Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-11-03

the naval and land battles Of the Span.
| ish- American war?
| The total American loss during the
Spanish American war was as follows:
Navy. ! officer. II men; army, 20 Off
GERS. 44O men. The fleets average
strength during the ia days Of hos
tilities was 26.1O2. The health of the
American sailors was preserved ex-
ceptionally well. for the feet lost but
So men by disease. The army lost by
disease g. officers and 1872 soldiers
out of an average total Of 227 .494.
(T At what altitude above the earth
would the atmosphere become too thin
to breathe or to support life? (2) What
is beyond the atmosphere?
ID The height Of the atmosphere has
been variously estimated at from forty
five to one hundred miles. but with
constantly increasing thinness. The
comparatively short duration Of twi-
light. which depends upon the at
mospheric reflection Of the light of the
sun from below the horizon shows that
the atmosphere extends only limited
distance above the earth and the diff
Guilty of mountain climbers and aero
nauts in breathing increases quite
rapidly as one rises above sea level.
e. The exact height at which the at
mosphere would cease to support life
cannot be stated but. judging from the
effects experienced by air explorers. 1t
is not many miles from the earth. AS
to what exists beyond the atmosphere
science offers no solution beyond the
vague terms space and ether.
~ Can the president declare war on
another country without first getting
congress to CONSENT. (2) How was
war declared on Spain?
Q) The constitution confers the pow
err to declare war solely on congress.
(2) A joint resolution Of congress de-
clared "a state of war existed be-
tween Spain and the United States.
Will you inform RE what the papal
order Of the Knights of ST. Gregory
signifies, how long it has been in ex-
istence and the number Of its members
throughout the world?
Gregory XVI founded the order to
reward the civil and military virtues
of subjects of the papal states. Sept.
I. 1881. and placed it under the patron
age of the pope whose name it bears.
1t has two divisions. civil and military.
and each division is divided into four
classes.
The badge is the cross of the order.
surrounded with silver rays. The rib
bon of the order is red with orange
borders The cross worn by knight
of the military division is surmounted
by military trophy; the cross Of a
Knight of the civil division is sur
mounted by crown of gold oak
leaves.
There are over fifty members in this
country. but we are unable to state
the entire membership. as they are To-
Gated throughout the world.
How does the government brand the
cavalry horses? Are the horses brand
Cd with an iron or liquids? II by an
iron, what kind and how 10 Il done?
Cavalry horses of the United States
are branded with the letters ~. s."
on the left fOreshoulder. Horses as
signed to different cavalry troops are
also branded on the hoof of one fore
foot, one and onc.half inches below
the coronet. with the designation Of the
troop. Branding irons of uniform size
and design are supplied for this pur-
pose by the quartermaster department.
Letters ~. s." are two inches in
height. Letters and numbers Of hOof
brands on the same line are three
quarters Of an inch high. the letter
preceding the number. and blocked so
as to penetrate the hoof one-sixteenth
of an inch. For example. the hoof
brands on horses of Troop A, Fifth
cavalry. would be AS.
How long did the Franco German
war Of 1870 last?
France declared war against Ger
many July 10. 1870, and the German
army entered Paris Feb. %, 1871, and
a treaty Of peace was concluded March
3, 1871.
What are the coIors Of the Jewish
flag?
The Zionists have adopted flag
made up of white ground with blue
horizontal stripe on each side and the
s,1l <>c \ to- no
In reference to the direction from
the Book of Numbers. Every man of
the children of Israel shall pitch by his
own standard. with the ensign of their
fathers house." the Midrash explains
that the emblems and colOrs CORE
set in the breastplate Of the high
priest. The coors for the different
tribes We're as follows: Reuben. red;
Simeon, green: Levi. tri-color, white.
black and red; Judah. sky blue; Is
sachar. black; Zebulun. white; Dan,
blue: Cad, gray. Naphtali. wine color;
Asher, pearl color; Ephraim and Ma
nasseh, jet black; Benjamin. all the
above cOlors combined.
How many states which adopted
state wide prohibition have adhered to
Il?
OF twenty-three states which at some
time adopted the policy eight still ad-
here to it.
When was the first census taken in
the United States?
1t originated with the United States.
the provision Of the constitution re-
quiring an enumeration Of the inhabi-
tants to be made every ten years, be-