426 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
box fitted np as a house for a pair, and a barrel, divided 
on the inside by partitions, holes made in the side for 
doors, fitted with a straw thatched roof, and set upon a 
strong pole, as a house for several pairs. Almost any boy 
can contrive something that will answer for a pigeon- 
house, but there are some houses that are better than 
others, and those which are the safest, and the most com¬ 
fortable for the birds, and at the same time can be got at 
by the owner, are the best. In former volumes we have 
given some ornamental pigeon-houses, and we now give 
some very simple and practical ones from drawings by 
Mr. L. D. Snook, Yates County, N. Y. It is on many ac¬ 
counts better to have the pigeon-house inside of a shed, 
or other building, and the first two illustrations are 
placed inside, with openings in the side of the building 
to allow the birds to pass in and out. In figure 1 is shown 
the manner of attaching an alighting-board to the side of 
a building. The strip E should he about 3 inches wide, 
and nailed to walks XXX, six inches from the side of 
the building, to allow the droppings to pass freely to the 
ground. Figure 2 gives the interior of the pigeon-house 
and the arrangement of the roosts, nests, etc. It is a 
long box, one foot high, six feet long, and one foot wide, 
with a hinged top, B. One side of the box is left open, 
as this will go against the side of the building, where it 
should be securely fastened. In figure 3 is a view of a 
cheap portable pigeon-house, that will answer quite as 
well as a more costly one. This is one foot square, and 
from (i to 8 feet long. This house is intended to be fast¬ 
ened to the outside of a building, or it may be put up in¬ 
side of an open shed. The board or boards forming 
the back project four inches at each end, ns seen in the 
engraving; these projecting ends allow the house to be 
nailed or screwed up wherever it may be desirable. To 
provide an alighting-place, the bottom board projects 
four inches in front, as shown at T. Like the other, this 
has a hinged lid to allow the inside to be examined and 
cleaned out. Pigeons should be fed regularly, morning 
and night, they will eat all kinds of grain, peas and beans, 
and the house crumbs ; they should always be fed in the 
same place, and called to their food by means of a wood¬ 
en or tin whistle, or some such signal; they will soon 
learn the meaning of the sound, and can be called in at 
any time if they are anywhere within hearing. 
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Aunt Sue’s Chats. 
them smooth, and bored a large gimlet-hole in each end. 
Eight pieces like figure 1. Then two pieces of marline 
(a very coarse, well tarred string), eacli six feet long, and 
the swing was ready to be put together. To do this, we 
took one end (of one of the pieces) of marline, passed 
it down through two pieces of lath (fig. 1)—through No. 
3, through two more pieces of lath—through No. 2, 
through the seat (after having punch¬ 
ed a hole with the scissors through the 
blue rep over the hole already bored 
in the wood); passed the marline 
under the seat to the other hole on the 
same side of the swing; up again— 
through the seat—through No. 2 — 
through two laths (having the under 
and over one uniform with the first 
stringing on the side already done, 
i see figure 5)—through No. 3—through 
1 two more laths. That completed one 
side. We did the same to the other 
side of the swing; then fastened the 
ends of the marline with knots, as in 
figure fi. Through these knots we 
passed a stout stick (it was the handle 
of the hay-fork in the barn, to speak honestly), found a 
support for the stick, pushed the laths and sumacs up 
Fig. 5.— THE SWING. 
the strings, tucked in the baby, pulled down the 
“fences” to keep the cherub in, and I wish you could 
have seen the happiness 
beaming in the face of 
said “ cherub ” as she 
swung for ever so long, 
with a little pillow at her 
back. Such a swing is 
very easy to make, and 
no family with a baby Fig. 6.—HANGINGS, 
should be without one. 
Gus. W.—Your questions should be addressed to the 
publishers, and not to Aunt Sue. 
Fig. 3.— PIGEON HOUSE FOR OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING. 
A. F.—We have more cross ivords and numerical enigmas 
than we can ever publish. Good charades or riddles in 
rhyme would be acceptable. 
Margie.— Answers must always accompany puzzles 
when sent to us. We never desire any but original con¬ 
tributions. 
M. G.—We have made a swing for our baby, which we 
like very much (the “we” includes the baby). Audi 
will tell you just how 
we went to work. We 
went to the woods with 
a small saw, and cut 
some nice, straight 
stalks of sumac, about 
the size of a man’s 
home and sawed them into 
lengths of four inches and two inches (figs. 2 and 3). 
Figs. 1, 2, 3.— SLAT AND 
STICKS. 
thumb; brought them 
Peeled off the bark, pushed out the pith with a gimlet, 
and selected four of the 
nicest and whitest of 
each size. Then wo 
sawed a piece of board 
(half an inch thick) 12 
by 12, and bored a large 
gimlet - hole in each 
corner. This board we 
covered with blue rep 
(calico would do, you 
know, but we had the 
rep in the house), after 
wadding it pretty thick¬ 
ly with cotton-batting, 
and fastened it down by tacks underneath (fig. 4). Then 
we cut some laths into pieces 12 incites long, whittled 
Fig. 4.— BOTTOM BOARD. 
Tommy.— Your question comes too late this month for 
discussion. 
II. L. P.—I should think the answer to the rebus you 
send is—“ Handsome faces cannot escape washing.” 
