The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-11

AT the regular monthly examination of
| teachers last week, there were Is applicants, 10
of whom received certificates, as rollows:
Eighteen Months-Harvey J. Hunter, John
W. Johnson and Elmer H. Chandler.
Twelve Months-Jennie Morgan and Marcel
lus NJ. Brown.
Six Mon ths-Jesse J. Bass. Thomas Peters,
Walker j. Cosby and Henry Newsom.
The following the questions:
Observation-Disclosures REQUIRED.
Obscene, Recede, Celebrate, Opaque, Orally,
Microscope, Lucrative, Indelible, Develop, Pa
| triarch, Pacific, Ambition, Maxium, Transitive,
Apathy, Supersede, Surcingle, Ecstasy, Deleble,
Oculist.
ARITHEETIC.
l. How many acres in square field, the di-
agonal of which is one mile?
2 AS land is IT less in guam tity than BIS, but
1-2O better in quality how do their farms COM
pare in value2
8. A room is 40 feet long, 80 feet wide and IL
feet high, how far is it from one of the lower
corners to the top of post standing exactly
in the center of the room?
4. Columbus is in 60 s. west longitude; when
it is half past one at Columbus, where is it IL
minutes past six in the evening?
5. How many board feet in a post IL feet long,
inches square at the bottom, and 4 inches
square at the top?
g. There are 70 bushels of grain in bins, and
in bin are 10 bushels less than 3-5 as much as
there is in the other. How many bushels in
| the larger bin?
7. If men do as much work IA women,
and 10 women do as much 81 boys, and IA
boys as much as 25 girls and Is girls bind $50
sheaYes in an hour, how many sheaves "a
men bind in the same time?
8. How many rails, of the longest possible
equal length, will inclose rectangular field
1888 feet long by S047 feet wide, with straight
fence six rails high?
9. received $3.50 to buy wool at 40 cents per
pound, commission 5 per cent. How many
pounds of wool can buy?
10. A wholesale dealer sells to a retailer at 10
per cent. profit, and the retailer sells to the
consumer at so per cent. profit; what part of
the price paid by the consumer is profit?
GRAMMAR.
l. What is language? What is grammar?
2. What are parts of speeco?
3. What are elements
4. What are modifiers?
5. What is a figure of speech
6. How is gender formed?
7. On what does case depend?
s. What is a complex sentence?
9. What is a relative pronoun?
TO- Parse. "He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear"
GEOGRAPHY.
l. In what direction does the earth rotate,
and to what phenomenon does the rotation of
the earth give rise?
2. What produces the changes of seasons?
8. What is the basis of the Geographic mile
4. With what countries is the commerce of
the United States? =?
5. Which is the most enterprising country of
of North America-of South America?
g. Which country of Europe ranks first in
education?
7. Name some impor tant constant winds, and
| tell what gives direction to them.
8. Name the five great governments in the
| order of their area.
! 9. Locate the rainless region of the United
States. Why rainless?
10. What causes the remarkable fertility Of
the soil of Egypt, and for what is Egypt cele-
| brated &?
| John n. Martin, of the firm of G. NJ. Martin
| goods in Cincinnati this week, for the Fal
trade. AS the Martins always keep a larg,
stock of superior goods, especially goods fol
| women and girls, something extra nice and at
| tractive may be expected. They will still max
the shoe trade a speciality, together with ladies
dress goods, fancy goods, &c.
| John says they will have a NICE attractive
advertisement in the Standard after they ge
their goods in position, and ready for custom.
ers.