The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-24
is IGNORANCE RLlss.2

] is IGNORANCE BLISS?
II ignorance is bliss there are som,
applicants for teachers certificates il
Vermont who must be in beatifi
state of mind. In a recent county ex
animation the following were anon;
the curious answers returned:
"CongTessman-at-large. is when con
gress is in session.
Monroe doctrine Monroe was re
elected and died in one month afte
he was president: this has been spok
en- of as the Monroe doctrine.
Humidity" is the human race; alst
the average length of human life.
4 Benjamin Franklin was the inven
tor of lightning.
Civil service reform is a bill pass
ed few years ago in regard to al
! civil questions of war.
4 The Suez canal" is between lake
| Erie and Lake Ontario.
/ "Coterie" is place where pigeons
are kept.
When was Vermont first settled?'
Settlement We're made on the Cham
plain canal in Vermont where Platts
burg is now, and at Grown Point in
the early part of 1907
Slavery was introduced by Viii.
liam Lloyd Garrison"
/ THE war of 1912 arose from dis
pute over the annexation OF Texas
/ Absorption is breathing pure air
into Our lungs and hlcwi.;s it back
through the nostrils
Letters of marque are letters of
important, and letters of reprisal are
letters to be returned
! Compare fore, Ere, Forer, Forest
/ Correlation" means to wear crowns
or to be crowned.
What poem tells of hardships OF
Pilgrims 2 Pilgrims. Progress"
Name the divisions of the brain
Cheribum and cerebellum The cher
ubim is situated over the chest and
I protects the heart. Cerebellum, is
situated between the shoulders on the
I back of the body"
The cavities of the skeleton are
the skull. the ball and socket joints,
as the shoulders and hips"
Digestion is when food does not
come up or feel bad in your stomach. "
1 Saliva is a kind of soup made in
the salivary glands
1 What is bi-metalism? Bi-metalism
i is anything which has twice the metal
{ of something of else named"
Dialects are parts of the body"
What was the council of safety ?
1t was something similar to the ma
tional guards to protect early set
lers from Indians
The tongue is strong muscle
covered with horny substance"
"A deodorizer is person that has
a disease that he don't know about =
AT the civil service reform six men
met together and decided they would
break away from their drunken habits,
and since they have become temper
ate"
What are the benefits of citizens
from taxes They are protected by
the government and enjoy all the
rights belonging to the Lord"
'Dediduous. A dediduous person is
one who is very decided"
What is hygiene? Hygiene is the
principle article of food without which
the body would die; every kind of
food contains hygiene.
What is anatomy? Pure air and
correct use of ventilation
What is suffrage?" A dispute set.
tied by vote
The plural tense? Tents
Absorption is when moisture is
combined with some other substance
and the moisture ignites and goes off
in the air in the form of vapor."
The feminine of drake is crane"
Lymph is when a thing is limper
or useless"
Dewitt Clinton invented printing. ;"
A compass points to land, no mat
ter how severe the storm"
The presidents cabinet is what he
rides in
Major Andre was famous for ex-
ploring the north pole.
Paul Jones on the Constitution de-
feated the Monitor
THE Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
in May, 1875. Their journey was
rough and stormy Their provisions
soon gave out and they cooked their
two dogs for food and seasoned them
with sassafras leaves to give it a
relish"
Good discipline may be secured by
making the child mind"
/ What distinguished jurist has Yer
mont produced? Kipling.'
"Imperilism is the hardship of sol
diers."
Moscow is noted for its ancient
churches. from which beautiful poems
have been made"
The hair is to keep the pores open
on the head
Where in Vermont are gold and