_Give operation in full_. _Question_ 8. A owned 7/8 of a ship and sold 4/5 of his share to B, who sold 5/9 of what he bought to C, who sold 6/7 of what he bought to D. What part of the whole vessel did D buy? _Give operation in full_. _Question_ 9. A man bought a cargo of wool and sold seven thousand and forty-five ten-thousandths of it. How much had he left? _Give operation in full in decimal fractions_. _Question_ 10. A merchant imported from Bremen 32 pieces of linen of 32 yards each, on which he paid for the duties, at 24 per cent, $122.38, and other charges to the amount of $40.96. What was the invoice value per yard, and the cost per yard after duties and charges were paid? _Give operation, in full_. THIRD SUBJECT. _Question_ 1. On a mortgage for $3,125, dated July 5, 1880 (interest at 3-1/2 per cent), a payment of $840 was made April 23, 1881. What amount was due January 17, 1882? _Give operation in full_. _Question_ 2. The Government sold an old vessel for $160,000, payable two fifths in eight months and the residue in seventeen months from the sale. What was the present cash value of the vessel, the current rate of interest on money being five per cent? _Give operation in full_. _Question_ 3. Write a promissory note to be given by J. Brown to J. Smith, for 60 days, without grace, for $500, at 5 per cent interest, and state what amount will be due at maturity of the note. _Question_ 4. James X. Young, a contractor, had the following dealings with the Treasury Department: He furnished January 4, 1882, 14 tables at $16 each; June 6, 1882, 180 desks at $18.50 each; December 7, 1882, 150 chairs at $2 each, and July 18, 1883, 14 book-cases at $90 each. He was paid cash as follows: January 31, 1882, $224; June 30, $1,800; December 18, $300; and July 31, 1883, he was allowed on settlement $75 for cartage and charged $25 for breakages. State his account and show balance due. FOURTH SUBJECT. _Question_ 1. State the meaning of tense and of mood, and explain the difference between them in the English language or grammar. _Question_ 2. Correct any errors you find in the following sentences: The boy done it, and he is as restless here as he will be if he was with you. He had did it and spoke of doing it before we come here. _Question_ 3. Write a letter to Senator Jackson answering in full his letter of September 7 to the Secretary of the Treasury in which he asks: "How must my nephew proceed to obtain a clerkship in the Treasury Department, under the Civil-Service Law, and what are the requisite qualifications of a good clerk?" FIFTH SUBJECT. _Question_ 1. Write without abbreviation the names of fifteen seaports of the Union. _Question_ 2. Name four of the principal tributaries of the Mississippi River. _Question_ 3. Bound the State in which you live. _Question_ 4. Which States are peninsular, and upon what waters are they situated? _Question_ 5. Name six of the principal railroads in the United States.