HOUR-GLASS.
The central letters, reading downward, spell the name of a very prominent personage.
Cross-words: 1. Pleasing to the taste. 2. A substance similar to varnish. 3. An imp. 4. The name of a character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." 5. In decorations. 6. Sick. 7. Resources. 8. To call by the wrong name. 9. Gives too many doses to.
"D. I. VERSITY."