No. 6.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 14 letters.

My 5, 1, 7 is a kind of meat.

My 11, 12, 6, 8 is dug from the earth.

My 12, 4, 3 belongs to a boat.

My 6, 14, 10, 4 is a girl's name.

My 2, 9, 13, 8 is part of a bird.

My whole was a great man.

FANNIE (10 years).

ANSWER TO PUZZLE PICTURE IN No. 14.

S-wine. S-tag; W-easel. G-oats. D-rill. B-ear. B-oar. M-ink. F-ox.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 15.

No. 1.

Guitar.

No. 2.

Z P E A Z E B R A A R T A

No. 3.

Franklin.

No. 4.

Photogen and Nycteris.

No. 5.

G ri P R u E A i R N ea R T r Y

Grant, Perry.

No. 6.

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