SEED-TSME AW© HA1¥EST. 
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marks: “I think Angelina S. has sent you two as 
nice and well written Charades as I have seen. They 
suit me: and I have no doubt they will suit the 
majority of your readers, better than more preten¬ 
tious ones. The melodj' and rythm are excellent, 
though easy to elucidate.” Every word of tl a is 
true. We think the lady has rare talent, and hope 
she will favor us often with contributions. And here 
J. F. M,, who says: ‘‘A good barometer, for a prize 
for April or May', with one or more smaller ones, 
would be good, would they not? Try r and try for it.” 
We scarcely understand his meaning, but during 
the past Winter, people have been looking at the 
barometers so often, they are almost ' aweary” of 
them. — M. R,, states that she is so glad we do hot 
taboo easy puzzles, as they are just what her little 
ones like to try' their skill upon, and cause them 
many hours of enjoyment, and fill many moments 
when these youngsters do not know what to do with 
themselves. — Sally: Your budget of garnerings was 
mislaid and never discovered until we went to the 
store-house to bind up the present sheaves. Be 
assured ‘ there was jov in the household'’ when they 
came to light: they proved as welcome as flowers in 
May' — T. N. A.: So you thought it best to return 
to the old camp ground. Can’t say we are sorry to 
say farewell to a new England winter. March 
proved as rough as December, and many a tim ■ 
have we thought of taking the first train for Florida. 
Can you not serd some more contributions? Some 
Cross Word Enigmas would be “just to our mind.” — 
Ida No: There were but three who proved them¬ 
selves equal to the task of solving No. 14, and those 
were the two prize winners and Sally. We did not 
consider it to be one of Maude's toughest puzzles; 
doubtless, the majority of solvers were not of out- 
opinion. But, then, Maude does manage to send 
some “brain posers.” The harder the puzzle, the 
greater the victory in finding the s lution. — A. C.: 
Yes the articles are historically correct, and all the 
“sports” are not absolute yet. 
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Pa., for their “Farm Annual” for 1885. 
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