WHO IS HE?

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 27, 23 April 1927, Page 24 (Supplement)

WHO IS HE?

With seven letters he spells his name. Three letters he drops, he’s just the same. He drops two more, no change you see, Nor when he drops another three. He drops a dozen, he drops a score, He drops two thousands and eighty more. He drops two hundred and ninety-six, The total is very hard to fix. Answer: Postman. HOWLERS Lord Macaulay was the man who invented the steam engine through watching the kettle boil over while baking the cakes. The Niagara Falls were made by the Americans because they always like things bigger than we have here. Dictionaries are books written by men who think they can spell better than anyone else. Ships at sea find their way by means of a compass, which draws a circle whenever they want to turn round. Charles the First was beheaded by an Axe of Parliament. The Magellan Straits were discovered by a man named Magellan, who found they had got the same name as he had, which was a strange coincidence After Jimmy had attended school a few days he begged to stay at home. “Why”? asked his father. “Because,” said he, “teacher says we must not talk and I am so tired of whispering!”