AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
161 
1881 . ] 
TRANSITIONS. 
(The explanation may be found in the February 
Slumber of the American Agriculturist , 1881.) 
1. Change mine to hers in four moves. 
2. Change ln-an to barn in nine —. 
3. Change fish to fowl in nine —. 
4. Change moth to wag) in five —. 
5. Change dark to pale in three —. 
ts. Change head to feet in three —. 
CONCEALED JEWELS. 
1. Art thou going to Peru by the first conveyance ? 
2. Yes, indeed I am ! on Daniel’s account. 
3. Thou shouldst have gone with a retinue, as 
became thv station. 
4. Oh ! I shall stop all that nonsense. 
5. Will you be kind enough to hand me a cigar, 
Nettie ? 
6. You appear low-spirited, Sam? 
7. Yes, rancor always leads to unpleasantness. 
DIVISION OF THE FARM. 
A farmer had four sons and one hundred acres 
■of land. He reserves one quarter, 25 acres, in one 
corner for his own use, 
as shown in the accom¬ 
panying diagram. The 
father then tells his sons 
that he will give them the 
rest of the land, 75 acres, 
if they will divide it into 
four equal lots that must 
each be of the same 
shape. The question to 
answer is: How were 
the lines drawn so that 
the 75 acres were divided 
into four equal and similar lots ? The sons satisfied 
the request of their father, and received their land, 
ISi acres each. Let some of our farmers’ sons 
and daughters too—try their hands at making such 
a division. 
SCATTERED PROVERB. 
(In the following stanzas may be found, scattered, 
words necessary to form a well-known proverb.) 
The tide flows in and the tide flows out, 
The waves are rolling, the whales they spout, 
A life on the ship for me. 
The trees are budding, ’tis lovely May, 
1116 moss is green and the birds are gay, 
A life in the woods for me. 
The family gathers around the fire, 
Close by the hearth-stone sits the sire, 
There’s no place like home for me. 
Aunt Sue. 
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. 
The initials name a bird of prey; the finals a 
carnivorous and herbivorous animal. 
1. Reproach. 
2. A fashionable summer resort. 
3. An attorney in a spiritual court. 
4. Variety in musical movement. 
5. An imitator. 
6. A sailing vessel. 
WORD MAKING. 
(Add to one of the words in each list, the letter at 
the end, and transpose it into another word. 
Example: And, sadden, types, bards, poem, 
splash :—U. 
Add the letter U to the word “ bards,” and trans¬ 
pose into “ absurd.”) 
1. Music, time, overture, clove, vocal, turnip:—E. 
2. Aspire, press, maid, damson, tedious, tor¬ 
ture X. 
3. Bourne, haven, tavern, saved, burned, foulI. 
4 Share, bestow, plenty, fashion, fairy, meadow : 
—F. 
5. Battle, fire, inn, strife, tank, raid C. 
6. Lead, darkly, narrow, saws, spirit, porter:—D. 
ANAGRAMS. 
1. More shapes, Tom ? 6. Put special 
2. I graze on ration. 
3. I cannot reel. 
4. Old Gartia. 
5. Snap her. 
7. Base milk, Aunt. 
8. Get varnish. 
9. Arlim nut-oil. 
10. This tag away. 
Answers to Puzzles in tlie February Number. 
Cross Word.— Emporium. 
Anagrams.— 1. Synagogues. 2. Octogenarians. 3. 
Industriously. 4. Workmanlike. 5. Negotiable. 6. 
America, all, save one, within the boundary of the 
United States. The first city that you are to find 
is situated in a State that is better kno\Vn for its 
mountains and its rocks than for its size. The 
State is sometimes called after a kind of stone that 
abounds within its borders. This city is situated 
on a river that is noted for a number of large cotton 
and other mills, which its waters turn. There is a 
town in an adjoining State that is noted in history, 
for the famous but small battle fought there, aDd 
A PUZZLING MAP OF AMERICAN CITIES. 
Committees 7. Adolescent. 8. Pentateuch. 9. Un¬ 
disguised. 10. Contaminates. 
Concealed Nouns. —1. Fish. 2. Target. 3. Heart. 
4. Watch. 5. Dish. 6. Coat. 7. Key. 
Enigmatical Bouquet. —1. Phlox. 2. Cowslip. 
3. Coxcomb. 4. Tulips. 5. Buttercup. 
Illustrated Rebus, No. 482.—Fear God and 
keep His commandments, for this is the whole 
duty of man. 
Pi.—The keenest abuse of our enemies will not 
hurt us so much in the estimation of the discern¬ 
ing as the injudicious praise of our friends. 
Decapitated Trees. —1. Larch. 2. Orange. 3. 
Papaw. 4. Shaddock. 
Transitions.— 1. Page: pale, pall, poll, pool, 
tool, took, book. 2. Boat: bolt, bold, bond, band, 
land. 3. Salt: malt, melt, meat 4. Lead: head, 
held, hold, gold. 5. Lamp: lame, came, care, 
core, com, morn, moon. 6. Step: stop, slop, slot, 
soot, root, roof. 
Curtailed Bodies of Water. —1. Arabian, Per¬ 
sian, Indian : Arabia, Persia, India. 
Double Acrostic.— SCHUYLER-BURGOYNE: 
1. Shrub. 2. Chapeau. 3. Heifer. 4 Umbagog. 5. 
Yeddo. 6. Lily. 7. Ensign. 8. Rifle. 
Substitutions. —1. Fact, face, race, rice, rite. 
2. Revolve, resolve. 3. Absent, assent. 
Charade. —Checkmate. 
Scattered Square.— SNOW 
NONE 
ONCE 
WEEK 
llinslrated Reims, Mo. 484. —Old and 
young persons will both find very good advice here. 
Among' Some American Cities. 
The large engraving which is here given may be 
looked upon as a map. You will say it is a strange 
sort of a map ; but if you look sharp ten cities may 
be found scattered here and there upon it. These 
are of various sizes, from the very largest down to 
those that rank as small; they are all in North 
is to-day the center of much literature and learning. 
City No. 2 is one of the first ten in size, in the 
United States, located on a large bay not far from 
No. 3, which is not situated in any of the United 
States. This is noted for its wide streets, fine 
government buildings, etc. The relation of this 
city to the whole world makes it very well known. 
People are sometimes sent to this city by their 
friends_No. 4 is situated near a lake, and not far 
from the mouth of a very large river. It is a pleas¬ 
ant city to live in during the winter, but in summer 
it is too warm for the greatest comfort.No. 5 is 
partly new, but otherwise is one of the old cities of 
the United States. It is perhaps best known as a 
place where people go to spend the summer. For 
example, those who live in No. 4 during the winter, 
go to No. 5 to spend the summer. You would not 
expect to find those two cities near each ether on 
our map. It must not be thought strange if the 
next city is in some English country. It is a grand 
old city, situated on an island in a large and very 
beautiful river.There is a city near the head 
of a large lake, and this is our No. 7. It is noted 
for its extensive commerce, flour, etc.... .Quite un¬ 
like this is No. 8—one of our largest cities, and at. 
the same time one whose people—many of them— 
go daily into another city to their business, it is 
noted for its large and handsome churches.No. 
9, we are sorry to say, is known best for the excel 
lence of the beer which it makes. It is situated 
on one of the Great Lakes, and is a large export¬ 
ing city.. .To find No. 10, the last on the list, 
will not be difficult, after the others are all found. 
This easy task reminds us of the “Ten Little In¬ 
gins,” or rather of the one that was left after all 
the othefis had gone—do you remember where ? 
