ancient days,
When that great fleet invincible against her bore in vain
The richest spoils of Mexico, the stoutest hearts of Spain."

PICTORIAL NATURAL HISTORY PUZZLE.

COMMON WOMBAT OF AUSTRALIA.

1. Monsoon. 2. Combat. 3. Rail. 4. Won. 5. Fault. 6. Aim.

OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES.

MISSING LETTER PUZZLE.

When the missing letters have been supplied, the
whole will form a well-known verse from one of
Hood's poems.

W x t x f x n x c x s x e x r x a x d x o x n x i x h x y x l x d
x h x a x y x n x r x d,
x w x m x n x a x i x u x w x m x n x y x a x s x l x i x g x e x
n x e x l x a x d x h x e x d:
x t x t x h x t x t x h x t x t x h x n x o x e x t x h x n x e x
a x d x i x t;
x n x s x i x l x i x h x v x i x e x f x o x o x o x s x i x c x
s x e x a x g x h x s x n x o x t x e x h x r x.

LILLIE MAXWELL.
_Glen Albert, Roscrea,_ (Aged 15.) _Co. Tipperary, Ireland._

SINGLE GEOGRAPHICAL ACROSTIC.

My initials read downwards represent an island in the
East Indies.

1. A town in Derbyshire.
2. A lake in Ireland.
3. A river in Ireland.
4. An island in the Mediterranean Sea.
5. Scene of a battle-field in Germany.
6. A river of Asia Minor.
7. A town in Shropshire.

EMILY LEGGE.
(Aged 14.)
_Burleigh House,_
_Cliftonville, Margate._

[Illustration: GEOGRAPHICAL PICTORIAL ACROSTIC.]

The initials and finals of the lines formed by the above objects give
the names of two countries.

DOUBLE MESOSTICH.

My central letters read downwards will form the names
of two characters from Shakespeare.

1. A desire.
2. A musical wind instrument.
3. A flock.
4. A kind of checkered cloth.
5. An old game.
6. Termination.

NORA BESLEY.
(Aged 15.)
_Rose Mount, Sydenham Rise._

RIDDLE-ME-REE.

My first is in light, but not in dark;
My second is in field, but not in park.
My third is in gate, but not in door;
My fourth is in ceiling, but not in floor;
My fifth is in three, but not in two;
My whole is a beast well known to you.

W. PIGOTT.
(Aged 13-3/4.)
_Eagle House, Barton-on-Humber_

HIDDEN PROVERBS.

Eechhhiiiiklnoorrsstttw.
2. aaaeeeeeehhhillrrrssttwwwy.
3. abcehhiklmnooooooprssttty.

RACHEL T. BYNG.
(Aged 14-1/2.)
_St Peter's Parsonage_,
_Cranley Gardens, London, S. W._

BEHEADED WORDS.

I am part of a cart.
Behead me, I am part of the foot.
Behead me again and I am a fish.

2. I am something to write upon.
Behead me