RIDDLES AND PUZZLES.
RIDDLE-ME-REE. My first is in smile, but not in frown, My second’s in scarlet, not in brown, M;y third is in liat, but not in cap, My fourth is in flow’r, not in sap. My fifth is in rose, but not in pink, My sixth's in bottle, but not in ink. My whole’s a place where you learn to be wise, Though lessons are learned with tears and with sighs. DROPPED VOWELS. Here are the titles of some wellknown stories and nursery rhymes, with the vowels—a c i o u—omitted. What are they? I.—Lttlrdrdnghd. 2.—Dclcwhttngtn. 3.—Cndrll. 4. —Thblbrd. 5. —Ldkngcl. 7. —Lttlbpp. 8. —Lttllrdfntlry.
WORD SQUARE. Enjoyed at winter parties. Heard in church. To repair. Extreme points. RIDDLES. 1. —lf Jack’s father is John’s son, what relation is Jack to John? 2. —lf a herring and a half cost a penny and a half, how many herrings will you get for elevenpence? ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S. Word Puzzle. Elizabeth. —1, Tale; 2. Table; 3. Tale; 4. Tea; 5, Tee; 6. Tie; 7, Tile; 8. Eli; 9. Ebei; 10. Late; 11. Bit; 12. Bite; 13. Beth; 14. Bet; 15. Let; 17. Lie; 18. Lea; 19; Hie; 20. Heel;, 21. Heal. * What Am I?—Skating.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17964, 8 March 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)
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