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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
319 
CROSS-WORD. 
My first is in cleaver but not in knife, 
My next is in bagpipe bnt not in fife, 
My third is in pity but not in ruth, 
My fourth is in infant but not in youth, 
My fifth is in fragment but not in piece, 
My sixth is in poultry but not in geese, 
My seventh is in bolster but not in bed, 
My eighth is in yellow but not in red, 
My ninth is in stay but not in bide : 
My whole is nothing but empty pride. Maggie. 
SUBTRACTIONS. 
1. Take one from four and leave one. 
2. Take two from five and leave one. 
3. Take three from five and leave five. 
4. Take two from three and leave five. 
5. Take one from six and leave eight. 
6. Take one from six and leave nine. 
SQUARE WORD. 
1. To desire. 3. A household article. 
2. A gem. 4. A girl’s name. 
F. Clark. 
NUMERICAL ENIGMAS. 
1. lam composed of 29 letters : 
My 5.10, 29, 15, 25, 8, describes a wheel in motion. 
My 19,13,16, 22,1, is an article of apparel. 
My 17, 18, 11, 6, 14, 3. 2, 7, means this or that. 
My 12, 28, 26, 20, 25, 21, is imaginative composition. 
My 23, 6, 9, 4, 7, is extreme. 
My 24, 17, 27, is heard of grasses and grain. 
My whole cautions us against false pretenses. 
2. I am composed of 11 letters : 
My 3, 2,10,11, is much used by dressmakers. 
My 6, 2, 2, 4, is a corner. 
My 8, 5, 6. is a receptacle. 
My 7, 10, 9, 1, is surly. 
My whole is a bird. G. W. Evans. 
POSITIVES AND COMPARATIVES. 
(Example.— Grain, an angle. Corn, corner.) 
1. Goods found but not claimed ; a thin cake. 
2. A violent motion ; a country in Europe. 
3. What blasters do; to meddle. 
4. An article of food ; a tool. 
5. To wait on; easily injured. 
6. A number; general course. 
7. A coin ; the middle. 
8. To clothe; a kitchen table. 
ANAGRAMS. 
1. Gift protege. ~5. Send rim. 
2. B. Hnnter. 6. Sent charm. 
3. Irene Post. 7. Drew, read. 
4. Rant scene. 8. Very idle. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES JN THE JUNE NUMBER. 
Numerical Enigma.— This one half human, one half 
divine. 
Anagrams.— 1. Naturalist. 2. Statesmanship. 3. Coagu¬ 
lates. 4. Youngster. 5. Unobserved. 6. Wretchedness. 7. 
Negative. 8. Disconcerted. 9. Examined (the anagram 
was erroneous, and the author apologizes). 10. Delivery. 
Changes.— 1. Heir, air. 2. Peer, pier. 3. Gilt, guilt. 4. 
Cousin, cozzen. 5. Sees, seize. 6. Not, knot. 
Transpositions.— 1. Sole, lose (shad, dash). 2. Dame, 
made. 3. Acre, race. 4. Runt, turn (hare, hear). 5. Veil, 
live. 6. Mite, emit. 
Alphabetical Arithmetic.—3014)91765082(30446. Key- 
New Codfish. 
Half Square. 
YOSEMITE 
O L E V A N O 
S E J O I N 
E V O R A 
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Animals Enigmatically 
Expressed.— 1 . Mastodon. 2. 
Catamount. 3. Chinchilla. 4. 
Hippopotamus. 5. Panther. 
6. Donkey. 7. Badger. 8. Goat. 
Concealed Names of 
Poets.—1. Brown. 2. Coke. 
3. Cowper. 4. Scott. 5. Gay. 
6. Logan. 7. Lowell. 8. Hall. 
Counties in Georgia Enigmatically Expressed.— 
1. Newton. 2. Chatham. 3. Stewart. 4. Campbell. 5. 
Upson. 6. Carroll. 7. Crawford. 8. Baldwin. 
Scattered Square Words.— 
ARTS SHOT PILL AILS AIRS 
RIOT HARE IDEA 
TOLE ORES LEAN 
STEM TEST LANE 
Double Acrostic. 
Ethan—Allen. 
E— urek —A 
T— rowe — L 
H— ul —L 
A— gat —E 
N—apoleo—N 
Illustrated Rebus No. 471 
STAR 
T I RE 
ARTS 
REST 
IDEA IDEA 
LENT REAM 
SATE SAME 
Puzzle. — Zone (from 
“ dozen.” 
Decapitation. — March, 
arch, char, charm, harm, arm, 
mar. 
Cross-word. — Friendship. 
.—Small leaks sink great ships. 
No. 479. Illustrated Reims.—A few words 
of wisdom worthy of study by both old and young. 
Among; the Birds. 
This morning early, in fact, before we were up, the 
birds were out and giving their free open air concert, to 
ail who would listen. The thoughts that this mingled 
morning song of gladness brought to us, were various ; 
but among others, this; that perhaps the boys and girls 
of our American Agriculturist family, would like to have 
a Bird Rebus; and so we have had the artist draw some 
birds in his peculiar way. It is our work to give a little 
description of each, and leave it for the young readers to 
make out the rest. 
The first bird we will 
notice, is pretty gen¬ 
erally distributed 
throughout the coun¬ 
try, especially near 
large bodies of water. 
