the top, and it also must have a cover. After having rinsed it put enough water to come to the second joint of the middle finger, beginning from the top of the rice. When the rice is beginning to boil remove the cover about a quarter of an inch, then after about ten minutes replace the cover and remove to a cooler part of the stove; let it remain there until time to serve. Hoping that this will prove satisfactory, I remain, Your faithful reader, MARGARET LEONARD (age 13). PALO ALTO, CAL. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I want to tell you something about the earthquake. Some people got away from the fire in San Francisco and got into a park. While they were waiting a little canary came flying by and perched upon their bags. The lady went down the street to get a cage. They came down to our school to stay awhile. They brought the canary with them. My teacher told us that when night came he put his head under his wing and was swinging away as fast as he could to put himself to sleep. MINERVA MURRAY (age 8). NEW HAVEN, CONN. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: When reading over the Letter Box I came across a letter written by one of your English friends. This friend asked how they cooked rice in Japan. I have asked our Japanese cook and he said that it should be cooked as follows: first, it should be rinsed in about five or six waters, then placed in a pan that is of the same diameter at the bottom as at CLAREMONT, N. H. DEAR ST. NICHOLAS: I have never written to the Letter Box before, and I hope you will find room to print this letter. I have taken you ever since 1901, and I am so fond of you I can hardly wait till the first of the month comes which means that ST. NICHOLAS will come too. I wish we could have some more long stories complete in one number, like "Hilarity Hall," but I think that the two continued stories we are having now, "The Crimson Sweater," and "From Sioux to Susan," are very interesting. The ST. NICHOLAS is one of the best companions I have. I read it from cover to cover as soon as it comes. And all the numbers from 1901 till now I have bound. Wishing you as great a success in the future as you have had in the past, I am your interested reader, CATHERINE FLINT. Zeal, a, a, azalea. 3. Mace, s, h, sachem. 4. Malt, d, u, Tal- DOUBLE BEHEADINGS AND CURTAILINGS. The Crimson ADDITIONS. EASTER TIDE. I. Chest. a, e, escheat. 2. WORD-SQUARES. I. I. Frame. 2. Raven. 3. Avert. ENCLOSED DOUBLE DIAMOND. Cross-words: 1. Desired. 2. Spanner. 3. Winters. 4. Lunette. 5. 7. Dearest. 8. Turbans. 9. Speared. 10. Connect. TO OUR PUZZLERS: Answers to be acknowledged in the magazine, must be received not later than the 15th of each month, and should be addressed to ST. NICHOLAS Riddle-box, care of THE CENTURY Co., 33 East Seventeenth St., New York City. ANSWERS TO ALL THE PUZZLES IN THE APRIL NUMBER were received, before April 15th, from Mary E. Dunbar-" Sammy" W. and H. Beaty-Frank L. White-" Duluth "-"Allil and Adi "-James A. Lynd-Marjorie Mullins-Albert Allard-Marguerite HydeElizabeth D. Lord-Agnes R. Lane-Myrtle Alderson. ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN THE APRIL NUMBER were received, before April 15th, from James Morris Lowell, 1-H. D. Kingsley, 1-A. Mayo, 1-Elizabeth Palmer Loper, 10-M. Keenan, 1-R. Morse, 1-W. S. Dell, 1-Caroline C. Johnson, 10-Edna Meyle, 7 -William H. Bartlett, 10-Edward Juntunen, 5-F. Raymond Moody, 10-Alice Hale, 10-Grace Lowenhaupt, 10-Lowry A. Biggers, 9-Florence Alberger, 7-A. Cameron, 1-"Nutshell," 10-Harry Elger, Jr.. 10-Arthur Albert Myers, 10-H. Rubenson, 1-E. F. J. Carpender, 1-Sophie D. White, 2. SUBTRACTIONS. (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) I. FROM the name of a fierce fighting dog curtail three letters, and leave an animal that becomes furious at the sight of anything red. 2. From the name of a dog used in duck-hunting curtail four letters, and leave a German watering-place. 3. From the name of a dog that has rescued many Alpine travelers behead two letters and curtail eight and leave "not out." 4. From a kind of dog mentioned in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" curtail five letters, and leave kinship. 5. From the name of a watchdog, behead one letter and curtail four, and leave like. 6. From the name of a Scotch shepherd dog behead three letters, and leave a falsehood, 7. From the name of a fierce dog of India behead one letter, and leave an opening. 8. From the name of certain small dogs behead one letter and curtail three, and leave to make a mistake. The final letters of the eight new words will spell the name of a man who loved dogs. from 5 to 7, a beautiful white flower; from 6 to 8, the center of the nervous system; from 7 to 8, foreign. From 5 to 1, a metal vessel; from 2 to 6, an expression of grief; from 4 to 8, one of the people commanded by Attila; from 7 to 3, a common tree. "MARLBOROUGH." DIAMONDS CONNECTED BY A SQUARE (Silver Badge, St. Nicholas League Competition.) 2. To seize without right. 3. A character in "The in a quartette. 3. A heavenly body. 4. name. 4. THE DE VINNE PRESS, NEW YORK. JAMES P. CAHEN, JR. |