the first of the small words belonging to it, and 1_b_
indicates its second small word. This numbering and lettering applies
also to the other words. The central letter is given, and all the words
are defined below.

1a

3a. . .4a

. . .

. . .

2a . . . A . . . 2b

. . .

. . .

4b. . .3b

1b

1. A wall of defense. 2. A brilliant bird of South America. 3. An
enthusiast. 4. The noise of a drum.

1_a_. Equal value. 1_b_. A fondling. 2_a_. The human race. 2_b_. A
relative. 3_a_. An article of summer use. 3_b_. Involuntary muscular
motion. 4_a_. To chafe. 4_b_. To entitle.

B.

MAGIC DOMINO-SQUARE.

Eight dominoes placed together form a square composed of sixteen
half-dominoes, as shown in the diagram below. But, in the diagram, each
row of four half-dominoes contains a different number of spots from any
of the other rows. Thus the topmost row, counting horizontally,
contains eighteen spots; the one below it only four; the first row to
the left, counting vertically, ten; the diagonal row, downward from
left to right, eight, etc. It is required to make a square of eight
dominoes of the same set, in which each vertical, horizontal, and
diagonal row of half dominoes shall contain exactly sixteen spots. Who
can do it?

M.D.

+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| * | * * * | * | * * |
| * | | * | * * |
| * | * * * | * | * * |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| | | * | |
| * | | | * |
| | | * | |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| * | * | * * | * |
| | | | * |
| * | * | * * | * |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| * * | * * | * | |
| | * | | * |
| * * | * * | * | |
+-------+-------+-------+-------+

DIAGONAL PUZZLE.

The puzzle contains ten words of ten letters each. Fill the blanks with
words suited to the sense, and arrange these one above another in the
order in which they occur in the sentences. They will then form a
square, and the diagonal letters, read downward from left to right,
will name a friend we all like.

---- (the same person as the diagonal, with another name) boys, and the
children may we