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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-01-20

kl4GeKlC Okl.
/ W publish tAs orders u tho bsst houses and
dcctOn In the United States, such a Charles,
Blow, Co., ~ Louie; Weeks Potter, Boston
p. balsh Son, Providence, n. T.; Morton Co.,
woodman . Co., New Orleans Wright Co., New
Orleans Barnes Park, New York; J.. d. Park,
Cincinnati; Van Lear, Britain Hardy, 81. Jo-
Oph, Ac., ~.
Mr.. HI. HoGnan, Of Quincy, says 1sThs pros
psct Tor the sAis Of your Oil IL better than az
pssted, and you may therefore send NE shout So
"Hr. WIN. Nets, Fiacks 1 Co., Douay j Morton,
also order s.d there IL no dosbt hist $1,000 worth
viii DO sold In this vicinity.
From the iaxgsat Drug House In Boston.l
We have soh Iarge qaantty Of Dr. Smiths
nlsstris Oil, and ~ y spoken u only With usqasI-
iAsd praise. Good report. from svery losals.
WEEKS POTTER,
Wholesale Druegisss,
No. ia WashingtCn-st., Boston.
Patients havseome 100 miles 10 b. treated by
Dr.. Smith.
TLatsr.-Fron tAs Greatest New York House.1
$500 M0KEi
NEw YoRx, me 1,a1s6s.
On .sxIrn: Dsar sir--Ssnd 50 gross small, ~
gross half and - sross dollar siss ELECTRIC OIL.
sAkNSs ! fxKR, Broadway.
From the Largest Drug Hsasc n the wsstl
ST.. LoUn, AprilB.
DIR. snIrn Please ship NJ - dos. sman siss, 50
dos. medium sise 10 dos. large siss EL1CTkIC
OIL, and draw on NJ for the amount
cHARLRss, BLOW CO.,
Wholesale DEuggists-
The Mayer - NeW YsFk.
City and County of New York, ~. DR.. GALurIA
B. 6nrn being daily sworn, Asposss and says thst
hs started the Elscaric Oil, and vested al The
capital In tha business; that John Livingston, Esq,
No. 10 West 18th IT., New York, who was cured Of
very painful illness by the Electric Oil, has shown
the dspos sss said Oil, which proves 70 Be the den
Meal Oil maAs ~ the deponcnt. and further, thst
every impsrtsnt cnre made the past three or four
years BY Electric Oil, Was made by Dr. Smith OH
GALUrIA B. SxMn, II. D., Phila.
Sworn 10 before me this Nth day u April, I6to.
DAsLY. Ms1AS, Mayor.
TO DKNTI8TS4--DR. SMITH q KLkCTRIC OIL
10 . valuable and soothing remedy In the hands OF
Dentists. All should try IL for the sako Of their
patrens. Many Dentists say they wouid not b
without IL. and believe none who know u would
b.. b sure and get Genuine Electric 0il-DF.
Smiths.
Drs. Bennett ChaGss, perhaps the bsst Dsntists
In the West, (ocatsd next door 10 the lAts Joseph
Charles house, 81. Louisl, say: CDR. Smiths We
have tried yosr BLECTRlC OIL in several sesrsL
~ saees, also on inAamsd gums, and " think it
possesses Qualities superior TO any ocnhnation that
has come 70 our notice daring IL yeAra' prscties.
Or. 1aaon, Dentist, Of Elmiras writss that "O.H
e1red in ore day earb0ncls % his noss, eat he'd
instaatly cured one Of his patients Of severe Moo
rAlgiA.
% 900 worth were sold In 81. joseph In months.
DR.. SMITH may be- consulted free
8. b. V0WyLL, DR.. J.. BkADEN, j. II. HOOP
ER, O'CONNOR ! BRO, Agents, Ksokuk.
Aug23dkw
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legal Notice.

To C. M. Service and James Reynolds:
N0U are hereby notified that there is now on file
l. in the Office of the Clerk Of the District Court
of LIE County, Iowa, ut keokuk, petition OF
Henry S. Clarke; claiming Of you q. M Service the
sum of three hundred and fifty dollars and inter
est, ~ money due on a promissory note executed
by G. NJ Service u Jam e. Reynolds and by him
endorsed to plaintiff, and claiming Of both of you
the foreclosure of mortgage given TO secure said
motto and two other notes, and conveying the fol-
lowing real estate, to-wit: part of lots and s,
In block $50. In the city OF keokuk, being twenty
Ave feet fronting on Eleventh street, beginning
affect from tho rear ends Of said lots and running
width nj right sng said lots 100 feet,
In Lee county, lows, in which said real estate the
said James Reynolds has or claims to have in
terest.
on or before the second day of the next term OF
said District Court, commencing on the first Mon
day In February, 1850, Judgment and decree viii
be rendered according TO the prayer of said petition
amount found TO be due plaintiff, interest and
COSTS and all your interest therein will be cut OF
and forever barred and foreclcsed.
