Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-30


no particular significance except of
added dignity. An act of parliament
regulates the election of mayors. and
the lord mayor Of London is elected
like the mayors Of all English cities
annually on the 9th of November by
the council from among the aldermen.
His administrative duties are very linn
tied. and the office Is largely an hon
Orary and ornamental one.
When was It that a band Of Virginia
mountaineers shot up a courthouse
during a trial, killing the judge and
prosecutor?
1t was at Hillsville, Carroll county.
Va. March IA, 1912, the sheriff also be-
ing killed.
IL wireless telegraphy affected by
weather conditions?
Electrical storms or disturbances az
feet telegraphic operations by wire OF
wireless. and wireless telegraphy ia
also said to work better in cloudy than
In clear weather. Operators say sun.
shine is bad for wireless, and scientists
say that in bright, clear day the cleo
trio waves on which wireless commu-
nication depends are absorbed or d.
minished by the rays Of the sun.
Can a hunting dog be taught to un-
derstand and obey particular COM
mands?
Yes, If the right method is pursued.
A dog does not understand language
or words, but he has an acute ear for
sounds and will soon learn to recog-
nize commands by sound If they are
very brief and made repeatedly with
out varying the form.
What 10 the difference between q
foreign minister and an ambassador
There is no difference in their duties,
as they both represent their govern
ment and country at foreign court,
but there is slight difference in the
grade and dignity of the two offices,
ambassador being the higher. For a
long time minister was the highest
grade in our diplomatic service. but
during the second Cleveland admins
tration the grade of ambassador was
created. and now there are ten embas.
sizes - to Austria Hungary. Brazil,
France, Germany, Great Britain. Italy,
Japan. Mexico. Russia and Turkey.
Each ambassador receives $17.50O per
annum.
Are rural free delivery carriers re-
quired to collect postage money that
10 deposited in mail boxes?
They are not required to collect loose
coins so deposited. and II they do 1t is
a matter of personal accommodation,
involving some trouble and loss Of
time. Patrons should inclose coins in
IN envelope. wrap them securely In
paper or deposit them in a coin hold
ing receptacle. so they can be easily
and quickly taken up by the carrier.
How many persons have been en-
ployed in the construction Of the Pana-
ma canal?
The number fuctuates. On June
80, 1911, there were $1,000: on Jan. 10.
1912, there were 3s,515; one June 30.
1912. 34,957. The greatest number at
work at any one time was in March.
1910, when there were 3S,676.
What part will Gatun lake play in
tho operation Of the Panama canal?
A very important part. 1t provides
twenty-three and one-half miles of the
canal channel, or nearly half the total
length of the canal. with a width of
1000 feet for sixteen miles, 800 feet
for four miles and 500 feet for the
three and half miles. The
average width Of the lake channel is
about twice that Of the rest Of the
canal. and its depth is also much
greater These dimensions will allow
vessels to go at much greater speed
through the lake than along the rest
of the route In addition to this. the
lake furnishes water supply and
power for some very important pur-
poses.
Is Francis Burton Harrison, tho now
governor of the Philippine. related to
Mrs. Burton Harrison, the popular
novelist?
He is a son of hers. Mrs. Burton
Harrison's maiden name was Con.
stance Cary. of an old Virginia family.
Her husband. Burton Harrison. was
private secretary to Jefferson Davis of
the Confederacy. and since his death
she signs herself Constance Cary Har-
risOn
Was Washington Irving ever in tho
diplomatic service Of the United
States? Was John Hay, former secre-
tary Of state, once minister to Spain?
Irving was secretary of the legation
at London from 1880 to 1S4l. part of
the time charge d'afaires. and was
minister to Spain from 1912 to 1916.
Hay was secretary of the legation at
Paris. 1867: at Vienna. 1863; at
Madrid. lSG0-7O. and at times charge
d'affaires. and was ambassador to
Great Britain, 1878.
Whatever became Of Andrew jack
sons home place near Nashville, Tenn,
once called the Hermitage?
1t became the property of the state
of Tennessee and was converted into a
STA, home for ex-Confederate soldiers.
viii you kindly give some facts about
tho career Of Billy Sunday, the evan.
geIist?
William A. Sunday. commonly called