Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-03

but had the same meaning as when we speak of q
| running horse when talking about Limestone's ia
vorite race horses. that inclined so much to the
plain when turning b curve; that because wheels
were made to run. did not imply they were ALWAYS
in motion. especially while loading car also told
gued from false premises or assumed conditions.
But my words seemed like idle tales" to him. when
compared to the promptings Of his oily tonEugd tor
mintor his, aforesaid epchantress. You are now
dismissed. Mr. Stra6nan; let POOR brother Lime
Who can help sympathizing with brother Sammy
being told ne was answered NO by each of the six
young ladies he popped the questionto. Limestone
For Samuel snatched away.
o had he lived another year
He had not died to-day
ANSWERS. trt
Problem No. 14s-42s-4s times. Rectangles are to
each other. as the squares of their diagonals.
Problem No. IA-0tiose lost by not accepting the
fst offer wonder at his making such bad calcu-
f9r Be- Of e ga5Ss
Board of Foreign Missions 500; Board of Publication
sas BosFa So s II ound B. til.
rule for getting the cubic contents Of beams oiss,
Problem No. l47-One horse cost $780, the other
Problem No. ns-width s.l6X feet.
Problem No. l4s-Square miles l51s5s.7X, graves
GEORGE s. INNS.
NAroHEz GUERNSEY Co., Ono, July29.
MIR. EDITOR ! was very much gratifed. in look.
humor manifested.Z Bro. Delta is "once more unto
the and with 81 his hs: 81 9Sy
of us in answering problem No. 1888. and said l2O
rows was not the correct answer: Now my opinion
is that considering all the data that given u.s. 120
rows is the true arithmetfcal answer, But we will
see what some of the other contributors say about
cheese on that pole. But after some turning and
twisting he made, way, with the cheese. bat didn't
you talk person would suppose that you liked tel
egraphiug better than cheese" That may be, but
than 5Eqsh
As all the time hav5 for working problems is Mon
day morningsyyou may expect srcesaf"0'y few an
ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS.
No. i41-Cost Of one horse $3.50; cost of other
$500. He sold the two for $3.50.
No. 14s-Itwili take l54 ass square miles to con-
osasY ersyes 81 dnoooapeS We see here how
wide OF truth is the position often set forth, that
enough persons have lived to cover the earth don't
ed over once and it would be miraculous if. after
so much multiplying and adding. there would be no
i5o~This c problem can receive a variety Of an
swers. but suppose only one correct. By So ying
Then Z Of 20 is equal to 1-6 of 20, which is az.
Yours, &C.. OTIosE.
- y ~ WAsHINGroN, OHIO, July 30, 1867.
Mr.. EDITOR: feel sorry that we cannot all feel
reach there in time for publication. the week after
the lisr comes ont We have had ine list for this
week and in pursuance Of my motto in last weeks
l54. will hold l52 under nsideration in company
with 129 and one other problem. think some of
in return only few answers. Roll forward your
questions: sammy you are quite a small boy, as
only fifteen. and couldn't see the POINT. Your own
communication shows better. see some little dis
no mistake Whatever in my work. Mr. Editor,
wasI wrong in l36 / See all that hav Q answered
that one at all have said one hundred and twenty
rows; they make no ALLOWANCE for the extra turn,
ing. WHAT'S your answer. Farme RS Boy? l will
now give you a few answers, and should be wrong
in any of them. show me the error. Some of them
are quite new to me.
Problem 143-4 29-49 times
Problem l44-If / understand the problem correct
hence not necessary to give the work. Did it by
h1dlns tonnage per Government rule. 40, 1, r
Foreign Missions. s99; Board of Publication, $40;
Board of Home Missions. SSlO--total $1,000.
Ss'% on sss 81 aas BtsasS and
of other end or base; NJ and N=lergth and bteaith
of mi die section equally distant from each end
NJ SS=S plus RenSs Nd gISs e Es tB plus iSs
full fornuIa II ais is Is tB plus & b plus NJ the
solidity placing the values to the formula We then
Plssa faa by SS' we nave 70 81
: Problem l47-s1so and $500. e"
Problem 14s-9.l6x feet. ri ,.s bio"
Problem I6O-7.5. Ell. -.,L-
Problem l5l-If this problem means that the three
circles enclose between tt points of contact
then the side of the trangles $500 rods; but if
it means the circles contain one acre. that is each
circle & has an area ar Ct onethrd OF an acre. then the
Problem l52 cannot see clear solution to this
problem. the third circle will be little over 10
Problem 153-2.6Ol6 plus a small fraction, without
Problem 1871 will say can't on this one.
@Problem 154-47 minutes and 3s.6 seconds after
o'clock. | expected to have sent an answer to A l3s
mistake and had not timc to correct 1t. 3. n.
PROBLEM NO. 156.
Guernsey and Robin digging in partnership among
some ruins found boxes together. con aiming 60
he number Of
these greater than the number they left, which be-
ing afterwards recovered it wAs found that the num-
Der Of boxes secreted to the number left the
number of coins secreted was to the number left.
Now if instead of taking the I'd box they had taken
the sth then the number of coins taken away would
have been to the number left as the square of the
number of boxes secreted to the difference between
that square and 20 times the number of boxes left.
=" nov ''' '''-'', -'O'0' SAMMY"
PROBLEM NO. 157.
To find three cube numbers such that their sum
that sum be squared it shall be cube. and if It be
cub bed it shall be square; and If you divide the
quotsnt W fere' 6e cnSe The arence
the least and the greatest of these numbers is
PROBLEM NO. 15S.
Guernsey snd Delta desiring to purchase some sp-
pies went to the store of 5. Y. 5. Y. was absent,
but mike" being there. he showed them an incom-
plete rectangular pile of apples of courses, having
90 apples the longer side and II in the snorter
side of the upper course (the apples being of the
same size for which he asked $60), After some Jew
ing he took $50 for the pile. each paying S25 For
certain reasons they agreed to divide the apples so
that Delta should pay 4 of cent per apple more
than Guernsey. How many apples did each receive,
and how much per apple did each pay? For finding
numbe of apples in the pile see rule for png can
non balls. OTIoSE,
PROBLEM NO. 159.
The product of the dimensions of a rectangular
piece of land, subtracted from the square of the
racted from the square the less leaves 200 square
rods, what are the dimensions of the piece?
PROBLEM NO. 160.
What is the square root of II .ls24E in the senary
scale. 5. y.
PROBLEM NO. 161.
A man sold horse and carriage for $3.50; on tho
horse he lost 20 per cent. and on the carriage he
gained 25 per cent. did he gain or lose, and how
much if fOurfths of cost of the horse equals two
thirds the cost of the carriage. DELTA.
.EC--- PROBLEM NO. 162. @.4
A May-pole whose whole length was IS feet. was
broken nv blast of wind: the top struck the plain
IS feet from the base. Required The tie length Of the
two pieces. GEO. s. INNS.
PROBLEM NO. 163.
Thesum of two numbers is equal to 1oo the square
OF one is equal to the cube of the other REQUIRED
the numbers. GEO. S. INNS.
PROBLEM no. 164.
pothenuse is expressed bv an integral number com
sisting of nine dgits. The length of the two other