No. 3.

1. I am a rascal. Behead me, I am soldiers' quarters.

2. I am a garment. Behead me, I am a grain.

3. I am a tiny spot. Behead me, I am a measure.

4. I am an instrument of punishment. Behead me, I am an inclosure.

5. I grow in every garden. Behead me, I threaten.

6. I am a medicine. Behead me, I am an instrument necessary to civilization.

7. I am essential to beauty. Behead me, I am a contest.

8. I am an expression of scorn. Behead me, I am a relative.

9. I am a spice. Behead me, I am a unit.

10. I am something girls do. Behead me, I am used for skating.

11. I keep out the weather. Behead me, I produce.

12. I express greediness. Behead me, I am a testament.

M. V. M. and I. V. M.

I am composed of 11 letters.

My 1, 2, 3 is an article.

My 4, 5, 6 is a girl's name.

My 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 is a fortunate lady.

My whole is a poem by Tennyson.

Bright Eyes.

My first is in Philip, but is not in James.

My second in Arthur, but is not in Joe.

My third is in Robert, but not in Eugene.

My fourth is in Rosa, but is not in Flo.

My fifth is in Oscar, but not in Katrine.

My sixth is in Thomas, but is not in Clo.

And I am a bird you would all like to know.

James Eugene M.

1.—1. A letter. 2. A utensil. 3. An elevation. 4. Conclusion. 5. A letter.

2.—1. A letter. 2. To permit. 3. One of the United States. 4. To knock. 5. A letter.

Sam Weller, Jun.

"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathereth by labor shall increase."

Bath. Thyme. Hearth. Sabbath. Bullion. Heather. Battledore. Coleridge. Gymnasium. Lawn tennis. Honesty. Vigilance.