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FEATURES

YOUR PUZZLE

CORNER

CROSSWORD

You'll find the Puzzleman has concealed nevarnl world

in

time:

HIDDEN RIVERS

A river is hidden in each of Can you And rivers theso sentences. hin crossword puzzle this them?

ACROSS

River In Germany

3 Italim river

Buld dear

10 Spanish province

1

Honey-maker

12 Trial

13 Hebrew uscetic

10 Daybreak (comb. form)

17 Weight of India

18 Pound (ab.)

20 Bed Canopy

24 Great Lake

20 Lincoln's nickname

21 Nostril

28 Makes mistakes

2 First man

30 Carbon substance

DOWN

1 Bohemian river

2 Aceninplishes

3 Nights before events

4 Musical note

5 Changes

6 Scottish sheepfold

7 Proboscis

A

8 Preposition

14 Respect

Is Born

18 Russian river

18 KURSE

19 Nail

21 Edible rootstock

22 Spaniste river

23 Pause

20 Mau's name

28 Electrical unit

DIAMOND

Today's diamond is

contred

on the SUNGARI The second word is a small cask"; third "s

doctrine"; Bfth "endures";

sixth an abbreviation for "irans-

poses

T

SINGARL

SUNGARI

A WORD

GAME

The city had many industrial sites.

Don't let the beacon go out. She starred in many films.

SCRAMBLED RIVERS Readjust the letters in ench of These strange fines to form the name of a river:

HONER

BIG AMA

I AM DEAR

FOR

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20,

BOYS

AND

Archaeological Discovery Reveals That

Norsemen Beat Columbus

To America

By R. S. CRAGGS

A

1

STONE THAT WAS once used to fill in barnyard has become one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever found in North America. The now- famous Kensington Stone was discovered in 1898 by a young Swedish farmer near Kensington, Minnesota. It. was under An Aspen tree which ho uprooted when clearing his land and it und measured 31 inches by 16 inches. On one side pictures to your best advantage. by 6

was chiselled a message in runic characters, an ancient alphabet of Scandinavia.

RIVER REBUS

Four of the rivers of tho world have been hidden in this

retnus; you can find them really

You UK! the

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worda

3

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GAR

THAT A DARLING)

DRESS YOU HAVE,

ON/

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/2000

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(Solutions on Page 20)

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THE KENSINGTON STONË........

FARMER GIDE OHMAN DISCOVERED THE STONE NEAR KENSINGTON, MINNESOTA, EN 1995.

WHAT WAS THE FATE OF

THOSE ADVENTURBUS MEN?

TRANSLATED IN PART, IT READS:-

• GOTHS AND 22 NORWEGIANS ON EXPLORATION JOURNEY FROM VINLAND WESTWARD. YEAR IBG2

1955.

GIRLS

Stamps From Iceland

IF you want to specialise in collecting the stamps

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of any one country without spending much money, then a useful choice for you is Iceland.

For a few pence you cani buy stamps showing all features of this little nation's life-from cod- fishing, by which many of the people earn their living,

SDITORS PREUK BERVICES

YONL

1377

"Better take sovéral. My wife is going to sing...

to the goysers which spout YOUR BIRTHDAY ...... By STELLA

from the rocks and are a

never-ending source of won-

der to tourists.

Look at

this stamp showing a ira wier

riding the

wavos pa

she drags her not in

the

stop

-000

hunt

for fish.

ISLAND

The stone found its way the University

Minnesota of where the experts were able to interpret the mesage. It was

This stamp and another soil apparently written by one

They bro vious to the date on the stone, for 2d. in London. member of

of jurly ik Swedes and Norwegians

for the west coast, of Greeninod, well printed in photogravure and

he perforated 13. descended

the

Seventy-five miles away Into

with holes lakess Minnesota

try

found three stones reglon

The driven in them where the ex-

most expensive stamp water from Hudson Buy ("14 days Journey from this island").

pedition had apparently noored from Iedand I their boats. Several Norwegiana prico catalogue is one issued Nevertheless, the stone was

weapons were found along the in 1933. That was the your Italian airman Nelson River which drains into when a famous

named Marshal Balbo led Hudson Bay.

seaplanes round the

130

to provu Holland of Wisconsin That the Norsemen had indeed reaches America, and in 1382. Columbus before учня "scovered" America!

