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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
Solution - Urn Problem
BIZ ". Z. PARKER.

90 must be divided into two parts;
the smaller will be the numcrator and
the larger the denominatof Of = common
fraction, rs the number OF c0lnB secreted
bears certain ratio to the number re-.
manning. As the number Of urns secret
ed bears certain ratio to the number
left, 8, the number of urns must be
divided into two parts, the smaller will
be the numerator and the larger will be
the den0minator of a common fraction.
These two fractions when reduced to
lowest terms must equal the same thing,
as the two fractions are equal; hence the
terms of the fractions must be composite
numbers. By tho second condition of
the question tho terms Of the fraction
representing the relation of the coins
suffers change, being taken from the
denomination and ut the same time be.
ing added to the numerat0r, while the
fraction expressing the relation of the
urns remains constant. Under the
second condition, the dcnominator OF
the fraction expressing the relation of
the coins must be the square of the de.
nominator Of the fraction expressing the
relation of the urns, as one requirement,
in order to render the fractions equal
under the second condition, is the squaY.
ing Of the denomination Of the urn frac-
ton. Now 0 must be divided into two
parts, the larger to be composite mum
Der, the denomination Of the fraction, and
at the same time to be the square root
of an even number under sixty. This
can be no other than 9; then SO equals
4 expresses the relation Of the urns
As go is the sum of numerator and dc
nominator, it must be divided into two
parts having the ratio of 2 equals AZ
and 20.
Hence, 6 urns and 40 coins were Sc
cretcd.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

The House, after a long debate,
finally passed, on tho 18th, bill
for the apportionment Of Represen-
tatives in Congress. The ratio of
representatives issfxed at $4,000
inhabitants, and the bill provides
that no State shall be admitted hav.
ing a less number. The whole
number of Representatives is fixed
at 2s3. Under this arrangement,
New Hampshire and Vermont each
lose one member. The representa-.
ton Of other States is increased as
follows: Illinois, FIVE; Missouri, four;
Massachusetts,, New York, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Indiana, Arkansas, California and
Minnesota, one each; New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Georgia. Texas, Wis
consin and Kansas, two each, and
Iowa and Michigan three each.
This gives Iowa nine members in
the next Congress.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22


GEO. H. PARKER, of Davenport,
a Breckenridge elector in 1860; a
Democratic candidate for Congress,
in 1864; a delegate to the Philadel-
phia arm-in-arm Convention in
1866, and also to the Democratic
National Convention at New York,
in 1868, having issued manifesto
through the columns Of the Daveh-
port Democrat, to the effect that
the Democratic party was not only
dead, but putrid, Mr.. John P. Irish,
Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, feels called up.
on to put out contemporaries.
ton, saying that, Notwithstanding
appearances, the Democratic party
of Iowa is not dcfunct, but will zap
pear by its delegates in the Nation
al Convention of the coming year
to support sohat. just conclusions
may be reached by authoritative
de1i6eration." 1t is possible thai
the old carcass of Democracy is YET
gasping, but the fact that its con
tinued existence needs thus to be
heralded by bulletins from its bed
side shows that its days of mischief
are practically ended.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

IT is proposed at the meeting Of
the National Republican Committee,
on the 18th Of next month, to intro.
duce a resolution recommending
Republicans to refrain from sending
federal office holders as delegates
to the National Convention to nom.
mate candidates for President and
Vice President. This is an excel
lent suggestion. The theory that
the people and not the Office holders
should make these nominations is
correct, as general principle, and
it will be especially appropriate
next year, as it will determine, un-
erringly, just how strong a hold
President Grant has upon the pop
ular heart uninfuenced by official
favor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

THE utmost unrescrve of express
sion, as we'll as unrestricted freedom
of manners, appear to be character
istic of our far Western brethren.
Witness the way they talk about the
powers that be, in Washington Ter
ritory. We clip the opening SEN
tence from an editorial in late
number of tho Walla Walla Union i:
"For q set of thick-headed scala
wags, commend us to a majority Of
the Legislature now in session"
The action which calls out this
frank estimate of character, is the
passage of law by the Democratic
majority of the Territorial Legisla-
ture, authorizing one Clark to get
up lotteries, rafflcs and the like, and
giving him the monopoly Of the
privilege for the space of three
years. In consideration Of this
privilege, Clark is to pay twenty
FIVE thousand dollars into the treas.
ury, which is to 60 toward extin-
gushing the territorial indebted
ness.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

