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 THERE is a very pretty trick performed by Miss Carre Schwitzer, which rivals Betsy KosV teat of producing a five pointed star with one clip of the scissors. When Admiral Sciiwiucr asked his daughter to suggest fm <tosign for the Swiss navy. Cam' seized an odd shaped remnant. of red wall paper and skillfully divided it in two pieces which won hi fit together so as to form the Swiss Itap with the white cross, as shown in her left hand.

When she was told of Betsy Ross 1 feai she said she could go her one better, She look a Swiss flag, ns here shown, and cut it in two pieces which iv on Id fit together and form a perfect square.

Of course if von can make a Swiss flag from a square* it ifc just bus easy to reverse the operation—cut a square in two pieces which will form the flag.

Carre performed other feu is With the Swiss flag which we wilt take occasion to mention,. When a he had charge of the signal station on Mt I'ilatus and wished to signal the fleet that a storm was rolling down trie mountain, she took a square piece nt hunting and cut .-it. into tw< piece which would fit together and form the following flag.

In the Swiss language this tells of art approaching storm. Literally translated it say. 1;: "There will be a hot time in the old town to-night.'" Just to see how clever MIiwSchwtt*er was, try rq cut the signal ting in two pieces which will form a perfect square.

Miss Sehwitzer always acted on the square and was much respected on that account, Fhc taught her Sunday School class bow to cut three little squares into the fewest possible number of pieces 50 as to form one big square, and at AO the way 10 cut the three squares so as , which are worth knowing: Cut iIk aptt in l wo pieces which will form a rectangle, Or cut it in three pieces which will make n perfect square.

We shall take early occasion to mention som^ of the marvel one feats performed by Carrf: Schwltzer in cutting Swiss cheeses, and juggling with pans of milk at her Fwiss milk factory, near LIlc eha-k hills of Luzerne.

A Charade

If you a journey ever take,

No matttcr when ur where,

My firs) won id surely have to pay Before you can gel there.

My's^Cand you would scarcely ttt If London through yrm go; lint still tis what I hope you ire: Few belter t flings I know.

I say my whole with secret pain, Though hoping soon to meet again Cipher Answer,— 6, i, x 3, 23, 3, 12, 12.

A Rebus

To warn you of danger l?cfore you we stand,

Winch we're san el toned to do by the heads of the land Our counsel unasked we most gladly impart.

Some virtu Dos impression to make cm your heart.

But if you trespass, as you surely will find,

A punishment justly for sinners designed

Cipher Answer.—id. iS, 9, 5, 19, sfo: to, 20, 3 8, 9, 1 6. 5, 11,

A Riddle,

A hundred and fifty, when joined to a tree.

Majors a fine garment that warms yon and me.

Cipher Answer.—3, 12. 15, r, it.