Myfirstis that happy positionThe holders of stock love to see;'T is the point above which the aspiringAre evermore hoping to be.Mysecondmade haste for the doctor;His mother was ailing, he heard;And that mother ever had taught himTo revere and be kind to mythird.Then he went to mywholeand requestedIts master his mother would see,For he knew that myfirstand mysecondTo his mother most welcome would be.W. H. A.
Myfirstis that happy positionThe holders of stock love to see;'T is the point above which the aspiringAre evermore hoping to be.
Mysecondmade haste for the doctor;His mother was ailing, he heard;And that mother ever had taught himTo revere and be kind to mythird.
Then he went to mywholeand requestedIts master his mother would see,For he knew that myfirstand mysecondTo his mother most welcome would be.W. H. A.
The letters of each of the following anagrams may be transposed so as to spell the name of a well-known novel.
1. Nod, quiet ox. 2. Wilt sit over? 3. Visiting near H. 4. Earning my gun. 5. Lord Poicy is south. 6. But no nice clams. 7. I hem when I want to. 8. Is it of papa's homely Ted? 9. If we have lifted a cork. 10. We quit Dr., and run.
E. L. G. M.
E. L. G. M.
The problem is to change one given word to another given word, by altering one letter at a time, each alteration making a new word, the number of letters being always the same, and the letters remaining always in the same order. Sometimes the metamorphoses may be made in as many moves as there are letters in each given word, but in other instances more moves are required.
Example: ChangeLAMPtoFIREin four moves. Answer,LAMP,LAME,FAME,FARE,FIRE.
1. ChangeCOWtoRATin three moves. 2. ChangeHARDtoSOFTin six moves. 3. ChangeLEFTtoEASTin four moves. 4. ChangeHITtoLOWin four moves. 5. ChangeLONGtoWESTin five moves.
D. I. VERSITY.
D. I. VERSITY.
I.Across: 1. Poison. 2. An ancient philosopher memorable for his friendship with Pythias. 3. Large bundles. 4. A substance obtained from certain trees. 5. A strip of leather.
Downward: 1. In prove. 2. A nickname. 3. To seize by a sudden grasp. 4. A famous mosque. 5. Certain burrowing animals. 6. A cosy place. 7. A title of respect. 8. A word of denial. 9. In prove.
II.Across: 1. A very wealthy man. 2. A bricklayer. 3. Inhabitants of a certain European country. 4. To send back. 5. A benefactor.
Downward: 1. In Rhine. 2. A verb. 3. Vicious. 4. A low ridge of stone or gravel. 5. Freed from osseous substance. 6. The name of a captain in one of Jules Verne's stories. 7. Iniquity. 8. A preposition. 9. In Rhine.
NORA L. WINSLOW.
NORA L. WINSLOW.
Nilgang yam eb dais ot eb os kile eth hatemcatsim atth ti nac veern eb fylul ratlen.
Each of the words described contains the same number of letters, and the zigzag, beginning at the upper left-hand letter, will spell a day famous in history.
1. A creeping vine. 2. A common insect. 3. A cover. 4. Nourished. 5. Placed. 6. A boy's nickname. 7. A kitchen utensil. 8. To augment. 9. An extremity. 10. A conjunction. 11. A fabulous bird. 12. Conducted. 13. To delve. 14. A month. 15. A song.
HENRY C. ROBERTS.
HENRY C. ROBERTS.
Across: 1. Unmarried women. 2. With quick beating or palpitation. 3. A musical term meaning "slowly." 4. A gentle blow. 5. In water. 6. An exclamation. 7. A marked feature. 8. A French coin. 9. More comely.
The central letters spell articles much worn during the summer. The letters from 1 to 2 name the delight of invalids during the summer months; from 3 to 4, an instrument used for timing races.
L. LOS REGNI
L. LOS REGNI