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8 YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT* [For the Banner of the South.] Charade. My first we should not too often 6pare, As an ancient adage proclaims; My second in all lands badly fare Let us not slight their claims. My third, if our mother, Eve, Had exerted as she should, She would not have had to leave Paiadise and all its good. If you go into the woods at night, My whole, in a mournful tone, Will tell you its name outright, But by morning it will have flown. Birdie. St. Joseph's Acwlemy, Columbus, Ga., 1868. ENIGMA—No. 29. I am composed of II letters : My, 1, 10, 6,5, is an old title of royalty in Peru. My 2,5, 6, is a Scotch prefix to names. My 3,5, 6,7, 5, is a Turkish title. My 9,3. 1, 11, 5,3, 7, is the inscrip tion on a tomb. My 5,10, 10, 1,9, is a girl's name. My 6,7, 4, 5,11, is a dishonest person. My 7,5, is an expression of surprise. My 8, 5,10,1, 5,6, is a crazy person. My 4,5, 6,7, is an adjective or pro noun. My 10, 5,8, 9, is an apellation. My 11, 7,5, 10, 4, is an old English title. OR—No. 30. My 1, G, 9, is something refreshing in Summer. My 2,5, 11, 4, is an associate. My 3,9, 10, is an instrument produc tive of much good and evil. My 4,3, 1,11, 7,9, 11, denotes good •r bad character. My 5,3, 9, is an imitative animal. My 6, 5,10, is a metal cup. My 7,4, 10, is a fowl. My 8,5, 8. 2,5, is a familiar word in the homo circle. My 9, 10, 11, 1,6, 4, signifies to tempt. My 10, 1,4, 6,9, is a relation. My 11, 1,8, is a man’s name abbrevi ated. OR—No. 31. My 1, 10, 11, 1,8, 5,11, 4, is a famil iar friend. My 2, 5,1, 8, is to disable. My 3,5, 10, 1,6, is a sudden alarm. My 9,5, 11, is to take food. My 5, 10 11, is an insect. My 6,5, 3, is a portion of woman’s attire. My 3,5, 11, 4, is a portion of the hu man body. My 8,1, 10, 4, is an artificial opening under a fort. My 9, 11, 6,7, is to engrave. My 10, 5,3, a short sleep. My 11, 1, 10, is a common metal. OR—No. 32. My, 1, 10, 5, 10,1, 2,5, 11, 9, is life less. My 2,4, 10, 5,6, 9, is to threaten. My 3,5, 11, 1, 10, is a cover for a chalice. My 4, 11, 7,1, G, is relating to poetry. My 5, 11, 11, 1,6, is the upper story of a house. My 0,5, 11, is an animal. My 7,5, 11, 4, is to despise. My 8,1, 4, 10, is manner. My 9, 11, 7,1, 6, is relating to morals. My 10, 9, 11, is used by fishermen. My, 11,4. 5, is a Chinese plant. My whole ( to each) is the last Nation al Farce. Podges. Mobile, Ala., Jane, 1868. Answer next week. Answers to Last Week’s Enigmas, No 27.—We should all practice: “Watch and pray”— Vigilate et Orate —Letter— Toe—Virgo—Lot—Ate —Gaiter —Veto —Gill—Otter—Alligator. Enigma No. 28.—Father Hamilton —Rhone—Amelia—Hallien —Ironton— Almeria—Tiefe—Nile —Elmira—Ohio — Homer—Leon —Maranham —Fremont— Trenton. Square Word : — BAIL ACRE IRIS LESS Answers by Correspondents.—The following answers are all correct: J. P. Y , Atlanta, Ga., to Nos. 21 and 26. (The former answer was overlooked.) E. J. L., Macon, Ga., to No. 26 ; Annie E. Me., Savannah, Ga.. we shall be pleased to hear from you ; Mary Ann, and Amelia, Columbus, Ga., to No. 16 ; llubi, Macon, Ga., to Nos. 24, 25, and 26 ; U. A. P., Augusta, Ga., to Nos. 24, 25, 26,27, and 28. A grotesque simile is sometimes very expressive. We may mention the com parison of a conductor, who, in a discus sion as to speed, said he ran his train so ast that the telegraph poles on the side of the track looked like a fine-tooth comb. [Prepared for the Banner of the South by Uncle Buddy.] FAMILIAR SCIENCE. H EAT CO N TIX UE D. If a chimney flue be carried higher than the hill, the wind cannot enter it, because the deflected wind would strike against the sides of the chimney flue, and not pass over the opening at all. If the door and fire-place be both on the same side of the room, the chimney will, very often, smoke, because, whenever the door is opened, a current of air will blow obliquely into the chimney-places, and drive the smoke into the room. To reme dy this evil, the door must be set opposite to the fire-place, or nearly so; and then the draught from the door will blow the smoke up the chimney and not into the room. If a chimney need