Chapter 850

A. A., Box 1587, Bangor, Maine.

EXCHANGES.

Correspondence with other family Chapters whose members are beginners in botany or entomology.--Mrs. R. Van Dien, Jr., Box 13, Hohokus, Bergen Co., N. J.

Correspondence desired. Entomology and botany.--Paul L. Smith, 3348 Indiana Av., Chicago, Ill.

Postmarks and fossils (_Lingulipis pinnaformis_) for books on zooelogy. Write first.--Chas. F. Baker, St. Croix Falls, Wis.

_Cecropia_ moths for other _lepidoptera_.--W. B. Greenleaf, Box 311, Normal Park, Ill.

Correspondence with other Chapters earnestly desired.--Stephen R. Wood, Sec. 776, Oakland, Cal.

Florida (east coast) shells, star-fishes, coquina, small live alligators, etc., etc., for anything rare or curious.--J. Earle Bacon, Ormond, Volusia Co., Fla.

Coquina, trap-rock, asphaltum, Skates' egg-case, key-hole shell, and cocoons.--C. R. Sleight, Sec. Ch. 409, Sag Harbor, L. I., N. Y.

All kinds of Chinese curiosities for fine Indian relics.--Kurt Kleinschmidt, Box 752, Helena, Montana.

NEW AND REORGANIZED CHAPTERS.

_No._ _Name._ _No. of Members._ _Address._

957 Galveston, Texas (B) 9 Emma E. Walden, Cor. 34th and N. 1/2 streets.

958 Greenup, Ky. (A) 20 Mrs. Geo. Gibbs, Box 104.

959 Hartwick Sem., N. Y. (A) 5 Alfred A. Hiller.

960 Geneva, N. Y. (C) 6 F. H. Bachman, Box 559.

961 Hartford, Conn. (G) 12 Austin H. Pease, 4 Canton street.

962 Kansas City, Mo. (B) 5 R. F. Breeze, 611 E. 17th St.

963 Geddes, N. Y. (A) 4 G. E. Avery, Box 76.

964 Manchester, Iowa (A) 20 Fred Blair.

965 Three Rivers, Mich. (A) 7 G. W. Daniels.

966 Randolph, Ill. (A) 24 Miss Grace Stewart.

863 Hinsdale, Ill. (B) 9 N. H. Webster.

60 Rockport, Mass, (A) 12 Chas. H. Andrews.

145 Indianapolis, Ind. (A) 8 G. L. Payne, care of T. B. Linn.

352 Amherst, Mass. 4 Miss Edith S. Field.

DISBANDED.

349 Linden, N. J. E. H. Schram. [_Members removed._]

494 Northfield, Vt. T. M. Hitt.

535 Chapel Hill, N. J. Miss Clara J. Martin.

371 Granville, O. Miss Ida M. Sanders.

83 St. Louis (A) Maud M. Love. [_Members removed._]

190 Duncannon, Pa. Miss Annie I. Jackson.

Address all communications for this Department to

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THE RIDDLE-BOX.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JUNE NUMBER.

HALF-SQUARE 1. Canada. 2. Arena. 3. Neat. 4. Ant. 5, Da(w). 6. A.

RHOMBOID Across: 1. Sloop. 2. Organ. 3. Ergot. 4. Eerie. 5. Sandy.----CROSS-WORD ENIGMA, Blossom.

ST. ANDREW'S CROSS OF DIAMONDS. I. 1. P. 2. Fur. 3. Fares. 4. Puritan. 5. Retip. 6. Sap. 7. N. II. 1. N. 2. Fen. 3. Fagin. 4. Negroes. 5. Niobe. 6. Nee. 7. S. III. 1. N. 2. Pen. 3. Puman. 4. Nemesis. 5. Nasal. 6. Nil. 7. S. IV. 1. N. 2. Ben. 3. Baton. 4. Nettles. 5. Nolle. 6. Nee. 7. S. V. 1. S. 2. Let. 3. Livid. 4. Several. 5. Tired. 6. Dad. 7. L.

"DIAMOND" PUZZLE. Across: 1. S. 2. Ape. 3. Bream. 4. Car. 5. R. Downward: 1. B. 2. Arc. 3. Spear. 4. Ear. 5. M.

BURIED CITIES. 1. Berne. 2. Basle. 3. Bergen. 4. Quito. 5. Herat. 6. Mandalay. 7. Venice. 8. Bremen.

