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  2. CHRISTMAS PUZZLES.

    I am a double comfort to the poor, but I never visit the rich; I dwell in every town in the world, but never in a village; I assist the robber as well as the ...

    Article : 98 words
  3. CONUNDRUMS.

    What tree grows near the sea?—The beech. What is a scout's weakest part?—A tender foot. ...

    Article : 910 words
  4. CHRISTMAS STORIES

    Of course it was a theatrical party. Theatrical parties are always the jolliest. But this was one quite out of the usual run. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 252 words
  5. MY DOG BIM.

    last December I was far from home— in one of the wildest parts of Ireland, where I was playing the role of Miles No-Coppaleen for the f[?]m. "Colleen Bawn. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 289 words
  6. PUZZLES BY THE FOOT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  7. ONE WAY OF SQUARING UP.

    A, B, and C were three workmates who had occasionally borrowed small sums from each other. One day A said—"Let us square up." B and C said they had no ...

    Article : 170 words
  8. CAN YOU DO THIS?

    Try to draw the figure six on paper with a pencil, standing on your left foot mid swinging your right leg round and round in a circle from left to right. ...

    Article : 51 words
  9. MY CHRISTMAS GHOST.

    When I received an invitation to spend Christmas with some friends who had rented—Manor, in the country of Warwickshire, I was very properly thrilled ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 374 words
  10. MY CHRISTMAS DREAM.

    I must hare consumed Christmas cake very heartily—I confess I always had a weakness for sweet things—anyhow, the dream that followed had somewhat the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 283 words
  11. HIDDEN ANIMALS.

    In the following sentences there are the names of nine animals hidden. See how many of them you can find. 1. We did really expect better music ...

    Article : 137 words
  12. THE FIRST HALF-CROWN I EVER EARNED.

    I can never forget that I owe the very first "salary" I ever earned to a Christmas experience. Incidentally, that experience in some remote way seems to have started ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 330 words
  13. CATCHY.

    There were five eggs on a plate and fire persons sat down the breakfast Each person took an egg, and yet one egg was left on the plate. How was it ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. EXPLAIN, PLEASE!

    Here are some questions, dears want you to explain: Toll me what made the curtain blind, And caused the window pane ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. ALL ON A PENNY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 words
  16. A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE.

    Some years ago I happened to be in Paris at Christmas. It wan rather dreary being away from home, and I remember I felt pretty blue, when to my immense ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 407 words
  17. THEY'LL NEVER DO IT.

    Try this trick on your friends. Cut a piece of paper about 3½ in. by 2½ In. Lay this on the table, and in the centre of it make a good-sized dot. ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. LETTER PUZZLE.

    Take the first letter of that which beats in a man's breast; add to it the first letter of that which a man hears with; add to that the second letter of something a ...

    Article : 81 words
  19. SHOCKING.

    If you have a friend who is still trustful enough to believe you cannot catch him, ask him if he would like an electric shock. If he agrees, take his hand in yours and ...

    Article : 80 words
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