The evening world. Newspaper, November 12, 1903, Page 10

a” tlle they have figured out the ing World... « ] One of our friends, HLGM. G., proves ¢hat Ann is eighteen years old by a din- gram, that ought to settle the question. Rebecca Shoenfeld solves the problem, i . and then proves it by reversing the question and asking the age of Mary. facetious comé out in great numbera, while the supporters of the proposition that} ‘Ann is sixtegn years old stick to ther gan and pencii and aper with a devotion’ worthy of a better cause. 3 ‘This. H. M. G.'s diagam: G Seaizsisaiaiiaoitoiisi Reversce the Problem. ; the BMitor of The Evening, World: qi ys is eighteen years ‘old, Mary ts|!ng it Thiet twenty-four years old. She ie twiee| If Mary is twice as old as: Ann was ‘eld’ as Anm was when Mary was| when Mary was.as old as Ann is now, old as Ann is now, and. his|sle would be twelve years old, and If means that Ann was twelve years {| whe is twice as ola as Ann war Ann age when Mary was eighteen. add ox years to Ann's: age, which is) oldér until she is twelve years older tweivg, and it finds Ann to be eighteen] (twenty-four years old). y when Mary is twenty-four years: ord. until @ ~~, In order to prove that t am right, 4| (eighteen). shan stmply turn your question the Op- posite way. Ann {s eighteen. She was hhaif as old as Mary ‘s when Mary was as old as Ann is mow. Now, how old is Mary? Of course she is twenty-four yearn old when Ann is eighteen years) « old. REBRCCA SCHOENFELD, j No, Delancey street, Nov. 1. Aphrodite In 18. “ fo the Editor of The Evening World: One of your reporters set Mary’ Ann Yoose on the university grounds this week andi we have suffered anich since that time, I am a Greek student, which, however, does mot interfere with my study of algebra, For three hours: I ‘worked with the vulugar names Mary and Ann, arriving at no ¥ lutten. Then I substituted Athena for and Aphrodite for Ann. Why, Aphrodite's. age—Ann if you wisi—is eighteen. GREK STUDENT. New York University. University, Heights, Nov. 11. Mary Is Aun and Ann Mary. Me the Baltor of The Evening World: * How old ts Ann? I think Mary Ann fy twenty-four years old and Ann is also twenty-four years, @re one and tha same persdn, now twice the age she was when Ann was twelve years old. MRS. SCHNEIDER. No. 146 Metropolitan avenue, Brook- tym, N. Y., Nov. 11. oy Here’s a Weird One, ‘Tothe of The Evening World; “Mary is twenty-four years old and Ann i pmeive presse when Mary was thirty- so make it out this way: se yearal 20 Rantwee * 6o that's « 4 And Ann it * Answer ‘ ‘This isa cinch. I knew it when I firet loked in The Evening World. olf as Ann is now (sixteen) twice as old as Ann was then (eight), consequehtly Mary was and’ is elght years older, so now Mary Je twenty-four end Ann 19 sixteen, Isn't that plain? RESSLER, Prot,. WILLIAM D} “Mo, 113 W. Seventeenth atreet, Név. 11. Q it wee at Orange Valley, N. + @he was born I would not try solve the age of Ann; for at the above, place’ tie Yemales always get younger atter y pass thelt twelfth year, preadde, J., Nov. 11, yen A Lcap lage De the Waitor of The ening World: How old is Ann? "Gne Be is eight, years ol. Vor. it Mary is twenty-four,’ tiice | taken from twenty-four will leave t, Which ts tho age of Ann, beet York, Nov. 1. Mv. R ‘Th! ke Anm is Twelve, Te the ‘Edltor of tne Svening World: 8 oA ig. twelvo old, Too young be New York, Thatta New York, Nov. 11, © Some Bigaa Deer hae os Age. as Low) as “Si - , Years, and from There She ‘Jumps . Up to Eight, Twelve, Sixteen, Eigh- - ‘teen and Even Twenty-four—How ‘Old Is She? id as Ann was HOW OLD IS ANNT ‘Mary fa twenty-four years olf She is twice ai when Mery was ap old as Ann is now. Interest in ‘the case of the Doe sisters, Mary and Ahn ¢ontinues unabated. Letters from persons who have figured out the age of Ann and from petsons who eof Atin are awamping the office of The Even; f CONTA: NOT TO QUIT. aliwiARTTVOT ry paTrietetarerariy Jn thé above diagram the line is divided into twenty-four spaces, representing the futher of years of Mary's age, By the wording of {he problem it wil! readily be acén that, while Ann has reached the point I, Mary {s somewheré