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itdvers;iiy. he shiill be entitled to (h;it base, and not be 
put out. If an advers;uy SKips tlie bull witli his hat or 
cap, or lakes it fioni the hands of a patty riot engaged in 
the game, no player can be put out until tlic ball has fust 
bet-n settled in ilie hands of tlie pitcher. 
If a ball from the siroke of a bat is caught by an ad- 
versary, except as staled in the previous rule, and witii- 
out having louche-l ihe f^round more llian once, the play- 
er is out. If two batsmen are already onl, no player 
running home at the lime the ball is struck ran count a 
run if tiie striker is put out. Wlien three of the bats- 
men are put out. tlie fielders take the innings, excliang- 
Ing pliices Willi the former. A match game consists of 
nine innings to each si.le, aiid Ihe -M-Je sctiilng the most 
runs, wins ihe game. If ihe number of runs should be 
equal, the piny Is to beconlinned until a miijorlty of runs 
Js nuide by one side upon an equal number of innings. 
AAvards for tlie Prize Puzzler. 
This announcement we expected to be able to make 
last month, but the Comndtlee to whom the contribu- 
tions were referred, w ere not quite ready to report wlien 
the paper was sent to press. A very large number of 
comnmnicallons were leceived. many of Ihttn excellent 
in tlieir way. some of which will appei-.r from time to 
time in Ihe^e cdumns. Tlie unsuccessful competitors 
should n -t feel ihal their efforts have been thrown away. 
The thought, aitcnlion, patience, and care, necessary to 
construct a puzzle, give pleasant and healthful exercise 
to the mind, combining both work and recreation, and 
thus some good has come from trying. Failures may be 
made beneficial if they stimulate a person to try again 
in any laudable undertaking; many who have sent puz- 
zles, can, w ilh a little effort, bring out something worthy 
to be published — keep on trying. 
The following are the decisions of the Committee: 
1st.— TAc Best Mechanical Puzzle.— Most of those re- 
ceived had not enough originalily to claim attention ; of 
the other?, none were rleemed of sufficient excellence to 
merit the prize s.s puzzles. The nearest approacli to it 
was a piece of very ingenious woiknians-hip made by 
raul Frick, of Jonesboro, III., an engraving of which is 
given above. It is a fanciful piece of wood work, 
the different parts neatly finished and joined together by 
pins and cords, and the whole is enclosed in a glass bot- 
tle. The stopper is secured in its place by a cross-piece 
running through its lower part. The puzzle about it Is, 
how was it put into the boiile. The m;ikfr assures us 
that the whole w;is inito-luced into the bottle's mouth, 
ait-l put tog'-iher by means of a kuitiir.g needle. This 
curious anicle is now on exhloHbui at the offlt-e of the 
Agriculturist, and attracts much attention from visitors. 
The twenty dollars were awarded to Mr. Frick. 
2nd.— For the best Arithmetical Problem, ten doUurs, 
to Josiah Keep, Paxton. Mass. 
od.— For Ihe best Hieroghjphical Rebus, ten dollars to 
t'harles Darwin, Cambrilgeport, Mass. 
4th.— For the best Riddle or Enigma, five dollars to 
Mrs. J. P. Baibird. Cambri.lgeport, Muss. 
5tli.— The best Conundrum.- To the surprise of tlie 
Committee, none of the original contributions were deem- 
ed worthy of piiblicalion, and tlierefore no prize is 
awarded. 
The Piize Problem, Rebus, and Enigma, will be found 
under "New Puzzles" in llie next column. 
Xlie .Soldiers' l>o^s. 
Not long since a dog named "Toutou," came to P;uis 
Willi a regiment of Zouaves which had returned from 
Ilaly. The soldiers were all greatly attached to him, for 
he had passeJ s;tfely Ihroui^h a singular adventure which 
deprived ihcm of all other dogs belonging to the regi- 
ment. When the war commenced the Zouaves ernbark- 
e I for Genoa ; but as they were going on board the ship, 
Ihey saw a formal order forbidding the entrance of all 
dogs upon the vessel. As they were veiy much ailached 
to their dogs, tliey were stricken with grief. It was not 
ea'jy to deceive the sharp lookout kept, for every soldier 
advanced along llie narrow gangway, one by one, as his 
name was c-dled. Necessity is the uiolher of invention. 
The drummers unscrewed their drums and the best dogs 
of the leginient weie concealed in the drtinis w hich were 
screv^ed up again. When regiments embark no muvic 
is played, but on tliis occasion the Colonel di tennined 
theie shouM be music. He ordered llie ti'umpcts and 
drums to take Ihe head of the column, ai'.d to play a live- 
lytune. The faceof the diummers— every one of whom 
had a dog in his drum — grew very long! The Irump- 
ets sounded; the drums were all silent. The Colonel 
got angry and bawled to know why tlie drums did not 
beat. There was but our thing to do and that was to 
beat. The moment thediums liegan to beat, innumera- 
ble dogs lieean In how 1 auil to i)ay. t'» Ihe aslordshuient 
of everybody but the Zouaves, Everybo ly looked right, 
left, backward, forwanl — no sign of a dog anywhere ; 
and yei, tlie more the drummers beat, the more the dogs 
howled. At last a spaniel fell out of a drum, rolled over 
and over on the ground, got up and took to his heels, 
howling louder than ever. Roars of laughter greeted Ihis 
explanation of the mysterious howls. The diummers 
were then ordered to advance on board, one by one. and 
each to roll the drum as he came. If a barking was 
heard, the drum was unscrewed, and the dog put ashore. 
