The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-18

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there were "a applicants. Thirty-seven
failed, and seventeen received certificates,
as follows:
year.-Samuer p. Busler, James D.
Whitman, Thurman E. Terry, George B.
Warren, John w. Wills, James A. Plum
mer, Daniel E. Downs, John L. Stewart
jeremiah Hogan, Albert S. Brady, Fannie
Miller, Emma Hunt, Alice Dever. Maggie
E. Hoch, Vrina Lloyd, Della Hedges.
years.-Thomas j. Evans.
The following are the questions:
ORTHoGRAPHY.
Losable, Supersede, Solstitial, Sullen-
ness, Rhetorician, Talisman, Tambourine
Malaria, Trestle, Manacle, Lettuce, Vacil-
late, Herbivorous, Flagellate, Factitious,
Curriculum, Perennial, Pestalozzi, Apos-
tasy, Brougham.
U. S. HISTORY.
l. What was the Mutiny Act? The
Boston Tea Party? The Boston Port
Bill?
2. In the siege of Savannah, what no
bleman was mortally wounded? Who
was Paul Jones?
8. Did Gen. Green ever gain a decided
victory?
f. Who were Washington's Cabinet?
s. What was the Modification Ordi-
nance?
6. What were the causes which led to
the war with Mexico?
r. Who were the candidates for the
Presidency in 1860? Where was the first
| blood cbad in tho civil WARP
s. What did England and France do
by way of encouraging the rebellion
Whom did the South send as commission
ers to England and France?
8. Describe the encounter between the
Merrimac and Monitor. What would
undoubtedly have been the final result OF
the war if the Merrimac had been sue
cessful? What became of the Merrimac
and Monitor?
TO- What was the fourteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution? The fif
teenth?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What is supposed to be the reason
why the earth is fiattened at the poles
How much greater is the diameter at the
equator than the diameter at the poles
2. Supposing the earth's inclination tc
be 30 degrees, how would we ascertain
the width of the several zones?
3. What is latitude? Longitude
What is the greatest longitude a place can
have? The least?
t. What and where is the Sargasso Sea
5. What is the size of the Eastern Con
tinent compared with the Western? How
does England compare in size to the
United States?
6. Which of the grand divisions is the
largest? Smallest? Most populous
Richest in fertility?
7. Name in their order the longest foul
rivers of South America. OF Europe, OF
Asia, of Africa.
s. What State is the geographical cen
ter of the United States?
g. Which divisions are called the give
Great Powers? ?"
10. Into what four classes are the in
habitants of Russia divided?
ARITHMETIC.
1. If goods selling at 25 per cent gair
had cost $40 less, the gain at the same
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What was the cost of the goods?
2. If stock bought at 10 per cent above
par pays per cent on the investment
what per cent will it pay if bought at II
per cent discount?
8. A triangle whose base is 20 rods, con
tains one-half acre. What is the area OF
similar triangle, whose base is 10 rods
4. A farmer sells horse at a profit OF
40 per cent of the selling price; what pei
cent profit does he make ON the invest
ment?
5. A grocer with one straight cut, took
off segment of a cheese, which was one
sixth of the circumference, and weighed
" lbs. What did the whole cheese
weigh?
6. travel, and find that my watch is {
hours slow; which way did go, and how
far?
Z. Two men start from the same corner
of park l mile square and travel at the
same rate, A goes by the walk around
the park and B by the diagonal path te
at the side. How many rods from the
last corner will the meeting take place
s. What is my profit if buy opium at
Is cents per ounce avoirdupois, and sell
it at 81 per ounce troy?
9. A man invested his capital so as to
gain the first year $432. He then invested
all he had, and gained the second year.
the same per cent. In likemanner he in
vested for third and fourth time. His
first investment was to his last amount
as 4S to 243. What was his original
stock.
10. The top of a mountain 4 miles high
can be seen upon the horizon at a known
distance of IT'S miles; what is the diane
ter of the earth?
GRAMMAR.
1. What is an Article? From what
does it take it's name? From what words
are the articles derived?
2. Name the defective verbs. When
does verb usually transitive become
intransitive? Give three examples.
3. Name three distinctions between
finite and infinite verbs? Why have in
finite verbs no person and number?
4. Correct and give reasons:
(a) Speak to me like you did before. (b)
Either 1 or thou am greatly mistaken.
(c) Try and come quick. (D saw him
about five weeks since.
5. Parse:
(a) The fire turned the cup black. CO. 1
laughed myself hoarse. (c) 1t was his
wish to effect this quietly by the votes of
the Parliament, his resolutionto effect it
by force, if such votes were refused. (d)
This oaIt-Herods Herod.
6. Define phrase, clause. member. What
is the difference between clauses and