The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-07

The following is a list of the words pro-
nounced to the class OF teachers at the Bloom
ingdale examination, as a test of their prof
cheney in orthography, together with the def
initions as given to the class
Intersperse, to scatter.
Italicize, to print in italic characters.
Menagerie, a collection of wild animals.
Variegate, to mark with different colors.
Resuscitate. to come to life again.
Pommel, to bruise by beating.
Confectionery, candies.
Antecedent, that which precedes.
Medal, a stamped piece of metal.
Guerrilla, an irregular soldier.
Fissure, cleft or crack.
Dessert, fruit ETC., after dinner.
Currant, fruit.
Succor, help.
Canvas, coarse linen cloth.
Lessen, to make less.
Serf, Russian slave.
Teen, 10 be full Of.
Pier, stone work for support.
Maize, Indian corn.
Out of the class of 62 teachers, two, Miss
Maude Russell of Bangor, and Carrie Watson
of Bloomingdale, stood 100, spelling cor
rectly every word. One applicant spelled
but two words out of the twenty, and
another only four. The following words
will serve as specimens:
Intersperce, interspurse intrespurse, italisise,
mansuree, rneuasura, veragate, verrlgate, resuse-
tate, recessitate, medo, medae, pummJ, antisdant,
girrillia. desurt, fshire, tshure succher, surfe,
serph, sierve teeme, piar, pear maze, maise, etc.
The foregoing are sufficient to show that
the same word may be spelled in different
ways. One gentleman, the one who spelled
two words correctly, headed his paper Au-
M0grdphy. No great wrong can be done by
refusing certificates to applicants who thus
murder their mother tongue.
The following is fair specimen of some
of the questions and answers in civil govern
ment'
Ques.-What is the navy?
Ans.-The navy comprises all the armed forces
wheather in not.
Quss.-of what is the composition of the senate
the result?
Ans.-They help the president in regard to foreign
affairs.
Ques.-Give full explanation of the writ of ha-
6e0s corpus.
Ans.-The writ of habeas corpus is the same as
IL had the license of selling liquor for the yr. 1885.
In the case they should pass bill prohibiting the
sale, they could not hinder me from selling until
my license expired.
AS q sample of modern geography the fol-
lowing is novel and original, to say the least
Ques.-what would be the effect if the earths axis
Ans.-The suns rays would strike slanting on it,
and IL would be apt to fall. 1t would lose its line of
motion around the sun.
Oues.-Why Is the climate of England warmer
than corresponding latitudes in American
Ans.-It is caused by the soil. 1t is warmed by
the winds Of the polar currents. Because II Is
nearer the sun.
The number of townships in this county
given anywhere from 10 to 90.
The Andes and Rocky mountains, the Rio
Grande, Colorado and Mississippi rivers and
the cities of Chicago, San Francisco, st.
Louis and Kalamazoo were all located in the
Old World.
Out of the entire class the following teach
ers, 26 in number, drew prizes:
Baldwin, Marion, Healy, Lizzie,
Bale, W.J., Jennings, Laura,
Bishop, Ida A., Lewis, Alice,
Bitely, Mamie, McMeekan, Hattie,
Buder, Lena, Marvin, Tillie,
Burlington, Franc, Myers, Florence,
Chase, Sara T., Powell, Kate,
Cross, Jennie ", Rich, Geo. L.,
Dodge, Lila A., Stiff, Mary,
Eaton, Jennie, Van Auken, JOSIE
Eaton, Jessie B., whipple, Burdette,
Green, Elcena A., Welton, Addie,
Healy, Leeds, Watson, Carrie.