between B beat and C. he whole questfon, therefore, resolves itself into thie: “At what point . petiwech'B and C does Mary,start to et to the point C while Ann is getting trom the.point B to the required point of Mary's % 5 at the game rate, so'the answer {x found bj B toc by 2, Mary, Therefore, started from 18 ana went to 24, whilé Arin parartes from 12 and went to 18. Therefore Ann's, age=18" +p Yew of the answers received follow: arting. Both, of course, are Foing imple division of the twelve spaces time.” {he Heagaualiér's staft if he shoul Ann's preblecas 1 saw it put the pollee~ man to @ gregt deal of trouble in solv- the way T make it out. found to-day In the’ North River oppo- site Pier No. 18, foot’ of Murray street. Now| would be six Years oid, Therefore Ann js eighteen. FLORENCE BROWN, Ann a Child: of Six. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Wai Having studied out the puzzle in the years ofa. ‘She'is twice as old as Ann nm Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann?—I come to the conclusion that Ann must have been ix years old. Kindly let me know whether answer {s correct. or not. No. 1 East. 100th street. ‘fo! the! raitor of The Evening World: Kindly allow me to get in linc with the rest of the bunch on wh: to be the question of the day—next to marriages—the question of ‘Ann's age.” I did notjtackle the problem until last when I fotnd that {i easy, yes, as easy ag-being elected on the Tammany ticket after a reforni ad. I frame {t up this ‘We know Mary’ four, and she is twice as old was, when Mary (twenty-four) was as old as Ann is now. So here we go: Mary 1s, now twenty-four ye Subtract gight years. aMry was sixtcen years old eight years ago. of sixteen, or eight, was Ann's age elght years ago. So to-day Ann’ times eight, or sixteen years old. It's as simple as a, B, C; that’s the rule. one, two, three—eight, friegd Ann le sweet sixteen. @ 5. MILLSPAUGH. bis WHAT Is ANN’S. AGE?’ DOWN AT THE’ rias COLOMBIA $OO66S90SOG8 sbhonebedgactiocssntescasehe: a >® The Chief Inspector Denies tha Me Seeks Retirement. Chief Inspector Moses W. Cortrigh'y denied to-day a statement’ printed in a morning newspaper to the effect that his’ application for retirement was in the hands of Commissioned Greene. ‘u do pot intend to rotire at this time," he sad, “and have not put In an application, I may retire gogn,’ but have not mide up my mind as to the ‘The Inepector thas been in poor health for some timeg It would not rise re’ bette the end of the yeas. ——===->—" MAN'S BODY FOUND IN RIVER, ‘The unidentified body of a man was WHAT CAUSED THA INSURRECTION PDOOSODDDERIOEH GE OOH »v a a= RY = a The man was about forty years old, five feet ten inches In height and 150 poynds in welght, with dark complexion and smooth face. body was clothed tn a blue jumper afd overalls, black and white striped shirt, gray underwear and congress gaitersy oe SIX KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK. Crewn of Two Freights the Victims in Kentucky Collision, LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 12.—Six men were killed to-day near New Hope, Ky., re-}When a doublevhrafer fretght on ‘the Louisville and Nashville road crashed fto another freight. Two of the en- gines were completely demolished, All of the firemen and englicors are reported Killed. Several men were under the wreckage untll rescued. WHERE ALCOHOL GOES About 8,000,000: Gallons Go Into Patent: Iedi-: cines Every Year: Of the 16,000,000 gallons of alcohol used in the “arts” in this country Edward At- kinson, the eminent authority on statistics, says more than half of this quantity is making of quack modicines—he patent kind. Very few persons Who Use these patent medicines realize they are: drinking: intoxicating Mquors. Not only are they taking great quantities into their stoms, but they are also absorbing sev- eral Kinds) of drugs which are sofa unger thelr own names as poiso’ Tt ts because physicians are aware of thiege alarming facts that tey oppose the use of, these -patent preparations, They know that drunkenness ‘and the drug habit in many cases have their beginning ‘in the se of patent medicines. Physicians have sitation ‘in