FOR KING OR COUNTRY. A Story of the American Revolution. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.50.
A capital story for boys, both young and old; full of adventure and movement, thoroughly patriotic in tone, throwing luminous sidelights upon the main events of the Revolution.—Brooklyn Standard-Union.
HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York
Clever Puzzle-Solvers.
Answers and Awards in that "Land of Shades" Contest.
A very great number of people took interest in that quaint story from the "Land of Shades" about an election held in that country. The answers sent in competition for the $40 offered in prizes showed an unusually high average in penmanship, neatness, and intelligence. In deciding which answers were the correct ones some standard had to be taken. That standard was "Harper's Book of Facts." It should, however, be explained that the effort was made, when the story was written, to put in no questions on the correct answers to which there is a conflict of authorities. But these contests often bring to light conflicts heretofore unknown. It happened so in this one. The question was about the "Father of Tractarianism." The answer had in advance was Dr. E. B. Pusey. Keble and Newman were prominent, but the title, so far as could be found, had been applied only to Pusey. But several solvers in this contest found authorities for others besides Pusey. So the question was dropped, and played no part in deciding the awards. In passing judgment upon other answers exact spelling of names was not required, nor was it held essential that first names, dates, etc., be given. If the solver showed that he or she had found the correct answers, such showing was excepted. A very great number gave Wöhler as the discoverer of aluminium. Wöhler's employment of the metal was in 1827. Marggraff discovered it and used it, as a toy it is true, in 1754. A slight misunderstanding existed about the large ship recently built. Both answers given were accepted as correct—the Pennsylvania at Belfast, and the Kaiser Wilhelm I., at Glasgow. The hardest question was No. 29. About a dozen guessed it, but they missed other questions in so great number that none of them are among the prize-winners. All prize-winners failed on it. "Clouds," "snow," "sole-soul" were oftenest given, but any one can see that they poorly answer the riddle. Many gave "flamingo" as the answer to the last question but one. Others gave "blackbird." Neither was accepted, because not so good as "flicker."
Following are answers allowed: 1. John Kinzie. 2. Pompey. 3. Abraham Lincoln. 4. Constantine the Great. 5. Robert Cavalier La Salle. 6. G. Wilhelm von Leibnitz. 7. Sir Christopher Wren. 8. St. Vincent de Paul. 9. Rouget de Lisle. 10. Eric the Red. 11. Edward III. of England. 12. John C. Fremont. 13. Schouten. 14. Robert Barker. 15. Praxiteles. 16. Socrates. 17. Tarquin the Elder. 18. Joseph Hopkinson. 19. Andrew Jackson. 20. Queen Elizabeth of England. 21. Dr. E. B. Pusey. 22. Marggraff. 23. H. H. Richardson. 24. F. P. Blair. 25. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Pennsylvania. 26. Helvetii. 27. Knickerbockers of New York. 28. Egyptians. 29. The green cheese of which the moon is said to be made. 30. Ink. 31. North Pole. 32. Butcher-bird or Razor-bird. 33. Jay. 34. Flicker. 35. Chattering Fly-Catcher.