IIw Jvtkoate. THURSDAY, MARCH It, 1880. K. of H. Rldgway Lodge No. 1044 meets on the 2d and 4th Fridays of each month at 3 o'clock. New Time Table. Under the new schedule the mall and local freight leave Rldgway station as follows: MAIL WEST - 2:33 " EAST .... 5:00 LOCAL WEST - - 7:50 " EAST 3:25 Social Dnncc. Joel Miller's new string band will give their first ball at Maginuls' llnll on Friday evening, April 2, 1880. The public are respectfully Invited to attend. Tickets 50 cents. Slight fall of snow on Tuesday Ridgway adjourned appeals on 18th hist. Dance of Joel Miller's string band at Maglnnis' Hall on April 2d. Wash tubs, wooden pails, wash boards and tinware at Morgester's. There will be no adjourned session of the Pennsylvania Legislature this year. Large stock plug and Smoking tobacco all cheap for cash at Morges. ter's. Friday last the strong wind which prevailed at that time blew the top off the spire off the spire of the Luthern Church. Besides a great many trees were blown down In the woods near this place. The Co. Com'rs will hold an ad journed term of the Cou rt of A ppeals for Ridgway township on Thursday, March 18. Those who were unable to receive attention last Friday and Saturday will have an opportunity given them to present their cuses at the above date. Two men and two bears visited this benighted village Tuesday last ad ding by their beautiful singing and nimble antics to the pleasure and profit of the gaping crowds who assembled to witness the sport. X. H. The men did the singing while the bears came tn strong on tbc antics. That splendid organ sold by D. S. Andrus & Co., Williamsport, Pa., for $75.00 cash with 7 stops, solid wal nut case and 5 feet 9J inches high, is sold now for $80.00 with one more atop and the grand organ knee swell additional. Write them. Terms easy on long time also. The St. Mary's Gazette has con tained several articles on the question of a county poor house and farm. There is no doubt that after the plant was firmly established such an ar rangement could be made to pay. Communications are solicited on this subject. Four beautiful shade trees have recently been set out by Henry Mar vin in front of the Ridgway House. Spring has opened earlier this year and this is a good time to have shade trees placed, and Henry is the man to give your orders, for he warants the trees for a reasonableleugth of time re placing all that die. C. Bowers, of this place, has just patented a device to prevent bedsteads from spreading. It consists of two plates of cast Iron and two wrought iron hooks. The plates are placed midway between the head and foot of the beadstead on each side, and se curely fastened by three screws to the rail on a level with the slat. The plate is L shaped with a groove a little more than three inches wide to hold the end of the slat. The hook is fast ened to the under side of the slat and contains a nub at the end which (its a hole iu the plate on the side of tiie bed. The bedstead is thus held firmly and all tendency to spreading avoided while the slat can be removed and re placed at will. No doubt nearly every person who sees the article in question will desire to posess one. Call on Mr. Bowers for full particulars. A word to our correspondents. We are glad to get the news. We thank you heartily for sending it to us. But we fear that sometimes a line creeps in that had better be left out. Correspondents sometimes want to hit somebody and they think they can do it better in this way than in any other. This is unfair, both to the persons you refer to and to us. It makes enemies for the paper, and does the writer no good. Some correspondents we have to reject entirely on account of being too personal, some we strike paragraphs from, and in a few cases offence Is given by what we do publish. Make your correspondence as newsy and tipicy as possible; but put in nothing that will injure any one iu any way and nothing but what you would be willing to attach your name to, and let the world read. Ex. Tlie strong wind on Bundny morning blew down u section of tlie lenee fcurrouudliii; Dr. Eurley' orchard, Hiid