Judge — April 1935 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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(Wit-Vuts By Peter Potter Chou, Chou, Chouette HEN Mr. Adams, Mr. Brown W nd Mr. Carlisle had finished their New Year’s Eve supper they de- cided to chouette at zammon, They played three games. Each was “in the box” once. The last game was the largest. The doubling block stood at a differ- ent amount at the end of each game. Their final scores were: Mr. Adams — 7 Mr. Brown — 4 Mr. Carlisle +11 What was the result of the last game ? Seeing Stars Y rearranging three and only three of the stars in the accompanying figure, turn it upside down. Speaking Volumes ROFESSOR THORNDYKE, of the Shamley School, propounded a problem to his class in advanced arith- metic. He asked his pupils to indicate the largest number possible by using only 3 digits. At the same time he warned them that 1000 was a very small number. What would be your answer to this question? Digit Crypt N THIS sum in long division each letter represents one of the digits from 0 to 9, inclusive. When you have discovered which digit such letter repre- sents you may spell out a word by ar- ranging the letters in numerical order. Thirty minutes is excellent solving time for this particular cipher. OAH ) OGSMHT (SRM OGAA Many a Penny R. STUMPP purchased a two-cent stamp. He gave the clerk a fif cent piece. In how many different ways might he receive his change? Matchless R. MATCHER encountered his friend Mr. Stoop at the club one afternoon. Mr, Matcher beat Mr. Stoop rather badly at backgammon and then won from Mr. Stoop at cutting cards. Mr. Matcher then suggested that Mr. Stoop might do better if they should match coins. Mr. Matcher’s idea was that they would match five times; that each time they would match for half the money in Mr, Stoop’s possession; and, as a special inducement, Mr. Stoop would be allowed to win any three matches, and he, Mr. Matcher, would win the other two. Mr. Stoop jumped at this opportunity. When they started matching Mr. Stoop had $80. How did Mr. Stoop come out? Numbers (Submitted by Royal V. Heath) RITE the numbers from 9 to 16 in a line and under these arrange the numbers from 1 to 8 so that you get a different result in every case, when cach pair is subjected to addition and subtraction, For example: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6358 14 2 By subtraction 3. 7 6 4 12 10 13 By addition 15 13 16 20 14 18 17 This, however, does not solve as 104313 and 15—2—13, producing identical results, and different, all results must be In the Dark ET ADEIRA was a section hand on the Delaware & Lackawanna Rail- road. On his section was a tunnel of considerable length, One Monday morning his boss told Pete to go into the tunnel as far as he could and to wait for him there. far did Pete go into the tunnel? How Pardon My Glove EAU BRUMMEL was beset with many problems. Each morning he was confronted with the ordeal of choosing from his extensive ward- robe. To mention a few of his posses- sions, he had 6 hats, 8 overcoats and 10 pairs of gloves. How many differ- ent combinations could he make by selecting one of each? Heads Up F THREE people are matching coins what are the chances that one of the coins will be different from the other two? (Answers Next Month) 23 Se Ublies oso Lovable DEPENDENT ON YOU Much of your life is given over to keeping her well and happy. For she is so little and lovable — and so dependent on you. During the day and through the darkness of night you have a feeling of safety and security because of the telephone. It is an ever-watchful guardian of your home—ready to serve you in the ordinary affairs of | life and in emergencies, The telephone would not be what it is today if it were not for the nation-wide Bell System. Its unified plan of operation has developed tele- phone service to its present high efficiency and brought it within reach of people everywhere, Bell i Caliplone System comicbooks.com