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OUR CHIMNEY CORNER.
The Bird in the Cage.
«'UT a piece of card board about the size of
a silver quarter of a dollar, and paint on
one side a bird, and on the other a cage;
f fasten two pieces of thread, one on each
side, at opposite points of the card, so
that it can be made to revolve by twirl
ing the threads with the finger and thumb;
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and while it is thus revolving, the bird will appear
to be inside of the cage. This toy may be varied
in several ways : for instance, if a horse is paint
ed on one side and a rider on the other, the latter
will appear to be mounted.
NO. 175. — ENIGMA.
I am composed of eleven letters—
My 1,2, 4,4, 2, 10 is a Southern staple.
My 2, 6 is a preposition.
My 3,2, 11, 9is a written promise.
My 4,2, sis a member of the body.
My 5, 10 is a prefix.
My 6,2, 2,6 is mid-day and no other time.
My 7,2, 10, sis a modified sound.
My 8,2, 8,5, 10, 7is a short time.
My 9,8, 8,5, 11 is a proper name.
My 10, 9, 7 is used for catching fish.
My 11, 2, 6 is the prevailing fashion.
My whole is what all should have T.
NO. 176.— ARITMETICAL PUZZLE.
Three boys went to market to sell eggs. One
had 15, another 50, and the other 85 eggs. They
agreed to sell them at the same rate, and when
they met at the close of the day, each had re
ceived the same amount of money for his eggs.
At what price per dozen or per egg, were they
sold ?
no. 177. — PUZZLE.
In this, or in some other place,
No doubt you’ve often seen my face ;
Though strange to say, but yet most true,
I never do appear to you.
A great astronomer am I,
And have my station in the sky ;
I’m in the sun, and in the stars,
In Saturn. Venus, and in Mars.
I’m a geologist as well—
In mines, and stones, and rocks I dwell;
And though no sort of fish I be,
I dwell in streams, in sound and sea.
A crooked character am I,
This truth I cannot well deny—
And yet this other truth pray see,
Things are made straight and smooth by me.
NO. 178. — RIDDLE.
V hat is it that a young lady never had, never
can have, and never will have, but can give it to
a young man without any loss to herself?
Julia.
no. 179. — enigma.
I am found in jail, I belong to afire,
And ain seen in a gutter, abounding in mire ;
Put my last letter first, and then ’twill be found,
I belong to a king without changing my sound.
BURKE’S WEEKLY.
NO. 180. — GEOGRAPHICAL PUZZLE.
Being invited by a friend to go a hunting. I
requested a Cope of the Atlantic coast to put. a
division of Europe on my gun. V e started, and
called at a store and bought a river of Montanna,
also a county of North Carolina, also a city of
Hincloostan ; we then went to a lake of British
America and saw a river of Illinois, also a di
vision of Europe, and shot a river of i i) ginia,
killed a river of Nebraska. We returned home,
and being a division of South America, I request
ed a river of Virginia to make a fire, and having
taken a city of Neiv England, we retired to
rest, ‘ W. H. P.
NO. 181. — LOGOGRIPHS.
No. I.—Whole, lam a city in Italy. Behead
me twice and leave something fine, exact; once
more, and I am cold.
No. 2.—Behead a tree and leave an animal.
No. 3. —Behead a part of the foot and leave a
fish.
No. 4. —Whole, lam a fish of the sea. Behead
me and lam healthy; behead me again and I am
a drink. N S. E.
NO. 182. — CHARADE.
My first is a portion of the human body ; my
second is a river in Europe ; my third is a cook
ing utensil: my fourth is an indefinite article;
my fifth is the Latin of a small animal. My
whole is a native of Egypt. B. W. H.
no. 183. — ENIGMA.
I am composed of twenty-five letters —
My 12, 5, 11, 19, 13, 24 is often anxiously
looked for.
My 4, 15, 8, 12, 20, 10 is alike useful to the foot
man and the nabob.
My 1,6, 24,21, 2,8, 25, 16, 17, 18 is what we
all like to hear from good children.
My 22, 23, 21, 3,5, 10 is often injuriously worn
by ladies.
My 12, 9, 22, 13 are frequently found on the un
cleanly.
My 14, 23, 4 is the name of a once celebrated
preacher.
My whole is as lovely as gentle—the “ pet ” of a
large circle. Cornelius.
Answers to Puzzles, &c., in No. 17.
No. 158—Supply the following words in place
of those printed in italics — Cannon — Negroes —-
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Tay
lor, La Fayette, Sumter, Marion, Putnam, Frank
lin, Calhoun, Clay, Benton, Jasper — Holland —
Marseilles — Leghorn — Morocco- Cologne — Na ncy,
Florence, Sophia— Pike-Brooks—Fisher—Deer-
Potatoe—Oyster—Egg—Spice— Turtle—Orange-
Coffee Cold Water —Sun Flower — Cedar—Mag
nolia—Dead Man s — Moccasin — Dog.
No. 159—Waistcoat.
No. 160 —Level.
No. 161—Escape—scape— cape —cap —ape.
No. 162 —1. A Bald Head ; 2. Short.
No. 163 Man In childhood he creeps; in
manhood he walks erect; in old age he walks
with a cane.
No. 164 — 11 Love God Now.”
No. 165 —Mistake.
No. 156—A Bell fast (Belfast) in the steeple.
No. 167 —Cheat—heat—eat—at—t.
No. 168 —Burke’s Weekly.
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