1. Feldspar. 2. Independence Hall. 3. Kinglet. Bluejay. Robin. Blackbird. Crow. Woodthrush. 4. Alice in Wonderland. 5. Saratoga. 6. Beaver. Bear. Weasel. Puma. Deer. Otter. Seal. Ferret. Elk. 7. Donkey. Turnkey. Monkey. Whiskey. Lackey. Turkey. AQUARIUM In each of the following sentences are three fish. Can you catch them? With difficulty she found her ring among the array of carpets. The multitudes harkened: the vesper chimes had sounded. So, leaving Elba’s shore, they turned the ship’s keel homeward. --Flora Linwood. DIAGONAL When you have guessed correctly the following eight-letter words and placed them one above the other in the order given, the diagonal from upper left to lower right-hand corner will spell the name of one of the very first men to explore America. An inscription. A kind of force. A system for conveyance. Quiet. Agreeable. A species of monkey. Kinship. A charm. --Warren Lee. * * * * * TWISTED RIVERS The names of the following rivers do not run as smoothly as they might. Can you straighten them? Nnmgaahoeol. Nkyou. Zaanom. Heirn. Lodacoor. --Burt L. Watson. * * * * * ENIGMA I am composed of eighteen letters. My 9-16-2 is that which covers the greater part of the world. My 3-6-8 is an abbreviation and a title. My 15-4-12-18 is something from which water is obtained. My 1-10-15-4-17 is a gem. My 11-7-13-18 is to quiet. My 5-14-12-4 is part of a shoe. My whole is a well known author. --Edith Irene. * * * * * My number, definite and known, Is ten times ten told ten times o’er; One-half of me is one alone, The other exceeds all count and score. --Selected. * * * * * DOUBLE CROSSWORD ENIGMA In bump not in hurt, In deep not in dirt In alas not in cry In rare not in nigh, A fruit and an animal here you find If to think and to search you are inclined. --Ruth. Transcriber’s Notes: A number of typographical errors have been corrected silently. Archaic spellings have been retained. Cover image is in the public domain. "latter" was changed to "former" in the Wood-folk tale as it was incorrect.