Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-12-27

what is the OriSln OF He WSt0
"Peeunlary"2--It is from the Latin Pc
cunia, money; the root Of the word
pecunia was pecus, "cattle"-eattls
having constituted the wealth Of tho
early Roman people.
What are the Twenty Most eeaut+
ful Words?-In a voting contest the
members Of a certain Y NJ. c. A. T.
New York city recently decided that
the twenty most beautiful words are:
Melody, splender, alteration, elo-
quence, virtue, innocence, modesty'
faith, Joy, honor, nobility, sympathy,
heaven, love, divine. hope harmony.
happiness, purity and liberty.
What ls the We ght Of the Brain by
Racial Classfeation1 - According to
Bastian, an expert, the weight of the
brain In ounces is as follows: Scotch
so; GermansA9.6; English - i9b;
French-479; Zulus - H5 Chinese
472; Italians--46.9; EsRlmos-43.9. In
all races the male brain is about tan
per cent heavier than the female. In
the highest type of the ape the brain
weight does not exceed 16 ounces.
What ls the Origin Of the Word
"Pen"7-The word pen" signifies a
feather, end is derived from the Latin
"penna," wing. The phrase, steel
pen, is literally steel feather.
When and Where was Lillian Rue.
sell Born7-Lill.an Russell was borL
in Clinton, Ia, In 1864.
What Is Meersohaum 7-Meerschaum
is a mineral found in many parts Of
the world, chiefly in Moravia and
Crimea. Because Meerschaum Is
found on sea shores in some localities
In peculiarly rounded snow-white
humps, It has been ignorantiy imagined
to be petrifed froth OF the sea, which.
by the way, is the meaning OF itG
German name. Meerschaum, when
mined. IL soft and soap-like to the
touch. 1t is moulded into pipes, boil
ed in oil, and then baked in ovens unr
til quite herd.
What were Sharp-shlns7--Sharp
= shins was 8 name given 10 small cur
/ rency obtained by cutting silver dol
! lars into parts. 1t was used In the
earlv days of virginia
p What Is a Round Robln?-A petit
ton or remonstrance signed with the
names in a circle to conceal who
signed It first.
/. Whst 10 the MalthusIan Doctrine7--
2 The theory that the population Is
!, growing faster than the food supply.
What Is volapuki-A so'oalled uni
versal language, invented in 1873, by
= Johann Martin Schleyer, q sWahian
B pastor, and later a teacher In Con.
stance. or the vocabulary about one
third is Of English origin. The gram
/. mer is simpliHed to the utmost.
4 Who was Alexander ths Copper
smIth7--A nickname applied TO Alex
ander Hamilton by those who we're
8 dissatisfied with the copper cents
a coined in 1893 at his suggestion as
Il secretary OF the treasury.
q
e What is the Average Depth Of
n ooeans?-The average depth OF al
the oceans is from 1900 to 5000 faith
oms. soundlngs have been made IN
h the Atlantic ocean, ninety miles %
It the Island Of st. Thomas, In the West
n. Indies, which showed depth oi
q. 23,2s0 feet, or about four and ons
d half miles In lS727.. tho chip Chal
l. ienger made a yoyase around The
IN world for the purpose Of taking deep
sea soundings, and the result showed
that the greatest depth in the Paeiht
,e ocean was between -four and one.hal
s, and FIVE miles.
How Many Of our Presidents wsr'
Church Memhers7-From WasbingtnE
8. to Mckinley. Only three. Washington
D. Garfield and Harrison, were meusseri
Of the church. All others were mel
who revered Christianity excep
81 Jefferson, who was Pet believer s
st least while he was chief maeistTate
30 What ls meant by the "Csvarlcz
K. tIon OF Laneuaaes'7--It means u
w breaking of language into two G
ce more separate languages, tl,Foukl
o. ,corruptlons and other circumstance. :.
So What was the Defect % the sella
ct csisndarf--It made the year abo1
RI eleven minutes too long. and thia s.
to tension amounted to three dafs
nearly 400 years.