Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-29

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cation OF the words than in photography.
For instance. one said that India rubber
was very ductils; another alleged that
cotton was fusibls. while Q third insistsd
that wood was malleable.
The word cardinal was used 10 every
possible way. One young lady, with
her mind on the fashion books. said;
Cardinal 10 q popular shade Of red. and
10 becoming to brunsttes." Another,
with Q mind stored with historic lore.
avsrred that "a cardinal Is . high digni.
tsry in the Roman Catholic Church,"
while u third advocated: LET the chill.
dren be taught that cardinal means prin.
cipal." And 80 they rau. from grave to
gay, the general trend OF the different
minds giving color to the brief compo-
sitions the same u II they had been OK
hAustive theses.
There vas only one perfect paper in
the entire lot. There were several a.
high as SO per cent. and the majority
wero very creditabls.
The questions In arithmetic. which
occupied the attention Of the would.be
teachers yesterday afternoon. wero as
follows:
/. How does the Arabic system OF
notation increass2 The Roman? Which
10 superior for general use. and Why?
2. What are the two prevailing sys.
TENS Of pointing OF numbers for read.
ing2 illustrate each.
). illustrate carrying in addition and
borrowing in subtraction.
4. Why in multiplying omit eiphers
in the m%ultiplieri illustrate.
8. Prove that multiplication 10 q short
method OF addition, and division . short
method Of subtraction.
6. illustrate by examples the two ways
Of finding the greatest common divisor.
4. What principle underlies cancells-
tion2 Why does the process not change
the value?
8. Why does multiplying the denomi.
nator Of Q fraction divide that fraction?
9. Explain why multiplying one irao-
ton by another gives Q product less than
either multiplier or muldplicand?
10. illustrate that "a 10 greater
than 2 3.
IL. illustrate Why We point of as We
do in the multiplication and in the divi.
sion OF decimsls.
IL. What il the difference between Q
compound and denominate numberf
Is. A man buys u pound Of grapes
for % cents and sells them for 80 cents:
what per cent. Of profit does he make 2
Also illustrate by common fractions.
Il. What Is the interest on S37 As for
Sc days at 10 per cent. per annum 2
Give solution.
10. A square contains ca square
inches. Illustrate that the square root
Of that number 10 the easur OF one
aide Of the square.
l6. Why, in extracting the cube root
OF q number. do you point that number
Of in periods OF three figures each
II. What part OF 7.s il As Of 81?
Give solution.
IS. How many rolls Of paper 90 inches
wide and z yards In length will II take
to cover the walls Of q room II 1.2 feet
long. ~ Is feet wide. II 5.8 feet high.
allowance being made for q Dashboard
10 inches wide around the bottom 2
10. II five men consume Sc OF q bar.
rel OF -four in one week. how long will
It take three men to consume two bar.
rsls 2 Give solution.
90. What il the length Of the side Of
. square equivalent to . ~rectangle &C feet
by "a isetf Give solution.
This mornings ssige opened with an
attack upon the geography rsdoubt, the
puzzlsrs being as appear below:
]. Why 10 . State divided into coun.
ties2 How many in Nevada Name
Ave county offices /; q duty Of the
incumbent OF each.
2. Bound Storey county.
). Mention two differences between
the government OF . State and that OF o
territory.
4. Name and locate three Of the lead.
ing industries Of the State OF Nevada.
s. Name and locate three OF the prin.
cipal mountain ranges OF Nevada /; three
Of its rivers; three Of its lakes.
6. Bound Nevada; California.
Z. Locate three Of the principal val.
leys Of California ; three OF its principal
rivers; two mountain ranges; two bays.
s. Name two places In each: Arizona.
California. Nevada. Oregon. Utah.
Q. Give two reasons for climatic dit.
ferences between San Francisco and
Virginia City.
10. Explain the heavy snowfall on the
Sierra Nevada.
IL. What is the equator 2 latitude ?
longitude ? tropics ? polar circles 2 the
use Of ssch2
l2 Name the countries OF South Amer.
lea. What form OF government prevails
there? Specify q exception.
Is. Name two republics Of Europe;
two empires; two kingdoms.
IL. Over what waters would q vessel
leaving San Francisco sail in order to
reach Constantinopls via Cape Horn.
10. Name six bodies Of water which
touch the ssacoast Of the United States.
l6. Locate three river systsms Of the
United States : describe the principal
river OF each.
II. Draw an outline map Of the United
States showing three mountain ranges
and two lakes entirely within In Dor.
dsrs.
10. Indicate on the above map the
localities Of i've Of the principal products
OF the United States.
10. Name ave Of the principal noun.
tain ranges OF Europe; Ave rivers.
90. Locate Ave sroups Of Islands.
This afternoon there will bs . struggle
With the History Of the United States.
II 10 evident that the examination 10
being conducted in . very fair and i'm.
partial manner. The applicants are
numbered from I'M to twsnty.four. and
the papers are signed with the number
instead OF the name, % that no one 10
able to tell whose paper hs Il reading or
correcting. The record Of the standing
Of each applicant il kept By the mum.