OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES.
Reading edition
double diagonal puzzle
If definitions of the objects and scene shown above be placed one under the other in the order indicated, the diagonals, left to right, will form the names of two well-known cities.
MENTAL HISTORICAL SCENE.
A n old man is seen in a dungeon, dressed in rags and covered with mud. A slave enters with a sword, evidently for the purpose of murdering him, when he stops suddenly, awed and frightened by the prisoner's face and stern voice, as he demands if he has the presumption to kill him. Then the slave rushes from the cell, declaring it impossible to despatch such a man. Who is the prisoner?
Nellie Ellis. (Aged 15¼).
Frost Hill House, Liversedge, Yorkshire.
SINGLE ACROSTIC.
T he initials read downwards will give the name of a great musician.
My first is one of England's public schools. My second is one of the continents. My third is a planet. My fourth is one of the largest rivers in Europe. My fifth is one of the Christian festivities. My sixth is the opposite to rejoice.
Mildred C. Watson. (Aged 12.)
Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex.
MISSING-LETTER PUZZLE.
W hen the missing letters have been supplied, the whole will form a verse from one of Cowper's poems.
W × e × t × e × r × t × s × w × r × i × r × u × e × , B × e × d × n × f × o × t × e × o × a × r × d × , S × u × h × w × t × a × i × d × g × a × t × i × n × o × n × e × o × h × r × o × n × r × s × o × s.
Henrietta Puttock. (Aged 13¼)
Clevelands, Billingshurst, Sussex.
SQUARE WORDS.
A volcanic mountain. 2. A sign of sorrow. 3. A designation. 4. An extent of surface. 1. A sweet-scented herb. 2. A thought. 3. Not distant. 4. An article of pastry. 1. A range of mountains. 2. A trial of speed. 3. A portion of land. 4. A mocking look.
Louie W. Smith. (Aged 15¼.)
11, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow.
BURIED NAMES OF FLOWERS AND TREES.
T he initial letters of the following flowers and trees, if put together, will form the name of a town in England.
1. That pot is made of iron. 2. To and fro several times he went. 3. You can sit in the porch, Ida. 4. Mamma, please may I have that book? 5. That reel may do for the kitten.
A. K. M. White. (Aged 15.)
7, Carlton Crescent, Southampton.
CRYPTOGRAPH.
T he following will form a well-known verse by Wordsworth.
Nzib szw z orggov ozny, Rg'h uovvxv dzh dsrgv zh hmld, Zmw vevibdsviv gszg Nzib dvmg, Gsv ozny dzh hfiv gl tl.
Amy G. Merson. (Aged 14)
De-la-pole, Cottingham, near Hull.
RIDDLE-ME-REE.
M y first is in ache, but not in sore; My second is in pippin, but not in core; My third is in pie, but not in tart; My fourth is in wheel, but not in cart; My fifth is in sole, and also in pike; My whole is a fruit which all of us like.
Janie Wilson. (Aged 11-½.)
Jessiefield Offerton, near Stockport.
ARITHMOREM.
1. 5 + reri = a piece of water. 2. 51 + egarf = weak. 3. 54 + lye = bright. 4. 56 + e = bad. 5. 11 + as = an imaginary line. 6. 506 + azr = a mask. 7. 104 + li = polite.
Effie E. Bell. (Aged 14.)
Market Place, Swaffham.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
A consonant. 2. A fish. 3. A fragment. 4. To comprise. 5. A celebrated musician. 6. To roll down. 7. Not ever. 8. A large expanse of water. 9. A consonant.
H. Bell. (Aged 13¾.)
St. George's Mount, New Brighton, Cheshire.