puule From Tennraon.
Enry Vowel Omlne<!,
T. \.>. Wr w. Ih .n. w. !. v.
0.11, ",.r\!; I.k. m. dn .... n Ih.
'" "
C."II"',1<',,; OJ:Iunc,', .It a
.tt,", .!i':I","' ", .. diuI'. ",he pTU"
tnt ineo",,, l<'Om l!,co ratning. of ,""
"",d ,,"0,,1<1 pI)" 6 at. upo" lilt
mtire '",ck i .. hit! Ib ... i.
01 )l,d.,.,. ... 1 ",,,k "I.on
A Robu.
St-<ki", IIIV fira', .. OII<'C :tiT Biddy
hil
And paced the ,ttdo.ut "'<:ads with
maiMn priM:
Paddy pm:hall<e "'Y I",tlr K<XInd
v ........ I,
An.! lIde. ki .. , and Ihert far pardon
.uI.
n,.., .... r mv .bole "" "".ck " n<:at
boqut1, .
And ""UN be. Ihert to 1WI>e: the
.fdding ,by.
Ciphtr "' ..... u.-J. '5.23,19, 12,
9. 16, 19-
ACllan4e
My I .igu of pain,
Of OUITOW, 01' ",tp";"';
lly .....:un.!. il is plain
\\'i!hin your kit,,""n L ...
1Ih whole: is found in Spain
'/I.'talh geni.>! """Ihero.k;es,
" fruit_bul I'l! .er .. in.
And leoyc it i" tfuguioe
CiphtT ,\1"",,,.-15. IS, I, '.,
7. 5
A Rebus
and whal 01 me
behind i. "ill be!o ....
Cur\l>il my laot, ",.11 pl.a,.d to"';
The prudent 'till provide ,ore.
CurUilcd m)' h"".r replace,
S ... mt on b .. er. llordn- rund;
My ,,hol. I po.:l. name di$play
\"""'" fame if koo,,'o in ""ory
Opbe. """ ....... -4, I, 14, :ao, s.
"'e pay 70 ptr ecnt. int.rest
.. 3rc IhorrfOfe oo,h able to 5
ror ""Ill. ",t .".1 upo" Ihe C<lhI%IIOn
i!c.ck." f"<'Om thue f><b YOU a
wo<! to tdl lit< anlOt'''' of tho rom ..
mnn '1<1rk.
PROPOSITlOIf T.ll thlaiu 01 tho two Iqu ... that urn. by npTon.
, jnn 1''''''. 10 plum.
IS A COMPAX.
, \"'.. Utile proLlem
"ll\,'h .... ''''y
P""iml: po,nt m 1',,,,,.
loral "'''''hAn'<I,
Tho, Ihlen reprrxntt " .... n. ,n
the w,ld and ",,,,,l1y t ... tbe
0.,,,,1....,00 amv ... al tbe
I!Ohl ,h""r.!, ""lb" ('t>fI .. gnmcnl of
.., bous ,,' tltt' )'('''"1: Iao.ly. fond
...Jrni!'e1'S .... " Ii,.ly
d,"I"'"' wllh the UI"",,m.o.n .. to
the propo:r for til<. arne,
Tbt..., .'" I ...... MU'II. nno of whi,h
.. 10 vi .... and Ih. other cunc",,,I.-.:\
m til<- """1;'''"'
The poiOt .. lluol
w.<he<i to for the at
the ""'e 01 $5 ptr ",,1"".1 f",,". as
f",r Ius ,n_tru,'11OI>$ on tho f ... ,hl
bill Th. !tUnen. "" .... v ....
ObJO<'IN on vnundl Ihlll
Ib"" ""qom "''''' ,nv,,,,,,hly 10 pIOV
'" mu,h ptf runn,n, f""l-a""" \.
inr to m,n,nr III"'" and I"")' roulti
not ....... hat an upre_ corn
pany h.o<ll" med'lIe ... ,Ih the '""b,
(II <00,",,10' . of a y",mg bdy'. 002,
.ny .... vl
Tho . ..,,1' ....,,"" ",.s (omptllM
I<> ."'.1'1 the 1'I'fJp<>......J on he
mrllJUml Iho I.ngth of Ih" b,,"n
Bn,l charted '5 I"" runn'"l f.lOl
"ib" ue lIqua,.
o"e il ""","Ill' half
af the Ollie .
The lua"\:,, part nf the PTOU"nl
" ,h" ""rTeMmnn \>!ac(-d
the .. " "lid ". ... "".
ur\ the;, <"ml,,,,,, .! length il wM
found thaI the." ",as not lhe
,""""'odd, pari of " cent diIItt
flI<_ in the ..... ) .. of clmrglng-at
55 pcr <'Ubi l foot or al $3 PC'
runninc foot,
Wh:r.1 ... ....., lhe .i .... of the \ ...
It ilia simplc. yct
I>uult. 9Ch",b will cause , he Va)"
,n the bl'll'''' 01 our ""'1""-
tmLhriarL$ to 6rcuble """"''''hal
t,..fo", hill,ng "pm> t.be pn>p<1' .... y
to these nprns bo.:<cs
All Odd Trick.
.. a pnlly _y of u!ltn'
in ... bieh hand penoc! hoI,b an
<KId Dr even number of ""'no. which.
i/ .. tIl underswod by lho per.
form.,-, "" he ran vary tboo
.,.."e, be olio .... dIec
I1nly.
Tell p"niOn to hold an t,'cn
numbtr of =rL$ "' ooe It:md, an
.... 101 Ul the <>Ih.... and yuu
... ill find out ",h,ch band hnld. the
odd nu",ber
You ul\ I"n, 10 the ntlln
ber in hil right h.o.od by any odd
,278
number. !lOd to mulliply the num
be.- ,n hu left hand !.oy
"umh", an'\ )'OU h" ... much .\
Am"unIHO, You m.,y into
... rne )',,\:u"flOC'" cal""IAuan or
.. ... the figu ....
",.",,,,",,,,. whIch WIll m)'lllft h,m.
all you nm 10 II,,", II wether
.he sum "'erltiOtlW if odd or even
... it leH. whet"". lhe IUm ,II h
right hanJ " ood or If he
oaW 7'J2 yuu Ie""w that he hoW.
an numbor 01 coj"" ,n his rigll\
ha"d. 11 be o.bouId oar HI, hll
hanJ buMs .... odd nUr'I'lbtr-.
and ... ""'1\('1' of COUt'le the Idt
lund hold. lbe ",verst
By d"lIlg'lng lbeOl\ler, and __
\UrI" h,m to multirly lhe
numbn '" hill Irft h:r.nd by .n odd
numbcr.which .. ""Id re?ene your
reply, you call conceal 1M tnek
An<>t.her _, is 10 "'r. "1';d" ""
odd numbeT of oolrL$ ,n one hand,
&II ,,,n,,beT ,n lbe otber. No.
lrehle Ihf nmnl>er ,n the
d""hl. '1".,nl,IY in
lind ten m. how "",LIld
then be."
'------
Wby .... hop lil<e t ..... Be-
cnuse Iboy ,,,,,1 fo. a living .
Why i. a fou.quart hke
1:1<1\'" lJecau.e it
holil. a (galIen).
'-
. ,
"' \ '
" '\
" ',", ,'.
. ' ,
,
,
I
Sam Loyd's Endle!U
Chain Puzz1e.<
H ... ;1 a I'" .. which
of the p,dly 'i\lh' Fronrh
She n,<:dll'ffi b(110 Ciln-
1hin..-n I';ccn of ch.i" ... '11;010
the wu 10 n,.,,,<1 and rotur" in the
oan", bmt. y"" IlOl a.ked U! dQ
th. joining and "'el,ling. but "","11
10 .how how the appeared
"'II", ["QCkO<\ in 'he You (All
Off lhal ....... '" nl lhe l'i<ff' do ""I
61 nn .. plOCf'l s.. take
Ihinn 10 .ho..-n
""",. lhey ran "" rackf'll 0(1
U 10 aJll'lC"" mmd .. t
He", .'" ....... simple IIn.lita in
gcog"'phr tor lho juyrnM
,Iu$:
l iZ, We oh>.l1 ""'" cake for
.
'7l- Do )'<III like yoa. (I00I,.,. UI
lu ... 11i<: /If' iN 'h, Trochaic _\tel
<7,j.. Agatha', \00111 arlit.: di1_1
AtalM.
'75. w ..... 'e ..... , . liN"S
ran do ... mo
170. "h ,hi ... ,HUll. a, ... "
<Gil,d Tin<le,. popf'<'d lhe q"nhon.
177. She ""l1.d it a rllbaJ, bttuwu
oil. is l nlru'y.
1711. I have I",! my my ""nrr
an<Ol'!1l1l<ln opal.
1)'9. Ari.stl ri,,: 0--,..' a """1
pol.
,&>. Quew m,,<Jh,,1I .... >d _,,,I
thl&1:'f.
181. Adani,alll i, '0 ION: hIMd-
,Nt J=b.
lib. iN a line_ (CoIlnl'7')
183. I"'d to Iocr, 0 ",,,"<).j ""ha.,.s
lhe mI"er?
1804. ,10,,, ",id 10 me, I
my ankk
Harry and Jim. Iw" ti,.l ",:,,-ble
.hl)Ol .... , 1\."'10<\ in to puy Inr kttp.
"'hon each h.,i lh. >amO ""mbeT of
n,>fbl... llarr)' won lwo"ty io tho
, "'0\1\,1 nIh .. und .. a"
el'f'h.onl mN l rat.
,&;. I m)' to John, he
p.--e IQ II ',U!I:UI<, I
I ""YO ,,(1..., oem .... omvt
ri.-!c un a bul "" ,', ON ""
ic1d.
,88. V>,"!:C .. ,,'(fded the
...,."".
\\'lIi"h ,,'U,1I' do )'011 I'.d ... ,
Q' H4",il""f
H"" Shotll JOU h .... IM)ot. thil
.urrun .. '
1<11 K';I!oer """",n __
dwd !hri,. .... ir in Ihe ",;,IJie ag ...
("rImin",,_)
l<p, ..... M him..-lf ITI"'" hit
<M.I. and "nk ""'II" Cha..lu.
If),\. S"ch el>/,.' d"" .. ,i./ol
briclr<Okr_ fRin.t.)
194 She b.f'fI;:'" a bnt,k 01 "'.'(1",./0
III Iu.od. ,lly"hl 010, .n'n
Ioutb II.. L 1 i"oro.)
A Rtbu.
My 1i"1 i, ... both pluunl
and good.
iu \I'. by II,. 1a,1i, .. ;1 ".11 un
d"."",,\ ;
M)" .vor me"i",. I<l lil:hl an<.!
II) Inm.
01 ,tnl,lurc in both bod)" Ind
limb;
,,11,,1. I 1.11 ","", how \)ri!-
1 ... 01 on,\ ""y.
v;""I) ;1 !1wtt.... ""W ,!!orl ;1
iu day.
II"", jlUl ;,. Ih. em,*"" frail man
h'" hit prime,
110'" """" ",tl3"""poo..."<I. and
changed by time.
Ciph ... An<wor,-<I. 21, a<1, 30, S,
,R, 6. 12. 25
fin, ",,1 1.-"1 1 ...... lhird ...r IIlI
.uxk in the pl.' ... ff, ,,1,;011 tofl Jim
f<)Or Hillel U U (.n
Y"" ,.n I",,,, TI\olny n>.rhlu .:>ell hd
WM" ..l 'oJ
PROPOSITION
"
Bow many men ha.d .,,;:1.,
An<\. lIenry of lIunhnKtOn I\><'nh
or "'wa .. like unlO a l'aul<,
10 Ih ..
Rnl ...... W,,,. a ",Mury !atM. ,on_
fir:cn,; th .. of fnrc:K
in a thllt IIIIJ!I:O<U " ",*,1;.1e
"'!uti"n UI the myn .. ,)' roneerni".
lhe ""(,,oJ. "umbet of
in lhe h/lltlc So let !ook for a
h\.enll an<1 e.u.ct answ<1' \.0 the P"'PO-
oitiml. that If Harold', f<>1'<ft ....,,..,
diviJed trun .................... ru.h.
.. a.Merl hlmHif In lhe num_
ber. (QUid he aml"E"" ;"IU !.1"8-
1Iq"""" lhe I'",poootw ..... ormp!e
0"" II". "'-""y men mun there
ha..., '_n' wt the PIlule rlllfi_
rult !.hal il ;s oar. 10 oay IMI lew
IJD.thematiri.", ",11 .::>lve It rot'
...ctIy . .. I shall 0 ........ "1 il ""w ;0
lbe. ,!>.ape of gu"";IIjC ""'tt'll. and
ask all OIl' puu\U.u 10 guest a num_
ber w!uoh .. ;u the (100('01 \(I tho
nnmbn ",I mom eng_red ;n Ihal
menon.tM
A REBUS.
An ","Llem of OIul'i,lIly,
finl in I"reol found:
L'p In.Ir ofl rilel blgh.
Thous:h f. ,,,n,,,' \U tl",
Uul Ly ",ean,,\ i, .tm.,y",t.
."
An.l nriOu' way.:
111 art or ole,:' It io ,ml"'-uI.
Or. perb.ol>-> It _k",,, h!ue,
My """"od is "I e,<ory kin<l.
b roud, or baJ, Dr gay:
II dull .... bright. 10 mIlld .
