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eight ladies Of the royal bed-chamber who re-
ceive this salary. These are ladies OF quality.
but they do the work Of chambermaids, aud
they take their turns in making the old Queens
bed. The Queen is regular IN her habits and
she crawls into bed regularly al 10 o'clock, eK-
cepting when she has visitors; at such times
she excuses herself as early as possib die. She
has OF course the finest OF bed clothing, but she
uses strange 20 say wo5len sheets aud her
blankets are Of the finest Australian wool. She
has a wood FIRE burning Ia her room, and moth
ing but wood is used IN the private rooms OF
the palace.
And what does the Queen do TO earn her
salary? IL Is hard % say. She signs an enor-
NOUS number Of papers aud she does an i'm
mense deal Of clerical labor, for, with all her
help there are a great many things that must
be attested with her signature made by her own
hands. There are in the State Department at
Washington hundreds Of letters signed by
Queen Victoria aud this Is 50 in the archives
Of all great Governments. She has an immense
deal Of work 10 do in connection with matters
which never 20 outside OF England, and she
works regularly from breakfast time 10 lunch
con, or from about 8 o'clock 20 2. Her Private
Secretary opens her letters for her, and vast
deal Of her mail, Of course never reaches her
eyes. She seldom reads a newspaper or a
magazine except for amusement Those which
she does look over have been read beforehand
and marked, such passages as Her Majesty
should read being indicated by a blue line.
The Queen is not expected 10 read anything
that is not marked, and things which would
irritate her are kept from her.
AZ 70 her mail, il sonnet ines fills from 90 TO
80 boxes, and her private correspondence is very
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in the world. While ] was in Scotland she was
visiting AN estate there which belonged 10 her
and which contained 10000 acres. She has an
estate cd ClaremOnt which is worth nearly a
million dollars and her establishment al Os-
horne Is another valuable piece Of property.
Her husband left her about S30000O0, and her
property has been so managed that IL grows
faster than 8 colony of Australian rabbits. She
is noted for heT economy and is said to prize a
shilling as highly as any OF the labOrinR women
OF her Kingdom. She has saved since she came
on the throne something like Ss000008 The
stiugincss of the Queen is largely commented
upon by the people OF England, aud one Of the
India shawls which she gives as presents when
ever the occasions or the times seem 70 demand
3d.
Queen Victoria will be % years old next
May. She is a very well-preserved old lady.
] saw her iu Edinburg. Fat and short, she has
q rosy face aud dark gray hair, which she
combs back In the plaiuest and prlmmest man.
ner from q broad, low and rather a horid fore
head. She has few wrinkles, and the strongest
lines are those about her mouth and those run
ming down from her nostrls 10 the end Of her
lips Her features are rather German than
English and If you would take her away from
her Outriders and introduce Der as Mrs. Jones
or Mrs Smith you would be by no means inn
pressed with her wonderful dignity. There
arc many fner-ooking women az any White
House reception IN Washington, and IL you
would jog against her In a shopping expedition
IN one OF our big stores and were not told that
Ghe was the Queen you would not look al her
N second time
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CHAT WITH CONTRIBUTORS.

