The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-02-18

were II examined, 6 of whom received
certificates, as follows:
1 year-William L. McGhee, Carrie B
Williams, Annie E. Hughes, Florenc'
Howe; 2 years-Minnie Mcclure, Grace
Marshman.
The following were the questions:
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Bimetallism, biased, saucily, trochee
wayfarer, decade, unwarily, demolition
saleratus, rescission, melee, passible, Nal.
tese, inoculate, Galilean, cynical. syco.
phant, Pythagorean, lassitude, Sadducee
GEOGRAPHY.
1. From what is the term Geography
derived?
2. What is the earths orbit? Its esti-
mated length?
8. What is the equator? Through what
countries does the equator pass?
4. Why is it colder at the Antarctic
Circle than at the Arctic?
5. Why are the winters more mild at
Puget Sound than in the region of Lake
Superior?
6. Describe Quito. What large city in
the United States is in nearly the same
longitude as Quito?
7. Why are the tides of Fundy Bay so
much greater than at other ports?
8. What are the chief productions of
the Canadian provinces?
9. What are the distractions to naviga-
tion from the Gulf of st. Lawrence to
Lake Superior? How are these obstruc-
tions avoided?
10. Draw township map of Jackson
County.
HISTORY.
1. What records show that America
was discovered previous to the discovery
of Columbus?
2. What proofs show that America was
inhabited by race of men previous to
the Indians?
8. What land did Columbus first dis
cover? How many and what vessels
composed his fleet?
4. What nations explored the future
United States? What territory did each
claim?
5. What name did the Dutch give their
colony on Manhattan Island2 How was
this island obtained?
6. Who founded Philadelphia? From
whom did he purchase the land?
Z. What generals were killed at the
capture of Quebec? What were their
dying words?
s. How was slavery abolished in the
United States?
9. What is the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution? The Fifteenth?
10. Name the present Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of the Buckeye
State. The President and Vice President
of the United States.
ARITHMETIC
1. A locomotive burns a ton of coal
while going Is miles, and moves forward
10 yards every time the driving wheels
turn round. How many times do the
driving wheels revolve for every pound
Of coal burned?
2. How many acres in rectangle |
whose perimeter is 400 rods, and the
length 40 rods more than the width?
8. A plank sidewalk 1S feet wide and |
chains square. What will the lumber
cost at SIS per thousand?
4. A square yard is cut from board 1s |
feet long and 10 inches wide. Find the |
ength of the remainder
5. If I sell 81 of an article for what q |
If it cost me, what per cent do lose?
6. If a retailer is allowed discount of |
1913 per cent on goods having fixed prices,
what per cent profit does he make?
7. A traveller found that he had spent |
each day, one fourth as many dollars as
5he total number of days he had travelled.
His tour cost $780, How many days did |
he travel?
s. One fourth of the value of my horse |
IS equal to times the value of my sad |
lie and both are worth $170. Find the |
value of each.
9. A crew can row up stream GER
tain distance in GA minutes, and back |
again in 60 minutes. The rate of the |
stream is half mile an hour. Find the |
distance.
TO- If lumber costs $500 per M, what |
will the lumber be worth to build tight |
board fence feet high around a 10 acre |
field so rods long?
GRAMMAR.
1. Parse italics:
Drest in little brief authority
Most ignorant of aOhat he's most assured,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high |
heaven,
as make angels weep.
2. Write a sentence containing quota
tion within quotation, using quotation
marks correctly.
3. How do you tell whether an element
of the third class is simple, complex, or
compound?
T. Give the plural of some nouns adopt
ed from other languages. How do com
pounds form the plural?
5. Correct the following: jackson ohio