The riddle is an old English one, and very good— 
“ Those who have me do not wish for me ; 
Those who have me do not wish to lose me ; 
Those who gain me have me no longer.” 
Answer: A lawsuit.—Here is another paradoxical one 
for you to guess; 
“ Formed long ago, yet, made to-day, 
I’m only used while others sleep. 
But few would like to give away. 
And none would wish to always keep.” 
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Those Centenmial Trees. 
If the Centennial tree cr trees were not planted last 
spring, do not forget them this fall. Recollect that it is 
the Centennial year until the end of December. Trees 
may generally be set in the fall, as well as in the spring. 
Each boy and girl, whose parents own the place on which 
they live, should put out a tree this year, to bo known 
as the Centennial tree ; if there are any little ones, too 
young to have a hand in it, you older boys should plant a 
tree for each of them. In different parts of the country 
you will choose different trees. You must ask some 
older person what will be best, and how to get it. For 
most places the Elm is best, and if taken from the 
woods, cut the branches off. and leave only a pole ; it 
will be much surer to grow, and will look much finer in 
a few years, than if they were left on. Hickories, Oaks, 
Chestnuts, and many others are difficult to transplant. 
Besides the Elm the Hard or Sugar Maple, and the White 
Ash are good trees, and transplant easily. But we have 
not space to say more about it. Ask your parents, and 
follow their advice. If possible, plant a Centennial tree. 
... The above was intended for last month, but as will 
sometimes happen, was crowded out. It is not too late 
yet, in all but places far northward, to plant trees, pro¬ 
vided we have a mild autumn. But you must ask the 
advice of older persons. 
Aunt Sue’s Fuzzle-ltox, 
NUMERICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of fifteen letters : 
My G, 9, 5, 7, 14, is a boy’s name. 
My 13, 10,13, 12, is a destructive worm. 
My 1, 8, 2, 3, 4, is a blemish. 
My 11, 7, 3, 4, 9, is a river in Europe. 
My whole is a city in Europe. S. L. P. 
CROSS WORD. 
My first is in May but not in June, 
My next is in star but not in moon, 
My third is in bee but not in sting, 
My fourth is in twine but not in string, 
My fifth is in limb but not in tree, 
My whole is a lady; pray who is she ? 
Bella C. E. 
pi. 
A inollnitcs nad het ainliun earth 
Ear redvin reev norud, 
Fi heyt veah nonight seel ot dring, 
Heyt stum hemvestles eb gunrod. Sue K. Sudds. 
SYNCOPATIONS. 
1. Syncopate something very light and leave a relative. 
2. Syncopate a vehicle and leave an animal. 
3. Syncopate something used for jewelry and leave some¬ 
thing used for cooking. 
4. Syncopate something an animal has, and leave the 
animal. 
5. Syncopate a mason’s tool and leave a toilet article. 
Ben. 
DIAMOND PUZZLE. 
1. Part of a building. 2. A fragment. 3. A Governor. 
4. A learned Italian. 5. Cold. 6. A color. 7. Found in 
every house. Xipp. 
SQUARE REMAINDERS. 
Behead three words having the following significations, 
and the remaining letters will form a square. 
1. An animal. 2. Food. 3. A boy’s nickname. 
Italian Boy. 
HIDDEN TRANSPOSED FRUITS. 
1. Helen said the fare appeared very high. 
2. Ned, gold is at par ; get all you can, honestly. 
3. The barren ice quits the shore. 
4. Harry, Berlin is the capital of Prussia. 
5. The niche appears high in the wall. C. A. Sproat. 
CHARADE. 
My first, as a verb, is right grievous I trow, 
When you and your lover must do it; 
On my second, when walking, pray don’t stub your toe. 
Lest you painfully find cause to rue it. 
My whole is a bird, and ’tis first-rate to eat, 
But don’t shoot it out of its season ; 
There’s a law to proteet it, 
And prithee respect it, 
For ’tis made with a very good reason. Charlie, 
puzzle. 
One thousand you divide by one ; 
’Tis very easy to be done ; 
Though many actions you have hid, 
’Twill show you all you ever did. F. W. G. 
a city. 
One-ninth of Lcwistown. One-sixtli of Toledo. One- 
eighth of Wheeling. One-sixth of Albany. One-sixth 
of Boston. One-tenth of New Orleans, and one-eighth 
of Brooklyn, form a city. John W. Wheatley, 
concealed square word. 
1. I like, very much, to see that fabric on chairs. 
2. Bridget, will you please to give Tom a handkerchief. 
3. I wish you would tell Anna I admire her exceedingly. 
4. The music has entirely cured my sadness. 
5. She had established excellent rules in the household. 
Sphinx. 
TRANSPOSITIONS. 
(Fill the blanks with the same words transposed.) 
1. He had to take-of the-home with iiim. 
2. lie received that-in an accident on the-. 
3. In order to-Jack, we gave him-. 
4. Don’t rub that picture with your-or you will 
-its beauty. 
5. He said he would-when it got down to-. 
Nip. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE AUGUST NUMBER. 
Double Acrostic. 
Daisy, Aster. 
D— or —A 
A— mo — S 
I— nle -T 
S—topp—E 
Y— ou —R 
Concealed Square 
Word. 
ENACT 
NITRE 
ATLAS 
CRAFT 
TESTY 
Transpositions.— Tame, team, meat, mate. 