the six deer parked therein got out. When Ural discovered they were quietly browsing III J. IS. Hyde'a Hut in the rear of the Hyde ltouse. Tboaiuriu wu given, and noon a crowd of men and boya collected, which frightened the tiiinbli-fuuteit bipedi, and they took to their heels. The old buck wuk Diirrouuded and captured, one of the doea caled Okterhout heights and dis appeared iu the woods, and the other four hwam the Clarion and gained the woods iu the rear of the cemetery. During the day four were killed by doga and men, the fll'tn one escaping IU pursurers and returning to the park on Monday nighL i.'lk Democrat. The italics in the above are ours. Just why the Editor of the Democrat should accuse deer of having hut two feet we are unable to understand un less some other dear was just then en gaging his mind. Or in other words 13, 15, 14. How dear will mix the Lest of us. Oh! the dean with but two feet. They mile on us o charmingly sweet. That when other deer occur to mlud Tiro-footed decrt are all we Und. Pergonal Items. . Miss Dora Irwin's school at Dry Saw Mill has closed and Miss Irwin is now at home. II. S. Thayer and James H. Ilngerty have purchased 159 acres of John Cobb's windfall farm, which Is well timbered with hemlock. Miss Emma Olmsted, who tenches school at Portland. Is now at homo, in this place, her school being closed for the present on account of scarlet fe ver. Dr. D. B. Day has purchased 105 acres of John Cobb's windfall farm which takes in the new house and joins' II. 8. Thayer's farm on the windfall road. Cnp. Fred. Sehosning attended the regimental election at Erie last Fri day. Lieut. C. H. Rhines- did not attend as we announced he would In our last Issue. Cnpt. Adam Kurt is was elected Colonel, and Capt. Ran som, the old riot commissary, whom the members of Co. H will all recol lect, was elected Lieut. Col. Capt. Schoening received one vote for Col. The citizens of Benezette and vicinity are hereby notified that I will be at the Benefcette house on Monday morning, March 2'2d 1880, with a fuil line of samples for spring and summer suitings. Jas. McAfee. Congregationalism, Rev. Dr. Samuel Woloott, of Cleve land, will be In Ridgway next Sab bath to supervise the work of organiz ing the Congregational Church which has received such general and hearty endorsement on the part of our com munity. Dr. Wolcott Is a minister of large experience and fine abilities, lie will preach morning and evening in the Lutheran church. Preaching on Saturday evening in the same place, at 8J o'clock. Let our community turn out and show that they mean nil they have said in givi.ig their names and adhesion to this union movement.' DIED. Wkscott At Portland, Thursdav, March 4, 18H0, of scarlet fever, Je rome Wescott, aged eiirht years, son of Mr. anil Mrs. Roderick Wescott. The remains were taken to Wilcox for burial. Heai.y. On Wednesday , March 10, ls8n, of pneumonia, ai'tcr an illness of but one week, Mrs. Jane llealy, wife of John Heuly, aged about, 62 years. Maloney On Tuesday.March !. 1SS , of rheumatism of the heart, .Michael Maloney, aged about 45 years. Mr. Maloney had been engaged dressing stone for the foundation of the new tannery at Crow Run. Return ing home last Saturday he did not feel as well as usual, but nothing serious was thought of it. He was over to town Saturday night returning home about eight o'clock- Sunday and Monday lie remained at home al though not confined to bed. He ate bis supper as usual Tuesday evening retiring shortly thereafter. This was the last time he was seen alive, for when Mrs. Maloney went into the room an hour or so thereafter, she was dumbfounded on discovering that the spirit of her husband had fled. ilrockporl Locals. Twenty strings of Short & Ilor ton's lumber landed at the salt works on the 7th. Dan. Nulf is going down the river on the shanty raft for J. S- Hyde to cook with Mrs. Slick. "C Man" thinks the shoe fits Vale pretty well. How is it "C. Man'' does that young ladies shoe fit you that you had out riding last Sunday. Arthur Lurkin our quiet little shoe maker took