Ry night as 11"<11 .. U:.)
Tbe """ent '""" ...... 0 keep' ""th c.....,
my .. I>oI .
And _U it 1<0..... """"""'" night
and day.
And th<>ugb ,t h:o.o DO 'OOPT. IlOl"
Iw ..... nOT .. 1111
It .. n. the '101"}- of til, ,1"1>\ km<l:
Cypher ,\n<, 12. 15. "1. 2, I;. U. 1 I,
ell "RADE_
N., fint i. a """lure of wonde:-ful
form:
illy _d 1:"." .helt .... in sun.hine
and ItOntl.
Tho. 010plfe ul FIn, .. emlln= my
whole,
..... y<>u O\a}- find llle ... here Iea-
Lillmn rol\
Which is the mtlllt cheenul I"'rt
of an The ballroom.
Why is a h"".., a
Luuk of an.cdnte" U"mu" It IS
"11 .. 1 ,tori
Little Tommy Riddles <:JIlt King
P" .. lep;llt'l 1!t('Qtion away from the
agrC'tabie task 01 "Iiltmll' in the
coumina: roon' "mllng up hi.
money" 10 monlin" the tala<t'0l'he
of the n,ahl tn<inl:' ),,' "" .. while
h.n!:;0l: up the '.mily 1.,,",I,y. lie
tbtn 1'"'1><'''11,10 Goo .. '.
groat ,id.n. nl'
'"Twice f"". an,1 blackbird.
are ,ilting ;n 110. "'in.
On. 51101 killed """tnlh I Ho ..
many did
TOOlmr .ay. t"" Orn-on /r.'vt him
pi= of brta1 InJ hnt1t)' bis
clevo:r In, .. ' to p"rr"
The head cook donloUl,l, an
ene. to upbi" how tht fa,"",,,
'IOluaini", I(IU' and I .....
11 hlackbir<l. an be .u' in I,,'n
iuJftS of .. _ <haf'C! and 'lU,
each ctIJI,.in,ng do, .... bin", ""
111:11 wh ... lhr pit i. opcm<l \1,<
birili, not hurt b)' the CUll"'!:.
....ilI all be".;" I .... ;ng.
A Charade.
nehol,\ my fint in sable hue,
Vicw it _!['lin, an un,e blue;
Somttim .. carnali",,', not more
brighl,
AJ::Iin ;1 S'mf' milky whM_
My HCOnIl, I mn<1 makt con/OSI;on,
b. mon and .;,h ""'''' ;.,n,
Wh;eh all ""joy; for .ith and """.
Po:uo. Ih;, valued 110""
My whole i, lCmolimo' /oflmil by
I ... d,
And vcrtic n$eS o'u our head,
A Chuad..,
My finl i, .. hlt yoo'.e doing n"",
My ,,,,,,,,,d is p'l)C:u.od I.om ,tone;
lldo my whol. yeu oftc" 'I2nd,
But """tly when you alone.
A Crow CODUOdrum.
"01 only have bjl. a
thei' own, according 10 Pmf ... ..,.
Du POint, who Ju, 1n"le th. Ian'
of bi.d, hf. Itudy, Ihey
,amctimn ""1 nry d .... thing.
Whll. d;""'.';ng pr.oc'ic>l "'Y'
on,1 meant .'ilh hiJ good woro, F.r_
",e. Jon ... M',J:
""Now, MaMh, if ..... hould .. ll
off .... "'y-fiv hicken., as r pm-
fIOH, ou. """k of feed wO\I101 l.1.11
just tw.nly day. while if w.
ond 'f, tlp"",a1ly pani.l to (onun-
dn,m., H. reo:.ntly oVeThea.d lh.
Mla",n!:, lillie bin! I.o:lw n
twO cro.o.l<trt on t,ong 1.la"d:
"S.;,\ .me ohl .'ow unto hi. mal.,
I nel;"e lov ... ltay .,,\1 late;
In .hihlhrl(xl". hours ',wa! evct Ih".,
Nnw tell m. why arc th,y like ",t'
The I',nf ...... i. vc.y ..... " 01
Ih. cor ..,1 sohlhon to d,;,
CQRunti",m Who w,lI ICnd in Ibc
be<ol >n<wor and.., fllea .. the linn
of Ihc puultd Prolcuorl
'hould buy hund ... 1 ext fo.,l,
., you we WOtlld run oul of
elI"k..., leed fiflWl dart lOOn.',"
"Wen, now, J""iah, how many
chkk"". we, onyho.,I'"
ThaI', Ih. pmblcm-how many
hi.ko", hf;d Ihey, anyhow'
M announced by TQmmy Riddle>,
tile coort 1"'1:<, King Puz.!el"'tc iJ
hold;"1j: high court and .ho .... how
jU'tiee i. a(lmi"i'lcm in Puuldand
)0 as 10 m.:okc the punish""'''1 [" ,h.
en", . A . l ul'id hoor, ... ho eoultl nol
Ott lhe poi"t 01 tI,. old con"oorum:
i. a dom 001 .. ll<x>d"' w;o,
condtlm,od 10 "" pi!loriroJ with the
door about n<ek and " .. until
he di>co,'o ....:<1 how 10 divide ti,
bolnl into tWO pie<:<_ which will 61
lOieth .... SO at to fonn a pcrfl
aqua",_ 1I0w m'or of OUr cI"".r
puubm can ",Iv. tlliJ unique tri<:k
of eutlinll the bno.rd inlO ""0 1 .. 1. ...
.-hleb ,..ill .... I.;>.S. the culpnt, :and
!ben fit the pi<-c.. SO as lD
mak ... pcrf1 aql1.1,.." with the
ih,", bore. do<ed
PrirKus Enig"''>;' abo..'D .xplain,
ing 10 a .oorle of qoar .... t..,..,., "'cr-
chants, .. ho."" di.pu'ing ..... ",",cr,
,hip of a marnious Persian rug,
that they will he """'1:"'1 to pri .....
Wltil they di.ocov how, hy cuttIng
OIl th. lin .. , '" as to <lirid. Ih. rug
inlO 1.'0 pieo:es of the same
and .i.e, ... ;!hool destn>ying any of
the pattern. Thi. 1"",\ ....... giv""
10 d<:me,mralc WI any
lonn 'an ""ly r.. ,livi,le<f inlo .;m-
ilar halves by , Ii". from one 'ide
to Ihe olher, pas,inll through th.
e",,<1 ccntCt If the line f.om the
,Luli,,!: poi"t 10 .rnl .. i. i.rol:"lar,
then;I$ s!upe mu,I be dupli<:l\led (m
fnene) f.am It. ""Icr 10 tbo ""d-
u'';' Thi. n,le tho I:tnund.
wOfk lor lO"lC uccllonl 1'",,1 ,
A Charade,
My fir<I', a porti"n of a book,
0 ... "f tbe ''''olel tribe my OCC(Ind;
W""ne'.,,. "pon n'1 ",bole you look,
A .how \I m, .. I be reck,
on'd,
SUBSTITUTION PUZZlE
lIy .h,nS:ing 1<11 in tM, Grcek 00.11:.,1 )VU will know tho cam
by whkh It tllcrmed by all of Ille Ie uantl in an UplOWn ap.artmcot h""o;e,
Little Tommy Riddks
that 1""1; ",1 Prin-
ces. ElljgmJ arc th.
.. crct. 01 the falT\<'lUS 01 King
Solomon. whleh i, cngTJ,'e<l upon
the royal lomb. Kinl,(
;. tngag...J UpOIl the puul.,
which CO''';'II ," fis:urinll' oul JUI!
how many tnanglu arc
to) be: fOll"d in the do;!:" of the
py"""id. i, cnll',,(fll
upon """,th.,.. 1I,.. ul . cndea.onnr, to
ttl ... , .... the bo<t method 01 <1"""'''1
the dWgn of the Rat in the !ewm
JlO'<iblc nurnbo:r of " .. ,gilt !ones
without mT\Q\'lng hoT pmal from
the pap"". In OIl\tr words. the de-
sign is 10 IN: made with one contin_
lI0II' of
moleeo, although il i. not ,"""ibiled
to go oyer .. <lrob twicto. n.. point
;',10 complttc 1M 6kotth in Ihe few-
eft !lumbo. 01 tum.
Aeco,ding to ""ote, an<l Que.-
; .. ," the oIol I,b,. , "u difficult u
In I:i'". th. fir" lSI of .. l0b3tu,"
orij:inattd in ,lit' of Rt'(Itt-
during Ihc b,ne, war OVer
protti't. larill' botwc." John Qu>n_
cy Ada"", an" ... in
18.."9, ... h<n the latter ""'" olc:dn! in
oppos(ion to wh., wu knllWn Q the
SYltem"
During a dobln. "'J:'I,,!in,; the
placing of a tal< UrOl! t)l. fir!! coot
of raw mat.ri:I.) a of
"". of the F,Mlem SIal w"hn! to
knQIV how Ihey would calculat. the
firM CO,\ 01 the lobol.t, which wu
doobtl"" an imponant branch of
Eaotcm c<nnm .. rc., anJ 1h. phra..,
became on. 01 ,wi.ul .og:tinst the
prot""lioni,b,
Tho "",mbe, when pressed to
.... hal I.e k"" ... abou, the pri .. of I<>b-
OIus could only ... y lhal "pri.". ,.,.t_
ied, the original lobsler catchu.
much for il: doU:n IoIt-
fM t1uny_
mcmbe ........ e
Big Jim, <ngin"", of ,,,. 0,," ;.-
pttS., <;11": "We lile ... ,,1f a cylinder
h ,l an hn"r aher I",,';nl: 1M sl a-
liM and 11.", In Irill
Ih, .. 01 'he former 'f><'Cd,
".
ne! giv<n 10 m:llhemMicl SO Ie ... If
any we'. abl. 10 cuI "Wlla
i, tho fiN co<t of .. r' Can
fCU give Ill .. anlwer to the clc".'
l,unl.1
A Ckan.d.,
nl'1ln <""""e,..,,... in my old,
Where d .... "'" fr"", 1>.1\11. b<nnc:
Oul uf my H<;QC\d, "Iv.r, gold,
COpfl<r '00 d ... roo:ttc.
The Wly "bo ""01<0 wan 'h'o' Joan,
fxc no ,fd""" .he .... ;
By U,inll: "f my \\'hole appun
A. {'Cloh a' any ....... ,
II\c.
If Ih ...... i,lrnl h,,' ... fifty
mileo 1>.\11<" '''', the \\,0\>1,1
It..v. f"m' minul" """'''.''
I("w I ... ",e run OCI""n '1.-
lion.
To aha .... he", lh. tit"., 1""'1'1. of
Puul.I '"d, hk .... .1..., an
on. 0.. wod,I, Iry '0 gel II\<: t..:U.r
of a bargam_ il be ",e".i"nn!
lhal '" a1" .. y-< in
e>dd ohapn, muh,J off in SO =ny
htlle "Dun fur a p',my. B,,,
II alway ... a:>nnocI('<.1 with
ling."b",,,,J ;0 ?uuJ.lanJ whith
giws purdo.>><n ... 11.>"". 10 .. in lhe
,,hoI. oak. I", tIOllung- Thi.!"U-
ri. is 10 how '0 WI Ih. nke on
Ih. linu in 1 ... <1 pi..,n wh>.:h con be
fiu..t tog<:lb "" u 10 fomo Ut W
-",
Then, as 0'1101, 1M " a ......... J
prob]om "OnnI('<] ... nh 1h. gin!:",'_
t',.ad exhil,'1 .. hi<h )'00 .'" ",'<!<fd
to """"'. Each o f the cb:1,J.rn .....
a nid.1 and lhe funny 01<1 salohdy
otrers to let ncb of I""m I.>k....
Lie" pi""e for lhe nidol as COn be
ma,kt aff I'"";d,,,] ih>1 ch on.
"f ,,,",,, a piece containing jIm
at many of the little squ:. ... a. the
hor pu .... ho, ,
Like all lI:ood child,..., th." wc,.
ry cle"u .. , 1'",,1., 0.",1 got """I
big pk;: ... , In" roo will r",,, It qU,I.
a 1"'."in8' prnblem 10 I.tt jn.1 hew
",a"y of the sma11 sqU3,., each go!
for
.A C1a.rade,
l'.oduOllon. A"I ul ,;".,,,,,, Jl'",,;l.
For In4" an'\ be.'t h><l;
My ""xl Ih' efT.. , 01 Wi,] or r., .. ,
0, from Ihe f'''lher'd t.ihe .... hu.;
My ",hoi. OInk ... I.,ror 10 Ihe hent,
And ..... ful ,end! my 6 .. t al"'rt.
I a,kM 1l,ll II h< wanl .. 1 10
,,o.k, anJ h. "Wby ,h""I,' I
"',,,k'" '.oro eam rTI<lMJ," I r._
, ,1:,,01, "\Vh .. t'l Ihc u'"" of
moncy i'" M u.id. "T" ... t ,I "I',
I "ph.d, "nul ... h.11 ,It> I wanl 10
save In"""", forr ' h. "k('<L "!\n 110M
when ycu old YOIl c." .. ,I,"
lay. l. "!lut I ..m g,owlnl;: old
f 1 I wiah n ..... " Ia)'l ht, "and
.. hat'. Ihe UK cf workin,:- to , .. I
.A Charade .