A BERRY PUZZLE. 1. Dogberry. 2. Checkerberry. 3. Strawberry. 4. Shadberry. 5. Barberry. 6. Raspberry. 7. Partridgeberry. 8. Snowberry. 9. Thimbleberry. 10. Gooseberry. n. Elderberry. 12. Bayberry.

DIAMOND. 1. S. 2. Lea. 3. Larva. 4. Serpent. 5. Avert. 6. Ant. 7. T.

DOUBLE ACROSTICS. Primals, Thomas; finals, Arnold. Crosswords: 1. ThaliA. 2. HorroR. 3. OberoN. 4. MikadO. 5. AstraL. 6. SinbaD.

P1 In June 'tis good to lie beneath a tree While the blithe season comforts every sense, Steeps all the brain in rest, and heals the heart, Brimming it o'er with sweetness unawares. Fragrant and silent as that rosy snow Wherewith the pitying apple-tree fills up And tenderly lines some last year robin's nest.

_James Russell Lowell._

BEHEADINGS. Trinity. 1. T--ape. 2. R--asp. 3. I--con. 4. N--ail. 5. I--man. 6. T--ide. 7. V--end.

DOUBLE DIAGONALS. From 1 to 2, chaffinch; from 3 to 4, goldfinch. Crosswords: 1. Corroding. 2. Childhood. 3. Gradually. 4. Confident. 5. Chafferer. 6. Exhibited. 7. Penitence. 8. Acoustics. 9. Hair-cloth.----CHARADE. Jack-stones.

METAMORPHOSES. 1. Ape; ale, all, ail, aim, rim, ram, ran, man. 2. Oars; bars, bard, card, cord, cold, colt, coat, boat. 3. Lead; bead, beat, belt, bolt, bold, gold. 4. Warm; harm, hard, card, cord, cold. 5. One; owe, awe, aye, dye, doe, toe, too, two. 6. Age; aye, dye, die, hie, his, has, gas.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE APRIL NUMBER were received, too late for acknowledgment in the June number, from Esther Reid, East Melbourne, Australia, I--R. F. Graham, London, England, 1.

