If the eyes of the proprietor should fall upon this column, he will be surprised to find that his catch words Cleans, Scrubs, Scours, Polishes, can be recast into a perfect anagram, singularly appropriate to the powder advertised.
The opening words of the anagram are “O rub on, sir.”—Can our solvers complete the sentence?
No. XCVI.—A NEW CHESS PUZZLE
By Henry E. Dudeney.
Replace all these 51 pieces on the chessboard, so that no Queen attacks another Queen, no Rook another Rook, no Bishop another Bishop, and no Knight another Knight.
| Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q |
| B | B | B | B | B | B | ||
| B | B | ||||||
| B | B | B | B | B | B | ||
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | |||
| Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt |
| Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt | Kt |
No account is to be taken of the intervening pieces, but each type of piece is to be considered as if it stood alone upon the board.