Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1903 — The Volcano. [ARTICLE]

The Volcano.

The London Globe contains a number of Amusing answers to a recent examination for office boys in a government office. Some of the descriptions of a volcano are graphic: “A volcano is a hill, and smoke raises from tbe top.” “A Volcano is a Mountain with solphur and a collection of Iron and led. Soon after a few years they get hot | and bursts tbe mountain Does a lot of Damage to the country.” “A volcano is a mountain which his a large amount of lather and this sometimes overflows and burns villages down.” The most flattering answer run* as follows: “The boundaries of England are united states america and Europe." “Latitude and Longitude," said another student, “are terms used to describe certain spots on tl»e sea.” .