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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, JUNIOR, Tage Six SUNDAY MORNINO, JLMICH 24, 1929. A THUMB CATCH 4 This is really more a string trick than a string figure, but when performed rapidly it is very ef fectrre. Moreover, it is very simple in its operation, with the added virtue of looking mysterious. Take the first position, but this tune with the strings crossed between the hands, the left thumb string crossing over the other. This is shown in Fig. 1. Then complete the position as we have shown you before put your right pointer up under the left separate the hands, and then put the left pointer up under the right again separating the hands. Now put your thumbs down through the loop that passes around both pointers, and turn the hands upside down, being sure to hold the pointer and thumb loops tightly with the thumbs. You will then x have the position shown in Fig. 2. the still and thumb Now, holding loops, let all the rest pointer of the loops drop off your fingers, and turn the bands upward again. This brings you to the position shown in Fig. 3. The rest consists merely of separating the bands so as to draw the loops tight, catch ing both the thumbs, as shown in Fig. 4. A string about four feet long is ideal for this trick. It should be understood that in our figures the length of the string is not always accurately shown on account of lack of space. For instance, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 the distance between the bands is greatly palm-strin- g, palm-strin- g, ' shortened. You can perform this trick very rapidly with' a little practice once you have taken the position shown in Fig. 1. After that the movements are simply "Right pointer throughleft pointer through hands upside down, letting the proper loops drop off the fingers, and then bands up and apart, leaving the string caught." . , ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES circles by startiag' anywhere, jump-in- g oror on of the circle and put-titha counter down on tho box! one. Tho only condition was that wo could not make ' oar itart from a circU that already had counter on LITTLE MtSS MUFFET ' LittU Mis Muff had with bar Jack and Jill, LittU and LittU Jack Hornar, who war hiding at tha picture. In caaa you didn't find all of thorn, they aro shown at tha right in heavy LETTER DIVISION ice)r.oped (w Thu game, and many similar games, can bo solved in only ono wayt Start whero you lika, then maka your jump with tho next counter so that yon land on tho circle from which you ttarted tho tuna beforev. If you don't do thie you will find yourself blocked after certain number ef Bo-Pe- ep morel. outline. HMMD HMHY The letters in tho above probUm represent the figures from 1 to 0. When solved and tha Utters arranged ia numerical order, a word be spelled. Her U the word! A WORD SQUARE ten-lett- er WELLINGTON'S POSER It was reported that the Duke of Wellington ordered hi cannon ball to be piled ia square pyramids, with n square number ef balls in each pyramid. Most of his officers claimed that it couldn't be done, but one man in tha army succeeded in solving the problem. He decided that 4,900 cannon balls could be piled into a square pyramid which is true. There is a rather elaborate mathematical formula which will establish at once the number of balls that can be piled in a square pyramid which contains a square number, but it U quite possible to discover the correct number simply by writing out a aeries. Thus, a pyramid with a base four by four would contain thirty balls; one with a base five by five would contain fifty-fir- e ballsi one with a base six by sis would contain ninety-onand so on, until we reach' 4,900, which is the first square number on the list. This is tedious method, but fe certain one. e; Points! Points! Points! . I EE'F 1 r" divided by 5. And solving this wo find the value of x. Uncle Josh's age, to be 75. There were 32 floors in that skyscraper, and Mrs. Josh's age must have been 60. We had to put the Utter A, A, C, IC, S and T into n 3 by 3 so that they would spell good square A JUMPING CAME English words ia every direction We had tea circles arranged in tho The arhorizontally and vertically. form of a five pointed star-- . - We bad rangement shown above will solve the to Uy nine counters on nine of these proble Coprrisht Press Publihlnt Cooipenr Nrv Ters World) IMS. much nearer the top. And here is a secret: There Is no top man just now Several are actually tied for first place. Isn't that thrilling? Come on, you who have won enough to know that you are near the top! Come on..you who have just won 10 points and you who have won no points at all. . Let's make it a close, close race, , , ! THE MYSTERIOUS TABLE TOP A spot on the- - rim of circular table, whose top touched each wall of d a corner, was nine inches from on wall and eight inches from the other. What was the diameter of that table topT There is a simpU rule for finding this distance. Multiply the product of the two distances from the walls by 2: this gives 144. The square root of 144 is 12. Now add the distances! the sum U 17. Now if we add 12 and 17 we get 29; if we subtract 12 from 17 we get 5. Either of these answers is correct, though it is doubtful if there ever was a table only 5 Inches ia diameter, ao that 29 U preferable. In the case of a table S inches ia diameter the spot would bo on the aid of the table farthest from tho corner; ia the other case it would be oa the side nearest the corner. right-angle- one-ten- th Race for Points Grows Closer Every week the list of point winters grows longer and more lnter-stin- g. Some of the winners come rom one state, some from another, ome from Salt Lake. The Tribune, 'unlor, editor records the names and miles to see new ones, and chuckles o see those that have won before wVi few more points to make Uiem Uiat 123457890 YPODERMIC a-a-- HOW OLD IS UNCLE T In the problem of Uncle Josh's age it was told that his years were greater by eleven than double tho number of floors in the skyscraper. Therefore, if his years bo represented by x, the floors in tho building would be (x minus 11) divided by 2. Further, the (jld man stated that of his years multiplied by the number of floors, would equal his wife's age, which of his age. Thus we was four-fifthave the equation: (x divided by 10) multiplied by (x minus 11) divided by 8, equals 4x- - E, E, F, Each Week The Tribune, Junior, number of awards in a number of different contests. One hundred points are given for first place; 25 for third 50 for second place; place, and 10 for honorable mention. Any child may begin piling up points at any time. He may enter as many contests each week and enter as many weeks as he chooses. The only requirement In this big point contest is that you win at least 10 points In soate contest between January 1 and gives a the close of the contest In June, Point winners this week: Phyllis Adamson, Park City, letter, 100; Don Mulllner, Bait Lake, poem, 100; Kathryn EarL Salt Lake, kite. 100; Roen H. McRae. Salt Lake, easier gift, 100; Gwen Davis. Aberdeen, Idaho, letter. 60; Anona Walker. St. Anthony, Idaho, poem, SO; Guene-ve- re Johnson. Sprtngvllle, letter. 10; Sonoma Robins, Sclplo, letter, 25; Inez Beckstead. Mid vale, poem, 25; Margaret Dudley, Salt Lake, poem, 10. 5' |