1. Name 5 horizontal lines. 3. Name 5 vertical lines in the picture. 4. Name 5 sets of parallel lines in the picture. 5. Name any lines perpendicular to other lines. 6. Draw a horizontal line; a vertical line; two lines perpendicular to each other. 7. Place a pasteboard triangle so that one side rests on a straight line. Move the triangle from place to place along the line and draw parallels. BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Money-Orders Money may be paid by means of postal money-orders, which are obtainable at post-offices, or by means of express moneyorders obtainable at the offices of the express companies. The following order was purchased by F. P. Smith in New York City to pay L. C. Mason in Detroit, Mich., $1.25. FEES CHARGED FOR POSTAL MONEY-ORDERS For payment in the United States (which includes Hawaii and Porto Rico), in Canada, in Cuba, and in the Philippines. For orders for sums not exceeding $2.50 3 cents The maximum amount for which a single money-order may be issued is $100. For a larger sum additional orders must be sent. The rates for express money-orders are practically the same. Written. MONEY-ORDERS 41 1. What is the fee for a money-order for $1.75? For $2.50? For $2.55? For $4.20? For $6? For $18? 2. Carl sent for a camera which cost $15; a tennisracket, $3.75; and a rifle, $25. What was the fee for the money-order? The total cost? 3. A lady ordered a rug for $25, 20 yards of carpet at $1.32 a yard, and a couch cover for $8.75; what did she pay for all? What was the total cost of the money order? 4. A musician ordered a mandolin for $8, a guitar for $7.50, a violin for $55.75, and a banjo for $12. What was the total cost of the money-order? 5. Mr. Mason bought of Ward and Company 1 box of soap at $4; 1 barrel of flour, $3.50; and 50 lb. of dried meat at 9¢ a pound. What was the cost of a money-order to pay for these goods? 6. Mrs. Martin bought of Thomas Smith 3 yd. of lace at $.65 a yard, 1 dozen handkerchiefs for $4.75, 4 yards of silk at $1.15 a yard, and a table-cloth for $8; what was the cost of the money-order to pay for these goods? 7. Mr. Carr bought of Milton Woodward & Co. a harness for $25, a saddle for $21.85, a horse-blanket for $3.75, and a set of sleigh-bells for $2.75; what did he pay for all? What was the total cost of the money-order? 8. A publisher ordered a postal scale, price $2.40, and weight when packed 20 oz. He purchased a money-order to pay for the scale and postage at the rate of 1¢ an oz. How much did he pay the postmaster? 9. Make a list of articles and their prices from newspapers and magazines. Find the cost of money-orders to pay for such goods. As many sets may be made as are needed for the work; other tickets representing articles for sale may be devised. 1. Some pupils may act as salesmen and others as customers. Let each customer take at least 3 tickets and pay for them in money, offering the correct amount. 2. Let each customer take 3 tickets and pay with the smallest single piece of money whose value exceeds his purchase. Require the salesman to make the correct change. Oral. KEEPING STORE 43 1. Carl purchased the three articles in the first column on page 42, or those shown by tickets a, e, i; how much did they cost? 2. Susie purchased those in the second column, or b, ƒ, j; how much did she pay for them? 3. Myron purchased d, h, 1; how much did they cost? 13. Write the names of the articles and prices indicated in Exercises 4 and 5; find their total cost. Find the total cost after writing the names and prices of the articles as indicated in Exercises: 14. 4 and 6. 17. 8 and 9. 15. 5 and 6. 18. 7 and 9. 16. 7 and 8. 19. 10 and 11. 22. 4, 7 and 10. 25. 4, 5 and 6. 28. 6, 8 and 10. 29. Write a bill with your own name as purchaser, and another pupil's name as dealer, for the items indicated in Exercise 14. (See page 30 for a correct form of a bill.) 30. Similarly write a bill for the items indicated in Exercise 26. 31. Make other combinations like those of Exercises 14 to 28, and write bills. 32. If convenient, bring bills to class and compute the amount of each. |