oportions varying from about two
pounds of glue in summer to one pound in winter for one quart of
molasses. The glue should be soaked about half an hour. The water should
then be poured off, and the glue heated until it melts. Then pour in the
molasses, and stir it well. It should now be boiled slowly for about an
hour before it is poured into the mould, which should be well oiled. You
will find it much more difficult than at first appears to make a good
ink-roller, and it will be as cheap in the end for you to buy them. If
you take proper care of one, it will last a long time. Do not wash it
immediately after use, as that tends to make it harder. When it appears
clogged with ink, rub it with oil an hour before you wish to use it, and
scrape it clean with the back of a knife.

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OLAF T.--As we can not examine your telescope, it is difficult to tell
where the trouble lies. Possibly the diameter of your tube is too small
for the increased size of your glass.

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W. T. CHAFIN.--The authorship of the _Arabian Nights_ is unknown.
Antoine Galland, who was employed by Colbert to collect manuscripts in
the East, first made the work known in Europe about the end of the
seventeenth century. From internal evidence the middle of the fifteenth
century has been fixed upon as the probable period of the composition of
these wonderful tales.

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R. E. S. VANSANT.--There are about 38,000 distinct words in the English
language. About 23,000 of these are of Anglo-Saxon origin. The
vocabulary of the new edition of _Webster's Unabridged Dictionary_
contains about 118,600 words, including derivatives, compounds, etc.;
3000 or 4000, however, are all that are in common use for oral or
written communication. The Old Testament contains 5642 different words,
Milton uses about 8000, and Shakspeare about 15,000. Only about 300
words are in ordinary use for telegraphic business messages.

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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.

No. 1.

ENIGMA.

My first is in lost, but not in found.
My second is in earth, but not in ground.
My third is in no, but not in yes.
My fourth is in doubt, but not in guess.
My fifth is in stir, but not in mix.
My sixth is in set, but not in fix.
My seventh is in ocean, but not in land.
My eighth is in rise, but not in stand.
My whole is a