My first is in cistern, but not in well.
My second is in write, but not in spell.
My third is in note, but not in bill.
My fourth is in factory, not in mill.
My fifth is in window, but not in door.
My sixth is in ceiling, not in floor.
My seventh is in wrong, but not in right.
My eighth is in dark, but not in light.
My ninth is in true, but not in false.
My tenth is in slide, but not in waltz.
My whole is a large city in the United States.
W. F. C.
No. 2.
GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
An island off the coast of Massachusetts. A city in Ireland. A city in Cochin China. A river in New York State. A city in Italy. One of the United States. A river in the Northwestern United States. A city in Kentucky. A lake in North America. Answer—a city in the United States, and the State of which it is the capital.
No. 3.
ENIGMA.
My first is in carriage, but not in gig.
My second is in false, but not in wig.
My third is in laughter, but not in mirth.
My fourth is in girdle, but not in girth.
My fifth is in sad, but not in merry.
My sixth is in pear, and also in cherry.
My whole lies under-ground.
C. L.