The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-14
nc IOi'OWIIg dIS TIC quesII0IIS'
LIST OF QUESTIONS:

(which is further from the center OF the
earth, Lake Superior or the mouth Vi
the Amazon?
2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United
States became Presidents. and whicn
of our Vice-Presdents died In othces
3,-One meaning of Let is to permit; an
other is to rent or hire out. Wltnout
changing any words make In the ioiow.
ing sentence the necessary amendment
to show that the latter meaning is IN
tended: Do not let the hen roost IN the
yard.
4--Write sentence, not exceeding twenty
five words, in which the same Woro 70
used as often as possible. each tiihe
with an entirely different meaning.
(Which expresses the more reguiai
currence often or frequently! 49,.
Gin which of Thackeray's novels does me
principal character marry the wot .i.A
whom he first sought to make MS Ho'h-
er-in-law? - +ba
7-Giye the names of the members OF tne
electoral commission of 1877, ana STATE
what circumstance caused prohli,Sii.
man, who was expected to pc d,ieiiAoeA
of the commission, to be omitted!
ga grocer wishes to ascertain tne Ca
nacitv in gallons of a certain cask. daV-
ing no liquid measure, how can % oe''
accomplish his purposeY a..
9-Who was the author of the mover III
which Tittlebat Titmouse appears.
10-An advertisement reads Last nnoh.I
we took one-third off the price OF our
four dollar shoes; to close out the STOCK
we now offer them at a further reouc
ton of 100 per cent" What Is the price
of the shoes under this offer?
lin a certain presidential election the
two leading candidates were citizens OF
adjoining states and the defeated canol-
date carried the home state OF ms sue
cessful opponent by a plurality OF Tess
than one hundred and fifty votes. VINO
were the candidates?
f2-Giye the derivation of the names OF the
days of the week.
1f nf
torja from William the Conqueror.
l4-What kings ruled in Europe during the
wear 1900 and over what countries did
they reign? =,
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?
l6-A Philadelphia newspaper In January
17l announced the birth Of a child on
December 30, 1740. This child grew to
ported his death as occurring on the
last day of February, 1900. How many
DAYS over fifty-nine years was his age?
17-What American cities of more than
fifty thousand Inhabitants have their
names concealed m the following ana
rrams. ."Divorce Pen," "Oil stain u.s."
"Pride flings," and eft. Harrod?"
ts-Which expresses the stronger emotion:
Sorrow grief?
1s-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
ffty-six pounds to the bushel that would
balance the above weight?
e0-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra
and flies in the direction Of Constan-
tinople; 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 with
out changing it's direction until 1t also
reaches the Equator. How many de-
grees apart are the points on the
Fouato1 reached by the birds?
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