)Iy yo fair, a,In" .. Y"ut head,
\' , ,-.. "01 ."y Ih,,:>: m,l .. d;
\\i,lIio III. 1;1<>OfI1y Walll,
V ,"',,'n, I') ull.;
In J,dy', .. my ,,1>.-.1. i. souod,
l)(ock'ni; ... al> a.r.ure 1m!. the grOWld
wh"" 1 (an btKin. to ... 1 right now'"
I. b,k.! I" "",mIle. h,m, bul I ):'>I
111m I" corrtnC'l 1<> jo,1 try to< JO
da,.. at If, 'h'lling. a <lay, bI'l 5Iip"-
bl." Ih'l h. "=,,, lo'feit 10 lhi]-
linli;' for d'r h. ... l. AI tho
end of \10. """,Ih. 0""",, Ihe
{,(hc. any,h",Jl'. wn,ch c",,,"inct 11m
of 1<.11y of b!>n" CUt ynu \.11
J"'t how much work Bill .""""'_
I'li,hod?
Tommy Riddl .. to
w""d.rful WU<:IICd spellonll" 1>,
whicb Iu.. \>e<n m.i" .. 1 to perform
aU of ,,,lor.,li"g I"cko. You
.. ill obo<,,. Ih.! uch of Il,.
ull. rollla;n, I<u<r. to Ih.t Ihe
'nt.llige,,1 t- .tart i".; fr<>m A .<r
I.in letter, un p3 in <,,"Ilill""'''
linc over th . 1.1 Itu." In,1 out
little eO<11,1(1 "';Ih wlu.h rybo<ly
i. familiar you ligu.e oot Ihe
route .. bid, .""U. <lin lhe hiJdcn len
,=,
The oewnd ruuk: If _ .. hat
diffe.....,1 The """ mIen ,he door.
Ind bqtnni"g .t on. o f Ihe 10"'.'
coil .. ""'"" OVCT aU 01 IItt 011>e.
..,H. ,n ""'il:"h'.lIn"- "",ling up .1
the top c.ll. hn,ng followed. roule
.. hic:h requiTal the kwest pos&iblc
numbC'r o l lUm,nl:" I""nlJ.
\\'hen I..ongfdlo"'. the pott.
lhe pror ......... h'p of mO'tern I",,
,"'g .. al Harvud CO/lfg., h. Irc_
",,",,!ly refcfTN to \I", I><>,wloty 01
clothing matl"',,,,,"cal pmhIems in
"",rc .nnClwe to IS to in,.,.
t the orudt:Db lie .... fooul 01
""'Ihematical ttu,li .. him ... H. and III
01 hi. pl .... 'ua:gt>ted
tome very inl,'es"ng .nd d.ver
which "'ere afterward em
bodied in hi, .. ork e"t,tlo<l "KIn
nah." T!,. rc .. Ipt<:inlcn. of hi.
..... themati""l .kill lntrod",:ed in Ihe
book IIJmed In! th. only problml'
which hayt b<:en I'rnorvcd. One ele-
mentary propo$itJ<>n wh,ch will
.,1 our you,,!: puuh.lS i,.u followl:
I r one-fillh of a hivt of bee. flew
10 Ill.l.,l,tm\>a Row one-thi.d fiew
to Ih. Il,,,rlbo,r.; th,...., tim"", the
.. nc:e o l tll ... IwO n"mllt .. new
1<1 an arbor. and ono bee eonlinuC\l 10
fly about. aU ... ""d on nch ";,1. by
the f .... g ... nl ketaki .cd Ihe maLtti,
What .. as 1M Olll1lbet of heed
A Chand
IOmeUn ... while as milk.
Tile 0""" .. re.el in ..... thema" ...
en.,. ",.rehaol i, '''II''rt jog-
,n fi\iUrfl:U .. "n .... ";gla nd
me.,,,.... nen! is. I'"ule in mi xed
ttl "'h,eb H<>ng K<>nll"
.prung on a memb<:, of 1M Taft
Party during il! $Ojcum in the Flow
cry Kingdom It lCcm. lhal the
""
And ohen is composed 01 sil k:
Anrl though it'l "",1Iewhat hk. a
lable .
Apin ilS color i, a IoaNe.
1'0 moke th. wonder ,,,n mo ure,
1\. oft.n ... n,t made of hai,.
!'.o you'll find oul WilhOltI m"oh
p;I,ns
1'i. MI Ia. ,Ii. t.nt I,om th" bra;".
My """""d. I n",,1 "" .. renal.
Is my former to concul:
M1 fi1'11 .nd >C<XInd now connect,
And tb ... "'1 inJpKI.
"Chink" ooId I popalar ",i><lure of
t"", kind. o f tea. 0rH' of which _ ,
lum the pound and th.
other tbtC1: "biB." He m,xtd up
lorty p<IIl1ldt, which b ... ol.l for .i"
"hiu" ""r poun<l. a profit of
.\.) 1-3 ""r .ent. Now can 1U t. n
bow many pound. 01 Ih. fi "bit"
te. h" uoed in tlte m;alUre 1
Our puul"-t, are h ..... 10
one of .,.,,),-<lay little prob-
le"," willi wbich 1111 good <:lli .,,,
of Puule!.nd art .upp<W 10 bc r .
milia. in that wunl")' 01 ,i,IJ1 and
Irick. wh ..... 11 \,minCH Il'3n'30titln,
.'" clem. ulJOfl a puuling "",,is. Th.
school child ... n w" ... rct.""u,!; 10
t heir"""," when I"'J mrt 1M math
cm.ol,c::al milbnoto. ,,'1>0 ptopOllnrl.
the 10U"""mg prublom .. ,iln ,,'hich
tw. intc .... ts hil "In one
01 (,ln, Ilttre i. milk whICh ,.
10 rich ,,,th ucam lhal it beMm ..
absoIulely D<'CCMarJ t<> di!"le it ...
little "'a\u to make il ,.-hoI ........ ..
'I'hcrdorc in 1M other can th"re II
_ pure .pring ..... 1...-; n"", I pro.
Cftd to pour I""" Ko. I inlO
No. 2 dou.ble ill< CO'U""..
and the" ...,""'-t from Z into:-lo
I enough .. I th" mi"", ... 10
tbe conlents_ 'I'hm. 10 t'qUllJi.e mal.
I .. ". I "",in pour from I in'?
No. Z 10 double the: '" Ko_
2. and 6nd th .. """'c n"mlltr o f
Ions in cach ,",no althoull'h i.
on. mon: gallon or ... are. in .<1" '110.
2 th.n there milk. sa I wont YOll
to tdl me ho,. much more w.ter
lhan milk i. th.re in can No. 11
"That i l imple problem." ex-
ciaitrH:d Harry, "but if you want.
,cal linle pun!e '" rr<>J'Ort,on
10 ",ork off 0" )'our ju,t
..,In Ihil '. "Sul'po.e yuu h.:d ten t:al
01 m,lk in on. Ion gaJ.
10<,. of ...U.r m Ih" 0111" .!Hl ).""
.,I"",hl poor 0 quart o f 1 rom tb.
1i....1 < .... imo Ih. "ater can
mixture wouM .. "Ienlly be .;0 to I
11111 ... tlul mia:h! be too neh lor
LI"",I of tome of )'our rlroru an"
Y"" wanl <.:Iell Un to lI<.>1d It'n pl.
1",,0. you pr"" ... 1 to pour on(' qu;r.M
01 Ihe lnixtu ... bode <fIto lite m,lk
an. :<1_lell....,; ho", mIlCh
II tlte prupr>MIOn of water 10 mille
,n one an tlw! 01 milk 10 Wllet in
1m, other'" There i otudy in pro-
portion for you!
ltury aboul
,',
."
. '.'
It II'e doily prllice 01 (.On-
rr"'k1lU", to ,,11 1". Iwo
1,,,I..,n ca'" WIlli pale mJI<
"",! i:art (,luI 10 "", . cu>(ornet6 011
dll!erem .u-ut<, ... rne nUm.
Lot. of q ... rts bting .t'quir<:<.l On """h
Aft ,clY,ng lite !int ... t
he conn:l",j w,(h otv .. sup-
I,ly at><l 10, h,. c.an. we:ee agau. 61led
10 the bnm. Th<n h ... ,,-<:<.I "...,t
number twO again bodecd up 10
Ihe {""n'. ,,hio:h '('JIlfnishcd his am
U bcfor.. And to he IICrv.
Ing each Olr.. t ...,.1 d,luting with
...1 .... unul all of hi, .... pp. CU51Om<:B
" .... e .. " ed. I I lorty and on(
pint of pure m,lk r.n'.:lIDft1 in the
aM allu .11 of CU""""" "'ere
al1en<f<:<J 10 how "'uch pure milk
m,,>t Iu.,-e b<en .. "" on c:.>ch of
the four
unpUZZLELAND
T(lmmy Ut thl'
"red know n<>thi"s check".,
Or <he.. \0 sohe th"", !lun]",_
King P"nt"!"". i. Iry'"g to plac(
the gtnlQ\ numlle. of meu on ..
(lieu !>word widlOU\ ba.-in, three mm
in In an)' "" .. ihle II.
Ia< ltarttd Ly pllCln1!' the first 11'1'0
men co<<ectlv; now il ;. up 10 ) .....
10"",1 him 'by a,Ming.' mao)' n_
... pOUibi. "';Iholl\ gclling any thl'ft
in line.
\\'c .'" told 'Illol the ('''1 <heck-
.... ('0<1""",, .. 1. wNch ""I
mack by 1 man by 01 S,. ....
and Is 'Iill I" .. .. I in 1.IIt nnwh
M""'u .... ;, "I 1"", 1';":""
1M (inC ,h,)O,'n In SOr'Id punl .
r-; .... the four pi of lhi.o board
nil bt rnrnnl:"'1 I....::rtrnor 00 at 10
mUc Ih..,.. ,1111('1'"'\ paulos: ...
1'1"",. b:lanl "I 64 "'1L1u". In 0l>-
IOIIi' """ 01 M. or an ,odd . hap."
on<: of but (<3, It" "",J thOl Dr.
Siubc. ,,"" th. d .. mpion.hil', by
Ihl. marvel.,.,. ""'I' 01 ",ng,nl:
th. four r;ccu ..... '" rtdlitC tb.
board to 63 sql1afl"'. Sec if yoo ar.
able \0 do it Thuc II.. bun ...
nluch di>Cu.. ''''' '"lI' ... ling fIII'-
... problem 11... 1 ()(casOon ;1
ta!.:.n 10 "'y tMt M . i.Q)"\ l' ....
it bdo .. the Ii'>t American Chess
Congr.Q In 1851:1.
It. 0l!a.rU .
1 ani what I wa" whicl! ;. $0 mueh
tilt ""'"",,
I'm not "lu.I I wa . but quit. the re-
"rsc;
till night I do oo!hi!ll"
An Enllli,h loumt in the .. ild and
woo11, We.t w.o, infot:mcrl that i l
.. "Mtj 10 .. alk on 10 l'ik.laW'!
the .tAIl" wOuld only 1:<1 the,. one
mil. Ahe.d of him for although it
wo"ld /(<1 '0 a c .. tain w'yh""..,
while v,"", W.f' walk' ng f"'If m,Ie<.
" lloef, III mi"ut ... !iO }'o)U
It. Our.dt,
My fi t>t , ... ,ub.tnc. lu.rd and
bnght.
IUt;ful, tI1(Imi"J' noon, and
My ....,ond, find ,t wMr. you .. ,n,
b of the ....,.. dimtnlioa
And by my whol., I often try,
Dutcben' and groce,.' honmy.
ut<h up in '0 rid. on to
Pil<c!own if Y"" ",i,hcd. "But."..,
,h. h"'" of tM Pilgrim" hot.l. re
marked. "from btu th ... " a
dever way of fol!'"inJ( out hn .. to
bral the .laK" by \.1 minut .. '" Con
)'oy tell how br !t wa_ Ir .... the
hl>lo' '0 l''';r\nwn'
1 have taken ()(c .. ion in a fonn",
puul. to ,I\<) ... how .lucn bd,u.
each centriblUi"g " "loa" piec
could "",k 13"lJ palCh quilt,
Now we will pre"<l ta the
rrollltrn and ohow Ihe good p.rn>n
and hto beuer hall .",,fronled by :rn
ordinuy l'robI .. " in ec"n-
e",y. loa," u>c for I,..,
no .... ao they have hut on" in
nodr, 50 they are roml'dlerllo d,aw
ur- th.ir re..,,,reo The
okoccb she .... lhem d""u."ing Ih.
..... yl and mearu of """urine t ... o
ftOm on. to lhe beo.l . The
problmt. i, "''''y be S<en, diff .... f rom
the P)'1h.agorean rule for uniting or
Jqlanlting tquare<, in lhal the cbcck_
.. cd pattern prey""" the bias cu. OQ
u.. line of the hypoehm""" .......... _
thd ..... n is cto..:ly '0 squ.a,.
fOOl 2nd tM 047 probI""", cf EucM.
