PUZZLERS FOR WISE HEADS. 14.-- Decapitations . Behead weak, and leave a bar. Behead kept too long, and leave an interesting narrative. Behead a firm hard animal substance, and leave a single number. Behead to agitate, and leave a sea-fish. Behead sudden terror, and leave what we should all do. Behead to melt, and leave a berry.

C. J. B.

[Answers on page 339.]

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Answers to Puzzles on Page 263.

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1. Rigid.
2. China.
3. Shovel.
4. Shrewd.
5. Stage.
6. Thanet.

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STARE
SCATTER
BLESSINGS

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