旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � How It Began! Page 9 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � For a number of years children played a game called word square. In this � � game letters of words spelled out the same word horizontally and verti- � � cally. This was the birth of the crossword puzzle. The first interlock- � � ing words across and down appeared in England sometime in the 19th century.� � But it wasn't until Americans started working the crossword puzzle that � � it gained in huge popularity. Arthur Wynne was the first to place a cross-� � word puzzle in "Fun" the Sunday supplement of the New York World newspaper � � December 21, 1913 and it gained in popularity immediately. Eleven years � � later Simon and Schuster asked the World newspaper to allow them to pub- � � lish a complete book of crossword puzzles, using the writers of the World. � � The idea of a book came from Simon's aunt who wanted to give a gift to a � � puzzle loving friend. The book was such a hit that another was published � � and then more. Today crossword puzzle books are published in every lang- � � uage with the exception of the Oriental languages which do not lend allow � � for across and down manipulation. � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � UNITED WE STAND AMERICA join the crowd! Ross Perot has established an � � organization called United We Stand America for the purpose of letting the � � American public tell the politicians what they want and being represented � � again. Send $15.00 to UWSA P O Box 6, Dallas, Texas 75221 to join! � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