mw^smm 
the plant until it has grown large enough to 
draw its own food from the soil. They are 
smaller than the other leaves, for, being so 
thick, they could not be folded close enough 
to be contained in the seed if they were any 
larger than they are; and their form varies 
much in different kinds of plants, generally 
bearing some resemblance to the shape of 
the seed from which thev sprung. They do 
ILLUSTRATED REBUS.-No. 13 
THE WILD ROSE 
A bov espied, in morning light. 
A little rosebud blowing; 
’Twits bo delicate and bright 
That he came to feast hi*sight 
And wonder at its growing. 
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red, 
Kosobud brightly blowing! 
I will gather thee." he cried, 
“ Rosebud brightly bjowtng!” 
Then I’ll at In/ thee," it replied. 
And you'll quickly start aside, 
With the prickle glowing." 
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red, 
Rosebud brightly blowing! 
But he plucked it trout the plain. 
Tile rosebud brightly blowing! 
Itturned and stung him, but in vain. 
He regarded not the pain, 
Homeward with it going. 
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red. 
Rosebud brightly blowing! 
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EASY LESSONS IN BOTANY 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—NO. 16 
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k the facilities for man- 
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(v, v ^^r using them are more 
^^ ailCl U1Ur ^ delighted 
tp qualities. All orders 
‘ should be sent In early, 
'~ r ~ r and be very clearly 
stated. M. J. PAILLARD A CO.. Agents, 
ISO Broadway, New Turk. 
1 am composed of thirty-one letters. 
My 30. 0, 4,30, 12, 12, 23, 0 Is the name of a man 
men tinned In the Bible. 
My 12,13,30, 4, 20 is a kind Of grape. 
My 29, 11. 30, 7 is a kind <d' fruit. 
My 17, m 15,30, 23, 12 Is the name of a river in 
England. 
My 28, 2,10,9,12, 30, 4,10. is a bird. 
My II, 25,80, 0. 19, 27, 30, 25, 4, 9 is a girl’s name. 
My 24,21, 30, 27 is a boy’s nickname. 
My 1,21.20, 29, 9, 20, 3, 5,17,19 is the name of a 
city in Oregon. 
My i&if 27,30, 10 is used by potters. 
My s. 13, 31, 7, 1, 4, 19 Is the name of a city in 
South America. 
My whole is an old and true saying. 
Marshall, Mich., April, 1809. Eva Crosman. 
%ST Answer in two weeks. 
rp O IVATt H-R I YERS. 
An Illustrated description of the Watches made by 
the American Watch Company of Waltham will he 
sent to any address on in,pUmtlon. 
In addition to u deacHp; of the Watches, the 
pamphlet contain* nioeii ot.i. . use till mforination 
to watch-buyers. ROB BIN.4 A a PPI.Kl ON, 
A RE AT REDUCTION IN PRICES 
BIBLICAL ENIGMA.—No. 2 
CIIICKEHING fit SONS’ 
GRAND,SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. 
We tills day issue a New Catalog ub, in which we 
print our vicity Lowest rRiCSS, nod from which wc 
make no DusuwUnt# ott Deviation whatever. 
Our object is to furnish to our Patrons the VERY 
hkst Pianos Which can ho mat u• uctured, and at 
the very lx ,west Prices w hich will yield us a lair 
remuneration. 
I am composed of thirty-two letters. 
My U0, 31, 19, 28, 26, 20 was a King of Judah. 
My 13, 11, 25, 24, 29, 12, 8, 33 is where we all must 
My fi, 21,17,10, 5,3 la a forest in Judah. 
My 3,18, 14, 80, 25, 17 was a queen’s name. 
My 31, 9, 27,17,20,4 is an unclean bird, mentioned 
in the Bible. 
My 9, 2«, ]3, 7,13 is n sacred mountain. 
My if), 11,22 Is a bird mentioned in the Bible. 
My 3, 23, 12 Wits tv priest. 
My whole may bo found in the Psalms. 
Oi&rencu Cctitdr, N. J. J. L. 
Answer in two weeks. 
A reliable timo-keepor is now an 
of necessity to every one, and as si 
Genuine Waltham Watches, with t 
im prove n enls, s re socerior to ETT 
We send single A/atfcHes /) Exftf* 
bill to cc liect o i d< llyer/ • o ajiy 
the counl ry. at r real lyjydueje d ftric 
allow the purchaser to open the p 
Pig. 2. Fig. 1. 
Pig. 1.—j), Plumule; r. Radicle ; c, Cotyledons. 
Km. 2 —b, leaf bud; c, Cotyledons. 
Some plants have only one cotyledon, like 
the wheat, grasses, lilies, and most plants 
With such long, narrow leaves, where the 
veins are parallel to each other; others have 
two cotyledons, like most of our garden 
flowers and vegetables, as well as the trees 
and shrubs of our orchards and forests; the 
pine and fir tree have several of them, and 
the dodder and many flowerlesa plants have 
none. 1 do not. wisli to discourage you by 
giving you hard words to pronounce, so I 
will not mention the scientific, names of each 
of these particular kinds. W hen you get 
older, you can learn all these things. 
