The Puzzler

No. 38. - Threo Jealnus Husband. Three jealour, husbands, A, B and C, with their wives, want to pass over the river at niglit, and they find a boat which can carry but two at a time. For want of ;t waterman they are compelled to row ihi-mselves over. The question is how these six persons hall pass two at a time, so that none of the three wives shall be found in company of one or two men unless her husbaud be present. No. :9.- Doublé Acrostic. Two words of foreign extract, whose compound Filis many a home with cheerful sound; The ooe is soft as voice of cooing dove, Or tenderest tones of minstrel breathing love; The otber loud aa wintry ocean's roar, Or the wiid crash of elemental war. 1. My flrst with care the reedy miser hoarda, And oft while sharing, robbers draw their swords. t. Of villains. vülain of the deepest hue, Shakespeare supplies us with my number two. S. Teil, the Swiss hero, or bold Robín Hood, Will give y ou of my iiext example good. 4. When sinks the sun to rest and day is done, My fourth begins its constant courae to run. 5. My last, a golden fruit, whosc blossoms fair, Kihl.lcm of purity, a bride doth wear. No. 40. - A Hollow Dinmond. The large stars represent the same letter A. Each word coutains seven letters. The first, the name oL a grand división; the second, the name of a southern capital; the third, of a New England capital; the fourth, of a country in Europe. No, 41. - Geographical Rebus. No. 42. - Decapitated Numcrical. There is no second like an all, Througb all our Uves, we find; 'Tis just, Uien, whether great or small, To nevev be unkind. 4, 5, 6 presence can but bless, 1, 2, 6, 5 than pen can teil; lts blessi'ngs 3, 2 express Were to write long and well. No. -Í3. - Floral Anagram. Tbough pretty they teil us No .sceut we disclose, So they who woukl smell us Must have a big nose. No. 44. - Numericul Knigmu. My whole, cornposed of 33 letters, is a quotation froru Shakespeare. My 14, 29, 25, 8, 2ü is to melt. My 33, 13, 17, 24, 15 is a bilí. My 21, 4, 32, 6, 31, 23, 2 is a stake. My 5, 12, 19, 2 is rational. My 3, 20, 7, 10 is a girl's nickname. My 27, 30, 22 is part of the foot. My 18, 1, 28, 9, 11, 16 is a covering for house. No. 45. - Trangpositiong. 1. A grammatieal term; transpose and make lean; transpose again and make cuts; transpose agaiu and make a weapon; transpose again and make fruits. 2. A medical term; transpose and make a weight; sounds; Communications. No. 4G. - Deletioiis. 1. Delete a gum and get a mineral. 2. A temporary shelter and leave two. 3. A plant and leave a security. 4. A mechanical forceand leave a marsh. 5. A weight and leave a body of fresh water. 6. A vehicle and leave a priest's cloak. An Oratorical ISoouirranL. "I have met this man," said the legal luuiinary, witli extreme severity, "in a great many places where I should be ashamed to be seen myself," and then he paused and looked With astonishment at the smiling court and jury. Broke Ilim All lp. He- Do you think the photograph I mailed you the other day was like me? She - I hope not. When it came it was broke. Key to the Puzzler. No. 31. Riddle: Ths silent letter G. No. 32. The box problem: Our ent shows the three arrangements of the boxes as made by the merchant's son. The names are: Spencer, an early English poet; Dryden, an early Engiïsh poet, and Bryant, an American poet. No. 33. - Drop Letter Proverb: "Stars are not seen by sunshine." No. 34.- Numerieal Enigma: "A wrong confessed is half redressed." No. 35. - Initial Puzzle: W-allace. WWW I Ai o N li N O D S N D RA OS O A , W W No. 3G. - Anagrams from Dickens: 1. Oliver Twist. 2. Wilkins Micawber. 3. Sairey Gamp. 4. Little Dorrit. 5. Sydney Cartón. 6. Lady Dedlock. 7. Betsey Trotwood. S. Harold Skimpole. 9. Pleasant Riderhood. 10. Dick Swiveller. 11. Bill Sikes. 12. Joe Willet. 13. Tulkinghorn. 14, John Browdie. 15. David Copperüeld. 16. Walter Gay. 17. Lord Verisopht. 18. Edward Chester. 19. Captain Cuttle. 20. Mrs. Jarley. No. 37. - Buried Cities: liowell, Venice, Lisie, Bergen, Palermo. Kingston.