in fog.
My second is in cat, but not in dog.
My third is in cart, but not in wagon.
My fourth is in beast, but not in dragon.
My fifth is in wheat, but not in corn.
My sixth is in birth, but not in born.
My seventh is in hurt, but not in sting.
My whole was an ancient Scottish king.

K. K.

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No. 3.

WOOD SQUARE.

First, a musical instrument. Second, a boy's name. Third, darkness.
Fourth, solitary. Fifth, titles.

FLORENCE.

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No. 4.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 20 letters.
My 8, 5. 4, 20 is very small.
My 13, 3, 11 is found in every farm-yard.
My 14, 10, 6, 1 is a coin.
My 16, 5, 11, 7 is a number.
My 18, 19, 6 is a vase.
My 12, 15, 9, 17, 2 give a great deal of pain and
trouble, and yet no one likes to part with them.
My whole has witnessed many remarkable events.

EDDIE.

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[The two following geographical puzzles are sent by Sadie in answer to
Maud T. K.'s request in Post-office Box No. 24.]

No. 5.

DIAMOND.

A symbol of one of the points of the compass. A river in Switzerland. A
country in Europe. A tributary of the Mississippi River. A symbol of one
of the points of the compass.

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No. 6.

DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

A city in China. One of the United States. A city in China. A town in
New York State. One of the grand divisions of land. An island in the
Grecian Archipelago. Answer--Two cities in Europe.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 26.

No. 1.

Robert Bruce.

No. 2.

Remember me.

No. 3.

Robin Redbreast.

No. 4.

P I N E
N E A R
T R O T
L E O N

No. 5.

1. Approbation. 2. Sweetheart. 3. Instruction. 4. Operator. 5.
Gasometer. 6. Congratulate.

No. 6.

Algebra.

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Aunt Flora, a Broken Rhyme, on page 360:

Scold, cold, old.
Scant, cant, ant.
Charm, harm, arm.
Stone, tone, one.

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Favors are acknowledged from George A. W., Harry Starr K., Mary L.
Hannam, Leslie Ray, Jamie C. Edgerton, Ruth Marshall, Horace Barlow,
J. R. Gleason, Oliver Arden, Bertha Thompson, C. R. F., Grace W. Watson,
Willie Dorrance, Jessie E. Watt, Cloyd D. Brown.

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Correct answers to puzzles