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fijisr Puzzle of the Three Bank Accounts"! ^‘Missing Link” Cryptogram s~]
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MR. AND MRS. XENOPHON ZINK have three children, Alice,
Audrey and Albert, whose birthdays all fall on the same date,
March 1, although they are of different ages. It is customary for
the parents to give the three children a sum of money as a birthday
present. For example, last year the children received fifty dollars
apiece. Since each child has a bank account the gift money was
promptly deposited. Before the month was over, however, it had
all been withdrawn in each case.
Each child withdrew a certain sum on the dates indicated on
the leaves of the bank books shown in the accompanying drawing,
in connection with which the following puzzling state of affairs was
noticed:
The total of the four balances in Alice’* account (No. 1) is
one dollar more than her deposit, while Albert’s book (No. 2) shows
that the total of the four withdrawals and balances are exactly the
same. Audrey’s account, on the other hand, shows that the sum of
the four withdrawals exceeds thac of the four balances by one dollar,
but equals the amount she deposited. Truly a surprise!
The solution of this puzzle consists of finding for each of the
three accounts the amount withdrawn on each of the four dates and
tiie balance after each withdrawal to give the totals indicated.
“Words Without Song”
npHE game, “Words Without
^ Song,” can be played extem
poraneously, but it is much wiser
£ to give it a little preparation.
3 The host or hostess runs through
the words of several familiar old
songs and selects from them one
line per song and writes these
lines down in a list.
From ‘"The Old Oaken Bucket”
the line, “The deep
tangled Wildwood,”
may be selected;
from “Lore’s Old
Sweet Song” may
be culled the line
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which are among those written
on the piece of paper he holds
in his hand, and that the person
pointed out must, immediately
and without pause, sing the words
with the correct tune and finish
tiie song.
The point that the victim must
begin instantly should be stressed.
“Still to us at twilight," and so
on. The results will be even
more hectic for the performers
and more hilarious for the others
if the lines are selected from odd
places in the song where there
is a change of rhyme, melody,
key or tempo.
With this list well In hand the
host stands in the midst of his
guests, gets their attention, an
nounces that he is going to point
to one of them, read a line from
, a well-known song, the words of
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There must be no hem-and-haw.
The following two examples
are given as a few suggestions to
start you off, although you may
wish to compile your own list
and include lines from some of
the popular hits of the season:
Song—“Mademoiselle'from Ar
mentieres.” Line—“She hasn't
been kissed in forty years.”
Song—“Wal, I Swan.” Line—
“Giddap, Napoleon, it looks
like rain.”
(CopyTUht, 1?23, by Simon & SchusUr, Ino.)
\~The New Cross-Word PuzzllT1
HORIZONTAL.
1—What State is nicknamed
“Sunset” and “Apache”?
7—What is the nickname of the
State of Indiana?
13— Roman household god.
14— Who wrote these linos:
“Lord, God of Hosts, be with
us yet. Lest we forget, lest
we forget”?
16— Female deer.
17— Minor Hebrew prophet.
19— What is the longest river in
France?
20— What is the surname of the
woman who made the first
American flag?
21— At present.
23— Turn to the right.
24— Depression between two
mountains.
25— Expressing present existence
27—Disclosed to view.
29— Who wrote “The Raven”?
30— Chinese weight.
31— Deface.
33— Falsify.
34— To spread for drying.
35— Complete this name: ■■
Tyler was an English rebel
who died in 1831.
36— Loved.
3S—Was Henry Clay ever nomi
nated for the Presidency?
39— Arm of a windmill.
40— Of what day of March was
Caesar told to beware?
41— An implement or device for
agitating the air.
42— Supplies with men.
43— Employed.
4 4—Used in cleaning floors.
45—What former judge is the
“czar” of big league base
ball?
47— Chinese card game.
48— Equality.
49— Armed combat.
50— Emmet.
51— Young Nationalists (abbr.)
52— Seize.
53— What former Secretary of
State was known as “the
silver-tongued orator”?
55— Of what State (abbr.) is
Atlanta the capital?
56— Man’s name.
57— Eeat of a sheep.
Find the Hidden Name of the Inventor
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rpO solve this hidden name puzzle first number
the lettered squares from left to right and
then decipher the inscription in the squares. The
letters form words without spacing and state a
fact about a certain invention. You must trace
out the name of the inventor by finding the in
dividual letters that spell his name, and make a
continuous line from square to square in which
the letters are located, hio letter is to be used
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more than once and the lines must not cross one
another.
Note the figures that appear In the squares
you select and add them up to get your score.
Of course, you will try to select letters only in
tr.e highest numbered squares, so as to increase
your score.
\ ou have, therefore, three things to observe:
Name the invention; trace out the name of the
inventor, and make the highest score possible.
58—Incline.
60—Assassinated.
62—Danger.
64—Ring.
66— Elongated fish.
67— What son of Agamemnon has
been the subject of plays by
Aeschylus and Euripides?
69— Who was Peer Gynt’s
mother?
70— What Biblical king is asso
ciated with the Queen of
Sheba?
71— Vigorous.
23—Free.
29— Foot-like organ.
30— What is the capital of
Michigan?
32—Round-up.
34— What is the unit of the deci
mal system?
35— Girl’s name.
37— Crimson.
38— Bark or yelp.
39— Advance guard.
41— Because.
42— What French patriot was
stabbed in his bath?
VERTICAL.
1— What State Is nicknamed
“Cotton,” “Lizard” and
“Yallerhammers”?
2— Male sheep.
