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144 OTJR CHIMNEY CORNER. Games with Marbles. tVERY school boy is familiar with the va rious games at marbles. There are sev eral kinds of marbles: the Dutch, or ¥ variegated clay marbles, are reckoned the poorest; those of yellow stone, with beautiful spots or circles of black or brown, are next in estimation ; while, what are called “blood allies” are considered the best. 1 Os late years a very beautiful variety of glass marbles has been introduced, but they are not really so good for use as the blood allies. The favorite games at the South are ring-taw and knucks. In the former, a circle is drawn on the ground, and five marbles placed on it, four on the circle and one in the centre, which is known as the “middle man.” At the commence ment of the game, each player has the option of rolling up near the ring, or of plumping out the middle man. It he succeeds in knocking out the middle man the first shot, he wins the game. In “knucks,” three holes are made in a line, a yard or more apart, and the object of each player is to roll his marble into these holes, one after the oth er—the one who loses the game being compelled to place his knuckles at the first hole, and allow all the other players to shoot at them three times. Both of these games are so familiar to our little readers that we need not enter into further par ticulars about either of them. There are other games of marbles which are apt to lead boys into habits of gambling, and against all such we warn our little friends. Playing for marbles is just as bad as playing for money ; and the boy who becomes a successful player of “sweepstakes,” and other gambling games at marbles, is in great danger of becoming, later in life, that worst of all characters —a gambler. Be warned in time, boys, and never, under any cir cumstances, suffer yourselves to be induced to play for marbles. NO. 169. — REBUS. NO. 170.— ENIGMA. I am composed of twelve letters — My 12, 5, 7 is a kind of tree. My 1,2, 6, 12 is not to be idle. My 6,8, 7is what a tailor does. My 3,2, 6,4 is a kind of bread. My 10, 9,5, 11 belongs to a ship. My whole is the children’s delight. I. M. N. \ NO. 171. — CHARADE. I once was flesh and blood as others are ; was taken from my native soil, my head cut off, and given such drink to drink as made debates for kings, queens and statesmen, and many lovers glad. A. M. A. NO. 172. — REBUS. The father of the Grecian Jove — A little boy who’s blind —- The foremost land in all the world — The mother of mankind— A poet whose love sonnets are Still very much admired ; The initial letters will declare A blessing to the tired. J D. BURKE’S WEEKLY. NO. 173.— ENIGMA. I am composed of eleven letters My 1,2, 3,4 is the title of a young lady. My 5, 6 is a neuter verb. My 7,8, 9is what we do with hot tea. My 10, 11 is what printers hate. My whole is one of the United States. A. If*. IN. NO. 174. — ARITHMETICAL PUZZLES. 1 What three figures, multiplied by four, will make precisely 5 ? 2. Write 100 with four nines. T. A. 11. Answers to Puzzles, etc., in Nos. 15-16. No. 137—Beauregard; 138 Two hundred cents ; 139 —General Thomas J. Jackson ; 140 — Pineapple; 141 —Seventy, often ; 142—xc —x=c; 143—1. Because they talk with the (printer’s) devil; 2. Because it holds the understanding* ; 3. The bony part; 4. Because it is farthest from the bark ; 5. One is thrown to the air, while the other is heir to the throne; 6. Ney ; 7. Because they are well red (read) men ; 8. Because it is in the midst of Greece ; 9. Because he presses his suit; 10. Because she deals in false locks; 11. Because she got a little prophet (profit) from the rushes on the banks ; 12. Because he is the great est of the Andes, (Andy’s) ; 144—Spoil-oil-ill; 145 —The letter i ; 146 —A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ; 147—Stonewall Jackson ; 148 —Footstool. In No. 16. —No. 148 —Union Society, William M. Wadley; 149 —Primrose; 150 —1. Two-thirds of six are ix—9, the upper half of xii (12) is vii (7), the half of five is iv (4), and the upper half of xi (11) is vi (6). 2. 9xßx7x6xsx4x3x2xl= 45 1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9=45 Bx6x4xlx9x7xsx3x2= 45 No. 151 —Galveston ; 152 —How can I put coal on, when there is such a high fender? 153 —Spec- tacles ; 154 —A-corn ; 155 —That; 156 —1. A grave; 2. Vinegar; 3. A cabbage ; 157—As eight loaves were divided equally between the three, each one ate 2f loaves. B ate all of his three loaves except | of a loaf, while A furnished, over and above what die ate, 2J loaves ; consequently, A was entitled to seven pieces of the money, and B to only one. * In this conundrum the word “ sock” was mis-printed “ sack.” +&+ Correct Answers Have been sent in, since our last issue, by Miss E. B. R., Lamartine E.and Rebecca 8., Lott W., Edwin W. C., Walter C. S., A. Iverson 8., S. A. F. A. P. 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