Rita E. Boardman.
No. 5.—Enigma and Anagram.
A spacious room am I,
But when taken my first,
What before I my second
That no more mean I.
Into a sentence transpose me
I tell that a fluid they pour;
Reverse the two last words of this,
And an animal they adore.
Once more an anagram am I,
The impossible I denote;
And still once more an anagram,
"They're at a catch" is then my cry.
Simon T. Stern.
Questions and Answers.
Harvey G. Brendersteth: National Guards of the various States are not national in the sense that they are directly under the command of the United States authorities. More properly speaking they are State Guards, or militia, and when called out to service are called by the Governor of their State. Their expenses are borne by the States and not by the national government. The commander-in-chief of the United States Army is the President of the United States. The commander, in a strictly military sense, is the ranking general, at present General Nelson A. Miles. He is not a West Point graduate.