a trip down the river lust week as far as Portland. As Swamper is down the river this week we shall look for no Brock port Notes. Horace French was in the same boat the other day that C. Hines and J. Delong was in when they entered Ambrose Strait's house. Horace I fear you were a little off of the strait and narrow path "Watchman" talks of. The old saw mill has served as a winter resort for the past two months. Oo there when you may and you will see some pleasure seekers either crouched on the cut-oil" bench or on the carriage deeply interested in some machinery. Only last week "L. C. A.' ventured in with several others and was very much interested in some parts of the machinery before leaving. "L. C. A." you should not meddle with any of the machinery knowing full well that the owner does not .al low any one to touch even the slightest part of it when he is. at home for fear they may do some mischief. Vale. Dr. Day's Stomach and Nerve Tonic is the best remedy in use for poor appetite, weakness and trembl ing in the stomach, pain after cnting, heartburn, soreness and gnawing pains in the stomach, nervousness when tired, constipation and other diseases of the bowels arising from poor digestion. One bottle lasts nearly three weeks. Price HMO. Dr. Day's Cure for Head-ache Is theonly remedy known that will stop an attack of sick or nervous head ache in its voiiiiiienceineiit; only three or four doses, half an hour apart, are necessary. Price 50 cents a bottle. Dr. Day's Standard Cough Syrup will cure a cough with fewer doses than any medicine iu use. Price 60 cents a bottle. Dr. Day's Ear Drops will give the greatest relief in neuralgia of the face and will cure ear-ache immedi ately. Price 25 cents u bottle. Ask your druggist or storekeeper for these medicines Manufactured by D. B. Day, M. P., Ridgway. Pa. The Hon. John A. Cutliber of Mobile Is still practicing law in that city, although SI years old. He was an officer iu the war of 1812, and was elected to Congress from Georgia in 1819. The MiuMy Crossing. N. Y. Truth. A vnnna in, if whn hus ovldontlv hncl nn experience that wclahs upon licrmlnd, drops Into poetry which clie cnd to Truth. While she gives full piny to fancy, she keeps n tight rein upon fact: Just over llierfl tit the window, Hidden behind tlio slinde. Kits n wicked man with his paper Watching n poor little maid. Umlllng ho watt-he her coming Pattering down the street. Daintily buttoned gnlters Hiding the charming feet. Bhe renchoR the muddy crossing, And pnnses there in dismay, Whllo Hint wicked, wicked mortal Watches from over tlio way. Laughing to see the maiden Ixiok nt the muddy street. Then smiling at hor vexation As she ghinets down nt her feet. Bravely she gathers her flounce," liaises her skirts up high What Is It that man nt the window With glistening eyes doth spy T Under the snowy rutlles Olenmlug out so bright A pair of n'ripcd ftnrkingf Are gradually gaining sight. Then, ns the mud grows deeper The niiililcu stops in dismay. Unveiling still more of the stockings To that creature over the way. With her skirts uplifted bravely, Higher and yet. more high, A tlttintiiy buckled gttrtvr Sparkles upon the eye. Oh! man over thereat the window, Don't stare so hard, I pray. At that helpless little maiden trussing the muddy way. Hut lie dashes down the paper. And throws aside the shade, Gazing still more intently Right at the poor little maid. Sow, she lias turned a corner And vanished out of sl'ht. While that wicked mortal yonder Watches another wight. The golden Summer sunshine Is nil very well In Its way. Hut mud and striped stockings nre nicer To that man across Hie way. Miss M. E. K. Magus City Dots. Snow a small quantity. Beadle says he has just received a new stock of peanuts. Oh! won't Sam. Early be happy now. But stop, Sam. toys he does not want us to say any thing more about him through the columns of the paper. Well we won't. A tinker made his appearance in the city on Tuesday. Fixing up lin wti re & c. Butter is a scarcity in our midst at present. Lou. English is slo.vly recover ing. Charlie Eiiason is now