The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-06-19
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j. w. Wills, J. III. Patterson, j. E. Sprigg
J. l.. Stewart, A. s. Brady, M. o. Ewin!
: Letitia Buckley, Lafayette Jones, j.
Hunter, VIM. Ragland, Bina Cheringtol
Emma Watt, Christie Kerr.
Two Years-W. w. Smith, t. S. Hogan
John Blair, D. III. Whetsel, S. d. No
Laughlin, J. W. Kinneer, W. d. Ridenoul
Andrew Blair, S. II. Ewing, Clara Nc
Kinniss, w. M. X. Davis, J. NJ. Dungar
J. G. Alexander.
The following are the questions used
oRTHOGUAPHY.
Ubiquity, Oxydize, Commissary, Ar
chives. Innocuous, Piquancy, Whorl
Fagot, Feigner, Parotid, Stable, Solstitial
Maligner, Sanhedrim, Varioloid, Facile
Phylactery, Guileless, Epaulet, Ascen
sion.
u HISTORY.
1. What inducements led the Pilgrims
to come to America? What induced the
English to establish colony at James
| town?
2. What priniple did Roger William
enunciate, and how and for what was he
punished?
8. What whole State was given away,
by what King, to what two men?
4. In what State was it a crime to speak
or write anything against the admins
tration, what was this offense declared
to be, and what was the penalty?
5. What and where was the origin of
paper money in America.
6. What nation furnished the model for
the first government of Rhode Island?
7. What was the first settlement in the
State of New York, and where, and by
whom was it made?
s. What was the Missouri Compromise
The Monroe Doctrine?
9. What Office was held by Alexander
Hamilton, and what financial policy did
he adopt?
10. Who was John Marshall, and what
great work did he accomplish?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Who first tcircumnavigatedt the globe?
What is Ecliptic?
2. Where is Quito, what is its climate,
and why?
3. Give an explanation of intermittent
springs, and the principles on which they
act.
4. What is the composition of the at
mosphere, and how high does it extend
above the earth?
5. What would be the width of each
zone. if the earth's axis were inclined 25
degrees instead of it's present inclina-
ton?
6. Explain the present system of STAN
dard time as adopted by the various rail-
road companies in the u
7. What is the difference of longitude
between place on the 50th meridian
east, and place on the 18th meridian,
west?
s. A ship foundered in latitude so de-
grees west; state the nearest land.
9. Which is the coldest continent? ?
Where is the most luxuriant vegetation? ?
10. What people in Europe were called
the Sea Kings, and why?
ARITHMETIC.
1. What is mathematics? Quantity? |
A unit? number?
2. How many systems of notation in
general use? Upon what five principles
is the Roman notation founded? What |
are the fundamental principles of arith-
metic?
3. What is currency? From what was
the sign S derived? What is an aiquot
part of number? What is bill of
goods?
4. What is tax? Poll tax? Assessor? |
An inventory?
5. At g per cent. what must be paid |
for insuring $22S7.3 80, to cover both prop
erty and premium?
6. A borrows a sum of money at per |
cent, payable semi-annually, and lends it |
at u per cent, payable quarterly, and
gains $2450.S5 year. What is the sum? |
I. The diagonals of two similar rectan-
giles are as to 12; how many times does
the larger contain the smaller2
s. In building house, I paid times as
much for material as for work. Had my |
cost 10 per cent. more. and my
workmen charged 6 per cent. less, the
whole cost would have been $1272. What
was the cost?
9. B is pursuing A, who is some dis
lance in advance; B goes steps while A
goes 5, but of AS steps equals of BIS;
B goes 80 feet before overtaking A; how
many feet is A in advance of B?
10. Two men hire carriage, for $40, to
20 to the lake 100 miles distant, and re-
turn. They have the privilege of taking
in three persons. Having gone 40 miles |
they take in Jones; at the lake they take
in Reck, and when within 80 miles of |
home, they take in Brock. How much
should each man pay?
GRAMMAR
l. How are the articles distinguished ?
From what is each derived? How do you
determine whether to use a, or to use an ?
2. What are propositions and conjunc-
tions? What is the difference between
them? To what parts Of speech did they
belong?
g. Compare golden, next, last, first,
worse.
f. Correct: They would neither go in
themselves, nor suffered others to enter.
He said that he asked himself the ques-
tion, "Will l go? either five or six times.
Give reasons for correction.
5. Diagram:
What If the
Be center to the world, and other stars,
By his attractive virtue and their
Incited, dance about him various rounds.
6. What is case? On what is it found
ed? In what constructions is the nomi-
native case used?
T. What constructions can noun of
the second person have?
s, 9, 10. Parse:
Servant of God, well done. we'll hast thou fought
The better fight, who single hast maintained
Against revoted multitudes the cause
OF truth in word mighticr than they in arms;
And for the testimony of truth hast borne
Universal reproach, far worse to bear
Than UiOLeAec; for this was all thy care,
To stand approved in sight of God though worlds