Image: St. Nicholas (serial) (1873) (14779387861)

Description: Identifier: stnicholasserial351dodg (find matches) Title: St. Nicholas (serial) Year: 1873 (1870s) Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 Subjects: Children's literature Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.) Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ntRome. 5. The noblest Roman of them all. 6. Acelebrated Roman general. 7. A famous king of the WestGoths. 8. A great Roman emperor. 9. A famous Roman orator. 10. A virgin consecrated to Vesta. 11. A famousbattle fought 216 B.C. 12. One of three tribes of ancientRome. Take the first letter of the first word; the second letterof the second word; the third letter of the third; fourthletter of the fourth ; fifth letter of the fifth; sixth letter ofthe sixth; sixth letter of the seventh; fifth letter of theeighth; fourth letter of the ninth; third letter of thetenth ; second letter of the eleventh ; and first letter of thetwelfth. These letters will spell the name of a veryfamous Roman. HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG. OBLIQUE RECTANGLE (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition) I. In buy. 2. Delved.5. To reside. 6. Kills.Joined by stitching. 10.tarry. 12. Uncooked. i; 3. To construct. 4. Burns. 7. Harps. 8. To cut. 9.To direct attention. 11. To. In buy. DOROTHY LLEWELLYN. 576 THE RIDDLE-BOX Text Appearing After Image: CHARADE My Jint is seen on many a head,Yet may be on a gun, instead;My next, a word that s very small,—It is a pronoun, that is all.My third is not a merry crew,It is, dear reader, only you.My last shows something far behind,A very common thing, I find.My whole is a word that is used far and wideWhen an army surrenders to the other side.Florence EDITH DAWSON (League Member). TRIPLE BEHEADINGS (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition) I. Triply behead a part of speech and leave a part ofspeech. 2. Triply behead makes dearer, and leave part ofthe head. 3. Triply behead in advance, and leave a divi-sion in a hospital. 4. Triply behead eats, and leave a pro-noun. 5. Triply behead a building for soldiers, and leave aninstrument of torture. 6. Triply behead ingenuous, andleave not so much. 7. Triply behead to pass away, and leavecomfort. 8. Triply behead leaves, and leave devices. 9.Triply behead a medicine often given for colds, and leavea number. 10. Triply behead here, and leave Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: St. Nicholas (serial) (1873) (14779387861)
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