driving the dray wagon for the mammoth store of J. H. Steell & Co. A Social dance was given nt John Helsells residence at Coal Hollow tin Tuesday evening of this week. From what we learn a pleasent time was had. James McKillopp was the winner of thenccordeou tit the raffle on Sat urday night last. ' We understand that Fox will have three candidates for the nomina tion for the office of sheriff". -Our friend Pender visited St. Mary's on Tuesday. He reports a pleasant trip. The mines are now running quite brisk. The front windows of Steell & CVs. store arc filled up with some clocks, ranging in price from $3.50 to S8.no. Services at the school house on Sabbath evening last. Our Sunday school is prospering. Kiias Jonesaud William Marshall, after an absence of several wecks.iiave returned to the city. The second entertainment of the public-schools at thcCeuircville school house on Saturday night, was, we learn, tt second success. Slam Hang is getting to be quite a town. W. II. Osterhout, Michael Wei dert und Geo. Reischer, our County Coumiissnicrs, we understand, paid Contrevillo a visit on Tuesday. Busi ness holding an appeal. Evo Cook was to the city on business Monday. He talks sooio of moving here, A re we to have a post -office hero also an Express office? Two institu tions uadly needed. Mr. Samuel Hines, Gcneial Su perintendent t'f the mines at this place, and at Scranton, has been here spending a few days with Mr. D. Robertson, inspecting the works. Glad to see you Mr. Hines, come again. I. N. O. Worthy of Attention. We advise till our readers, whether ti.cy own a foot of land or not. to sup. ply themselves with that treasure of useful, prastienl relianle information, the Amct'caa Agrieulturitt, so mimed because started 38 years ago as a journ al, but now enlarged to embrace a great variety of most usftil reading for the Household, Children included, for t lie Garden, as well as the Farm for all classes. Each volume gives some 800 original Engravings, with descrip tions of labor-saving and labor-helping contrivances, of plants, fruits, flowers, animals, etc., including many large and pleasing, as well as Instructive, pictures for joung and old. The con stant, systematic exposures of Hum bugs and Swindling Schemes by the AgricutturMareotgraixl value to every one, and well save to most persons many times its cost. Altogether, it Is one of the most valuable, as will as cheapest. Journals any where to be found. The cost is only J1.50year,or 4 copies for $5. Single numbers 15 cents Subscribe tit once for 1880; und receive the rest of this year free, Orange Judd Company, Publishers. 245 Broadway, New York. The Advocate and the named journal for $2.00. Wilcox (J railed 'Schools. Principal's report fot month end ing March S, 1880. TEACHERS. ; I n" 1 o 3 " - 1 I - c - i i ? 2 ? r i I T : Jj S S, Miss Amandn I Wilcox. I 70 53 79 J. B John-) son Miss Ella 2 09 00 99 Locke, ass't. J ! o 40 23 Summary. 145 1 11 3 1 84 1 05 The highest class standing ob tained by any pupil for the month Is 98; lowest 00; the best general aver age 9ii ; lowest 58. DEPARTMENT NO. 2. "a" drape. Lucy Neering Eva Sch rein er lanthti Schultz Ella Locke Matie fiocke Martha Groat Ada Miller Herman Lnmpc Johnnie Murphy Kn'.rcne Parsons Willie Miller Fred Aldrich Lorcnda Warner Mary Sehrciner . "ll" ClltAPE. Frank Brown Grant Allen Willie Sweet Jackson Schultz George Sehrciner Edi'iie Sowers Bcruie Murphy Willie Locke Flora Weiuing Mary Lan'ipe Edna Walker Mary Flannigan Mary Mourtougli Glen ni Johnson "c" OUADH. Ella Wbiteman Lillic Eruhout Allie Houghtaliiig Hat lie Cole Katie Flauuigan George Wcining John O'Lrary John Flannigan Otto Schreilier Charles Stoltz 40 1 fiH : 1 0() HlO.lOi), OS 1 00! 100 10l 1(1!) '.OH 101) 55 foil 10(1 fi;t loo os fill) 100 100 75,100; : 00 71 m fMl' !!'.! 07 1 !)!) 04 8(1 1 04 78. 05 01, 05 70, 77 78' 0:f S7! 01 80 85 08 00 !)3 100 if" 100 100 iOi) !I7 OH 67 VP 8), 100 loo! loo loo, or,' H0 I'M! Ofli loo loo loo' o.v oj; oo' loo loo1 o! 100 100 07! . inn o; 85 loo' 081 55 loo looi 07 1 00 07! 