For the Kiddies.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 87, 25 March 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

For the Kiddies.

Q. What is the largest room in tho xvorkl? - A’ The room for improv, m nt.

Q Whv » a eaterpillar like toast? A. Bwnusc it is the grub which makes the butter fly.

Q. Whv s a kiss like a rumour? A. Because it goes from mouth to .ui.uth

Q. What w m<«t like a cat looking cut of a window? A. A cat look ng in.

Q Which animal took the most lug -wage Into the Ark, and which animals the least? A. The elephant. because be took his trunk : but the fox and cock had the least, because had cnly a bru>h and comb bet wo n them. Q. When was 'b” the first letter in tin- alphabet? A. Jn the day of no a ’ (Noah). PECULIAR SUBTRACTION. Tf fr=m e'x ycu take nine, and from nine you take ten, Yo wits now the puxzk- explain: If fiftv from forty be taken, how, then, Can jtjst half-a-dozen remain? SOLUTION. S-IX. i-X. X-L. CATCII-YOUR-PAL. Get a friend who is not an expert Ixoser, and say to h»n*. ‘•I’ll bet yon a -shilling that you cannot spell thn e simple wards in twenty seconds." Having collected the stakes, begin as follows: “Believe.’’ Your friet.d will answer. “ B-c-l-i-e-v-e.” ■ Receive.’’ Your friend will answer. “ R-e-c-e-i-v-e.” ■‘Wro-g-’’ yon shout, and your friend will protrwt. ‘’l’m not wrong!'" Then you ray, ‘’Times up. I a>k?d you to six-ll “wrong;" pocket th* stakes, and fly fir your life.