TIE Oskaloosa Herald, probably
without such intention but none the
less effcctually, assaults the princi-
pie of free press when it menaces
Raymond, Of the Hampton Press,
who is candidate for Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate, with opposition
and defeat, because in an article in
his paper he chose to discuss, the
Senatorial issue, and stake promi
ncnt grounds" against one Of the
candidates. :, We are aware that
this sort representation for opinions
sake prevails in practice to a con-
siderable extent, and that editorial
aspirants for position are often re-
quired to sink their manhood and
consent to wear the muzzle Of some
corrupt ia, ton or aspiring dema-
gogue if they would expect success.
But it is seldom that we hear the
press defending this style of dis
ciplinc and commencing its appli-
cation to other members of the
craft. We are especially surpris-
ed that SO able and usually so indie,
pendent a paper as the Herald
should suffer its interest in the
question of who shall be Senator,
to lead it to suggest that this kind
of intimidation is proper and legiti-
mate to be melted out to any candi-
date before the Legislature who,
having opinions upon topics Of
general interest, dares in his capa-
city Of journalist or in any other
capacity, to freely express them.
1t is a heresy which no newspaper
man should entertain for moment,
because it is a direct blow at his
independence and consequently his
highest usefulness.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22


The Chicago Journals furnished
by its Des Moines correspondent
the following interesting statistics,
CLEANED from the forthcoming re-
port of State Auditor Russell:
On the first Monday in November
the balance in the State Treasury
was $95, 0Oo.26. The total receipts
for the two proceeding fiscal years
is $2,2O6, 357.33. The balance in
the treasury Oct. 3Oth, 1869, $685.
1886; making total Of $2,5OO,-
556.l6. The total disbursements
for the two years was 81, 49, 5000.
The estimated receipts of the State
Government for the next two years
is $l,O72,4OO. The excess Of re-
ceipts over expenditures for the
past IA years is $l24,443.1l.
The report makes a very satisfac-
tory and encouraging exhibit of our
financial condition, better than
which no State in the Union can
give-if as good. Every Iowan has
good reason to be proud of the
showing, every Republican can
point to this record as one of the
grand results Of Republican rule.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
The Democratic newspapers are

The Democratic newspapers are
fond of parading instances of the
ignorance Of negro Legislators in
the South. Here is an Offset. The
Atlanta Neso Era says:
"There is a member of the Lower
House Of the Georgia Legislature
who does not know q letter in the
book. He could not read his own
name if he were to see it in print
Yet he is q man of good property,
is considerably past middle age,
and represents one Of the best coun-
ties in the State. He is white
man. He is also q Democrat. Is
it not time to send for q schoolmas.
ter IN Georgia?"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

The indications are hopeful that
the Tammany ring are shout to re.
ceive the punishment which their
crimes deserve. Connolly anguish
es in jail, on a criminal charge, in
default of 100000 bail, and on Sat-
urday, Tweed, the arch-thief of all,
was indicted for felony by the
grand jury of the Court of General
Sessions in New York, and on the
same day was arrested. Barnard,
one of the ring Judges, released
him on the pitiful bail Of $1,000, but
the end is not yet. Fifteen other
indictments are said to have been
found against him, and it will be
strange it upon some one or more
Of these charges he does not get his
descrts-a striped suit and lodg.
ings in Sing Sing. When arrested,
Tweed was luxuriating in his splen.
did suite of rooms at the Metropoli.
tan, and was entirely unsuspicious
Of any proceedings against him Of
that nature.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
State News.

The DEBORAH Republican says that
Judge Williams is surveying narrow
gauge railroad from McGregor to Wau.
kon, and asks why it cannot be extend
ed to DEBORAH.
Mcbride, of the Eldora Ledger, has
been visiting the penitentiary at Fort
Madison. aye mortal men come view
the ground where you must shortly lie"
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has just
decided that "whcre railroad is fenced,
and the bars in the fence are down, and
the stock from adjoining land gets to the
track and is killed by passing train.
the company are not liable, unless the
fact that the bars were down were pre-
viously known to the company"
"A State Temperance Convention
will be held at Des Moines, Jan'y 18th,
1872. 1t will be composed of delegates
from all the public and secret organiza.
tions in the State, from churches, Sunday
schools, &C. Hon. Hiram Price, Attor-
ney General O'Connor and other promi-
ncnt citizens will be present, and it is
intended to be one of the most imposing
asscmblages even convened at the capt.
tai
j. H. Godson, city editor of the Des
Moincs Register, died suddenly in that
city, two weeks since, of an over dose
go grams) of choral. Mr.. Godson was
man of Incorporate habits, and the
drug was taken to quiet his nerves after
long spree. He leaves wife and SIX
children in Canada.
The Supreme Court has decided that
Croker county, organized by act Of the
last Legislature, has no legal existence;
the law under which it was organized
being unconstitutional. The grounds
for the decision are that the county has
not the amount Of territory-4S2 square
miles-prescribcd by the constitution.
j. G. Moreland, of Usage, during
business trip to the East last April, had
his valise stolen from the car while he
was Mt breakfast in Syracuse, N. Y. In
it was pocket book containing small
sum of money and notes to the amount
Of several hundred dollars. No clue to
the thief was found, and Mr.. Moreland
returned home. Last week he received
his pocket book and papers by express
from firm of detectives In Boston, who
state in the note accompanying the
package, that the thief, who IL an old
offender with many aliases, was arrested
in Boston, tried and sentenced to the
penitentiasy for years, probably for
another oiIsnse, and that Mr.. Morelands
propeety was found on his person.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
Institute Notice.