Cut the IW palches inlo u.. fn'c<t
posoible numbn" of pitt ..... hi,h .. ill
lit ...,,j fonn two
Worryiq- !.be 1211 .,. Editor.
quOilion, _ir." said the ehair-
man cf 'he del.gation, impor_
lant one, bul more difficult Ie :lmw ..
lhal! y"" WOtlId .hink. when y<>II C,,..I
he .. it. W. have .... a "",Uoc
cf Ih.oe "i"a .... on it. 50 Ih= is a
opecial rca""n why yO\! _hottld be
Ye.,. .ud,,1 in an.wc,i"g it."
"Fi .. away," !.aid Ihe Query (di-
10', .hortly
"wen, yOIl Ite. ,t',!hi< way,"
plain .. ! Ih pok.,man "Over it!
Otlr di<lricc Ih.r. wcr. t .. o men
n."",d )""" Jink., 'I!d Ihey w
bther and O(In If that clear /"
"Perfeclly, Co An ,I"
"W.It. 10" nighl they Were both
10 death In Ih .... me hot""
.,,,1 ,,,",lay, ",hen "'e wer. maki"lI"
up a h lor ti,""," who 1",1 Iht,. Ii,,,",,
the bop in,i'IM on I'"n,n" down
.linin. "C'n,' an.1 'Jehn link
I"nr
"Quae nght." u'ened Ihe que.,.
(dnor,
'''I'ha,', whal w, 10 osk you
about." Rlu'n"" the
<:<Jur..,.... all kne .... Ito "'11 OlU/It.
hut 'oehnically-"
.. h"'cally ;t .... uaelly nCht."
inlM't"UpI.<l th. quay \iIOt.
"SUR ""
01 coo ..... , I'm 'UR, lIow
.1 .. wool.! you Rfrr to th .... :O,'
'"Ob. il J"'II',. 00 deod ...... boot
it ... 'e n." J:<,>inK If) di'f'\lle you,
but you "ugbt If) all the todlni-
ealili .. into con,;Mr;a"""."
'"I I ..... .' Ihun,jeR,IIIt. query ""i.
lor. '"If )"nu can ad'.r>e<: any ' loOn
why Ihty .h.mI.l "'" .. k .. r<' tn '0 .ny
OI""r .. ay. II Y"" caot.
&,1'1 OUI and 11'1 me go on wilh my
work"
"Well." .poke .man .. ,lo ... ly
d.hberalrl,. "I 1\ oul
linl. diff .. enlly \"0" tee, the ot.1
man ltvl <Io"n,,.i,. And th. boy
hvod on Ih. floor and 1M fire
.tart"<l in th. ha..,me"1 Con",.
'l"(f1llv. it .... 10 r.a""n ti,e
ehl 'lied f1fSC,"
,,,
ditor,
'1uery
"Why, when Ihe old mao died. the
Y01,nr;: ",.an "tastd te> be 'junior,'
didn't 1,.1"
"C'm-ah_"
'",\n,1 if h. he \<'11 not John
)ink., iUM., ",h.n he diffl Corue-
""ently. no Jolin Jmks jua .. diw a'
all. That i. lhe "'AY I figureJ " OUI.
t..1. of <00"' . q"ery Miter is al
u)'I right. and if you Jay lhal--"
chairman 01 W
rl",llltel II an inkst::rnd r.:rued his
he.trl and <truck the ... :011, I""ving
"weir,l """rk which loolu like a sigtl
of th. bbck hand.
It ma,' be because I ..... I.b<:r. and
""ard Ihe ej2CUlHion ..... , that
being a ""ul;'t, $Oth t hmg< come
or i. may be shttr imagination,
b." when I look al. tha.1 blotch I """
..... .-1 Ih. witnt'. lUI remark ill" ..,
pl.,n II il;I"'U .. rinen in blark...,d
,,'h,te, And I .hould like to Imow if
it i. de .. to oIh .. palmist> ... it
t> \0 me.
Eere il tho b",ou
halo . hitb I porpet..,1.ed .. "'l
dlY" It It ",o lr I ... .
l .. IUlIi of.n tb. b,roIJ, 'beul .. ,,10. .. .
... d .'topi., thi.p \.lI11 .nld \II
Ihn,hl .f. II 10 uJ. 10 "r \.hat
.... ..,. UYio, thift! rn 10..... "
I " .... \II fo,," i. tho pl.tur .
ro, CAn.
........ .. " ....... ,".1 ," .. '
. " .... '" '"', ,", """'
0:':'>L .... , ", .1", ,.j ,,"" ,.", ,
ho ,'- ....... .. .. _,
...................... -' ..... ..
.. _, ...... _-, ... _ ....... -
............ ,_ .... -.... .......
,"",,- ........ __ , ....... -.1.
"'" ....... ,,',,_ ''''', ... no .-
"""" 01 .. , ...... ......... 'k .......
_ ........ 1<.. ,
fI" ..
'*'"
-
I
\ , '
(i,'If'
I
2jf1
,
X ,
The Re-
bus f'l'nl . ""in.", by the late
.In M",m.r. 3Dlho, or
"T,ilby," 10, hI< lri<:n'1. Shirley
Il".k ... On 111.1,- 5 Shjrl.y ,n.,tt'
Mr. 3ulho,,,r "Th. Liic."
rou",l ,ilii ltUer in an Oxford
."",,", book _hOI'. tl,e
"l1eard ITH" ).;iki (dll )'hnri.rl.
noTe nf ,y ... l"'l;..._,rry
'.\me I I'lS I;",dr:>n
" =1.iIlI:' 'Juite a I"n,r._ 1
"Ol' cahlw to from Ln".I..,u feo, m.v
"ic"s.", ,ubjC<l, and th;,
'0 ",y: "11,," p"nl. dt:ll. ill rnal-
of f\K'!' re'''''''') :111,1
Ih3\ ;\ i. ,iiTlitull 10> "!lad:
;t ... ",,,uld a Rtlil's
f"r tl", I'"blie
it iJ ,,, MV thaI the /,,11 .willg,
"'hid, i., ,he rrpiy I c"II,,1 I Ens:-
1",,,1. j. ptttt)-' T. t1,. i"""de<1
""
am.,e" ":\1)' DNor BroQb, I tan
not hanJ ewe by pot.t k1ng lter
lo-day, h(\1 upect one brft)1". lone,
""M"J K;<k
:-':oc knowing The di.1e or locality,
w!, <II I .... \1m<: 10 be ,<presented
by tht .kd, :u tl,. head of th.
Ir.l.r III.,t future is
THI:: TR.\OER'S rROFIT.
A 11.... 1 .... 'old a for $50,
In<J t10m it b:.d: for $40,
de.rly =king $10, as he
had II,. !I;II". bicycle h>ck md $10
be.i,J",- h.t,-ing r.,.,"j(bt it fur
$40, h" ,"""old it f._" 3I1d nude
f.5 mo"" (or $15 in alL
n"I." 3 "L1'"
m.n 'b,,, <>If \\'i,h 3. "h.,.,l '.-.,nh
;111,1 at ,h. eo<l ,,( the second
lo;u j",t How thm could
h. m.,lte m"t. $5' You
the ...:'1:i,,1;' of tile whc<1 at $50 is a
"""e t"c)w,!;l' which !hows
ntilhtr pwfil n"r 1".,. but when he
00). at $40 and .tll!; $45, he
",>.1<", $5, tl,al j, Ihe ...
10 il."
"I sa).', an
"110.11 wh." h. ,<ell. at $50 and buys
)'C has cknrly and
l"",il,\"dy ma.le SIO. b=lIlS. he
h:u tl,t ..:\"'" ",10... 1 and $10, hut
whm .. w ",]1, at h. m:U:u
11><'", to.
which .\oow. neilherl'ro/it nor lou,
.",,] (I<"", nol his fj"'l profit.
and I .... m:l<lt $10:'
It i, 3 ';"'p?e
nny in Ihe J'rimary cbMt:
-h,."ld toe able to ""I mtn--
'aUy, and w. are co"fronted by
rliA"aent 311",,,,. TI!(, Ii""
a F.rofil nf S-15. <"ch as any
hic)",k (ealfr ".,ul<1: "hik the
b< .okl<"tf1I'r dnrly ahl. 10 dt-fn.
"n lute ,hat "'nre tll:ln $5 rould
n"l he marie. ant! yet Ihe Preidmt
(If lhe York Sindt:
\\':10 bold .. ::h to maintain O'V
hi, """ lhal the COn-ed
I''',fit .houl.1 be SIO.
tt., " _ ..... , . ____ ..
oW ... " ...... 0._i00i,,
0 ett.u
H(g (J
..... __ 11<'" '':', .001 ..... ' .. >1... ..
...... ........... -... ......
.' ......... , ....... ...... , ..
t ......... ,. _ , ....... '" ... " , ... .
-
1 "illl>lke. OCC3$ion 10 lhal in
my early y.>nll!. I (\f:,-c1<1.ed a
l:.cuIt)" for mllinl:' .ilh"ucI\C'o. a",,l
!o.... e ha<1 on""j"" 10 ,nake
nes.;a of many of Ih cf<J>\-".1
01 Eu",,,,. a .. "i .I, ...
tingui 1,..,1 fro)ll1 :0.11
parU of the "-001,1. 1 prI'Iooot al
.by to "",Ie il-
"hi<ll \.0:1"", 'Imlt
no\o:d. bul "ill.'1 pre
to an :una,jng "hich befell
me al (.;1"1:""" Sc:"tbml_
We wCrt di tI' ';"1< Ihe
inK'. or &;I111131i.111;. 01 the di rrtllt
1 il1u,lrated the
"ubjtel ,,"Ilh Ihe pnr!raia lho\\u at
the I()I'I of
No'" let me erll you IInw Ihe lIif-
JIe<lPJe O!OIy
"How can )'0111" ThaI',
Swedilh.
"lIow do you art?" That'-
I)".<h_
"lIow do you ,t3nil?"' n'l!"
Italia"
"Go "illl God. ien<>r" '
"How do )ou on'"' "IlI,I',
RIIs.ian_
"lIow do you P'l'r"pird"
Egyptian.
"How do lOl' M,'e )o.mclf?"
ThaI'.
"Thank (;'.1, h"w arc your"
Tbat's " ... bi;u1.
'toby Ihy ,had",,, . .,. KfOW
1t5-..... Per<;;'n.
"lInw do you Clrr)' )"t'It,rwlfr'
French.
"& nnder guanl ,,( r",,1.'
ThaI". Ottom:",.
"Hn" i, your ,1(KTI:II:h' lto,c
YOI1l'3I." your 11 .. ,1', (hi
And lhe '""'" ddkulo<" of all
i. Americ:o.n; "lIow 11<1 Y<)II do)"'
II does not say WMt yOIl art v;-
1<> do, but jllit .imple, How
do ytn1
\\"e .... di<Ctl .. ing oi
,kill and d13"",". "hm a gnll)'"
from .."id ,lui the
.... ,,',1 the ".",.Id at
cht<ktr.. I attq>1<'<liM chal!m&t"_
,."d pb)N ,me gam<: ",Ih .,.rn of
the .,,,'CCn ,"',._ lLlj.:<:> <I, 'wn It.
,.,., I 10.1 h) 'he from
lhm.!e\', the one Inco" l)und:!ll.: ""J
the nne Innn PuuJ.irk. 001 ..-"n
ir"rn all the ",hen.
examine the ""' ....
fully. ""'\ "'" if YOI1 0111 ,;irk Ollt
the IhTt<: ... hn bo:at mel
nut abQut <1,,,,,\': ..... ...,-
min,b lilt of aMlher 1:Hk j", .. le
wilh the ume ;nciilm!:
The di,cI1!1>ion of the prowess 01
the o;tytrnl resolved ;\-
ull inLo a word)" battle which, for
bel.: of n checker board, could not
be brought 10 a when
:t to the problem wa'
rlmly di5<:"vered. A woman was
"I"fr\'1 in of seat.. ,,"Ur-
ing .t which had
repairN by a rcma.rkablc 1>alch
A .hilling nffered to the good
"-,,,nan I ..,. ille privilege of playong
a iew 1('1""'" of cMd-en on lhi.
p:uch. "hi.h offer was. nnI "n!y
rod;lf a<:a'pled. but .he CUI ""I
.".1 pre",nted us "';Ih il.e pltn,
HUI ril(lll here comes " """,t ft-
nurkable puzzle. She cut thai ir-
regular patch in twO pier ..... whith
."
fiulO<.l .0 as 10 'orm .t per-
f""l checker bord I
Com you lut'
To ilul Ihe gc-.'Il " ..
was wilh W full q,Ha
of I".,.in_. I "'ill gi"f t"'z-
",hid! ,he
Olt-eni"i: Ihal "'C I.!ayed onlr
1m the black she 6ugtUle 1
Ih:!t 1"'0 murt pbYf<1 m'ght tn
to a pome on 1M whIle
JqU>.l'CS. Whffl ... e TClIlilrhd IWI!
il woulJ be wmewhal inc:onvml'
WI. rmt:lrked. "1lIffi I would
c',". Inl<l checker .. ill!. only
Il!.in,.-\wo squa ....... so IMI lhey
" .. "IJ all be ,,>oW."
Thj, i, Ihc t"'"le' Ctln'lrucl.t
1l""y'IW""q"3re chmer beanl
whid! e.,'ery poo,ible combi-
"ali"" of Ihe game as il is "OW
I'byW. but d" away wjlll II,,)$<
u;tless C"'lm thirty-twO) square .
n,t" Ihtlt W:I.' atlOlhcr puule
which I W01l1o\ call to your allen-
tim" One jpme was played and
br()Ughl 10 absolule. fi'li.h in jWI
\weh'c mo"H! If I am nnt n,i,..
