FOR THE KIDDIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 208, 19 August 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE KIDDIES.

Wk.t that v. huh lives in winter, dies in MiMmer, and gro\>» wttu its rout i-pwatda?—An icicle.

Why i* a coach going down hill like St- liaixg 1 . > —Because r.» always drawn v itto kbs drag-on.

Wto i s the difference between sealing wax ;unl a only ■ —Ono burn* to t.e. a wocre ; . the other burns to tell

beggar had a brother. That i hat relation was tile .'lad beggar to the man that died' fetstor.

Which are the iight«-st in n, Scotchmen, Irishmen, ur l.ngh'hu.vii ?—in Irdaatl Wore are men or UorK, mScucland men of Ayr, but m England, on the Thames, there are lighter-men.

Why is a man tiafp ,vr ‘ t "’O wives* than with one.- —Ho may be lippy with one, it i» rot impossible, l_-.it lie 1* nearly sure to bo transported with two.

TO PROVE 12 AN ODD NUMBER. Eleven i» an odd number, everyone l.nowa that, and twelve i* one toot one tvo. otherwise 12). OUR SPORTS. You take a gallon or two of beer, A bag of food if your home’s not near, A pouch of baccy to-Leip to cheer, PERHAPS a rod ana your fishing «j»ar. That’s FISHING. A PUZZLE POEM. W”aditrhe;d, het’.thersiJo, Together, together, the rewe tried. This lilUo poem seems to have got a ft tile mixed, it should read rplite seriiiblv. '.’at, you make it cut'

SOLUTION Wt ?t her head, he at her side. Together to get her -here we tried Dll’ YOU KNOW?

* If 1 could prove to yon that there are certain coiiis in your pocket which would be twice as valuable if I took half from ihem, would you give me five ►hillings? ” »3id the Puzzle Editor to the Editor.

“ Certainly, " said the great man. K Fire away.’’ The Puzzle Editor 101 l the. office fire minutes later jingling two halt-crowns ir. his pocket. Cm y«>’i guess how he moved his st item- :A SOLUTION. The joins are, half-penny, half-crown, end half-sovereign A GREAT IDEA.

This duck, when hi.' money v. a* lacking. Could not earn a farthing by quacking; For a method by which He (otdd .-.<>’>ll become rich His brain he v.as constantly racking. His ferry-bo’t notion was clever : The passenger? crossing the river Were called on to pay A penny each way. And •Ton lie was richer than ever!