07 loo 100' 7:4 loo 07i 0"i 100 08 70 lljOi 03 1 01 07 O'.l 0'2 05 07 01 02 01 0(i 05 84 05 80 10D 00 100 55 OS r,.-i 88 05 loo 88 70 78 03 loo 82 05 loo! 05' loo! no! 88 85 1 0-1 j 00 04 I 7?.! 0 1 0f! 78! loo 100 loo ...: m, OS 00 loo1 011 lOO! 05 loo! 051 loo' f.",: 10o 07' loo! 07. 0s' 07 loiroo! loo! 07! Harry Lnmpc 1 laltie Y hi tenia n Lillie' Brown (Vila Miiler Sarah Neering Mamie McKean "u" cut A 1K. Hilda OUn Lizzie Mourtnugh Mary Brogan Augusta Johnson Ella Harte Bendcim Veditz Johnnie Allen Townie Cole Sophie Liimpe Maggie McMahon "K" CiKADIJ. hlllj 98 80 80 lOu'lOO 81 01 OS; 00 (id 81 OS1 0(i' so 02 100 !)7j ! 02 02 02 00 ! 02 1111, ! lOit 111(1 lOOj 8s fO'l 05 1 lOO! OOl 75, 80 Eva Rhone ,1011, 00: 07 8s 05 Aliiht Akerly loo: OS' 05j 78; .:$ Mon uie Murphy ;100! 08' 00 78 0" M Kasselhock j 05 04 04 03 Of Etilu Mnnclt iloO 100' u' Ss 00 Lillie Maneit ; fid loo' 07 80 04 Hosa Waldman ! 05 08 07 05 Philip Kasselhock loo 08 0J o: oy Adolf Iteyberg 100 loo loo 78 05 Charles Ilolquist 100 lo.) 07 .so Of Wiilie Sowers iloo loo, 02 o:j 00 John Baisor l00 looj 00 81; Of Frank ileizoecker ,loo Inn! 00 s.!! 0:; Willie McMahon 05 'looj 07 87, 05 Maggie Leonard I 20, loo! 07. b'i'. 7ii Visitors. Prof. Geo. It. Dixon, Dr. A. M. Straight, Mrs. A. M. Straight, Mrs. C. Cody, Mrs. G. Woodward and Mrs. J. D. Parsons. J. B. Johnson, Principal. Wilcox Jots. E. S. Brevier and Jos. Tambini are the "boss"' men with the 10 block puzzle. John Mcenun has started a junk shop. Shorty says he will win the fair haired girl or bust. The son of Mr. tt. A. Wescott was laid in his last resting place on Sunday morning. A very appropriate sermon was preached by iiev. Mr. Lampe. The Iiev. Mr. Lampe preached his farewell sermon on Sunday evening- E. Nl'F. Mrs. Clarkof Indiana was thought less enough to present her husband with a petition signed by herself and seven children praying for a new calico dress. Mr. Clark thereupon threw the petition under the table and his wife out the window, and now she is a crippie for life. If you want a sheet of note paper; if you want u quire of note paper; if you want a ream of note paper, don't fail to call at The Advocate cilice. We keep a large assortment of note paper and envelopes, and sell cheap. Notice to Correspondents and Others. Hereafter The Advocate will go to press at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, consequently all advertisements and correspondence must be handed in not later than Wednesday noon to insure insertion in the current issue. W A N t 1: 1 )-D.H. Patty & Co., N 11 rs erymcn, want a few good reliable men to sell Turk's vine's and shuihh through this state. They promise steady employment to good salesmen. For full particulars address, D. II. Patty & Co., 721 Broad St., Newark, N. J. nl in3 Prints. The most desirable assort ment in Western Pennsylvania, now 011 exhibition at Powell & Kime's mammoth sales rooms. Eggs, Butler and cheese at Mor gester's. Brandy Cam'i Penciling. L. C. A. did not have as great n lime flndihg out who "Watchman"' and his helper is ns the "ttldge and Vicinity'' correspondent thought. "C. Mart"', If we went on the ridge ns you request to rcconnoiter wo should go straight to the grave yard school house and without doubt, find Mr. "C. Man." It seems strange how suddenly D. C I's locals stopped. Perhaps "C. Man" can tell. Since hearing that the "Star of the West" was about to start, n young school teacher has been practic ing f.ome very ntnuslng exercises with H. F. ns stage manager. There will boa small menagerie attached. We think with a little practice, one at least will make an expert. "Watchman" exposed himself In his lir; locals by committing Susan side. "Watchman" If you have any thing to say, good or bad about L. C A. say it, but bo careful that we do not catch you in another 1 e. Miss Eliza Taylor Is teaching one month's subscription school at the Brandy Camp school house. She gives very good satisfaction. Miss Susie Mcintosh has been hired to teach the summer school at this place. A few days ago George Foust was caught between a stump und a rolling log and had bis leg considerably bruised. "Watchman