McCRARY d BRUCE,
Solicitors for Petitioner.
Tee. n, 1850 dim
Les NJ Notice.
To samuel \. Carey, NJ. n Runner, Chas. Parsons;
John Mcneil D Co., II. H. Olliphant, jesse
Reeves, Price j. patten Co., and c. M. Hoyt:
rIsHERE in new on file In the Office of the CLERK
i OF the Uistrfcf Court OF Lee County, Iowa, at
Keokuk, the petition Of flaming Higgins
claiming of II. ii. Runner, the maker OF note,
ard Samuel =. Carey the endorser, and a judy
ment AgAinat plaintiffs endsrsers of said note,
the sum Of twelve hundred dollsrs and claiming
against n. ii. Runner the foreclosure of mort
gage given ON certain real estate in the city Of
Keokuk ssid petition represents that plaintiffs
have discharged the Judgment said note that III
the other defendants have interest in the prop
erty mortgagsd. The prayer also is that ali the
frfM nj tha dat hA aH h.
sold, and for general relief.
Unlcss you appear and answer said petition on
or before the second day Of the February term
(l56o) Of said Court, judgment win be rendered
against you.
RANKIN, MILLER ENsTER,
New. s, 1S69-d Pitts Att'ys.
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Mississippi Valley Nursery.
wEsTERN 0HOwM TREES ron

MITE several years
w sxpssisnss thA Pro
prietor oan now furnish
FRUIT TREES A N p
6HRUBBRRY, scclisss-
ted, and foand TO succeed
In the West.
Many Of these Trees
Afe Of extra sise, and
have produced Ane speed
mems Of fruit the past Seq
son. Those interested are
invited - call and ex-
anime for thema Ives.
Ordera for AnpIo. poaf ,
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ALAO,
a LARGE stock Of Juveniles for the Holidavs
~ Tor aAls by M. w. WEHTCOTT,
Decl0d o7 Natn-st
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LOWELL, MASS.
BARTLETT, KAYE CO., Ksokuk.
J. ii. RKBD CO., Chicago,
BARNARD 4 CO., st. Louis,
s6UIR1, ECKSTEIN = co., Cincinnati,
Wholesale Agents,
And Agents in every town in ths United States
myl6dkwly
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naXar4 TaYiss,. Nsw we!ks.

WaYorA TaYlorss Nov Woxks.
4 HOM1 AND ABROAD, Sketch Book Of
IA Life, Eesnsry and Man, b Bsyasd Taylor
Also, Travels in Grsecs and Russia, viii N Ex-
cursion TO Crete, ~ BAyard Taylori With 6teel
Plates nDslphi" ard the Church 81 81. 1asl, Mo-
COW. More vigorous and graphic than either of IT
- OGDEN. BROwNHLL kC0l's
Crrx Book 6foxn,
Noy1od % Aain-st.
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FOR SALE By

FOR SALE By
OGDEN, D1 OWNELL - CO.
WE Offer to the public the following standard
w BOOKE--which are sold By the publiahors at
1I.16-for rs csnts, The Books are oil limo,
and we'll bound In muslin:
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Two Robert French, Sarah +. French his vita.
kbcneser Robertson, John Madssn, and q. n.
Dimond You are each Of You hereby notified that
there IL now on he In the ONCE OF the Clerk OF the
District Court Of Lee County, Iowa, at Ksoknk, the
petition OF George Parker, claiming Of you Rob-
French the sum o. Aftsen hundred dollsn - msnsy
Justly due him from you, on promissory meta az
scutsd BY you Kobt French TO his order Tor the
sum Of $1l50, Of date November IL, 1856, due In
one year thcrcafter and claiming Of all Of you the
foreclosure Of > mortgage executed by aaid Robert
French and Sarah French his wife TO plaintiff, on
Lots Nos. and In Block No. OF, Keokuk, Iowa,
except twenty feet of the rear ends Of said lots
which mortgage ID given TO secure said note, and
bears date che 18th day Of November, 1855. Now
unless you appear and answer said petition on or
before the second day Of the next term Of said
Court, which commences its session the FIRST
Monday OF February, A. D. 1860, judgm ent and
decree Of foreclosure viii be rendered against you
Is prayed for In plaintiffs petition.