Acceptable contributions have been received
from Jack O'Iantern, Cloves, J. f. W., Mahdea,
Nyas and Asian issue of the Dia-
mond Club Courier has reached US, but Is of no
earthly value as an acquisition to our stock of
puzzle literature. Like several of the pre-
eeding numbers, it contains no puzzles, and,
aside from two poems o. some originality,
there is nothing whatever in 10 of any interest
10 Puzzledom. II. Coons Or. o. Ches-
teri and Miss Mary L. Irwin Emily were
quietly married on last Wednesday at St.
Johns Parsonage, in this city, and afterward
left for Rochester, where week was spent.
Mystery extends heartiest eOngratulations.-
Where is III. s. Nuts new paper. which some
of our Washingtonian puzzlers have invested
imp IL was to have appeared Dec 10, but is
still non est Good things, they say, come slow,
and our Cleveland brother evidently has some
thing grand in store for us.-In No 2S3. of
last weeks issue, the word land" occurring
i'm the second verse, should have been omitted.
Asian wins the prize for the first correct
solution to McGinty's pTOblem.-As new
conner to Mystery, j. T. w. is assured of
hearty welcome His work is of high class,
and we should be pleased TO receive more of it.
No. 800 is dedicated by its author to r. o.
Chester.-The primal" Of No. 293 embraces
a slang expression, which the most of our
readers will at least be familiar with
Cloves is the father Of fve-weC[s-old boy.
who, his wife says, must be a second Cloves.
This is good news for the Dom, as the elder
Gloves has proven himself to be a master-hand
at puzzling. Pacific coast is well repre-
sented by Merry Mack and Frank Lynn, who
favor us with q complete list TO a recent issue.
We repeat the prize offer this week for the
benefit of those who may not have seen it last
week.
1882. EUGENE.
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large. The management Of her private bust
ness is enormous work, aud she attends 70 this
largely during the afternoon. She has all sorts
OF investments and il is said that she has some
money invested IN New York real estate, and
that some Of the fattest Of our dividend bearing
railroad stocks belong 10 her. Some Of her vast
estates are run as stock farms, and she is a
breeder OF high-class cattle aud sheep Her
Hereford cattle are noted throughout the
United States, aud she Is fond OF Enc sheep
She understands ali about these farms, aud she
appreciates the accommodating value of invested
capital as well any person Ia her Kingdom.
The Queen Is said % feel the death o. Albert
Victor very much. She is loving mother
and, Notwithstanding her numerous grand
children, very fond Of them all. The sons Of
the Prince Of Wales, a. heirs 20 the Throne
have been especially loved by her. From what
] could learn in England imagine that the
Queen, had She been born Door girl or in the
ordinary walks OF life, would have made an eX-
cellcnt wife and mother: there Is no doubt
that She has done this az Queen. She has shown
little Gtiuginess Ia relation 10 her family, aud
has given great deal 20 her children, who have
married German Princes.
She was very fond Of her husband, and her
published diary Dr. iull Of expressions concerning
him. She spent great deal OF money Ia put
ting mp monuments 10 him, aud the Albert
Memorial cost half a million dollars. She spent,
ID is said about So DOC. 600 on memorials Of one
kind or another on her dead husband, aud 10
her granddaughter, the children Of the Grand
Duke OF Hesse, she gave million aud half
dollars. She Is very fond Of the servants Rbont
the Palace, aud she made a fortune for John
Brown, her confidential servant, about whom
she speaks 80 much la her diary.
Albert Victor died al Saudringham Palace,
the country house Of the Prince Of Wales
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Crown PRINCE OF GREECE.
thing like $4,000 year from the Government
treasury,
The Prince Of Wales is now 30 years old.
He is said 20 be a much better man than the
people give him credit for had an interview
with Chauncey NJ. Depew a few weeks ago. i'm
which he told me that the Prince Of Wales had
not lazy hair in his head, and that he wanted
20 work and do all he could 10 manage the
Government Of England. but that the Consttu-
tion was such that he could be only figure
head He is a man Of broad ideas and is a first
class politician. lie never forPets a name nor a
face, aud has the faculty Of making everyone at
home.
He is a well educated man, and keeps him
self posted on what is going on in the world.
He has a man TO look through his newspapers
and tell him whether there Is nything worth
his reading, aud he takes up such matters as he
cares for. lie reads the French aud the Ger
man as easily as the English, aud though he is
not a great book reader. he is a great student
OF men. lie is very fond Of pretty girls. lie
especially likes American girls, whom he thinks
are less conventional aud more yivaciOus than
the English girls. ] am told that he can make
a very good speech, aud that he never says
anything that he need be ashamed Of He IS
fond Of society, and leads an easy life aud a
happy one. lie is said 10 be very charitable.
Though not great man. he Is a good average
man Just as his mother is "A good average wO-
man. He will never set the Thames on FIRE,
but lac will make fair average King as kings
90.
Mrs. Robert p. Porter, the wife Of our Census
Commissioner, visited the Palace Of the Prince
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Ealioa 10 Artists.