A Township Institute will be held at
Winthrop, Dec. 30th, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ.
Programme-Reading, for Advanced
Grades, g. Rutherford; Grammar and
Composition, Miss Sarah friedrich; &C.
ography, f. B. Downs; Drawing, A. d.
Webb; School Government. Prof w.
Palmer; Select Reading. Miss NJ. Pulls,
E. c. Perkins; Essays, Miss Addy Knight,
Miss NJ. Barney, s. Fl. Pierce.
Parties having work assigned them
are requested to present their thoughts
upon paper. This Institute will not be
postponed on account of the weather or
the holding of another Institute in any
part of the county.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

The Waterloo Reporter thus re
cords the movements of one OF
those self-sacrifcing colporters in
the Harlan interest, who are SO
zealously, untiringly and disinter-
estedly traversing the highways
and byways of the State at the
present time:
Rt. and Lift. Hon. E. G. David,
forty-second cousin of Gen. Grant,
was in town yesterday. He looked
burdened with the weight Of feder-
al office! We wish the public
service might give him rest.
Fortunately for the credit of the
Presidents family tree, the relation
ship imputed by the Reporter is a
mistake. The New York Times in
a recent review of so-callcd list
of President Grants relatives in
Office, put forth by the Sun, copies
the list as published by the latter
paper and makes the proper correc-
tons under each item. The follow
ing is the 2lst count in the Suns
indictment, and the Times COM
ment, probably by authority:
XXI z. c. DAVID, Presidents wife's cousins
husband, Special Agent Of the Post Office De-
partment In Illinois and Iowa.
No relation; President does not know
him.
The fact thus established that
David is not relative of the Presi-
dent, and, moreover, that the latter
disclaims all knowledge of him, the
people of Iowa will be more puzzled
than ever to account for the inf1u-
encc which inflicted him upon the
public service.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
1872.
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

Judge Maxwell, of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District in which is the cap
ital Of tho State, is evidently Of the
opinion that the prohibitory laa is
not . dead statute, bntthas it.sanAy
and can be enforced as any other
law. At least, judging from the
following scene at the recent term
Of his court at Des Moines, no has
no disposition to evade his own re-
sponsibility connected Herewith.
Four saloon keepers who had been
convicted of violation of the liquor
law were brought up before the bar
Of the Court for sentence:
His Honor then proceeded to
deliver to them one Of the best tenn
perancc lectures we have ever heard.
In the course Of his remarks, he
said:
You, the Sheriff and the Court,
for the last four years, have been
running a race; you have been fined
and still you kept on in your nefa-
rious traffic. Yonder sits q man
that / have just sentenced to the
penitentiary eight years for q crime
where no life was taken. Yet by
statistics kept,i it is shown that by the
trade you follow, $4,000 human be-
ings every year are sent to prcma'
ture graves, or linger along, dying
by inches. Now / intend that my
skirts shall be clear Of the blood Of
men killed by your traffic. and that
when l am called to Judgment
shall not be judged a particeps Grim
inis in your crimes. This is plain
talk, and l wish it to be 50. j
shall deal roughly with you--tha'
you may not continne to muir
der the people. I shall commit YOU
to the custody Of the Sheriff to sec
that the demands of the law are sat
isfed. Is the Sheriff here? Iwisf
him to listen to what Isay. : #
Mr.. Van Slyck came forward and
took seat at the bar. ~..
Judge Maxwell-Mr. Curly, how
often have you been fined?
Mr.. Curly-Twice.
Judge MAXWELL fine you 81 200
and you must now work it out OF
the streets. You are now in tho
Sheriffs hands. 80
Judge MAXWELL. F. Hahnen
how often have you been tried fol-
this oftense?
Hahnen-Twicc, and fined once
I stopped selling year.
Judge Maxwell-Your fine was
$40 before, but I don't like to be
trifed with; you said you wonld
never sell again. I fine you now
5000 and costs.
w. J. Harris, how many times
have you been tried?
Harris-I don't know.
Judge Might times, l think
you and Curly have shown consid
cradle zeal in the cause, / judge;
fine you 5000 and costs.
Leblanc, how long have you been
at the business?
Lehane-Five years, and the first
time | was ever convicted. ~ =
Judge Maxwell-You have es
capped we'll so far, but this time
fine you 5000 and costs.
The prisoners took their punish
ment smilingly, as the pugilists say,
and went into the care Of Sheriff
Van Slyck with resigned air.
They will probably give bail or pay
their fines,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

