The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-04
LIST OF QUESTIONS:

The following are the questions:
(which is further from the center Oh the
earth, Lake Superior or the mouth OF
tie Amazon? -.ss.sl
2-Wbat Vice-Presidents OF the Onltea
States became Presidents. and WHICH
of our Presidents died in ofilcef
S--One meaning of Let is to permit, an
other is to rem, or hire out. wiInoul
changing any words make in the IoiioW
ing sentence the necessary amenohel'
to show that the latter meaning is Ia
tended: Do not let the hen roost III the
yard.
4-Write sentence, not exceeding twen'y-
five words, in which the same WoI -. 10
USED as often as possible. each tiiie
with an entirely different meamns.
(Which expresses the more regular To-
currence, often or frequently 4ha
Gin which of Thackeray's novels uu ,orsan
principal character marry the WOLF WOLF
whom he first sought to make ms Aios.--
er-in-law?
7--Give the names of the members OF tne
electoral commission of 1871. anu So. $500
what circumstance caused proiiiiii,S
man, who was expected to be menioei
of the commission, to be omitted!
ga grocer wishes to ascertain the 20
pacity in gallons of a certain casK. hay.
ing no liquid measure, how can De pes'
accomplish his purpose? j..
e-Who was the author of the mover III
which Tittlebat Titmouse appears!
I9-An advertisement reads: Last hion.ii
we tOOk OHe-lIlTQ Oii LILO PA4No
four dollar shoes; to close out the STOCK
we now offer them at further reuuc-
ton of 100 per cent" What Is the price
of the shoes under this offer?
lin a certain presidential election tne
two leading candidates were citizens % ol
adjoining states and tire defeated canoi-
date carried the home state or ms sue
cessful opponent by a plurality OF less
than one hundred and fifty votes VINO
were the candidates?
12-Give the derivation of the names OF the
days of the week.
lS-Trace the line Of descent of Queen VIC
toria from William the Conqueror.
i4-What kings ruled in Europe during the
year 100 and over what countries old
they reign?
I5-A circular steel ring twelve inches in
diameter is weighted until its vertical
diameter is reduced to eleven 1nches'
its horizontal diameter being at the
same time elongated Is the area en-
closed by the ring enlarged. diminished
or unchanged?
6--A Philadelphia newspaper in January,
174, announced the birth of a child on
December 30, 1740. 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
GAYS over fifty-nine years was his age?
7--What American cities of more than
fifty thousand inhabitants have their
names concealed IN the following ana
grams: Divorce Pen" "Oil stain US"
''PrlGS 1lnES, anu II l. IOd.
Switch expresses the stronger emotion:
Sorrow or grief?
9-Add together the weight of the gold In
one thousand quarter eagles of the COIN
age of 1880; then t at 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 thonsandths Of a
bushel the quantity of shelled corn at
ffty-six pounds to the bushel that would
balance the above weight?
o. 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. fires In the direction
of Honolulu and continues beyond with
out changing its direction until it also
rea ches 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-
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G. P. Harding, Second Vice PresidentF First
National Bank; A. Latady, A.torney-at-Law