",hll. il h"ld. record f<lr bre,,
;". rhe<:kcr robj'_ Can )"ou 1>1"0-
ducc the game?
:'.IR. OWES'S
I lave illl) dIe of our
puuli.'11 In figure <>lit II
rq>ly In tl!.e follo,..,,,g q"ery 'r'K"
" ful1cctor of I":'Ift nld manuKripts
i) n<>t" nl:>n ,,110 is
( 0 expreo'in!:" hirmelf in the ordi
nary. ..."" lhal
01 us lIe.ays'
Rq;:o.rthng the ,,,,Iue of aU of
my .Jr,wn: I w""M uylhat
IwO wnrlh .'x .... ten are
... <>rIh ten d"lb1'<. "hile """e ;.
worth .ix'11 d"lIar<. whilc ntle
being worth d"lIan. I woulol
like you 10 e<linute the value of "
to" upon Ihe :I:IOle b>.si.1
'Re'pe<.1fully.
"T. OWEN."
f
I
".t
.. ,," ..
,.,,' .... ,
t, ......... ..
t_", '" ,. .. .
''''0; t .... n t" ....
" .t> .. , J ...... .
t'"',. K... ; .... :t
t J" ..... ; I. c.,,,"
t . .. ", ""'; . "'OM!' )<jill,:.
Gc." I .... If ,. t" ..... woo
. , .... ,. to.. , .... " ..... . . d
, ... ,. u. n," " ......... <,
'4 .... , .. ... " .. ... p ... , .. ,,.
tho "_e>. I ... '., .. ," ..... ,.lOU I .... ".,
1 <-my r""',e,," <k<tl"" , ....
.... ,_" . _ t" ,_ .... ' ''''''''' "'r j II, ,,". - " -_.
" "",_ .. ,,1. ...... ,....... .'" ..... _ ....... ,',
,"" 1,.. , ", "" I'"",, .",,' ...... "< " ''''''''".1 .... , "., "'..... , ,,., '.
. .'. "' .
.. \" .ho .. ,_ '..... , .' 11,'." '
" , ", ..., - 1 '. .".. .. .-,-, ... , '''1
, . " r,no _ . .. ; "",,'.: .. I ",.. ,,: .. ' ',N .,j -'""" .'" ""',. e.;;
__ ,. "' , '''''''''' t '.' ,,': I " .... ,' .", _,
., . " .... ." ,._ ,. ..... .... ., ",c. H .. "'" ,. ........ ,,, ...
........ " ....... '" '" ., .. ,,,, .. ,, '." 10.. "
, ... ".; .... " ... .m""""'- .. ' .
' .. ':"';.,;-._ ,;,;,,:';'- c -' ..... ...... ....
.. -.c<_'.d , .. , ...... < "-.- ... .., -,,,....
.. -.-'" ." ... - .. ... ........ .,...
....... ."'.' m .... '" '. t
- - .,"
-"',1
HANNAH
He"" ;, an odd lillIe pun1e
in the form of monogr3m ....
,hr,W". we aim di lhat ,,-e
n",)' begm "rid III 3ny I ....int,
and from thlt fact lOf mono-
I:r:om 1Jc:i"t' ""IIC'1',ilM of be,,,,,
up,,,fe .t wn, ". :os 1oa<k-
wan!. . p"",le be<'<.fTlC'< "cry
,""rll mg- t() jn I h<>...
tn:Iny "'a}", ,I ... n he ,""" ,., Ih,1
"0 t"" way' "ill I ... t"lelk .like.
r",ly .tTp"!;,li,,,, be;I'Ir 11,.1 'he
Im"\ "" '.1: . ... ,1.... Iltat
"I1C ,. ". '\ l.e:milleol III slip 1<:r0!!05
Ihe
II .... to . ...... , ,.wo,
,. ... " ... , Iilo... .........
,,1 .. ,w
... .... ,j, ... - .. .....
.. .. <4 . ....
" .... <'"',', .......... I.- _ ..
.. " ... , ........ -..... ... .
".. ..... _.,
", ............. -1., ........ '
,..,. "' ,Ow ....... ......
... !"!':.:' .......... ,- ......... .
,.. ....... _'''' .. .... : .... _
., ... -,
" ... 011 __ ... _.
_."
...... ' ........... ..0 ....... ; ..
......... , .... ..., .... ...-- ... -
too,.. ..
""",4 ........ -.. ,.,.-.
..,j ............ _ . ,..., ......... .
, :t S''::.' .... , ............... ,.
-" -. .. _ ... -... "'" ...
..
,. _ .. 4 """"-.. .. ,' ...... _
.......
............... aI .... _ .... loa,.. _.
'1'.ltD novu ..
h.", "''''' ,...,' ....... ..,..,.,
" ........... "-. .. '"' .......
.... ,.. " ,., ..... ,", no ........
j .... . ,_,'" "",..... ..,. ... ''''' .iD
, A _,,, <01 ...... , '- n. "'-I
.... \. j""" .on ... ., .. .. ','; ......
...... , ...... 0""" I ........
........ '";' ," .. , "'''.'' -.
oj ..... -.. A' I. I ... "'4 ....,"".,.-
.. ",...... - - "._ tIM
Ttoe 01 Ib* l"'" .. probl"".
I. to tbo' ""Ok'llor ... In!o
I"", .... wO\,b wtll n, I,*.,h" to
f ..... pori"" tQo.". tu tbe _u"d
loubl_" ,be Mullan 01 Zulu II eo'
pltJ., Jun.l .\rUb"",I, to ...
&,,'"''' )lOnk." (. .... ' ..... Ila, ... 11 on
klopbaot ... WI"" bot. Tho nlu.
el Ibo )iuuko1, c.......>cI'I "lid t;I ..
ph .. t ,".\,Iolt"" I,*tlb .. _110 ....... .
Iuot, U!I .. lb. 01 """, ... ", ... 4
." ..... Ill_." tU ."". _110 .... .-
..... , lb_ Zulu ".M ,.,.. ".
I'Ilk ban
.. 5T\'DV r.!OCurllv.
T .. ," t.... ... -_. _ ..... -
I'" " .... - ._"""- " ..
_d .... ' .. __ .. " ......... ..
-
'- lO<o _ .. ,. ".,,, _ ... ,
:1._" ...... _ ............. .
l ""'" _.. '" ... -' _ .. '".
...... -,
....... _., " .- ............ 01
-' .......... ; ....... -..... ......... -.
......... _ t. ..... '"' ... .
...... 01 ' ..... "" _ ...... '
"'"' _"''' " ..... N. I ....
.. , ... , ... ' .......... , ................ ..
_ .......... .
,. , ......... '""" -"" _.'
, ,:1, ,.'
u. " ..... " ....... _ ..... .-.-
.,
II . ............ "", .... It.,..,.,. .-...
--'
............. ",to. "" .. ...
...... . .,.,.....,, '
r . ... , H,. ............. " ........
...... "., '",'"
" ..... , <>I, ,. " .......... ..
.... 100,.. ,
n . ........ ", .. _ .. ""'n I "".
01 "' ..... " ... '
ne .... u old .... ,. "lIh ,h.
n."'" 01 lb. I" .... ,h II "" ""''','.
_, .. I..t ,. .... I1I'1I"".
LAN
w., .... _. Uk ... "",I ...
..... , .r "" ... .,. """ ...... .
w .. , ... ,... .... 011.. Iood ......... " -
, ... ,'....... " ....... ",,11., ... '., .... r
N UMISMATICAL
From whence
ZZLE.
came the
tails?
,
I
I
I
A BOT,\XICAI. TREE-TIC!:
Here " hulani.a! polp<mrri of
tree" Tihrul"., vin.g, Ole., giYet\ 10
1".\ Ihe re,,,Jet"s knowledge of su<:h
No on. i. 10
/:"he Ihe enlire li,1 cnrr<'Ctly, SO do
not h.,julle 10 preoertl Ihe names
(>f 'tleh as )'OU may hil upon, as il
is safe I,) lolly it will pro". to be 3n
gu.",in" contest.
I. Whal i. tho """,jab!e tree
2. And Ih. d"lll"1og tree?
3. And till! ITCC which is ,101"-
est Ibt-
4. Ano.!lh. bu,;"'1 U"Ct'?
s. nll! .. , );e1ding trCt'
b. "'"d lhe' 1= "'M", 'hil'
may Ix?
7. 1lIc Ialll(Ui'hing II''
I!. 1'ht-1e.1<1 <dfi.h tree'
9. "no.! the tree lhal be",.. :a
10. The (hr"notpgisl Ir?
II. The fj h"rTT1iU1, ITee?
12. And 1m, lret: hk" an irj,h
IJ. \\"1""', tI,,, ,milor', IT""?
H .... ,,0.1110. lelltale Ir?
IS. And lit" ITee 1h.l.1l> w"Tme,l
dold?
nle myman, ,,....,?
17. The hou,.,,,il.', tree?
18. Ami the IT.", \h.\ ,mi<:es one
?
19. \Vbat'llhe Irtc ill death
will \lc:nigh\ 1"U 1
2D. Anti the IT thU )'ollr wants
will 511111'1y?
21. And (m: Ir.", thaI 10 lra,-"I
in"itt. 1"U?
22. And the Iree 11t:1I forbitl. ,1>1,
to dte?
2J. What Ir do the hunten reo.
101M lOki",?
24. \\lh .. 1 yUlIr
and your nlan.in" ..
lams?
25. WhM II' IITJ.:CII 1M
runs in 10 T;....
And light hr the "jetj" ... by
lyra"'I' .lain)
2fi. The ",II
27. And lhe' ITre Ihal <>be). y"" 1
211. And the tree th.1.t T\e\'1"\'
stand, ,till?
29. And the trR Illat got up?
30. And the II" thai waS laIr?
31. Au,l lhe "ff neither lip nor
dow"
31. The IT"" [<> be 1<,_ <..d?
.13. ,\",111 .. <1.:>".1>",( left?
An,1 ,,-h.l1 guj.!n The ;.hips
l' go r"rth?
.15 ""i>t>Jlhiest lrff>
.li., -\n<l 11:<:, "j Ihe
-'7. \".J Ie .... ....00<1
fa<:f!" the ""nli?
.111, T\l(, ",,,,lout II.",'
J'I_ 11,,, ; U""?
oIlI, tht u.", lint "-:l.r""
"'''If II ",h<,., ,old
n,<, ... I.li,h.h'"",n leff?
4,", The rnldi,h.blue In:..?
C
,
M+
i
C"h;.Tley h treat. h,. be>t
girl I" lr<>lIcy ri<1.,. but 011 ".;coIllll
or hi. l"nile,1 Ttv ....Tt<"> 1'I:t.n
10 ,,"OIlk 1.>.Kk, ..... If Ute QT goe. 3t
the rail' "f ''''IC' I1t,1c:s an h<>UT :utd
Ihey On at Ihe ml., ,,( Ih""'-
miles. an hOllT. h",, ['IT "<)lJld UKy
no.!c II ti,l', mu 1 I", back III l'iglu
SOLILOQUY OF A PRECO-
CiOUS- LITTLE CHICKEN
WITH
ITS
"Here', ",lal's iOinr 10 fly the
<001>
Boss Ihe y:r.rd and m;,ke thing'
whoopl
I won', be sal on by a hen,
I .. ant 10 \'OWl up wnh Ihe
Fbp and CtoW u usteT,
Fight anti Wilt like
f'OO'>ler.
Join lhe uni.:>n lI.{1I.a .....,.."
Sma.b and bu)..:<.tt ;ncubatm.1
Now mam:o 11lI1'eJ ller Iq::Il Ihirds
Of pa,!Q" "'<Inns 10 feed us bird,.
But wh:lt's Ihe of rrub r",
(Allhough as smarl a. any Ihre4')
Witll 6flttn other!. in the broud.
10 one 10nl: iCnn'!.!e after foo.l1"
T!u.t', lhe mathematical prublcm
in an egg wll; what arc the
n for 1M! little broiler 10 catch
an early Bm there ;s an-
other punic conntfd with the P'C-
which ha, a btaring on (;00-
fuei,,!' gr<:.:1.\ I>TOpo"il;on, Did Ih.
OrigiMI Chicken tome from the egg
or <1;(\ the fir.! egg come from th.
chickon? 1I0w wII" ld yo" CUI Ihi,
littl. cbicken in \11'0 pi.us whiCh
(.:in be fi\tttlt"lo:cther 10 aJ to funn
a p",feet
11." 10 ... n .... W _ .... w..... \.
.-. ),..... W .. , __ <!ok .... r ..
....... ..... " --,.. .- ..
... ........ ....
.. ..... -............... ' ".-
........ . .............. , .. ' ,oJ
.. -
10, .. all .. ,,.., lIh .. -
___ ..... ___ I .. , I ,
...
AN AK"CIE:-<T REl3L'S BY
FRA)IKLI:-<.
Here is an old tim.. ... bus by
P<)(If Richard, which might wdl be
lemlw "il bhmdc,bu ... " It says,
.. a
IT
'AU 1.hal g1illef'$ i, not gold."
