Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-02-06

Was General Winfield Scott ever .
candidate for president Of the United
Statesf
He was the candidate Of the oC
Wing party In 1852 and was beaten h.
Franklin Pierce. who had been his In
ferior in rank In the Mexican war.
Kindly give tho exact date when the
civil war ended.
1t ended really with the surrender %
General Lee Mt Appomattox. April 81
1865. There were some military move
ments after that and n fight between
some detached forces in Texas as late.
as May 10. 1863, the last one Of the
war. and the Confederate privnteer
Shenandoah continued operations til
midsummer. destroying about thirty
merchant ships during August. 1860
But these were mere echoes Of the
great conflict. like pattering rain after
a storm The last armed force Of Con
federates TO surrender was the army
of General r. Kirby Smith in Texas.
May 20. 1865.
Which was tho older, John Wesley.
the founder Of Methodisnn, or his broth.
| err Charles?
John Wesley was the older. being the
fifteenth child Of Samuel and Susanna
Wesley. born June II. 1903. and
Charles Wesley. their eighteenth child
born Dec. %. 1908.
When was Labor day established or
first observed as a holiday?
1t was first observed in Colorado In
1887.
Will you kindly publish list Of the
Greek letter college fraternities now in
operation, showing the college where
organized and date Of organization?
The following list embraces the prin-
cipal ones: Kappa Alpha. founded at
Union college. 1925: Delta Phi. Union.
1927: Sigma Phi. Union. 1927: Alpha
Delta Phi. Hamilton. 1892: Psi Epsilon.
Union. 1893: Delta Epsilon. Williams
1884: Beta Theta ri. Miami. 1880:
Chi Psi. Union. 1871: Delta Kappa
Epsilon. Yale. 1874: Zeta Psi. New
York university. 1916: Delta Psi. Co
lumbia. 1917: Theta Delta Chi. Union
1917: Phi Delta Theta. Miami. 1S4S;
Phi Gamma Delta. Jefferson. 1913;
Phi Kappa Sigma. University Of Penn
sylvania. 1880: Phi Kappa Psi. Jeffer-
son. 1862: Chi Phi. Princeton. 1854
Sigma Chi. Miami. 1856: Sigma Alpha
Epsilon. Alabama. 1856: Delta Tau
Delta. Bethany. 1860: Alpha Tau One
ga. Virginia Military institute. 1865;
Kappa Alpha South. Washington and
Lee. 1867; Kappa Sigma. Virginia
1867; Sigma M. Virginia Military In
stitute. 1869
10 il true that fish are valua able 40 q
brain food because Of their richness in
phosphorus?
The somewhat common belief that
Ash Is especially rich in phos. ,hOrus
and particularly valuable as brain
food has no foundation In fact
How many people enrolled in organ
izations have Endorsed woman suf-
fraoe?
Roughly speaking. the organizations
state. national and international
which have Endorsed equal suffrage
aggregate membership Of over &C..
100000
| What 10 the reason that the inaugu-
ration Of the president Of the United
States always falls on March ~
Az a matter Of fact 1t does not In
1889 congress tlecrced that the first
president should be inaugurated as
chief executive on the first Wednesday
in March. The day fell on the 4th.
and that date has been Inauguration
day ever since. except when March
monies are held on the 9Th. This &C.
Cured when President Rutherford b.
Hayes was inaugurated.
What states have abolished capital
punishment?
Rhode Island. Maine. Michigan.
Kansas and Wisconsin. Colorado and
Iowa abolished bnt soon restored It
In Utah condemned murderer may
choose shooting instead Of hanging.
What 10 the richest country in the
world?
The United States. whose wealth
amounts 10 SI30.nO0. 100000 Next
come Great Britain with $4,000. 900.
600 and France with $4,000 100000.
In per capita wealth France leads with
$31 81. the United States taking second
place with $33.2l.
How did the phrase pernicious activ.
ity originate as applied to officehold-
ers?
II aaS used by President Cleveland
in an executive order issued July ~.
1856 The order was addressed to the
heads of NIL the government depart
ments and warned uiticeho!ders and
government employees against taking
an active part in political movements
and campaigns II said. "Otiicphoid.
ers are neither DISTINGUISHED nor for
hidden the exercise If political priv
ieges. hut their privileges are not
enlarged nor is their duty to lmrty In
creased to pernicious activity by office
holding"
Who was Louisa rwinins, or 10 she
still Iivins7
She was an English social reformer