Show V Polly Evens Ev ns Puzzles and Problems I Where is the Prisoners Helper HelperS EE this man sadly weeping In his SEE S place of ot imprisonment He does not dream that very close to him Is some Bome one who will help him escape Can you find his friends face tace Transposition Transpose the letters of at the word veil to form tour four different words Beheading Take a word meaning a fly flyIng flying Ing particle of ot fire behead it and leave leavea a public recreation ground behead again and leave what Noah took refuge in An Arithmetical Puzzle James took a certain number of pigs to market one day In his first transaction transaction transaction tion he sold half haIt of at his drove and half halt halfa a pig at the rate of apiece In the second transaction he be sold half halt that were left and halt half a pig at the tha same rate V VIn In the third he be sold half halt of at the re remainder remainder remainder and half halt a pig at the same sama rate In the fourth he ha sold the hotelkeeper half halt of at his remaining pigs piga and half halt a pig for tor the lump sum of ot 5 Then hen the grocer took half halt a pig and half halt the remainder off ot hrs his hands for and the florist bought the last pig for When James got home he had exactly 70 cleared up as a result of his hla various transactions Now can you tell teU Polly pony Evans how many pigs he took to market Riddle Biddie I devour all things that I touch Although no fangs tangs in me spy I have a fearful tearful tongue Although no mouth ave I When I am kept within close bounds bounda Im mans most useful slave But I destroy all aU that he has When free I 1 rave Yet when Ive eaten all nghI I 1 myself must dwindle and die Guess you clever ones ons OD S what am I ICan ICan ICan Can You Tell TellIn In answer to each of ot the following you must supply a word which spells spell the same way backward or forward For example ADA 1 Can you mention a certain girls name Read backward or forward ever the tho same 2 The same of ot the mother of ot men 1 3 The same of at a female recluse i 4 lne ne same of at a form of addressing a lady 6 5 The Tho V same of a childs protector eating 6 The Ille same of an 7 The same of ot flat fiat even 8 The same of at the little lamb lamo lambs 9 The rhe same of the middle of the day 10 The same of ot the tho close of day 11 The same of what a discharged will do 12 The same of at a baby dog 13 The same of ot a disease of ot fowls V 14 The fhe same of at what you see with 15 The same samo of at any doctrine or dog 16 The same of ot a sly quick look 17 1 The same of at anything done Enigma I am composed of 13 letters My 7 8 11 U is a verb erb in the present V My 9 10 6 with a So period stands for tor My 5 6 12 3 is a boys name My 4 13 is Js a boys name My 1 is the tenth letter of at the alpha V Conundrums 1 Why is the tha Mississippi river like a 2 Why is a forest in summer Ilka lIk a 3 Why is music like a fish 4 When V en does a caterpillar resemble a r V 3 0 H II S o S V 5 How can you shoot hares har s at onu ont shot 6 Why does a miller wear wearn a white bat hat 7 When Is Js a sailor not a sailor sanor 8 Why Is a hive like a n spectator 9 Why is a monument like a proud man Answers to July 29 Puzzles Tiger V Tim L Arithmetical Puzzles Puzz es 1 He bought 5 cows at 10 per head V 50 1 sheep at 3 91 94 pigs at SOc per bead head of livestock 0 2 Put 5 S horses hors s in 10 the first stall i m In InV V the second 5 in the third 3 in the tha fourth and 2 3 In the th fifth one of ot which should be the odd color Ocean Anagrams 1 Atlantic 2 Pacific 3 Arctic 4 Antarctic 5 6 Indian Enigma V V Washington V VV V Proverb Puzzle Puzz e V Procrastination Is Js the thief f of ot time c Biddies Riddles 1 Because his gait is broken and his locks are few 2 Id rather have the tha elephant kill the gorilla gorma 3 Because it cannot stand alone 4 Because it cannot be declined 5 6 Because it has beams 6 Because it must have a bow 7 Because Beca use his business makes him sell fish selfish 8 When it is bound to a pier appear 9 e it is in firm Infirm 10 One baits his hook the other hates his book Beheadings B 1 Bear ear car 2 Rasp asp 3 Pace ace ece 4 Mabel abel Printers Prin Pi Be still sad heart and and cease repin ing log Behind the clouds is the sun still shin ing in inThy Thy fate is the common fate of ot all Into each life Ute some rain must fall Some days must be dark and dreary I IA A Story in inA As ADOLF A DOLl an all Austrian artisan adored L i an aristocrat V Anna adored Adolf Another aristocrat Alfred Altred an ambas ambassador ambassador ambassador adored Anna Auna Anna abhorred Alfred Alred Alfred addressed Anna admitting ad admiration Anna assumed amazement Alfred adjured Anna Anna admonished Alfred ifred V Alfred adopted aggressiveness V Alfreds audacity alarmed Anna attempted abducting Anna Anna Enna nna frad and agitated acquainted Adolf Adolf AdoU accused Alfred Allred Alfred Altred angered abused Adolf Adolt awfully Adolf answered Alfred Alfred attacked Adolf V Anna aghast aided ald d Adolf Adolf and Anna almost annihilated Alfred V VAlfred Alfred Alfre abdicated absolutely Anna accepted Adolf Adolf and Anna abruptly absconded a abandoned Austria Au altogether arrived at Antwerp Anter and always abided abroad aft alt afterward afterward erward V V V I |