,,hi.h i$ far fr-om the lrulh, for
,,>ld d'le< gliller. It .houJd h .... "
".id: " ..\11 i. IKK gol" lhat gl;tlc,"",
'f, , t;n<.Cl, a"'\ uthe1" Ibiob"
gline. bUI arc 1\<,1 gold. It is on a
l.:or "iill tbc 1ll'I'tT2ltun:l1icalll'>li<e
postfd io "" ub,,'ay,:
:-;0 SMOKISC ALLOWED.
('Ill 'he ;'1\'i,,,,i,,,, ar<1, 1(> a "LIb-
lic "'hue il was bop<:<! Ibat
lhe I.",n,!('m.lll woolel appear in full
eHnill!:" d ...... , was added "undrCi
,,,iii allowed:' n,c imima,;"n be
"'G' tI'a! fun d'e<; ..... "re
I,ullhat "udrf!';J $uit< wouk! be
millt<!. II is pl.in, ,he ... fore, thaI
snmk;n&" in our $ubw"ys i! pre--
ferrcd. bill no ,nlOki"&" w,ll be al-
I"wcd, Of it would haH '''e<t
pbinly. " .. I ;I!I<)",ed,"
.-\ ,"cry pretty n>'ly be 1",;11
IIp<lll Ihis NO 5MOKI:-i(, ,\!o'
I.OWI::D 'iC">. !I1Juy "'<.1,,1,
.-::In Y'-'II rell,1 in lequclICt
loy ", .. rely "mitli,,1't "Iher .. r
I '-Ct: no,r, 1\,,,1:'. u"" ""'''Y
,liTer w"ni<, 1"" h()w l11.:1ny
Ihere ali
PERFECT
Do >"0" knew a nlmlber
when y<IU >tt: 111>1: 1 Any nllmber
which is u:Lctl)' the ;lIm of :Ill of
its il e>lIed "per-
iect: Then: g'>Od many per-
'''''' numben-I) il "ne. 2lI 1$ an-
other, Tim, J. 2 1 an only
munbcu Ih,t di'"idt e:<.ac.tly into 6,
"",I Ihey 3dd up to 6. So
with U: it< d"i.on are 14, i, 4,
:!, I, lheir sum beinG' _'ll Do you
kno .. :I,,}' "Ihtt (>I:ffeet
A'< CATCII.
FilzS=rt-"WOlild )ou I3Y a
y.-J.:e of ""(11 " pi"" illl:' n ..... '
"I<>wing f'
l'"il1:""'..J'-"h of COlIne."
FitzSnurt-"WOlIld )"OU "'Y
the }'(olk of an C" " whlle Of "..,
1"
FiIZ:>.'wdle---"ls, of Cl)ur-c
What nut?"
FiIZSmart-"Wel!. I Jhuuld '3Y
"r "" cl:l:' i.
CRAZY CLOCK OF ZURICH.
SW;'8 will '''''''I.'nile ;n
Iht a<cumI"")''''jf d=rtN
churth ill a 1r,"C!Y '1,.1 ".3< Ihe
OlI!Sk;rt. 01 Zurich, and ha,c ,\(\ubt.
t,c"n ,,-,1.1 Ihe wcini ,ln'T of it.<
be"'I(hed d,xk. o."illing Ihe '11_
peTTl:ttllra] and my-t.ri . ", ;eam",-,
of the 'INy of w],id, lhe l<>uri.1
i. rqaJed Wllh m;",y ,.tr>;""" ;1
1m1 k briefly S1ale.1 th.J1 Ih"
dm,..,h W'U al""'t
the middle of Ihe <'nI1".y
anti " . .., lun,;.hed wnh 3 elm hy
ottine c;tizt'n of pI"",,. a
mut named Jorgen-en. ""h,, "'a, re--
PUled 10 be the f"under of Ihe 1mn
of clock., f(Or "him the
pbee Iu. 1,......= noted. n", dock
""as "lIned. al 6 0'"""" in till:
mo-,ming. acr"mp.>ni".1 by !be di$-
pby ,.f cere",,,ny with whiCh any
el'tnl of Ihc llil:'be<t imp"nance i,
"I,..,,),. i"""I:""""d by tile Swi".
By what I h.k IIp<ln:t.' mere 111<:-
ch.JniGlI 11:1'1<1< 01 Ihe
dod: m"'1 I'ttt "pon 11,,,
wrong pin",,",. <.0 lb3t Ibe h,""
h.Jn,1 "arled off whilc bUl'r
voh'cd I",.hc Ii", ... ,],,,,er_ ,,-ilh.
what Ihl' pea,,,"!, tern, the dil:\I;IY
"f Ibe bnu. Th" ,,1<1 ,'h'k
makor ",:t.. infirm, the.
"I lite ""w,tchl"! t"'l<1l'Cl'C
r.'p!:t;ned to) him. he m<j,tt'<1 on be-
ing arri",J '" hi' !oed Itl "ilne" Iht
SIr."'t:c "he"""l/!w,n. J,HI when he
3rr;'"N th. li_ M in,J'C31e<! up""
lhe rh:k ".", tnrrt'Ct.
had "","h an Hf ... t upon Ihl'
old man Ihal he ,Iie<t of
Thl' d,clt, huwe, tt. ",,"Iinllerl
il< ""t,,.. ""I wu I,"*ed
upon as bottl;ld ... l. and Il<, "nl' "';I_
e,'C'r bold C11'II,,h to "",.,i. or \'l-Cl'
,..ind if. w iH \\"",*, ha,. nl.!N
10 pi..,.,_. and ,,\llhM !.lIlt"
CllJ"iotU I'rob!'m ... hkh I no", pm-
e
If the dock ... u .l.1rttd al (i
a. .h""'n lhe I'kwll',
Ihe hell,. lund ,,,,m"g
In,,,,, '" 1'<1 ;U Ihl' u u-
... L ... will lite ILa",I. fir !
tc;r"h a po;nt which will ;ndie:tle
Iht e<>r=t liTT>l:?
A LEr..\t. QUESTIO:\
ttl n Wa.hinJl1o" " .. re winrl'lW
i. d;!pl.ay1 a freak
p;e<:e of rno!>I:y whkh hJ!
It i5
;' IIhich. thr"uj!h "',,'" error of
Ihe i. a m;s-
pro"t. nn one side it h, Ihe per-
l""lly primw and numl>l:red
rof a t"'tnty-d"l1ar bill, wh,le 01'
Ihe olher .idt i. Ihe "'luaUy per_
f1 impre;,jnll of a Im-<!n1iar
10,11, The qUMI;on <If .... it i!
lIorth nr mighl be .,,10.1 f<'1 i. not
u11,l.. diKtu<i"o. I", Buff:llo BiJ!
and ;, "ill wilting III give
f,!teen hund"'" dot1a ... lor il. but
P'U arc aoJt.ctl \n !:";"e ;uI opinion
a$ ttl the ""'pon!ibi!ily of Unclt
if he wa. "!ok,,,1 III redeem
Ih.lI p3.rticu.l.ar "'''''_ Legally or
IIV)nUy. bow lUuth .hould the
tnuntm l.:Iy fur il?
"'''''' <::<><lD """1('lO
" ....... 0 ...... ,
I
,
,
PM'" Ihe pcttn\lln hal to
th. moi' from .ixly_thr 1<11'"
box,",; hi, prcdCCf"l' .... nl over the
ftIIIle from Ofl" IAmp-pMI \0 aoolher
atld batk to th. 1''' !-office llraT ,h.
ctnte, in nintl'fl 'uml. rcl., has
fOIl"'! a nmel> 1><11 rnut. 1<1.
a few.r """,her of II""', And <1,,"
ltflS''''' }'O\, In ,\it.('OVH il. J"'\ ""rio;
II II.'" "h,t. in 1M 1 ...... 1 I"",;blt
numbtr cl move' from th.
pooI-offi to flit" la"'{l-I""t aM
to \h. mttinl: point. 1'otcr i.
nllinJ( RU...,lion \0 .M bet 11la\ th.
';\fl,p-poot ;, .. lillie 001 .. (
alignment. _____ _
Ii. Re .....
'Though my first may hr $C:OmM by
your of lUlIe,
Yrt mv _, "illl hundred, hu
full;;'" and _;gilt.
For",y whelk. you may Glld;1 "" go-
ing to boot,
Either und., )"ouT pilkr<1- or (!'to' )W'
had.
CiIJl>tr AnI ....... -3. '5,;10, XI. IS,
' ..
Ii. Charade.
A \ ....w.' w;,h two bu.'\! "n;I"
You1! have "'hal twxll 011.......
There arc ,,, .... 1:00'1 an-
."" to Ihi. chara.it. 16, OJ, 7. IS,
1,13. or I, 1.7,18, I, 13-
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+ ,
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A Charade
\.adiel, a ri,ldle I lubmi t:
Tn fifty now add .
And, ho.viol: th<:roby >hown YOOT ... n.
You may my ",hoi" put on.
Cipher An." .... -12 . '. 3, S
A Rebu.
1" whole tun 3 lolty po<itiO'J1.
yo, be , .. k<mod obocu .... ,
ikh'lllrl, th ... "ho.,,'.r in ccndnion.
I. rannllt be ,;1o:'nl, I'm .......
uph<:. AnoWf.-J. l1, '5,21.4-
Here ;, m..:k<'1'lloar<:l
poult ,,hicl\ 0;&115 lor much
111 and patience. It appUn thal I
tx>y =eiy.<:I p,e<t%It af a ch<d<tI'-
board ",hid, ha<:l hem into
fOl" AI! ('If th .., pi.., v.'tre
.nedv tbe .hapoc and .... e. Thry
""ere re'ptctivrly 1, 2, 3
,
A Reb ...
My fint i. a .,riOI)' ,hinlr,
Of :>;'3I\1r.', own produce,
many who ha k,.t ... limb
Have 1000nll it I KTU,t u .. ,
n, my HCOnd" wonJroul
Ships ar. mad" ,,ilh UK
To 11_ api!\U b<>lh w,ntl and lide
Acrou tM boundl ....
My .. hoi. is 'rtf1 oftm found
... ,.-ilh my fiut.
And tom" In ye.." tWhly
Whm '''''' WOIII,j qumcb your
Ihim.
CilJh<'r Ano.ar.-J. 1$. _8, II, '9.
3. 18. 5. 25 __ _
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A Rebu.
hh fi", i number, "'1 oecond an_
oth ....
And nrn, I ....... )'OU, .... ,II rh)mt
wth the O!l, :
My fint. you wi11 find, It one-fifth of
my
And In,l) nil' whole II. long period
r.dmnro :
Yct my fin! and my -.ond (may
think not t cnHn),
When MId.d 'IIethe, wil! ",ok. but
Iwo ,Ioun.
Cipher 15, IS. 10),
'5, .8, S'.___ _
WhnI i, dng hnrl like one 01
Dkhn.' charactorl? When II ia
all af a IOlive.' Twi'I'
and 4- He piKes l"S'otl>er,
making Ihe (Ompkle boa'" ,..,th the
numben Irtf1 in lilt iIlu ...
mtlon. Th. PI, . oIc. 1"",...1""., i, to
.", ... the ptan of Ih, bay', work
ing ;\.",110 1M ""ard inlo four
pital, .11 Ih. l'i<1 dM;Ily tli ... ,
""wlttl;"" b"ar;ng one of l it<: num-
bo", I, 2, 3
W. arc h"rt gh'en an in<ighl inla
the bu"ne<.5 mctho;><l. of Pu .. leland
who,o e.ery Tran>3<tion i, !,a.ed
UpIII) A pmbl'''' a. Irick ,,hich "".
ablos tho d ", 01'" II) gel the b.,1
of a bargain. Farmer JatlU t<ll'
hmv h. proceeded tQ so11 ,he hall
01 ",,1m,. Alld hali of a ,,,.1,,.,
to Ihe Ii"t "",jorr . ' he met with.
The IOn,1 pu"'I1 .... , look one-Ihi,d
of the 'rmamJo. a"d on.-th,n! 01 a
m<l"", Th. It",,, ",,"omer pur.
.hued one-qu .. rte, oi what ,"maiM<!
and on.-q"art., of m.lon. Then
he 10M o ... fifth ui ,w. ... Idl "
fifth of "mel .... _ Wh:., .. u ooId
di.poonI of 01 thr ""I. "I $1
doJo,m. bul thon eI ..... t!<! oul lhe
""mmJ .. a, d .... ale of lhirte,""
for a d<>llar, an.1 :tili yoo 10 gu ...
bow mu.h _,. he go, fo.- his .,ook
of _"",-,?
Liltk Tommy Ri<ldl.. ..ho is
,100.." 1't'<'l'Q';ng (l<I a lan:., a)"" hu
h .. ".b ouch puzoli<u
are fWHIt.:!. with 'M problem> of
piling tannon ball<, 10 tell him .. hat
two trianJr.ll:tt pyramId, of m!l5k
"",lon. wuld k """,!lint!<! 110 as 10
mah 0<><' large 'rUnJ:lll:t, ry,amid
II" It ., Iwo pyr.lInido of mdoru
'""hkh be d.,iru to in ono
largor
A ChMa.de.
My i . an u ... fut "";111;11, my
ICC(lnd ... root, .111<1 "'1 whole i. a
-.
A Chamh, A Chatade.
My lin;' i. 'II1arrt<:lc<l ' n, My .. , =\1,,, and gilllrd. "'Y ....