got back from down the creek Tuesday. There is a young man in our town who talked a great deal about sending in his locals he lias written on L. C. A. Daniel if you have n strong dmo spit it out, don't try to swallow it, and we will try anil make it as Interesting for you as we can. To iiu v person who will send it three cent postage stamp we will send ! in our next week s locals a roll ins cription of "Watchman" and his helper. Address, L. C. A. Brandy Camp. John Taylor of III., formerly a res ident of this county, is very ill. Word was sent here to his friends that he was not expected lo live. Ellis a of Ills started for there a few days ago. "Vale" beats about the wall with a hammer fancying at every blow that he hits the nail on the bead. As Prof. T. S. Fuller was return ing to the Brandy Camp Hotel 0 few nights ago from giving a imiiic lc--iii he saw what appeared lo lie a light in the born opposite the grave yard. As he came nearer it appeared outside about two rods from the road, and was standing perfectly still, he looked at it several seconds, and it disappeared suddenly, he looked and tried to see it again but could not. Adam Miller has seen a light start from the grave yard and go down to the barn. Twenty-six dollars a month are the wages paid to many of the men of 1 1 lis section and board themselves there is one man among the rest that supports a family of ten by the above wages. Tills seems like ante-bellum prices. Vale it may seem strange to many how sly you can keep ihings, but it does not 10 us, it did seem strange un til wc saw you give the old lady some choice candy for your little ones. For she says you just Jill the vjcancy of Mr. Stanly and that you do not always go on the Hidge when you start Now "Vale" what is falling iu the creek compared to this? bev? The latest style of popping the question is Henry just come over ami I will give you a piece of that good cake 1 baked the ether day. L. C. A. We publish the aiinnuneemeuts in car advertising columns for p't;, and seldom trouble ourselves to en quire as to (lie qualities or merits of tlie wares advertised, further than to t.iu-e ourselves mat nicy are legiti mite and respectable. But when an article periorms n.is'ucies in our midst, transforming ike old to vouii'r. i m- pearanceat least, we cannot pass it by unnoticed. We know of people who, years ago, was gray-headed and who now wear dark and glossy hair. I low is this? It evidently is not colored, for it has a perfectly natural appear ance instead of the harsh, dry. staring look of hair Ktninul with nitrate of silver or other common hair dyes. No! it. has been nxtorctl ' to its youthful color, lustre and vitality by the Use of that wonder of wonders, Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair lie- newer. It has many imitators, but there there is nothing like I!. The test of years only increase its fame, while its imitators die and uro for gotten. Booton Daily Globe. Jam Poles. Middletown X-Cut Saws. Jefl"ard' White's and Mann's Axes. Tubular and 00 Lanterns. Files. Diston's X-Cut Saws. Boyntou's Lightning Saws. Cohn Pom-Kits. Coal Hods. Stove Shovels. Kepajrs furnished for any stove. Ax Handles. Pick Handles. I lb. Best Polish 10 cts. at No. 42 Main street. nLiO Estate Sot lee. Estate of John Hollobaugh, late of Fox township, Elk County, Pa., de ceased. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to -make immedi ate payment, and those having legal claims against the safue to present them without delay iu proper order for sett lenient to PifiMi' Hays, Administrator. ; u i tt Always call at The Advocate office for note paper and envelopes. Manic of Fifteen. From tlio Plilln. Tlmes.l AN EXPLANATION nV TItK tNTRICA C li:S OF THK OKM VV.7.VK. Various nw'ounts have. been given of the Invention of the "Fifteen Game,'' otherwise known as the "Gem Puzzle," which is just now having a run second only to that of "Pinafore,'' According to one story it isthc Invention of ndeaf mule In Hartford, who made It for the entertainment of the inmates of the asylum where ho lived, without tt thought of the