WINTHROP, Dec. 0, 1871.
S. G. Pierce, Chairman, A. J. Andcrs,
Secretary. 18mcmbcrs present. Owing
to want of notice, the attendance at this
Institute was small, and for the same rea-
son, those who came were not prepared
for work. The new school building being
as yet unfinished. and the churches &C.
cupied, the session was held at the resi-
dence of our largc-hearted townsman,
Mr.. Alex. Risk.
From the reports made by the teachers
present of the condition Of their schools,
we gather the following items:
SUB DIST. No. A., WAsHINaroN-Ge
Elliott, teacher; number of. pupils, a.
Three series of Reading books, two kinds
of Arithmetics, two kinds Of Grammars
and two or three kinds Of Biographies;
time of recitation, 10 minutes.
No. A, LIBERTy-J. N. Barr. 90 pupils,
IS classes and % Rotations, uniformity
of text books, tardy attendance.
No. 8, MIDDLEFIELD-E. G. Perkins
20 pupils, IA classes, 20 Rotations uni
formity of books, Maps and Globes. y.
-FREMoNr-Emma Ward. ?0pu
pills, Is classes, uniform DO Jks. f
No. 2, LIBERTY-Wm. Hunter. 90
pupils, 20 classes, 20 recitations, inclu-
ding Algebra, uniformity of text books,
WasA6otol, Soap and Tooel.
No. 1, LIBERTY e. B. Downs. Is pu-
pills, 10 classes, 20 Rotations; ono class In
Algebra and one in History, poor furni
ture, uniformity Of books.
No. 8, FREM0NT-Wm. Kelley. 10
pupils, uniformity Of books. furniture
very poor.
The members believing cleanliness to
be one Of the cardinal virtues, passed the
following resolution:
"Rssolved, That every school room
should be furnished with washbowl, soap
and towel"
At recess the programme was pleas.
antly varied by the Introduction Of . lib
eral supply Of apples, with the compll.
ments of our host.
GEoaRAPHY.-Mr. Pierce urged the
consideration of classes and economy Of
time. This study holds too prominent a
place In our common school course; pu-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
THE Muscatine Journal is dis

The Muscatine Journal is dis
posed to be somewhat indignant,
aud accuses Speaker Blain of snub-
bling Iowa because Judge Cotton,
of the Second District, was not
placed upon the Judiciary Commit
tee of the House. Considering
that the Judiciary Committee is
the second in point of Importance,
and that Judge Cotton has not
yet had six months Congressional
experience, Ia Joar"ars claim for
him indicates an appreciation OF
his ability not too flattering, per-
haps, but as yet confined to his own
district.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

WOMAN SUFFRAGE has gone to
the bad. 1t has been strangled in
it's cradle. Notwithstanding the
Governor of Wyoming says it has
worked well and satisfactorily, the
Legislature rcmorselessly repeats
the statute, and will pass the re-
peal over the Governors veto,
should he exercise that power. 1t
is to be noted, however, that the
measure itself is not being contest
ed on principle. The "Conserva-
tives"-whatever they may be
have the majority, and have deter
mined to repeal the law, anyhow
DEBORAH Republican.
The Republican sets up a propo-
sition in the first two sentences
above question, which is effectual-
ly negatived by the balance of the
paragraph. No principle can be
said to have "gone to the bad' or
been "strangled" to any alarming
extent, which is acknowledged to
have worked we'll and SATISFACTORY.
ly in practice, and been finally de.
feated, not by discussion of its
merits, but by appeal to the brute
force of paltizan majority. Al
the Republican truly says the
Conservatives or Democrats OF
Wyoming were determined to re.
peal the law, anyhow, for the reason
that the women, following their
natural instinct to side with justice
and morality, refused to vote with
the democracy. We opine woman
suffrage can suffer hundred such
defeats and grow stronger after
aach
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22

LEGRAND BYINGToN, of Iowa
City, once the Ajax of the non-con.
forming Democracy of Iowa, has
apostacised, and now declares his
willingness to train with any party
which opposes the I'D mongrel
party now travelling under the mis-
homer Of Democracy"