Mr Holland consulted! 23 European Universities before he He proved passed judgment, stated to be a bour and return-

that the mixture of Norwegian ed to the farmer where it served

In his burnyard-face- and Latin alphabet was in use

at that time

Ho In Norway. side down, fortunately, so that

found that an expedition hted the writing on it was preserved.

eight yenus pre It remained for Hjalmar left Norway

WHY SHOES HAVE

HOW TO AMAZE YOUR HEELS

FRIENDS

YOU BET I CAN PULL MY SHIRT RIGHT OFF MY BACK WITHOUT TAKING OFF MY JACKET...

und

SEE!

ORE than 70 words can be made from the letters found

MORE

in VALENTINE. For example, VEIN, ALIVE, NAIL, TAN IN- VENT.

WOW!

IT'S AS EASY AS THIS IF YOU JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS. 1.SLIP YOUR SHIRT AROUND YOUR SHOULDERS...DON'T

PUT YOUR ARMS INTOUR SLEEVES BUT

BUTTON YOUR

for

CUFFS AROUND

YOUR WRISTS.

Below are ten sentences you to complete. Wherever you see a number, put in the appro- priate word having that number of letters. All of the letters in

found be

the word must

VALENTINE.

1. Where do you (4).

2. Don't be (4) for school,

3.

in

Father was away (4) or

(3) days.

4.

witch.

This (4) is about an (4)

5. Helen wore a (5) cult and (4).

6. When walking down

(4), I saw a scarlet (4).

the

7. Pat (4) mo a Dutch (4),

8. (3) us try to (5) the room

looking (4).

9. A (3) (4) carries water from our roof.

10. We (3) dinner (2) (2) (8), (Answers on Paro 20)

BUTTON YOUR COLLAR AROUND YOUR NECK.

2.NOW. PUT ON YOUR

TIE AND JACKET ....WHEN READY REMOVE TIE UNBUTTON COLLAR AND CUFFS...GRAB THE BACK OF YOUR SHIRT COLLAR. FULL AND OFF COMES YOURSHIRT!!

ZOO'S WHO

HELPS

MAN-EATING TIGERS USUALLY. ARE OLPAND HO LONG-

·ER ABLE TO CATCH FOR....... EST CAME FOR BLISTEN- ANGELOWES THEY FIND HOW EASY TE VSTO KILI, MEN,THEY NEVER STOPIA

IN NEW MEXICO WERE DISCOVARNS THE

PLAUSIBLE

BRED IN1901 WHEN GAA WHITE, FÖR THE NUMEROUS ACOWBOY SAWA CEREAT HUMBER RIED IN THE PENGUIN OF BATS COME OUT OF AN OPAL: 19 THE

WAS FALLING ARE

ENG IN THE GROUND AS DUSIA

By Roy L. Warren

NO ONE IS really sure

how or where high heels

We do originated. know that as far back as 715 B. O. shoes were worn with very

thick cork or platform soles and heels to increase the height of

the wearer. The high heel is supposed to have evolved from this.

Other explanations are that the people of ancient desert tribes put high heels

KNOW EVERY KNOW ANYTHING ONE IN HOUF ABOUT HEELS P》VILLE HIGH-

SHOP WORN

IN THE

MIDDLE AGES

ed

car

in

What happened to the Norse flight of explorers? Well, according to world. the stone they had just retum-

of Iceland put out a series from a hunt to find ton of dead, their parly

obviously stamps to commemorate this and killed by the

blue Sioux the 10-krona

and green Легос Indians that inhabited tre now appears to bo logland's reyton. I1 is reasonable to most valuable issue. suppose that the other explorers met the same fate for they were

It is priced at £13 used and tanused. This a Ittic a very long way from the ocean £12 that they hoped to reach. Tho money in comparison to the stamps of many amazing fact is that they got highest-priced as far as they did.

countries.-J. A. A

General Tin's Travels

-His Visits to the Lands of Dinner and Clocks-

By MAX TRELL

66WEARS ago," General

"Yin the Tin Soldier

and

was saying to Knarf Hanld, the shadow-children with the turned-about names, "I had a very good friend. He was a sea captain, His name WDS Captain Goosefeathers. He owned a

their shoes to keep their feet off the burning sands. Still another version American Inventiveness, how-beautiful black boat and he ever, soon devised machines and took me with him on all his methods, today It's down to an journeys. Once we visited accurate science.

the unusual land of Dinner."

Shoe heels are now made of

The General salled on his friend's boat,

says that horse-riding war riors of centuries past used high heels to keep their feet from slipping out of the wood, leather, libreboard, rub-

An Interesting Region stirrup. A story as plau- ber, plastic and composition

is that

Here Knarf and Hanid, the materials. The great majority of Bible as any

women's heels are mude of sounding extremely in- high heel was invested by wor

wood, usually with

rub- terested, asked General Tin hands in front of their pretty girl who was berised top-lift. There arc

spool, to please repeat the name of faces." always being kissed on the countless styles wedge,

Continental, Louis, Cuban, the land he sald be

French, square, novelty, etc.

