..FOR THE KIDDIES..

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVII, Issue 4514, 11 April 1913, Page 3 (Supplement)

..FOR THE KIDDIES..

« What is tho greatest riddle in the world?”. —“Lite—because we must all give it up.” What do w e all do when wo first get into bed? —Make an impression. Who was it that first boro arms? Adam. Why are your nose and chin bad cornnauions? —Uecauso words -are consuantiy passing between them. HINGING THE CHANGES. A man went into an inn to buy a bottle of whisky which cost 3s Gd; he had a Co note in his pocket, but the landlord could not change this; so ho lent tho man £l. With the £1 the man paid for tho whisky and had 16s 6d change. The next day the man again called and handing tho landlord £1 asked for his £5 rot back. , „ How much did the whisky cost? Solution. Th 0 whisky cost the man altogether £3 3s Gd. THE LATEST VERSION When at his glowing 4 G stands, I, 8 with childish glee, Tho children love 2 C tho sparks, 'They say “ It 7 ly 1 ” 10 ACT of purpose marks. Each heavy driving blow, The B 10 iron rings .again And rod the embers glow. Withall a man of P C is. His character is fine. At. home his 4 0 does not uso. Bat smiles a smile B 9. A QUEER LIMERICK. When old .Tones gave his daughter a cheque She throw both her arms round his negue. Said die. “ I'Ve a debt Which now must bo mebt. With what’s left my fair person 111 docue." A VEGETABLE .SALAD. Take two-sovciiths of a lettuce, onesixth of a radish, two-fifths of an onion, one-sixth of a potato, and mix thorn ion-ether so that they become one vegetable. Solution. —Two-sevenths of -a lettuce is “tu”: one-sixth of a radish is “t” ; two-fifths of an onion is “ ni” ; ono-wxth of a potato is p”; thus making “turriy" A MYSTERY. “T ate ono too. I ate one too,’ muttered the poor constable lying by tho side nf tho road. , “ What is it. rav poor fellow P ” asked tho Tnsnoetor, “what is the matter with you? Tell me .something about it.” The crowd standing around came to the conclusion that the poor follow had been poisoned. Eventually, however, ho recovered, and explained that he had been knocked down by a motor-car, tho number of which was 1312.

Siasio'a Young Man : “ So, Tommy, you don’t care to tell mo what you ihink of me?" .., . , . Tommy: “ No fear! I told sis heisolf the other day, and she nearly Killed me.”