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176 OUR CHIMNEY CORNER. NO. 208 —ILLUSTRATED REBUS. NO. 209. — TRANSPOSITIONS. Transpose a tree into a river of Europe. Transpose a near relation into a friend. Transpose something that grows in swamps in to an animal. Transpose what horses have into what we all have. Transpose a man’s name into a falsehood. NO. 210. — CHARADE. My first your body moves When it is racked by chills ; My second 1 s by an Indian used, With which he often kills ; My whole is an illustrious name, Immortal on the roll of fame. NO 211. — LOGOGRIPHS. 1. Behead a small thing and make a dangerous weapon. 2. I am neither fish, flesh, nor fowl, yet fre quently stand upon one leg, and if you behead me I stand on two ; what is more strange, if you be head me again I stand upon four legs, and shall almost claim your acquaintance if you do not re cognize me. NO. 212. — WORD PUZZLE. I am found in peach, but not in plum ; I am found in all, but not in some ; I am found in league, but not in mile ; I am found in land, but not in isle ; I am found in bank, but not in brink ; I am found in eat, but not in drink. no. 218. — ENIGMA. I am composed of twenty-seven letters— My 9,1, 5, 10, 11 is something we cannot live without. My 14, 3,2, 16 is a beautiful flower. My 8,6, 12, 13. 24, 7is one of the planets. My 4, 19, 15, 7, 22 is a girl’s name. My 18, 3, 24, 8, 10 is a very useful animal. My 27, 21, 14, 11, 22 is a boy’s name. My 17, 27, 16, 22 is a pronoun. My 18, 25, 26 is a covering for the head. My 20, 11, 10, 7 is the name of a bird. My 2, 23, 10, 16, 5 is an adjective. My whole is a proverb. Fanny L. NO. 214.— PUZZLE. A lady had a diamond breast-pin, in the shape of a cross. Beginning at the bottom and count ing to the top, or to the end of either arm, there were nine diamonds. The pin being broken, she took it to a jeweller to have it mended. The jew eller abstracted two of the diamonds, and re-ar ranged those remaining so that there were stiil nine diamonds, counting from the bottom to the top or end of each arm. How did he do it ? BURKE’S WEEKLY. NO. 215. — REBUS. There is a Virtue DIFFERENCE Vice. NO. 216.—CONUNDRUMS. 1. Why are the vowels O and 1 the only two that are correct ? 2. Why is a spider the best of correspondents? 3. What color is a field of wheat when it is cov ered by snow ? 4. If a bear were to go into a dry goods store what would he require ? NO. 217. — ENIGMA. I am composed of five letters Asa whole lam one of the United States. My 1,2, 3,4 is a name for the ocean. My 1,2, 4, 5 may be found on a horse and some other animals. My 1,2, 4is a human being. My 1 5, 4 is a word in the plural number. My 1, 2 is a word used by children. My 1,5, 2, 4 denotes nothing good, but evil. My 1,3, 5,4 is seen upon the face. My 1,3, 4, 5 denotes possession. My 1, 5 is a pronoun. My 2, 1 is a verb. My 2,3, lis a military order. My 2,1, 5,4 is a word that may be found in the last chapter of Revelations. My 2, 4 is used only in the singular number. My 3, 4 is a preposition. My 4,2, 1, sis something which everything has. Correct Answers Have been sent in by Miss Emma B. R. ; Re becca B. ; N. H. C.; Walter H. P. ; Pleasant A. S.; “ Ike;” D. F. A.; Ada M. A. (your answer to No. 176 is wrong.) The Magic Square. W r e have received several explanations of the Magic Square. Those sent by J. G. A., Jr., and Jesse L. P. are incorrect. One or two others are in hand which we have not yet had time to exam ine. Before you send us an explanation of the Square, hand it to someone who never saw a Ma gic Square, and see if they can construct one ac cording to the directions you furnish. If he can not, you may take it for granted that your explan ation is good for nothing. Answers to Puzzles, etc., in No. 20. No. 184 —When men picture in glowing colors the delights of a drinking life, only a fool believes them. No. 185 —Honorable Eugenius A. Nisbet. No. 186 —He lost $35 and the boots. No. 187— 1. Grasp —rasp —asp ; 2. Flash—lash—ash. No. 188 —Extra-ordinary. No. 189 —1. One breaches the works, and the other works the breeches ; 2. Because he is killed first and cured afterwards ; 3. When he is turned into a pasture. No. 190— 1. L A M P 2. S H A I) ASIA HARE MINT A R M S PATE DES K. No. 191 —Asp—aspen. No. 192 —14y. om. ow. 0 and. Oh. Omin. Osec. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 11 0 3 13 49 50 No. 193 —Waterloo. No. 194—Pur-chase. No. 195. Better be content in a cabin than miserable in a palace—(better beacon tent in a cabin than miser able in a palace.) No. 196 —Jefferson Davis. No. 197—M1. MI.C. 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