The age-herald., 1898-02-25
LIST OF QUESTIONS:

(Which is further from the center of the { earth, Lake Superior or the mouth of
 the Amazon?
 2-Wbat vice-Presldents of the United r States became Presidents, and which of our Vice-Presidents died in office? R-One meaning of Let is to permit; an-
 other is to rent or hire out. Without | changing any words make in the follow ing sentence the necessary amendment
 to show that the latter meaning is in-
 tended Do not let the hen roost in the ' yard. z-Write sentence, not exceeding twenty
 five words, in which the same word is
 used as often as possible, each time
 with an entirely different meaning. (Which expresses the more regular re-
 currence, oft ten or frequently?
 6-In which of Thackeray's novels does the
 principal character marry the woman
 whom he first sought to make his moth-
 cr-in-law?
 7-Give the names of the members Of the
 electoral commission of 1877, and state
 what circumstance caused a prominent
 man. who was expected to be member
 of the commission, to be omitted? e-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca-
 pacity in gallons of certain cask. Hay
 ing no liquid measure, how can be best
 accomplish his purpose?
 9-Who was the author of the novel in
 which Tittlebat Titmouse appears? i0-An advertisement reads: Last month
 we took one-third off the price of our
 four dollar shoes; to close out the stock
 we now offer them at a further reduc-
 tion of 100 per cent" What is the price
 of the shoes under this offer? u--In a certain presidential election the
 two leading candidates were citizens of
 adjoining states and the defeated candi- date carried the home state of his suc- cessful opponent by plurality of less
 than one hundred and fifty votes. Who
 were the candidates?
 l2-Give the derivation of the names of the
 days of the week.
 I3--Trace the line of descent of Queen Vic
 toria from William the Conqueror 14EWhat kings ruled in Europe during the
 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 inches, its horizontal diameter being at the
 same time elongated: is the area en-
 closed by the ring enlarged, diminished
 or unchanged?
 IB-A Philadelphia newspaper in January,
 TAI, announced the birth of child on December 30, TAO. This child grew to manhood and the New York papers re- n ported his death as occurring on the
 last day of February, 1s0o How many
 days over fifty-nine years was his age? I7-What American cities of more than
 fifty thousand inhabitants have their
 names concealed in the following ana grams: 'Divorce Pen." "Oil stain us," ''Pride fiings." and "Ft. Harrod?" is-Whch 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 r. two thousand United States half dollars fsi of 1S56 and of the silver in two thousand r. United States standard silver dollars. r. Give to the nearest thousandths of a r bushel the quantity of shelled corn at r fifty-six pounds to the bushel that would
 balance the above weight?
 2o-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra
 and flies in the direction of Constan- tinople; passing that place. 1t continues r its course unswervingly until it reaches [ the Equator. Another bird starts from f the same place, flles in the direction r of Honolulu and continues beyond with r out changing it's direction until it also r reaches the Equator. How many de- r rrees apart are the points on the r Eouator reached by the birds? E
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