Oniv one dng got on board ; tins was Toutou, who kept 
quiet tbrougli all the rolling. 
Early I>aj's of a. !^'ole«l (^liemit^t. 
Mr. Michael Farad.ay, now living in England, one of 
the first chemists in the world, distinguished especially 
for his brilliant discoveries in Electricity, was the son of 
a poor blacksmith. He was parly apprenticed to a book- 
binder and bookseller, and while leatning his IraJe 
amused and imprtjved his leisure by making a small elec- 
trical machine and other philosophical apparatus. His 
master, pleased with the boy's talent, mentioned his ac- 
quirements to a customer v\ho was a member of the 
Royal Institution. This gentleman to(dc young Faraday 
to hear some of Sir Humphrey Davy's lectures. The 
apprentice made careful notes of the lectures and wrote 
them out faiily in a neat volume. He disliked ids liatic 
and desired to become a scientific man, and at last took 
the bold step of writing to Sii- Humphrey Davy, expres- 
sing his wishes and the hope tliat lie might be favoreiJ in 
his views. Willi the letter he sent his *' notes of the lec- 
tures." The great chemist was struck with the knowl- 
edge displayed in the notes, as no onecouM correclly re- 
port a chemical lecture without knowing something about 
the science. He invited the boy to call on him. procured 
him a situation as assistant in thelaboratory of the Royal 
Institution, and afterward associated him with himself in 
his travels, studies and experiments. He industriously 
improved his ample oppoi lunilies and thus succeeded in 
rising to the front rank of his profession. 
<^eltiii;;f tlie Worst of it. 
" Do you want any berries ma'am ?" said a little boy to 
a lady, one day. The lady told him she would like some, 
and taking his pail from him, she stepped inio the house. 
He did not follow, but remained behind whistling to some 
canaries hanging in their cages on the porch. " Why do 
you not come in and see that I tlo not clieat you ?" asked 
the lady. " I am not afraid," replied he ; i/ou would get 
the worst of it ma'am."—" Get the worst of it. what do 
you mean?"—" Why ma'am. I should only lose my ber- 
ries, and you would be slealtng; don't you think you 
would get liie wortt of [i ?" 
Answers to Problems ami Puzzles. 
The following are answers to the puzzles, etc.. In the 
June number, page '2-29. No. 210. Jllustrated Rebu^i,^ 
Wood uck lamb eye t ass o c ei^ht with fools but two s 
cape rep roach a band on vicious ov's I e t, or: Would you 
see calamity associate with fools : but to escape reproach 
nban Ion vicious society No. 211. Illustratvd French 
Rebus.— J'ai traversp par i sans sou Iters ; whiidi may 
be translated. I walked throogti Paris baref..oieJ . ..No. 
212 Illustrafed Rebus,— Above, below, around, ivithtn, I 
wander in my dreams No. 213. Mathematical Prob- 
lem — The squirrel went niue times to the box ; eaclitime 
he carried aw ay one ear of corn, and his own two ears, 
making /Aree taken at each journey ! No. 214. Enig- 
ma. — All mankind are born fiee. 
The following have sent correct answers n^ to June 
4th: Orrie Wadley, S P. Ilowiand. C. M. Dcrwent. J. 
Dexter Andrew. Jae! M. Reeaes. Daniel Perrin, Heckie 
R. Morse. G^oree Fern. Jennie Fletcher. W. B. Phelps, 
John T. Yanin^ion. Chauncey Wise. James D. Brewer. 
Many other names are omitted for want of room. 
.li'eAV Piazzles to 1>© Ans^rered* 
No. 215. Prize Rebus. — Very good advice. 
No. 216.— Prize Enigma. 
The sage tliat bends above the tome 
In mystic cypher found 
Seeks for my ^first, quick uses it, 
Then throws it all around. 
The Artist links It with his fame 
In pictures new and old— 
The ndser likes it least of all 
Among his bags of gold. 
My second, whether ricli or plain 
Is but a valued casket. 
Its treasured gems no gold cnuld bny^ 
Nor diamoni-is s-hould you ask It, 
My xvhole was made to send my Jirst 
Further than could be done without it, 
And saves my secnul from the gloom, 
Its lack has ofi(.n tluown around it. 
No. 217. Illustrated Rebus,— k very good wish. 
No. 218. Prize Arithmetical Proi'/e??!.— Contributed by 
Josiah Keep, Paxton, .Mass. Two locomotives. A. and 
B. on a straight and level track, are approaching each 
other. A. is moving at the rate of 10 miles an hour. B, 
at the rate of 20 miles an. hour. When the whistle of A, 
is 3 miles from the engineer of B, it is blown for H min- 
ute. What will be the distance of the engineer of B, 
from the whistle when he ceases to hear the sound, sup- 
posing sound to travel 1130 feet per second. 
