FOR THE KIDDIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 144, 3 June 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE KIDDIES.

Q. What is that which is open when i*. is shat, and shut when it is open? A. A level-crossing Q. What is that which everyone wishes for, and yet wants to get rid <;t aa soon as obtained? A. A good appetite. Q. When is a doc; a magician ? A. When !•" tami a sheep into a pen. NEVER’ There is a town in England which vhen yon approach it disappears. Seems impossible, doesn't it? But it i* elite true SOLUTION. IK.sa, in Norfolk. When yo'i approach >’ Diss-appears. EXTRAORDINARY • An extraordinary story cr>m**s to us from Ohakune. where a man is reported to hare died, baring his wife with a mile of children, investigation has proved this statement to be quite true. '• 'an you explain the mystery ? SOLUTION The man's name was Furlong. He left his wife with eight children. Eight furlongs one mile. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED H? met her in a darkened hall Said he: “1 bring thee roses. To show I lore yon ail in all ” Said she: "How cold your no-e !■»’” QUITE THE LATE'T

Ask a friend if he has seen the latest penny trick. If he says ' No.” ask him tor a pcnnv. When he hamls it over, norbet it, and give him a paper on v hich you have previously written : 'Cepncr-Snetruing -Society.

* If von want roar penr v kil ls. FIND ANOTHER innocent and enrol him as ;. member.” TRY? The missing words in the f.4l"w:r:g rers>» consist of the same six letters: - You want a p»»?zlr little maid? A simple one 111 give." said he ' If one costs just a penny-pieo*. What will c dozen ..... be?” She worked »wv with air. An answer wrong soon t-» p;-»bt~e. "I thought ’t«a» that von said!” Sir? gave as her excuse’ SOLUTION. The three missing words <*>-•.•: lemons, rol-mn, and melons. SEPARATING THE SCISSORS. This little trick is sure to puzzle all who have never tern it before, as at first sight it appear* verv difficult to co.

SiKpewl .« pair of wishers from a nail on the wall by means of a double string, in the manner illustrated. Now sew yoti can separate the string from ttie mmns witimat removing the end sttaeherl to the nail, «jf cutting the string in any way SOLUTION. T> ucroninlith tfm trick take lioid of the string at A. the picture above. ml draw the loop through the other h indlo of the scMaar*. I*>ing careful to -*•-» ’hat th.? out r saring passes over, .•ml the inner string under the blades.

•'tnph.isi-ed at f* Bring tie* -tring • rliWil i:i t?c direction of the blade- and ’ 'ben ti.» '’in: i..>arih th" other hantiie j tlw* *•'o; »» .-t c?.** j»->'ta>n ■ ,>■»■>« i: by the d-'tted lirv’-'*. Then grasp i t.T’ *-v r i: > bind.-* :»;el pn! l thee : toward ■ vn’i. •.’lr-n t':-y wiii 'w t i,! av;. _ t ... _ v:i I fem.il ;