recommending Father Medicine, because they know that Jt does npt contain alcohol drugs, and that it Is not father John_O'Brien, of Lowell, Mass. mm it was recemmendea and from whom it derived its nathe. It is all pure nourishment and builds up the body at the same time it cures colds and all throat and lung troubles; Prevents pneumonia -and consumption— uaranteed, “Mitchell the Tailor’s Way” For the next 7 days every $16, $18 and $20, Suiting, tailored to $1 4 your measure: Same character, vitality’ and snap to joods and taifor-work as if you | pio ull price — never mind eo long as gain is yours. —asiia aal eer ee ALEXANDER SAMUEL COHEN, No. 149 Madison street, Nov. 11. The Profesor Saye 16, To the Editor of The Evening World: Ann Is sixteen, When Mary was as oe ‘To the Hattor of The Hvening World: Having seen in Rade Bes 39 et ‘ald 3 Twas at ‘Orange. Valley, Ne Je that honeR merit is there as well, ‘The sha pee aot glove-like fit has Kereoctte . kind at side to $12 a pai i] Shoes for Women ari poale fo AB the: gag doiea Gh the MRS, AUGUSTA, stom boot en | From Dutchess County. @o the Editor of The Evening World: eng you @ solution of your pussle 785 Broadway, corser agth St. Herald Building You'll find a certain distinction about —within 45 days after the custom boot-maker creates ores in all sizes and widths. Regal Shoes are made . Fe eg heen gt ole al sre Nw Yr Gy wae They remade @ You will say that ‘this is all talk—you've heard ‘the like before. is ? really can get shoes for $3.50 cqual to those you have been paying $6. to $12 for Isn't it worth while to find out ? mY Mores are Renney located—the women's WOMEN’S STORES New Yore Crrv 1339 Broadway, opp. Herald Square 338 Sixth Ave., cor, aist St, MEN'S STORES NEW YORK CIty sig Nassau 8, Det, Angihnd Bekinat, BROOKLYN, ) JERSEY CITY: 66 Newark Ave. NEWARK, N. Je tex Brodd St opp. KR of Be, J But suppose it Mores separate from the men’s. We do not spend a few minutes more profitably than in looking at our newest models for i Sis isedeey, tetren sented wth BN Ave Ot gh and ath. ‘nto 3d Ave, $.W. cor. saath Si. ‘HGH Ave, 6 E. con ast St. opp. Montarrue St, 11 Broads 1 meas Reitord Av Pare vior ivagheg nb and Willoughby Ave. er aa Finn * bs way, cor. Reade Bt. 28OSdSe Curtain Streichers. SPECIAL CURTAIN STRETCHERS: Sx\2 size; adumable; station: 7 57 “NEVER,SAG" CURTAIN STRETCHERS: $:Tul4; mds 7 OQ sifong and Zi Painis and Varnishes. READY MIXED PAINTS, assorted colors: Y-pint alge, 14e|1-duart size, 300 ‘4 mallon si Oe . ENAMEL PAINTS! 100 nt axe, alse, GGelt gal, site, 1.10 WOOD FLOOR STAINS: Y-pint size,’ BOC! 1-pint size, 180 Jequart size, Be %-pint ‘size, 1Ge/1-pint size, 220 I-quart size, $00 $1.90: spectal, WOMEN'S WRAPPERS, remularly 7 75) waista, HOUSE DRESSES of Sea Island Per- cale and Gingham, In pretty, clear washable patterns, full skirts with\ deep flounce and embroidery trim U8 E_ DRESSES, of pe pretty light and dark pattern: in one and two-piece effect: with dees hem: some have eee o8 flounce and neatly trimmed w. | ming on waists, PARLOR SUITES Aeiuat Values SIEG (Pasement,) tae, ia be AR wine, 1D0 Crepe These Size 6x9. Size 7x9. (Basement.) 8 House Sarments---Wrappers, Kimonos Also Howse Dresses and Aprons for the Waid and %: The largest and best stocked Department of these Garments is beyorid question at The Big Store. many Garments and have cut the prices 14 and more. WOMEN'S KIMONO SACQUES, 59e por SE DRESSES, of percale, excel- regularly 89c,; special WOMEN'S KIMONO’ GOWNS, I8e See patterns, extra full skirts with deep hem and prettily trimmed Beautiful Parlor, Suites At Specially Lowered Prites Friday. These Suites are made so solid, comfortable and attractive looking that every other person in lire 3 through Oe Furniture Department becomes charmed with the . variety to choose from you can select according wyour taste, and Ce prices within your ietg m on sight. PARLOR SUITES—S Rea 8 see 8 "im se ae ‘special, ao pleces; mahogan: cov aah ao y fanned g 60 | PARLOR '8 Finished fy regularly Ghe Roys’ Store. Special Jor Friday. RUSSIAN OVERCOATS for little Boys, 2}¢ to 8 years, Oxford, olive: Your choice at and rants babes pens collar, NOR ND DOUBLE BREASTED’ sorts for Boys 8 to 16 years, hese Suits are made of “substantial and stylish fabrics, including all the newest mixtures and overplaids, also navy. NOTE—Regularly we do not sell “Two Dollar’ Garments, Hence these garments at $2 are out of the ordinary. coats, WOULD Pickings” always in evidence. We Give “S. & H.” Green Trading Stamps,.