The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-04-17

TUEsDAY.-D. S. Stephenson of Yves
Virginia, is here. 49,. Douglas McLaugf
lin and Dan. Phillips are studying Law
with John T. Moore & Son. -. .Ambros
Scott is still in weak condition.
At the last examination of teacher
there were ID applicants, 6 of whom re
ceived certificates, as follows:
ONE YEAR-Oscar p. Callaghan, Will
liam S. Callaghan, Mary A. Trip.
Two YEARs-V. c. Martindale, John J
Hogan, Lin E. McClung.
The following are the questions
| ORTHoGRAPHY.
| Huguenot, Amphibious, Judgeship
Coliseum, Volleyed, Combatants, Eyelids
Harassed, Scourging. Empirical, Excess
lively, Timorous, Wholesale, Beleaguered
Philistines, Fatiguing, Superstitious
Descendant, Massachusetts, Remorseless
o. S. HISTORY.
1. Which of the thirteen original States
| was not represented in the convention
| that framed the constitution?
2. Who was the last survivor of those
who signed the Declaration of Independ-
ence and what State did he represent?
8. What two American Generals in the
Revolutionary war were considered next
to Washington in point of ability, and
which one did Washington recommend as
his successor in case of his death?
4. Of what offense against the U. S. had
the sea-robbers of Al giers, Tunis and
Tripoli been guilty, and who were sent
to chastise them, and with what result
s. In what administration were the
President and Vice President of different
political parties? What Presidents took
some of the members of their cabinet
from the opposite political party?
g. What were the terms of the treaty
with Great Britain in 1888?
Z. By what means did President Jack
son collect the debt due from France?
s. What President held high public Of
flee for fifty-three years?
9. What territory did the U. S. acquire
from Mexico?
10. What were the Alabama claims ?
How were they adjusted, and with what
result?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What is the "Date Line"-where is
it, and why?
2. Upon what does the trend of range
of mountains depend, and why is that of
the Eastern continent different from that
of the Western?
8. What commercial advantage has
Great Britain over any other country?
A. What are the Asteroids-how many
of them, and where are they situated?
5. What is the limit of North latitude
in which large cities are found? What,
and in what latitude, is the most North
ern city in America?
6. of what origin, or family of nations,
do the greater portion of the people of the
U. S. belong, and who of them are of Gel
tic origin?
Z. What are byous, deltas, atols, sebras
s. What country produces nearly all the
9. Name, locate, and describe, the largest
island of Africa.
10. What country has the oldest civili-
zation? Name five of its greatest inven-
tiOnS.
ARITHMETIC.
1. What is the reciprocal of number
Give the reciprocals of 5, 8, II, II, 21.
2. By how much does the least COM
mon multiple of SO and 2O-21 exceed the
greatest common divisOr of and 81 and
/ and 11-49?
8. When it is noon at Washington, it
is s 20 a. m. at a certain place; in which
direction, and how many degrees is that
place from Washington?
f. BIS account at store stood af fol-
lows: Debts $37.79, S43.21, $500, $641.72,
S75, $53.27, $127.SO, $z41. .33. Credits, $3.50,
500, SsS75, $99.63. His estate could pay
only three fourths of balance, how much
did the store keeper lose
5. A, B and g work on job at differ
ent times, A receives So day, B, 81, and
G, So. They complete the work in 80
days and receive equal pay. How many
days did each work?
6. A drover expended equal sums for
sheep, COWS and hogs. On the hogs he
lost I per cent, on the sheep he gained Is
41,n Ia 1Ccf
cent. Ifhe received for the whole $1535,
and bought 25 hogs, what did each hog
cost him, and what did all the sheep cost?
7. Henry spent Pill of his money and
then received $65; he then lost 3-4 of all
his money, and had left $40 less than at
first. How much had he at first?
s. A and B have equal incomes. A
to II of his; B lives on As of his, and at
the end of ten years lends A enough to pay
off his debt, and has 1920 left. What is
the income?
9. The area of the bottom of cubical
cistern is 124 square feet. If two pipes
connect with it which will fill it in ten
and twelve minutes respectively, also an
other which will empty it in fifteen min
utes, how many cubic feet will be filled if
all three pipes are left open minutes?
10. A and B are partners, whose capi-
tails are as I to A. AT the end of four
months A withdraws 4 oflhis capital,
and B adds a sum equal to half his pre-
vious capital. At the end of year they
divided $4,000. What is the share of each
GRAMMAR.
1. Decline the compound relative pro-
nouns.
2. What is infection? Into how many
classes may infections be divided? Name
them.
3. Diagram: If it be well weighed, to
say that a man ieth, is as much to say
as that he is brave towards God, and a
coward towards men.
4. How are the two articles distinguish
ed in grammar?
From what is each derived?
5. How is the possessive case of nouns
formed.
6. Correct: The Old and New Testa-
mentS.
The first proposal was essentially differ
ent and inferior to the second.
7. In what constructions is the object
i've case used.
Give examples.
8. 8. 10. Parse.
That nation should be so valorou!
and courageous to 1Ci1l their liberty in
the field, and when they have won it
should be so heartless and unwise in thei
cOunsels, as not to know how to use it
value it, aOhat to do with it or with them
selves; but after ten or twelve years
prosperous war and contestation with tyr
amy, basely and besottedly to run thei
necks again into the yoke into whicl
they have broken, and prostrate all tn
fruits of their victory for nought at tn