The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-03

SlSe oetNeen {ne atsn Rllstl. tln ~ 1ttleil
ine.iioas s,s, elalsiilI lsispets
I. Q. What must Sbe paid for the rent ,oi a
house 3 years; at So a year, in arrears for
the whole time at U per cent Simple in
terest
z. II 60 cents be divided among 5 boys,
so that the first has cents as often as the
second has ., and the third q What does
each receive?
s. How many acres in square field
measuring Io.h rods between the opposite
corners?
y. Bought 10 barrels OF tiourat S3;50per
,Darrel, except ~ barrels, ior ! OF which
pay no more than Tor . oil the others.
What didthe whole cost? 3sa
~. n buy sugar ut ) .l6I per pound,
anG sen ~ q s1G ~ cents what shall gam IN
.ENcTyS,Y <,p.,ys.p
n, h ~AsAaaA Ak !,
l. What parts'of speech perform all
the. grammatical functions ina sentence2
=; How can we commonly determine the
case OF q noun?
.; IN how many, lenses isthe form OF the
verb varied to make the number and per-
son Of its subiect2
4. What lenses OF the indicative are
formed by preflxing auxiliaries to the sim
pie yerb?'
.. What lenses OF the indicative express
complete, and which, incomplete actionR
q. Conjugate, shrink, .Siiotg, pOrk, ought, he
andctedh
z. How are compound personal pro-
nouns formed and in what cases are they
used?
8. Define ellipsis, pleonasm, personifca-
ton, simile and metaphor, and give an
example OF each.
O.. Consider each day Of your life a leaf
in il your q history; making, thereon no record
Ivyo ord narsah @ y 80 " s4'''N' N-Ai'"
10 What vnrhs have yo;coo
m cTor,m n 10 . sr. ,o
SEOGEsAPhf.
l. Which is the largest political divis-
ion, the most populous city and the long
est river on the Globe? .l
2. Which divisions of the Earth are in
tersected by the Equator?
3. For what.are the. New England, Mid
die, Southern, and Western States distin-
guished? y
!. 4, How would you sail from Baltimore
totPittsburghH
9, Mbsnit is summer at tile Cape Of
sfss5lts le,Nyhiit s7IIyisit at Sgpe bona
u. Name the principal rivers OF Africa,
the mountain ranges Of Asia, and princi-
pai cltiesoi Europe.
{, Name any ten States in the Union,
with Their capitals, areas and population.
g. Explain the Gull Stream, and the
cause 81 the Trade Winds.
~ why can place have no more than
lSgo OF LonsltudeF
soNth W. Tmat pIaSes are north oil me w OF
w1Sropy
hsAVnR.
/. was Columbus the first discoverer OF
America, and II not, who was?
z. Whenand by whom was Virginia col
onlzed?
D. Name some OF the causes which led
10 the. conflict known in U. $. history as
the Lre'lGh anu Indian HGr.
0rese4 IN ne United states under
5. Name some important measure and
Tbomas 5 earson Se ,e paldaSt W tba %
United States.
8 Explain the Missouri Compromise.
preSJnn o% 1o4g % aid An hndTe% & Jackson serve
what important IL neas,ire 9 ih did he S.o vetoS ""'
s. When was West Virginia admitted
iheo 1Hg w. onlonF Nor vi,o p.o.;,o,,. a.
first four years ears Of Abraham incoIn!s NOUNS ND ad
ministration?
,;.; loi Into nt',n how many periods would you
ON'OO ",'.u .s,T "as ota,., s,r, n,S.ory, 1,y,,x
reI,late%g =; lloT should all Oh your teaching be
8. With what should education begin?
8. How shall we cultivate the child's
senses e:;,o .,o. ,,.h;oh 49,, a.,
method Of conducting speIIins exercise ,,ts Jse'
5. How should writing be taught in our
common schools
The Gallon Inquirer has this to
say:
TELL us not in mournfnl numbers
that YOU must economic, for the
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