un away; 3, cattle-drivers; 4, to
consume; 5, to endeavor,--and leave a complete diamond reading
horizontally as follows: 1, A consonant; 2, to cut off; 3, a wanderer;
4, an instrument for writing; 5, a consonant.

CYRIL DEANE.

A CONCEALED BILL-OF-FARE.

In each of the following sentences, fill the blank with a word to be
found concealed in its sentence:

1. Let each guest have some -----. 2. Eating some ---- will be effectual
in satisfying hunger. 3. Nothing but terrible starvation could make one
eat such ----! 4. Ah! a morsel of ---- will taste good. 5. Give me, I
beg, good brown bread and a well-cooked ----. 6. Don't take cold ham;
eat some of this freshly cooked, hot ----. 7. Stop! I entreat you! Don't
give the child any more ----. 8. What if I should eat more ----? 9. He
has had quite enough ----. 10. Let me whisper to you. There sits a lady
who, it seems to me, is very fond of ----. 11. You will take, I hope, a
spoonful of ----? 12. She has helped me twice to ----.

O'B.

SQUARE-WORD.

1. An article used every day as human food. 2. A current report,
generally unauthorized. 3. A mineral much used in polishing metals. 4.
Part of the most important organ of the human body. 5. A mythical being,
supposed by the ancient Greeks to inhabit lonely woods.

B.

ANAGRAM DOUBLE-DIAMOND AND INCLOSED DOUBLE WORD-SQUARE.

From the sentence "Mad at pert hens," form a double-diamond of which the
center shall be a double word-square.

The diamond must read, across: 1. In profitable. 2. A covering for the
head. 3. Paired. 4. An implement used in writing. 5. In profitless.

The word-square must read, downward: 1. A casual event. 2. Partook of
food. 3. A spelled number.

C.D.

EASY "ANNIVERSARY" PUZZLES.

(Three Anniversaries.)

[Illustration: 1.]

[Illustration: 2.]

[Illustration: 3.]

These three pictures represent three annual anniversaries, the names of
which are to be found. The character of each anniversary is
appropriately symbolized in its picture.

CHARL.

GEOGRAPHICAL SINGLE ACROSTIC.

The initials will give one of England's principal sea-ports.

1. A river of Ireland. 2. A river in Farther India. 3. A river in
France. 4. The largest river in Western Asia. 5. A river in France.
6. A river in Italy. 7. A river in Prussia. 8. A river in North America.
9. A river in Siberia.

S.

EASY HIDDEN LATIN PROVERB.

Find in the following sentence a Latin proverb in common use:

The sa