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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
197 
CllOSS-WORD. 
My first is seen in autumn, but never in the fall ; 
My next is seen in cricket, but not in bat or ball; 
My third is in the primrose, but not in hedge or bower; 
My fourth is in the fortress, but. not in wall or tower; 
My fifth is in the foreBt, but not in bush or tree ; 
My sixtli is found in laughter, but not in song or glee ; 
My seventh is found in butter, bntnotin cream ormilk; 
My eighth is seen in muslin, but not in wool or silk; 
My ninth is found in herring, not in all kinds of fish ; 
My tenth is found in platter, but not in cup or dish : 
. My whole is a misfortune, 
No matter how it came, 
Sometimes attributed to late. 
E’en though yourself to blame. 
pi. 
A makerr fo Peticane Rilveel si ta cone soulimun, itry- 
moon dan lymeit: “spectre het sabrestremman fo nay 
hotnes icecnenocs chiwh odbuts, chiwh ksese, chiwh 
kesil treteb ot ster ni thaw si ugave, dan veen ot tarcid- 
tonc stifle, hant ot figsidrue het nownunk hurtt yb vignig 
ti tafursee exdif dan reshapp thifuufaul.” 
METAMORBMS. 
It is a long time since we had any of these puzzles, and 
as you may have forgotten what the various letters, as 
old Roman numerals, stood for, and as they are not to be 
found in every dictionary, we give them here. 
A—500 
G— 400 
N—900 
T — 160 
B—300 
H — 200 
0—0 & 11 
V— 5 
C—100 
I— 1 
P—100 
W— 55 
D—500 
K— 250 
Q—500 
X— 10 
E—250 
L— 50 
R— 80 
V— 150 
F— 40 
M—1000 
S— 7 
Z—2000 
(Of course the W was not used in Rome, but we make 
two V’s of it, and credit it with 55 for our own use and 
benefit.) Example.— 16001005002000. Ans. Topaz (160— 
0—100—500—2000). 
1. 15050055900. 5. 20001000250. 8. 500501000200050 
B. 3002508015050. 6. 5150505001900. 9. 30080250500500 
3. 500900400. 7. 1000900525010. 10. 10050500150 
i. 40080160150. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE MARCH NUMBER. 
Scattered Square. I Metagram. — Master (or 
PLOW stream) ; out of which may be 
LOVE made the words—as, sat, at, 
OVAL tea, a, rat, meat, stare, east, 
WELL 'smart, set, star, steam, rate. 
Charade.— Thousand. 
Cross-word.— Be industrious. 
Biblical Enigma—R emember now thy Creator in the 
days of thy youth. 
Anagrams.— 1. Mythological. 2. Frontispiece. 3. In¬ 
ordinate. 4. Influences. 5. Substantial. 6. Unfortunate. 
7. Engineers. 8. Impossibilities. 9. Hybernating'. 10. 
Frolicsome. 
Syncopations.—B link, link, ink, in. 
Concealed Articles.—1. Kennel. 2. Spade. 3. Hoe. 4. 
Rake. 5. Well. 6. Shovel. 7. Pail. 8. Bench. 9. Stool. 
Transpositions— 1. Baker, break. 2. Sister, resist. 3. 
Medal, lamed. 
Double Acrostic. 
Monument—Memorial. 
M— usliroo — M 
O— bscur — E 
N—ottinglia—M 
U- mb —O 
M— anclato — R 
E— mpol — I 
N— icaragu — A 
T— rivia —L 
Drop-letter Words. 
1. Imprisonment. 2. Male¬ 
volent. 3. Consternation. 4. 
Circumstance. 5. Landscapes. 
6 . Uncongenial. 
Words Enigmatically 
Expressed. 
1. Barbarous. 2. Something. 
S. Farthing. 4. Kindred, 
o. Equipage. 6. Tendons. 
Blank Anagrams.— 1. Brigade. 2. Rheumatism. 3. Il¬ 
luminator. 4. Gladiator. 5. Metamorphoses. 6. Trouble¬ 
some. 7. Envenomed. 8. Together. 
Numerical Enigma.— Arithmetic. 
Illustrated Rebus. No. 474.— As the whirlwind passetli, 
so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlast¬ 
ing foundation.—Proverbs x., 25. 
No. 476. Illustrated Rebus. — By a little 
careful study some valuable advice may be obtained. 
A River Hunt. 
When DeSoto discovered the Mississippi River, it is 
said he was almost beside himself with delight, and felt 
abundantly paid for all the time and trouble given to the 
search. It is hoped that a like feeling, though in a 
smaller degree, may fill those of our young readers that 
may now set out on a River Hunt. The “ large 
streams of water flowing through the land ” are brought 
much nearer together on our peculiar map than they 
are in natnre, and again they do not have that resem¬ 
blance to each other that the ordinary geography gives 
them. The first river which we will set out to find rises 
in a lake in the west¬ 
ern slope of the 
Rocky Mountains, 
and after flowing 
south some distance, 
forms a part of the 
boundary between a 
State and a Territory. 
It is full of remarka¬ 
ble bends, rapid 
throughout, and has 
cataracts in the 
■mountain gorges. Its 
length is l,200miles. 
