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Full Title	How to solve conundrums, containing all the leading conundrums of the day, amusing riddles, curious catches, and witty sayings. A complete book.
Date Added	9 January 2014
Format	Journal
Language	English
Publish Date	1900
Publisher	New York : Frank Tousey, publisher, 24 Union Square
Series	Ten cent handbooks > no. 36
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	Ten cent handbooks -- no. 36
Topic	Riddles. Popular literature > Specimens.
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OCR 16 HOW TO SOLVE CONUNDRIJMS. An unvnrnished tail-A monkey's. No head nor tall to it-A circle. Why is n rosebud like a promissory note? Because it matures by falling dew. How do lawyers often prove their love to their neighbors? By attachment. Two things that go oi! in a hurry-An arrow dismissed by at beau, and at beau dismissed by a. belle. A dangerous collision-Running into debt. ‘ An ex-plaincr-A retired carpenter. A great singer-The tea-kettle. Blood relations-War stories. How can n. rare piece of noting be well done? A felt hut-One that gives you the headache. The egotist always has an I for the main chance. When are thieves like leopards? When they are “spotted.” To be let-Some young swells’ faces-they are generally vacant. . A Winning hand-The shapely one which is incased in a No. 6 perfect-fitting kid glove. A willing man-A testator. Celestial timber-Sunbeams. Hope is the hanker of the soul. The oldest revolver-The earth. Hereditary tra.its-Family portraits. Good size for man or woman-Exercise. A water-spout-A temperance oration. Sweetness and light-The burning of a sugar refinery. Home-rule-Your wife’s opinion. A “sheet” anchor-A clothes pin. Always open to conviction-A thief. The nobbiest thing in boots is a. bunion. A thing that kicks without legs-a gun. A motto for young lovers-So-fa. and no-father. The key to the convicts troubles is the turn-key. Wanted-An artist to paint the very picture of health. When is an estate like a watch? When it is wound up. When is a. house not it house? When it is a-lire. Why is s. box on the ears like a hat? Because it is felt. Why is e rnelancholy young lady the plonsantest com panlon? Because she IS always u-musing. Why is a palm-tree like chronology, because it furnishes dates. A "mi-.<..i...:i.i..ae-i::.=ir...‘...-.. >..sz...s.<. .....