The National tribune., 1885-06-04


Who hid a hundred Prophets of the Lord and
where and upon what were they fed?-Eya J. Bru-
baker, Florida, O..
BRAIN-RACKERS
From Our Young Contributors.
ITO Contributors: In sending answers name
No. of TRIBUNE in which the puzzle is found. An
swers of gIiessers may be forwarded within week
after receiving this TRIBUNE Do not make n,Imer-
ical engmas of your own names Answers must
accompany all puzzles forwardedl
PUZZLE sOLvERs AND THEIR NUMBERS.
Cadwallander H. Chiids Crookstown, Mimi, 5;
Grace A. Harrison, .; Lizzie b. Burnham, Essex,
Mass, q Sadie Pritchard. liO7 Fourth street Sioux
City. Iowa 81 Harry A. Matchie, Springfield Mo-,
Kiser Shippenville, Pa. s: Ernst Eallen, Mantle.
Mason Co., o., 5; VIM. H. Willis Alloway, N. j.. Q;
Geo W. Winter, Hanover IIl:,5; Mary Petty;
North Dorset, VT, 5: bessie Beelman, 80 Carroll
street, Cleveland, o.. Frank Wilcoxson. Agency,
Iowa. 2; Wilbcrt Bonney. Farmont. Mimi, s;
Nora Il: vangooten. Rush Four Corners. susque-
Waupaca Co. Mo-; Abbie b. Moore, Altoona, Knox
Co, ILL.,, g. Bert Roach Woodhill, H.. 8; Clara NJ
noxie, Leavenworth Co, Kan, 3; Addie M. Fits,
Lockport n. y, 9; NJ. Ivy Godell. Mansfield, Ill.
s. Addis ssd asr M O. Nea BATTLE a
! monitor. n. j., 3; Hobart q. Scott. Watertown,
Conn, o.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 40.
Belieadings 81. Coat; q Clock; 3. Glove; 4.
Cage.
Beggar Puzzle--Thc blind beggar was sister of
the man who died.
A Wise DISQUALIFICATION is better than riches.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Sabbath day TO keep 1t
holy.
Numerical Enigma. No I-Grover Cleveland.
Numerical Enigma, No. 2-Mississppi
sCRIPTURAL RIDDLE.
Come and commiserate one who was blind.
Helpless and desoate, void of mind
GuIIeiess, deceiving.
Though unbelieving
Free from all sin;
By mortals adored,
Still ignored
The world was in.
King Ptolcmy's, CesarS
And Tiglath Pilescrs
Birthdays shown
Wise men, astrooseTS,
All are acknowledges,
Mine is unknown.
ne'er had a father
Or mother or rather
If 1 had either
of them there was neither
Alive at my birth.
Lodged in Il palace,
Hunted by malice,
did not inherit
by lineage merit
spot on the earth.
NurSed among Iagans, one baptiscd me;
sponsor had who ne'er catcchised me:
She gave me the name to her heart that was dear
She gave the place to her bosom nearest;
But one look of kindness
She cast on me never.
Nor a word in my blindness
heard from her ever.
Comprised by dangers
BY foemen and strangers,
Nothing could harm me-
Naught could alarm me;
saved, destroyed,
Yet nothing enjoyed;
Kept "a crown for prince,
But had none of my own;
Filled the place of a king
But ne'er sat on IL throne.
Rescued a warrior,
Bafficd plot;
Was what seemed not,
Seemed what was not:
Devoted to slaughter.
price my head,
A kings lovely daughter
Watched by my Fed.
Though gently she nurscd me. fantng with fear,
She never cares-ed me nor wiped off tear;
Never moistcncd my lips, though parching and
Cared not should live feared not should die.
Twas royalty nurscd me,
Wretchcd and poor;
Twas royalty cursed me,
In secret. m sure.
live not. die not. but tell you must
That ages have passed since first turned to dust.
This paradox whence? This squalor. this speudor?
Say was l king, or q silly prelender?
Fathom this mystery
Deep in my history;
Wa. a man?
An angel supernal?
A demon internal?
Solve il who can.
will send n suitable reward to each of the first
swer to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the Editor to de-
eide. am the daughter of Il veteran Chaplain
Gertrude l.. Aughey, Pennington. Ill.
PROMPT COMMAND
II the B IN put: If the putting Grace
Harrison.
ANAGRAM.
Het yaw 70 teh grassortrens 81 rahd.-Cadw alan-
der c. Childs.
ENIGMA.
My l is in pearls, but not in diamonds;
is in Greek. but not i'll Latin.
3 is in pencil. but not in paper;
is in misery. but not in poverty;
8 is in cat. but not in mice;
6 is i'm Venus but not in Mars;
is in silver, but not in gold;
s is in helmet but not in sword;
Q is in mountain, but not in valley;
10 is in pupils, but not in scholars
My whole divided into syables makes three
nouns. The first would indicate confinement; the
second. to furnish with a number and is intimately
connected with the third, which can be accom-
plished by rail and all may be done with one hand
Sadie Pritchard, li07 4th st.. Sioux City, Iowa.
NO. 21-COMPoUND DOUBLE ACROsTIc,