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  2. DOBBIN'S FRIEND

    Dobbin has a little friend, Spotted white and sable; Every day she goes to him, In his lonely stable ...

    Article : 203 words
  3. FOR THE CHILDREN

    Billie in spite of the fact that he was seven years older, was he constant playmate. He devoted most ofhis spare time to her. Sometimes Mrs. ...

    Article : 861 words
  4. CORRECT

    The young lady expressed her interest in all things electrical. "Well, how long is a short-circuit?" she asked. ...

    Article : 35 words
  5. THE TWO WAYS

    Motorist: How far is it to Slocombe? Pedestrian: About 24,999 miles the way you are going; about one mile if you turn round. ...

    Article : 26 words
  6. RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS

    The valley's full of misty clouds, It's tinted beauty drowning, Tree tops are veiled in fleecy snrouds, And mountain [?]onts are frowning. ...

    Article : 102 words
  7. REGULAR PRACTICE

    Mr. Smith: They tell me your daughter is very fond of music. Mr. Jones: Well, yes. She's usually found at the piano when her mother ...

    Article : 33 words
  8. A GREAT IMPROVEMENT

    A golfer was paying one of his infrequent visits to a well-known course. When half way round he asked the caddie if any improvement could be ...

    Article : 50 words
  9. BELLIE BUBBLES

    This is Billie Bubbles, Blowing Billie Bubbles, In they puff, And out they snuff, ...

    Article : 31 words
  10. FACTS ABOUT AIR

    The pressure of air on the surface of the earth is 14¾ pounds to the square inch. A cubic metre of dry air at 32 degrees Fahrenheit weighs 2.81 pounds. ...

    Article : 47 words
  11. SAYINGS SHAKESPEARE MADE

    Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.—Henry VI., part 2 iii I. Life's but a walking shadow.— ...

    Article : 71 words
  12. I LOVE LITTLE PUSSY

    I love little pussy, her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm; I shall not pull her tail or drive her ...

    Article : 70 words
  13. A SECRET LANGUAGE

    A funny way to write secrets in the presence of others is to, make numbers of the alphabet, for example, A, B, C, D—1, 2, 3, 4. ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. QUITE CORRECT

    What never can stand on the floor Although it possesses three feet? It never goes walking, what's more, Nor trotting along down thef street; ...

    Article : 43 words
  15. HOW FAR?

    At ten o 'clock one morning Tom left his home to reach a town twenty miles away. After walking six miles at a speed of three miles an hour he ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. RIDDLES

    What goes up stairs black and white and comes down red (read)? Ans A newspaper. What goes up stairs on its head, and ...

    Article : 348 words
  17. BURIED ANIMAL

    Find the missing words in the following well-known verse and take one letter from each in turn to make the name of an animal with a long neck:— ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. DIAGONAL ACROSTIC

    Fill in the letters to make the words described. When this has been done correctly the central diagonal line, represented by noughs, will form the ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. A FEW AUTHORS

    Below are given six definitions which indicate the names of six wellknown authors. Can you name them? A meadow. Strong. A head ...

    Article : 43 words
  20. ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES

    1.—Your word. 2.—Your mother. 3.—He was walking over a bridge carrying a pail of water on his head. ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. ANSWEES TO MEMBERS

    Bantam: I should imagine that your dialogue was very pretty and I am sure you must have enjoyed taking part in it. You were lucky in the races ...

    Article : 1,381 words
  22. ROPE AND KNOT TEAM RACE

    Players stand in lines, so many in each line, as in ordinary team racing, and the first runners in the line have a piece of rope and an ordinary ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. OLD MEMBERS' CORNER

    Dear Aunt Kath,—I mean to thank you very much, auntie, for your kindness in letting older members write to the page, and I should think the most ...

    Article : 3,393 words
  24. A TONGUE-TWISTER

    Here is my left hand and here is my right. If I lose my left hand my right hand is left, but the only one left is the right. If I am left with ...

    Article : 66 words
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