McCKARY &BRUCR
Dee. -, 1s6o-dm Soils for PlaintiG.
T'O spencer 8. Rillisg, WIN. II. wontsr, I5asl
4 Marisnthal, leopold Block, rrsdsricf zuEs,
Joseph w. Zugg, Ben. johnson, Thomas Forsey,
Thomas Bruce, A. g, selman, James Carroll, Mar
tin Rexford, A. J. Hoyt, Geo. q. Anderson 4 Co.,
John McCune and Hugh Harkins, tExssators OF
Embich's estatsl, Rufus Wilsey, Geo. r. Todd,
Joseph Webster, III. ID. Woodward Co.: You and
each Of yea are hereby notified that there IL now
on file in the District Court Of Lee County. Iowa,
at Keokuk, petition and amended petition OF
James w 6rimea, claiming the correction and fore
closure Of mortgage given by Spencer 8. Billings
on certain real estate In said county secure the
payment Of three promissory notes set out in said
petition and claiming against said Billings juag-
ment Dor ten thousand dollars said rel estate ID
more particularly described in said petition and
amended petition, and claiming . foreclosure Of
said mortgage and order Of sale of said real So
tate, against all of you. And unless you appear
and answer said petition on or before the Tuesday
after the LIST Monday in February next, judgment
will be rendered against you by default.
RANKIN, MILLER q ENSTKR,
Dec. 80, l8se-dn Att'ys for Plaintif.
xHERIEF,S SALE.
STATE OF IOWA, IS
Lxx CousrY.
ID virtue Of special execution to me directed,
issued BY the Clerk Of the District Court Of aid
County, in favor OF crcel d Shepherd for use OF
Scott 0rmsby, and against James Martin and
Hannah Martin, will sell TO the highest bidder,
at the door OF the Clerks Office Of the District
Court Of Lee County, Iowa, Mt keokuk, In said
County, on the sosh day of January, A. D. 1859,
between the hours Of o'clock A. NJ, and o'clock
p. NJ, Of said day, the following property, to wit
Lot four ~, block eighty-six 1881 Of Mason .
lower addition TO the City OF Keokuk, Lee County.
Bold by ordef of Court to satisfy said writ Of
ecution.
Keokuk, Dec. 3oth, 1859.
w. III. LEIGH,
dee3l-dlm Sheriff Of Lee County.
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= Il IS O. =. = u q g = !.
NTOULD respectfully inform the citissns Of
W Ksokuk and vicinity that he has Just returned
from the East, with fine stock OF Goods adapt
ed TO the Fall Trade, consisting In part Of
Fxs Black Bro0dciofhs; Eddy's Castmevg
Fine Black D0esktns; Havkiss
French biz ribbed Doeskins; sir Yesft1cs. re.
In FURNISHING GOODS:
Shirts, Collars, Cravafs GIopes.
Under Shirts, Drawers, Sxspsndsss. &C.. tc.
SOMETHING NEW.
He has also made arrangements with one OF The
all the latest fashions for Boys Clothing.
oct3d
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original Notice.
10 John StAnnus, John Hamilton los Kalls


To John Stannus, John Hamilton, Jos. Kelley,
Wm- Stannus, tdefendAnts).
VOU are hereby respectively notified that there
liz now on file in the Clerk Office OF the ID strict
Court OF Lee County, lows, at Ksokuk, q petition
OF james A. Lee, claiming judgment against
said John stannus and John Hamilton above
named, forthe snm Of nine hundred thirty-eighf
doiars with interest ut ten per cent from the 25h
day Of February, 1857, on two promissory notes of
said parties dated Feb D. 1857, for $40 each and
special and general execution againet John Stan
nus and John Hamilton, and q against eli said de-
PENDANTS abovc named, praying also for the fore
closure OF mortgage given by said ohm Stannus
and John Hamilton TO James A. lee upon the I'M
divided onethird part OF fifteen acres ofland Oh Of
the east side Of the north vest Of the south wsst
quarter of section twenty-five, township s. north,
range 5west, in Lee Co., Iowa; the SALE Of said
mort gagged promises to pay OF said debt, the ex-
tsnguishment Of all equity Of redemption therein
for costs and general relief.
