Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 129
e. 3. Take the middle letter from a large bird, rearrange,and make close at hand. 4. Take the middle letter from general direction, re-arrange, and make a pointed weapon. 5. Take the middle letter from to send money, rear-range, and make a ceremony. 6. Take the middle letter from temperate,… … ILLUSTRATED NUMERICAL ENIGMA. This differs from the ordinary numerical enigma inthat the words forming it are pictured instead of de-scribed. The answer, consisting of twenty-nine letters,is a proverb which should be heeded by spendthrifts. A NOVEL ZIGZAG. (GoldBadge, St. Nicholas League…
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