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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
[September, 
[COPYRIGHT SECURED.) 
THE UNWELCOME VISITOR .—Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
CHARADE. 
My first, some grain, was from a farmer bought, 
And on long credit its delivery sought; 
But quite without his host the buyer reckoned, 
For—answering loud and firmly with my second— 
The farmer vowed he’d have my -whole or naught. 
Tempt. 
NUMERICAL ENIGMA. 
I am composed of 10 letters. 
My S, 5, (i, is a metal. 
My 3, !), 10, is a relative. 
My 10, 0,1, is an adverb. 
My 4, 2, 8, is an article of apparel. 
My 7, 5, 0, is a dangerous medicine. 
My whole is a well-known name. Helen. 
DIAMOND PUZZLE. 
1. One thousand. 2. A Portuguese coin. 3. A kind 
of wood. 4. One who rescues. 5. An ancient Greek. 
0. Not insulting. 7. The theme of many poets. 8. A 
room. 9. Something essential to every one. 10. Not 
known. 11. An inhabitant of a certain classic country. 
12. An animal. 13. A consonant. The center letters, 
horizontal and perpendicular, give an inland sea. 
II. T. Isbesteb. 
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. 
A scene of scandal in New York, 
That erst created so much talk. 
1. A building that in Brooklyn does abound. 
2. lias lost iier throne where she was proudly crowned. 
3. The Indian follows it to find his way, 
_ 4. And utters this expression of dismay. VI. C. O’L. 
TRANSPOSITIONS. 
(Fill the blanks with the same letters, transposed.) 
1. The loss of-at the-stand, fairly 
made-witli rage. 
2--- went-to feed the birds which he 
kept in-. 
3. Some boys arc such -, one - more, and they 
you would become a-. 
4--vandal! why destroy the-which 
know-j Tempt. 
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE JULY NUMBER. 
Alphabetical Arithmetic.— 14G)G2-1703,4278. (Key- 
Profundity.) 
Equivocal Words. —1. Apparent. 2. Ball. 3. Baste. T 
4. Bait. 5. Bear. 6. Art. 
Anagrams.— 1. Comparison. 2. Recognized. 3. Ex¬ 
emplified. 4. Gibberish. 5. Palmistry. 6. Indolent. 
7. Ascertained. 8. Interposed. 9. Distempered. 10. 
Appertaineth. 
Cross-Word.— Steeple. 
DOUBLE ACROSTIC. 
B — 
ilboc 
— S 
O — 
ccup 
— Y 
R — 
a , 
— M 
E — 
b 
— B 
A — 
d 
— O 
S - 
cul 
— L 
pi. 
now sweet and fresh this vernal day! 
How musical the air ! 
Flowers were never seen so gay, 
Or Nature half so fair. 
Arithmorems. —1. Siphon. 2. Chaos. 3. Violet. 4. 
Exalt. 5. Stone. 6. Deviate. 7. Freight. S. Often. 9. 
Weighty. 10. Naughty. 
Numerical Enigmas.—1. Charles H. Delanoy. • 2. Phi¬ 
ladelphia. 
Rebus.— Some people say “ labor is disgraceful,” but 
on such slanderers should infamy fall. 
AUNT SUE’S NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Jere Plumer. —The answer to the numerical enigma 
in the April number is, “A stitch in time saves nine.” 
How did it happen that that one puzzled yon ? 
E. L. C.—Tell “ Auntie” that enigmatical questions 
are frequent in the scriptures, and that all Eastern nations 
cultivated, more or less, this species of composition as an 
efficacious means of calling forth the speculations of the 
wise men upon the numerous and inexplicable mysteries 
hidden in religion, nature, and art. 
Carrie. —A little alcohol will remove the stains of 
violet ink from your fingers ; eologne-water, which is 
chiefly alcohol, will answer the purpose. 
I am waiting t,o report on the “ oven” squares ; it was 
hardly fair to ask you to puzzle over the oven in July, was 
it ? Next summer we will take “ snow.” 
Thanks for letters, puzzles, etc., to Willie S., Mary and 
Kate, Tom, Lena G., L. N., and Owego. 
T3ie rinrclpoino "Visitor. 
Did you ever see a nestful of young owls ? If not, you 
have an odd sight in store for .you. There are a number 
of different kinds of owls in this country, and they differ 
in the manner of making their nests. Some build a rude 
nest upon the branch of a tree; some find a hollow tree 
in which to raise tlieir young; and there is one droll 
little owl in the far West that makes use of the burrows 
of the Marmots, or Prairie-dogs as they are called, for its 
dwelling. Nothing is more comical in appearance than 
a baby-owl. The thing appears to be all head, and that 
head nearly ail eyes. Such a wonderful amount of blink¬ 
ing and winking as they do! We suppose that, however 
droll the little owls appear to us, they are in the eyes of 
Mr. and Mrs. Owl perfect beauties. Years ago, when the 
writer was studying French, he read a fable, which as 
near as he can recollect ran something in this way : The 
Eagle and the Owl had for a long time been at war, but 
at length they concluded to make peace, and live ever 
after on friendly terms.. So they talked the matter over— 
birds are said, you know, to have been able to talk in 
those days—and came to an agreement about various mat¬ 
ters. Oue of the conditions of the treaty of peace was that 
neither should disturb or injure the young of the other. 
“But I have never seen your children,’’ said the Eagle ; 
“describe them to me, so that I shall know them.” 
“ Oh ! ” said the Owl, “ you will know them at once by 
their great beauty; they have the most elegant form of 
any birds, and such beautiful eyes and sweet mouths! ” 
In a day or two, the Eagle, while out hunting a dinner, 
came across the Owl’s nest. “ Hallo! what strange 
things have we here ? ” said the Eagle; “ these can not 
be young owls, for they arc little beauties,” and there¬ 
upon he gobbled them up. Fables, you know, always 
have a “ moral ” attached, but I think every bright boy 
and girl will be able to see the point of this one without 
its being shown. The young owls ill the picture are old 
enough to be out of the nest, and they are thrown into 
astonishment- by the appearance of a strange creature, 
the like of which they have never seen before. The ob¬ 
ject that engages their attention is the caterpillar of the 
Royal Moth, which lives upon oak-trees. It is a very 
large and showy caterpillar, and its long curved horns 
give it a very formidable appearance. No wonder that the 
owlets are startled ; we have known much larger young¬ 
sters, who did not wear feathers, to be frightened at it. 
