FOR THE KIDDIES.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVI, Issue 4469, 8 September 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE KIDDIES.

Why ;are .tho. tallest people the fqfiiaat?—Because they are always longer in bed than others.

WJjy ¥% a P. on manufacturer worse. t£a» a hardened criminal? —Bocaufle 'he tot only makes men steal <steel) pens* but also persuades them that they do right (write). What .did Job’s wardrobe consist of? —Three'pbo* l comforters. When is a chicken’s neck like a bell? —When it is wrung for dinner. Who gained most at the coronation — people or king?.—The King gained a crown, but tho people gained a Sovereign. What is' worse than raining cats and dogs?—Hailing calls and cars. OUR SPORTS. You eh. in a boat, in ouch hand hold an oar, i - You take with you three pretty ladies —or more; You point. one the hills and the beauties galore. Then capsize—and you all try to swim for the shore. That's ROWING. A BOOK PUZZLE. Open a book at random and select a word within the first ten lines, and within the tenth word from the end ot tho lino. Mark the word. Now double tho number of tho page, and multiply the total by five. Then add 20. Then add the number of the lino you have selected. Then add 5. Multiply the sum by 10. Add tho number of the word m tho lino and from this subtract 250. The right hand figure in tho remainder will indicate the number of the word you selected, the second figure the number of the line, and tho remaining figures the number of tho page.

THE WEEK’S CLEVER LIMERICK

A gay young coquette is Miss Julia With flattery seeks she to rulia But ’twere" best to beware. Else you’ll find that, though fair, This maiden is seeking to fulia.