sweeping, it will also smoke, because loose soot obstructs the passage of the smoke, delays its current, and prevents the draught. If a chimney be out of repair it will smoke, because, Ist, the loose mortar and bricks obstruct the smoke, and, 2d, because the cold air, oozing through the chinks, chills the air in the chimney, and prevents its ascent. An old-fashioned farm-house chimney will often smoke, because the opening of the chimney-place is so very large that much of the air which goes up the chimney has never passed near enough to the fire to become heated ; and this cold o.ir, (mixing with the hot,) so reduces the temperature of the air in the chimney that it ascends very slowly and the draught is destroyed. A chimney will, also, smoke if the draught be slack, because the current of air up the chimney is not powerful enough to buoy up the smoke through the flue. Almost all chimneys smoke in windy weather, because the column of smoke is suddenly chilled by the wind, and being unable to ascend, makes back into the room. A chimney-pot serves to increase the draft, when the opening of a chimney is too large, because, as the same quantity of air has to escape through a small opening, it must pass through more quickly. Blowers, when placed before a grate, tend to kindle the fire, because the air, (by passing through the fire,) is made much better, and ascends the chimney more rap idly. A fire is better supplied with oxygen while the blower is before it, because the blower increases the draught; and the faster the hot air flies up the chimney, the faster will cold air rush towards the fire to supply it with oxygen. A parlor will often smell disagreeably of soot in the summer-time, because the air in the chimney (being colder than the air in the parlor,) descends from the chimney into the room, impregnated with that disa greeable smell of the soot. Smoke sometimes descends before it rains, because the air is less dense, and cannot bouoy up the air; in other words, the damp air is lighter than the smoke. A downward current of cold air will bring rain, because it condenses the warm vapor, which then descends in the form of rain. A poker laid across a dull fire will re vive it, for two reasons: Ist. Because the poker concentrates the heat, and, there fore, increases it; and, 2d. Because the air is arrested in the warm aperture (or open ing,) between the poker and the coals, and a draught created. Fires are placed on a level with the floor of the room, and not near the ceiling, because heated air always ascends; if, therefore, the fire were not near the floor, the air of the lower part of the room would never be heated by the fire. If you take a poker out of the fire and liold the hot end downward, the handle will be intensely hot, because the hot end of the poker heats the air around it, and this hot air, in its ascent, heats the poker and the hand which holds it. A red hot poker should be carried, so as not to burn the fingers, by holding the hot end upward, for the air heated by the poker would not pass over the band and scorch it. By conduction of heat is meant the pas sage of air from one body, or particle of a body, to another by actual contact. [For the Banner of the South,] "MOTHER GRAHAME.” I knew a sweet family of little chil dren, five in number. There was Clara, and Rosa, and Eddie, aud Max, and little Anna, who was only four years old. Their father was a man more than “ well-to-do” in the world, for, besides having a farm, productive and well man aged, lie had ample means laid up in a neighboring bank. These children bad no mother; but their father took good care of his little ones, for he had a warm, old-fashioned heart. He had been a widower three years; and, for three years, had been devoted to his children, Now, his business was ex tended, and be found that he must have someone with them, to make the house pleasant and agreeable at all times. Their former teacher, Miss Thomas, had gone into the village; and three months’ experience of working and teach ing, had proved to him, that his arrange ments must be changed. What these changes were, our tale will develop. lie rode over one day to Mother Gra- ham, who lived on a small farm adjoining his, and said to her ; “ Mother Graham, I have come to ask a great favor of you.” “ What is it, Mr. Grey ?” “ Will you promise to oblige me, if it is possible ?” “ I am sure I will,” said Mother Gra ham, “ if it is possible.” “ Well, I have come,” said Mr. Grey, “to beg yon to come and live with my children, Mother Graham. They are running wild, when I am from home, and looking dull for want of a pleasant face to meet them at all times.” 