253. A flagstaff there was whose height I would know, The sun shining clear straight to work I did go. The length of the shadow, upon level ground, Just sixty-five feet, when measured I found; A pole I had there just five feet in length-- The length of its shadow was four feet one-tenth How high was the flagstaff I gladly would know; And it is the thing you’re desired to show. 254. Put 4 figures together to equal 30, and the same figures to equal 40. 255. A Salvation Army captain took up a collection, his lieutenant took up another; if what the captain took up was squared and the lieutenant’s added the sum would be 11d.; if what the lieutenant took up was squared and the captain’s added the sum would be 7d. What was the amount of the collection? 256. Find a number which, if multiplied by 17, gives a product consisting only of 3’s. THE “FOWL” PROBLEM. 257. If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many eggs will 6 hens lay in 7 days? 258. Tom and Bill work 5 days each. Tom has as much and half as much per day as Bill. The total amount of their wages for the 5 days is £1 17s. 6d. What are their respective wages per day? 259. How many ¼ inch cubes can be cut out of a 2½ inch cube? 260. miles. furl. po. yds. ft. in. From 1 0 0 0 0 0 Subtract 7 39 5 1 5 ------------------------------ THE SQUARE PUZZLE. [Illustration] 261. A man has a square of land, out of which he reserves one-fourth (as shown in the diagram) for himself. The remainder he wishes to divide among his four sons so that each will have an equal share and in similar shape with his brother. How can he divide it? Although this is a very old puzzle it is often the cause of much amusement. GENEROUS. 262. A gentleman, having a certain number of shillings in his possession, made up his mind to visit 17 different barracks and treat the soldiers, and he did so in the following manner:--On going into the first barracks, he gave the sentry one shilling and then spent half of his shillings in the canteen amongst the soldiers, and on coming out of barracks again he gave the sentry another shilling; he repeated the same until he had finished with the seventeenth barracks, and had no more shillings left. How many had he when he commenced? 263. What part of 3 is a third part of 2? 264. Make 91 less by adding two figures to it. 265. If a church bell takes two seconds to strike the hour at 2 o’clock, how many seconds will it take to strike 3 o’clock? THIS CATCHES EVERYBODY. Ask a friend how many penny stamps make a dozen? He will reply, “Why, twelve, of course.” Then ask again, “Well, how many half-penny ones?” He is almost sure to reply, “Twenty-four.” Before he settles his account with nature, man charges the debit of his profit and loss account to Fate, but the credit he takes to himself.