The Athens County Monumental COMMITTEES
will hold meeting at the Office Of the Auditor
Of Athens County in Athens, o., on Monday
the 18th day Of February next, at O'Clock
p. M, for the purpose Of receiving propositions
from artists and manufacturers of monuments
for the selection of a design and the securing
of contract for the erection of the Athens
County soldiers monument, to be- erected at
Athens, o., pursuant to the act Of the Lsgisla-
ture Of the State.
Persons interested are requested 10 present
specimens and suggestions at that time. Let
tiers of inquiry should be addressed 70 L. N.
Jewett, Secretary Of the Board, Athens &C.
III. Grosveuor, President, Athens County MOnu-
mental Committee; l.. M. Jewett, Secretary.
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a head cook and under tho six there arc Ia
helpers and her kitchen supplies are SO grcatthat
she has to have a clerk 10 keep account Of them.
Her next meal is luncheon, which Is equally
simple, and at which she would If she could
take beer, but the doctors have forbidden her
drinking this favOrite English beverage. She
takes her dinner at o'clock in the evening
and sits about two hours az the table. She
usually dimes in state aud during the dinner
the Queens piper plays the bagpipe at times
aud goes dancing around the table. This bag
piping, however, is not regular, and one or two
of the princes object 10 IL. The table rs beautl-
fully decorated, and there is a man who IS
kept specially for this business, Among the
waters are the five pages Of the back stairs
who get 1000 year, aud one Of whom stands
outside the Queens room when she Is Ia her
room aud is ready 10 run errands for her IRON
morning until night.
The servants Of Queen Victoria are so many
that il is almost impossible 10 describe them.
The Imperial rat-cstcher gets So year, and
the gentleman who has control of the wine and
beer cellar receives $1,000 year. There are
nine housekeepeTs and 60 hOusemaids, large
number Of grooms aud the head steward Of the
whole or the Lord Steward, is a peer Of the
realm, and be receives $4,000 year. The
Lord Steward manages the whole establish
ment. He selects the help and pays the salaries,
and the amount that he gives the chief cook is
almost $40 day.
The woman who takes care of Queen Vic.
torias dresses gets $500 year. There are
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A Bahaman Cable.

The British steamship Westmeath arrived as
Jupiter, Fla, with the telegraph cable which 10
to connect the Bahamas with the rest Of the
world. the line running direct from Nassau,
N. p, to Jupiter, on the east coast of Florida.
The Westmeath left London on Dec. 26 and
Nassau Jan. 10. She has been coming across
cable was landed Jan. % the vessel starting
back for Nassau Immediately, paying out the
cable as she went.
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NEW PUZZLEs.-NO. 81.
30. 29O-DECAPITATION.

NO. 29O-DECAPITATION.
Come wnnt aud deRrth. PRIME JOY and mirth,
never yea bewniled my birth.
Oar days are brief, and needless grief
But shOTtens them, ia my belief.
so have tried whAteeT betide,
To view life on its sunny side.
This plan prevailed. ALL have i failed.
For optimistic thoughts RECALLED.
This might have done in ninety one,
But, %, the year that's Just begun.
IL rains aud SHOWS and a. one goes
Outside he's either drenched or frOze.
/ caught cold, and now, behold,
i suffer torture manifold.
i spend my scrip for quinine ship
Ny good resolves. I've got the Orfpl
r. U. CHESTER, Washington ID. G.
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NO. 299-DECAPIrATION
ITO ROscillskO McGiHty)
Alas for met / sadly fear
The future will be void of cheer;
That life no ray Of hope will hold,
And all the world be grim and cold
Though / should live, like love, for Ger.
For all the maids that hold dear
With one accord at my suit jeer;
They FINE that am far too bold
Alas for mel
Pys eourted six within the year,
And though PRIME love sincere,
They say they're not to be caIOed
BY blarney that we used OF old,
And that among them there is ne'er
A lass for me!
-GUIDON, Washington, ID. Q.
81 Answers and soIvers will be given In 81
weeks
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nos. 291-2-DIAMoSDs.

!. A letter. 2. A village Of Belgium. g. Fruits.
4. Confined places. 5. To decide 8. Modest. z.
Having color spots arranged spirnly. 8. Salt OBJ
tanned from seR-waler. o. +. o., Dickinson Co.,
Kansas. 10. Evening. III. A letter.
MAUD LYNN, Baltimore, Md.
!. A letter. 2 A tool for forming an internal
screw. 3. SupernumeTaries. T. Places reverently.
5. A revolving frame in "A fOOtpath. q. An alumni
nous mineral 81 rich blue color 2. An extensive
division of ColeopteTa. 5. Those who take possess
sion of. y. Ties. 10. Any extrayagant saying.
IL. A letter. j. r. w, Boston, Mass.
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Mention IN, National ThbaaA
NO. 296-pEcAP1rAT1ox

NO. 296-DECAPTTATION.
In my evenings Of leisure HE TO my books,
With their quiet. unchanging. intelligent looks;
Whenever am with them sweet visions come DER
me,
And as TO my choice. why, 7 read all before me;
BE Il wisdom or wit, II can ne'er come amiss-
have learning from that page, and laughter from
this;
So between and rother manage 10 sweep
Der great deal Of surface, but scarcely go deep.
In man like al that IL noble and great;
But every oppression and falsehOOd hate
I'm TOTAL for freedom in every FORM
For my country feel patriotic and warm;
And although Pm no LAST DO ali that can
For the triumph of truth and good morals in man;
And my hopes are that men who are tOii0g and
grtevng
VIII make this fair earth like the heaven they
believe in.
-NYAs Washington, ID. @.
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NOS. 297-s-DrAMoNps.

