The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-03-18

applicants, IA of whom received certifi-
Gates, as follows:
Two years-David r. Alban, Thomas
ID. Herbert, Sarah L. Thomas, Jennie A.
Jones, Jennie A. Evans
One year-Watson w. Vernon. Alvin
L. McComb, E. Luther Jones, John W.
Wills, Thurman E. Terry, Charles Car
rick Rosa M. Kendall, Carrie A. Henson,
Marian Williams.
The following are the questions used:
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Impanel, immovable bicyclist, fossil,
putrefy, flaky' supinely, suspiciously, ter
magant, tenable, technically, uncleanness,
weasel, weigher, worrier, coupon, correla-
live, corridor, bowie-knife, Anglicize.
+ HISTORY.
1. What is History? A constitution?
A preamble?
2. When and by whom was the first
colony founded in Massachusetts? What
is colony?
5. What European wars disturbed the
American colonies? What part did the
Indians usually take in these wars?
4. What is a treaty? What was the
oh1y VAOetOy hoG OWOlh W, dllu UIlC Ouly
one never violated by the Indians?
5. Who was Gen. Braddock? What
was the result of his expedition against
Fort du Quesne? What is fort?
6. When did Washington take COM
mand of the American army, and how
large was his force? Can State engage
in war?
Z. What was the chief object of taking
Gen. Prescott, and how was that exploit
accomplished? What is an exploit?
8. What three counties in Ohio were
named after the eaptors Of Major Andre
Who was Major Andre?
9. Name the most successful Generals
of the Revolution. OF the War of 1912
Of the Mexican War; OF the Civil War
What is civil war?
10. What are magazines Arsenals
Dock yards?
GEOGRAPHY.
1. What proportion of the whole vol
, ume of the globe is water2 What are the
E natural divisions of water?
! 2. Into what three great classes may We
, divide the surface of the earth?
! 3. Where is found the highest elevation
f of the earth2 The lowest depression?
' A. What is a peninsula? Name thu
peninsulas of Europe.
5. What are Steppes, where found, ant
"a by whom inhabited?
!. 6. How are the British Provinces il
8 North America divided? Is there an,
e similarity between the government o
: these provinces and that of the Unitet
States?
: I. What are the French possession
is near the British provinces? What ar
), the Banks of Newfoundland?
: s. Name the Middle States in the orde
l. of their size. What is the area of tn
s District of Columbia?
'e 9. Locate Marseilles, Amsterdam, Ven
= ice, Limerick and Sebastopol,
10. What particular place has the great
est annual rainfall? Where is the lare
est rainless district of the globe?
ARITHMETIC.
1. Find the smallest multiplier that wi
make 342S a perfect square.
2. A pound of tea and 7pounds of suga
cost $1.64. If sugar were to rise 60 pc
cent, and tea 25 per cent they would cos
= $233. Find the price per pound of eacl
8. How much does grocer, who give
only 1873 ounces for pound, cheat Gu!
toner who buys to the amount of $64?
4. How far will carriage have tray
eled when the fore wheel will have turne
60 times more than the hind wheel, tn
circumferences being and 10 feet?
5. Three fourths of the difference b,
tween two numbers is equal to 10 {
their sum. The smaller 2S7. Find tn
larger.
6. How many pounds of coffee at {
cents must I mix with pounds at {
cents that 1 may sell the mixture at q
cents, and gain 3S115 per cent?
7. The time occupied by train 3;
yards long, going at the rate of 40 mile
an hour, in crossing bridge is so second
Find the length of the bridge in yards.
s. A lump of gold % carats fine col
tains SO ounces of alloy. How man
ounces of alloy in a lump of the sam
weight only 16 carats fine?
9. A man buys horse upon borrowe
money, for which he pays 6 per cent pc
annum. The horse earns 10 cents a da
for daily keeping. The owner sells hir
at the end of year for $50 and realize
$132.4O upon the whole transaction. Wha
did the horse cost?
10. A man drove to town at the rate G
miles an hour, and after remaining theT
% minutes, he returned at the rate of
miles an hour. He was absent hour
How far was he from town?
GRAMMAR.
: 1. Write sentences illustrating the dl1
ferent uses of the infinitive.
2. when pronoun has two or NOR
antecedents connected by and, it mus
agree with them in the plural number.
Give three exceptions to the rule.
3. How do you distinguish the gende
of prOnouns?
4. Parse:
(a) want, and incurable disease, (fell pairD
On hopeless multitudes remorSeiesS seize
At once; and make a refuge of the grave.''
CD 1.-The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and pay.'
5. Write sentence containing a com
plex objective element of the third class
6. Decline the compound relative pro
nouns. What is declension?
Z. How is a verb corrugated in the pro
gressive form? Give an example of ;
verb in the progressive form with pass
i've meaning. Can all verbs be corrugated
in the progressive form?
s. What is the use of the apostrophe?
9. Correct the following errors, ant
give your reasons: (a) Will be in time
(b) Either l or you are right. (c) l saw