THE RIDDLE-BOX.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
The initials read downward and the finals upward will give the names of two countries in Europe.
1. A beam of light. 2. To join. 3. To pillage. 4. An article of food. 5. What merchants write. 6. An insect.
A. R.
HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE.
Across: 1. Calls. 2. A number. 3. A consonant. 4. A river. 5. Wounds. Diagonals: Sharpens and transmits. Central: Interior.
CYRIL DEANE.