The National tribune., 1885-09-10
BISHOP cLIFFoRD's FAMOUS PUZZLE.

could not do without.
:. This box has two good fish.
s. Also a number of smaller size.
9. In it you will find lofty trees.
10. Also some gaudy flowers.
II. The fruit of an indigenous tree.
u. Two gentle little animals are found in it.
13. Also number of smaller and less tame ami
mails
H. A fine stag is found therein.
Is. A grea: many small whips without handles.
I6. 1t boasts of two halls or places of worship.
IL Some weapons of warfare found in it.
Is In it you may find n number OF weathercocks.
10. The House of Commons rcsoundS with two
of my essentials when on the eve OF decision.
90 In this box you Will find two scholars.
q. And then find ten Spanish grandees to wait
upon them
Marion Il. Beath, Philadelphia, Pa.
DOUBLE ACRosTIC.
n Wrote Heroes and Hero Worship"
(2l The author of a Life of Lincoln.
(5) King of the Amaiekites.
(il The original name given to Rome.
(5l Author of :" Chas. 0 Na!ley."
(6) Wife of the Roman Empire, Arcadiu5.
q An English poet who died 1898.
ts) Wrote a history of the War of the Roses.
(9) An American photographer.
O0) Wrote Sesame and Lilies.
QD A Scotch officer of the 18th century who
connected with Irish affairs.
U2) 4 State
Q3l 4 city bcseiged by the first crusaders.
The first word of the letters, reading downward,
is an English scientist the last word an American
poet.-Eilen Brewer, OnondaGa, Mich.
TREE ENIGMA.
My is in walnut but not in chestnut:
is in oak but not in ash
is in Cypress, but not in oak
is in chestnut, but not in pine;
5 is in hickory, bu. not i'll cedar;
Is in pine, but not III elm;
is in orange. but not III lime;
is in locust, also in butternut;
is III hemlock, also in holly;
10 is in lemon, but not in birch.
My whole is the name of noted city.-Etta H.
Bogert, Winstcd, Fla.
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM.
+ has a circular piece of ground 10 rods in da
meter; how many trees be set iii it, so that no
two shall be within 10 feet of each other, and no
tree within two and half feet of the fence inclos-
ing it-Ruth :. Wilson, Oakland Crossroads, Pa
AN ARMY OF CATS.
room with eight corners; q cat in each corner :;
seven cats before each cat, and cat on each cats
tail. How many cats in the room Emma ID.
Sweestcr, Kelseyville Lake Co., Cal.
MISSOURI GIRLS PUZZLE.
ng---Man---- -Trouble---Wife.
Ida l.. Wallace, Butler, Mo.
EASY AND SHORT.
word of one syllable easy and short.
Read back ward and forward the same;
1t expresses the sentiments warm from the heart,
And to beauty lays principal claim.
NJ. o. Petty, North Dorset, Vt.
ANSWER TO PHIL QUEERs REBUs.
One ought always to be backward in retorting TO
senseless undertaking.
Homes for Veterans.
To THE EDITOR: 1t is pleasant to read the
letters from comrades under the head OF
Homes for Veterans Yes, indeed, many of
our Nations defenders are broken in health :;
some are ruined in fortune, and others are dis
couraged in business. Having read all the
letters from our comrades among the mountain
regions of the Southern States am willing to
contribute my part from the western slope Of
the Cascades.
Western Washington, especially the foothills
of the Cascades, deserves prominent place in
the catalog of Homes for Veterans" Good
climate, pure water, productive soil. choice
| timber, cheap lands, extensive stock range,
proximity to market and delightful scenery
are among the advantages.
l came to Skamania County four years ago,
entirely broken down by the severity of climate
and hardships Of the conditions of Northwest
ern Iowa. L raised my Stars and Stripes at
Cape Horn, on the north bluff of the glorious
Columbia breathed the pure air from the
snow-capped mountains, and went to work
feebly at first as was hardly able to walk
without support. change for the better was
| the immediate effect; gradual improvement
was the consequence; quiet, pleasant home
| ard restored health are the rewards.
We have quite little society of old soldiers
here now and there is room for more. Some
cheap improved farms could be bought, and
there are thousands of acres Of Government
| lands.
But the settlement Of country like this re-
quircs industry, patience and perseverance. 1t
takes time and labor to build roads and bridges
| across these foothills To make home Oh an
| unimproved tract requires veteran courage and
| patient labor. An old soldier coming here to
reap our advantages should have some physical
ability in store, or little cash in hand for a
starter or still better, stout boys to place their
shoulders to the wheel; or, still better yet, all
| of these requisites.
If any old comrade thinks of searching for a
quiet, healthful locality, he will find this
region substantially as here describcd.-M. G.
ALDRIcu, Co. A, 26th Iowa, Cape Horn
! Skamania Co., Wash Ter.