one of the United States. My whole is a large city in Europe. 120. My first is stationed near your heart, And serves to brace the mortal frame; Of young and old it forms a part, And to fair woman gives a name. Who builds a ship must it employ, To give it strength to stem the flood, And Adam felt no real joy Till in new form by him it stood. My second may be long or short, Or tight or loose, or wet or dry, Of cotton, silk, or woolen wrought, Of any texture, strength, or dye-- Be made of iron, gold, or steel, Of love or hate, of good or ill, May gently bind, or heavy feel, May give support, or rudely kill. My whole is formed by fashion, skill, and care, And what few ladies from their dress can spare. 121. How long would a ball be falling, from the top of a tower that was 400 feet high, to the earth? 122. Why are chairs like men? 123. The foot of a ladder 60 feet long remaining in the same place, the top will just reach a window 40 feet high on one side of the street, and another 30 feet high on the other side. How wide is the street? 124. There is a pile of cannon-balls, the ground tier of which contains 289 balls, and the top tier one ball. Require the whole number of balls in a pile. 125. [Illustration] 126. [Illustration] 127. What skillful housewife does not know When, where to place my first? When nicely done, it will not show; Conspicuous, it is worst. My second all the world must do, Either with head or hand, In different ways the same pursue, On water, or on land. My whole a picture is of life, Varied with good or ill, With bright or dull, with light or dark, Arranged with art and skill. 128. What is that which will make you catch cold--cure the cold--and pay the doctor's bill? 129. Why is a joke like a cocoa-nut? 130. When did Esau, the hairy man, lose his whiskers? 131. Why do postmasters deserve the execration of all true Americans? 132. Just equal are my head and tail, My middle slender as can be, Whether I stand on head or heel, 'Tis all the same to you or me. But if my head should be cut off, The matter's true, although 'tis strange, My head and body, severed thus, Immediately to nothing change. 133. If a loafer, smoking a cigar, sets fire to the brush on his upper lip, is it a case of spontaneous combustion? 134. liv sin transgre procur damn A ing ers ssion ed ation. dy Redeem pa purchas salv 135. [Illustration] 136. [Illustration] 137. [Illustration: What sailors dread. ] 138. I. Go wide o'er the world, And everywhere seek me-- In earth, sea, or air, Thou never shalt meet me! Go wide o'er the world-- I always am there-- Wherever thou roamest, In earth, sea, or air! II. Go speak to the woodland, And question of me-- Oh ne'er shall thou find me, With forest or tree! Go, speak to the woodland, I ever am there, And live in its whispers, Though lighter than air! III. Go, winnow the wave, And seek for my breath-- Ah, ocean and river, Reveal but my death! Go, winnow the wave, Tho' with winter it shiver-- There--there shalt thou find me, 'Mid ocean and river! IV. In whirlwinds I revel, Yet in zephyrs expire-- I flourish in warmth, And I perish in fire!...