Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-04

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pointed two delegates 10 inquire into it
soon a. possible, and the said men OF sait
! "ornrany keep at work until the report 0
the Delegates.
For the Henry Co Coal Co,
K LOWREY, Pres't.
Signed by all the delegates:
CAhBos CLIFF Robert :. Buckley
Ebenezer Jones, Robert Alli-on
GREEN RivEn-John Ferry, James Kavn
John Pattison.
Coal NALLEy-Robert Lee, W. w. vii
liams. David Davis.
Coal TowN-George Jackson, George
Hitler, Thos Pedy.
Por the Daily Democra,.l
MEssRs. EDIToRs IL have been requested
by those who are anxious to have the
whole trrsh known, to publish the card.
and the result Of the examination in which
according to the reply Of "many Teachers.
l so "signally failed" cheerfully do this
as am convinced that any practical man
will see at once that something more is nee
essary in Is success ful teacher, than answer
ing 80 per cent. of the questions which fol
low.
The time for each card is more or lees as
the superintendent may decide, and though
more is allowed for the Arithmetic card
than any other, it is barely sufficient for
writing out the solutions. supposing that the
applicant could solve the questions without
reflection:
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What and where are Hanaf, Moiena, Fezzan,
AdriAnope?
=. What and where are An icosta Balize Daco.
tah. Great Antiil's, Cainpeche Katahdin, Disco,
Farewell?
Name the political divisions called the fiye great
powe OF Europe.
Bound Austria Mississippi, and Brazil. Give
tn IT cap ais.
what do-. the British Emp.re comprise?
.. Name the Gt.erent forms u government. Give
exainpl. l.s u .act.
!. Name the mountain and river systems OF each
continent.
5. BY what waters are Eng and, Scotland md
Wales surruundes
3 On Whist wstrs world You sail In going from
Canton T. CoIstiftnoplc?
10. What meridian r coming from Greenwich sep-
ar,tes the two hemsphere,?
H. How many st. the size Of the smallest one
IN the Union would the largest make?
~ Why dots 1t rain 50 little in Kgypt2
ters OF the Atlantic coast at greater elevation thaa
thos OF the P1rlnc?
II When the sun at the trop.c Of Capricorn,
how long are te days and nights at til. Arctic circle?
10 Where wou Il the TROPICS polar circle and
equator b. plac d. II the axis Of the eaIt were In
clined % to the place OF Its orbit I?
Corfect,...... .......l6.
DEFINITIONS.
Define the following words:
Reliet .. Imp9'ent. Chaos. Tithe. 8. Twi-
light Clue 10. Obvious. II Remen scence
~. Amiable. Ia suavitv II. Suburbs Is. I'm.
barras >ment
Correct, .................
GRAMMAR.
l. Whist are the distinctions Of artificial and nat
ural language?
2. Give Characteristic Of all ncuns and an exam-
pl III which through" is noun.
D. GeiiLe declension, and decline Ch'r'es and
James.
4. Writ an adjective word, phrase and sentence,
Ans.-lh1mss, an id e ftli9w drinks punch
Marked cot coirect1
8 Give al example u III adverb.al word, phrase
and sentence.
6. Required the numb - consonant sounds in our
LANGUAGE, and of what proportion vocals ID As
pirates.
I. what connection between Grammar and Rbet
orc?
). Give the distinction o:transiiye and intrarst-
iva verb, and also active and passive voice OF rbs
9. Give the grand divisions of time and the lenses
of each.
10. Required the difference between the finite and
infinite verb aud give the government Of the infni.
tive mode Of verbs.
II. Write the past tense of "shall F." "havep and
may = Future tense of "will" The second per-
son singular. past perfect Of 'have."
H. Does the pass voice ever take an object
II so, illustrate
Ans.--I io not know that it docS-tho' do not up-
derstand the que tion.
10 Z" Industry made him what he is'
H wrought thy wall annov"
Parse what in first, AID "annoy'' in second scn-
tsnce.
H. Select point above and without circle
Parse 'above" a without"
ID passing away Is written on the stars"
Analy Sc and pare.
correct OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .......12.
lncorr Nct..s..es s.........s..sss.s =.
ARITHMETIC
l. State the diff ,rence, n any, between figure
AMI number?
q VIVA, primo pies form the basis Of the fundamer.
tai rules Of arithmetic?
Ans-Increase and dmnution.
3. BY what two rules can all examples in arithme-
tic performed?
An..-By addition and Correct, and
procf that ans ger u I'd above " correct
4. Divide 234s by the prime factors OF 1875; give
the trne remainder, and the reason for your method
o' finding 1t.
5. A man gave sls,s for land and sold part of
i for 81, 800 at S5S per acre AMI by doing lost
u
The remainder per acre 10 gain $2lSo by the opera
li7n?
6. Prom I m, 0 fur, rds 0 yds, o it, 0 in, take 7
FUR, 70 rds, s yds. IT. lin.
7. Pini the value OF the expression. three thir
teen'hs thiriy-seven seveDths, plus seven elev.
'nths, (numerstor seventeen ,urths, (ienomina.
~ divided by three, minus two thirds, (nnmera-
tori two s'ven'hs. (dendminator) divided by one
mir us two-thrds, minus on ka'f, tnumerator ve
Iixths (denominatorJ written In the form Of COM
plex fraction.)
(After working through this, was in
1uced in an impnlsive moment, to write ov-
err it as follows: "The man who wrote
his to puzzle the applicant, was an ass
Why did he not ask for q statement Of the
principles in connection with complex frac-
.ions?' l am informed that this is the
.eoson why the Superintendent says am
aoRALy unfit to teach school.)
g. 1.-THE l-s ot6 be ; what wi the ~ Of 20 be
Q The last comm multiple Of 10. -, 81, ard an
Unknown number, prime to these three, Is 92l0 -
v hat i ths unknown number?
10. A is wor h $500, and and together Al,
vorth times as much as A; u worth one, ighth |
Is much a. A and B; how much is a worth |
respectively?
II. person being asked the tims of day. replied |
h Il of tno time past noon, squalled O. Of she
ime from then to ndnigh', plus 2 2-3 What was |
he time.
- what Is the difference be we,en the frYs and |
,dnk Discount Of $500 for years, months, Is |
laws, At = per cent. per month.
I3. A park, ten rods square. has gravel walk |
ipon Us onter eige, the area Of which is 19i0O Of
be whoe area Of the park-what is the area OF the
,ravrl wall?
II. II $50 Els French clothe 103 men, how many |
flemish wi | it AXE 10 clo' he 400?
Is. A cubic inch OF gold can be beaten thin a.
cover space Of 4S feet, 10 inches, by II feet.
nches. How many Of these sheets viii IL take 70 |
make "a inch in thickness?
ORTH0GRAPHY.
l Crys -sllize. 2. RaillAry 8. Traveller. 4. Bc-
tacy. S. ALalyse Dssension. I. Desert. 9.
'ippling Q. D,mcil. 10 Mnrtise. IL. Referra- |
lie. II vacills:e. -. Fiagitious. IA. Lattice
S. wilfnl.