ANSWERS TO ALL THE PUZZLES IN THE APRIL NUMBER were received, before April 20, from "B. L. Z. Bub, No. 1,"--Paul Reese--Emma St. C. Whitney--"The McG's"--May and Julia--Ed, Beth, and Charlie--Maggie T. Turrill--Arthur and Bertie Knox--N. B. Oakford--M. G. Jackson--"Cricket and Cripsy"--Elisabeth, Richard, and Ruth--Pough--etc.--Dorothea E. Kennade--Josie and Lillie--Blanche and Fred--"B. L. Z. Bub, No. 2"--"The Spencers"--C. and S. Andrews--The Stewart Browns--"May and 79 "--Effie K. Talboys--Delia, Lou, Ida, and Lillie--"San Anselmo Valley"--Madge and the Domimie--Edith McDonald--Maud E. Palmer--Mary Ludlow--Mamma and Jokie--"Clifford and Coco"--Francesco and Co.--Mamma and the Girls--Shumway Hen and Chickens--"Theo.Ther"--Alice--M. E. d'A.--Blithedale--"Betsy Trotwood"--Belle and Bertha Murdock--Judith--Randolph and Robert--"Miss M. and the Gals"--W. R. M.--Nellie and Reggie--Fannie and Louise Lockett--Bertha H.--"R. U. Pert"--Francis W. Islip--X. and Y.--Alice and Lizzie Pendleton--Frying-pan--Hallie Couch--S. and B. Rhodes and de Grassy--Savoir et Sagesse--X. Y. Z. and Ulysses--B. Z. O.--Carrie Seaver and Alice Young--Dash.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE APRIL NUMBER were received, before April 20, from Foster and Remer, 2--Clark Holbrook, 3--"Triangle," 4--J. M. Moore, 1--Eleanor B. Ripley, 6--E. M. Benedict, 1--"Block and Chip," 9--H. E. Hanbold, 2--A. G. Tomay, 2--E. O. Brownell, 2--Geo. S. Seymour and Co., 9--N. Beall, 2--Philip and Mamma, 4--N. L. Peacock, 1--"Yum Yum," 2--E. Parks, 1--F. A. and H. C. Hart, 2--Alice and R. G., 1--Maud S., 1--"Egg," 1--B., H., M., M., and A. Read, 1--Bub and Bubess, 1--"Infant," 1--Pepper and Maria, 9--A. Ransom and W. Chase, 1--A. H. Sibley, 1--Ned L. Mitchell, 4--Eddie B., 1--"Lone Star," 7--A. F. S., 1--G. E. C. and E. B. F., 5--M. Kershey and S. Sweet, 9--G. E. Campbell, 3--G. F. Cameron, 2--B. Sudduth, 2--Kendrick Bros., 9--R. B. C., 2--E. and K. Mitchell, 3--L. D. Shropshire, 1--"J. McDuffe," 1--"Doane-utsand Rice," 1--"Phlimpy," 2 --D. Thomas and Auntie, 2--"Snags," 2--F. Althaus, 4--Daisy Condell, 3--Me and Be, 2--N. E. Miner, 4--Geo. Hawley, 5--A. B. Smith, 2--R. K. Allison, 1--M. Flurscheim, 1--Mrs. Emma Sloat, 3--Millie Atkinson, 1--H. Frost, 1--B. C. Ketchum. 1--Billy and Me, 7--S. R. Manning, 1--Mamma and Belp, 1--Rose H. Wedin, 1--Mary and Jennie Butler, 4--No name, Fredericksburgh, 4--"Dixie," 2--M. S. Bird, 1--R. L. Foering, 1--F. Jarman, 3--E. F. and F. E. Bliss, i--L. and C. Kendrickson, 2--Tessie Gutman, 7--A. D. C., 2--Joe and Billy, i--L. Wainman, 2--"Yum Yum," 1--N. L. Howes, 2--"B. Rabbit and T. Baby," 4--H. S. Chalmers, 1--"Pen and Ink-bottle," 1--Maginnis, 1--J. R. F. S., 1--Christine and Cousin, 5--I. M. Lebermann, 6--Albert and Gussie, 1--C. J. Tully, 2--Laura W. and Alice M., 2--Grace E. Keech, 6--Agnes Converse, 4--"Head-lights," 1--C. Gallup, 1--C. W. Chadwick, 2--Prof. P. H. Janney, 1--E. E. Hudson, 1--"Dixie and Pixie," 1--"Mr. Pickwick," and "Sam Weller," 8--M. F. Davenport, 1--"89 and Chestnuts," 1--J. A Keeler, 6--Edith, Grace, and Jessie, 2--Bessie Jackson, 4--H. N. and Nickie Bros., 2--J. M. B., G. S., and A. Louise W., 8--K. L. Reeder, 1--Mamie R., 9--Walter La Bar, 8--H. C. Barnes, 1--Jennie Judge, 3--E. H. Seward, 3--"The Lloyds," 8--A. Wister, 2--Fred T. Pierce, 6--Lucia C. Bradley, 8--Puzzle Club, 9--Alina and Estelle, 1--Pearl Colby and Nell Betts, 7--Eleanor and Maude Peart, 7--S. B. S. Bissell, 4--Estelle and Edith, 1--F. J. and Flip, 2--"Mohawk Valley," 8--H. Allen, Jr., 1--R. Lloyd, 5--Mamma and Fanny, 9--Mrs. E. and Grace E., 5--L. Delano and M. Wilson, 8--I. and E. Swanwick, 5--Anonymous, 4--Herbert Wolfe, 9--Lulu May, 7--No name, 7--"Koko and Pitti-sing," 1--Sallie Viles, 9--Tessie and Henri, 3--Murray and Percy, 9--S. L. Meeks, 6--Marjorie Daw, 1--C. and H. Condit, 8--"Peggotty," 7--Katie, 1--Edith Young, 3--Two Cousins, 9--Eva Hamilton, 9--Chip and Block, 2.

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NUMERICAL ENIGMA.

I am composed of ninety-three letters, and am a famous toast given at Norfolk by a distinguished naval officer who was killed in a duel in 1820.

My 89-41-8-49 is a preposition. My 22-73-33 is belonging to us. My 53-15-46-65-29-85 is a specter. My 57-70-1-10 is a float. My 25-59-3 is a term used in addressing a gentleman. My 13-76-48-19 is stockings. My 68-83-26 is to fasten. My 75-5-81 is bashful. My 62-91-6-80 is a division of time. My 69-23-44-55 is restless. My 27-35-37-18-50-90 is the name of a season. My 67-63-92-88-47 is the Christian name of a famous American poet. My 31-28-20-58 is a conflagration. My 30-72-82-24-32-64 is intense dread. My 4-51-17-12-42-60 is a military engine. My 9-34-93-16-45-14-78-86 is a body of men commanded by a colonel. My 40-2-74-38-21-87-54-71-56 are renegades. My 36-39-61-79-52-11-7-66 84-77-43 is a machine-gun that can fire two hundred shots a minute.

