Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-18

What were Wasners sources fs~
'Ths Ring Of the NibeIuns7"
Wngner's sources for the operas calle4
The Ring Of the Nitelung" were tho
sagas. the two Edtlas and the ''Nibe-
German epic dating
from the twelfth century. But he
his material with the
prescience Of philosopher. the farsee-
ing vision Of a poet. the instinct Of the
10 the average number Of voters one
third Of the population Of the units6
States7
At the last election 15.O0OO00 cit1-
zens voted. This Is less than one
sixth OF the total population.
What was the first American news-
paper7
The earliest record we can hn0
shows that a publication called pub
lick Occurrences. both Foreign ana
Domestic" which was printed in Bos-
ton in 1890. was the first newspaper
published in the country. 1t consiste4
Of three pnges of two columns each
and blank page 1t was almost i'm
mediately suppressed.
What 10 the origin Of the saying, ~
little bird told me sol"
This common popular expression,
while not literal quotation, Is takenr
directly from the Bible. See Ecclcsiao-
ties. tenth chapter. twentieth verse.
What 10 q "barmecide feast?"
A feast where the dishes were emp
ty and the viands imaginary: henc&
any tantalizing illusion. 1t IL an a.
fusion. to the story Of THE Barber1
Sixth Brother In the arabian Nights
Entertainments" In which a rich Bar,
needle gives a dinner Of this descrip-.
ton to Shacabac. who Is starving. ana
obliges him to pretend that he eats
and drinks what Is not before him.
A Barmccide is the name OF Persian.
family. so called from the name OF ttDl
founder. Barmek.
To what denomination did Rebese,
Browning, tho poet, belong, and whoe
creed did no profess7
There has been good deal of con-
troversy over Browning's religious be-
liefs, His parents became dissenterBt
in middle life. but often attended the
Anglican services. Browning himself.
though there was little stress on dog
ma In his religious faith. continued 10
sympathize with the spirit Of the An
glican faith. He was not freQueue
churchgoer. but he was brought up q
| Christian and has been considered an.
advocate Of Christian theology. r.
| What country in South America wao
formerly called Granada?
The northwestern corner of South
| America was constituted the vicerOyas.
ty of New Granada in 171S. Inde-
pendence Of Spain was declared In
1871 and in 1910 was accomplished I'M
der General Simon Bolivar. In tlIo
latter year the present Venezuela. Co
lombia and Ecuador We're fused In .
republic of Colombia. In 1920 Venet
zuela withdrew and in 1880 Ecuador.
The remaining territory was organized
Nov. q. 1881. as the republic of New
Granada. The successive presidents
were General Suntunder. DIR. Marquee,
General Herran General MOsquera,
General Lopez General Obando ana
DR.. Orpina. Under the last. in 1860.
rebellion broke out. and upon its sue
cess the United States of Colombia
was estab lished Oct 20, 1861.
What 10 the correct pronunciation a
the word "ski7"
"Ski" is Norwegian word and the
correct pronunciation in Norwegian Is
''shc." but us an English word by adOp-
ton it is practically always pronounced
''skee."
What are tho names Of the battle-
ships in the United States navy that
carry fourteen inch guns?
At the present time the United States
has no battleships In commission car
rying fourteen inch guns. There arc,
however. under construction four fight
ing ships of the uper-Dreadnought
type which will have main batteries
Of ten fourteen-inch guns each. These
are the Nevada, the New York. the
Oklahoma and the Texas.
Was there ever . negro Catholic
priest in tho United States?
Yes. At present there are at least
four negro Catholic priests in THU
country.
Can congress decree q national legal
holiday
No. No day can be made legal
holiday for all states by action Of the
United States congress. Each state
makes its own holidays. which are 10