The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-15

teen of whom received certificates, as fol
lows:
One Year-Jas. A. Barton, Rip. c. Claa1
Chas. w. Dempsey, Myrta L. Evans, VIM
A. Inman, Rosebery johnson, May Ruff
Two Years-John E. Camink, Ed Stan
ton Davis, Daniel W. Morgan, Alva r
Steward, Isaac N. Scothorn.
! Three Years-Ripley P. johnson, Alf
L. Robbins.
The following questions were used:
GEOGRAPHY.
1. Name the States of the Union, using
| their authorizations.
2. Name the largest iron-manufactur.
| ing city in the United States? The larg-
est manufacturing city. The greatest
seaport. The greatest cotton port.
8. What is an empire? A kingdom? A
republic and state?
4. What is a monarchy? An aristocra-
cy? A democracy?
5. Name and locate city famous for
the production or export of (a) sponges;
(b) turpentine; (c) tobacco; (0 wheat; (e)
ships.
g. What four regions are destitute of
vegetation in consequence of the want of
moisture?
Z. Where does the greatest amount of
of rain fall? What particular place has
the greatest rainfall on the globe?
8. What are artesian wells? Where
are the Etesian winds? To what do they
owe their origin?
9. Where is the Isle of Manp What
are its inhabitants called?
10. Locate and describe the zone of
Gains. Locate the Great Salt Desert.
HISTORY.
/. Who was DeLeon and how is his
name connected with the new world?
2. What can you say of Balboa? Cor
tez? Pizarro? Sir Francis Drake?
8. What was the character Of the first
settlers at Jamestown? What settlers
of Massachusetts, were Pilgrims and
what Puritans?
4. How is the name of the "Speedwell"
connected with the settlement of Massa-
chusetts? How is George Fox connected
with the settlement of Pennsylvania?
5. What can you say of Nathaniel Ba-
con? Peter Stuyvesant? Poor Richard? :?
Thos. Faucet? Winfield Scott? Boston
Corbet?
6. Give an account of the capture of
Mason and Slidell.
Z. Between the adoption of the Decla-
ration of Independence and the articles
of Confederation Q775-17s1), how was the
government of the colonies exercised
What were the Articles of Cenfedera-
ton?
8. Name the four defects of the Articles
of Confederation which led to the adop-
tion of the Constitution.
9. When and where was the first per-
manent settlement made in Ohiu? What
county was first organized? When was
Ohio admitted into the Union?
10. In what year was Jackson County
Name the products and give the popula-
tion of the county.
GRAMMAR.
1. What is Part of Speech? Why are
not participles made separate part of
speech? Why are not the articles classed
with adjectives?
2. How many methods has the English
language of Distinguishing the two sexes
Define and exemplify each.
8. Give the corresponding masculine
or feminine of the following nouns:
Beau, spinster, damsel, votary, lawyer,
wizard.
a. Compare well, badly, much, little,
wisely
When should we use adjectives? and
when adverbs?
5. Give the meaning of the following
prefixes: Ambi, ante, bene, manu-, super,
retro, hypo.
6. Parse: Our wills are ours to make
them thine.
Fallen cherub, to be weak is miserable,
Doing or suffering, but of this be sure,
To do aught good never will be our
task.
T. What rules are given for the use Of
shall, should, aoill, and a0oatlds
8. What are defective verbs?
Name them.
What lenses do they lack?
g. State the distinction between ETY.
mology and SyntaX. Which of these do
you deem of most practical value in
teaching language, and for what reason
10. Which. when Beelzebub perceived,
than aOhom,
Satan ercept, none higher sat, with grave
Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed
A pillar of state.
ARITHMETIC.
l. A and B perform together 9-1O of a
piece of work in days, when B leaving
A completes it IN u day; in what time
can each do 1t alone?
2. l owe $500 due in months, and $70C
due in three months, and 5000 in
months; if pay Il of the whole in two
months, when ought pay the other half
8. The amount of certain principal
for years, at certain rate per cent, is
$3.50, and the interest is a of the princi
pal, what is the principal and what is thu
rate per cent?
4. What must I ask for cloth, costing
81 yard, that may deduct 20 per cen
from my asking price and still make q
per cent?
s.. 1 bought $12s25 worth of goods
kept them on hand six months Whel
money was worth 8 per cent interest
and then sold them at net gain of pc
cent. Find the selling price.
6. A note of $500, dated Oct. s, 1854, an
bearing int. at per cent is indorsed a
follows: Nov. 4, 1865, $50; Jan. $25(
What was due July /, 1866?
Z. Analyze. If As men can do a piec
of work in fifteen days, by working
hours day, in how many days can
men working hours day do the sam
work?
8. A draft payable in 80 days after sigh