Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-27

les, .nonologist?
In the order named, an-tip-o-detz. &C.
cent on second syllable; cor-net.ist, &C.
cent on first syllable; vod-veel. accent
on first syllable and long o; se-ram -iks,
accent on the second syllable. not Ike.
ram-ics unless spelled with n X, as II
sometimes is; mO-nOl-O-j ist, accent OH
second syllable.
Where did the Irish potato originate
In South America, and there is nc
particular propriety in calling it Irish.
Where 10 the largest gun in the
United States located? What are the
measurements Of the largest gun on
tho battleship Delaware and what are
the measurements Of the largest gun in
use at present in the United States
navy? Also what 10 the difference be-
tween tho "bore" Of a gun and "eali.
ber"
Sixteen inch rife guns and twenty
inch smooth bore shell guns have been
built by the United States. but never
successfully used. The army has al
Sandy Hook some fifteen inch rife
guns: range about twelve miles.
The largest gun on the United States
ship Delaware is twelve inch breecf
loading rifle. There are ten Of these.
The principal guns in use now in the
United States navy are twelve inch
and thirteen inch: the twelve inch in
the older battleships. Fourteen inch
guns are installed on the later ship.
now building.
The bore of a gun is the cylindrical
cavity extending the length of the gun
The caliber Is the diameter Of the
bore or inner tube of the gun. In rifled
guns it is the distance from the raised
rifing or band on one side to the cor
responding point on the other side OF
this interior cavity or tube.
Why is the article 1.-THE" always q
prefix Of Hague?
The city owes it's origin to hunting
seat of the early counts Of Holland
which was designated in Dutch 8 Ora
venhagc. the counts wood or forest
and this was abbreviated to den Haag
the wood. and translated The Hague
In European maps both names are
given. The Hague and Gravenhage.
My present husband has an income
Of $4,000 from his business. I receive
$4,000 year alimony from my divorced
husband for the support Of my three
children. No amount 10 paid to me
since my remarriage. Do my present
husband and myself have to pay a tax
on our joint income or 10 my income "a
be regarded az tho property Of my chill
dren?
This is question Of fact as to
whether the money is paid specifically
for the support of the children OF
whether it is paid to you as alimony
and by you devoted to that purpose
1t is II question of the legal construc-
ton of the agreement or decree under
which you receive the money.
What length Of time will the Pana-
ma Pacific exposition covert
Feb. 20 to Dec. 4. 1915.
Please give some information on the
Nobel prizes. O., why called Nobel
and how are the prizes awarded, etc.
They are sometimes enormously
termed noble prizes, but you have the
correct name. A Swedish scientist
Alfred H. Nobel the inventor of dyna
mite, died in 1896, bequeathing his for
tune, estimated at $0OO0.OOO, to the
founding of fund. the interest Of
which should yearly he distributed to
those who had contributed most t.
the good of humanity" The interest
is divided in equal shares. given away
lone to the person who in the do
main of physics has made the most
important discovery or invention, one
10 the person who has made the most
important chemical discovery or in
vention one to the person who has
made the most important discovery III
the domain of medicine or physiology
one to the person who in literature
has provided the most excellent work
| of an ilenlistic tendency and one to
the person who has worked most OF
best for the determination of nations
and the abolition or reduction of stand
ing armies and the calling in and
propagating of peace congresses" The
prizes for physics and chemistry are
awarded by the Swedish Academy OF
Science. that for physiological or med
ical work by the Caroline institute
the faculty Of medicine in StockhOlm)'
that for literature by the Swedish
academy in Stockholm, and the peace
prize is awarded by committee of
five persons elected by the Norwegian
storthing The value Of each prize Is
on an average Of $4,000. and they are
awarded each year ON Dec. ~. the an.
niversary of Mr.. NObel's death. They
are open to the world.
What per cent Of q dollar 10 silver,
and how many dollars does Il take ia
weigh a pound (sixteen ouness)?
A silver dollar weighs 412H grains,
and nine tentlls of this weight. or 37lA
grains, is pure silver. Eighteen and
one-half silver dollars weigh slightly
less than II pound.