Little Folks (December 1884) Part 20

BURIED NAMES OF FLOWERS AND TREES.

The initial letters of the following flowers and trees, if put together, will form the name of a town in England.

1. That pot is made of iron.

2. To and fro several times he went.

3. You can sit in the porch, Ida.

4. Mamma, please may I have that book?

5. That reel may do for the kitten.

A. K. M. WHITE.

(Aged 15.)

_7, Carlton Crescent, Southampton._

CRYPTOGRAPH.

The following will form a well-known verse by Wordsworth.

Nzib szw z orggov ozny, Rg'h uovvxv dzh dsrgv zh hmld, Zmw vevibdsviv gszg Nzib dvmg, Gsv ozny dzh hfiv gl tl.

AMY G. MERSON.

(Aged 14)

_De-la-pole, Cottingham, near Hull._

RIDDLE-ME-REE.

My first is in ache, but not in sore; My second is in pippin, but not in core; My third is in pie, but not in tart; My fourth is in wheel, but not in cart; My fifth is in sole, and also in pike; My whole is a fruit which all of us like.

JANIE WILSON.

(Aged 11-1/2.)

_Jessiefield Offerton, near Stockport._

ARITHMOREM.

1. 5 + reri = a piece of water.

2. 51 + egarf = weak.

3. 54 + lye = bright.

4. 56 + e = bad.

5. 11 + as = an imaginary line.

6. 506 + azr = a mask.

7. 104 + li = polite.

EFFIE E. BELL.

(Aged 14.)

_Market Place, Swaffham._

DIAMOND PUZZLE.

1. A consonant.

2. A fish.

3. A fragment.

4. To comprise.

5. A celebrated musician.

6. To roll down.

7. Not ever.

8. A large expanse of water.

9. A consonant.

H. BELL.

(Aged 13-3/4.)

_St. George's Mount, New Brighton, Ches.h.i.+re._

PRIZE PUZZLE COMPEt.i.tION.

WINTER COMPEt.i.tION.

The Puzzles given in the November and the present number of LITTLE FOLKS form, as announced, the WINTER COMPEt.i.tION.

PRIZES.

In the WINTER COMPEt.i.tION there will be a First Prize of a Guinea Volume; a Second Prize of a Half-Guinea Volume; a Third Prize of a Five-s.h.i.+lling Volume, awarded in EACH DIVISION, viz., the SENIOR DIVISION for girls and boys between the ages of 14 and 16 (_inclusive_), and the JUNIOR DIVISION for those _under_ 14 years of age. There will also be awards of Bronze Medals of the LITTLE FOLKS Legion of Honour to the three next highest of the Compet.i.tors following the Prize-winners in _each_ Division.

REGULATIONS.

Solutions of the Puzzles published in this number must reach the Editor not later than December 8th (December 12th for Compet.i.tors residing abroad), addressed as under:--

_The Editor of "Little Folks,"

La Belle Sauvage Yard, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C._ _Answers to Puzzles._ _Junior_ [or _Senior_] _Division_.

Solutions to Puzzles must be accompanied by certificates from a Parent, Teacher, or other responsible person, stating that they are _the sole and unaided work_ of the compet.i.tor. No a.s.sistance must be given by any other person.

Compet.i.tors can be credited only under their own name.

The decision of the Editor of LITTLE FOLKS on all matters must be considered final.

The names and addresses of Prize and Medal winners will be duly published in LITTLE FOLKS.