Insane nsyluni for which It seems likely to make so many patients. Another Ktory ascribes the tiling lo the postmaster of Cannstota, N. Y., who gave the game to a lady in Syracuse, who sent It to a lady at Watch Hill, who took it homo to Hartford, where a Boston man saw it and so on. But whoever invented it, it Is the manufacturer who are reap-' ing the profit. It is not patented, but the manufacture appears to have been eon tined thin far to two New England firms, who arc said to have been turn log out the games at the rate of six or eight thousand a day and still hardly to have supplied the demand. The puzzle Is to be seen everywhere. From the judge on the bench to the bootblack 00 the sidewalk, everybody it puzzling over it. The scientific peo ple nre discussing it, and for the last few days the newspapers have been lull of it. Tlio apparatus consists of l ixtecn little squares of wood, num bered consecutively from one to six teen, and lilting exactly in a shallow square box. In use, the square num bered 10 is removed, and there is thus a blank space left, which allows the blocks to slide, one square at ti time, and they are thus lo lie arranged without removing them from the box. The lift cen squares being mixed mid placed indiscriminately in Hie box, the nriiblem is to arrange them in re- gular arithmetical series as in the fol- lo.ving diagram. iTTT 1 i 5 9 j 10 I -11 j 12 13 14 15 I 1 Anyone can make the game for him self by cutting the little squares from n cigar" box, or by dividing the bottom of a square pa-tboord box, lir.st into quarters and then into sixteenths, and ti.-ing the lid of the box, which will of course, just contain them. Or it can be played with counters 011 a quar ter section of a checker-board. The game as it is soid in tho shop, how ever is more convenient, and it can be had anywhere' for a quarter or even less. THE I'lV.ZI.E. Tho early moves of the game are .simple enough. Starting Willi the 1 and working it gradually toward the corner, and following with the 2, nnd so on, a beginning is easily made. Then you start this line in procession around the sides of t lie box, gradually working the numbers in the required order. This process cannot be de scribed minutely, but one soon dis covers a certain sort of method in it and it looks as though the solution of the pux..le were only a question of time and patience. Gradually the lilies are formed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 7, t, ami so 011. Victory is at hand, ami the playi r subdues his exeitement as bc.-t lie can, while the lookers on say: "lie has it." Hut he hasn't. Although so near, the end is yet so far that san iuine hope soon gives way to despair. After working for a longer or a shorter lime, according to the familiarity of tlie player with the method of the thimr, this is the way it comes out: 1 5 i n And no art right place. 3 C 7 1) 11 1; 15 14 can get that 15 into its Tlie more you struggle with it the worse it horiously arranged gets, and the la rows become all mixed up again. It is at this point that grim despair settles down upon all but the most courageous. Some limes the 13, If, 15, come in their right order, while two other numbers are misplaced, but we believe that every combination can be reduced ultimately 10 that given above, so that the real problem is to get the 15 after the 14. An enterprising Yankee lately adver tised to send the solution of this pro blem for two stamps, umj to the many who applied lie sent back the answer: "Take up No. 15 carefully between theihumbaud forefinger and place it where it belongs.'1 This is on . the principle of Alexander's solution of the Gordinii knot; it is heroic, but not satisfactory. THE .SOLVTION. It is not necessary, however, to re sort to such heroic measures. The 13, 15, 14 combination is soluble, but Is only by changing the direction of the columns. This is the secret of the problem. Tlio player has started with tlie purpose of arranging the numbers in horizontal, rows, und he has failed. He has Dow to go on from this baiting place and arrange them iu vertical columns. This is the idea intended to be conveyed by those who have spoken of "turning (he board," a phrase apparently borrowed from chess, but only confusing iu "fll'leen." It. is not necessary t-j give all of the twenty-nine moves required for tlie solution of the problem, but the fol lowing will enable every one to work it out: 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 5 0 13 0 7 10 11 15 14 507 0 10 11 5 u 7 9 10 11 13 15 14 12! 