Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-05
What 10 the meaning Of the word
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religious rites of the people.
Who invented tho electric iiaht?
The electric light was first invented
by Sir Humphrey Davy in the early
part Of the nineteenth century, who
first produced the arc light with bat
terry Of 1000 cells. It did not come
into practical use until 1914. when i'm.
provements were made in its construc.
ton by Frenchman named Foucault,
and it was used to illuminate the
Place de la Concorde. In Paris.
Whom was slavery first introduced In
American
The earliest record of slaves being
brought to the United States was In
1910. when Dutch man-of-war en-
tered James river, Virginia, and land.
ed twenty negroes. who were offered
for sale.
What 10 tho origin Of the expression
"Hobson's choice?"
There are several stories about the
origin Of this saying. and perhaps the
following is the true one: Tobias Hob
son. It Is said. was the first man in
England to let out hackney horses.
When u man came for horse he was
led into a stable where there was a
great choice. but HObson obliged him
to take the horse that stood nearest to
the stable door. so that every Gus.
toner was served alike according to
his chance. Thus It came to be a
proverb that when a choice was fore
ed upon person 1t was "Hobson's
choice"
Who was called the "apostls Of free
trader"
Richard Golden. noted English
statesman and political economist. He
was born near Midhurst. Sussex. Eng
land, June 3. 1904; died at London
April 2. 1865.
What were Wasnsrs sources for
"Ths Ring Of the Nlbsluns"
Wagner's sources for the operas called
The Ring Of the Nibelung'' were the
sagas. the two Eddas and the "Nibe-
lungenlied"-a German epic dating
from the twelfth century. But he
transformed his material with the
precedence of a philosopher. the farsee-
Ing vision Of a poet, the instinct Of the
drama"
10 the average number Of voters one.
third Of the population Of The United
States?
At the last election 100000 citi-
zens voted. This Is less than one
sixth Of the total population.
What was The first American move.
paper?
The earliest record we can ind
shows that a publication called "Pub-
lick Occurrences. both Foreign and
Domestic" which was printed in Bos-
ton in 1890. was the first newspaper
published In the country. 1t consisted
of three pages of two columns each
and blank page. 1t was almost I'm
mediately suppressed.
What 10 the origin Of the saying, "a
little bird told mo so?"
This common popular expression.
while not a literal quotation, is taken
directly from the Bible. See Ecclesias.
tes. tenth chapter. twentieth verse.
What 10 q "barnectde feast7"
A feast where the dishes were emp
ty and the viands imaginary; hence
any tantalizlng illusion. II is an al
fusion to the story Of 1.-THE BARRIERS
Sixth Brother in the ARABIAN Nights
Entertainments" in which a rich Bar
needle gives dinner Of this descrip-
ton to Shacabac. who Is starving. and
obliges him to pretend that he eats
and drinks what Is not before him.
A Barmecide Is the name Of a Persian
family. so called from the name Of its
founder. Barmek.
To what denomination did Robert
Browning, the poet, belong, and what
creed did no profess?
There has been a good deal of con-
troversy over Browning's religious be-
Iiefs. His parents became dissenters
In middle life. but often attended the
Anglican services. Browning himself.
though there was little stress on dog
ma In his religious faith. continued to
sympathize with the spirit Of the An
glican faith. He was not a frequent
shurchgOer. but he was brought up
Christian and has been considered an
advocate Of Christian theology.
Witcheraft.
In France an old beggar was tOrtur-
ed to death as late as 1907 on the
charge Of being one who ''communed
with evil spirits" and in Spain witch
was burned in 1908. In 1850 in France
a man and his wife tortured a sus-
pected witch to death. and nothing at
all was done with them by the crimi-
nal courts on account Of the lingering
belief in sorcery. Four years later a
witch was drowned in England, and in
1860 one was burned In Mexico. In
1874. 1879. 1880 and again In 1880
witches were publicly burned in Rus
sia. and even as late as 1890 regular
judicial trials Of witches were had In
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