Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-25


Cracking the Nut.
We have received tho following ausweta I
10 tho question In yosierday'a REPUBLICAN
under the above headiue
wAsntsefosg o 9, Mstth q. lS'gg
Mn E9'FSS Ia 's p cqs.t 1uf th
i%po,slbiIisy. Aiosafs 70 n u, d, pei rod,
must build forty rode, ahich wonh leave NY
but tibi beAideA II fhvy aNgree 70 build 100 f9ds
Ntlit Il impossible fog them 70 do lor ti s.S
and lit n however, Aastee. 70 huill 7s-zOo
With u builds i25s70o, " would BE- IL nc wy
portion Of Il 9sto.7s, 10 which case woull
build 81 q r0ds n o2N rods. The question "
propounded, beiss 40 lmpossioili'y' cannot 70
BsspsstEuly Tgupsss,E SIS, B.
Jew! G" satsi XIII
The answer to your ,qussiiou OF this nOfn-
lnE 10 me RErUnti6IslG ItI 49,
puts up sjlf rods Of fenec......... u rods
BPui' uPSaT 70 20 c|'i"' el1
..ry.r,Ft,r-.., n. 100 III
Your question, I Another Nut 10 Or.es,"
which sPDs..rs ~ thS' not9ipsI PsgS roa a.
At Is csa's per rod, he. would receive w:
90 2 ss1s esniu'rpso. mi ioO-Os a-'s1IE,i' 70
He question should be stated a. Follows
AZ one eud was moro dificult than ths
other, II was agreed that " IS per rod should
% shsrGSd for building that portion and y
s Sss ia Ss sRS "a ssi p'Af me s'gIS how
much Mn e. :. y ealla tee s ~ rods.
r,y Il g csSI S g SO SH ~ cd i% q
" Is, A builds 40 rods, ti 25xt0zlj0, and 100.
loco, atty TO be built At 70 cents per rod and
70 At tl.lS,'sAs0-'aiit ~ plus iONsl'2S" iSo"h'eh
Respectfully, J, =. II.
Hois.-Aa the questloa " stated In your pa.
Of the portion he builds. A correct sclution
cannot DO obtAined on that statement. a, 'i
= VI J.E H.
o. O. B. U write. a. tollowsi Ia
Thatau Il eraekad Behold the kernel
A, SIH rods At y ts,..'s..... :! u
b. 0ah roa'' % ''""'"""''"'''''' & 70 vs.
.4.. I...... ..s..4aar r..r ...tf.. w ~ .
r..-...l. a.. g.ta.t1s., LI,..,1 .I,f.-1
The siSo hsinG ,hsIls, lheJ go,kssa Sn ~
" 2g.whleh 10 made, u we're, without
wofkinG Tor ", they DIVIDE equhnys - q.
So, 80 Hlipiuh toia'S $50. y
,,.'-T -, -.,L ,.,. t,t.,
nave cracked nc nut ~ ioho y ~ " IN
possible iot a 70 ouhd % rods ~ A'se anu Kei
10 therefor
builds eo RODS ~ 70 is's's'''s..''H''''SS ~
builds 10 fode Atsl s'''-''g'''''''''s-h "
asGE -y ni q. - -
" g. Al" a. .H .H.H' ~ ~
euild 70 fods AZ eaS :, w.. rhn y, Is
ouus ~ LOU p, ~ NE sssl pn .. o,ss ~.
~, anu .hen ~ 10y. Q, we ulnont Potlop a.
" toos iofa9" 4 II
Hero 10 nnother answer -
-. -. ,---,..,,-- =, ..-.,-
lsssa yoaA soiutioa o. lhe quesiiyn Pre-,
PVssu 70 youI nsue OF Iesteiuny en. Nv, ~,
4. wv, 9 ~ hns,;, I.,i me mag ~
N Mhleh tns aosesuiy 2, thia ptoo,i,eem ny X
uhoWnf nerhApa Tue tonoWtnE VIII MAKE "
hnulelenIy mAuneNl .
SnpPoso, n epmmenees ~ one end Q, i hs
Ienes snu y hi the othef ana that they oulla
rod for rod tili n who 70 to receive y ~ per
ROOT has eaIheu ms Nsoi DC VIII nave bulN -
msny IoIs MltS q oontNinneu lnles ~ ~ = ~
which A. IS eests per rod l. SO. Thus ihs,s
build lot t1Oi but ~ ne - 70 receive only 70
cents per rod, he VIII haye 70 build " macy
,ods ss is ssntsinsh, ,lmss 70 so o. nSS toe,
70 cara tue szo ne etlIl laeks o. tSoi Nuu ~
,hete nfe nhly ~ Ions ,ehAinlns 70 o uy Ouu'
The Sbsafdity Involved 10 lhii problem nsy
hey Soh sosE ne one s' a p GO o
EQUAL plumber OF rods, every twofoi Is they
Ioai 6at When nc oss rSssiyias i6s y q =.
to caro- and oaly % fods to build, which would
require an average Of u per rod, but HE waEea
are limited TO rs cents per rod hence the abb
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FiRsT ANEuAL BASoUET or Iug ALUNNi or
rus MEDICAL DgPARrMgsT OF q EoROETowS
Ssst Of GsorE,loWa college held is aTst an
Vofa6is Su.pisss' 'Tbe ts6ieS ssrs lad 10 lie
superb pNrloT' Of Mr Je.sph II, ShAnisldS
Nncs Ns souil possibly be igaEIssG, Repre-.
,ea n. o. the pres, Z, aat other Invited
about O'Clock 10 dIacuss an exeeIIsnt hill ar
fare, which was thoroughly Investigated with
the ostA.tisfaoiOry tesnlt. d.
After full justice hsd been dons 70 the
wIwlek EySS,' president o. the alumni a.
SeS tr.ns ieSs and a Si TsS
ms. Ss s as tossi MASTER y ''0oo'ns y" = l.
Dr., Mason then called upon DE- u; p. French,
Amer the .Inslns % "M,Ty Of Argylc," BY
bounced the 1Tsa reEal.r toast "Ths Prcsi.
.@S Sss SseIs!.isu ii We sy "soSis spssi
ia sS re Rs. p TO 81 POI Sbs 9u Y, S
sseoud regular toast nr6s Dean Of the
MSJissI pspsp,meSt OF Ssel@s,S Sr ., tS Ss
AIumnI tender MIN their hand snd tbs,T
hearts, and eonSr, tulais him Sn ihs suessss
ProL johnson Eliot, Dean Of the Faculty.
Third regular to,sii "rhe Profsslor q %.
hin, I'D shIlarsn 'iInE Pr.i,s; % Howard, ne
H9 9 ,,,,.,, ANA. p..,.
N fout,h ,T sSgu,W p,nod rpeis,'Gr q
M MSrsnn. "'u''' "s'pon0'0 70 o' rro' j. r.
.,i I'M N SeS iSS aI W., N ne rIfII'hs pGw
that should s sysT Weld " power to d.,tToy