The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-13

PIease state what tho cat anc
mouse" law in Great Britain is.
That is Il nickname coined by the
British militant suffragists for an act
passed last spring. 1t was introduced
ae 4 government measure and was
called tllhNlprisoner's temporary dis
charge ftlnIli health blk 1t provides
that wlieisever Il prisoners healt be-
came imnaitrd ~ reason Of the prison
er's condni9Ali prison SO as to make II
undesirable to keep him in prison the
secretary sofxstate, might at his discre-
tioiMorder the Temporary discharge of
sueli prisoner ,'forsstleh period and sub
iect to sugUconditions as may be stat
ed in the,grder. ." A prisoner so tempo
rarily discharged is still under sen
fence and returrabIe to prison ut the
discretion of the. authorities. The act
did not mention'wcman suffragists. but
it was framed to neer the case of hun
ger strikes. The women ut once nick
named it the cat and mouse hill be-
cause it proposed to let prisoners go
for a little play spell. in which they
might eat and drink and be merry and
then be ren'anded to Jail.
Which is more intimate when writ
ing to friend, my dear" or "Dear?"
Which is more intimate when using
same in business?
There is no fixed rule governing mat
terS OF social custom. In general
Dear" is considered more intimate
ana informal. in business and per-
sonal correspondence. than MY dear"
Are there ahy statistics showing the
relative number of national banks and
private banks in the United States and
their relative deposits?
The report of the comptroller Of the
currency showed that on Sept. 4. 1912.
there were 1897 national banks with
$4.S0S,037 900 of individual deposits
subject to check. $4O7, GS3 900 of de-
mand certificate deposits and $504.-
100000 of time certificates of deposit
The comptroller estimated the number
of private banks. Sept. 4. 1912. at
1000, but only LILO had made reports.
and these had individual deposits of
$l52 $4,000.
Was there a woman in the last cleo
toraI college? II 80, who was she and
from what state?
Mrs. Margaret Lane Witcher was
elected as Republican elector from
Utah, she being at the time clerk of
the county court of Salt Lake county.
What is the origin Of the word roor-
back az meaning a campaign lie?
1t had campaign origin sure
enough. In 1874. after James X. Polk
was nominated by the Democrats for
president. the Albany Journal pub
lished what purported to be an extract
from one ROorback's journal Of trip
through the south. represented to have
been made few years before, in
which he told Of having seen a gang
Of negroes being driven to the south
ern market. all branded ]. X. P. as the
of James X. Polk. The OBJ
ect was to stigmatize Polk as heart |
ess slave owner. The publication was |
by Democrats as forgery
md libel on their candidate. and so |
t proved to be. for it turned out that |
10 such person as RoOrback ever exist |
ID and that the pretended letter pub
ished in the Albany paper was writ
,en by disreputable politician of |
New York who posed as an Nbolition-
st. The incident caused much hard
ceiling. and the word roOrback became |
| synonym for campaign lies.
Where does the hooI<worm disease
Jet its name7
The hookwOrm disease is so named
rom q small parasite which fastens
tsef in the intestines and preys upon
he system. The name hookworm re-
ates to the peculiar structure of the
parasitic (Which has been named Neca-
or americanus, American .murderer).
nd the disease is attributed to low nu-
rition and insanitary conditions.
Please tell If there is any virtue in
'lanting seeds ain the MOON" 10 the
'lanting in the moon method super
tition or science2
The planting of seeds is not affected
n any way whatever by the moons
bases.
What is the origin of the word bal
Of? Does it apply to any but writ
en- vote?
Etymologically ballot means little
all. such as were used. white and
lack ones. for secret voting. and In
me it came to mean any kind OF
ecret voting. The ancient Greeks
sed marked shells for voting. and
rom the Greek word ostrakon. shell,
ONES the English word ostracize-that
), to shut out by one unfavOrable shell.
ecrecy is the prime object of any
Drm of ballot whether by white and
lack balls or by written or printed
fps, and. strictly speaking. the word
allot does not properly app to an
pen or viva voce vote.
How long was il between the first
iscovery or demonstration Of wire
.ss telesrsphy and the first use of IL
, a case of shipwreck?
About ten years. Marconi made
of 1t in 1897. In 1902
Messages passed between Cape Breton