Puzzledom.

Matamata Record, Volume XVI, Issue 1445, 27 July 1933, Page 3

Puzzledom.

A THINK TWICE. Riddle-mee-Ree. My first is in rent but not in sale, My second’s in men and also in male, My third is in cotton but not in wool, My fourth is in ninny but not in fool, My filth is in merry but not in sad, My sixth is in f oolish but not in mad, My seventh is in month but not in week, . My eighth is in bean but not m leek, My whole is a poet very well known. HEADS AND TAILS OFF. 1. “ A horse’s quarters.”—Cut off the first letter and get a “piece of furniture,” cut off the first letter and it means “ capable.”’

2. “ Gazing.”—Cut off the first three letters and it means “a monarch cut oc. the last letter and it means “ relations.”

3. “ A day of the week.” —Cut off the last six letters and it means “to marry cut off the last letter and it means “ us.”

4. “ A bloom.”—Cut off last two letters and it means “to eddy cut off the first letter and it means close to the ground.

5. '“A hall.”—Cut off the last three letters and it means “to go by cut off the first letter and it is “ an animal ”; cut off the last letter and the remaining letters form “ an adverb.”

6. “Usually found near a dam.”— Cut off the last four letters and it is “moving air”; cut off the last letter,and it means “to gain”; cut off the first letter and “a preposition ” is left.

RIDDLES.

1. What animal is always wet? 2. What trees flourish best upon a hearth?

3. What breaks as soon as it appears ? 4. When is a girl’s hair like the sea ?

5. What is the hardest riddle of all?

6. What ships do children dislike? 7. Why are clergymen like railway porters?

A MATCH PUZZLE. Arrange 24 matches to make a square of nine small squares. Remove eight of the matches and leave only two squares. Solution. —Leave the outer square standing and also a small square in the middle, which consists of four matches. Thus with the removal cf eight matches two squares remain. ANSWERS TO RIDDLES. 1. Reindeer. 2. Ashes. 3. The dawn. 4. When it is all in waves. 5. Life, because we must all give

it up. 6, Smacks. 7. Because they both do a lot of coupling. HEADS AND TAILS OFF ANSWERS. 1. Stable, table, able. 2. Looking, king, kin. 3. Wednesday, wed, we. 4. Flower, flow, low. 5. Passage, pass, ass, as. 6. Windmill, wind, win, in.

ANSWERS. Riddle-mee-ree. —Tennyson.

A NEW NURSERY RHYME. “ Children have a curious habit,” Father said to Mother Rabbit — “ They describe us all as Bunny.” Said the Rabbit, “Yes, it’s funny.” Hearing them, the great Alsatian Growled about his own vexation; “ With my size and splendour now how Do they dare to call me Bow-wow . Roared the angry Bull, “ But look how I am always called a Moo-cow; Me ! as fierce as any Fiji,” Sighed the Horse, “ And I’m a Gee(ree.” Purred the Cat, the Siamese One, “ Well, perhaps, they mean to please one; Still, it hurts when little Lucy Talks of me as Pretty Pussy.” But the Goat kept very quiet, Fearing jealousy and riot. “ Still,” she thought, “ Miss Mary Annie Calls her Nurse and me both Nanny; And their Billies and their Biddies Like my own, they call them Kiddies. On the whole, I’m rather flattered, Smirked the Goat —as if it mattered. SIMPLE. j Curious: I wish I could find out | how many relatives I have. ! Cynic: Why, that’s the easiest i thing in the world—just buy a summer cottage.