My fourth is in modest, but not in coy.

My fifth is in cover, but not in lid.

My sixth is in done, but not in did.

My seventh is in sound, but not in ring.

My whole is a sparkling, beautiful thing.

C. H. C.

No. 3.

WORD SQUARE.

First, to rush. Second, a surface. Third, to close. Fourth, a glory.

W. A.

No. 4.

DIAMOND.

In crystal. An animal. To delay. To attempt. In crystal.

H. S. P.

No. 5.

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC

An English town celebrated for its naval a.r.s.enal. An Italian maritime city. A Spanish sea-port. A city of Prussia celebrated for its royal gardens. A volcano in San Salvador. A Scottish sea-port. A South American republic. Answer--Two seas lying east of Europe.

C. P. T.

No. 6.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 15 letters.

My 4, 13, 9, 5 is contemptible.

My 10, 8, 7 is an animal.

My 15, 3, 14 is to strike.

My 12, 5, 9, 14 is what plumbers do to my 11, 1, 2, 10, 5, 6.

My whole was a distinguished author.

A. S. W. (10 years).

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 34.

No. 1.

A A S P A S T E R P E A R

No. 2.

Madison.

No. 3.

G R A I N R O N D O A N G E R I D E A S N O R S E

No. 4.

1. Fashionable. 2. Machinator. 3. Eliminated. 4. Inheritance. 5.

Stenography. 6. Faithfulness.

No. 5.

W illia M Y edd O O nio N M oun T I ow A N apki N G il A

Wyoming, Montana.

No. 6.

Walter Scott.

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