CUBE.

1 . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . 4 . . . . . . 5 . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . 8

From 1 to 2, a parent; from 2 to 6, tranquillity; from 5 to 6, a useful instrument; from 1 to 5, a feminine name; from 3 to 4, consuming; from 4 to 8, voracious; from 7 to 8, actively; from 3 to 7, the flag which distinguishes a company of soldiers; from 1 to 3, a very small fragment; from 2 to 4, resounded; from 6 to 8, not difficult; from 5 to 7, part of the day. DAVID. H. D.

CHARADE.

My _first_ is that happy position The holders of stock love to see; 'T is the point above which the aspiring Are evermore hoping to be.

My _second_ made haste for the doctor; His mother was ailing, he heard; And that mother ever had taught him To revere and be kind to my _third_.

Then he went to my _whole_ and requested Its master his mother would see, For he knew that my _first_ and my _second_ To his mother most welcome would be.

W. H. A.

ANAGRAMS.

The letters of each of the following anagrams may be transposed so as to spell the name of a well-known novel.

1. Nod, quiet ox. 2. Wilt sit over? 3. Visiting near H. 4. Earning my gun. 5. Lord Poicy is south. 6. But no nice clams. 7. I hem when I want to. 8. Is it of papa's homely Ted? 9. If we have lifted a cork. 10. We quit Dr., and run. E. L. G. M.

METAMORPHOSES.

The problem is to change one given word to another given word, by altering one letter at a time, each alteration making a new word, the number of letters being always the same, and the letters remaining always in the same order. Sometimes the metamorphoses may be made in as many moves as there are letters in each given word, but in other instances more moves are required.

EXAMPLE: Change LAMP to FIRE in four moves. Answer, LAMP, LAME, FAME, FARE, FIRE.

1. Change COW to RAT in three moves. 2. Change HARD to SOFT in six moves. 3. Change LEFT to EAST in four moves. 4. Change HIT to LOW in four moves. 5. Change LONG to WEST in five moves.

"D. I. VERSITY."

RHOMBOIDS.

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I. ACROSS: 1. Poison. 2. An ancient philosopher memorable for his friendship with Pythias. 3. Large bundles. 4. A substance obtained from certain trees. 5. A strip of leather.

DOWNWARD: 1. In prove. 2. A nickname. 3. To seize by a sudden grasp. 4. A famous mosque. 5. Certain burrowing animals. 6. A cosy place. 7. A title of respect. 8. A word of denial. 9. In prove.

II. ACROSS: 1. A very wealthy man. 2. A bricklayer. 3. Inhabitants of a certain European country. 4. To send back. 5. A benefactor.

DOWNWARD: 1. In Rhine. 2. A verb. 3. Vicious. 4. A low ridge of stone or gravel. 5. Freed from osseous substance. 6. The name of a captain in one of Jules Verne's stories. 7. Iniquity. 8. A preposition. 9. In Rhine.

NORA L. WINSLOW.

PI.

Nilgang yam eb dais ot eb os kile eth hatemcatsim atth ti nac veern eb fylul ratlen.

ZIGZAG.

Each of the words described contains the same number of letters, and the zigzag, beginning at the upper left-hand letter, will spell a day famous in history.

1. A creeping vine. 2. A common insect. 3. A cover. 4. Nourished. 5. Placed. 6. A boy's nickname. 7. A kitchen utensil. 8. To augment. 9. An extremity. 10. A conjunction. 11. A fabulous bird. 12. Conducted. 13. To delve. 14. A month. 15. A song.

HENRY C. ROBERTS.

HOUR-GLASS.

1 . . . * . . . 3 . . . * . . . . . * . . . * . * . * . . . * . . . . . * . . . 4 . . . * . . . 2

ACROSS: 1. Unmarried women. 2. With quick beating or palpitation. 3. A musical term meaning "slowly." 4. A gentle blow. 5. In water. 6. An exclamation. 7. A marked feature. 8. A French coin. 9. More comely.

The central letters spell articles much worn during the summer. The letters from 1 to 2 name the delight of invalids during the summer months; from 3 to 4, an instrument used for timing races.

"L. LOS REGNL"

Transcriber's Note: All apparent printer's errors retained. Formatting transcribed as close as possible to original book.

End of Project Gutenberg's St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886, by Various