The popular rubber heel is a marvellous device simple but

forehead.

Anyhow, the high heel got its real impetus a few centuries

come to Paris as the bride

of

had

Dutchboy, spike, Spanish, visited with Captain Goose- "Just the way clocks do,”

feathers.

"Land of Dinner,"

sald Hanid.

re.

"That's right,"

Bald

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26

DORN today, you are a person of great individuality" and are BR

often called us independent "as n plg on ice." You want things exactly as you want them when you want them. You never take "no" for an answer and will press forward toward your objective no matter how many obstacles are placed in your path. This rugged Individualism and tenacity are both fine kdeals but they can be carried to an extreme which will make life more difficult for you than it need be.

in a highly competitive world, sometimes it is good to be able to work, in co-operation with others. Once you have learne to "give a title" when it comes to having your own way all the cut to ume, you may discover that thero is, actually, a short getting what you want,

You have a great deal of nervous energy and must be doing something all the time. Be sure that your efforts are directed in some worthwhile direction, for without a truć objective, you would find yourself moving around fast but merely in a circle!

You have strong emotions and are affectionate and loving. You will be happiest if you wed at an early age, for you will be most content within the close circle of your own home and family, Although you like the competition of urban living, your health suggests that you get into the country during vacation time to be near mother nature.

Among those born on this date are: Victor Hugo and Arthur Stringer, authors; Joseph Le Conte, scientist; William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill"; and John Harvey Kellog, noted surgeon,

To and what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your dully guide.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)—–

VIRGO (Ang. 24-Sept 23)--- An expected bit of good fortune It is important that you Bot

Make the asido a part of your time may come your way. most of it

advance your quiet deliberation. interests,

lems that way!

LIDRA (Sept. 24-Oct, 23)—

to

for Solve prob-

ANIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) By making future plans at this Don't crowd your Sunday with time, you may open the way to too much activity. It would be considerable joy and happiness wise for you to get some much later on. needed rest.

ECORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-- TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—– If you are restless, it may bo You may and that a good ser- just a premature touch of spring mon will give you the spiritual fever!

outdoors Getting

will consolation and inspiration that you need

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 28-Dec. 12)-Your church activities can bring you pleasure today. Hear a good sermon and meet some old friends.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- If at all possible to get out into the open do so by all means The fresh air will do you good CANCER (June 22-July 28)-—- Devote yourself to church at tondance and any recreation appropriate to the day. Get a good rest.

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)- Do something unusual to change your outlook on life and drive away any least tendency to ward melancholy,

help.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan.

of 20)-Make this a truo day rest, Хон can, if you have planned well and, have not left last-minute things to be done.

AQUARIUS (Jan.: 21-Feb, 19). -Remember that spiritant as well as material values are of great and lasting importance to your welfare:7

BORN today, you have an exceptionally vivid imagination, have

gift for the written word and a irue senso of the dramatic. You should put these talents to work for you in the field of literature-poetry, prose or drama-and in this age of radio and television, you might find them a happy medium of expression. Your sharp sense of observation and your ability for analysis are two other gifts which shotless dismaltion and are always wanting

valuable. You have a rather restless to be at some place where you aren't. Let your imaginailon carry

back, when Catherine de Medici that has been a blessing to foot peated General Tin, good. General Tin.. "And they you there, if you find it impractical to be always on the move. comfort and shock-resistance la naturedly. "It also had two spoke the most curious It is important that you learn that the "rolling stone gathers Henry II. Cathy was very short, walking. Strangely, it was no other parts: Before-Dinner language. They'd run up and little moss. You have to settle down if you want to be a material so she wore high-heeled shoes vertext by accident nearly

and After-Dinner."

down--clocks always rún, you women, especially, have a'fine 'surise of colour and to increase her height.

you know, they never walk-

years ago. When

60

the regal ladies spied the new

arrange your home most "Is there really auch a saying to each other: "Tick-decoration and will know how to style, the high heel fad rapidly

tock, tick-tock." But at harmoniously. You will probably have a fair for dressing well spread through all the courts of

and your personal appearance is always neat, Although you A printer Europe, and then to the com- O'Sullivan had sore feet

named Humphrey place?" asked Hanid.

twelve o'clock they'd do the like the world around you to be in a whiri of excitement, you, that "My dear girl," said

του man folk

he ached and fatigued him neg

are a fine person to know in à crisis.' Nor was the high heel reworked at his machine. One day General Tin, "everyone has most extraordinary thing!" yourself, have an inner serenity which curries you throug stricted to women's shoes. in le got the bright idea of placing heard of the Land of Dinner. the Elizabethân

a resilient rubber mat on the But just let me tell you General Tin to tell them what era the male

Clock people did at floor in front of the machine.about it. The people who the This gave his feet much comfort, live there do nothing but twelve o'clock.

dandles word shoes with heels three and four inches high, in colours of bright red, yellow, and green.

