The age-herald., 1898-03-12
LIST OF QUEsTIoMs:

(Which is further from the center Of the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth Of the Amazon?
 2-What Vice-Presldents of the United States became Presidents, and which of our Presidents died in office! S-One meaning of Let Is to permit; an- other is to rent or hire out. Without changing any words make in the toiioW- ing sentence the necessary amenomehl to show that the latter meaning IS m tended: Do not let the hen roost Tn the yard.
 4Write sentence, not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same word IS used as often as possible, eacn tithe with an entirely different meaning. (Which expresses the more regular re- currence, often or frequently?
 6-In which of Thackeray's novels does tne principal character marry the woman whom he first sought to make his moth- er-in-law?
 7-Give the names of the members or the electoral commission of 1877, and state what circumstance caused prominent man, who was expected to be memper of the commission, to be omitted! 8-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca pacity in gallons of certain cask. Hay ing no liquid measure, how can pc pest accomplish his purpose?
 9-Who was the author of the novel Tn which Tittlebat Titmouse appears! 10-An advertisement reads: Last month we took one-third off the price Of our IOuT uOllaT SuOtS, lO ClOSc OuI siS we now offer them at further reduc- tion of 100 per cent" What is the price of the shoes under this offer? u-In a certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and the defeated candi- date carried the home state of his suc- cessful opponent by plurality or less than one hundred and fifty votes. Who were the candidates?
 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. 1+What kings ruled in Europe during the year TOO and over what countries did they reign?
 15-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? 1e-A Philadelphia newspaper in January, @~1741 announced the birth of child on 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, 1800 How many days over fifty mine years was his age? l7-What American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed m the following ana grams: Divorce Pen." "Oil stain us." sPride fings" and 'Ft. Harrod?" lS-Which expresses the stronger emotion: 
 Sorrow grief?
 19-Add together the weight of the gold In ono 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 bushel the quantity of shelled corn at fifty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 N-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 it reaches the Equator. Another bird starts from the same place, fines 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 Equator reached by the birds?
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 The judges are: J. H. Phillips, Superin- tendent Birmingham Public Schools w. G. P. Harding, Second Vice-President First National Bank; A. Latady, ,Attorney-at-La