The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-15
A FEW EASY PROBLEMS.
Selections From PuEzIedom For
Boys nrG Girls ~ Ponder Over.

Boys nrG Girls ~ Ponder Over.
In the whole OF EuzZicion there Is Il
long list Of little problems that arc very
simple and yet arc SO highly amusing
that it may be worth while 10 20 back
into this history ana for moment re-
call some Of the best Of them. Il will
bc found that the hey Or girl who has
nttlc fund OF these catch questions
will he able to afford considerable
amusement to the nlaymates and friends
asscmbled at the birthday party Of some
much admired little girl friend. The
editor CT this IaSe WAS Il 10y himself
once some years ago. and he knows
from experience how much real fun
can be CLEANED FROM this source So
it nay be well to remember some of
them.
There is no boy or girl who Goes not
know what will be tho cost of dozen
and Il half herrings if one l.rIin3 and
{: half cost cent ana half. That
catch question is almost "a old as
arithmetic itself. And there is the case
Of the frog at the hottCHl Of tho we'll 30
feet deep. tt will he remembered that
he jumps Mp three feet each time and
then falls back two. How many jumps
will it take for him to get cut of the
well entirely?
a discussion that will be funny can
. be made up en- the answer to this cues
tion. And then tho difference between
|. six dozen dozen and half Il dozen
/ dozen. OF course this is apparent i'm
~ T.. .
tion must confuse his listeners by tell
ing them to answer quickly. 1t is not
always so easy to think correctly in Il
hurry. All the young folks knew that a
pound is pound the wcrll over. and
that tho question, (which is the
heavier, Il pound of feathers or rou.a
OF lcadr' is intended to catch only tho
unwary. who are likely to Eurriodly
answer, Lead" without thinking
that it Is Il pound Of lead.
1t was witty boy who was driving
the ducks home, ana who answered the
question as to how maMy he had by
saying, when il lire, there are two
ducks ahead Cf duck, two ducks ba-
!, hind Il duck and one duck in the mid
die. AS y matter Of fact, now, how
many ducks did tie boy haro 10 drive :?
This little query was pae by father
10 his son, who had asked him how OLD
lie was. 'Now, son, how old am | If
/ am now jTst six times rs oil as yoa
are. but in - years you will be exactly
orehalf as old as II" How old was
each2
There are Il great number Cf these
simple little catch questions which il
is always well to have in mind. for they
will surely come in handy some day.
There Is. however, one catchy problem
; which is not quite SO readily seen
through. 1t has to deal with hungry
hunter and n willy squirrel. The hsnts
: !nan was pretty mad, for he had Lecn
out all that day and seen very little
game Of any kind, and had not been
abla to shoot any at all lie had had II
few chances at very long ranSd and had
missed all Of them and was about TO
turn for homo when Eisky little
squirrel whisk0d out vpCn his path and
scamrcred away to the nearest tree he
fore Mr. Hnatsman could get his gun
20 his shoulder
He followed the wary little bushy
tailed fellow and found that he had got
behind the nearest tree. Then he
thought he had him, and here is where
Che crafty little chap fooled the hunter,
for as fast as the hunter moved around
the tree to get IL shot so Master Squirrel
moved around the tree. Many times
did the hunter go completely around
the tree and the squirrel invariably
kept on the opposite side, always keep
ing the tree between himself and the
: hunter. The question which catches
is. "Did the hunter so around the
sQuirrel?' Ask papa, and sec what he
says about it.-Ncw NGrk Herald.