th is one of the largest rivers in Europe.
My fifth is one of the Christian festivities.
My sixth is the opposite to rejoice.

MILDRED C. WATSON.
(Aged 12.)

_Harrow-on-the-Hill,
Middlesex._

MISSING-LETTER PUZZLE.

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

W x e x t x e x r x t x s x w x r x i x r x u x e x ,
B x e x d x n x f x o x t x e x o x a x r x d x ,
S x u x h x w x t x a x i x d x g x a x t x i x n
x o x n x e x o x h x r x o x n x r x s x o x s.

HENRIETTA PUTTOCK.
(Aged 13-1/4)

_Clevelands, Billingshurst, Sussex._

SQUARE WORDS.

1. A volcanic mountain.
2. A sign of sorrow.
3. A designation.
4. An extent of surface.

1. A sweet-scented herb.
2. A thought.
3. Not distant.
4. An article of pastry.

1. A range of mountains.
2. A trial of speed.
3. A portion of land.
4. A mocking look.

LOUIE W. SMITH.
(Aged 15-1/4.)

_11, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow._

BURIED NAMES OF FLOWERS AND TREES.

The initial letters of the following flowers and trees, if put together,
will form the name of a town in England.

1. That pot is made of iron.
2. To and fro several times he went.
3. You can sit in the porch, Ida.
4. Mamma, please may I have that book?
5. That reel may do for the kitten.

A. K. M. WHITE.
(Aged 15.)

_7, Carlton Crescent, Southampton._

CRYPTOGRAPH.

The following will form a well-known verse by Wordsworth.

Nzib szw z orggov ozny,
Rg'h uovvxv dzh dsrgv zh hmld,
Zmw vevibdsviv gszg Nzib dvmg,
Gsv ozny dzh hfiv gl tl.

AMY G. MERSON.
(Aged 14)

_De-la-pole,
Cottingham, near Hull._

RIDDLE-ME-REE.

My first is in ache, but not in sore;
My second is in pippin, but not in core;
My third is in pie, but not in tart;
My fourth is in wheel, but not in cart;
My fifth is in sole, and also in pike;
My whole is a fruit which all of us like.

JANIE WILSON.
(Aged 11-1/2.)

_Jessiefield Offerton, near Stockport._

ARITHMOREM.

1. 5 + reri = a piece of water.
2. 51 + egarf = weak.
3. 54 + lye = bright.
4. 56 + e = bad.
5. 11 + as = an imaginary line.
6. 506 + azr = a mask.
7. 104 + li = polite.

EFFIE E. BELL.
(Aged 14.)

_Market Place, Swaffham._

DIAMOND PUZZLE.

1. A consonant.
2. A fish.
3. A fragment.
4. To comprise.
5. A celebrated