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  2. PUZZLES and PASTIMES Puzzling Short Cut in Spelling.

    KOKO, the clown, is not only a very funny fellow, but quite a smart one as well. He has discovered a short cut in spelling, one example of which he shows here. The names of the four familiar objects in the accompanying drawing are spelled with a total of 16 letters. Koko knows how to combine them so that the four words can be spelled with only ll letters. See how quickly you can discover Koko's secret, placing the correct letter in each of the ll boxes. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
  3. Clever Catches.

    HERE are three very elever catches with which you can win a wager from your friends. For the first one wager some friend that ...

    Article : 212 words
  4. Anagrams.

    TRANSPOSE the letters of the words printed in capitals in the fourth line and they will, give you a phrase telling what the whole world longs for. ...

    Article : 145 words
  5. SKELETON QUOTATIONS.

    Certain letters in the following two quotations are represented by x's. Can you find the quotations? Axx x WxMxN xS xNxY A xOxAx, ...

    Article : 43 words
  6. INK.

    Five gallons of ink, 65 per cent, of which is water, is mixed with three gallons of ink which contains 75 per cent, of water. What percentage of water is there in the ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. Free the Captive Buttons

    A Piece of cardboard, two buttons and a length of string can be combined to form the following fascinating puzzle:— First make two slits in the cardboard ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 118 words
  8. A Sign of Good Luck.

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    Article : 5 words
  9. The Rebus of a Book.

    HERE is a very fascinating puzzle in the form of a rebus, whose solution is the title of a well known book by a famous American humourist. The above photograph of a section of Perth and the diagram of a very narrow letter "A" represent a phrase, which, phonetically, is the same as the title of the book. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 86 words
  10. SHARING THE APPLES.

    If three boys had 169 apples, which they shared in the ratio of one-half, one-third, and one-fourth, how many apples did each receive? ...

    Article : 27 words
  11. How to Make a Toy Glider.

    THE science of aeronautics for some time has been experimenting with the motorless aeroplane or glider. New this variety of aircraft has entered the field ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 215 words
  12. COIN MAGIC.

    Before doing this trick the amateur magician takes two identical coins. He conceals one of them between two of the buttons on his coat sleeve, where it will ...

    Article : 181 words
  13. CONUNDRUMS.

    When cnn anyone go fishing without using a rod and line or going near the water? 2. What has two sides, a head and a ...

    Article : 57 words
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