1878,1 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
67 
solid part up in the fingers to give them a little fullness, 
and sew them all along the inner and outer edges of the 
frame (as in fig. 4), letting them project beyond the paste¬ 
board at least half an inch. For the next row cut pieces 
of the shuck about half an inch 
wide” (and two inches long?—A. 
|'S.), “and fold them into points (as 
in fig. 5), sewing them on so as to 
cover the stitches of the first row. 
(See fig. 6.) For the middle you can 
.cither put pieces like the outside 
rows, only running in the opposite 
direction (across, see fig. fi), or you 
can use the points, sewing them on diagonally. As you 
come to each corner, make a rosette of the shredded 
shucks, with a piece of solid shuck cut round and 
Fiff. 3. 
Fig. 4. —THE SHREDDED PIECES, 
gathered to look like a button in the center, as a finish 
to the rosette. Remember that neither the shredded 
pieces on the edges nor the points are to be mashed flat. 
“ Now for the corner bracket. You need three pieces 
of thin board, cut in quar¬ 
ters of circles (see fig. 7), each 
piece a little larger, than the 
last. Say the first is 8 inches 
from A to C, let the next be 
9 inches, and the third piece 
10 inches. Bore a hole in 
each corner for the cord to go 
through. Cut three pieces 
of cardboard like figure 8, 
just, long enough to cover the 
curved side (from B to (?) points. 
of the board. Cover it with shuck points. Cover the 
boards smoothly with nice paper. Tack the covered 
pasteboard (fig. S) around the curved side of the board ; 
mi 
Fig. 6.— CORNER OF FRAME COMPLETE, 
three tacks will be enough, one at each end and one in 
the middle. Then string the boards on the cord, one at 
a time, putting a knot in the cord with a little peg 
through it at the top and bottom of each hole (fig. 9), lo 
keep it from tilting up at one corner and spilling all of 
the pretty things off. With 
a little ingenuity, a few col¬ 
lar-boxes, some nice shucks, 
and bits of silk and worsted, 
a great many pretty things 
can be made, such as match¬ 
boxes, hair-pin boxes, work- 
boxes, pin-cushions, jewelry 
boxes, wall-pockets, watch- 
cases, etc.” — We are much 
obliged to Mrs. Evans for her 
instructions in making pretty 
articles from common materials, and shall be very glad 
of any other hints she may give ns in the fancy-work line. 
Leonie B.—I know nothing about the process of dyeing 
straw-hats — I asked a cracker-baker “how to make 
crackers” ; he look¬ 
ed compassionately 
at me and said it 
was impossible to 
make them without 
machinery. “Why?” 
I asked.—“Because 
the dough has to be 
so stiff that it cannot be manipulated with the hand;”— 
“What are the ingredients used? Flour, water, and 
salt ? ”—“ Yes, flour, water, and salt; but. they cannot be 
made by hand.”—“I suppose we could bang the dough 
with a cobble-stone rammer! couldn’t we?”—“Oh! 
Fig. 8. 
Fig. 9. 
yes, certainly.”—And that was the best I could do for 
you, Leonie. So suppose you make a very stiff dough of 
the ingredients mentioned, 
“manipulate” it with the 
potato-masher until you have 
“ banged ” it quite thin on 
your paste-board; then cut it 
into circles about as big as 
a small saucer; make indentations with a skewer all over 
them,and bake them ; then let me know how they turn out. 
Mart E. Stasi. — I know nothing about “allspice 
baskets,” but suppose you string the spice upon wire, 
and weave them into whatever basket shape you choose. 
“Ethel” signifies “noble,” and Ella (the diminutive for 
Eleanor) “all fruitful.” 
Phebe-Ann. —You can make a very nice “ bandoline ” 
thus: Put a teaspoonful of Gum-Tragacnnth into a tum¬ 
blerful of water to soak ; let it stand twenty-four hours, 
stirring it frequently, and see that it is all completely 
softened. Gmn-Tragacanth is very unlike Gum-Arabic; 
that dissolves in water, while Tragacanth does not, but 
it takes up a great deal of water, swells enormously, and 
forms a thick mucilage. Add water to it, stirring thor¬ 
oughly, until it is about like thick cream ; then thin it 
with Cologne or lavender-water (the spirit of which will 
preserve it), until of the consistence for bandoline. [Per¬ 
haps every one may not know that Bandoline is the name 
of a French hair dressing, to stiffen the hair and make it 
stay in place.. It is also made front quince seeds.— Ed.] 
