Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-06-21

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For Year Endizg Jsans 10, 1900
| (COntiaded from Last Week.
Seventh Grade Spelling.
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MENTAL ARITHMETIC.-Lssson 2
pages 1854 139.
Afith q. ~ - -
1 A merchant's liabilities are s15,7eO
and his assets $T2S9; what per cent. o
his debts can he pay7
A debt OF $172S is compromised fol
50 per cent; what Is the coliecter's com
mission at Az, and what ase the pro
ceeds remitted7
3 A cottOn-factor received $721O to b
invested In cotton after dedueting his
commission OF per cent. how much wa
| his commission2
A banker purchased q $1,000 bond
premium 12hfs, and sold ft for $1,000:
for what premium did ne sell the bond,
and wnat was his gain per cent?
| Ny broker bought, ON my account,
10 shares Lake shore II X. l($1OO,) at
liz, and sold them at 12O; what was
his commission at one-eighth per cent. and
my prOft2
invested s2556 .25 In Pennsylvania
X. Il stock ($5O) at 81, dividend 5Aes,
brokerage kfs; what was nav annual IN.
come from the investment?
| what sum must be invested In Read
ing 6's, selling at 119k, to secure an In.
come OF $500, brokerage one-fourth per
cent?
What 10 the amount of n note for
$500, dRte3 Jan. 7th, 1895. and paid
July lst 1895, interest at q per cent?
III 30 oxen eat As acres Of grass in a
month, how many oxen would $40 acres
keep for the same time?
lO IL 900 labOrers can build an en-.
bankment IN 36 days, how many more
days would be required il the number of
men is diminished by so?
History.
What parts OF North America were
settled by the English? BY the Spaniards?
| by the French2
What forms of government had the
| Colonies?
Mention some Acts passed by the
British Parliament which oppressed the
colonists.
Relate two important battles of the
Revolutionary War.
Relate some important event ia
Madison's administration.
Relate the important events In Jack
son's administrnkion.
Relate the battle of tiettysburv.
3 Relate two important events in
Hayes administration.
Relate briefly the settlement OF Mary.
land.
10 Where was the first capital of Mary.
land located? When and where movedG
Geography.
| Name and locate the sones.
Name and define the two principal
forms of government
. Tell what you can of the rainfall in
the western part Of the L. s. Ofthe rain.
fall IN the eastern part.
Mime the Middle Athntie States
n
dustries OF these states.
Where are the grain growing areasol
the U. S.
How Is the climate of the Pacific
States modified Give some of the ehiel
products Of these states.
Z Tell what you can Of the climate OF
South America.
= What forms of fgovernment have the
/ countries of EuroDe
y Describe a water route from New
York to Liverpool.
lO What races predominate in Asia
what form OF government have they.
Grammar.
l Give four rules for the formation OF
the plural.
Gives rules for the nominative and
objective cases. Illustrate.
y How are verbs elassifsediw respect
TO use. With respect to form.
Explain the useof the subiuU-
mode. UN
D Glve the principal parts OF thefo~ ~
ing verbs: he Ito recline), lay, siti CT
rise, raise, freeze, am. LEI
u What is a proposition. A eot,,-
ton. Ja&
What are principal elementsOi masss
tence.
y AnalyEe the following seutene
parse the itaiieised words: Telfn Add
I'M mourHful numbers, Life is lo~.,,a-
lempty dream. How feeble wreref
tempts ut planting towns, is ey
from the nature of the tenure by vO YO
the lands near the Eaco vsere lSs
puys,o,oov p IA
What Is an organic body. An inc
body.
| of what Is bone composed
How Is heat produced In the BODY
In the temperature regulated?
What Is the first step In digestion
late other processes
Relate two functions OF the circul.
What "a the puisef What does n
show?
What purposes does the respiratios
How Is the air altered by breAti
What diseases are especially freqasntIrH
who live In Iii ventilated rocms?
CIvICs.
branch Of the government oi the state O
Maryland:
What Is the length Of the term OF off,e,
of each?
3What Is the law-making body Of the State.
State two sources from which the stats
| receives revenue?
8 Who compose the Board of Public Works
Mention some duties Of this board?
Physiology.
l How many and what are the kind,
OF joints?
2 What are the functions of the nm useles.
3 Relate the structure OF the skin.