no. 1.
geographical puzzle.
in the month of (a cape in massachusetts) a lady named (a city in brazil), and a gentleman named (a cape in virginia), went to (the capital of italy) in the (a lake in minnesota). they walked until noon, when the lady opened a satchel made of (a country in africa). it contained a fried (river in minnesota), some fine old (a river in south america), and a (islands in the pacific ocean) for each. as it had been (a lake in minnesota) and the (a river in england) was rather (a country of south america), they wanted to return to their home, but the (an island west of england) lost a cuff button made of (a city in new mexico), and ornamented with (a river in mississippi). while they were on the (a cape of north carolina) they met (a river of south america), who said he thought (an island near massachusetts), who was a colored woman.
pansy.
no. 2.
mixed animals.
in these examples the problem is to arrange the grouped letters so that they will form a word agreeing with the accompanying definition.
phelenta—the largest of quadrupeds.
spophoptiamu—a river-horse.
reazb—a striped horse.
elawh—a sea animal.
tribab—a furry animal.
bartie.
no. 3.
hidden fishes.
1. i have bought a new carpet, angelina. 2. lucy lost her ring. 3. tommy had ten chickens. 4. mr. stubbs had flung away all toby tyler's money.
bartie.
no. 4.
double acrostic.
1. a kind of cloth. 2. a precious stone. 3. a famous musical composer. 4. a glazier's diamond. primials—a bird. finals—part of the bird, connected, to join.
lodestar.
no. 5.
three progressive half-squares.
1.—1. a letter. 2. a preposition. 3. a latin verb. 4. anything very small.
2.—1. a letter. 2. to exist. 3. the cry of a sheep. 4. to support.
3.—1. a letter. 2. an abbreviation. 3. a covering. 4. to engage in conflict.
j. k. m. iles.
answers to puzzles in no. 156.
no. 1.
j a m e s
a d e l a
m e d a l
e l a t e
s a l e m
no. 2.
a ra b
d at e
a we d
m in e
no. 3.
lock. peach.
no. 4.
hate.
no. 5.
cupboard.
no. 6.
d o g
o b i
l eathe r
l ul l
no. 7.
e q m
a s p h u t r o b
e s s a y q u a i l m o n e y
p a t t i n b e d
y l y
answer to rebus on page 848—"there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."
answer to enigma on page 848—a rainbow.
correct answers to puzzles have been received from robin dyke, william a. lewis, john duerk, alfred and blanche bloomingdale, horace w. danforth, alice c. little, "junebug," "fairy godmother," lulu breese, emily godwin, archie ives, "mayblossom," fanny r. emerson, ben and ned, john twombley, hugh remsen, "fuss and feathers," brandt beekman, lena matthews, a. h. patterson, frank sinsabaugh, edith m. l., alfred kauffman.
[for exchanges, see 2d and 3d pages of cover.]
