The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-02-20

changes as long as English shall be a
spoken tongue"
How many times has Christmas come
On Thursday in the last twenty years,
and when will it next after 1918.
1t did in 1890 and 1902 and will again
in 1919
Will you kindly give some informa-
ton on model state prisons in the
west?
The west is experimenting along
modern lines i'm its prisons, and Colo
RADIO. Oregon and Arizona are appar-
emily producing very good results with
the honor system. The federal prison
at Leavenworth. Kan. was looked
upon as Il model prison at the time of
its construction.
A prison is soon to be built in Hi.
nois on IL novel circular plan. Another
well appointed western prison is the
Indiana state reformatOry at Michigan
City. and the Indiana state refOrma-
tory at Jeffersonville. Ind. is a good
type of penal reformatory. Minnesota
is also building an up to date state
prison.
You might get full information re-
garding prisons in the west by writing
TO the secretaries of the various state
governors at the capital cities.
When did the policy of making pub
lie land grants to railroads begin?
What WAS the first one?
The first was made in 1850; to the H.
inois Central and the Mobile and Chi
cago -r-.ds. 1856, O53 acres.
Why 10 the president of the United
States required to kiss the Bible on
taking the oath of office?
There is no such requirement, and
the ceremony is not essential. 1t grew
out of the fact that an early law of
Maryland made that ceremony part Of
a legal oath, and the custom was con-
tinued in the District of Columbia, but
1t is not essential, nor is any particu-
lar form Of oath. Jews are sworn on
the Pentateuch. keep on their hats and
conclude their oath with so help me
jehovah" and If Jew were elected
president he would be permitted to
take the oath of Office In that form.
What president of the United States
the largest majority Of votes
in the electoral college?
VUachsnrfAv Af xunn
twice elected unanimously. receiving
all the votes in the electoral college,
and John Adams. the next highest
making him vice president.
When was the first stamp made and
under what conditions?
Stamps of various kinds have been
used and for various purposes; but,
assuming that you mean postage
stamps, they were first used in Eng
land with the introduction Of cheap
postage in 1910. They were intro
duced in Russia in 1915. in Switzer-
land in 1916 and in the United States
by act of congress March 3. 1S47, the
first issued being five cent stamp
bearing the head of Franklin and
ten cent one with portrait of Wash
ingtOn.
Why are unfeeIing or insensitive per-
sons called stoics? We are told that
somebody endured pain like a stole.
What does it mean?
Hundreds of years before the birth
Of Christ Greek philosopher founded
a new school of philosophy Of ma
terialistlc character and calculated to
make its followers Indifferent to al
most anything. The founder of the
school made his teaching headquarters
in a certain porch or colonnade at
Athens called the stoa. which. being
painted and decorated.
made an attractive resort for those
who wished to hear him expound his
doctrines. From their meeting i'm the
stoa they came to be called stoics. and
eventually that name was applied to
all who accepted the leaders teach
ings, as many did, for in those days
every new school of philosophy had its
followers. From stoics came stoicism.
stoical. etc. all Indicative of superior
Ity to circumstances.
Please give a rule for finding the
number of tons of hay (timothy) in
NOW, the hay having been cut and
stored in the NOW five months ago.
1t would depend, of course, on the
Of the NOV. An old rule
says to find the number of tons in a
now multiply the length. width and
height OF the NOW In yards an vide
.nr ~'uct by fifteen.