From the letters of the word which describes the central picture,
form words describing the remaining ten pictures. h. s. s.
SEXTUPLE WORD-CROSS.
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The central letter, o, is given in the diagram, and is used for both the Full Perpendicular and the Full Horizontal; but the central letter forms no part of the words that make the limbs and arms of the cross.
Full Perpendicular, eight letters: An American singing-bird.
Full Horizontal, seven letters: An instrument of war.
Top Limb, three letters: A short, jerking action.
Bottom Limb, four letters: Part of a chain.
Left Arm, three letters: A small gulf.
Right Arm, three letters: An instrument for catching fish. b.
PRESIDENTIAL DISCOVERIES.
In the full names of the nineteen presidents of the United States, find the following hidden words, each of which is selected entire from the name of some single president, although in one or two cases the spelling merely gives the sound of the word that is to be found:
1. An insect. 2. A household task. 3. Two birds. 4. A faithful woman. 5. A forest tree, familiar to school-boys. 6. Two Old Testament men. 7. Four New Testament men. 8. A product of the mine. 9. Two products of the pig. 10. The thousandth part of a dollar. 11. A heavy weight. 12. An inhabitant of the western part of Europe. 13. A famous spy, executed during the Revolutionary war. 14. A line of soldiers. 15. One of the supports of a bridge. 16. Dexterity. 17. A river crossing and river obstructions. 18. Fish eggs. 19. Affirmative votes. 20. A noted Philadelphia philosopher and statesman. 21. An old-time Grecian hero. 22. A useful timber. 23. An English statesman whose head was cut off. 24. A title-deed to lands or estates. 25. Three musical syllables. 26. A title of the Deity, mentioned in the Bible. 27. A delicious sweetmeat. 28. A domestic fowl. 29. A girl’s name. 30. Something added. 31. One of the members of a family. c. marvin.
EASY DOUBLE ACROSTIC.