The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-12-10
Our PHzSle Department.

tsph on an Old Pie Woman" read ms fniIowsp p'-
Beneath in the dust
The mouldy old crust
OF Nell Bachelor lately WAS shoven.
Who WAS skilled in the arts
OF pies, custards and tarts,
And knew every Use of tho oven.
When she'd lived long enough,
She made her last puff
A pun by her husband much pra,s'd.
Now here she doth lie,
10 make dust pic,
In hopes that her crust will be raIs'd
Answer to problem of same gentleman: The
woman had 40 apples at first.
received sI.I2 per bushe for his wheat snd s2
cents per biIshei for his oats.
~, ,L0retto pronounces J. G. Trout's answer to
MT. " fr1el problem incorrect. also object
to the solution furnished by "I.oretto." as it
acre for the land Here Is NV e solntce 4rr per
iSo acres at fs4O per acre, and got 20 acres at
also send you the following problem for in
sertfon: Two boys had so apples each. One of
them sold his apples at the rate of : for cents
anh the other sold 30 OF his at ; for n cent and
the balance at FOR cent. How much did ca ch
feaiize and why did the second boy realize more
same same average price t5 apples for cen,s) as the
hrSt hespectfully, J.M'TAxANY.
washington Twp. Dec. 6, 1875.
THE same correspondent furnishes answers
TO several previous problems, ali of which cx-
cept the Following, pronounced an absurdity
AT .ne tlne, has already been answered as he
answers them: Solution to T.. j. Bearers fence
Rr4biemmA e5ie IA must build s1k rods of fence and
"Epitaph on an Old Pie " oman have been sent
.!ooirS US oy o. f. & S Altoona, IF; p" Galitzin,
ship. the second of whom. as well as Master {. .
W. Kaylor. of Allegheny township. answer. the
answered above, and the latter of whom a. c.
Brown) assures ust that J. C. Scanlans poor wo-
Ross Cook, of BEDFORD is eauaIiS emphatic wd in
declaring that she had 100 apples which he
and the one third of GO O-2Ox2-22::2 -lIxI -12. In
addition to these we have received answers from
and both Of Mhc
with the solutions first above given. The same
problem as follows: Power arm I3 ss-lI5 times
as great as the arm of the weight. Below we
publish various new problems In the order in
which they were receiv ed.-ED.l
Master George ". Kaytor's Problem.
An old man married a young woman. Their
united ages amounted to 100. and .he mans age
woman sage. What were their respective agesf
J. c. Bro,cn's Problem.
Two men having started at the same time to
travel toward each other, met in ~ hours; one
and both together Travelled 81 miles. At what
rate per hour did each travel2
"Iudepcndent's" Problcm.
Two men, A and B, bought a5 acres OF land
for *2,O, of which paid 1850 and $40. On ac-
count of difference in the quality of the land,
II paid ii more per acre than A. How much
hand did each get, and what did each pay per
acre!
A man rented a farm and contracted to give
the owner two-thirds of the produce, but prior
IS bushels. When the division to be made
il was proposed to give the landlord Is bushels
from the heap In lieu of his share of the * bus.
used by the tenant and then to begin and divide
the remainder as If none had been used. Would
this method have been correct?
cheese being put into one of the scales OF a
false balance was found to weigh 10 lbs. and
when put into the other only lbs What was
the true weghtI
DEAR FREEMAN-Please find here solutious to
! the problems in your puzzle Department
1st- Forty apples is the answer TO J. G.. Scan
| lan's problem, which was to have been a crack
! ing subject for your readers for a week. Any
school boy might solve it I'm less than five min
utcs.
I'd. IN. o. DIS" grain problem The answer
| is Oats 80 cents, wheat sI.12 per bus.-workei
g bushels wheat and bushels oats ...-...s 90
| 10 12.00
Total-13 bus, wheat and 13 bus. oats. .S5
And b. wheat and b. oats-l-13 of SIS SIS : I.45
And the price Af each Kind is found by an arith-
Solution to "A. ID. HIS problem is as follows:
Rates-as IA To 2015, or as to II 1914.
Here is still another problem for your read
ers to worry their bruins with: There is n tri-
| angular pyramid from each angle of the base
| 70 the apex of which is 300 feet. and each side
OF its base is 300 feet. Required. the height from
| the centre OF its base to its apex or top.
| P.S. A little error by the printer in the an
swer by myself TO my own problem occurs as
published. Type makes it one-half II was one
| ffth nearly, or should be SO. IN, o. d." seems
| by his answe er to know how to work IL. His So
! luton Is near enough to the exact one, which
| is hard to find.
| DEAR FREEMAN-The answer to my watch
| rect by long shot. Please withhold the an
| swer and let th"m work it ont if they can; af-
! ter which. or before IL for that matter, they can
| take tilt at this: