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Page 31 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8...
Page 137 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 52 - Sunday Sun. Monday Mon. Tuesday Tues. Wednesday Wed. Thursday Thurs. Friday Fri. Saturday Sat.
Page 222 - There is no limitation to the number of Orders that may be issued, in one day, to a Remitter, in favor of the same Payee. INSTRUCTIONS In the application the given name of the remitter and payee, or initials thereof, should precede their surnames respectively.
Page 279 - ... to each applicant for a declaration of intention, so that he can at his leisure fill in the answers to the questions. After being filled out the form is to be returned to the clerk, to be used by him in properly filling out the declaration.
Page 31 - NUMBERS 1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth 10th tenth llth eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth 21st twenty-first...
Page 278 - When an alien desires to petition for naturalization, this form should be given to him before he is permitted to file his petition, and the execution of the petition for naturalization should not be commenced until the certificate of arrival is received by the clerk of the court. The alien should be directed to complete the letter below and carefully fill in all the blanks in this form, as the information is necessary to obtain the certificate of arrival, and will aid the clerk of the court in filing...
Page 279 - ... execute petitions for aliens who arrived in the United States after June 29, 1906, until certificate of arrival is furnished the clerk by the Bureau of Naturalization, after request of the alien on Form 2226. (See rule 5 of the regulations.) A copy of this form (2214) should be furnished by the clerk of court to each applicant for a petition for naturalization who arrived in this country on or before June 29, 1906, so that he can at his leisure fill in the answers to the questions. The clerk...
Page 278 - ... blanks in this form, as the information is necessary to obtain the certificate of arrival, and will aid the clerk of the court in filing the petition for naturalization. The alien should then mail this form to the Commissioner of Naturalization, Department of Labor, Washington, DC That official will at once take steps to obtain and forward to the clerk of court the certificate of arrival required by section 4 of the act of June 29, 1906, to be attached to and made a part of the petition at the...
Page 40 - The days of the week are : Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. LESSON XXV. 99. The Infinitive. Some of the commoner uses of the infinitive are : — 1. Without any preposition, after such verbs as vouloir, '•will,' pouvoir, 'can, may,' désirer, 'wish, desire,' savoir, ' know how to,' devoir, ' ought,' falloir,