Now, You and each of you are notified to appear
and answer said petition on tho morning Of the ii
day Of the next term Of said Court, to be holden
on the Lot Monday Of February, 1860, or judgmen,
and decree viii be had therein prayed Tor by de-
fault. II. SCOTT HOWELL
Dec. Nv, lSos-dlm Sol'r for Petitioner.
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SAMUEL BonHToL, Ct al,
HARRIET sNIVELY. ct al.

III.
HARRIET sNIVELY, ct al.
pY virtue of an order OF the District Court of
- Leo County, Iowa, in the foregoing case, Of
the September term, 1858, at Keokuk, the under
signed, majority of the Commissioners appointed
by the Court, 1.-THE other being absentl, will the
9th day Of February, 1860, between the hours of
o'clock a. and 4 o clock p M, In front of The
Court House in the City Of keokuk, sell to the
highest bidder Lots Nos three f3l and sixteen (16)
in block No. three s), in the town of West Point,
Lee county, Iowa.
Terms cash. deed will be executed to the
purchaser
s Fl y: sasP Raox1Es, Commissioner.
Dec. Is, 1859 jan7dlm
FINAX SALE of LOTS ON which delinquent special
\ tax he due and unpaid for paving sidewalk on
Main street:
Owners name Lot. Block. Tar. Cost.
Unknown, 1 13 1882 4I.10
z 4l.27 lie
20ft com. 90
1t from Wa
ter st. across q lila Ito
NOTICE il hereby given to the owners Of the
lots described in the foregoing list situated In the
City of Keokuk, Lee County and State of Iowa
that special tax has been assessed and levied on
said lots designated la the above list, by the City
Council of the City Of Ksokuk, and unless pay
mcnt be made OF the tax levied, and also ali
costs, before the 9th day Of Fehru AIRY, A. d.
1860 the said lots 30 much thereof ~ shall be
sold on the day aforesaid, at the Mayors Once in
said city, between the hours Of O'Clock q. m.
c. C. STEVENS,
Collector Of the City Of keokak.
Jan. IL Iss0-dtd
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To James Nolan Trustee FOR Hugh Cameron) !,
Hugh Cameron, c. n. Conn, III. H. Resder, James
Bradford, q, W lArretson, Jennings Anderson,
W. III. Ewing, Wheeler, Bellows Co., VIM. b
RI. Ruddick, Bancroft, Beaver i Co., Cornelia
arinnan, y. N. Grinnan and A. @. 9rinnan, lde-
fendAnts):
Vou are hereby respectively notified that there
L Is nov on file in the CLERKS Once Of the District
Court Of Lee County, Iowa, 1T Keokuk, petition
of Hiram Barney, claiming Judgment on fore
closure Of . mortgage against said James Nolan,
Trustee, and III. Cameron shove named, for the
sum Of one hundred seventy -four and 76-loo dol
lars, with ten per cent interest from the 18th day
of Aug, 1872, and special and general execution
against rs. Nolan, Trustee, and III. Cameron, and
against all said defendants above named praying
also for the foreclosure Of mortgage given by said
Jas Nolan Trustee, Ac. 10 Ehaies Mason, lt.f lot
T. block LAT, in the City OF Keokuk Lee Co lows;
the sale of said mortgaged premises to pay of said
debt, the extinguishment Of all equity Of redemp-
ton therein, for costa and general relief.
Now, you and each Of you are notified to appear
and answer said petition on the morning Of the "a
day Of the next term Of said Court TO be holden
the LIST Monday OF February, 1860, or judgment
and decree win be had therein AZ prayed for by do
fault. III SCOTT HOWELL
Dec. 10, 1859 dim Sol'r for Petitioner. +.
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Original Notice.