But his fellow workers, as a feat." practical joke, would hide the

a

Knart

and

Hanid begged

A Lot Of Work It wasn't until about 1800, rubber mat from him. Necessity "That's what I thought,” "I'll tell you," said General however, that the high heel being the mother of invention, said Hanid.

"At twelve o'clock sharp I met approval. in tho United O'Sullivan countered with an-

they all muddenly started hitting States. At first, these were wood other idest. Why not all

them imported from Francd.

"As for the people who bolis and gongs. Some But piece of the rubber mat to each

blow whistles, Some of them in And so was bom the live there was the problem of at sho07-

Before-Dinner,"

Just yelled. Sonte

of them taching them securely to shoes rubber hool, of which some General Tin went on, "they sprang up and down, kicking and preventing the heel from three million pairs a year are never eat at all; they're al- their heels, together. Somo of buckling under in walking. used today.

ways hungry, As for the them banged tin cans. Some of them exploded paper bags. You people who live in After- never in all your to hoard so Dinner, they're NEVER much noise. They wanted me hungry."

to stay and be their king,"

"Why didn't you stay and be their king, General Tiny" asked Kmart,..

Rupert and the Broken Plate-7

At length Dr. Lion prepares saa holiday sight Mr. Bear wher foavory, 19 Mrs. Bear has been ̈· they ́ára indotri.. "Only ie 'enuts, working too hard."? he says.'' She' A lot and we haven't; erlough, must have a proper met. She'd money to pay for an extrá hojídky get better, miks more quickly 1

ndwatlaya

you sent her away to the South Rupert, wyloda. Alliherwork in the warmer surishine." And - for, ber and--looks-1

be drives blemiOh dear, I wish "awooping up the broken, playa? www.rende wond-Migramy away? for a

Affectionate and fond of members of the opposite sex, you will undoubtedly have several opportunities to wed. Be careful in your selection of a marriage partner, for it must be someona who has, similar tastes and is suited to your temperament,

Among those born on this date are: Ellen Terry and Joan T. Farrell, Bennett, actresses, Stephen McKenna and James authors; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet; Jacob Bigelow, scientist; and dene Barazen, golf champion.

To and what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your dally guide.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar, 20)...... VIEGO (Adg, 24-Sept. 23)— On this last day of the month If you are not satisfled with the balance your assets and Hablillies progress you have been making; and plan to do briter next you can try a new, start to- month.

morrow!, LIBRA ARIES (Mar. 21-Apt. 20)—

(Sept. 24-Oct. 23) There is a new romance in sight You may have signs of spring if you are interested. It could fever those days, so don't be be more than a springtime fancy, surprised. Do something new

and interesting. General Tin sonic his head, tool

(Apr. 81+May 21 Juin TAURUS

900RPIO (Ost. BE-NOT. 12)-- It would have been much to start the new week with much work," he said. "I would "Well," said General Tin, have had to krop them wound positive outlook on lle. To- pay exceptional dividends today "another Journey I took with up all the time. And how could morrow is a new month, too, so if you persist in following your

I ever get a wink of sleep with plan Important things, w

GEMINI (Day 12-June 31)---- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec Captain Goosefeathers was all that tick-tocking and no Good news muy arrive from out 221-Wind up the past month' to the Land of Clocks.!!

making at twelve o'clock? So I

A Tick-tock Land Knarf and Hanid said they didn't caro to hear any mors about the Land of Dinner.

"Oh, that sounds interest ing," Bald Knarf

"As you

| “you” might suppo from the” nàme,

General Th

who lived the

numbers A "M

malloc

J

& Optimism is something that will

town so be prepared to activities, 'Id' a' blaza, of "maccess, with Captain of tov Coopfestume and that's why celebrate in a really big way if if you cha, and get ready for

your car I'm hord with you nowYANAN CAT CANCER' (înán Zimnice or another plärt.

Kaart and Hamid were glad. Porbapa you can do a

CAPRICORN

that Cienated Tin ww with them good burn today and-repay for, romanos TIRE

furt like the people | *GREEN

wald Ramis pant?

ZZO

the staying

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