44 Poor little dears!” said Mother Gra ham. “ Rut, Mr. Grey, that is a hard question to answer. If I leave my little place without a tenant, you know it will go to ruin.” “ I thought that would be your great est objection ; and I have a tenant for you, if you arc willing—a young gentle man who intends teaching in our school house would be glad to get it.” “But, what shall I do with my things ?” “ He will take it just as it stands. Take care of it, and give you a good rent.” « Well! well! well I How completely you have fixed everything! Surely, it must be the will of God !” “ You consent, then, to go ?” “ I do,” said Mother Graham, “ for it ■eems that I am to leave this life of lonely care for one of joy; for, if I go to your house, Mr. Grey, it will be to dwell with the dear little children, and make them as happy as I can.” “ You will be doing much good, Mother Graham; and may God bless you for it.” Mr. Grey had a smile on his face as he rode back home, for he knew that he would be giving his children a good and pleasant guardian. Clara heard her father’s step, and met him in the hall. She took his hat and overcoat, and hung them up on the stand. She said to him, in a sweet voice : “ Have you any news for your little ones, papa ?” “ Yes; the best of nows,” said Mr. Grey; but let us go in, and tell all to gether, darling ;” and he. put his arm around her, and they went into the room. Now, Papa ; now, Papa; tell us what the good news is,” was heard from the different parts of the room. “ Well, my darlings,” said Mr. Grey, as they all gathered around him, “ you all know Mother Graham ?” “O, yes ! yes, we do! we do!” shout ed the same circle of voices, “and wc love her too.” “ Well, Mother Graham is coming here to live with you.” “O, I am "so glad!” said little Anna, clapping her hands, and dancing around the room. “ O, I am so glad !” said Max, who, mounted on the sofa, twisted his hat, and shouted, “ Hurra ! hurrah for that!” “She will make my doll’s new dresses for me,” said Anna. “ And she will tell us pretty stories,” said Max. Clara, and Rosa, and Eddie, all re joiced at it, ; for, they said, “ Mother Graham would be always there, when Papa was out.” “ And now, my dear children, you must be very kind, and very obedient to Mother Graham. You know how good she is.” “We know, Papa; we ought to know how good she is; and we will all love and obey her,” said Clara. “O, yes!” said Rosa, “ and our dear one loved her so much, Papa,” and she leaned her head on her father’s arm. “ Yes, darlings,” we will remember all this; and try to be happy and good, with the blessing of God.” From another part of the room sounded a voice : “ Come here, girls. Rosa and Clara, come here, and see this show 1 have made for you,” said Eddie. They went over to the other side of the room, where Eddie had been busy all the evening. “ Now,” he said, “look through that little hole there, and tell me what you see. My show is free to all this evening.” Clara and Rosa both put their heads down at once to look. “ O,” said Eddie, “ not quite so fast; you must take turns.” “ What do you see, Clara ?” said Eddie. “ I see a horse eating hay, and a girl feeding chickens. But how in the world did you make it ?” “ Now, Rosa, you look,” said Eddie, after fixing at the box a little while. “ I see, ’’ said Rosa, “ a cow and a little calf, and a wagon of hay ; and oh ! oh! what is that ? An old man, leading a horse by the bridle.” “ Let me see! let me see ! the cow and the calf, the horse, and all, ’ said Max and little Anna. “ Now, brother Eddie, let us see too; won't you ?” “ To be sure,” said Eddie ; “but wait awhile, till I put the box on this chair.” The little children were soon deepy