Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-10
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ANIMATION was held, list Of fiftv onoo
tons being propounded to the scholar.
of the high school, the prize for the WIN.
uer oelng trip to the East. Mis-,
Oef'ha Frye was the bright young LADY
VINO answered each of the fifty questions
which, with answers, were as follows.
l. lime of regular meeting of Congress-,
flrst Monday in December.
e. how many feet in miller Five tbou..nd
TWO hundred and eighty.
o. opeH Inflammation? Inflammation.
| T. VINO was commander in chief of our force,
curing the Mexican war? Gen, Win6eld Scott
O. marx "a" as in all. Two dots under ga. "
| o. VINO is governor of our state, and for how
long eiectedf Governor E. P. Ferry; four wears
| T. Who wrote Bridge of sighsYn Thomas
Hood,
o. What is the cube of one-thirds One-tw.ntv.
seventh
.. Who is president of FinanceS Carnot.
| III. Spell excel. Excel.
| H. How many more United States senator,
has Texas than Rhode Island? No more.
H. What is the Oldest settlement in the statel
Walla Walla, (Tumwater.)
10. Who was second president of the United
States? John Adams.
| a. Write the plural of valley. Valleys.
To- Who was chief justice of the supreme court
at the time of bred Scott decisionY Roger B.
fancy.
10. Change three-twentieths to decimal Is
II. Who wrote Thanatopsis? VIC. Bryant.
10. Where was battle of Gettysburg fought
Give state and county. Pennsylvania, Adams
county.
IT, Spell ingenious, equal skillful. Ingenious.
| 20. How many square miles in Washington
1884,
Il. In lunar Eclipse which of the three
bodies, earth, sun and moon, is in the center =
The earth
%. How many states in the Union in 1889!
| Eleven.
%. What is the weight of cubic foot of
water? 621a pounds.
"a. What is the latitude of Seattle? Al de-
grees 38 minutes.
%. Who is secretary of the United States
treasury now? C. j. Foster.
26. Give lowest common multiple of 6, II and
IS. SO.
~. Mark accent in obligatory. Obligatory.
2s. Locate the fbula. In lower limb.
20. Give date of Indian massacre of Seattle.
1856.
30. How many judges in the U. s. supreme
court. Nine.
81. Write an example of concrete number.
Four books, etc.
80. Who wrote last days of Pompeii' Bull
wer Lytton.
80. Spell indelible. Indelible
81. Multiply ''a'' with an exponant of II by
''a'' with an exponant of "a. ga" with expon-
ont 500 or ''1.''
80. If l buy coat for $25 and sell it for $50
what per cent. is gained? Twenty per cent.
36. In which part of the body are metacarpe
| bones? In the hand.
81. Who commanded the Confederate forces at
Atlanta? General Hood.
38. To what nation does Cuba belong? Spain
80. Give maiden name of your grandmother
on your mothers side-
40. In what year did the United States consti
tuition go into effect? 1889.
Al. What is 33b per cent. of SO? SO.
AZ. Which was the first Southern state to
secede? South Carolina.
43. Which is farther north, Seattle or London |?
London.
A. Sum of 81 and 2-10? 44-70 or 22-35.
45. Who was first secretary of United States
| treasury? Alexander Ha, hilton.
46. As a general rule which blood vessels
carry blood to the heart? Veins.
At. What is 100 per cent of rs thousandths
expressed decimally? OPS.
48. Who is our minister to EnglandH Robert
Lincoln.
40. In what mountain range is Mount Ever
est? Himalaya.
| so. Correct sentence: Either he or is right
Either he or l AM right