My nUt. p""derous ",.ight will "wi,
\\ \tleh " JOrI nf I',nr.l ... I<O,,'d
\Iy n'b"l. a1'f .. ar. nnlt VIOlIn! mi.n, Awl i,,,,,, my ,,,,,.,1 ,10,11 pr<><<<"Il '
AllI>o'I In id'ol )"oull aIlow, Ii by ov',y 'rade al;, .. d, '
jJJ)lIllLE
By the 51;p of hi. pen
'poe'''' M rn""hy, Can you
I" :Il what O",y ar.'
In"<)'I" .... 1 a ..,ry .""f"";nl:'
h by .ul"titl";"1': one J.,Uer 10
I
-
Tommy Riddle. h ... IwO
p,,,,, .. ",hid, h.
1' ... ,1;". ",.It ''''\'' 'X1T dr"" '"h'c"
lot 3" h"",. 1\:"1: 1',,,,',,1"" ..
r<mrletinl: 0'" tl'" ",oolt'"
of To".r, ",1I,,1I i. u bl-
10.... ' ft guanlo a" ,1\<"."" on the
plan of !l,. lOW" hy 1.u,.,_ And
ptompdy at the 01 gun wl",1\
denoIu th ... tt;", 01 th. ,un Inc
guard A nlll","" out b)' the n" A,
Ii u;u at D. C .t C. D at D.
E cha,.gt1. to F puuhng (t:>-
lure of !he fYIIW ........ "S """,,;onool
j. 10 ,'iooowu how the 6\". matt"'"
of u.. pr<4 111: =ole .. ;,bout
aoy ..... man cr .... iog th. Ii". of
nuKh 01 nother . 11" T"",my
say, il is a YO" simple "id, when
)"DU know how
ThaI. bu .... ' ..... 11<>1 to u"'q'"
a puuk ..:co",L one, ",hert;n
.... a"" tolJ Iltol the wanl . rom-
monly 1m.,,,,,, in En):bn" a. "The
1Wt1 r ....... M .,"ery the
... 'tehing bour of I!. en ", the ,."..
tal W, and ... ith .,ately 1 d "",,,,10 ..
through ." ..., (111< of thr (l..I rooms,
emI,"!:' .t the .lark .han,b,
the }'O\,nll I,nll"'" nf 1::..1,.. .... 1 IV
.. 'ere to) be n"",lere,1 D1
long praotice h" hu d,<o,,.crei til<:
,hort",t w.y to thot
chamber of horron, 10 .""Y one ;1
da\lenll:cd 10 di"""v Ihe ,Out.
which makel the fewat f>OiI"ble
lun,. wi!h.,,,! I(oiog through any
room ,wit. 1
D
In m" _, ,,"'," yeu TTl.>.ny thou-
,,"',), arc I,id:
Hnw Iran.itnt, alo' t 'n oil urll'ly
fI'l'" 101
l.ct a nun" hi, hr.-tulle Lc tver 1<\
,1",11,
lkll nr. i"'t when be', bid
in my whole,
OF THE CHESS-PUYING COLONE.L.
nun"!:" my ,-, ,I to SI. Pcter"'b<,"I:
I met T"''''l:''nruky. til<: R",<i.on
eh .. , u;",,,, ... Iv> t<ifd me Ilut.1 the
OOllornk of I"" RU03O-Jap IInplus-
.nln .... "" " . , put in c"",mand of
.n arm,'" Ilali"" ... ""re 2iI tcgtmm"
... r. cuntinu.1ty in proc:<:O$ 01 lor
malion. 100 men I"" ,, .. k being
aMed 10 Nch ,.,::",,,,nl, so lhal on
tl,e 1 .. ,1 ","y of C"c'y ", .. k tho ()"c
ha..-ing I"" mo,1 mm would be ... nl
10 Ihe fronl.
h JO h,pv<n.d at a I;me wh,n tl,.
{'"I rel:";m<nt hall 1,000 m .. " Ihc
' ... un.1 950, Ihe thi,d!lOO, and 00 On
,Io .. n, ,I"",u "I:" !iO ftep '0
.. b. ",h,,,h had bul tho.!
Gc:n. Tlul! .... rin,kv f"und 111.>1 tM
ClIond of ,h. 6f,h ( .. hich InI
",,,,,1 "'aJ a al'i, .1 (h .... 10,
in ""Ie< In k ... " lum f '(lm he,nlt" ad-
uncct\IO) Ihe ( .. ",I, which ....ould oc_
CII' in he " ... k .. he miiollN him
bul JO "" ... "cry week inllud of
100 ., Iti,""" I" ' he hlh., ...
A,.um;,,: ,11" ;!I) .. j!imentJ ..
being .""'H""I1> rC<:fUi'''!. un
1,,11 jml 11<>,,' mon)" w."k. il ,,'I' bt-
fore 01" dk't--I' I.vinl:" had
I Q go 10 ,I," ... "I
o
,
OUT gTO;<\ wa.
lho"'N a clue< wh nn you
"TO ..,ked ID to,. nine (gp 00 a. to
form the gr.a " po.,ible number
01 rows of th, .. -inlin.. King
Pu .. hal only .ucceeded
",lIing "ghl 'ow .. u ,how" '" Ih.
pit.ur. , but Tommy "'Y' snw1.
cbicken an do betler .han .hall
Th" funny old King u now trying
10) wO),k oot " >econd ""ule, ",hich
is 10 draw I conlinl1QU.S line th,ough
tlI(c .,cllcr of all of the SO ...
10 ma,k them oR in the num
ber of KiDg
",rform< the fUI in .;x roIee . but
from ",e take il
10 be a yery $tupid ""'''''', 00 we
.xpect OOr dcycr pu .. lulO 10 do bet
tcr ; it i, I .. ery ingcUOIH trick, fully
u i f not bettc, than that of
making an .gg: .tan<lup on end, for
t"" ",.-pctrali<ln of which with an
ri", "l:J:" the """'" ....
waJ loaded with .....
A. Chan.d
My 6,11 ia" my"""l\1ld ton-
uins ;1. and my whole .. an .nci.nl
mUlieal ;nitIum.nt
A Ohl"-de,
Wilen I)",,' tho nludow. Sally
,tny",
fiN w,th 'I",rti ..... phy" plays;
l n)rn,nl>.'''' aneiml name.
da,k o:Qmb\ll\iou bum, ,n
flam.,
\\ name my _ on SaUy'J
btu".
My glil\onng ",hol. does nllen raL
\1adame Donpain. of 51. Ger
nt.:lin, pureh.! .. ,1 ....,"'" from a mer
chant ..... ho nR ...... ' a S PO' cml di.
counl. IIcr bull,r, h,,,,' .-or, in_
fom,"" tho m.rc:tunt Ih,l he ml1$l
.... i' 5 PO' Cct11 .","mi.,;nn on
bill. Or Iho good. WGIII,I
IIn ... l;d,ctnry. A. Ih. n""('t
'"
A Chlrade.
\\'hcn ul)!o U\l:hl ,;de. down Ihe
"'.",
CI"" .. I h) my first amy;
)Iy IoCCOI>d tOtnts Iii"" ,,-ith the firll.
iln I bail. tho I(enw ,ay,
My whole <oml>illCd, 10 you "iD
.huw
A lUnc olio,,'''! fo, , .. I:
Tho' I" u,,'. a!ullOo lrue,
Coo..! Ch,illian! III <onl ....
billie, not
g<>1 Iheir .1
What
bill /
of tho n ...
il l pilule which illoWI that
en'n Ihe moon.hin ... who ",anufac-
tu,. ",\fountain 0.,." in 'he wilJJ
of Punt.land carryon Iheir Illicit
, .. <I. with "",M kin,! of a dever
trick CQIIcealtd in every , .. "<action.
0 1 con""" W. 112 n heard of
the IrnIn wi,h the b>rrel of heme,.,
"he nn,!. ... W'\lIIner ... itl! J an,1 ...
5.-qu.rt pite""" who wamN 10 pur-
th_ 4 q!WU of h"".,.. Ie II
simple mau.r to jUil:1. the hOller.
around wilh the two lIO\d
... ttl the ""Iuim] " but
jUlt ,.,.."...:.'" Ihf. gra,. mane. of you.
b"';n by trying 10 001 tb. puzzle
m""uU,.. 00 t. to !.til in how few
dlanges ,he feal un be
Thot w.U k"" .. n I , will
your mind for o"r jugglipg
puttl<-, wbich i. 10 ho .. ntar
WI m" ..""lIin ..... "h a birr., of
.nd l bIorrd "f cide. (J I)"
to ... bo.,J I can come 10 eiY,
In!! hi. CU""'''''' $11 ("I'i worth of
0. ..... __, they t.,,,, mix<'ll
applejack anti (iMr, ;n thaI !6-1:a!.
Ion itq. if he ha. <II11)' the 1 and 4.
!;aUon mcasurct to juggle with'
VOII WIll ob<fc....e that CIder i.
worth but 17 pilon, while
.!>!>lejaclt costs fj,'. a1 "'Ud!.
n. ""nle I. 10 di_,'.r ho ..
f . .. manipulation. Ue to
pe r/onn the feat.
ph .. 1 th. !:Inner. "on,J. n,,'roov , r
I,,,,\,h:l' if w. ,\.,,,101. ,h. """,1 .... ,.f
ww, "'< I ... ,. l'ick('>1 Qat it wo"hI
m.\.:e nind':." a"i",,1> 1tI all.
we w'ould J,,t hal"< el\,,'k<-'h
tQ p"y fQr ,hffil."
Ut"'1.;'i li<al,"1 cnuntty
,,,,,bmll' .1."" II!:eb",
or ",athemall.:.,."d yet 'hey Itn .... ,0
f.a,I .. " jln I>rnor ''''''')" <hlrken.
thn 1ta,1 an 1 '"" n",,,t.,, f h",....,.
a...l ''' . ,,'ore to flO',
are thor f." 01:\. pou:.
zh>1. 10 an""'.' .
-
Once a Puult.\. A.hnYI B Puuliot.
T" 110'''' 0 mo,al ,lid "rlorn a t,le
[,..ill,ake ."..3.i"" to [0 'uch
a. h .... bt<:n ,ttucir: by ,h. innate
f\"lOd('>ty of the p"ul. ",Ii\o, tn.t
when h. bcca",., of age Ius I;.an<l
""'ther p .. him .. ith ... "Ieb.
III he. ratly which ,,"I>U\<! now
dolt- ltad, ahn<II a ",emury and I IWf,
.he .... , ,'ery p"'tw 10 puzzle., m,1
II'<'d 10 to the 1"",,1 ""pen
""du Ibe MIl> 'k plume uf Kilty
Sharp, Wdl. io ."""rd:mee with the
motl" of our enfl.
",hil;h ... y. ",;.nn a punbl .hn,-. a
I"' .. the mli,,!: ",,><Ion .. .". ",II
ufODII:. for .lie p,..,...."lro the 1Im<c-
1'Ita. acrompaniro by lier admoni-
tion that "th. ""-Ich ",i1\ "hnyo lrach
)"00 to be Mit ,m .. 1
umed ........ tTflll inAllen on my
whol. \lfe, I. inlimalro, r 1M
Ilnng for tMc "'ing gene
lio<t: ",,'h)" .hould a ,..3teh ICach yCPtl
to be m<ldmr
Th.n <he ga," me an ,Uum,'led
,..,bu. by Davy Croc:kcl and on. by
Bcnj:unin Fnn!din, bolh of whom
"'<T. fond of I''''lle. a, .choal eh,l
dr.... Iml think " r i,J Wilhout
dO<lbc, ('oW''" W.,hinGlon hu put.
.led OVer th .... for they were
popular in Ih"-'" days.
Two Old Stl1G RobL1l1!l.
\J JL T'f
.lr.a;wqt
'i((V
,F"1. <6:s
"
j3. a y
Th.r. '.':""rulbl. probltm
which come. ,,ith ,II. whin uu',
whIch "'ill ...11 ill ..
"h.th .. IMY pia)' the ga"", or not.
II .. a ""lvie arnng<'t",nl of a patty
of viay'''' and Ii," talht. and nukeo
.. !""elly pilule Ihe young folks
(oull wi<h 10 ""<1)' .. ,,.r. I< """""cd
at _""I ,,hi I party. wher. lire
martkol collpleo wer. pttta!
fj'e pain of JOIIIIi lolb.
Mr.
S",ilh.
Tommy.
To'"
Harry
Mr. I Table
J Dna. 1""
Mr.
Drown.
",
Clark
I)Qlly.
"",.,..
\
I 1\0,3,
Minni .
Kitty
11".
Smith.
Brown,
,
Bertie.
Sh""';"1: h.". ploye" were
scal",l fiyc lHoe<-
an<l "n, Smith, for iMIaJ>CC,
alw.y. :md pb)' ODe
Kame at c:tch 01 the 6n toble.. Tom
an,1 31... partow". and arc
10 play OM" game wuh each of the
rmmet! (DUpin. "'n<l '" OD; 110 one
tn play twice a, lbe .. me table nor
10 meet ... me oppooents a ...,.
"'" =.
Thi. i. a \"Cry fIOPIllar plan with
.. hi$I,'''. 10 '61 Ihc urf!Dg\h
of their 1(:tIIIL It io impl. mal
ler to rour with ';x
111 pla},e .. , (It fi,. w,th Iwenty a.
