Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880: An Illustrated WeeklyVarious
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Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880: An Illustrated Weekly
Various
Children's periodicals, American
Favors are acknowledged from Allie B. W., Hermann H. Davis, Emily W.
Berry, Mamie W. Howe, Florence C., Minnie Shepard, Henry B. Teal, J. D.
Burroughs, Charles H. MacHenry, Fannie Wright, Ella Warren, George B.
Wendell, Lily Jones, Edith, Fannie C. Shuford, Stella and Fannie, W. K.
Grier, Mira K. Abbott, George Russell, J. A. P., Josie B., Eddie Hunter,
Daisy Brainard, F. W. Fenner, Harry Robertson, Willie Hughes, "Silly,"
Vinie Summy, Herbert Meacham, Willie H. C., Willie Ellis, "Subscriber,"
Lizzie L., Arthur Brumbach, Arthur E. T., Arthur Walcott, "Little
Agnes," Frankie Pratt, Louis C. S., G. R. A., Bessie Saunders.
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Correct answers to puzzles are received from Eddie D. Raymond, Marion E.
Norcross, Birdie A. R., Robbie Reynolds, Harry Van A., S. G. Rosenbaum,
Alfie Welden, R. W. Dawson, William and Mary L., H. K. P., Louise
Nichols, A. H. Ellard, Angie Baldwin, Fannie Reeves, Alfred Opdyke,
Alma, Stella B., Sarah Zelnicker, "North Star," Istalina Beach, Minnie
Williams, Paul Beardsley, C. B. Howard, B. L. Townsend, Florence
Stilwell, S. Birdie D., Daisy, Walter Crull, G. C. MacIntosh, G. Vasa
Edwards, Cass Shelby, Alex and Lewis Mack, Mabel H. B., L. Fobes.
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PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.
No. 1.
ENIGMA.
My first is in left, but not in came.
My second is in fire, but not in flame.
My third is in flour, but not in lard.
My fourth is in soft, but not in hard.
My fifth is in blue, but not in pink.
My sixth is in water, but not in ink.
My seventh is in wren, but not in bird.
My whole is a game of which you have heard.
MARGARET.
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No. 2.
DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
To wither. A proper name. A house of entertainment. Something every city
is full of. Annually. Answer--Two flowers.
M. L.
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No. 3.
WORD SQUARE.
First, crystallized vapor. Second, an appellation. Third, a foreboding.
Fourth, a part of the verb to go.
STELLA.
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No. 4.
NUMERICAL CHARADE.
I am composed of 13 letters.
My 10, 8, 4, 7 is a manner of walking.
My 3, 6, 5, 2, 1 is a fruit.
My 10, 12, 11, 13, 9 is a color.
My whole is a common Latin phrase.
Also the name of a flowering plant.
W. F. B.
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No. 5.
DIAMOND PUZZLE.
A vowel. An insect. A violent passion. A useful plant. A consonant.
H. N. T.
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No. 6.
ENIGMA.
My first is in wrong, but not in right.
My second is in nymph, but not in sprite.
My third is in Willie, but not in Ann.
My fourth is in tin, but not in can.
My fifth is in tinkle, but not in bell.
My sixth is in ill, but not in well.
My seventh is in see, but not in look.
My eighth is in read, but not in book.
My whole is the name of a poet.
F. W.
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ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 19.
No. 1.
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