The age-herald., 1898-03-27
LIST OF QUESTIONS:

LIST OF QUESTIONS: (Which is further from the center or the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth Of the Amazon?
 2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the Uniteu States became Presidents. ana WHICH of our Presidents died in officer 3-One meaning of Let" is to permit an- other is to rent or hire out. without changing any words make In the fohoW. ing sentence the necessary amenomehI to show that the latter meaning IS m tended: Do not let the hen roost in the yard. tH HE 4. 4-Write sentence, not exceeding twenty- five words, in which the same woro is used as often as possible, each eiiie with entirely different meaning. b-Which expresses the more resuiai currence, often or frequently! , 6-In which of Thackeray's novels ooes ene principal character marry the "oni .L whom he first sought to make ms iio'n- er-in-law?
 electoral commission of 1877, and staae what circumstance caused prominent man, who was expected to De ineiiioei of the commission, to be omitted: e-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca- pacity in gallons of certain cask. Hav ing no liquid measure, how can pe oee' accomplish his purpose? . sWho was the author Of the mover III which Tittlebat Titmouse appears! 10-An advertisement reads: Last mon.n we took one-third off the price Of our four dollar shoes; to close out the stock we now offer them at further reouc, o ton of 100 per cent" What Is the prlce of the shoes under this offer?
 11-In a certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and tfie defeated canol- date carried the home state of his sue cessful opponent by a plurality or less than one hundred and fifty votes. Who were the candidates?
 f2-Give the derivation of the names or the days of the week.
 l3-Trace the line of descent Of Queen VIC toria from William the Conqueror 1EWhat kings ruled in Europe during the year 1700 and over what countries dld 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?
 16-A Philadelphia, newspaper in January, TAI announced the birth of 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, 1S00 How many days over fifty nine years was his age? i7-What American cities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants have their names concealed Tn the following ana grams: Divorce Pen," "Oil stain us," "Pride f1ings," 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 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 bushel the quantity of shelled corn at ffty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 4-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra
 T, tinople: passing that place, 1t continues It's course unswervingly dntil 1t reaches the Equator. Another bird starts from the same place, fles 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 Eouator reached by the birds?
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