The age-herald., 1898-04-07
LIST OF OUESTlOkS:

LIST OF QUESTIONS;
 (Which is further from the center of the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth oh the Amazon?
 z-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United States became Presidents. and wnlcn of our Vice-Presidents died in omce' 2-One meaning of Let is to permit; an other is to rent or hire out. Witnout changing any words make In the ioho~ ing sentence the necessary amenomeh' to show that the latter meaning IS t.i- tended: Do not let the hen roost III .ne yard 4--Write sentence, not exceeding twenty i've words, in which the same wora ID used as often as possible, eaen ''D with entirely different meaflns. . (Which expresses the more reguia' currence, often or frequently ..s 6-In which of Thackeray's novels ooes eno principal character marry the "un ,ath- whom he first sought to make ms Ino.h- er-in-law? = .na 7-Give the names of the members ol euo electoral commission of 1877, ana sea.e what circumstance caused proiiintSa. man, who was expected to De u lleihoeA of the commission, to be omitted. S-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca pacity in gallons of a certain cask. aaV. ing no liquid measure, how can pe oes' accomplish his purpose? , 9-Who was the author or the nosei " which Tittlebat Titmouse appears! , 10-An advertisement reads: Last I.,onu, a,.r
 we took one-third of the price or our four dollar shoes; to close out the s1och we now offer them at a further reduc- tion of 100 per cent" What Is the pr'co of the shoes under this offer?
 u-In a certain presidential election tne two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and the defeated candi- date carried the home state or ms sue cessful opponent by plurality or russ than one hundred and fifty votes. Wno were the candidates?
 12-Give the derivation of the names or the days of the week. - 13-Trace the line of descent Of queen VIC
 torja from William the Conqueror. 14-What kings ruled in Europe during tne 5ie year 1700 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 lnches, ., same time elongated is the area en- closed by the ring enlarged diminished or unchanged? t7
 1e-A Philadelphia newspaper In January, 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? 17-what American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed in the following ana grams: 'Divorce Pen." "Oil stain us," ssPride ffings," and "F't. Harrod?" 12-Which expresses the stronger emotion: Sorrow or grieff
 19-Add together the weight of the gold in one thousand quarter eagles of the coin- age of 1S30; then that of the silver in two thousand United States half dollars of 1s56 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 fifty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 2-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra and flies in the direction of Constan- tinople; passing that place, 1t continues It's course unsw ervingly until 1t reaches the Equator. Another bird starts from the same place, f1les in the direction of Honolulu and continues beyond with reaches the Equator. How many de- grees apart are the points on the Eouatol reached by the birds?
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