in brick.
My fourth is in branch, but not in stick.
My fifth is in head, but not in feet.
My whole is something good to eat.

MARY.

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No. 4.

WORD SQUARE.

First, not cold. Second, a surface. Third, true. Fourth, masculine.

M. L.

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No. 5.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 32 letters.
My 13, 22, 8, 12 is a wild animal.
My 9, 3, 21 is a tree.
My 19, 8, 9, 17 is not hard.
My 16, 3, 6 is what we all must do.
My 28, 14, 11 is what most all of us can do.
My 4, 23, 29, 2 is a number.
My 7, 20, 15 is a large body of water.
My 26, 27, 15, 16, 6, 21 is a school-book.
My 32, 24, 5, 10, 15, 12 is a ruler of a country.
My 1, 8, 18 is an adverb.
My 25, 15, 30, 31 is used for seasoning.
My whole is a proverb.

MARY E. N. (9 years).

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No. 6.

DIAMOND PUZZLE.

A consonant. A tribe of Indians. A long-legged bird. A period of time. A
consonant.

E. S. C. M.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 16.

No. 1.

Charles Dickens

No. 2.

H A I L
A N N A
I N N S
L A S T

No. 3.

Bryant.

No. 4.

Bonaparte.

No. 5.

B el L
E br O
R etur N
L ea D
I ndig O
N u N

Berlin, London.

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BROKEN RHYMES.

Scold, cold, old.
Skate, Kate, ate.
Brink, rink, ink.
Trice, rice, ice.
Crash, rash, ash.
Sledge, ledge, edge.

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