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Harper's Young People, June 14, 1881

Part 1 — PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.

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No. 1.

ENIGMA—(To North Star).

In serpent, not in snake.

In river, not in lake.

In chisel, not in saw.

In rent, not in flaw.

In rule, not in reign.

In hair, not in mane.

In carriage, not in cart.

My whole a work of art.

Douglas.

No. 2.

DIAMOND.

A letter. A metal. A medicine. An acid. A river in Africa. A vehicle. A letter.

Princess.

No. 3.

DIAGONALS.

Across.—A river in Switzerland. A number. A river in France. Void. An American emblem.

Diagonals.—Two rivers in Europe.

Goody Two-Shoes.

No. 4.

TWO EASY SQUARES.

1.—1. An infant. 2. To affirm. 3. To pierce. 4. A pitcher.

Pickwick.

2.—1. A verb. 2. Also. 3. A pair of horses. 4. A girl's name.

Laura.

No. 5.

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

Cross Words.—A river in Spain. A lake in Minnesota. A river in Italy. An island in the Atlantic Ocean. A country in South America. A river in Spain. A mountain in South America. The capital of one of the United States.

Primals.—A lake in South America.

Finals.—An island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Lady Betty.

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