1. L ion. 2. I ron. 3. N oon. 4. C hin. 5. O wen.

6. L ean. 7. N oun.

MISSING LETTER PUZZLE.

"Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
'Life is but an empty dream!'
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem."
Longfellow, A Psalm of Life.

GEOGRAPHICAL DOUBLE ACROSTIC.

1. C ogna C. 2. O mag H. 3. T ripol I. 4. S unda L.

5. W illemstad T. 6. O us E. 7. L eiceste R. 8. D evo N.

HIDDEN PROVERB.

"The least said, the soonest mended."

DIAMOND PUZZLE.—Liverpool.