Show oad Caijks Word definitions unless otherwise stated iro according lo Websters International Inter-national I Dictionary Llpplncotts Gazetteer Gazet-teer or PhllllpBi Dictionary or Biographical Bio-graphical Reference Original contributions contribu-tions will be welcomed communications for this department to be addressed to E R Cliadbourn LotvlBion Mel 1 co 1C01NOVEL CHECKER PUZZLE X LcN X 0 1XVN > i I < > Foi Ix o iXJZ tXN o X cxxixx o iX1XJ XIXIXXXo XIXIXXX I 0 O t Cut out six plqcfcp of paper olnillar to these add two small squares AQ two of the pieces and arrange wholo In tho form of a squuro ao that jio tVo buttons shall ho on the same straight line horizontal vertical or diagonal P ls S a 1ioCOHJ R DE ONE the chanceful April wenthcr When the birds about the TWO Wear tholr gayest cap and fpullinr Chant and chute as choirs will do VolccB clearest lnlons llectest What a merry war they wage But the cheeriest and sweetest Is the singer ONE the cage When October mists arc chilling And the TOTAL Dleasiircs oliurm When our summer birds aro trilling Farcyouwell to wood and farm Wbcn they Hy whore aides arc bluest Where the snowstorms never rage Then the tcmlereet and truest Is tho singer ONE tho cage cageM C S 1303 PREFIXES Prefix a proposition to the word supplying sup-plying the ilrsl blank In order to find the second 1 She often comes to school with her hair BO carelessly that she Is sharply by her teacher J There Is one horse loft In the take him and rldo to tho church to BCO them the now minister 3 1 was set to keep thc but became so Interested In the game myself as to neglect my duties d I Thoao Highlanders are forever and engaged In porno border skirmish or H lIe Is now employed by a Now York time I head of which they say Is rather 6 Tho captain hummed 1 a all throuchthe retreat being a very philosophical philo-sophical soldier of i Jtnll turns on the of tho duo whether ho goes on to fortune or becomes an 8 You have not given the correct in parsing that word and It will require somewhat more application to study If you Intend to become a scholar 0 One of tho lock scorns to bo broken brok-en and you must turn the kcv tho rlcht DOROTHEA 1301 L1NKADE Cook said she needed TWO And so was clad To send a TOTAL by a neighbors lad But lo instead of TWO So frncnmt leaved I A ONE of onions rank the cook received No TWO was I lo send by that half wit Sho said i knew hed make a ONE of IU SPICA o 1305 CHARACTERISTIC INITIALS Time Initials aro those of wellknown persons and the words describe thorn somewhat 1 Used Siege Guns 2 Wantonly Murdered Mur-dered 3 lias Been Singled 1 Able Contractor Con-tractor 5 Trusted Ruler f T Taught Bettor Bet-tor Rules 7 Judicially Devotes Rlchcn S Earnest Endeavor Helper 9 Never Despaired 10 Able Legislator 11 1 Peoples Peo-ples Trusted Boaster AUNT AMY 12JjA FLOWER SHOW 1 When Flora rides thin flower Indeed Arrays her fairy steed 2 A page attendant on her ride The next flower will provide 3 And when her minions disobey Shogots In this they say I When morning tints the eastern skies 1 Sue bids Ibis lower arise f i And when the heat becomes too glow Inc This Ho > v rls I always blowing 6 Hut when her presence Is mado known This other Mower IB blown 1 While Junos peacock scream In chorus cho-rus This flowers song Is I Floras 8 The fence I that KiumlK her uifcly round With this llowcr la I found 9 Now as tho day gives place to night This Mower gleams round and white 10 And If the night be somewhat cold This flower you may behold M C S 4 1307 A R1TJ1MET1CAL The author believes time following will prove not quite au simple us It appears A sum of money Is to bo divided among four persons A B C and D After some dispute It was agreed that A should have inctblrd B onefourth C onefifth and D jiiettlxih Cs share Is more than Da Requlrod tho sum anti the different Sharon IL II I ALPIIAGRAM Oh the ardor of youth and the tingle of biiiUh How ve hmlij s them when once they are Mown For In soberest truth neither honors nor wealth Can at all for their absence atone Yet vo love to live oer all our triumphs of yon And our battles fight over again When the FIRST we dolled as we strode In our prldo Over fallow or SECOND or fen Vc were tougher than THIRD and for beast llHli or bird Wed keep I trudging from daybreak till dark Wed be noakcd lo the skin get no FOUR fur nor fin Yet wed count It a Jolly Koodlark But today theres Limo gout no we cannot KO out And we fume and vx fuss and we fret Or the morning Is damp that lumbago or cramp Shouldwc venture outside while Its wet Ah tboac Godgiven bowors and those halcyon hoiirp Cun It ho that forever theyvrt lied No indeed while their Joys we reneW as our hoyn All our own happy foostops retread R it C lm RIDDLE He watched It Moating overhead Lilted his bat and softly said My fortune honor llfQ would bo Won wanted In defending Urea I Meanwhile he trod It underfoot And spurned It with his litivyboot Yet tho Impression none could ucc It was morn obdurate than he lie met It In a marshy glade It Hlood with drawn and ready blade Tin time for me to go he thought Ive wandered farther than I ought Time way was long tho sum was bright lie plodded on Hbost ho might With 1 weary foot and utnckvned speed What did no do Just tbls indeed MABEL P August Results Prize winners 1 Margaret M Thur man Lchl TTiiib U Mrs Ruben Moat 1CIS East Brlghnm street Salt Lake city Utah Oilier excellent solutions are acknowl CcJccd from Laura K BcJJ M C Foe dick W 11 Ilayca Eugene Simmer Mrs C B Wales Dee ICff Cay 1 Frank Crosby C B Jncohm Ala K Fernald 11rs J IV Ialln Elsie 1 Nelll J 1llIlIj X E pf1lclr J1LJwl FlrmUlI Fred A dormer t Hllo K Stewart sirs 1 i1 J DavlsIlnrrlel Nuyvs J M Ward Alma IIrpol N II Cook At1IL ryman Mrs S 13 True 0 J Ditch ehlll I P Rowcll ANSWERS I 1132 To escape mans Ills you should ceano to harbor them 1201 Incomplete 12H Stevenson = Ti ensure Inland Thor Tho-r < kc > r IJIackmorc Lorna Doone Ere mu Ellut Adnm Bode Romoln Scott Old Mortality 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