HOPE has replies from M. L. SPACKMAN, “A LOVER OF MUSIC,” “MIDGET,” and “PANSY.” “Trouble in Amen Corner” is by T. C. Harbaugh, and may be found in the _Thousand Best Poems in the World_ (Hutchinson & Co.), and Chambers’s _Elocution_, new edition. ROSEMARY wishes for the words of a song beginning— “Mary and John, down in the distant old village.” “GOWAN” has a copy of “The Women of Mumbles Head,” sent by M. J. P. M. The poem is by Clement Scott, and may be found in Forsyth’s _Practical Elocutionist_ (Blackie & Son). Can anyone tell “JECKO” (Constantinople) the source of the following quotation?— “In that hour of deep contrition He beheld with clearer vision Justice the Avenger rise.” OUR NEW PUZZLE POEM. [Illustration] ⁂ PRIZES to the amount of six guineas (one of which will be reserved for competitors living abroad) are offered for the best solutions of the above Puzzle Poem. The following conditions must be observed:— 1. Solutions to be written on one side of the paper only. 2. Each paper to be headed with the name and address of the competitor. 3. Attention must be paid to spelling, punctuation, and neatness. 4. Send by post to Editor, GIRL’S OWN PAPER, 56, Paternoster Row, London. “Puzzle Poem” to be written on the top left-hand corner of the envelope. 5. The last day for receiving solutions from Great Britain and Ireland will be September 16, 1899; from Abroad, November 16, 1899. The competition is open to all without any restrictions as to sex or age. * * * * * [Transcriber’s Note—the following changes have been made to this text. Page 692: he to be—“have to be content”. be to he—“when he is back”. Cappucini to Cappuccini—“Cappuccini at Amalfi”. Page 701: primoses to primroses—“primroses were to be found”.] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1022, July 29, 1899, by Various