The age-herald., 1898-04-23
LIST OF QUEsTlOMS:

The following are the questions:
 (Which is further from the center or the earth. Lake Superior or the mouth oi the Amazon?
 2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United States became Presidents. and which of our Vice-Presidents cied in oincef S--One meaning of Let" Is to permit; an other is to rent or hire out. Without changing any words make In the follow i ing sentence the necessary amenanieile to show that the latter meaning IS lh tended: Do not let the hen roost Ill the yard
 lEWrite Sentence. not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same wora ls used us often as possible, each tune with an entirely different meaning, "a. b-Which expresses the more reguiai currence, often or frequently? .ha 6-In which of Thlckeray's movers s uoea s - principal character marry the won:an aaa whom he first sought to make ms hio'n- er-in-law? .x 7-Cive tbe names of the members of the electoral commission of 1877, ana staee what circumstance caused proinlnele man, who was expected to De nieiNoe- of the commission, to be omitted! .a- S-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca pacity in gallons of certain casK. raas l.. ing no liquid measure, how can pc pest accomplish his purpose? ,, eWho was the author or the mose' "' which Tittlebat Titmouse appearsf l0-An advertisement reads: Last montn
 we took one-third off the price Of our four dollar shoes; to close out the s.och we now offer them at a further reduc- ton of 100 per cent" What IS the prlce of the shoes under this offer? u-In a certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and the defeatea caru,- s,,a- date carried the home state Of his sue cessful opponent by a plurality or less than one hundred and fifty votes. Who ! were the candidates?
 12Give the derivation of the names or tne days of the week.
 i31Trace the line of descent of Queen Vic-
 toria from William the Conqueror. H-What kings ruled in Europe during the year HOO and over what countries dio they reign? I5-A circular steel ring twelve inches in diameter is weighted until its vertical diameter is reduced to eleven inches, its horizontal diameter being at the same time elongated; is the area en- closed by the ring enlarged, diminished or unchanged?
 16-A Philadelphia newspaper in January. 1741, announced the birth of a child on i December 30, TAO. This child grew to manhood and the New York papers re- ported his death as occurring on the last day of February, 1900. How many days over fifty ynine years was his age? T-What American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed Tn the following ana grams: '.Divorce Pen," "Oil stain us," "Pride fiings," and "F't. Harrod?" 18-Which expresses the stronger emot1on Sorrow or grief?
 a9-Add together the weight of the gold in one thousand quarter eagles of the coin- age of 1880; then that of the silver in two thousand United States half dollars of 1856, and of the silver in two thousand United States standard silver dollars. Give to the nearest thousandths of a bushel the quantity of shelled corn at fifty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 hfrd rises from tho center of SuYn fra and flies in the direction of Constan- tinople; passing that place, 1t continues its course unswervingIy until it reaches the Equator. Another bird starts from the same place, files in the direction of Honolulu and continues beyond with out changing it's direction until it also reaches the Equator. How many de- grees apart are the points on the Eouatol reached by the birds?
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