Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-03

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2. Divide the sum ofsix thousandths
and six millionths by their difference
to six decimal places.
3. The mean distance of the earth
from the sun is 81 800 goo miles. Light
comes from the sun to the earth in S.3
inmates. Find how many miles light
travels in one second.
4. The sun is three million miles
nearer to us in midwinter than it is in
midsummer. Find how many seconds
longer it takes light TO travel to us
from the sun in midsummer than in
midwinter.
5. How many acres in a field 100
chains long and 40 chains wide?
6. .0s of boys money is S6. How
much money has the boy?
I. BY buying oranges at % cents per
dozen and selling them at 60 cents a
score, dealer makes profit of sl0.0l.
How many oranges does he sell?
! s. Mr.. Brown went to market with
20 pounds of butter and 10 dozen eggs.
The butter he sold at 20 cents pound
and eggs at IA cents a dozen. He
bought a pound Of tea at so cents; 2
gallons of mollasses at 40 cents a gal
Ion; one hat FOR 81 40, ard the balance
in sugar at cents a pound: How
many pounds of sugar did he buy?
8. What per cent of an acre is square
rod?
10. 20 "a is the product of three fac
tors. Two of these are l 3-5 and 4 5-S.
Find the other factor.
GRAMMAR AND PENMANSHIP.
! l. Define grammar. Tell into how
many parts it is divided.
p Explain the difference between a
proposition and proposition.
3. How may the hyphen be used?
4. What is parsing?
5. How are verbs divided with re-
spect to form? With respect to use?
6. Giving the order of parsing verbs
I. How are sentences classified &C.
coraing to form? According to use?
8. Analyze, andlparse all the words
in the following sentence; The Aus
tralian gold fields are very extensive.
g. Correct if incorrect, the following
sentences:
My book is larger than your book.
William and Mary's reign was pros
porous.
The good man and the sinner too
shall have their reward.
Charles, together with his sister EN-
ma, is studying botany.
differ from you on that point.
10. Write composition about the
flag of our country. The writing in
this composition will be taken as a
specimen of your penmanship.
PHYSIOLOGY.
/. What part of the air keeps us
alive?
2. What are the effects of breathing
the air over and over again?
8. How may we enlarge the lungs?
4. What effect has the air we breathe
on eur bodies?
5. How may yos keep the air of your
Il bedroom fresh and pure?
Why must the air in the sick
room be changed often?
I. Describe the lungs?
s. What takes place in the lungs?
9. Describe some things that may
make the air unwholesome to breathe.
10. What effect has alcohol and to-
bacco on the air passages.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
/. How is vacancy in the U. S.
senate filled? In the lower house OF
Congress?
2. Give the qualifications of the Pres
ident and Vice President.
: 3. Ofthe Presidents cabinet, which
office is the highest in rank and i'm
portance?
4. How many persons does it take
TO organize a national bank? How
many national banks in the U. s.
5. Where are the military and naval
academies located? How are they
maintained and what is the purpose Of
each?
6. Who presides over the postoffice
department?
7. How many persons constitute the
Supreme Court Of the United States?
s. Ofwhat value are the weather re-