finals name a fragrant flower. 1. A domestic animal.
2. A summer luxury. 3. A troublesome insect. 4. A kind of fruit. 5. A
short poem.

ISOLA.

DOUBLE, REVERSED ACROSTIC.

A little verb used every day,
Whose letters spell the same each way;
My next, which means to lengthen out,
Spells just the same if turned about;
At close of day you'll find my third,--
Reversed, you have the self-same word;
My fourth, implying "held supreme,"
The same each way, though strange it seem.
An act, these four initials name,
Backward or forward spelled the same.

J.F.B.

ENIGMA.

This enigma is composed of twenty-one letters, and is the name of one
who is dear to thousands of little folks.

1. The 4 6 2 9 10 12 is a mountain in California. 2. The 5 1 8 13 is
part of your face. 3. The 7 17 3 19 are parts of harness. 4. The 18 20
16 is a color. 5. The 15 14 21 is a girl's nickname.

C.D.

EASY ENIGMA.

My 6 5 4 is wrong-doing. My 3 2 1 is an article of female dress
sometimes worn over the hair. My whole is a lively ball-game, not now so
popular as formerly.

H.H.D.

BIOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

The initials and finals name a noted American. 1. A naval officer of
high rank. 2. Brigands. 3. A singing-bird of America. 4. Part of a
circle. 5. A brave man. 6. A blacksmith's implement. 7. A small wild
animal somewhat like a weasel.

L.A.

HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.

1. To perceive. 2. King of Persia. 3. A boy's nickname. 4. A consonant.
5. An enemy. 6. Aches. 7. Subjects to a feudal lord. Centrals, read
downward, an Alpine animal.

A.C. Crett.

REVERSALS.

1. Reverse current, and give a wild animal. 2. Reverse part of a bridge,
and give part of a city. 3. Reverse a swallow, and give a stopple. 4.
Reverse to praise, and give consisting of two. 5. Reverse an oblique
view, and give a lively dance.

ISOLA.

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN JUNE NUMBER.

EASY BEHEADINGS.--Heart, tear, ear, a.

LABYRINTH.--The dotted line and arrows show the route to the center:

[Illustration]

ACCIDENTAL HIDINGS.--Metrical Compositions: Pean (ho_pe an_d); glee
(ea_gle e_ye); ode (go_od e_nough). Portions of Time: Hour (t_hou
r_ove); eon (Jun_e on_e); era (tow_er a_nd).

ANAGRAMS.--1. Rhapsody. 2. Numerical. 3. Depredation. 4. Exonerates. 5.
Deranging.

PICTORIAL PUZZLE.--An ox. Turn the picture so that the right-hand edge
becomes the bottom.

MELANGE.--1. Clover, lover. 2. Clover, clove. 3. Clover, c