Dora grew bright and strong, while Diamond and
Ruby were greater pets than ever.

CATHERINE A. MORIN.
_6, Clarendon Square, Leamington._(Aged 15-3/4.)
Certified by ALICE MORIN (Mother).

LIST OF HONOUR.

_First Prize (One-Guinea Book), with Officer's Medal of the "Little
Folks" Legion of Honour_;--CATHERINE A. MORIN (15-3/4), 6, Clarendon
Square, Leamington. _Second Prize (Seven-Shilling-and-Sixpenny Book),
with Officer's Medal_:--EMILY GITTINS (13-1/2), 14, Philip Road, Peckham
Rye, S.E. _Honourable Mention, with Member's Medal_:--ETHEL M. ANGUS
(14-1/2), North Ashfield, Newcastle-on-Tyne; MILDRED CROMPTON-ROBERTS (13),
16, Belgrave Square, London, S.W.; LOUIE DEBENHAM (15), Presteigne,
Radnorshire; CLIFFORD CRAWFORD (11-3/4), 21, Windsor Street, Edinburgh;
LOUIE W. SMITH (15), 11, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow; JULIA ELDRED (14),
Truro Vean Cottage, Truro; EDITH B. JOWETT (15-3/4), Thackley Road, Idle,
near Bradford; MADELINE DE L'ECUYER (12), Chateau du Rohello par Baden,
Morbihan, France; EMILY W. WALL (15), The Hill House, Warwick; BLANCHE
K. A. COVENTRY (14-3/4), Severn Stoke Rectory, Worcester; C. MAUDE
BATTERSBY (15), Cromlyn, Rathowen, West Meath.

ANSWERS TO OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES (_page 125_).

MESOSTICH.--BRAZIL.

1. Nu B ia. 2. Ame R ica. 3. Sp A in. 4. Spe Z zia.

5. Jer I cho. 6. Ire L and.

SINGLE ACROSTIC--CLAUDIUS.

1. C abinet. 2. L abourer. 3. A rc. 4. U nicorn. 5. D eer.

6. I ron. 7. U rsula. 8. S apphire.

TOWNS ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED.

1. New-port. 2. Sunder-land. 3. Scar-borough. 4.
War-wick. 5. Vent-nor. 6. Maiden-head. 7. Ox-ford.
8. Work-sop. 9. Clap-ham.

HIDDEN PROVERBS.

1. "Fine feathers make fine birds."
2. "Many a true word is spoken in jest."
3. "Prevention is better than cure."

DOUBLE ACROSTIC AND ARITHMOREM.

BEECH--MAPLE.

1. B loo M. 2. E ncyclopaedi A. 3. E ggfli P. 4. C ur L.

5. H uman E.

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

PERSIA--DARIUS.

1. P eipu S. 2. E rla U. 3. R acconig I. 4. S uperio R.

5. I vic A. 6. A biya D.

RIDDLE-ME-REE.--"Elephanta."

QUOTATION DROP-WORD PUZZLE.

"The children then began to sigh,
And all their merry chat was o'er,
And yet they felt, they knew not why,
More glad than they had felt before."--Aiken.

MISSING-LETTER PUZZLE.

THE SPANISH ARMADA.

"Attend, all ye who list to hear our noble England's praise,
I tell of the thrice-famous deeds she wrought in