The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-26
Result af the
Competition.

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gathered among the has beens. Las
Tuesday morning we asked the follow
ing questions:
1. Tell us the total unmber of In
dians in the United States, and tn
population of the earth.
2. What is your shortest and bes
definition Of the word "fame?
3. What would you do II you had I
million dollars?
4. Whose death was 1t that freed {
continent from fear?
We are sorry that last week we omit
ted to give the correct answers to the
questions, but 1t was simply an over.
sight that will not occur again. OF the
above, of course. 1t is only in our power
to give two exact answers. The second
and third questions call for q matter
of opinion, and are simply test Of the
bright thoughts and quick wits Of the
competitors.
In answer to the first query there are,
by latest computation, 1,47s, ,72s, 400 peo-
pie on the earth, and 249,273 Indians In
the United States excluding Alaska.
Including Alaska there are 275,124.
The fourth question calls for the
words Napoleon the Great"
There was a slight falling Off this
week in the number Of answers re-
ceived owing no doubt to the weather.
We were given 81 communications up
to noon yesterday. Eight came in af-
ter that hour, and were ruled out Of the
competition in consequence.
The most noticeable thing among the
returns is the predominating excel
lence of the papers sent In by children
under thirteen years of age. AS will be
seen, many of these obtained honor
able mention. To the first question
there were all sorts of replies, the fig
ures ranging from fifty thousand to
fifty billions. Bert Ross. Nettie Tut
tie. ]. P. McLeur, Ross Trullinger,
Martha Gilbert, Bertha Arnstadt, Reba
Hobson, and Paul Trullinger, were
close enough to the true figures to OBJ
tain full marks.
The second puzzle also brought out
large variety Of answers, many of them
being peculiar and amusing. One little
boy says that Fame Is what you get
when you live with the angels" The
best answers received were: "Noto-
riety either for good or evil" Gross
Trullinger) Good or bad reputation"
martha GilberD Public opinion Of a
person, based upon some unusual ac-
ton or achievement" polly McKean)
"A soap bubble" (Maybell Young
"A man who would build a railroad to
Astoria would be filled with fame, hon
or, and renown." (Reba Hobson).
AS might naturally be expected, the
answers to question No. 3, were the
cream of the whole competition. The
matter opened up such wide
field that the replies could not be any,
thing but startling and original. From
the big pile of good ones we select
the following:
Twenty-six would help the poor"
Thirty-one would travel and enjoy
life."
e. Tappan Stafford II would pave
some Of the mud holes and grade down
some Of the hills in the county roads
of Clatsop"
Sarah Il. Smalley: II would hunt up
children in the country who could not
go to school, and help them to get an
education. l would assist poor people
who are trying TO assist themselves
would let my mother travel for her
health, and / would go to Vassar Col
lege."
Emma Aucinus: II would give half
to missionaries in foreign lands, and
spend the other half on my education"
James d. Taylor: / would build a
railroad to Astoria"
ella M. Powell: II would help to
build an opera house and a railroad In
Astoria"
Fred Young, (aged 1W; II would build
Third street to Alderbrook. and erect
ain electric light plant with power
enough to run a train on q 10 per cent
grade"
Paul Trullinger: II would put It In
the bank until was 81 years OF age"
Percy b. sovey, Mable ohler. George
Cherry and ten others would build a
railroad into Astoria from Portland.
Gilmore Ross: II would first give my
self good education, and then found
college In Astoria for mechanics"
Bessie L. Ross: II would spend It
as one who had to give an account to
God"
Violet Bowlby: II would endeavor to
make myself and others happy with
IT,"
Reba Hobson: II would get good
education. put some OF It into brick
buildings, and distribute the balance
for the best purposes"
Polly Mexican: II would invest some
money In real estate in a growing town.
Part In government bonds. and start
some manufactures In Astoria. would
then be enabled to take the course at
vassar or wellesley college. After
that 1 would cultivate my mind by
travel. and devotion to art and litera-
ture"
Martha Gilbert: "sSO0.OOo in land,
100000 In buildings. $4,000 In govern
ment bonds. $4,000. institution for the
poor. 100000 ON interest In bank"
Ross TrullInger: Let my father
keep II till was old enough to know