The tributaries are 
noted for the length 
of their names.—No. 
2. After a winding 
course of about 1,500 
miles it flows by a 
delta into the Atlan¬ 
tic Ocean. The delta 
is of great size, and 
the mouths are very 
numerous. The land 
drained by this river 
is 250,000 square 
miles, most of whicli 
is occupied by a 
vast woodless plain. 
There are two re¬ 
markable rapids in 
the stream in which 
the natives are often 
dashed to pieces in 
theirattempts to pass 
them in canoes.—No. 
3 has its source on 
the borders of the 
United States, and 
after flowing in a 
southerly direction, 
passes into a largo 
Sound, and thus to 
the ocean. On its way 
it forms.the boundary 
between two impor- 
drained by No. 11 has suffered greatly from the grass¬ 
hoppers in years past.—No. 12, wholly within a State 
better noted for its maple sugar, fine sheep, and green 
color of its mountains, than the extent of its rivers—in 
fact, this one is not generally called a river. It flows into 
a large lake of remarkable beauty, and noted for its his¬ 
torical associations. Some great battles were fought 
near this river something over a hundred years ago.— 
No. 13. “Last but not least.” The name is long, and 
it should be to correspond with the river, which, with 
its tributaries, is the longest in the world. The name 
of this river, sometimes spoken of as a “Father,” is 
noted for something which we will put to our young 
A MAP OF SOME STRANGE LOOKING RIVERS. 
taut States,and the valley thronghwhich it afterwards flows 
bears its name, and is noted for its fine farming land. The 
State is also of the same name.—No. 4 is a small river of 
only 135 miles, and a tributary to one that flows by the 
side of the largest island city in the world. This short 
river flows through one of the finest regions in this coun¬ 
try. Its name comes from a tribe of Indians which once 
lived in its valley.—No. 5 begins at the foot of a great 
lake, and afterwards serves as a portion of the boundary 
of the United States. After a run of 750 miles, it ex¬ 
pands into a gnlf which bears the same name. If not the 
longest, this is one of the largest and most important 
rivers in the world. It is noted for its beauty, celebrated 
cities, and many islands. A trip down this stream is 
new frequently taken by pleasure seekers.—No. 6. This 
great river is, like many others, formed by the union of 
smaller ones. It flows through treeless plains, and in 
many places the banks of the river are very high and 
steep. Sometimes these gorges are 7,000 feet, or almost 
a mile in perpendicular hight. The country along this 
river is noted for its relics and remains of races of people 
that lived many hundred years ago.—No. 7 is one of the 
smaller rivers, but it has a big name. Its course is south, 
and many of our boys and girls will have to go South to 
find it. This is no reason why it was put near the bot¬ 
tom of our map. It flows into a bay, and then the water 
passes into a gulf.—No. 8. This is a small river wholly 
within the borders of a single State, and empties its wa¬ 
ter into the ocean near a cape of the same name.—No. 9 
is one of the main branches of one of the leading tribu¬ 
taries of the largest river in the new world. This is a 
very familiar river to those who live in a large city, noted 
for its iron foundries and the smoke that is constantly 
hovering over it.—No. 10. The leading river of a large 
lumber Slate. It receives a number of tributaries on its 
way to the bay of the same name, which is of Indian 
origin, as is the case with many American rivers.—No. 11 
flows through a comparatively level country, and adds its 
waters to a great south-flowing stream. The country 
readers: “ What is that which runs and never flics—leg¬ 
less, wingless, with four eyes?" To go from one end 
of this mighty stream to the other—from the little cleat- 
lake up iu the North to the great gulf in the South- 
all along through that great Valley, with all its fertile 
acres, which is the pride of our great land—would be -a 
long and a pleasant journey; but having discovered—or 
at least made the discovery easy—we will leave the read¬ 
ers to decide the matter of farther travel for themselves. 
Another of* the ’Ologies. 
Some one asks, “Why don’t you have some more of 
those ’Ologies I” There are a great many “ ’Ologies," 
and most of them are too hard for boys and girls to 
understand. In February we selected Pomology , because 
we thought—yes 1 we knew, that fruit was a subject about 
which young people liked to hear. The study of the 
various kinds of strawberries, especially when they are 
ripe, is pleasant—to learn to distinguish in taste be¬ 
tween the finest kinds of pears, peaches, and grapes, is 
both interesting and agreeable. For young folks, there 
is probably no ’ology that stands ahead of Pomology, but 
if we must talk about another ’ology, let ns select 
Zoology. This word means a “ telling about animals,” 
and a person who can tell abont animals—that is, can say 
a good deal concerning animals—is a Zoologist. “ But 
why Zo-ologistf” you will ask. The “ology” part of 
the word yon understand, the first part is also from the 
Greek, from Zo-on (in two syllables), the Greek word for 
an animal. A boy or girl that makes a study of animals 
may in time become a Zoologist. There are a number of 
men, and some women too, who spend most of their time 
in finding out all they can abont various animals, and 
some of the animals they study are so small that they 
can not he seen without the use of the magnifying glass 
or microscope. “But what is an animal?” some one 
asks. That is a harder question to answer than yon 
think for. All living things—all things that grow and 
