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112 OUR CHIMNEY CORNER. NO. 125.—SHADOW PICTURE. What is it ? NO. 126. — ENIGMA. I am composed of twenty-six letters — My 26, 1,8, 4, 26, 24, 12 is one of the Southern States. My 16, 20, 19, 21, 14, 23, 10 is one of the Brit ish Isles. My 22, 25, 10, 24, 14, 25 is one of the Oceans. My 18, 16, 3, 25, 23, 12 is the capital of one of the European countries. My 6, 11, 24, 7, 22 is a country in South Amer ica. My 2,8, 17, 26, 12 is a liver in Europe. My 5,3, 23, 16, 13, 19, 24 is a river in Asia. My 20, 9, 15, 13, 16, 14 is one of the countries of Europe. My whole is a cheerful proverb. M. C. and F. C. NO. 127. —CHARADE. My first denotes association or opposition—to know, to please, to be able ; my second, ability, a sound, entreaty —to execute, to hoax, to fare ; my third, refusal, or a sound ; my first and se cond, with It, a bird ; my third and fourth, a peo ple, or large number; my second, third and fourth a gift; my whole, an act of mercy or forgiveness. E. B. R. NO. 128.— ARITHMETICAL PUZZLE. A gentleman meeting a drover with a drove of cattle asked him where he was going with his hun dred head of cattle ? I have not near a hundred, but if I had as many more, and half as many more, and seven and one-half, I would have a hundred. How many had he ? W. 11. P. NO. 129.— CONUNDRUMS. 1. What kind of a throat is best for a singer who wishes to reach the higher notes? 2. Why is a selfish friend like the letter P ? 3. When is a lady more under water than when she has a cataract in her eye, a creek (crick) in her back, a waterfall on her head, and her shoes high tied ? 4. Which is the oldest piece of furniture in the ■world, and yet as good as new ? NO, 130.— ARITHMETICAL QUESTION. Take 9 from 6, Take 10 from 9. fake 50 from 40, and how many reniain. . ' W. S. NO. 131.— CHARADE. My first is a boy’s name; my second is a weight; my whole is a city of the South. W. H. P, BURKE’S WEEKLY. no. 132.— REBUS. M Me B . patting : NO. 133. — LO GO GRAPH. My whole, a Christian is exhorted to lay aside ; behead me and I become a girl’s name: behead me again and I become a pestiferous little crea ture; behead me again and I blockade the Polar Sea. Sallie G. R. no. 134. — ENIGMA. I am composed of ten letters : My 1,8, 9, 10 are sailors. My 7,5, 2is an adjective, an adverb, a verb, and a noun. My 6,3, 9,4 is a master. My 3,2, 6is a bird. My 4,3, 7,6 is a child’s plaything. My 10, 2,5, 9,4 is a weapon. My whole you can guess, and any one sending the amount of the answer to the publisher, will receive a copy of Burke's Weekly for Boys and Girls. Sen ex. NO. 135. — ARITHMETICAL QUESTION. What number is that which if multiplied by 99, to product is added 99, the sum divided by 99, and 99 be substracted from the quotient will leave 99. Sen ex. NO. 136. — CHARADE. Niy first is a portion of time ; my second can be seen in windows ; my whole measures my first. A. S. E. We re-print No. 112 this week, corrected. no. 112.— ENIGMA. I am composed of nine letters — My G 2,6, 3is the name of an ancient nation. My 5,6, 7,2, Bis what we do with a broom. My 3,4, Bis what we do every evening. My 5,7, 9is what the sun does every evening. My whole is the shortest verse in the Bible. B. M. 11. Answers to Puzzles, etc., in No. 12. No. 107.—Madagascar. No. 108. —Splash—plash—lash— ash. No. 109. —Jefferson Davis—resin—fan—fire dear—seven—oasis—Jeans. No. 110. —Eye. No. 111. —Monosyllable. No. 112. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Iso. 110. -A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband—Abraham, Vashti, Iscariot, Raliab, Ta bitha, Hiiah, Obadiah, Uthai, Seth, vVoinan, Mu nasseh, Madmannah, Ira, War. Correct answers to Puzzles, etc., have been re ceived from Miss E. B. R., A. P. W., Cotie L. C., L. Nina H., S. E. B„ V. A. 8., Ida C. E., Miss E. H. 8., Sallie G. R., Johnston L. C., Master Walter J. 11., J. E. TANARUS., Charlie F., Miss Rebecca 8., Mamie C. 8., J. A. F., W. 11. P. — ♦W* Back Numbers. . 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