. St. Nicholas [serial] . ate an arbor, and leave a South Africancolonist of Dutch descent. The ten syncopated letters will spell the surname of afamous man. William shipman maulsby. MULTIPLE CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) My firsts are in harlequins, not in fate;My seconds, in maundering, not in eight;My thirds are in nimbleness, not in loom ;My fourths, in sincerity, not in bloom ;My fifths, in pedantic, not in glow;My sixths, in Zamindar, not in blow;My sevenths,in vanity, not in save;My eighths are in coaxed, but not in brave;My ninths are in herring, b
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ate an arbor, and leave a South Africancolonist of Dutch descent. The ten syncopated letters will spell the surname of afamous man. William shipman maulsby. MULTIPLE CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) My firsts are in harlequins, not in fate;My seconds, in maundering, not in eight;My thirds are in nimbleness, not in loom ;My fourths, in sincerity, not in bloom ;My fifths, in pedantic, not in glow;My sixths, in Zamindar, not in blow;My sevenths,in vanity, not in save;My eighths are in coaxed, but not in brave;My ninths are in herring, but not in dumb;My tenths are in boisterous, not in thumb;My elevenths, in filibuster, not in try ;My twelfths, in arboriculture, not in cry;My last is in xanthous, but not in tree;Now, if you are clever, you will see :An author whose fairy-tales all do delight;A magazine which I am sure is just right;And, lastly, a story, both witty and new,And by this magazine it is brought unto you. DAVID FISHEL. 863 864 THE PATRIOTIC NUMERICAL ENIGMA. This differs from the ordinary numerical enigma inthat the words forming it are pictured instead of de-scribed. When the nine objefts have been rightlyguessed, and the letters set down in the order given, thethirty-nine letters will form a patriotic quotation froman address by Robert C. Winthrop. NOVEL DIAGONAL. I . i 2 .... 14 3 • • 13 ? 4 ? . 12 5 ? . 11 . 6 . 10 ... 7 9 Cross-words: i. To establish the identity of. to a nation. 3. A champion. 4. To shut out. 6. Dignifies. 7. Denial. 8. To scatter. From 1 to 15, a holiday. philip stark (League Member). CONCEALED CENTRAL ACROSTIC. (One word is concealed in each line.) When monkeys strive to spell by sound; When actions retail by the pound ; I 11 turn my face toward old Dundee And seek the land that pleases me. I 11 hie me to a factory first; With tea and toast I 11 quench my thirst; With both or neither I 11 agree That sweets and spice are not for m
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