3— What metal does the symbol
Fe represent?
4— Abbreviation signifying “all
right.”
5— Nothing.
6— Climax.
7— Rent.
8— Single.
0—King of Bashan.
10— Object of worship.
11— Who is the Greek goddess of
the dawn?
12— Reprieve.
15—Told a falsehood.
18—Cry convulsively.
20—Spawn of fish.
22—A principality of Great Brit
ain.
24—Fish.
26—Who was the fourth Presi
dent of the United States?
43— Who is the hero of Homer’s
“Odyssey”?
44— In English folk-lore, who is
queen of the fairies?
45— Narrative poem.
46— What Anglo-American ex
plorer discovered the Congo
River in Africa?
48— Shallow vessel.
49— Spectre.
52— Novel.
53— Interdicts.
54— Pinch.
56— Who invented the telephone?
57— Part of the verb “to be.”
59—Vegetable substance found
in bogs.
61— What Pope (1513-21) was
the patron of the Renais
sance?
62— For.
63— Who led the Confederate
forces in the Civil W’ar?
G5—Tree of the olive family.
67— Hindu ejaculation.
68— South America (abbr.)
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Solutions of Last Week’s Puzzles
POSTMARK rATCHES: Atlanta.
Opportunity, Wash.; Torrington,
Conn.; Yazoo, Miss.; Cleveland;
Houston; Birmingham; Evanston, 111.;
Two Harbors, Minn.; Tarry town,
N. Y.: Compton, Calif.: Atlantic City.
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.Jam • Eater*# Fate: BOY. Joy. Jay,
JAIL
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Mystery Map: A. Iceland. 1. Arctla
Ocean. 2. Atlantic Ocean. B. North
Dakota. 3. Canada. 4. Minnesota. C.
French Gniana. 5. Cayenne. 6. Brazil.
D. Arizona. 7. Nevada. 8. Mexico.
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Watch Riddles: L Stem. 2. Tare
and bands. 3. Hours (ours). 4.
Spring. 5. Time. 6. Chain. 7. Case.
8. Ticks. 9. Seconds. 10. Metal. 1L
An open face.
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Flaw In Storys Since the man evi
dently died la his sleep and without
speaking, how could the fact that he
even bad a dream become known to
anyone?
OopjrUbt, 1929. Prtmitl Smdlctt*. In#.
Answer to Last Week's
Cross-Word Puzzle
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HERE is another one of the new Cryptonym
zles of “missing links.” A cryptonym coi
cf three words, the first of which is the nan
some object or quality, and the second a word
is a synonym or an adjective describing som^
tribute cf the object named in the first word. The
third word is the “missing link,” which, standing alone, may have no
connection with the first word. Take, for example, the cryptonym
formed with the words “secular” and “courteous.” What is the
“missing link”? Just think of another meaning for “secular,” and
you will have it, thus, “civil.”
Now with this suggestion! find the “missing links” (represented If |
by dashes between the words) of the ten cryptonym3 shown in the | |
accompanying drawing.
More Postmark “Patches” II
W .V' >;>
TEST your knowledge of geog
raphy with this dozen of cut
up postmarks. How quickly can
you discover the real name of
each postoffice? Cut out the
halves with scissors or just
blacken them in with a pencil as
you guess them.
The scene of the First Con
gressional Congress, September
5, 1774, i3 represented here, and
also a picturesque far-western
city noted for its old mission
'building, erected in 1786. You
can find, too, a United States
military post located in the State
that was formerly known as the
Indian Territory.
Riddles
DO not brag about how good a
guesser you are until you
have tried to answer these brain
teasing riddles:
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1. What does every watch
have that most men do for a
living?
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2. In what way are jokes and
nuts alike?
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3. What city of Arabia would
you expect to find full of wild
beasts?
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4. In what way are a comfort
able fitting coat and a banana
skin alike?
* * *
5. What flying creatures (not
birds) are always found at every
baseball game?
Solve This Domino Puzzle 1
TJAVE you lost interest in that
old set of dominoes which,
in all probability, has long been
hidden in some closet? After you
learn about this interesting puz
zle with dominoes you will be
sure to hunt up the old set and
three to get eight; and one, two,
three and three to get nine.
Now that you see how the
domino puzzle is worked, select
a certain four dominoes from the
set and try to arrange them in
such a way that the spots, taken
try your hand at finding the solu
tion. Even if you never cared to
play the game of dominoes, the
chances are that you will find a
fascinating pastime in trying to
solve the puzzle described here.
After you have worked it out
you can have still more fun
watching your friends trying to
solve it.
Take note of the position of
the two dominoes shown in the
accompaning illustration and you
will see that they are placed end
to end so that by counting the
spots in their unbroken numerical
order you can count all the digits
from one to nine, both inclusive.
How is this done? Start with
the spots one, two and three. Add
one and three to get four; two
and three to get five; three and
three to get six; one, three and
three to get seven; two, three and
in their unbroken numerical or
der, can be added up to make all
the numbers from one to twenty
three.
Secret Yvriting
yifHENEVER you wish to write
to a friend in secret you can
do so by the following method:
Soak a sheet of white paper in
water and then put it on a smooth
surface, such as a mirror or a
piece of glass. On top of it place
a dry sheet of paper and with
the hard point of a pencil write
a message on the dry sheet, press
ing hard on the pencil.
After you have finished your
message remove the top sheet,
and when the wet sheet dries the
writing will have disappeared.
To read what the message says,
soak the sheet in water to make
the writing reappear.
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