The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-19
GEOGRAPHY.


1. Bound the United States by parallels
and meridians.
2. Where would straight line passing
through the N. w. corner of Ohio, and
Marietta, if continued, strike the Allan
tic?
g. Name and locate the sacred river and
the sacred city of the Hindoos.
4. Locate and describe the Tundras.
5. How many times larger than Rhode
Island is Texas?
6. What is the most Northern civilized
place on the globe?
7. In what does the wealth of Mexico
consist? Name the principal city in
Central America.
8. What proportion of all the sugar in
the world does Cuba produce?
9. For what is the Bay of Fundy re-
markable?
10. What is the short distance between
Asia and Alaska?
u s. HISTORY.
1. What discoveries of America prior
to that of Columbus?
2. Who first advocated and declared the
rotundity of the earth, and the practica-
bility of it's circumnavigation? What
reasons did he state in support of his the
Ories?
8. In what way did Columbus solicit aid
in his enterprise, and from whom did he
obtain assistance?
4. Who was De Soto? What Office did
he hold? What was his mission? Where
was he buried?
5. Who were the Huguenotsp BY whom
and in what manner were they treated
By whom and in what way were they
avengedp
6. Who were the Puritans? What was
their doctrine? How was it regarded by
King James and by Queen Elizabeth
What promise did the King make them
7. What was the Credit Mobilier?
s. What was the political issue in the
campaign prior to the election of John
Adams to the Presidency?
9. Describe the Trent affair.
10. What was the National Debt at the
close of the late war?
ARITHMETIC.
1. Express in Roman characters, the
year in which Columbus discovered
America.
2 A farmer sells horse at profit of
40 per cent. of the selling price. What
per cent profit does he make on his in
Vestment?
A man charged $25.5o at 211 per cent
for selling 120 barrels of flour. What did
he sell it at per barrel, and what did he
pay over to the owner?
4. A miller divided 3S S-5 bushels of
wheat among 4 men, giving to the first. l
bushel, as often as to the other three, g,
q, and 4-5 respectively. How many
bushels did he give to each?
5. The volume of a rectangular solid is
10000 cubic feet. If the sides are to each
other as 2. 8, and 5, what are the dimen-
sionS?
6. If sell cakes at 8 cents a dozen I
lose SO of cent apiece. How much per
dozen must charge to gain 7-s of cent
apiece?
Z. A merchant invested his stock 80 as
to gain the first year $433. He then in
vested all he had and gained the same per
cent. In like manner he invested third
and a fourth time. His first investment
was to his last amount as 48 to 243. What
was his original stock?
s. A stake is driven down in the cir
cumference of circle of which the diam
eter is 81 feet, is 35 feet from one end of
the diameter. How far is it from the
other endp
0. One number divided by another gives
a quotient of 1924, and the product of the
two is 64OO. What are the numbers?
10. Five gamblers, A, B, c, d, and E.
play on the condition that he who loses
shall give to each of the others as much
as he already has. After they all lose it
is found that each has S32. How much
had each at first?