The age-herald., 1898-05-29
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES
 IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEST
The Questions and Ar1sNersir1 the Ape-Herald Educational
 Contest No. 1.
The First Prize Goes to Miss Theda B. Phil
 lips, Of Marion Aa.-Other Prizes.

sion of1S77 were.
 Clifford, Bayard. Miller, Thurman. Field, Payne. Strong, ~ Hunton Bradley, Abbott Edmunds, Garfield, Morton, Hoar. Frelinghuysen, The resignation of David Davis caused him to be omitted from the commission. S-Io ascertain in gallons the capacity of cask. measure the head and bung circum- ferences and divide each of theseby s.141e Tor the head and bung diameters respect ively. To the head diameter add 7-10 of the difference between the head and bung di- ameter. Square the mean diameter, in in- cnes. and multiply it by the height of the cask, also in inches, and then by .0034; the product will be the capacity in liquid gall Ions.
 9-Samuel Warren was the author of the novel in which Tittlebat Titmouse appears. lo-The price of the shoes under the last offer Is $1.3 1-3
 u-In the presidential election of 1s44 the leading candidates were James K Polk of Tennessee, and Henry Clay, of Kentucky In this election Clay carried the home state of Polk, the successful candidate, by p1u- rality of less than 150 votes H-Sunday-Sunne, the sun. and daeg. Say.
 Monday-Mona, the moon, and daeg,
 day.
 Tuesday-Tiw, Tyw, Tu, Tug, Tuisco
 or Tuesco, the Saxon god of war, and
 daeg or dag. day.
 Wednesday-Wodnes, of woden. or Odin, Scandinavian chief or deity
 and daeg. day.
 Thursday-Thor. the principal deity of
 the northern nations, and daeg, day.
 Friday-Frig, Friga, wife of Odin, and
 daeg, day.
 Saturday-Saturn Saturnis, and dae eg, 13-william the Conqueror
 Henry l.
 Maud, or Matilda
 Henry II.
 John.
 Henry III.
 Edward I.
 Edward IT.
 Edward TIT. Lionel John of Gaunt Edmund Langley Philippa John Beaufort Richard Roger Mortimer John Beaufort Richard Annie Marg't Beaufort Edward ".
 Henry VII. married Elizabeth
 Margaret Tudor
 James
 Mary
 James I.
 Elizabeth
 Sophia
 George l.
 George IT.
 Frederick
 George IT,
 Edward
 Victoria 1.-The European kings during the year 17OO were Charles XII, king of Sweden, Finland and large possessions along the southern Baltic; Frederick ", king of Den- mark and Norway; Leopold l.. king of Hungary and archduke af Austria; Pedro IT., king of Portugal; Philip IT., succeeding Charles IT., who reigned over Spain, Span ish Netherlands, Milan, Naples, Sicily and islands of the Spanish main; Frederick Au- gustus king of Poland and elector of Sax ony; William H., king of Great Britain. Louis XIV, king of France and Frederick IT,, elector of Brandedburg and duke Of Prussia, who in 1700 was granted the title of King of Prussia, though he was not crowned until 1701.
 15-The area enclosed by the ring is die unfinished. 1s-He was forty-nine days over fifty-nine years old. 17-Divorce Pen-Providence. Oil stain us-Saint Louis. Pride flings-Springield Fit Harrod-Hartford 1S-Grief expresses stronger emotion than sorrow.
 19-Two thousand nine hundred and thr- ty-three bushels of sheled corn would ball. ance one thousand quarter eagles of the coinage of 1880, two thousand United States half dollars of 1856 and two thousand United States standard dollars. 20-The points on the equator reached by the birds are identical. Second Prize-A. H. Sturtevsnt, Jacksonville
 Ill. 1.-The mouth of the Amazon, because 1t Is at the Equator, and the equatorial radi- us of the earth is longer than any other Ha1r fba ioal calc fha mouth of the Amizon is found to be about seven miles further from the center of the earth than Lake Superior. : 2-John Adams, of Massachusetts, vice. president from 17S9 to 1797; president (by election) 17s7-1S01. Thomas Jefferson, of (by election) 1S01-1S09 Martin Van Buren. of New York, vice-president 1S33-1837j presi- dent (by election) 1S37-1s41. John Tyler. of Virginia, vice-president March 4th, 1S41, to April 4th of the same year; president by the death of William H. Harrison, from April 4th 1S41, to March 4th, 1S45. Willard Fillmore, of New York, vice-president March 4th, 1849 to July 9th, 1850; president by death of Zachary Taylor. from July 9th, 1850, to March 4th, 1853. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, vice-president March 4th, 1865, to April 18th of the same year; president. by the death of Abraham Lincoln, from April 18th, 1865, to March 4th, 1869. Chester A. Arthur, of New York, vice-president March 4th, 1881. to September 18th, 1881; president, by death of Jomes A. Garfield. from September 18th, 1881, to March 4th. 1885, Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, died November 18th, having held the office of vice-president eight months and twenty one days. 3-Do not let the hen-roost in the yard. A bill authorized by bill, found in birds bill, was given to pay Bilps bill for making out bills for bill-hooks and bills. b-Often.
 6-Henry Esnlond
 7-The five senators on the commission