° vp ACIV MMSE OPER ronan %t0°6I9*STS THE BIG STORE CHOCOLATES VANILLA ROCK CANDY, tb, SIXTH AVE. next Wines & Lites Gapestry Brussels Rugs. Oat oP Many Extra Special Values Friday. From our regular-stock we have taken four sizes of Tapestry Brussels Rugs to form the nucleus of a number of gold Rugs are beautiful and serviceable, and very low priced for to-morrow : Go ia SeapNe RYE; ee Bs fall cme. ae Rye: per fet se Keigal oy Le at & 08 BOLLM. GEN Tent pate “IMPERIAL, Por "PORT, al CO, a (4th Floor. “Take 6th Aye. Bi Also equally good bargai 9 x12, $23.50 grade 7.6 x 10.6, $17.50 grai ifth Floor, Front.) Vy Friday we have's beat Right A few instances : LOT 1—WwHITR LAWN APRONS: Renerous size, in five di to select from; trim senrcldery:, deve harietltchod: iain t auality in dimity, eae hen. 2c. LOT 2—WHITE LAWN, APRONS; excellent quality; ten very pretty styles, comprising the large plain ‘apron, the bib and bes ‘also oral dain! 50 Pa ity Sewing Aprons: regularly 2le or thas Special Concerts In Ohe Photo-Studio and Conservat this part of the Store wheter you ate Specials or not. aigiond Ie eae to visit wl appear ifisiiee week are the Parisian Trio, Meyer, the wonderful boy pianist, and another progr be h: he Main coe aon fay ad tis Floor. _ aie most remarkable values that ~One dozen Imperial Cardonett ho! Bi ft lerent including one tox20 in black und waiter Imperial Platiau: aura? one 16x20, A like reduction will be made Oils, eis Colors, Sepias and Cray covered iol jee SUITES—S pisos: imt, cholce ob five mountings, 4 F in all styles of work including enlargements, yon’. rere Co ee Phetesrishs ood bobo peat rmecialy. (7th Floor; take ath Av, Elevatera > Women’s Catlored Very Special Friday An Opportunity Ghat Is Remarkable. By far this season’s! most im- rtant eames ‘of Women’s Every suit is made inthe ‘very. best fashion and of finest ° quality. Pebble Cheviot in Black, Blue and Brown. Extra length Coat. Blouse effect. Flaring shoulder Capes. Stitched belt. Satin lined. Puff sleeve with dou- ble Mousquetaire Cuffs. Seven- gore Skirt. Special to-morrbw, 8.00 (Second Floor, Front.) World’ sSreatest Srocet, p Friday's Specials in Fresh Fish, Meats and Delicatessen. To-merrow our Fish Market vl be ently meced Wasike HERE sea yields—fresh from the deep; besides, there will be particularly attractive in Meats and Delicatessen—wholesome abundance. And a most attractive schedule of Frosh Fish Market. ee on > a STRANS: We STATE NO VALUES—WE GIVE First in this special cern we mention: and pepnitne Staple groceries Deticatessen Store: CHOW CHOW—Extragfine quallt Stason sar ” "bs pet a) PICKLES—| occ quart Mason EW DILL PICKI FS easoted Oe nicety; large size—per doz. Medium slze—per dos.. phe Perlb,,| SWEER Thy SOUR gine mos OME py dar. See oe Wen’ Ss Stores (Broken Lots.) roe Men's Winter Suits, Gop Coats, Rain Coats, and Fall Qver- RANCH rare Visi. j We Mee ‘G 2 ERIB WHITE FISH, CHOICE SELECTION. NY TIM GHERKINS Hard 4 jahly seasconed—quart GRACKERS Fre SBLECTED BLUE POINT OYSTERS, in made Fe shell; per doz... ve etry am G Fresh Weat Uparkey. Gk Drope—3 is fort ; 4 celebrated Poun, Chon: huirbie, “Halain, Biouasheas A total of about 4U0 Garments, comprising the acrumudasion Cp ate rom Seek sellin WOULD fe : AL Most USELESS. E Style t, oat, Rain Coat and Fall Overrokt irameenied AND ALL SIZESIN THE TOTAL. Those who have attended the “Friday Sales,’ at the “Big Store,” know the “ ARTER SPRING} CORNED CALIPOR- SE eal cookery and oe | EPARIBHL ONIONS—Por Ib. RAISINS --Fountaly hi ackar x cut RANTS Fountain Brands ¢ Ky PI BR PETON, t nk OR NAVEL SomMED FRESH KILLED ay BS oe sa fou anTER SPRING cpg ancy Persian rant BLarne fourerown Swyyroe made ange stor La Pe and Sarmer Frices Are Disregarded when the Order Comes: “Sell Friday atSeven Dollars.’ (Main Fioor, Bast.) “inwetalae Store. FSRAEERE voor ale