The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-19

about Ii years OF age, reslulns on
Cove Creek. Just over our county line,
in Doddrilgc county. Our informant
had forgotten tho name, but gavc US
as near as he could the particulars Of
tho affair. It appears that the boy had
taken the butcher knife to cut some
poles in the woods near his fathers
house; and while among tho brush,
fell upon the point of the knife-thc
blade passing nearly through his body.
Hc lived until next day, when death
put an end to his sufierings.
g Tue BUckuASNoy INSTITUTE
Mr.. Editor:I noticed, in the issue Of
the Buckhaunon Della Of tho Sth inst,
under the head Of Contributed" an
article protesting to be an account, or
rather review, Of tho State Examina-
ton which was held at that place on
tho 2Sth anil Goth ult. With your
permission, l wish to venture brief
reply to this masked Contributor. =
The learned critic,-as he has not IA
vored the public with his signature We
must apply to him splendid cpithets-
gives vent to his feelings in terms of
strong Indignation and reproach, main
tanning that the examination was un-
fair, and concludes, in his own rhctor-
ical style, by expressing his belief that
had Prof. Kenney "been made to
change places with them (thc appli-
cants) he would have been convicted OF
as many errors as he charged them
with" Perchance, if "Contributor'
had been made to change places with
them, he, too, would have been con-
victed Of few slight mistakes. At
all events, would like very much to
sec the experiment tried. 1t is not
my province, in tho present instance,
to offer anything in cxtenuation of the
course pursued by the Examiner on
tho occasion referred to; as [ am con-
WINGED that he, in bis proper person,
and at the proper time, is fully able
to vindicatc himself. would merely
ask in passing, as tho writer in the
Delta was SO much displcasd with the
examination, and considered it so un-
fair, why he did not there and then
make known his dissatisfaction ? Had
he done so. no would have rendered
himself douUy useful-would havo
acted tho part Of q philanthropist on a
small scale, aud would have merised
the esteem Of both the Examiner and
examined. tits simply in relation to
myself that I would take tho writer in
tho Delta to task. As tho third mem.
Der of tho State Board Of Examiners
tho Rev. Lepps-was absent was
requested by the others to assist 10
conducting the Examination. In do
Ing so, | chose to frame and propose
toe questions for solution, both in AL
zebra and Arithmetic. Referring to
this portion Of the Examination, Con.
tribuLor" thus acquits himself 1.-THE
examples to be solved, were very fair,
however, with one exception, and that
one belongs to another aud big her
branch, aud no rule eau be found for
solving it in either Of Rays's Arithme-
tics" Now because DR.. Ray forgot
or omitted to give a rule for the sOlu'
ton of similar examples to the ono in
question, it follows, as matter Of
coutsc, that it is unfair. that it be-
longs to another branch than Arithme-
metic, and that it is not susceptible of
an Arithmctical solution. So reasons
the writer in the Delta. A most pro-
found logician, truly, is this Buckhan'
non correspondent. Permit me, new
ertheless, to assure him that | most
emphatically and unequivocally deny
bis conclusion, in toto, and as plainly
assert that an prepared, at any mo.
ment, to furnish two solutions for this
same problem, by as many different
authors on the science Of Arithmetic,
Indeed, il the writer Of the Delta vii!
condcscend to raise the curtain, behind
which he makes 50 strange figure,
como out in bis truo colors, and be
candid enough to acknowledge his ina.
bility, I shall take pleasure in furnish.
ing him with both solutions, either
privately or through the press | ad.
nit that the problem under consid cru
ton, like all others which come un-
der what is called Mensuration in our
Arithuetics, is founded upon Geome.
try. There arc numerous examples
IN Rays Arithmetic which IRE derived
as directly from Geometry as this ono,
and will my friend in the Della
maintain that any Of them is unfair,
and belongs to another and higher
branch ?" Certainly not. Now to
admit that one problem which Is de-
duced from Geometry. and for the So
luton of which Ray gives rule, be-
longs TO arithmetic and to maintain
that another, similarly derived, does
not belong TO Arithmetic, because Ray
has no rule for it, while other Arith-
mcticians have, is what logicians de-
siguate Reducto ad abSurdum.
Respectfully, JNo. MURRAY.
Weston, July 10.
Gy WHEELING BEER STATISTICS.