St Nicholas [serial] . vow openly ; against, to acknowledge. 9. For, to vow; against, to vie. 10. For, liberal to excess; against, to perplex. THEODORE LEON REDFORD. CHARADE. Men roasted my first Whenever they served they should be, They are always so good. The best point of time To appear, is my next,Yet if t were in China, I think you d be vexed. My third is nothing — I must confess , for my last! You 11 surely guess it. My whole is witty And wise and queer;We greet it gladly, And hold it dear. CHARLOTTE OSGOOD CARTER. 175 176 THE RIDDLE-BOX. CENTRAL ACROSTIC. All the words
St Nicholas [serial] . vow openly ; against, to acknowledge. 9. For, to vow; against, to vie. 10. For, liberal to excess; against, to perplex. THEODORE LEON REDFORD. CHARADE. Men roasted my first Whenever they served they should be, They are always so good. The best point of time To appear, is my next,Yet if t were in China, I think you d be vexed. My third is nothing — I must confess , for my last! You 11 surely guess it. My whole is witty And wise and queer;We greet it gladly, And hold it dear. CHARLOTTE OSGOOD CARTER. 175 176 THE RIDDLE-BOX. CENTRAL ACROSTIC. All the words described contain the same number ofletters. When these are rightly guessed and placed onebelow another, in the order here given, the central let-ters, reading downward, will spell the surname of afamous American. Crosswords: i. Unhackneyed. 2. To A bird similar to the swallow. 4. The goddess ofthe hearth. 5. A South American mammal. 6. Ameasure of weight. HERBERT J. SIDDONS. ILLUSTRATED PRIMAL, 46-7 is an article of dress. My 57-10-18-33-4 is anexclamation of contempt. My 43-39-25-5-65 was a fa-mous woman of ancient times. My 35-69-8-56-47-44-20 is the Greek goddess of nature. My 15-49-12-59-38-40-26-29-55 is the element of all religions. My60-16-28 is an embrace. My 66-30-36 is to silenceforcibly. m. WORD-SQUARES. I. I. To halt. 2. A small light. 3. A fruit. 4. A- feminine name. 5. A vision. II. I. A quadruped. 2. A Western city. 3. Aninstrument for cutting. 4. Inadequate. 5. A planet. 1. C. N. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. Each of the six small pictures may be described bya single word. When these words have been rightlyguessed, and placed one below another, in the order inwhich they are numbered, the initial letters will spellthe name of a famous American who was greatly beloved. RIDDLE. A letter and a morsel,Or a tail and joiners tool,Will make an ancient measureThat is seldom taught at school. A. M. ENIGMA. I AM composed of sixty-nine letters,
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