NOS 297-8-DIAMONDs.
I. A letter. 2. A small lake 3. Cancels. 4. En-
larges upon. 5. Strong, heterogeneous bases. 5. Ma
tive, impure carbonate Of zinc. tDunglisOn.) Z.
Infiammabe mineral resins. g. Councils Of elect
ed students. O. Talons. (Obs.) 10. Town OF Asia
Minor. H. A letter.
l. letter. Q Timely. 3. Pertaining TO apples.
4 Salts Of maiic acid. s. Spanish caigrapher, 18th
century. g. Native impure carbonate of zinc.
(DunglisOn.J Z Minerals found in thin. wedge
shaped crystals. g. UnctuOus preparations. 3.
Town Of European Turkey. 10. eollOquial con-
traction Of sister. II. A letter
j. q. NJ, san Francisco, Cal.
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very nearly three million dollars year She
hh- OF course 10 keep up a big establishment
ena b Is interesting 90 look into the details Of
Der daily Iie. She pets up at O'clock aud
notwithstanding her enormous income she eats
no more than though she were living on a dollar
Day. HeF break fast ID a dish OF oatmcsl. a
bit 81 FISH and a Gun Of chocolate Still she has
al enormous kitchen aud she has 10 supply the
breakfast for her ladics-i A waiting aud the
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BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.
tcorNRDnT. 1922
- hi ID

NGLAND'S loss IN the
death of Albert Victor,
the eldest son Of the
Prince OF Wales, on the
l4th OF this month, has
called the attention OF
the world 10 England's
Royal Family IL is a
big family a costly
family Queen Niclo.
iia married young, and
she had nine children.
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She has had "a grandchildren, and most Of
these have waXcd fat Of of the revenues OF
Great Britain. During my stay in England
year or so ago. I looked up the amounts which
were paid every year 20 the Royal Family.
] found that they figured up So G65 0l0.
The Queen alone gets over 81, 100000 year
and she has a private income in addition 10
tins. which makes her one OF the richest women
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MYSTERY.

TChoice original contributions and nolutons sole
tied from every reader OF THE NATGOSAL TRTBUSE.
Write puzzles side Of paper. apart from
other communications Address everything per
tanning To this department. TO " Puzzle Eittor,
The NATIOSAL TRIBUNE, Washington, ID q.
NoTICE: Our authorities for definitions given IN
word forms are Web-teT's International Dictionary,
LppiucOtts Gazetteer, and Phillips Dictionary OF
Biographical Reference. All words found outside
of these books must be properly tagged An as-
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the Unabridged Dictionary and not Ia the Inter
national.
"Quiet. calm deliberntiOn
Disadvantages every knot
-TUF G8OEDOLIFra
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NO. 2g3.-METAGRAM.

