The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-12-12
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A Paradox-Solomon
Grand Project-C. G. Charity Fund.
The Veterans Pridc-Cirand Army OF the Re
public.
4 LIGHT CHARADE.
My first is the lighlest OF things. without doubt:
My second should not bc always without.
My whole, you viii find great prize 10 fcckoued
by people who IA long way from nay second.
-Edwyn II. Lcrch, Erie, Pa.
G. C. GIRL
In love not Ia ate:
In JOY, not In State
I'm damp, NOT In wet
In knife. not Ia sweat;
Ia anger. not la sorrow,
Ia to-day, not In Tomorrow;
In nRIoe and Ia game;
iu may aud IN gay.
Emma Nj. Hickman. Roasviile. Ill
TRANSFORMATIONS
Transform the following persons into well known
members of ihe G. G:
1T. T. Mcf.rtermay.
2-isuiiR BoBan,
5-Snnuel A. No-eRm.
4-IutlA q. DcSohe.
5-Mari0n r. Randei.
S-rhaiis Pannon,
7-keii 4. Tate.
Eva T.. Crate. oceansde. Cal.
&C. c. PAvoaTTE.
Am composed Of II letters
My3, 4. q s. river in Africa:
~. II, .. 10, q coat of steel:
II. q ]. 2, a large waterfowl;
o. a letter.
Lulu NJ Green, Syracuse. n. Y.
WHAT - rr2
My second, Il proper noun j. oar Of my third a
common noun. carrying nay fourth Ia nay tiTat. My
whole s a capitai--Estelia Walker, Douds, Iowa
An ANSWER.
dedicated 20 Nay Sorfon)
la AiadagascaF he resides,
And from the light of day he hides,
THIS curious little qanJrupcd
or sloth-ike aspect IL Is said.
His maine is just as droII as lac
IL has two letters we sec.
And when pronounced II has but two.
Aud also viii say To you
That both Of these are Y0wels, too
John James.
20 YOU Sch IT?
Sometimes upon "A rock stand
Sometimes anI pirce of land;
sometimes Bigy be used TO show
The quarter whence the wind doth blow:
IN pins and needles ana seen
Aud very often felt. I wcen
Where you begin to scTibble nil
Your thoughts and fsncies great and small,
Then attend your Rowing pen,
Aud bring your thoughts to human ken;
I'm often on IA soldiers sword;
Aud often la a witty word
But. lest you bother much your skull,
Look here, for Hn seen Ia full
Zenith T.. Hunt, Dexter, o.
cHARApE.
A child win often call my first
good piece Of beef my second
BY whole useful invention.
Anna o. Gardner.
WHAT / AM.
In Flora A. Conner not Gilbert NJ Edmondson /.
Ia Jessie Johnson. not Lou Boutwell,;
Ia Ida J, Brnndon. not 9. ID. Mcbride;
la Media PlymptoH, not Frank Toles;
Ia Hattie Ooodseil, not u. w. Wagenseller:
la LEM L. Miltgan not G.. W. kehni;
In Lizzie Webb, not Charlie T.. Lloyd
la Kate Wartien, not w. q. Basael:
la Myrtle Il. Garland. not o. H. Polling;
Ia Eva Il. Crate, not T. Isa Jones.
Eta Kern, Ola. Ark,
RHYMING cHARADE.
My FIRST moves swiftly over the land
In many directions, AT mHu = command;
Ia IL, oiten, smiling faces seen.
But sad hearts, too there, ween;
For, ia this life, each day DISCLOSED
ThOrns among the fairest roses.
In my first / would like 10 be-
Some time, with nice g. g.
In my first, going DER my last
Hills and wales going swiftly past
My lastl great one is land,
And will be while united we stand
While DER IT waves the Stars aud Stripes
The red, white and blue, Iberty's types.
Ny whole II as lovely flower
As ever adorn'd iady's bower
Eliza X. Pyburn, McEwen, Tenn.
Hope Crushed 10 Earth
BY repeated but Intellectual attempts 10 get rid OF