e letters used in this description
to make a word which will answer the definition given. Thus:

R. } A part of the day. _Ans_. R. on M. (transposed) Morn.
M. }

1. { L. } A kind of bird.
{ P. }
2. S. R. Parts of a house.
3. S. T. A piece of furniture.
4. { L. } To pillage.
{ P. }
5. { Et. } Not rhythmical.
{ Ic. }

H.H.D.

HIDDEN DRESS GOODS.

1. Seizing the rascal I compelled him to give up the money. 2. Aunt
Nell is fond of singing Hamburg. 3. Belle Prescott only failed once
last year. 4. Eveline never learned to control herself. 5. Where is
Towser, Gertie? 6. I met Homer in Oregon. 7. Where did you find such a
queer fossil, Kenneth? 8. Tom Thumb is a tiny specimen of humanity. 9.
Did Erasmus Lincoln lose all his property by the fire?

PICTORIAL, PROVERB-ACROSTIC.

Arrange the words represented by the numbered pictures in their order.
The initials and finals (reading down the former and continuing
down the latter) form a familiar proverb, the sentiment of which is
suggested by the central picture.

[Illustration]

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN OCTOBER NUMBER.

DOUBLE DIAMOND PUZZLE.--M
G A S
M A P L E
S L Y
E
S
N U T
S U G A R
T A R
R

SQUARE-WORD.--Midas, Ivory, Donor, Arose, Syten.
CHARADE.--Dilapidated. NUMERICAL ENIGMA.--Handsome.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC--Centennial Exposition.--ClovE, EsseX,
NaP, TallyhO, EpiglottiS, NerolI, NahanT, IttaI, ArnO,
LemoN.

RIDDLE.--Linest, Inlets, Enlist, Tinsel, Silent, Listen.

DIAGONAL PUZZLE.--Grand, Prate.

G L A R E
C R A T E
P L A T E
C R A N E
P L A I D

COMBINATION PUZZLE.--P--rive--T
E--pod--E
A--lid--A
C--ape--S
E--lop--E

EASY DIAMOND PUZZLE.--I, Asa, Isola, Ale, A.

PUZZLE.--Gondola.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN SEPTEMBER NUMBER were received previous to
September 18, from--Emma Elliott, Brainerd P. Emery, Allie Bertram,
Sarah D. Oakley, "Camille and Leonie," "Tip," "Yankee," J.W. Myers,
George G. Champlin, Alice M. Mason, Maria Peckham, Florence E. Hyde,
Mi