PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
1. Highest. 2. One of the United States. 3. To vex. 4. Part of a plant. 5. Pertaining to letters. 6. A species of mineral. Primals and finals stand for idle talk.
Icicle.
No. 2.
THREE ENIGMAS.
1.
| My first is in apple, but not in plum. |
| My second is in flute, but not in drum. |
| My third is in river, but not in stream. |
| My fourth is in whoop, but not in scream. |
| My fifth is in help, but not in aid. |
| My sixth is in wither, but not in fade. |
| My seventh is in wealth, but not in gold. |
| My eighth is in ancient, but not in old. |
| My ninth is in summer, but not in fall. |
| My tenth is in party, but not in ball. |
| My whole's an inventor of worthy fame, |
| And American annals hold his name. |