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Show Odd Cangles. Word dcflttitlons, unless otherwise stated, nre accorllng tn Webster s International In-ternational Illcllonsry, Llppin oil s Gazetteer Ga-zetteer or Phllili s s nictlonar) or Illo-graphical Illo-graphical II. ferrnce Original contributions contribu-tions .111 ho welcomed, communications for this department In be addressed to II. It ChadboLirn, Lewlston, Me ICI-AKiAMCniCAN HOOK. nonnnr. llK-TnAVr08ITIOK TW O trees and shrubs their gala dress dlspi i) Ithodora hastes her purple ONB to woar In vestments white the cherry and the pear Cornels In light nttlre with rubles gay. And peach ln rosy garb announce the Can aught beneath the rosy skis com. pare For tenderness of tint, and sweetness rare. With apple treee in festive array' Th softened flush of the unfolded flower, Anl plrk bads nestling mid thn green-Now green-Now red birds carol ln tho earlv houi. And nsura-erested Java on cedar trees And htim-ttrds warbling in the garden bo we r, Proclaim In sprihhtl) songs, the Juhl. 11M.-A FAMILY TANOM5 Can ou tell anything more singular? Mr A was born tn IhsO In due time mar rled and evei lusllv died Hut long afterward after-ward his blogrinh.r discovered that the number of his birthdays after Isho was equaled lit the number of y children Mere rematkable silll his Cow lived to an age whlth was considerably more than the square or the number of children chil-dren and died whll her fnther and her father father th former at an age equal to the cube of theilumber 1 f children-were still living llow whs this possible and what was the number of children In this rsmirk. ablo family? HALl'lI. 11K -ri.on i. colors There Is a purpli icel said Junl-i, Now muih an-idel called I m old fashioned I suppose Mv taste Inclln. tn some bright , W hlle for s paler lint I think There s nothing daintier than ", Although a t harming blue Is new It s Named for the flr tiowers called The) bloomed In )onder Held, wh re dim rill stalks of raie.gnld evening Though some think purple such a trial It 1 most supiem. In deep dep " nd when an raster bonnet I lack Color and dower shall both bo But for the summer I ureter While, softly touched with '""., c 11M -RKBL-S SUMMERS! MMBR bl'MMER Bl'MMIER PfMSlr H SI MMBR SUMMER SI MMBR lU'MMr'Rilt MMBR Ml MUCK 81 MMBR RrMM.ERrU'M.MER HUMMER fll'MMER Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Hammer What Irish ballad de the two u.ttnm lints of words represent? MU'LE. 1129-CIIAHADK. Votaries to fashion are the), Dressed In the handsomest st) le. Llght-hearied TOTAL and gay Speaking with no ONE of guile. Chatting of parties and beaux, r lashing like Jewels their wit. Talking of friends and foes, 1 Idl) a shadows lh it 111! , Just In llfos morning the) live. Heedless of lifts mysteries, Ah' U thev onl) would give TWO ON U to fashion and ease! Oh- If the) only ONK TWO I.lahtl) of times precious flight; Surely more gravely they d Mew Life s coming conflict nnd night 11. L. C. 1 ll)- ANAGRAM I The THIN DJuQUIblNO of their Ihouirhts, feelings or purposes is tho w IIOLU characteristic or some people They seem to think It Is a ery amusing way to treat a friend so that ho may be II oroughly tn)stined In regard to what they have done or Intend tn do even at times, going so rsr as to lead him to be lleve that they mean to do the exact opposite op-posite of whit he desires them to do and the exnet opposite of what the) really Intend to do nnd then laugh very heartily when they are finally found out It Is a Biiestlon In m) mind whether such THIN IR.UIM.NO of their Intentions Is a good W HOLB characteristic or not At least there Is a notslhlllt) of It leading to unpleasant, un-pleasant, if not disastrous, consequences. 1111 -TRANSDhLETION . (Example I'rate, tare, tea, at, a) A little orphan girl once made this prayer ll nu see shed never had nice clothes to Her parents ONE grief rarely slnglo come Three )urs the Sheltering W Ing had been her home No TWO th dull, brown garb the whole homo FOLR Oppressed her childish soul each day tho No TW o the small mite longed to bo the T11RLC Of plttv close or craved variety For all her 1 fa contained not one bright thing-It thing-It had nol even Love's warm coloring So these ilia last words of her evening praver) 'An' sen )our chlte somn pltty close lo wear I'd love, a ii wight blue cloak an' wed, wed dwess (It orter have a sellow sash I dsss W Iv FlVJSs of twinge, jus wmt you flnk ) An' sen u hat, please, Cod I d like it pink. SIX ani usser kin' you have arouu , Hut, SUVE.N don t sen' me sny bwown' MAI1EL I' nat-niDDLn. I am verv Isrge Indeed, A spacious ro m or hall I need. Man persons go and eome, All round there Is a lively hum Of voice and tro ioung and gay Dance m.rrilv Till break of dty I m oft kept ip Again. I m thrown for pleasure through the air 1 ve known Full msnv a kick from active lad And never felt It was too bad A sourie if 1 leasure as )nu see. So far 1 haw uppeared 10 le No douht o 1 ve seen jour gradma sit In her low r klng-ehalr and knit, In her hip 1 m lying snug Or rolling n nd upon tho rug Man) a hem Ivlng low, Was slain b me I alwn) go To war I m erialn tn be round At .-very siege and battle around, I m In your eve jet 1 hold all The men and women short and tall, I lion my bosom, let none mil E R n Hay's Frize. A pretty .ditlon of Milton s poetical works will t given tho sender of th best lot of answers fnr May The solutions whether one or several each time are to be forwsrded In weekly Installments and full credit will he given each competitor at the elm. cf the month ANSWERS. 11H-A qanrier after three, llll-iemei leernt. 1117 -Or e race ins Mi ,t nine cents. Ills -w I en then "' Incandescent, (Inca-Andss-icent ) r i: r EA N K D I. I M II S A L, A T INKS N 1 T E V r I A L E M 1 N I I V O Ti E N T I N 15 S I! I N li 3 A ! L 1122 Lamei table I18J,-merleai |