THE GIRL'S OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPETITION.

We give here the fifth instalment of questions in this Competition, full particulars of which appeared on p. 14

Questions 49-60.

49. What epidemic in Italy in the sixteenth century was cured by means of music?

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50. What is the mother-tongue of Queen Victoria?

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51. What is the best time at which to water indoor and outdoor plants?

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52. Is abundant hair an indication of bodily and mental strength?

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53. How many ways can be named of profitably using broken bread?

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54. Was public money ever raised in England by encouraging the spirit of gambling?

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55. Who was the religious poet so beloved by the parish of which he was rector that many of his parishioners would stop their ploughs when his bell rang for prayers that they might offer their devotions to God with him?

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56. How did the leek come to be the emblem of Wales?

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57. What famous outlaw has a conspicuous place in ballad literature?

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58. Where can a married couple, after a twelvemonth of matrimony, lay claim to a flitch of bacon after proving that, during the whole time, they have never had a quarrel and never regretted the marriage?

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59. Has anyone ever tried to count the stars?

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60. What English earl once got a box on the ear from a great queen?

The answers to the above questions, Nos. 49-60, together with the answers to questions 61-72, which are yet to appear, must be sent in on or before February 24, 1899.

Address to The Editor, The Girl's Own Paper Office, 56, Paternoster Row, London, E.C., and at the left-hand top corner of the envelope or wrapper write the words "Questions Competition."