not in hard.
My fifth is in blue, but not in pink.
My sixth is in water, but not in ink.
My seventh is in wren, but not in bird.
My whole is a game of which you have heard.

MARGARET.

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No. 2.

DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

To wither. A proper name. A house of entertainment. Something every city
is full of. Annually. Answer--Two flowers.

M. L.

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No. 3.

WORD SQUARE.

First, crystallized vapor. Second, an appellation. Third, a foreboding.
Fourth, a part of the verb to go.

STELLA.

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No. 4.

NUMERICAL CHARADE.

I am composed of 13 letters.
My 10, 8, 4, 7 is a manner of walking.
My 3, 6, 5, 2, 1 is a fruit.
My 10, 12, 11, 13, 9 is a color.
My whole is a common Latin phrase.
Also the name of a flowering plant.

W. F. B.

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No. 5.

DIAMOND PUZZLE.

A vowel. An insect. A violent passion. A useful plant. A consonant.

H. N. T.

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No. 6.

ENIGMA.

My first is in wrong, but not in right.
My second is in nymph, but not in sprite.
My third is in Willie, but not in Ann.
My fourth is in tin, but not in can.
My fifth is in tinkle, but not in bell.
My sixth is in ill, but not in well.
My seventh is in see, but not in look.
My eighth is in read, but not in book.
My whole is the name of a poet.

F. W.

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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 19.

No. 1.

Constantinople.

No. 2.

R ea M
A die U
P reache R
H agga I
A lcoho L
E ar L
L ared O

Raphael, Murillo.

No. 3.

Bread.

No. 4.

W A R M
A R E A
R E A L
M A L E

No. 5.

Trifles often lead to serious results.

No. 6.

S
U T E
S T O R K
E R A
K

Charade on page 248--Offend.

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THE SOAPBOXTICON.

We have received numerous letters from correspondents about the
Soapboxticon. Some report great success in making it, while others have
been unable to make it work right. To the unsuccessful ones we would say
that you probably do not remove your lens box far enough from the muslin
screen, your outer box not being quite long enough. In this case, you
can move the lens box out of the other box as far back as you please.
The lens we use is abou