1. Pleasing. 2. The ocean. 3. “A little house full of meat, with no door to go in and eat.” 4. A bar of wood. 5. A thought. 6. A tribe. 7. Pleased.
The initials and finals, read downward, spell the names of two powerful countries. del.
NUMERICAL PUZZLE.
1 2
3 4 5
6 7
My 3 4 5 is to obstruct. My 1 4 7 is to bend under weight. My 2 4 6 is a carriage.
Place the letters in the positions indicated by the figures of the diagram, and read therefrom my whole, which is the name of a large island. h. h. d.
A PROVERB AMONG PROVERBS.
One word taken from each sentence in succession will form the answer.
1. “Likeness begets love, yet proud men hate one another.”
2. “They that hide can find.”
3. “Trade knows neither friends nor kindred.”
4. “It is better to be happy than wise.”
5. “Gold may be bought too dear.”
6. “If you would have a good servant, take neither a kinsman nor a friend.”
7. “A gift long waited for is sold, not given.”
8. “It’s time to sit when the oven comes to dough.”
9. “Only that which is honestly got is gain.”
10. “Prudent people always ask the price ere they purchase.”
11. “Good advice is never out of place.”
12. “Friendship is the perfection of love.” cyril deane.
A MEDLEY.