La Junta tribune., 1914-12-05
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their solution.
First Cohundrum:- Some thirty
five or forty yesrs ago IN Auee1ear
silver dollar In Old MEXICO vas vsstt
only fifty cents. and . Mexican s1lvsl
dollar was worth only fifty csats n
the United States. One day n
American citizen went into . res
taurant At Fl Paso. Texas. aad Or
dered his breakfast which cost lift,
cents. and laid upon the counter N
American silver dollar. and the
cashier handed him . Mexican silver
dollar for his change. Then he croes.
ed the Rio Crande river to transact
some business In Juarez In Old Mex-
leo and about IL o'clock went int0
restaurant for bis dinner. which
cost him fifty cents. The cashier
there gave him back m American ~.
yer dollar for his change. Then he
returned TO FL Paso. Texas. very
much puzzled and somewhat troubl-
ed. for he had the same silver dollar
or one OF the same date. rs the one
he started with and two fifty esnt
meals In the bargain. -
Now. who paid for those two
meals; as Billy Shakespeare would
say. That's the question" II IS
very evident he did not.
Second Conundrum: How can .
debt OF $50 due to four different psr-
sons be paid without the use or pas
sage OF any kind OF money. TAis
happened at Coolidge. Kan. when ]
was there.
Third Conundrum: Can 4 white
man be q white man and q Niger at
the same time! Answer-Yee or
No.
Fourth Conundrum: Can u negro
be q negro and Niger at the same
time? Answer-Yes or No
Fifth Conundrum: Many years
ago the state OF Kansas made an ap-
preparation for flour mill and .
dam TO be built at some point on the
Arkansas River. But the contrac-
tors were slow in doing the work.
Some one who was interested enter
ed complaint to the legislature. CIV.
Ing the facts in the case. and saying
that the dam was built but the mill
was not in evidence. The legisla-
ture then sent committee Of three
to see what was the trouble and 10
port They reported rs follows.
Your committse report and say.
that We found the dam By . mill site,
but We found no mill by dan
sight" ~
Was that profane language. Aa.
swer-Yes or No.
Sixth Conundrum: A school
teacher told her scholars that Il was
wrong to swear and that any word
having the word dam before II sas
a swear-word and should not be- US.
ed.
! One OF her bright boys asked her
II cofferdam was swear word and
she answered. no: for. said she the
word dam follows the the wore cof.
fer. and besides eoiferdam is a cou,-
pound word and Is u u proper word
OF English and therefore II Is not n
swear-word. a few days after this
this bright boy and his partner. Ben,
were out walking aud met an old
COW who had caught a severe cold
the night before. and was coughing
very severely as u result Of the
cold. This brish, boy said TO III,
other boy. Il hope that old COW won
coffer-dsm head off"
There" said Ben. you have used
cuss-word and ! am going 20 ,.,l
the school marm." and he did.
Did that bright boy use profsus
language Answer-Yes or No.
Any person Tor persons) who viii
sNe correct answer TO either Of
the first two conundrums. viii r.,
es've the Ia Junts Tribune 20 4,
New Years present for one year sre,
OF cost. III pay for the Tribunes
u two or more psrsons should e,v,
the correct answer 10 either Of them
the term will b divided pso rata.
To any person or persons Who viii
give correct answer to any one o,
sh OF the remaining four couup.
drums. ! will give them. for each
one answered. . two cent possas.
stamp and two nice post cards 70,
their sweethearts. THIS cousest v,,l
Close January .. 1915. The name,
|fos the vinner viii appear IN N.
Tribune tho following Saturday.
All letters should be sddressed n
u. Finity. La Junta. Colo.
Yours truly,