J. T. F.—Yes, Fall River, Mass., has extensive fac¬ 
tories, consuming nearly 140,000 bales of cotton annually, 
to make about 340,000,000 yards of goods, mostly prints. 
j%53EJt Sale’s H B aizxle-E8«x. 
As you will all be drawing around the table these cold 
evenings, I propose to give you another prize puzzle to 
try your wits and patience over, and to make you belter 
acquainted with the dictionaries. The puzzle is con¬ 
structed upon the same principle as that given in the 
April number of the American Agriculturist, 1877 (page 
147); that is—I have given to each item of tlio enigma 
one of the synonyms or definitions given to it in the dic¬ 
tionary. Of course I have selected those that yon would 
be least likely to think of. Which among you thought 
that—in the last prize enigma—“ My 4S, 11, 1, 45, 51, 34— 
chief,” meant “staple?" The fact is, we use many 
words now-a-days, and never stop to consider their 
meanings. I propose to “ stop ” you for a minute or two 
over the accompanying prize enigma. I offer twelve 
prizes for the first twelve correct answers to it, subject 
to the conditions undermentioned, which are :— 
1st. All answers must reach me on or before the last 
day of April (1878). 2nd. Answers must be signed with 
the name and post-office address of the sender, and be 
enclosed in a sealed envelope superscribed—“ Answer to 
Prize Enigma.” This must be put in another envelope, 
and addressed and mailed to “ Aunt Sue, Box 111, P. O., 
Brooklyn, N. Y.” On the first day of May, I will place 
all the answers received, in a box, and shake them up 
well. Then — as before—I shall invoke the aid of the lit¬ 
tle Clara Josephine, who, being then thirty months old, 
will not be accused of partiality ; she shall preside over 
the box, and shall hand me the answers one at a time. I 
will open and examine each answer in the order of her 
selection, and to the first twelve correct answers will ac¬ 
cord the prizes, one of which will be mailed, as before, 
to each winning address. The result will be publicly 
announced in the July number. 
Each prize will consist of a pen and (nickel-plated) 
holder; the pen shuttinginto the holder when not in use, 
and filled with the coloring matter necessary to make ink 
by simply dipping the pen into water. All the members 
of one family may work out the solution together, but 
of course only one member of a family will send an an¬ 
swer. Now get out your dictionary and go to work. 
THE PRIZE ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 48 letters : 
My 44, 9, 32, 2, 5, 18, 40, 48, is to throw out. 
My 36,10, 28, 24,19, 6, is unbiased. 
My 4, 26, 39, 43, 21, is inflated. 
My 47, 30, 27, 12, 23, is vital. 
My 29, 31, 42,16, 34, is a charming person. 
My 13, 3S, 47, 46, 35,19, is communicative. 
My 33, 41, 3,11, is a countryman,—a rustic. 
My 1, 45, 20, 8, 15, is oscillation. 
My 25, 22, 7, is a race, a family. 
My 14,17, 37, 5, is to rob. 
My whole is a word meaning “ shriveled,” and part 
of its definition and application. 
ACROSTIC. 
1. A city of Holland. 2. A city of New York. 3. A 
city of Connecticut. 4. A county of Maryland. 5. A 
town of New York. 6. One of the U. S. capitals. 7. A 
city of New Jersey. 8. A town of Pennsylvania. 9. A 
town of Maryland. 10. A city of New York. 11. A 
town of Iowa. 12. A town of North Carolina. The ini¬ 
tials form a good old song. Little One. 
DIAMOND PUZZLE. 
1. A vowel. 2. To weary. 3. To ensnare. 4. A city. 5. 
A profession. 6. Joy. 7. To direct. 8. A unit. 9. A 
consonant. The central letters, read downwards and 
across, form a profession. Nip. 
ANIMALS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED. 
1. An engine of war. 2. Tardiness. 3. A small bag. 
4. A weight. 5. A city officer. C. Unfurnished. 
FIGURE BLANKS. 