NO. 293.-METAGRAM.
Old Josh Hayseed from Way back
Went intO town one day,
Quite early ia the morning,
To sell "A load Of hay.
He got his price; he sold his hay,
And then forthwith proceeded
To have "a good time lin his way.
Nor conscience dictates needed.
He hung around till late at night,
Until he'd such n PRIMAL
That he was ia n sorry plight,
Aud fell out OF his FINAL.
Primal and final do not rhyme,
or that am aware,
But they seem To al the bill this time,
And so / do not care
-ZESIIH, Rochester, N. Y.
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For the best batch Of flats lcharades anagrams,
etc., Trenton stem winding watch. Next IN
merit Cruise Of the Montauk, 40 pages. Next,
Beautiful Homes 800 pages. To the senders Of
the three next best bRtches suitable prizes will be
Contest open until March 5. and to subscribers
only.
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solved upon commemorating the anniversary Of
lancoln's birth. aud appointed committee which
entered eueTgptiCaliy into the work % prepare
ton The coming third banquet will be equal IN
interest tO either OF is predecessors, 10 viii take
place in the ballroom of the Hotel Brunswick at
1JD p. IN, Friday, Feb IL The following gentle
men have accepted invitations 10 speak TO the
various sentiments Of the evening; Gen. Horace
Porter, who will respond To the leading toH-t. IA
memory OF Lincoln: President Harrison l-utlret
to the exigcncir~ 81 legislative business; ~ Chair
McRelway, Of the Brooklyn EGgis; Hon. Silns X
butcher; John Palmer. Jounander-in-thiei
GAR: BtTtow :. Weeks, Commandments
Flower limited number Of tickets To the BAN
quet will be open subscribers not COnneCted with
the Camp. The price Of tickets has been placed az
s.. aud any member of the committee will furnish
them. Committees John v. Il. Clarks0n, Chair
man; Commander L. II. Murphy, Charles y.
Thomas g. barry, William G.. Hill. X. W. HeoG
Edward :. Fowler, Frederick a. Ware; Arthur H.
Fly, Secretary and Treasurer, SO Wall street, New
York
John II. StaiTns Camp. l96. Fnnda-Com., Lewis
Lett; =. V. C., Frank Ciute: J. v. G., Ole 4
Brewer; Chap, John Ford First Serg't, T. VI. Ftp
Pile; q. VI. =. George Dingley; = 81 c., :. F. Horn
Duseu; G. of c., VIM. WEIGH; g.. C.. VIM. lene-
gar; 4. c., Wilber Carson. Camp Council VIM.
Welch, John Ford and WILDER Carson. large
attendance Of ladies was present to sec the boys
Installed. and several members Of W. r. Gross
Camp, Of Amsterdam. Speeches were made by
finger and Comrades HOrning and Seeckie, OF Van
Devcr Post, No. 81, g.. A. X. We wish John III.
StaiTns Camp success. IL may yet be the huest
Camp in the New York Division. The boys held
n grand ball on Jan. 3, 1892, and made the net oil
S75 To their treasury.
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SONS OF VETERANS.
News from The Various Divisions.
Elections of Officers. etc.
THE DIVISIONS.
ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE.

l.. ". Friedman, BiTmiuEham: The installation
q the officers 81 George A. Custer Post. !, OF
this city. took place the other evening. Retiring
Commander VIM. Snyder presented with "A
gold headed care Tor the esteem held for him by
the members uf The Post. Maj Wm. n. Hunter
made the presentation speech. The Commander
ol George II. Thomas Camp. I. was also installed.
The retiring Camp Commander was presented
with the iron cross 81 the Order. grand musical
and literary program WAS prepared and given
each part oi which ELECTED much applause. Claude
Mlar rcCited a beautiful selection, entitled The
Battlefield Dream" while his charming daughter
Miss Mamie. followed with An Ode to Soldier
hatcrs." AMER thc above was finished the G.. 4. X.
invited tie sons aud the assembly to n grand
banquet Ht the local hotel. The beans. the pork,
the coffee. and other steHming dishes were Teshed
10y all who were fortunate enough to sit a. the
buuu;iful board.
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An attractive face
the one that be-
longs TO a thorough
ly healthy woman.
That's what you'll
have, that's what
you'll be If you'll
take DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vOrite Prescription.
The painful disor-
.ders and diseases
that afiiict woman
kind make them
ualx~n. COON M uuall
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OHIO.

John IIobensaclS Camp go IL in "A very flourish
ing condition. II has been removed from Byhalia.
o 20 York. being more convenient for majority
81 the members. Officers: Capt, n y. Corey;
First Lieut., James Cahill: Second Lieut., Milton
Haincs; Camp Council. W. :. Thompson. smith
aud Brake. Capt. Corey appointed A. J. Smith ~
First SeTg't and Brother VIM. Brake "a q. Nj. -
r. VI. HOrnbeck Rs :. of q. Capt. Corey il good
worker and No. good fellow, and we predict a
prosperous future for the Camp under his admin
istTutiOu.
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nos. Dol 5-pIAMoNps.

NOS. POI 5-DIAMoNDs.
i. A letter. 2. A basket. g. The first discovered
asteroid. 4. +. o., Butler Co, Kan. s. Rpened
oyaries. g. Situated around the heart z. Deny
ing. s. continuance To deaden vibrations. Q.
To judge. 10. Saggng. II. letter.
JACK OLANTERS, Bangor, Pa.
]. A letter. 2. Obtains. 8. Sizes OF paper. T. II
may be. s. Turkish standard. 8. The father of
ones husband or wife Z. Set. 8. HObbled. 3.
Flowed. TO- A eomrade. H. letter.
-ARCANUs, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Authors Of the above: Nyas. MaiOlca ", Ivan
hoe. Damon (2 VI. G. 3, g. Nhizz. Maude, and Il.
Hinker ~, in numerical order.