interested in the show-glass, which had been arranged by Eddie, for their amusement. Look upon those children’s joyful faces, as they view the mimic scenes that pass before their eyes ! Eddie stood by the back of the box, and turned the pictures from side to side for them, which they saw as they passed before the lantern he had concealed in the box. Rosa stood behind them ; Clara had retired to the tea-table, which was nearly ready for the evening meal. Mr. Grey had seated himself with a newspaper, but he was, in reality, read ing the characters of his children. Clara took her stand at the tray end of the table, and he rose : “ Come, now, children ; come to tea,” said Mr. Grey. They all sat down, and after a short blessing—“ God bless this food, and all we receive, through Jesus Christ; amen”—they enjoyed thair evening repast “ Come, Eddie. I want to know how you made your show-case ? How did you think of the box, and where did you get the pictures?” *• The idea of the box, I got in the vil lage, and the pictures I picked up in the house, and fixed them all together.” “ Yes; but, you know, common pic tures are not transparent. How did you manage that part of it ?” “ I used the Diaphane.” “ Where did you get that idea from ?” “ I saw my mother fix some pictures once, and put them in Diaphane to make them transparent.” “You did, my son? When was that ?” “ At the celebration of the 4th of July, sir, when we had the speaking and the party. l lt was soon after Miss Thomas first came here.” Mother Graham’s arrangements were all made, and, therefore, she could delay no longer. The day was appointed for her to go over to Mr. Grey’s. He had been over, and introduced the young gentleman to her. Mr. Grahame, of Halifax, was formally introduced to Mrs. Graham, of Clarke county, Georgia. They signed the contract for one year from date. “If 1 find the climate to agree with my health, I will undoubtedly renew the contract,” said Mr. Grahame. “It is rather remarkable, m3 7 leaving the farm to a stranger by the same name,” said Mother Graham. “ I hope we will not long remain strangers, madam. I am sure we will not, if you will allow me the privilege of calling you Mother Graham.” “ 1 am sure I will not den} 7 you that privilege,” and her eyes filled with tears. She instantly rose up, and placed refresh ments on the table for the gentlemen, be fore their departure. “ Mr. Grahame regarded her with much admiration, in her plain muslin cap, with straight bands around the face, and her neat contour of figure in her plain black dress, he said often afterwards, “ re minded him often of those blessed women he had seen so often in hospitals, around the bed of the sick and dying.” “ Our names are almost the same, Mother Graham,” said Mr. Grahame, un folding the contract, and looking at the signature ; “ there is only an e’s differ ence.” “Ah!” said Mother Graham, “that docs make a difference, though not in sound. Have you always lived in Canada?” “ Most of it. My father and mother lived there for ten years. I was at school there before they came.” “Ah ! the dream has vanished,” said Mother Graham. lie looked at her with increased inte rest : “ Could you ever have seen me when a boy ?” [to be continued.] A bashful young man iu Delaware, who was afraid to propose to his sweet heart, induced her to fire at him with a pistol, which, he assured her, was loaded only with powder, and after she had done so, fell down and pretended to be dead. She threw herself wildly upon the body, calling him her darliug and her beloved, whereupon he got up and married her. At a wedding in Delaware, recently, when all was arranged, and the Minister called on any 7 to speak who objected to the marriage, a husky voice cried out: “ I do.” " All eyes were turned to the direction from whence the voice emanated, when an individual emerged from the crowd, holding his handkerchief up to his eyes, and blubbering. “ Why do you object, my friend ?” in quired the Minister. “ Because 1 want her myself,” he re plied. WIT AND_HUMOR. The young lady who was frozen with horror, and subsequently melted into tears, was carried out and consigned to a watery grave. A little boy, who was