Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-21

decrease. The census Of 1841 showed
the population Of Ireland to be 8,175,.
l24. the largest on record; in 1851
there was u decrease of 1922, 739, In
1861 a further decrease of 753.418, In
1871 a further decrease Of $4,000, In
1881 Of 237.541. in 1891 Of 47O.O86, in
1901 Of 245.075. in 1911 Of 76,824, the
population being 1881 .O5l in 1911
against A175.l24 In lS4l.
How much does il cost to fire the DIFF.
fsrsnt size suns7
The guns used in the navy range
from six inch to fourteen inch caliber
Or bore. The six inch gun carries a
100 pound shell. seven inch gun 165
pound shell, eight inch gun $50 pound
shell. ten Inch gun 500 pound shell,
twelve inch gun $50 pound shell and
thirteen inch gun LOO pound shell.
To Dire one Of the big guns using the
shells and explosive that would be
used In battle costs from SAT- to $7O
for each discharge. according to the
size Of the gun, but the cost in target
practice ia only about $3.50 each dis
charge because they use cheap shells
and no explosives. The big guns are
used twice a year In target practice.
the target for an eight inch gun at five
mile range being 30 by 80 feet IN size.
How many presidents Of the United
Staten had been soldiera before their
election?
Washington. Monroe and jackson
were soldiers Of the Revolutionary
war: Jackson. W. a. Harrison, Tyler
Taylor and Buchanan in the war Of
1912: Lincoln in the Black Hawk Tin
.iiam war Of 1882: Taylor. Pierce and
Grant In the Mexican war; Grant.
Hayes. Garfield. Benjamin Harrison
and Mckinley in the civil war; ROOse-
welt in the war with Spain.
When did the phrase "kitehsn eabi-
net" originate and what did il moan?
1t originated during Andrew Jack
sons administration as president and
was applied to few personal friends
If his, politicians and officehOIders,
who were said to have more influence
over his official actions than the men,
bers of bis cabinet had, and because
hey had a kind Of back door entrance
to the White House they were dubbed
the kitchen cabinet"
| am q citizen Of America. My wife
10 going abroad. Will she have 70 show
my citizen papers whom she eomes
back, or can ! get . passport
Send your citizenship papers to the
department Of state. when a passport
will be issued. or give your wife the
citizenship papers themselves to take
with her. A passport will cost 81.
What 10 the oldest or earliest authen.
tic record bearing on the personal lite
and character Of jesus Christi 10 there
anything older than the sespsIs7
The earliest pieces Of Christian liter.
allure are the letters or epistIes Of st.
Paul. and Of these the very earliest IL
bis 6rst epistie to the Thessalonlans.
which was written about twenty years
after the crucifixion. One critic OF
high authority places the date Of its
writing at A. ID. 81. which would be
nineteen years after the crucifixion;
another at A. ID. So and a third at
A. D. ~. which would be fifteen years
after the crucinxi0n. About twenty
years after. therefore. IL a safe state
ment This was several years before
any of the gospels were written. the
earliest Of which. that OF st. Mark.
was written within fifteen years Of
st. Paul's epistle to the Thessalonians.
and the other gospels later. But st.
Paul had not been one Of Christ's per
sonai disciples In Galiiee or jerusalem.
and he had no personal memories to
relate Of Christ's miracles and teach.
ing. His letters were dOctrtnal rather
than historical. more educational than
personal