Riv.n in Ihi. ""ul . Or ,.,-en ..elh
'",et>ty .. ;ghl playe'---, "hut for the
hfe of ."..;' 1< 3 noled whi,l ct.:lllk
$Ayl. '"I do,,'1 ;ee bow 10 make the
rltan!: .. rm lix Ulbl ... for ,"'''''ty.
foltr
PROPOSlTIOIf-TeU ho.". l1IuGh they dr.nk Uld how to divide the remainder into three equal poriiollf,.
ERE I!; A Jrer-L!NG
trick ... 1",h ""<"I'm:<.!
In B ""'"I'a"v "f crur
. h"y. in hh,c ,luring
. Ih"'-M"l";r,n in (""1,,.
II is m"",t. nn nlt,.,.i,,"
fR""''''' oM' .1",, 01 !on",,! vf
Bnd I five- .anLl a th't"I1"llM
""",.ure, ,"10 wbu'h )'ou art 10
[our p.Un"o "I I><>ntV,
In tm. ,"otan-. lhe h<>}'" ...hn
h:3d l>e<n on n1"',htl"".
e.of'I\lt1<tI. among ",h 11I,,.,p,
l en,ltallon kt-g n( t-T_ TJ>ey MI-
unlly ... mpled m of ,I n1
earnc<l .oma,nder h ... k II, rlmp
in \hn:e eo-lual pori""'" "".
porIion in tbe hI: and Ihe other 1"'-..
portImIS ,n and
The punIc '" l<> .how b" .. mud,
the,' and .... lhey mp.o.un-d
oul .n<1 oil,-,.\",\ ,Juo ,nlo
IJI= "" .... 1' ... 1'1._ ...."IKoII'
III .oy other ""r,.henl' U""pl
5tra.&bl rnea.unng. a,;. onrlM"<t""'1
lO juuhne pmlolcrns of Ih.-
Quest.on of r .el. IlJ]d FipIU.
An ... ,IKI"I), 011 liie ;n_"",n'c
"",ILen "'ro' "Il il ;n<'(Jrrt<'1 to
&awn<> Ihlt N:hable (.Ieul .. ,inn.
<ann<)1 1>0 madc ul",n Ih. proh ...
bilil)' of the of hIe, lur .. e
know that Hrn Ihe health of Ih.
d,rfer-enl tiM' h .... bH-n fiHUrM
down 10 a" UIl<'1 01' proh.
RIo,lty. CaO t .. drmon.trnle\l b,
Ih. in/nlhlh la .... .-.
Th. has
1"11<-,, inln 111. p<ll\ub< error nl
1,ln<"nK implin' onnhMn<:o> 'U til'
po ... er af
M''''K whole ,I .s lrue thai
., nen. I; . no"erthd ."
00"'" !pn w,ll d" nN
rca!,,,,, Ihn' ,h ... .. rnnnr rlll",,_
lall"M I"'rt.:l.ining 10 the prinl."ipl ...
nl M. ,,,.,,,am'C ....1",11 w,Jl ""'y.e1J
I" ",-",h,'u',.I",O. No rn(I.e tln[o,-
dlu,'raU"n ""bid ,"we httn
rdcrrtd \0 IhQ Ihe hnJ,h ... of
.It; .... fn. Iba ,Iulb t:>.lC m p'upnr
I,on In Ih. po>,ub.';011 of. lo .. n 11M
nnlbona: ",'hale""" 10 do .... th !.he
htal'h of !.he pl.,... 11 a .. n.in
I-o.. allly ... beallby lhat no
died lor ) ......... .,..,.
nM ag<' mtal eventually
velnp .nd t-om. "" .-irn1.B.1 .. to
pro<ln a b.Jgb(r dUlh rale.
onl\" ""'""" methoo of de1.OT"Dl1nin,
the healtb of & 10 ...... or of a el Df
"''''' hued upon
age of th.,.., "'IKI die
.bout the infallibility
of ma1M-mat'os, mV fritn<l. the
actuary ;. <h:L!1..,te<i to figun- Out
''>e .... lutolmv "It ,f I sa)": You
......y lOa a nt and AI I<,lOn '" ,t
f.ll, head I ..-ill [in you pn ,
If il bll. hud on t he ,bm,," ,
..-ill you SIOO. but il dot'!! nol
{"II Ibe k<'Obd thmw, I
.. ill f>.1y $100. O. 1400 if hca<t li,..1
,.,.
"I'pe''''''" on ,\,e Ihini f.l1. orUOO on
the fourth Ihm .... or $I,WO 011 the
filth . Iway. dnuhl,nlllhe Un'
til the hend fi .. t al'I>O"",
It lon\o; like n oimvlc I'fnl,n'!IIion.
hul n<> nil. 031! " . t"en P"PPI"ox-
..... luIl cl the "IT a. o.'lt",ally
"",J.,
\\"ut allenit'll ,I" landlonl. 111001
,!' '\,lalt' PnomtA! (l"y-,-.,,,tAI),
\ """ dav hN:ak., ",hat I.oom ..
01 Ihnr'".. ... Thoy go ,nlO mourn
lmorn,nlt)
Wby w;ubenromen Ihe llil.
of ....,m.n' U..,au"" Ih'1' pUt
oul Ih= tuh. 10 !'aleb 00/1 "Mer
wb .... II 1'3,"" hanl
Why IS a book hk. a king' Re_
... it h"" m,ny
When :lrC' I...., .pplto Whrn
a ('Oln.-.d .. ailer dropl a
plat:.tc 01 r<a>t lurby . by dea ,t
a fUIlt d,uslerl
Ileo:ame ,1 IS the lalJ of Turb". lhe
",-enhrow of Grttee, Ihe ni,,, of
Africa <><1 Ih. breakl", up of
""'"
.hnuld an inn keeper "wt
Wbo:n he W&flU. bar-
Wby i. a,., aUlh". molY .emarka
ble Ihan a tal' netau .. he \I lhe
owner of ...... "1' lalo and they .n
ooMr (lut of his Mad
11"1>" aT(: tho m.n "'ho m.rl.
Iheir mark' Those who fa" 't w .. to.
Tommy Riddl .. , 'he O<',lTI page,
Innounc .. Ih.>.t Ih. King 01 Sw..,
who up"", 10 Ih. n{ the !'rin-
.,,!,milS upon
h,. <""n1fy'. fbI; for King Pu",I._
Pile .nd hi, ."b, .. " In gue'<'. The
problrm i. 10 fin,l how to rod
,n/D t,...,'l IMJJible numbrr
of ,in,s u-hi,A ,all br rrfimd to-
dra,n 10 4110 b""llho ",hil.
, 1"A .. t ,h. ""dril' of lh.
,,, liu: !t>I1t1 puzzle p'i>\ .....
Enigma 1.310 the <I"" ......... of he.
..,y-aJ "'''or by .ho",nl'( a pi..., 011",.
flvoril. ,,",hard, ',,",Wn'
eighl pe'ar .ight apple tr ..... ep-
ta<1I\(1f by 'p<'Cln>o:D' "f the frui, :u
... n ",. punl. i. 10 rD"""',,
. 1 u1 Df Ih, ,i .. AI ,,,, .. d
_.k ,'" ./ooTtol ,,,,s'bl. rMlt.
IA<"/{" /'" sUtrr. "rrrJ of 1"'"
,..A".10 ,ouIs <Jj 1M A ... <I_
Tlot num ... r. placed on the
(ruit m.rely '0. rn.l.lc C()mpe't'l<>rs
In dNCribc th ... an ... ... d<:arly
Stt il ynu can finrl " shon.r
t .... n the one ..... rked out by IJIc King
01 Siam.
n . " 01\ l.llci \be Co ....
Wc .... ,'" all ad about the trnu_
bla of the brmrr .. 00 twllo Itr.y
fox . /:0<'1" anLl """'" enrn acr",.
I Mrcam in boal ,,-hich ....'" only
I<> hoM .",n. so ,hal
..... nylnr" had 10 be mad. '0
the Ie" from thc gomt' o.
11_ f.om g<tI!h1:' ., the co,n
Sirange 10 'ay, Ih. orig;nal lam'er
has now lum .. 1 "I' An,1 'OOIO"nl, 1l"1
on t hc cotum trip there wa,' nn
"" ho to 'wim l!.1ok "ill! 1110
[!OOI\f: whil. lhe Inx 1;>1'O\'1>lu Ih.
corn_ He 5>.y' tm wcre Iwch,.
can of com in Il,. bal:. An,1 lh.
I"" .... Iy em ... Ih. 'U.am wilh
th ......... It IJrm. il
new and m,c""'llnJ{ l'mhlem 10 'dl
JUII now many 1,,,, .. IhM r"" h.,\
10 C'n<1 Ihe ,\ream both in l1"inr. and
.dUmlDg
.A. Cba.racI .
Though my 6'.1'1 a lingle 'hi (".
A gypsy qu .... who ekes 0<11 I".'
eu,,,, ... ,,;;I.nee by galherin!: quu
I<n {.om eulhbl. "jq,m, ,,110 wanl
tho .. 1,,,,,,"" Ihe
din. cf ,h. fO'lunc'ldling ind"'try
"'. IC>lJ()W,:
Y ... mo.n)' hundre,b from;1 .pring.
To m<n an,1 ani"",h a trUI
I'M will Irttly of it caL
I (kdarc il is a Howcr,
Th..1 Iwrelly ":C1\U Ihe vcrdanl
""" .. ;
\\'"hin my .ecnnd I disco"cf,
Th< In.oc 01 a lover.
An,1 when Aun:",,', linll Ir. ,pftad,
lIchnJ..I my !IOnd leu. it!
Cutbunln' by a om", 01 feor, .
lh. w"r:age nO,, ....,.. a\'P"t.
I'"or ... 1 ..... """1 ... 1<ng for a pme
He. ne,'cr yi.),Is. I!lOI1gh
.1>..
My "hoi I "..,. bog I.He 10 uy,
I, II"'I!", dk'd in gay array .
'''rho ""fo.., 1". I earned
1m I .... n thr dC>lt;,,... lag ,,ttk O)Oly
IhITd IS ,"".h lhi. week
.. hat Ic" than hall A. much I.t thc
", .. k beforc" How mud! did 11M:
.arn ;n Ih. ..
DuOfl lII ,,"ch.,ulctI enlcrl:linl our
puuli!u with an of hi.
.. .n,,,,,,I._ .. ,h"",;"!:
En,!:",. ),i, Ita;"",! If,,!:1
which he all. "The Digill," He
comnu.nd. Ihan to form a pyra",j,J
0/ nine frocs wilh tM al (he
ba .... in the """,,ble number
of hops. ""e fr<l\:" at a lime.
AI no time mnot laf\lcr r,OR: Oland
upon on\' of mallcr ';'0. and the
punic ;, 10 teU '" jn'l ho .... few hops
the I.,., C1/I be porlo ...... !. :"'"",1;1( ..
h ..... been up"" lhe fmgo 10
,JW, il .,ni.r 10 deKnl.ot In',...n To
Ibc althol'l:h i\ i, only n"" ...
"''1 10 .tatc the enet numbor of
jumpa tl/'l.uirm 10 rer',,"" the feat
Unl. Tommy Riddle i, lhow,ng
lne I4ron's Scotch owl. "'hieh il WIn
be ranembC'red ,lour" made: remark-
"""nn..
TIu> Baron .,.. and
;\ is tol<l that .. Me i""meyinl'
through the ",ood. he mtl.
.... 1 and .aid to il. "11001 MO!I.
lloot:' and Ih. wi ... owl ' C'fIlied.
' Too HO! TO HOOf:' .. ''',.,h wal
nIO'Il rflI\arhble '"'WeT, for no one
hao ft'l b<cn ,hi. to diKOVO. in ho ..
"""ny .. ays tha! one ph", an be
.ad in lho", wonderlul word. 01 the
wi", owl I
Ii. OU.u.e.
II lrom .",Mble 01
my !\tCOIl<l. J {'I".",ly but ]urli_
c'OII.ly my fi.t. it ... ,11 nu..t.rial
Iy """uib,,t. 10 my third.
Aeoop leU. how :II la'he. 2fld <on
biling 10 ri<k ihtir donkey in a ... ay
10 pin'" 1M public. finally decided
10 arry the beo..t.
Tht)' h:ad nOl gone br. how,,.r,
whon they !TIn the Khool-
who oxploinrd tht as the
,m
Ii. Charadl,
You rat me. )''''' linn],; me; ducribe
'''' who ,an J
ram ""netime. a woman and 1OIlI0-
lime. a "'''''?
....an ..-a!I Ih.o Ih. hoy. :and
,h. donkey w';ghe<1 220 Ibt., Ihey
,hQUld arlJu" the f'O"ttlon of the
w,ij:!ht J(> that th. man .hOllhl carr,.
11S 1"',,",1< .nd the b<>y bul 95.
Wh ... ,1I0"ld lhe ... oiJ:ht be hung
if the <I",;m from .lIouldc. 10
.h<l\lld., wa, lOll. lc",?
I
I
a IU'-
I'lims.oll,
p.onOU!lCcd pu"ij,t, Inlt
who, itr.",," to _;ay, h.ld n.\.r
h."d 01 a I'nule
""Ih I h. PIiffi5{.ll lI\u],; which