praised for ne'er taking his eyes off of the preacher, an swered with all simplicity : 44 1 wanted to see how near he was to the end.” “ Has the railroad got in ?” asked a gentleman of an Irishman standing at a depot, thinking to quiz him. 44 One ind has, sir,” was Pat’s reply. To enjoy a pure feast of imagination, when your stomach is empty and your pocket ditto, sit down and read a cookery book. A lady in New York sent a request to a friend to accompany her to Grace Church. The reply came back : “Sorry, but I am dressed for St. Paul’s.” Nicknames of grand ladies is the latest fashion in Paris. The titles range all the way from “ lily,” and 44 yellow slippers,” to 44 dirty face” and “ piggy.” A Priest asked a tipsy fellow, leaning* against the fence, where he expected to go when he died? “If I can’t get along any better than now,” said he, 44 1 shan't go nowhere.” A returned Californian found the babe he had left at home a miss of five sum mers. One day he offended her, and she exclaimed, irefully : 44 1 wish you had never married into the family ” “ What are you doing with my micros cope, George?” 44 1 have been shaving, father, and I want to see if there are any hairs in this lather.” A pompous person, in demanding ac commodations at a hotel, announced him self to the clerk as Member of Congress, from , when he received the reply: “ That doesn’t make any difference ; you’ll be treated just as well as the others.” A friend, who sported a ferocious pair of whiskers, meeting Mr. O’Connell in Dublin, the latter said : “When do you mean to place your whiskers on the peace footing ?” “ When you place your tongue on the civil list,” was the rejoinder. There are two principal bores in socie ty, from which all little bores spring, viz : there is big bore No. I—the man who knows too much ; and bore No. 2—the man who knows too little. Both are des perate bores. “Why,” said a physician to his intem perate neighbor, “ don’t you take a regu lar quantity 7 every day-—set a regular stake, that you will go so far and no farther?” “I do,” replied the other, “ but I set it down so far off, that I get drunk before I get to it ” Woman is composed of two hundred and forty-three bones, one hundred and nine muscles, an indefinite number of pins, and from sixteen to thirty-six springs ; fearfully and wonderfully made, and to be handled with care to avoid scratches. The fish in Lake Mollychunkemunk, Maine, arc said to be superior to those of either Lake Wooleyoksebacook or Moose toekmegautic. Those of Lake Chaubun gogungamaug were very fine, but they all got choked to death in trying to tell where they lived. A huge Indianian, in England, being profusely thanked for having rescued a lady from the attack of a ferocious dog, which lie seized by the throat and throt tled, said : 44 Os course, I was glad to help the gul ; but what I wrmted most was to give that condemned English cur some adequate notion of the American eagle!” Scribe, the French poet, had hired a house in the country to pass the summer. As soon as he was fairly installed, lie went in search of a farmer who had a milch cow. Having found one, he stated his want. 44 My good man, my servant will come ever} 7 morning to buy a pint of milk.” ‘ 4 Very well, it is eight sous. - ' 44 But I want pure milk, very pure.” “ In that case, it is ten sous.” “ You will milk in the presence of my servant. ' “ Oh ! then it will be fifteen sous.” “Have you any lucubrating drops for a bronchial deficiency,” said Mrs. Par tington to Dr. Ipecac yesterday. “D your cold deep-seated ?” asked the Doctor, blandly. “ 1 don't know how deep it is, with a bark like an Esquimaux don “but it is loud enough. What a tim« for colds this is, to be sure ; I declare i am completely exaggerated with my cough.” “ You need an expectorant, said the Doctor. “ I expect so,” replied she, “ but, whether it will do any good or not, must depend upon how it infects me, but I will take a box of atroeiou lozenges anyhow, which I have heard spoken of as melifluous.” Ike spent hi.*- time in playing with the dumb bells, aml the old lady asked the Doctor to excuse the liberality be took, because the boy was given to jimelastics.