It prefers the quiet 
and solitude of the 
forest during the day, 
and is most easily 
found in early morn¬ 
ing, standing motion¬ 
less by the side of a 
pond, etc., watching 
patiently for a fish, 
which, when within 
reach, is caught in 
the long bill, with 
about the quickness 
of lightning. Its nests 
are made in high 
forks of trees in 
swamps, where it is 
difficult for naughty 
or other boys to get 
the eggs or young 
birds. It may be said 
that the bird is of a 
bluish color, and has 
very long legs.—No. 
2 is one of the com¬ 
mon smaller birds, 
with rather highly 
colored plumage, sly, 
cunning, and very 
restless; in fact, a 
noisy bird, and one 
not at all liked by 
other members of 
the feathered tribe. 
It is unsafe to always 
judge of an object 
entirely from exter¬ 
nal appearances—so 
here the beautiful garb of this bird is not a correct 
index of the heart within. It is a robber of other birds’ 
nests, sucking the eggs, and devouring the young, at the 
same time being attractive in form and coloring, and 
graceful in movement.—No. 3 is a game bird, and one 
that every hunter likes to find in abundance. When 
found in the deep forest, these large reddish-brown birds 
are very tame and unsuspicious, but in older parts of the 
country, they get very wild and shy, from frequent con¬ 
tact with the sportsman. The way a group of these 
birds will retreat and hide themselves when discovered, 
is quite surprising. The nest is built of brush aiid 
leaves, and upon the ground. On the wing this bird is 
very swift, and its flight is far from a silent one. Like 
little boys on campaign years, they do a considerable 
drumming.—No. 4 is one of the large birds of prey ; that 
is, a bird which lives upon animals, and those often of 
considerable size. Stories are told of severe struggles 
between this bird and men, who are bold enough to go 
into the solitary mountain regions, where they abound. 
The head, neck, and front of the breast are bare of feathers, 
giving the great, ugly bird a savage and disagreeable ap¬ 
pearance. No nests are made, but instead the two eggs, 
about four inches long, are laid upon the bare rock, with 
a few sticks around them.—No. 5 is a common bird in 
the United States; it builds its nest in holes, which it 
digs in sand banks, along the borders of streams. The 
hole is often 6 or 8 feet in length, and very crooked. Its 
food is mostly fish, which it obtains by diving. The 
note of this bird is loud and harsh, but when heard above 
the roar of the water-fall, is not disagreeable.—No. 6 in¬ 
habits the pine forests of the Northern and Middle States, 
and derives its food from the pine cones during the cold 
weather. The bill of this bird is peculiar, but so well 
adapted for its work, that nature in making it of an un¬ 
usual form, knew well what she was about. During 
deep snows, they often gather around the hunters’ and 
wood-choppers’ cabins, in great numbers.—No. 7 raises 
its young in the neighborhood of fresh water lakes, in 
the interior of the United States, and is afterwards found 
along the sea coast in autumn. The nests' are built 
in the tops of broken trees, out of danger from rising 
water, and egg-loving animals.—No. 8 includes.a number 
of birds under the same name. The one we have selected,! 
is a common and well-known kind, which comes North, 
from its warm summer quarters in the South, near the I 
first of April. About the middle of May a nest is b*ilt in 
a lilac bush under the window, or in some other handy i 
bush or tree. The nest is constructed of fino twigs, 
grasses, etc., and neatly lined with horse hairs. It is in i 
these little nests, that the mean cow-bird lays her great 
white egg, which is hatched out by the little foster 
mother, to the great discomfort of her own little ones.— 
No. 9 is noted for getting up early in the morning, and 
SOME OLD BIRDS IN A NEW FORM. 
does it by making circles in its flight, which grow larger 
and larger, as it gets higher and higher. All this time it is 
said to be singing a beautiful morning song. We say, “ it is 
said,” because this bird does not exist in America, but is 
famous in the countries of Europe. There is a kind in, 
this country, that is frequently found in the meadows,, 
but as fur as we know, it has no enviable reputation for 
“going out to meet the sun,”—in fact, it is a low flyer, 
but pleasant in its singing.—No. 10, the last bird we 
will mention, is one noted for its great strength, it being 
a large “ bird of prey.” It is now seldom seen east of 
the Rocky Mountains, and is rare everywhere. This 
noble bird, over three feet in length, is remarkable for 
its long sustained flight, which it performs with the 
greatest ease and grace. It seems fitting that we 
should close our notice of the birds, with one which 
holds his high place, as the “ King of Birds.” 
The Spring Beetle, or 44 Blacksmith.’*— 
A queer looking beetle came in a box by mail, which has 
been sent, as a great many 
other insects are, for a 
name and a description— 
that is, the sender wishes 
us to tell about it. This 
beetle is of a peculiar ashy- 
black color, with two large 
velvety spots on its back, 
which are mistaken for 
enormous eyes by those 
who do not observe that 
they are not in the head. 
The real eyes will be found 
in the head, and just back 
of the long feelers that are 
so finely jointed and look 
somewhat like a string of 
beads. If you happen to 
catch one of these beetles, as you may at this time of 
year, and place it on its back, you will see some fun. 
After a short time with a clicking sound the beetle will 
throw itself into the air and come down on its feet, and 
start off as if nothing uncommon had happened. 
