The age-herald., 1898-04-09


 of answers S5.oo each. The followingare the questions:
 LIST OF QUESTIONS: (Which Is further from the center or the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth or the Amazon?
 2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United States became Presidents. and Wnlcn of our Vice-Presidents died in oflcef 3-One meaning of "let is to permit, an- other is to rent or hire out. Winout changing any words make In the ioIIoW. ing sentence the necessary amenonsne to show that the latter meaning IS ih- tended: Do not let the hen roost ID the yard.
 4-Write a sentence, not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same Woiu i used as often as possible, eacn tune with an entirely different meaning. 5-Which expresses the more regular currence, often or frequently! 4,a 6-In which of Thackeray's noVeis ooes 's a principal character marry the woman whom he first sought to make ms nio'h- er-in-law? .n 7-Give the names of the members or the electoral commission of 187 ana state what circumstance caused pronniheht man, who was expected to be nieiiioei of the commission, to be omitted. S-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ue1,. ea pacity in gallons of certain cask. Hay ing no liquid measure. how can De pest accomplish his purpose? r., 9-Who was the author of the mover III which Tittlebat Titmouse appears! ,,. l0-An advertisement reads: Last Hou.. HUI
 we took one-third off the price or our four dollar shoes: to close out the stoch we now offer them at a further reaec- tion of 100 per cent" what IS the piiSe of the shoes under this offerf u-In a certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and the defeated canu- date carried the home state or ms sue sue;
 ,nr1f bxy0 than one hundred and fifty votes. Who were the candidates?
 l2-Give the derivation of the names or the days of the week.
 toria from William the Conqueror. i4EWhat kings ruled in Europe during the year 17OO and over what countries did they reign?
 diameter is weighted until It's vertical diameter is reduced to eleven inches, its horizontal diameter being at the same time elongated: fs the area en- closed by the ring enlarged, diminished or unchanged?
 ie-A Philadelphia newspaper in January, TAI, announced the birth of child on December 30, 174O This child grew to ported his death as occurring on the last day of February, 1900. How many days over ffty-nine years was his age? l7-What American cities of more than
 
 names concealed Tn the following ana grams grams: Divorce Pen," "oil stain us," 'sPride fings," and "Ft. Harrod? 1S-Which expresses the stronger emotion: Sorrow or grief?
 19-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?
 20-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra and files in the direction of Constan- tinople; passing that place, it continues It's course unswervingiy ,1rt antii 1t reaches the same place, f1es in the direction r of Honolulu and continues beyond with { out changing It's direction until 1t also reaches the Equator. How many de- prees apart are the points on the Eauatoi reached by the birds?
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