Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-22
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DUBLIN, o.. Fob. I4th, 1868.
was sarprssd I sSs 1saassd % pfopsrticn Of
numbered among the hedelind1s0sss-pszil from hay-
ing my time occspisd in other matters :nd partly
think we should @ s aim 70 % @
ciss. original problems. chiefly arithmetical ones
vent sli taking part in Is. solu,ions Brother Sou
6riquet will have to bring his glasses to another
face. an, sorry he was not at our meeting New
Years, Eve, do not remember any thing OF the
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lgive the TO lowing rs answers
nG lsThs wagon muss Pass over s a distance OF
wheel to gain Z 900 revolutions.
Ne, H-A can do the work four times in 1853 hours.
and can do the same amount In 135 hours: there
fore their relative strength is as the ratio Of those
- = - CoLuxBus. Feb. 20. ls6s:
M. place at the foot Of the class. - = 10 =
Not hav ng worked the problems in last weeks
paper can send no swers yet will send couple
of proble as. am glad to find that the Guernsey
county boys bad so fine success in their reyival
and think they ought to be excused for their late
sssiss - sas7f NATcHEz, o.. Feb. 10. 1868.
& Mr.. EDIToR:- column of last week pre- .en'ed a
better appear.nce thanis has for someime although
sey was $50 50 delighted with t the Paas ers Conven ion
that he could not longer refrain from visit co.
"hivsIyes;c He is now in t,el1mbus; therefore
vii abandon him to the care of Master Spiv,ns and
Althoueh We have small Lesson this week, l ex-
Spvins. stir up E. B.. :. X. Jack. &c. Weld your
editorial club without cemency or compassion, un-
til they all fall into line. ae
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Spiyin's problem- 20. rs plus yards. b5 1n2
No. l7-Bro. Inhis says that this is :. an absurd
say side when be says angle. IN the last pat Of Of
the problem; pro am right IN ,s ny conjecture these
TX feet and hypot enu-e 81 plus Sf feet. IT, p' .
No. 18.-40 ladies and so gent emen.
OTIosK:
COLUMBUS. o Feb. 20. 1868. 4
WELL. BRoTHER PCzzLERs How do you all do2
After along absence, again appear in my place
M nom -attendancs has been accounted for by more
this asa
ann can assure all the BOYS that be, as usual, is in
bob de
moraIi1ed A place like the Senate or House is not
veil suited to close. logical thought AMI the few
ed amid surroundings calculated to confuse. But
sitting in good brother Innis' parlor worked the
No. Is. Rabin. think the way A. and B. came
to lose that dollar in the pig trade was this: AS
Of So over 6rst bargain of for 81 BIS superior lot
would bring b $lt when sold ut the rat of for
81 but st first rates they would sell for si5: hence
selling the u jointly for 5 fer s2 it follows that the
delar lost is the diff renee between AS gain and
No; 20. Sides Of triangle Is and L.. "a very nice
NJ 81. HIS age was sixteen years. tRather easy.
Mo- q IN not certain. hut think it would re-
quire 200 men. Sed in daoeo. .saa GUERNSEY.
..t-s.1.. 4.i,ss4 COLUMBUS. o., Feb. 20. 1858,
: Our column Of last week was quite an improve
ment on the one of the week before. Still there
veterans. surely you don't int nd to desert now.
Brother Gurnsey Is now sitting at my elbow and
excuse for previous absence. he says be has been
preaching and attending religious services night
and and day day for t last three or four weeks in
addition of sixty new members. the msjorty Of
them he males. and 50 re of them the most substan
!. could not help asking him how it was possible
the Lord could bless the abors Of q minister who
that The Gospel was the same in IA ali s ages and
shen faithfully preached did MT stir up evil pas
sions, but allayed them did notcsu men to hate.
is the foifillment Of the law'' Now brother Guern
sey. that is all right. but we would like to havs you
resume your place in the column.
Answer 10 No. 20-The sides of the triangle are
B.o.hes an5 81 plus feet Sa1s
PROBLEM NO. "a.
A fruit 1ea' err receives an order to buy Is melons
provided thev be bought at ls cents pc CO.. but
if hey should be dearer cheaper than ~ cents.
he is buy as any less or more than ls as each
S3.l5. ow many mslons did he buy?
~ asys ROBIN.
spaF ~ PROBLEM NO. 25.
Find two numbers such that the difference of their
squares Mil De . cube and the difsrencc Of their
4. ~, PROBLEM NO. 26.
What is the of the ring formed by two circles
whuse diameters are 10 and % yards. -.g hOBIN.
PROBLEM NO. 27. s.eIJ / 4
Two travele s-Robin and Otiose-set out to
meet each other, Robin leaving Colun bus at the
same time that Otiose left Washington They
Travelled the direct road between Columbus and
Washington, and on meeting. it appeared tuat
Robin had travelled Is miles more than Ouose. and
that Robin could have gone Otioses distance 10 l5x
days. but Otiose would have been % DAYS in going
Robins distance. What distance did each one
travel. and what was the whole distance from Co.
lumbus to w Washingtoh?
PROBLEM NO. %. 4
/. What number when multi Piled by itself, and the
first number added to the second, will make Eve !?
PROBLEM NO. %.
Suppose the threads of a. screw be one inch
asunder and the lev by which the screw is turned
be feet in ength what fors the end of the lever
will raise bs0 k of stone weighing 2,24o pounds?
OTIOsE.
PROBLEM NO. 80.
Tiberius Caesar died March 10th, A. 81 Re-
qu.r red. the day of the week. OTIUsE. 4
PROBLEM NO. 81.
The square root of persons age divided by its
cube root is equal to the square root of its cube
root. which is years. Required. his age.
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