You sec that these young trees have a bud 
at the end of the stem. This is called a leaf 
bud, and as t he stem keeps on growing in 
the center it sends out new leaves, contin¬ 
ually lengthening tile stem and clothing itself 
with beaut iful foliage below, while at the top 
there always remains a bud. If you should 
pick oil' this hud, the stem would cease to 
grow in that direction. Break oil a branch 
of n tree that has lived through the winter. 
You will see that it has a hud on the end, 
and this bud is enclosed in scales, as are all 
the buds on the t ree. Can you tell me what 
these scales are Ibr ? 
Yes, Wyatt, you are right. They are to 
keep the buds warm during the winter, to 
protect them from the Irost, which would 
chill the tender little things to death, Bo 
you suppose, if a shrub or tree should glow 
in a green-house, where the weather is like 
summer all the time, that the buds would 
have these scales? .X<>, it is only those ex¬ 
posed to the cold weather of winter that 
have scales; the same tree transplanted in 
the torrid zone would he entirely destitute 
of bud scales. 
Bo you think this is wonderful? It is all 
easily understood when we learn what 
causes them. They are young leaves that 
started to grow late in the fall, but were 
checked by the frosts and scanty nourish¬ 
ment, and in that way became hardened 
and titled to protect the bud they surround. 
With many good wishes, I am your 
Aunt Ollie. 
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Agraffe Bridge, Carved Legs, 
aud All Modern Improvements, 
ni Prices from S I75 to S600. 
It will be our aim, a* it lias been during the past 
Fokty-sk\ i:.v Years, to make the very rest pos- 
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are: —Never to sacrifice Quality of work 
DONE TO ECONOMY OF MANUFACTURE. 
CHARADE.-No. 11 
O, gloomy, gloomy is my first 
To all who step within; 
But doubly gloomy to the one 
Who dwell* there for his sin. 
O, silent., silent, are the-tongues 
Of those who a re my next; 
O, never be unkind to them, 
Or with their failings vexed. 
O, kindly full sweet Pity’s words 
Upon the outcast’s heart; 
My whole will toll how oft they come 
Their blessing to impart. 
Denio 
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from #1,050 to <1,300. 
Our pricks are as i.ow ms they possibly eon be to 
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very best quality or .Materials used iu every 
branch el Uiu business, 
Every piano made by us is fuli-y warrant¬ 
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CROSS- W0HD ENIGMA.-No. 6 
I a-i u.7L.. 
and PARLOR/ 
CHURCH 
My lirst is in cedar but not in pine; 
My second is in cattle but not in swine. 
My third is in noun but not in verb; 
My fourth is in rout but not in hei'b. 
My fifth is in wagon but not in sled; 
My sixth is in hand but not iu head. 
My whole is a city in China. 
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AMJM AND DRY PLASTER 
I’ve helped to build the monarch’s throne, 
Have helped to gain him fame and glory 
On field and stream I’ve gleaming shone; 
My record is the world's own story. 
Behead me. I am sharp and keen, 
Or soft and sweet, fond love denoting; 
In myriad places I am seen, 
Upon the air am often lloutin 
Answer iu t wo weeks. 
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» V Melodeons und Organs twenty-two years, aud 
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cheap instruments. 
We have nut made a great reduction In prices, and 
cannot, until a reduction in the price of labor and 
material will warrant uh to doing so. Organs are ad¬ 
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ble people can Judge of their value. 
Instruments of uur own make (twenty years old) 
are now valued by their owners as highly as the day 
they were bought, and it is our intention to sustaiu 
our old reputation. 
Illustrated Catalogues aud Price Lists sent free 
to any address. A liberal discount to Churches and 
Clergymen. GE0 . A. PRINCE & CO. 
....S. T. GORDON. 
JAMES BELLAK. 
PUZZLER ANSWERS. 
Illustrated Rebus No. 13 —Dependent peo¬ 
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Miscellaneous Enigma No. 15. — Stories for 
Rural ists. 
Metagram No. 5.—Rhine—Rhone. 
Cross-word Enigma No. 5.—Leonidas. 
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[Mothers of Smart Children are invited to contri¬ 
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A Sunset Idea.—From the smoky city of Pitts¬ 
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were ever visible, comes this four-year-oider: 
“Our Frank,” as his mother culls him, was out 
walking one evening a* iho sun was setting, and 
seeing Iho crimson coloring the western airy, he 
excloimed, “ Look, look! The utigols have a fire 
up in Heaven I” 
Daniel in the Den.— AUBIE’S mother often told 
her Scripture stories, and one day related the 
story of Daniel in the lion’s den, saying that 
God shut the lions’ mouths so they could not 
hurt him. “O yes,” exclaimed Addle, “I know, 
mamma; lie used Scalding's Glue!” 
“ Mother, have I got any children?” asked an 
nreliin of eight summers. “Why, no. What 
put that into your head, luy boy ?” “ Because I 
read in a book to-day about children's children.” 
“ Here, Biddy, the child is feverish; wash him 
in ice water und put him to bed.” 
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Send for a free Circular. . „_ 
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In this country the inamitiictine ofthese 
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