The age-herald., 1898-05-29

swers in the Age-Herald educational con- test which has just been concluded: The first prize of $50 was awarded to Miss Theda B. Phillips. of Marion, Va The second prize of s2o was awarded to MT A. H. Sturtevart. of Jacksonville, Ill. The third prize of s1o was awarded to Mr. A. R. Forsyth. of Birmingham, Ala. Checks have been sent each of the par ties.
 The list of questions was as follows:
 List of Questions (Which Is further from the center of the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth Of the Amazon?
 2cWhat Vfce-Presidenfs of the United States became Presidents, and which of our Vice-Presidents died in office? eOne meaning of 'Let'' Is to permit; an- other is to rent or hire out. Without changing any words make in the follow ing sentence the necessary amendment to show that the latter meaning Is in tended: Do not let the hen roost in the yard.
 Write sentence, not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same word is used as often as possible, each time with an entirely different meaning. 1Which expresses the more regular re- currence, often or frequently? e-In which of Thaclzeray's novels does the principal character marry the woman whom he first sought to make his moth- er-in-law7
 7-Give the names of the members of the electoral commission of 1877. and state what circumstances caused a prominent man, who was expected to be a member of the commission, to be omitted. S-A grocer wishes to ascertain the capac- ity in gallons of a certain cask. Having no liquid measure, how can he best &C., complish his purpose?
 e-Who was the author of the novel In which Tittlebat Titmouse appears? 10-An advertisement reads: Last month we took one-thrd off the price of our four dollar shoes; to close out the stock we now offer them at further reduc- tion of 100 per cent" What Is the price of the shoes under this offer? I1-In a certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens of adjoining states and the defeated candi- date carried the home state of his suc- cessful opponent by plurality of less than 150 votes. Who were the candi- dates?
 12-Give the derivation of the names of the days of the week.
 13-Trace the line of descent of Queen Vic- toria from William the Conqueror. 14-What kings ruled in Europe during the year 17OO, and over what countries did they reign?
 15-A circular steel ring twelve inches Tn
  diameter is reduced to eleven inches, it's horizontal diameter being at the same time elongated; is the area enclosed by the ring enlarged diminished or .un- changed? F 1s-A Philadelphia newspaper in January TAI. announced the birth of child on December 30, 17i0. 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 y-nine years was his age? i7-What American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed in the following anagrams; .sDivorce Pen" "Oil stain us" Pride filings" and "Ft Harrod?" fS-Which expresses the stronger emotion: Sorrow or grief?
 1e-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 dol ars. Give to the nearest thousandths or a bushel the quantity of shelled corn at fifty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight
 z0-A bird rises from the center Of Sumatra and flies in the direction of Constanti- nople; passing that place, 1t continues its course unswervingly until 1t reaches the equator. Another bird starts from the same place. flies in the direction Of Honolulu and continues beyond without changing it's direction until 1t also : reaches the equator. How many de- grees apart are the points on the equa- tor reached by the birds2