The National tribune., 1885-08-06

What relation was he? Tom is Dicks grand
father.
Old Fashioned Riddle: Your Mother.
Our Favorite Enigma: NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Transpositions: VEIL Evil, Levi, Live.
Scripture Riddle: The walls of the Red Sea,
through which the Israeltes passed safely and the
Egyptians were destroyed. See Exodus, Chap. a.
Little Folks Puzzle; understand you under
take to overthrow my undertaking
G. Oulson, Delhi, Mcpherson County, Oak, and
secure prize.
Scripture Enigma: Balaams ass. Numbers. ed
Chap, I'D verse.
PUZZLE soLvERS AND THEIR NUMBERS.
Anna Dossct, Wellspring, Tenn, 4; Hattie L.
Strong, Springfield, Pa, 6; F. B. Watson, Pitts
burg, Kan, 2; Lou Walker Parkwood, Pa l.;
yerlie NJ. Ford, Eddyville, n. Y, l; Laura T. Ford
a. Maude Arnold, Bloomington, ILL.,, 3; Alta Nc
Coy Wellington. o., 3; Emma A William Ellis,
Kan, 1; Cora Lord, Adrian, Mich, s; William s.
Curren, Shelby, o.. 4; Lowell j. Decker, Dawn, Mo-,
A. Ive Ginger, Winchester, Ind, 3; VIM. Dewitt,
Williamsport, Pa. 2; Mamie Grover, Trenton, Nd.
Gradem e Rural Valley Pa, !; John sohn. Lebanon
Pa, j; Herman Palmer, Albany, n. Y, 81 Charles
T. Collision, Oxford, Md. 1.
WISE ENIGMA
am composed of 30 letters:
My 81. Is, "a, 9, are invariably quacks;
Is, 25. 1, IL, g. IA, &c are dear to me;
2, l6, 2, z, 20 is in your eye;
Is, %, 10. s. Is is what we all sigh for;
80, 10, 5. "a are used in games of chance;
u
5. 10, go 10. Ia goes through the press
10, 2. H. 20 IS frequently presentedi
.. %, s, 6 is n part of a foot.
My whole Is a wise saying
cURrAILMENT.
Astronomers can clearly provo
My whole is ever on the move;
The word curtailed. beyond dispute
A joiner's tool will constitute;
Curtailed again, and then. ween,
A form Of model will be seen.
NM. DIT ,rYoN
Behead priestly garment, and have vermin;
behead again, and it Is refreshing. Elmer e. Tee
pie, Burlington, Kan.
AUTHORS ENIGMA
am composed of IL letters:
My 8, Z, IL, species of deer;
J., s. covering for the head;
2, 6, to lubricate with oil;
II, 4, TO- tattered cloth.
My whole is the name of a fayorite story writer.
Harry Fox, Murdocksvlile, ia.
CATS AND RATS.
If three cats can eat three rats in three minutes,
how many eats eat 100 rats in so minutes &c.
T. Macomber.
The mathematical puzzle by Egbert L. Olmstead.
impossibili;y; and similar one that is possible
was perhaps, intended, will give the correct ex-
ample, and solution if desirable; Two men are to
build 100 rods of wall for 500, but one Is to
have IS cents rod more than the other, and each
to have $50. How many rods of wall must each
build?-C. T. Macomber, late U. S. Navy, West
SCHOOL GIRLS ENIGMA.
My 1 is in good, but not in bad
2 is in gleeful, but not in sad;
3 is in on. but not in inn;
is in wrong, but not sin;
is in great, but not in small;
is in palace, and not ia hall;
2 is in well. but not in i'll;
3 is in water, but not in rl;
9 is in SASH also in shutter;
10 is in cheese. but not in butter;
IL is in idol, but not in God;
II is in ground, but not in sod;
IL is I'm green, but not in black:
Ii is not in false, but Is in true;
Is in old, and not in new;
l6 in many, -but not in few.
My whole is the name of great and good man.
Pearl NJ. Mills, New Albin. Iowa.
HOW MUCH DID THE DEER WEIGH?
Two men were out in the woods hunting. They
shoot dear. party comes along and wishes to
buy the deer, but they have way of weighing
him. They know that the big man weighs $50
pounds and the little man 40. They put rail
through the fence, and the big man gets on the
short end and the little man on the long end. and
they balance. They change sides. and the little
man takes the deer on his shoulder and they bal
apce again. How much did the deer weigh JAS
S. Miller. Oakland Cross Roads.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS BRAIN-RACKERs.
No. 34.-Each represents a fast gal. (gate).
No. 81. Eyes (ayes.) 2. Nose (noes.) 8. Feet
A. Mouth. 5. Horns 6. Ears Z. Head. 8. Bow
Dough- Q. Trunk. 10. Knot. IL. Bark. IL. Roots