To l.. w. o'Brien, VIM. III. 0'Brien Harry Fulton,
Lewis Rosenthal, Morris Rindskopp, (defend-
ants:
VoU are hsreby respectively notified that there
is now on file In the Clerk q Once Of the District
Court Of Lee County, Iowa, IT Keokuk, . petition
ofJames N. Billings, claiming judgment on fore.
closure of . mortgage against said l.. w. d Wm III
O'Brien above named, for the sum Of nine hundred
and thrty-three dollars with ten per cent. interest
from the 18th day Of February 1855, and special
and general execution against l.. w. Vim. III
o'Brien, and ~ against all said defendants abovs
named praying also for the foreclosure Of mort
gage given by said o'BriAns to James M. Billing
upon 40 feet OF Of the rear ends of lots TO-
III and IL block IS, Keokuk, Lee Co.. Iowa; the
sale OF said mortgaged premises to pay of said
debt, the extinguishment of all equity Of redemp-
tion therein, for costs and general relief
Now, you and each Of you are notified to appras
and answer said petition on the morning Of the d
day of the next term Of said Court TO be holden on
the LIST Monday Of February, 1860, or judgment
and decree win be had therein a. prayed for By de.
fault. H. SCOfT HOWELL.
Dec. ID, lS5g-dlm Sol'r for Petitioner.
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Araxanal Nstroa !.


10 Charles q. Adams, Alsx g. Taylor, Joseph Tom
linson, jr., IsAAs Hall, Jaass Humphrey, Bridg.
man Reed. Bn. Wallace, tdefendantse
VOU are hsrety respectfully notified that there
L n now on Ala in the Clerk q Once OF the Dis.
trict Cbxrt Of Ls4 coanty, Iowa, 1T Keokuk, pee
titioa III HisAn Barney, claiming judgment on
fsrsslseure u Y mortgage agsinst said ChAtics G.
Adams nnove named, Tor the sum ct two hundred
ninety~nans And ST-leo dollars, with ten per cent
intsrest 1run the 10th day 81 Aug., IS5e, md I
spsaf9f md general execution against ChaYles G.
A1ans, md O. against oil said defendants shove
nAnsd, praying Also for thu foreclosure ii mort.
gaes 9tvsn by said CAas. G. Adsms to Charles Ma,
SON. son the front ends sf lsts and block 13s
being the half therrof-in the City ef keok uk,
Lee Cosnty Iowa; the sale Oh said mortE agsd prem
Uses 70 pay OF said dsbt, the cf all
equity OF redemption thersin, for costs md gsnsr
oil relief. 6ssaa.,a .84sa i
Nov, you and each Of you are notified to apPeaf
and answer sstd petition ON the morning o. sne -
day of the next term of said Cosrt to y hol1en on
the LIST Monday Of February, 1859, or tuagmens
and decree viii be had therein as prayed fof by de-
fault. III. sUUTT HOWkLL,
Dec To- 1s5Q.dIm 6ol'r for Petitioner.
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NUTS.
on BBL6. assorted, al new and fresh, for sale by
~ KELLOGG MkAE,
nsv1Id % MAin-st.
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80 a1R = AOOSS - ~
WILL CU1R, and does daily Care
w some Of the most wretchsd cases Of Rhsuma
tism, Paralysis, Plies. &C., that were ever known
Try i, too, on The guns Of tsething children, on
ladys gathered 0rsast md sec how quisting !
proves. A II the hsst doctors use II who have be
come acquainted with IL, and every hrst class dng
gist sells IL.
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Dec. %, 1859 dim
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-12-07
ARTEMUs WARD ON aFoRTs.-

AtGTEMUS :" AhU ON WEO14T8.D
Every man of intellek has got his
| Fort.
Danil Webster's Fort was to speech
erfy inethe Hauls of congfiss & make
Dickshunaries. sze a sc -. 81
Shakspeer rote good Place bat be
woodent hev bin wuth pint of kold ST.
dar as a stennergraHick Report. Wood
hi? Hey? He Bet 2 dollars he woodent,
Old George Washingtou's Fort was
to not hev eny public man of the present
day resemble him to eny alarming ex-
tent! Where bowts can Georges ekal
be fownd? I ask, & boldly anser no
whares, or eny WHARF else. st
Old man Townsin's Fort was to rnaik,
Sassyperiller. Coy to the world an
other life savedF fCotashun from
Townsin's advertisemunt.1
Cyrus Fields Fort is 10 Law sub. Ma.
chine telegraf under the bonndfnd biller
of the Oshun g. then hev it bust.
My Fort is the crate moral show biz
mis- 4 ritin choice famerly literhtoor for
the noospapers. That's what's the mat
ter with me. = ss
&c., &C., &c. So I mite go on to an
indefnit extent.
