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KIL U 5 PAT OPT' M*“ ■*«-1-L'lPgg-l--«*T Questions on Sites HORIZONTAL I Where is Charing Cross'* A Nationality of Bismarck. 11 Edge of a roof. 12 To affirm. i:t Right. 13 Craw. 1« House rat. 17 Southwest. IS To sin. 20 Starting bar. 22 Demure. 23 Earthy matter. 23 Boy. Composition for one voice. 27 Bonier*. 20 To change. 30 Roll of wool. .12 Floats. .14 Mocked. 37 To how. 30 Region«. 40 To tear. 42 Obsequies. 44 Data. 4.1 Johnny rake. 40 To rauae to recollect. 47 Lithe. VEK 1 The niitii the Rhine. 2 Northeast. ;5 Obstruction. 4 Egg-shaped. 3 S?xirpost. 6 Yawned. 7 Always. 8 To soak flax. !> Mister. YESTERDAY’S ANSWER ”***ere Is *'• ■ 'jl mia* 21 True L. 22 Beds. 24 To declaeo for scorn. 2« Coaster. 28 Canal sepa rating Asia and Africa. 20 War flyers. 81 Wide. 82 Pattern. 88 Garment. 85 M’ayside hotel. 3d Coal pit. 87 Neither. 38 Not bright. 40 To steaL 41 By. 43 Seventh noth 45 Afternoon. ! fir UNCLE NAPE CT FOR ME -IT'$ AH EXACT replicate OF MY 6SAN OfATHENS SCHOONER . __ WHERE DID You frrr this BOAT, AMOS? BDBIIBS <Ju$£ a breeze. There are at ’.east four mistakes m the above picture. They may per tain to grammar, history, etiquette, drawing or whatnot. See If ycu can find them. Then look at the scrambled >vord below—a..d unscramble it, by switching the letters around. Grade yourself 20 for each of the mis takes ytu find, and 20 for the word if ;ou unscramble It. SIDE GLANCES . George Clark “Don't tell me we have to set our watches Back a«ain. conductor’ Thin is playinf havoc with my diet." CORRECTIONS y (!) ‘ Replicate" is incorrect. The boy means replita, or duplicate. (2) The \ bow or forwa.d end of the boat, indicated by the jib sail (the sxxller one I should be pointed. (3) The rudder is missing from the boot. <4t The boat is of the racing sloop type, instead of a schooner. (5)The scrambled word Imran*, r*