Hyers, Mary E. P., Alice Green, Carrie E. Riley,
Hallie S. Morgan, Louie Van A., Thad. B. Tobey.
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Correct answers to puzzles are received from Alice Grady, "North Star,"
Benny W. L., Ermie Garden, Allie Mason, Eddie A. Leet, Ernest G. Young,
Fred Haswell, Marguerite Bucknall, Willard H. Francis, Willie and Henry
Western, Fred J. Purdy, Leon C. Bogart, Hugh Downing, Alson A. G., Clara
L. Kellogg, Sarah B., Willie T. B., Alice Williams, Willie C.,
"Dominus," Bessie Guyton, T. L. Drew, Mary L. McVean, George L. Osgood,
W. V. Fowler, K. R., Albert and Laura Ellard, Alfy G. Dale, Rebecca
Hedges.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
ENIGMA.
One-third of sun, one-fourth of none,
One-fifth of weary, one-sixth of dreary,
One-third of oak, one-fifth of broke,
One-fourth of kite, if read aright,
And placed in line correct and true,
Will give a city's name to you.
A. B.
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No. 2.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
A beast. A chain of mountains in Asia. An eatable. To observe. Something
used in ancient warfare. Answer--Two wild beasts.
H. F. P.
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No. 3.
NUMERICAL CHARADE.
I am a large island lying far away toward the south pole, and am
composed of 14 letters.
My 9, 6, 4, 13, 3 is not small.
My 10, 8, 12, 7 is food for beasts.
My 1, 14, 11, 5 is a journey.
My 10, 2, 13 is a fruit.
KATIE.
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No. 4.
DIAMOND.
In leopard. Something all creatures do. A flexible substance. A number.
In tiger.
W. D. G.
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No. 5.
WORD SQUARE.
First, congealed vapor. Second, a number. Third, formerly. Fourth, a
division of time.
M. E. N.
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No. 6.
ENIGMA.
My first is in laugh, but not in cry.
My second is in tall, but not in high.
My third is in fig, but not in plum.
My fourth is in speak, but not in dumb.
My fifth is in yours, but not in his.
My sixth is in been, but not in is.
My seventh is in tame, but not in wild.
My eighth is in infant, not in child.
My ninth is in village, not in town.
My whole was a general of renown.
ADA.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 37.
No. 1.
Shark, hark, ark.
No. 2.
Diamond.
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