PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
Reading edition
No. 1.
DOUBLE ENIGMA.
In barter, not in sale. In liquor, not in juice. In umbrella, not in veil. In either, not in choose. In binding, not in wedge. In island, not in ledge. In rosy, not in pale. In drooping, not in frail. My whole are two favorite song-birds. Elsie Fay.
No. 2.
A GEOGRAPHICAL PUZZLE.
My first is the initial letter of a river in England.
My second is that of a city in Pennsylvania.
My third is that of a river in South America.
My fourth, of an island off the coast of Labrador.
My fifth is that of one of the States.
My sixth, that of a noted summer resort.
My seventh, that of a lake in Switzerland.
My eighth, of a lake in Minnesota.
My ninth, of a city in Austria.
My tenth, of one of the British isles.
My eleventh, of a branch of the Amazon.
My twelfth, of a city in Italy.
My whole is something you have lately enjoyed.
Katie.
No. 3.
AN EASY ENIGMA.
My first is in mouse, but not in rat.
My second in kitten, but not in cat.
My third in stag, but not in deer.
My fourth is in milk, but not in beer.
My fifth is in stone, but not in sand.
And my whole is something that can not stand.
Katie M.
No. 4.
EASY WORD SQUARE.
1. A girl's name. 2. Death. 3. A token. 4. A mountain.
Phil I. Pene.
No. 5.
BEHEADINGS.
Behead a story, and leave a beverage. A boy's nickname, and leave a verb. Behead to annoy, and leave metal in its rough state. Behead a part of a tree, and leave the edge of a wall. Behead an animal, and leave a personal pronoun. The first letters of the beheaded words spell an indispensable article of furniture.
Maud B.