The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-09-17

Dau ManHlnS Is reported as saying
"The Grand Army be Damned"
Yes, if they don't kick Dan Manning.
AT the last examination of teachers
there were "a applicants, 10 of whom re-
ceived certificates, as follows:
For one year, James C. Webb, c. M.
Hodson, Adam E. King, Samuel F. White,
Robert K. Brady VIM. M. Brooks, Alice
l. Johnson, Ida +. Gilmore, Dollie E. Da-
Wis, Lizzie Erwin, Ozem B. Randall
For two years, Joseph Hays, May Hand
ley, Cary w. Claar, John w. Jones, AL
bert S. Brady, Mary o. Ewing.
For four years, William w. Smith, Da-
vid w. Hunsinger.
The following were the questions:
oRTHOGRAPHY.
Nullifier, Nucleus, Obliqueness, Pellucid,
Philippe, Ricochet, Suttle, Referable, Re
| sultant, Welfare, Wayfarer, Vegetarian,
Troche, 1radgedienne, Merino, Melodeon.
Manakin, Gutteral, Flagellato, Frescoed.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What conclusively proves the annual
revolution of the earth? What are cloves?
Nutmegs? Mace?
! ?. Why is it colder in the Antarctic
Circle than at the Arctic? What are
Chimborazo and Cotopazi?
3. How much farther north can grain
be raised in Norway than on the Atlantic
shore of America? Where are the great
wheat-growing regions of Europe?
| 4. What does Great Britain include?
How is Scotland divided? Describe the
Cassiquiare river.
5. How wide is the Strait of Gibraltar?
What is noticeable in the Fortress of
Gibraltar?
6. Where is the Republic of Andorra?
What is noticeable of this Republic?
7. How far north of the equator does
South America extend? Locate Cape
Horn, Poland and Circassia
s. How many square miles in the area
of Rhods Island? How many states of
the same size could be formed from the
State of Texas? Where are Lobos and
Chincha Islands? For what are they
valuable?
9. What is the difference in latitude
between San Francisco and Richmond?
Where are the greatest copper regions of
the United States? Where is lead found
most abundantly?
10. What is erosion? Where is the great
est example of erosion? How did water
originate on the earth's surface?
HISTORY.
What Colonies composed the United
Colonies of New England? Who were
Pocahontas and Powhatan?
?. What was the Navigation Act?
Who was Sir Edmond Andres?
3. From what was derived the appella-
tion of Charter Oak? Who was Nathan
iel Bacon?
a. What American general was killed
at the battle of Bunker Hill? Who was
William Kidd?
5. What heroic achievement was per-
formed by woman at the battle of Mon
mouth? Who was King Phillip?
6. Name six noted persons from for
eign powers, who gave their assistance to
the Americans during the Revolution.
Z. What was the Kansas Nebraska Bizls
Who presented it? Who was Dred Scott?
s. Give an account of the battle of
Balls Bluff? Who was Col. Baker?
9. The loss of Vicksburg and the bat
tie of Gettysburg had what effect on the
Confederacy? Who was Horace
Greeley?
10. When and with what population, was
Ohio admitted into the Union? Who
were the first U. S. Senators in Ohio?
How many Counties in the State?
ARITHMETIC.
1. What will board 20 ft. long and 9
inches wide cost at $50 per M?
2. How many rods of fencing does
square field of acres, r. and P. re-
quire?
3. AS land is IT less in quantity than
BIS, but 1-2O better in quality; how do
their farms compare in value?
4. What is the rate of discount on
greenbacks when gold stands at 112?
5. How many pounds of butter must
be mixed with 1919 pounds Of lard that
the mixture may contain 33115 per cent. of
butter?
6. Ten watermelons and II muskmelons
cost $243 and watermelons and musk
melons cost $1.29. What are the prices?
Z. A square yard is cut from board IS
feet long and 10 inches wide. Find the
length Of the remaining part.
s. If a grocer buys sugar at cents a
pound and loses 1211a per cent of his sales
by reason of bad debts, how must he sell
it to gain 1873 per cent?
8. The perimeter of a rectangular farm
is 400 rods. The difference between the
length and the breadth is 40 rods How
many acres in the farm?
10. A farm is rented for $500 in money
and a certain number of bushels of wheat
When wheat is so cents a buShel, the rent
is 1919 per cent. less than when wheat is
$1.2O bushel. Find the number of
bushels of wheat.
GRAMMAR.
l. Name the most important and lead
ing parts of speech. What is the princi-
pal use Of words?
2. What is parsing? From what is the
term derived? What is chronological
parsing?
3. What may be used instead of the
possessive form? What are the uses of
the Cs)? When should the Cs) be pro-
nounced as separate syllable?
4. Give all the participles of the verbs
choose, drive, lay, be, raise.
5. Write sentences showing the various
offices of as and like.
6. In what constructions is the object
i've case used with nouns?
7 and s. Parse words in italics:
1 tell thee then UhoeUer, amidst the