The age-herald., 1898-03-15
LIST OF 0UEsTIOHS.

(Which Is further from the center or the earth, Lake Superior or the mouth or the Amazon?
 2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United States became Presidents, and which of our Vice-Presidents died in officer 2-One meaning of Let" is to permit an other is to rent or hire out. Without changing any words make In the 1ohoW ing sentence the necessary amehoheh' to show that the latter meaning IS ii- tended: Do not let the hen roost lh liie yard
 4--Write a sentence, not exceeding twenty five words, in which the same word IS used as often as possible, each tune with entirely different meaning. (Which expresses the more reguiaf ie currence, often or frequently? 6-In which of Thaekeray's novels ooes the principal character marry the woman whom he first sought to make his moth- er-in-law?
 z-Ciye the names of the members of the electoral commission of 1877, ana state what circumstance caused a prominent man, who was expected to be member of the commission, to be omitted? 8-A grocer wishes to ascertain the ca- pacity in gallons of certain cask. Hay. ing no liquid measure. how can be pest accomplish his purpose?
 9-Who was the author of the novei Tn which Titt1ebat Titmouse appears! 10-An advertisement reads: Last month we took one-third off the price of our four dollar shoes; to close out the stocK we now OrIer them at a IurtHeI ioNuS ton of 100 per cent" What Is the price of the shoes under this offer? u-In certain presidential election the two leading candidates were citizens or adjoining states and the defeated canul- m date carried the home state of his suc- cessful opponent by 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.
 ls-Trace the line of descent of Queen Vic toria from William the Conqueror. A-What kings ruled in Europe during the year 1700 and over what countries dd they reign?
 l5-A circular steel ring twelve inches in diameter is weighted until It's 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?
 ls-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 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 m the following ana grams: "Divorce Pen," "Oi1 stain us," sPride flings" and "Ft Harrod?" S-Which expresses the stronger emotion: Sorrow or grief? 9-Add together the weight of the gold in one thousand quarter eagles of the coin age of 1890; 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 bushel the quantity of sheled corn al ffty-six pounds to the bushel that would balance the above weight?
 D-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra and flies In the direction of Constan- AT-- nIo1 its course unswervingly until it reaches the Equator. Another bird starts from the same place, files in the direction of Honolulu and continues beyond with out changing it's 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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