What in his mind no man can find
Four symbols will display;
But only one remains behind
If one we take away—

is solved by Bone.

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29. The barber who had placed in his window the notice—

“What do you think
I will shave you for nothing and give you a drink”

explained, to the man who expected a free shave and a cool drink, that the interpretation was really this:—“What? Do you think I will shave you for nothing, and give you a drink?”

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30. The curious Latin label—

GENUI NE JAM
A
ICARUM.

has no reference to Icarus, or to flying machines. Its proper place was on a cask of “Genuine Jamaica Rum.”