The National tribune., 1885-11-19
All About the Kegs.


To THE EDITOR: In yonr issue Of Nov. 5 l
find Fritz Towards "Liqudated Military
Science" problem, and ahere is my solution:
The General fills the. three-g gallon key and
empties it into the five gallon key; again fills
the three gallon keg and from it fills up the
five-gallon key, leaving one gallon in the three
gallon keg; then emptes the five-gallon keg
into the eight gallon key, which now contains
seven gallons; the one gallon remaining In the
three gallon kcg is then poured into the five
gallon keg; the three-galon is again filled
from the eight gallon keg and poured into the
five-gallon keg. The division is made, and one
of the Generals at least is happy, and presum-
ably they take double smile" Easy enough;
but. then, was soldier. ID. G.. HAGLE, Flora,
III.
ANOTHER SOLUTION.
To THE EDITOR: The Generals probably di-
vded the eight gallons of whisky suppose
that is what it was-in this way: They filled
the f:ve-gallon keg from the eight, and then
fill. the three gallon keg from the five;
emptied the three gallon keg back into the
eight. and there were then six gallons in the
eight and two gallons i'll the five; enptied the
two gallons from the five into the third and
refilcd the five from the eight, when there
were five gallons in the five, two in the three,
and one in the eight; filled the three, which
will hOId-One gallon more, from the five, leav-
ing four gallons in the latter. / think it likely
that while rejoicing over the solution of the
problem the Generals drank up the gallon re-
manning in the eight-gallon keg.-C. GRUMPY,
Co. b, 10th H., Morrisonvile Ill.
rive also have correct answers from Z. w.
Sprague, 122 Meridian ST., East Boston, Mass. !;
Samuel F. Dedier, Remove, Pa. III. l.. Nara
more Sharon, Mass; G. GoOdbrake, Clinton,
ILL.,; Thos A. Pollok, Miamisnurg, o; +. +.
Wiehl 18th Pa, Chattanooga, Tenn; Chas. +.
Van Duser, Co. l, 18th N. Y, Oneonta, n. Y;
A. S. Cyne. Co. E, esd n. Y. Wawarsing, N:
Y; Alice Ii. Yeaton. Comic, N. H.; Edward
| Titusville, n j.; E. II. Farnham Little Falls,
| Mimi; George Hoehe, Ell Paso, Ill.,; L. b.
Townsend 113 Lester St., Providence, r.
| l.; c. F. Engle, MifIiin, o.; Joseph P.
Martin, Stevens Point, Pa; Daniel Bill, Co. ID,
Goth Ohio, Delaware, o.; G. Z. ShOlty, Co. ID,
2lst Ohio. Belmore, o.; James Tyler, Co. X,
18th n v, Girard, Pa. Hiram A. Bancroft
| Ind; Harry n. Hopkins, Evansville, Ind; 5
r. Rurch, Olathe, Kan; W. X. Shatler, Co. IL
5Sth Pa, Dubois, Pa; Allie l.. Blanchet Bara
boo, Wis; Leonard Lucken, Crookston, MIMI;
Private" Co. b, 35th Iowa; Addie Carver
Albany, Wis; E. Bradford, Wellman Iowa
Private" Co X, 18th H., Jewell City Kan.
Joe F. Dyer, Whitesburg, Tenn; r. A. Bates
Circleville, o.; Albert l.. Dickey, Clifty, Ind.
H. Gotten, Council Bluffs, Iowa; o. L. Mclean
knoxville, H.; Rosa NJ. Wells, Colfax, Iowa
Francis J. Smith, Co. D. 9th o., Buckner:
Station, Va; w. S. Dunbar, Co. X, 10th Me.
Canyon City, Colo; Elias Holiday, 39th Iowa
Mapeton, Iowa; George Fierlng, Valley, Neb.
James Kane, Macon City, Mo. Some of the
comments made by our correspondents are a
| follows:
Leonard Lucken: "Then he sat down on Al
empty bareback box, wiped the perspiratioi
from his ruby nose and-what next, Fritz
private" Co. B, 35th Iowa: "And you hav
four gallons, Major Generals ration"
H. Gotten: 1.-The doubtful part is as to how
much of the four gallons was carried away IL
the key"
Z. Bradford: " He stepped to the door and said
Orderly take this key to my headquarters
The Major General of the first part, with lool
of utter disgust turned to his A. A. g., ant
said: Please kick me for being the biggest as
in the ARMY All .smiied."]