Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-29

THE PUZZLE CLUD.
Those interested in the Puzzle Club are
urged to send In puzzles or tlelr own for
the prizes which have already been an
nounced. The contest closes December 81
and therefore not a great deal of time re-
mains. The puzzles you offer may be In any
form-Charades, anagrams, dopletonS, trans
positions, curtailments, decapltatlons' re
versals, enigmas, acrostics, squares, dia-
monds, etc. The only requirement is mat
they be original The prizes are worth
striving for and will be sent to the success
full contestants prepaid
You are also invited to send answers TO
such puzzles you are able to solve. see
II you cannot solve some of those which APP APP
pear this week and send in your solutions
for publication. If you do not desire your
full name printed, use your Initials or any
pen-name you dIoose
Some interesting Duzzles appear this week.
Can you make them out?
Address your mail to Puzzle Editor,
Omaha Bee. -
24-CHARADE.
T'other day we went up ter tn city
Me an ONE an TWO an THREE.
Had more fun'n a bushel o. monkeys,
There wuz SO many thingS ter see.
We all NV us looked in a TOTAL
A Teller had on tn street,
An all NV us-speclally ther women
Said ter see II wuz a treat.
ferer called ONE Reuben"
But his meanin' l can't make out,
Fer tn only name he is known by
Is Joshua Dubury Stout. NOTLlH.
25-SoUARE
/ The most evil slta.e. 2. To make an
Grafton. 8. To untwist 4. To take the prop
erty Of another unawfuly. 8. Makes known
2G-DEC CAPITATIONS.
l. Decapitate locality and leave an orna-
mental fabric; again, and leave unit on
cards or dice.
of public traffic; again and leave S2ecia!
knowledge or skill
3. Decdpilate a house for horses and cat
tie and leave an article of lurniture again,
l. Decapitate gentle and courteous and
leave that from (which the farmer gets his
living; again, and leave a conjunction.
:. Decapitate to wink and leave part of n
chain; again, and leave a fluid,
g. DcCaDi.ate to SCATTER and leave 4 pud-
die; again, and leave the thong of a whip;
again, and leave tree.
27-ANAGRAM.
While riding through a small southern
town recently my attention was attracted to
the following SIGN, which was tackled to the
wooden postoflice:
GAS the yellow fever air ragln' in New
Orleans l, the mayor, deem it eXpedient to
establish COMPLETE against that city. |
have told the marshal, WAC RAN ANTIQCE -
specimens of hoboes out of ScrubtoWn. II
do so by bringing A NINE-QUART jug OF
Kentucky Ticker to VIII Drinkalittle' Drlkaa
Mayor. NOILll.
/. A consonant.. 2. A plural form of the
verb TO BE. g A pleasant odor. 4. A self
made obligation. 8, Sends form. 8. y GER
tain animal of burden. /. a vowel.
29-METAGRAM
1 know where pretty little ONE winds
its way around the TWO THREE lost 10
sight in the depths of the WOO Hand. There
the birds conSregate and drink their -FOUR
of the limpid water How dainty they are
Il single FIVE being enough for the whole
flock. How beautiful, too, in their gorgeous
these dpnigpnS a
how sweet their warblings. l spend hours
in the shade of the old SIX watching them
fit in and out of the bushes, making the air
sweet with their melody. How iHanton is
ne WHO would harm such innocent creatures
How IS ii that boys SEVEN EIGHT such
perfect specimens of the handiwork of ma
ture?
0-DECAPITATION.
See de robins in de trees
See 'em TWO an ONE.
Eatn' cherries ripe and sweet,
Havin loads o. fun.
Wisht I wuz a robin red
In Il cherry tree,
But | wouldn't be one long
THREE there'd surely be
Nary cherry hangin' ONE,
Fer they'd all be TWO
underneat my vest so red,
THREE ] had got through,
ELLLsWoRTH.
On the TWO of the ONE the young man
jumped,
And out on the highway he sped
II have never been on TOTAL before,
Bu. | know it's easy" ne said.
But 1t wasn't so easy after ALL
For he couldn't manage his ONE;
"Oh, I'll never again try this" cried he
"If l get off alive I'm done.'
A minute more and he stood on his head
In n puddle of water foul;
He wasn't much hurt, but his TWO was
wrenched.
And he gave forth many a howl.
He looked around for the cause of his plight
And then muttered, 'twiXt sigh and moan,
Now how am 10 return home again?
That blamed ONE has gone TWO aloner'
BRAZOS.
Last weeks answers
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