Twict I've endeavored to do things
which thay wasn't my Fort. The fust
time was when / undertook to lick a
oudashus cuss who cut a hole in nv
tent Il krawled threw. Sez I, s'my jen-
tie Sir go out or I shall fall onto YOU
putty hevy." Sez he, "Wade in Old
wax fggers," }" whereupon I went for himts
but he cawt me powerful on the head &
knockt ME threw the tent into a COW
pastur. He pursood the attack & flung
me into mud puddle. As I arose &
rung out my drencht garments conclu-.
did fitin wasn't my Fort. lille now rise
the kurtin upon Seen I'd: It's rarely sell
dom that I seek consolashun in the
Flown Bole. But in q sertin town in
Injianny in the Faul of IS, my or
gin grinder got sick of the fever & died.
/ never felt so ashamed in nv life, & r
thawt ide. hist in few swallers of fsuthin
strengthnin. Konsequsnts was histed
in SO much didn' zactly know WHARF
bowts | was. turned my liyin wild
beests of Pray loos into the street & up
set my wax wurks. I then Bet I Good
play boss. So harnist myself to a Ca
nal bote, there bein two other HOSES
hitched on likewise, I behind and an.
uther ahead of me. The driver hol4
Tered for US to git and we did. But the
hosses bein onused to sich arrange
ment bugun to kick & squeal & rair up.
konsequents was l was kickt viIentlY
in the stummuek Il back & presently I
fownd myself in the Kanal with the
other hosses, kicken & yellin like q
tribe of Cusscarawas savvijis. I was
rescood, & as was bein carried to the
tavern ON hemlock Bord I sed fiji
a feebleaxoise, "Beys, playin hoss isn't
my Fort ..
MoRAUL.-Never don't do .nothin
which it isn't your Fort, for eff you do
you'll find yourself splashing in round
in the Kanal, fggeratively speaking
Funity Fair. =.
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EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.


The following questions were pro
lpounded for written answers at the Ex
animation of Teachers held on the Is
inst.
Ag1THMETfc.
1. Multiply CXXv by TX, adj
DCCXXXV, and express the result il
the Roman Notation. -.
2. How many quarter sections, ane
acres, in county rs miles in length b,
20 miles in breath?
8. A farmer owning 1424 acres o
land, sold So A. 3 r. 20 p; how mucf
had he left2 g. ...-..,
4. A can build IS rods of wall in 8;
days; bnt B can build rods while A
builds Z; how many rods can B build il
A days7
5. If 20 of piece of land is worth
$3.50, what is 1916 of it worth?
6. Sold potatoes at 75cts. per bushe
and lost 10 per cent. on the cost; for what
should they be sold to gain 25 per cent?
Z. What is the interest, for 6 months
on the. present worth of note for $3.50,
due months heuce without interest?
8. Divide the eig ghth power of .05 by
its fifth power, and express the result
decimally. ~
9. What is the difference between q
per cent. of 12AA, and 12A per cent of 2aai
10. have a room whose length
breadth, and hight is, each II feet; what
is the distance from one lower corner
to the opposite upper corner?
Solutions must accompany the an.
swers to problems.
GRAMMAR
1. Upon what principle are words
classified?
2. Write sentence in which an ad.
jective shall qualify verb and noun
conformity.
3. To be thought proud is misfor-
tune. Parse all the words.
4. He lied, when he laid down, and
said he had not lain up any money
Correct, and give reasons.
8. "Ere you remark another's sin,
bid thy own conscience look within. =
Correct, and parse verbs and pronouns.
6. State the points of agreement and
difference in the conjunction and rela-
tive pronoun.
z. Scenes must be beautiful, which,
daily viewed, please daily. Parse ali
the words.
8. Write the plurals of the words one,
this, thou, means, which, and that.
8. State the points of agreement and
difference in the active and passive
voices of verbs.
10. Define afixes and prefxes, and
illustrate their uses by examples.
80 - GEOGRAPHY.
1. What are great circles? Name
them.
2. What are the lines called which
bound the Torrid Zone? Why?
3. How far does latitude and longi-
tude extend?
4. Name the different races of men.
5. Into what states of society is the
human race divided?
6. Name the different forms Of GOV
ernment.
Z. Name the lakes between the Uni
ted States and British America, and the
outlet of each. ta tz.. a.
s. Of what does the. Congress Of the.
United States consist, how are its mem
bers chosen, and for what time?
9. Name the New England States,
tine capital and metropolis of each2 zsi
10. WhaSS waters are connected, and
lands separated, by the strait of Gibral-
tar?