The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-16

from the South From the North.
10. What sole power has the House of
Representatives? How are new States
admitted into the Union?
ARITHMETIC.
1. Explain the difference between the
principles of buying and selling on Com
mission. How find the L. G. M. of frac-
tions?
2. A horse is tied by rope 80 ft. long,
fastened to the top of stake 20 ft. high.
Over what area can he Craze? Illustrate
by figure.
3. What is the face of draft on Gin
cinnati at 80 days sight, bought for $4,000,
exchange 21a per cent premium, interest
per cent?
4. A borrowed of B $1,000 for one year
at II per cent in advance and gave his
note for the $1,000, paying $12O down. At
the end of the year A said to B, 81 want
the $1,000 another year on the same
terms" "Well," says B, "give me the
$120." A gave him check for $500 say
ing "take out the interest and indorse the
u
indorse on the note?
5. If a wire & of an inch thick and q
of mile long weigh 500 lbs, what is the
weight of a. suspension bridge of the same
length, having 10 wire cables each
inches in diameter?
g. A bought $65OO worth of goods for
cash, sold them on 4 months at Is per
cent advance and had the note discounted
at 6 per cent. How much did he make :?
Z. If men can do piece of work in
515 days, how much time will be sayed by
employing more men?
8. To-day [ give my note for 5000, due
in 90 days at Z per cent. How much
money will be required at bank in 80 days
from this date to lift this note, discount
being allowed at 10 per cent?
9. A regular octagon has perimeter of
96 it., the perpendicular from the center
to one side is II fl. Find the area of the
octagon.
10. If money is worth per cent, what
is the premium on government 81 per
cent bonds?
GRAMMAR.
1. Define Pronunciation, Orthography,
Etymology, Syntax, Prosody.
What do you know of the original
meaning of these terms?
2. Give the meaning of the following
prefiXes: Amphi, sine, meta, apo, sub,
peri. Give five prefxes meaning aoith to-
gether.
3. What is part of speech? Why are
not participles made separate part of
speech?
f. How many methods has the English
Language of distinguishing the two sex
es? Define and exemplify each.
5. When complex sentence is abridged,
what is the effect on the subject of the
dependent clause?
6. How is the possessive case regularly
formed?
In what other ways can possession be
expressed?
7. Tell all you know about the Arti-
cles.
s. Correct, and give reasons:
(a) That custom has been formerly
quite popular.
wv l. ohoulu hdfO llhCu w nave S0Gu IL.
(c) When will we get through this
tedious controversy?
9, 10. Parse words in italics:
Say, goddess, aO7a0t ensued when Raphael,
The affable archangel, had forewarned
Adam by dire example to beaO0re
Apostasy, By what befell in Heaven
To those apostates, lest the like befaU
In Paradise to Adam or his race,
Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.
GEOGRAPHY.
1. How many active volcanoes are there
on the earth? Around what ocean are
most of them situated?
2. What are earthquakes? What three
kinds Of motion are observed in earth
quakes?
8. What is the greatest measured depth
of the Atlantic? Pacific? What three
motions has the sea?
4. How wide is the gulf stream? With
what velocity does it fiow? What is it's
influence on the climate of Western Eu-
rope?
5. Upon what part of a country does
the greatest amount of rain fall? Where
is the largest rainless region in the world ?
6. Locate Bangor, Los Angeles, Pana-
ma, Sing Sing, and Scranton.
7. For what is the basin of the St.
Lawrence remarkable? What and where
is Lake Okeechobee?
s. Which State produces the most to-
bacco? Sweet potatoes? Corn? Wheat?
Gold? Silver? Iron? Copper?
8. What State has the greatest number
of swine? Cattle? Horses? Mules ?
Sheep?
10. In the production of what minerals
does Great Britain rank first? Describe
Moscow. When was it burned?