The age-herald., 1898-04-22
LIST OF QUEsTI0AS:

AuC iOlONlnB aIc-tnS QueSHOnos (Which Is further from thsAcenter of the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth or the Amazon?
 &What Vice-Presidents of tue united States became Presidents. and wmcn of our Vice=Presidents cied in oficef S-One meaning of "Let' is to permit; an other Is to rent or hire out. Without changing any words make In the IolioW. ing sentence the necessary amenofne,n' q, to show that the latter meaning IS IT tended: Do not let the hen roost ln the yard
 4-Write a sentence, not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same word IS used as often as possible. each tlnie with an entirely different meaning. (Which expresses the more reguiai currence, often or frequently? .,,a 6-In which of Thackeray's novels ooes ,.s, .ne ,s principal character marry the Wonan na1 whom he first sought to make ms rio'n- er-in-law? A. z-Give inc names of the members of the electoral commission of 1877, and stale what circumstance caused pronllIen. s !. man, who was expected to De Iheliioei of the commission, to be omitted. e-A grocer wishes to ascertain the oo pacity in gallons of a certain casK' nay. ing no liquid measure, how can pc pest accomplish his purpose? l.. 9-Who was the author of the mover III which Tittlebat Titmouse appears' a0-An advertisement reads: Last montn
 we took one-third off the price Of our four dollar shoes; to close out the ssoch ..a we now offer them at further reouc- tion of 100 per cent" What js the prioe of the shoes under this offer? u-In a certain presidential election tne two leading candidates were cidzens or adjoining states and the defeated canoi- date carried the home state or ms sue cessful opponent by a plurality of less than one hundred and fifty votes. Wno were the candidates?
 i2-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. uEWhat kings ruled in Europe during the year 170O and over what countries did they reign?
 a5-A circular steel ring twelve inches in diameter Is weighted until its vertical diameter is reduced to eleven inches, it's horizontal diameter being at the same time elongated; is the area en- closed by the ring enlarged. diminished or unchanged?
 ae-A Philadelphia newspaper in January. TAI, announced the birth of a 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, 1900. How many days over fifty-nine years was his age? l7-What American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed Tn the following ana grams; Divorce Pen" n. @oil stain s.i us."
 L. dS-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 sheled corn at ffty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 R0-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra and flies in the direction of Constan- tinople; passing that place, it continues It's course unsw wervingly dntil it reaches the Equator Another bird starts from the same place, flies in the direction of Honolulu and continues beyond with out changing its direction until 1t also reaches the Equator. How many de- grees apart are the points on the Eouatoi reached by the birds? ~ CoNDITIoNs-In order to compete for this prize, you must send S2.OO to THE AGE-HERALD for three months subscrip- tion to the Daily and Sunday issues, or for one years subscription to the SUNDAY AGE-HERALD alone.
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