ENIGMA.

In bed, but not in sleep,
In boil, but not in steep.
In can't, but not in could.
In bark, but not in wood.
In stay, but not in stood.
My whole, though a great trouble,
Is a book that all should keep.

Mabel M. S.


No. 4.

GEOGRAPHICAL PUZZLE.

I am the name of a favorite English novelist, and am composed of fourteen letters.
My 2, 6, 5, 12, 13, 3 is a city in Arkansas.
My 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 is a cape on the Atlantic coast.
My 4, 6, 8 is a river in Louisiana.
My 14, 13, 3, 11, 12 is a river in Idaho.
My 6, 4, 9, 12 is one of the great lakes.
My 10, 5, 9, 13, 10, 2 is a river in Virginia.

Olivette.


No. 5.