Fill the following blanks with some number that will, 
either in spelling or sound, make sense of the sentence ; 
as—for instance—“1000” in “ go -— - — - ders and call 
Jim," or—Go thou Sanders and call Jim. 
1. It was my mo-ing my-- 
2. I-eaten any, I am-tun 
feeling ill. 
3. I never-anything at,-up. 
4. It would be well-ros-us 
and qui-. 
5. I-der how you ■ 
6. -veh was a gr — 
der limbs. 
- in not 
— so many. 
• city. 
7. By 
- de in adversi t.y men of - 
become - 
8. I recommend phy - 
study-ning the mind. 
as a gr 
— and thorough 
Jack Spratt. 
CROSS-WORD. 
My first is in scramble but not in push. 
My next is in heather but not in hush. 
My third is in satchel hut not in bag, 
My fourth is in horse hut, not in nag, 
My fifth is in house butOioOai bam. 
My sixth is in worsted but not, in yarn, 
My seventh is in shilling lint not, in penny. 
My eighth is in few but not in many, 
My ninth is in true hut not in good, 
My tenth is in fuel hut not in wood. 
If from these letters the right you take, 
Some very good advice they’ll make. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN TIIE DECEMBER NUMBER. 
Numerical Enigmas. —1. Beware of reading without 
thinking of the subject. tTp to December 18th, this enigma 
lias been correctly answered by Willie P.'Bricker, G. M. 
Taylor, Gyrene. Griffis, II. M. Innis, Ellsworth W., Mazie 
Lane, Charles A. Seaver, Betlisinda, C. C. Averill, E. G. 
Spencer, Mrs. M. H. Dlldine, L. M. Hull, W. C. Moore, J. H. 
Bird, and E. B. Brown.—2. The early bird gets the worm. 
Cross-word.—H ousehold. 
Half-word Square. 
M A It TIN 
AFOOT 
ROSY 
TOY 
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Diamond Puzzle. 
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POT 
MARTS 
CORSICA 
SPINE 
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A 
Pi.—Too late I stayed, forgive the crime. 
Unheeded flew the hours, 
For noiseless falls the foot of time 
That only treads on flowers. 
Anagrams.— 1. Alternate. 2. Acrimony. 3. Presidential. 
4. Lemonade. 5. Purchase. «. Diameter. 7. Remainder. 
8. Negotiate. 9. Remittances. 10. Geometrical. 
Blanks.— 1. All, hall. 2. Row, grow. 3. Alter, halter. 4. 
Lass, glass. 5. Lad, glad. G. Rove, grove. 7. Lime, clime. 
8. Low, flow. 
Puzzle.—(T his was—by some mishap—left incomplete by 
the printer.) 
Concealed Birds.—1. Lark. 2. Wren. 3. Quail. 4. Dove. 
5. Grouse. 6. Hen. 7. Swallow. 8. Heron. 9. Teal. 10. Owl. 
Thanks lor letters, puzzles, etc., to W. Simpers, Minnie 
Bennett, S. W. A. (M. D.), Isola, Mrs. P. B., Wilbur B. K., 
Jerry S. S., L. M. II., and Ellsworth W. 
Send communications intended for A uni Sue, to Box 111, 
P. O ., Brooklyn, N. Y., and not to 245 Broadway. 
Chimneys and. Chimney Sweepers. 
We wonder how many youngsters would know the lit¬ 
tle fellow in the picture if he were not labeled the “ Lit¬ 
tle Chimney Sweeper,” and now that they know what 
he is, can tell much about him? In cities and large 
towns, when wood was burned altogether, soot, from the 
wood fires, would collect in the chimneys, and if this 
were not removed from time to time, it wourd catch on 
fire and burn furiously, and if this happened in a dry 
time, there was danger that the house, or other houses, 
might be burned. Those who make a trade of clearing 
out chimneys, are called “chimney sweepers,” “chim¬ 
ney sweeps,” and more frequently merely “sweeps.” 
A “sweep” is now quite rare in New York, though 
once in a while we have seen one in the back streets, 
and looking as if he had not had a job in a very 
long time. Still, one need not be very old to recol¬ 
lect when the sweep’s cry was one of the common street 
noises. They usually went m pairs, a man and a boy, 
and as they dressed in keeping with their trade, you may 
