My 1, 6, 4, 5 is to throw.

My 4, 2, 10, 3, 14, 8 is a short poem.

My whole is a city in Europe.

CHESTER B. F.

No. 2.

DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

A measure of quant.i.ty. A valediction. A public speaker. A Jewish prophet. A well-known liquid. A n.o.bleman. A town in Texas. Answer.--Two famous painters.

CHARLES L. B.

No. 3.

ENIGMA.

My first is in barn, but not in shed.

My second is in green, but not in red.

My third is in stone, but not in brick.

My fourth is in branch, but not in stick.

My fifth is in head, but not in feet.

My whole is something good to eat.

MARY.

No. 4.

WORD SQUARE.

First, not cold. Second, a surface. Third, true. Fourth, masculine.

M. L.

No. 5.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 32 letters.

My 13, 22, 8, 12 is a wild animal.

My 9, 3, 21 is a tree.

My 19, 8, 9, 17 is not hard.

My 16, 3, 6 is what we all must do.

My 28, 14, 11 is what most all of us can do.

My 4, 23, 29, 2 is a number.

My 7, 20, 15 is a large body of water.

My 26, 27, 15, 16, 6, 21 is a school-book.

My 32, 24, 5, 10, 15, 12 is a ruler of a country.

My 1, 8, 18 is an adverb.

My 25, 15, 30, 31 is used for seasoning.

My whole is a proverb.

MARY E. N. (9 years).

No. 6.

DIAMOND PUZZLE.

A consonant. A tribe of Indians. A long-legged bird. A period of time. A consonant.

E. S. C. M.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 16.

No. 1.

Charles d.i.c.kens

No. 2.

H A I L A N N A I N N S L A S T

No. 3.

Bryant.

No. 4.

Bonaparte.

No. 5.

B el L E br O R etur N L ea D I ndig O N u N

Berlin, London.