13 15 14 4 5 1 2 9 6 7 13 10 11 15 11 5 6 1 2 9 0 7 13 10 11 (I 6 12 9 6 7 13 10 11 1.5 U 12 15 14 12 Thus far we have been simply mov ing the outer row around the board. We now make two more such move ments, bringing the board to tho position numbered 8, nnd then, In three moves, bring the 15 into the centre (ns In 11), nnd then two for ward movements more. 8 9 5 12 13 8 7 3 15 10 11 4 14 12 6 11 9 5 1 2 13 0 7 3 15 11 4 14 10 12 81 13 5 1 fi 7 9 13 14 15 It 10 12 8 Following are the ' positions after every oilier one of the next six moves: 15 17 1 9 5 1 13 9 5 1 1 13 9 5 1 13 6 7 2 14 0 7 2 14 6 2 14 15 11 3 15 11 3 15 11 7 3 10 12 8 .4; 10 12 8 4; 10 12 8 4 The player may now begin to see his way out. The next eight moves give the following results: 21 23 2S 13 0 5 lj 13 9 5 II 13 9 5 1 15 14 0 2 15 14 0 2j 14 10 6 2 11 7 3 10 7 8 15 7 3 10 12 8 4 12 11 8 4 12 11 8 4 It now "remains only to move the 11 into Its place and the 12Jnto its place, and the problem is solved : 13 0 14 10 15 It 12 1 1 But, it may be objected, the only legitimate arrangement is that repre sented on the lid of the box, with the numbers in horizontal order. Very well. But instead of starting out to nrrnioro them in horizontal lines be gin with the vertical arrangement iu view, with the 1 iu the lower left hand corner. You can thus obtain this position : 4 8 12 3 7 11 14 2 6 10 15 1 5 9 13 which corresponds precisely with the lirst position in the above series, as con be seen by turning the board upon its side, and the same moveswill bring the numbers into horizontal order, ex actly as shown in the large diagram at the beginning of this article. Tho numbers can be arranged either way, but the secret of success is, nt the ap parently insuperable point, to change the direction of tiie columns. THE MAGIC so, C A HE. No attempt has been made here to enter into a scientific explanation of the puzzle or toilo anything more tliau present one practical method of solv ing its dilliculties. As fifteen num bers are susceptible of no less than l,.'v7, (174, 3ns,000 different combinations it is plain that the mathematical possi bilities of this puzzle cannot be treated in asinglearticle. Another form of en tertainment which t!ie"Gcm"aflbrds is in arranging the whole sixteen squares iu such order that the sum of the num bers in every continuous row, vertical, horizontal or diagonal, shall be the same. This is a form of tlie old magio square, which has furnished diversion to mathematicians for so many cen turies. Magic squares were known iu the East in remote ages, but the earliest I known writer on the subject was a t 1 ... I. B . I . . , vnecii. 01 uie sixieenin century, named Moschopulus, whose work was translated into latin by De la Hire and read before the French Academy in l'j'jl. Since that time the subject Inn been elaborated by a great many fa mous mathematicians, who have found iu it an exhaustless field of study, ami the combinations which have been made of compound squares magic cubes, and what not, and tho abtruso mathematical formula; by which their construction is explained, would terrify an unleaned reader. One of the squares given by Moschop ulus answers the terms of this"sixteeu puzzle." We give it below, together with another arrangement of numbers: 1 15 14 4 I 1 10 11 C 12 0 7 0 1 13 i 1 10 10 11 5 I 8 0 14 3 11 3 2 10 I 12 5 2 15 The first arrangement is more sys tematic, but tho reader can work out others for himself. 'Best quality note paper and en velopes at this office. Light running, Latest Improved DOMESTIC, at prices never heard of before, at Mrs. W. S. Service's. 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