The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
Editors Letter.

Tsu.tOI
Dear Children-We shall be oDiiseu IL
the winners of those nice August prizes
will let us know by letter when they re-
ceive them. What do you think OF the
September prizes? We wish TO say tta'
last month we received letters enclosing
solutions to the puzzles the bandwrl,ihs
and tone OF which indicated that they
were from persons much older IMAM eno
great number OF our competitors
do not think IL fair 10 place children OF
from eleven or fifteen In competition WIN
young men and women of over eiShteen'
and so rely on the honor OF our reao-
ers not TO place us in TINS positio"'
Should we have reason TO infer from
communications received that those send
ing them are Of the latter class. we shaii
not hesitate TO omit their names from
the list The department is for the chill
dren, and while we are most apprecia-
tive of interest I'm II on the part or our
adult readers, the prizes are exclusive
ly for the small people.
Brize Pnzxle Column.
3es.-Prorer breeding and sound com
mon sense are fruits that grow on the
same bush.
s99.-l. Ms(s)at. O. Mis(s)creant. g.
Niss-iye. Mis(s)- fortune. 5. Mis(s)an-
thrope. 6. Mis(s)-ogynist. 7. MisCs)-tress-
s. Mis(s)tletoe. 3. Missile. 10. Mls(s)-
kin. II. MisCs)- understanding. L. Mis-
(s)-chief.
Decentralization.
i.-Iieart-strinss.
N2.-"Those who read OF everything are
thought TO understand everything too;
but it is not always So Reading fur
rishes the mind only with materials OF
knowledge; 1t is thinking that makes
what we real ours. We are OF the I'd
minating kind, and 1t is not enough TO
cram ourselves with a great load OF col
lections unless we chew them over and
ever again they will not give us strength
and nourishment."
4O3.-Rlde. "Grie," dire.
4Oi-l. Broom. 2. Champaign (cham-
pagne) 3. Dark (e). 4. Defiance. ).
Fairfield. Richland. 6. Green (e). Z.
Warren. IL. Summit. u. Marion omar
~ on).
4O5.-l Girt, trig. 2. Yaws, sway. 3.
Sail Iias. 4. Pose, Esop.
PUZZLES.
4Os.-ENIGNA.
A charming day in fragrant May,
My little mistress wore me,
AS over hill, field bank. and riIl.
Pug, fat, md slow would fain not go
He just lOatned sports bGcolic.
But-futile squirm-she tied me firm,
And dragged him off to frolic.
In Towering hedge, by streamlets edge.
The little witch soon found me;
Though thorns will prick. she plucked me
quick,
And in her fair curls bound me.
Now, l must tell what woe befell,-
Twas / caused the disas.e..
Down. down. she rolled, in waters cold,
While Pug rolled even faster.
Though sore her plight. she bore no
spite;
All day we're parted never,
And cheek TO cheek at night we seek
Our rest, close friends as ever
407.-TERMINAL DELETION.
That farmer is a happy one.
Who plows, prepares and sows,
And TOTAL labors till the sun
Its parting glances throws.
He's up again at break of day
And starts again aheld;
TWO think that he, when asked, would
say;
"Naught ONES me to be healed"
4Os.-WORD CHANGES.
The changes are made, one letter at a
move. producing a word at each move.
Example. -Change from cent to dime In
four moves. Answer: cent, dent, dint,
dine. dime)
]. Change from peach 10 grape in moves.
?. Change from wheat to hour in moves.
8. Change from black 10 white In moves.
l. Change from blue to gray I'm moves.
3. Change from gain 70 loss i'm S moves.
6. Change from rich TO poor in moves.
7. Change from pen TO ink In . moves.
COMMERCIAL.
We may admire a to /,
But the BNTIRE, we fain would shun.
We all may seek for to ?,
And yet the weak 1t may undo.
The 10 II multiplied
The fate may fix OF felons triod.
Go-TRANSPOsITION.
Here comes 2 jolly PRIMAL
Along the shady street
They know so well the windings
That lead TO my retreat.
Behind the heavy curtains,
| wait with Dated breath
The foe comes down upon me.
And chokes me half 10 death.
They want TO go a-rambling;>
| speak Of work to do
They pull my nose and whiskers
Till my face is black and blue.
But soon they take me captive.
And lead me far away