Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-03-02


men alone are not necessarily void, we
affirm the Judgment of the court be-
low" This left the question or wo-
man suffrage to the several states.
A says that Italy did not declare war
on Germany; B says she did.
Italy declared war on Germany IN
August. 1916.
Did President Grants term hold over,
or did any president occupy the chair
LONGER than four or eight years?
No president has ever held over
day longer than his constitutional
term.
What 10 the size of the submarine
liner Deutschland?
She can carry about 74O tons Of
freight.
What is tire population of Roumania,
and what was the number OF men in
her standing army when she declared
war on Germany and Austria?
BY the census of 1912 Roumania had
population of 7,5OS,009. The peace
strength Of her army was $40 officers,
124,3S0 men, 25,5So horses, S0S guns
and SO machine guns. The war
strength of her army has been estimat-
ed variously from $4,000 to 100000
men.
What is the total income Of tho Unit.
ed States?
In 1915 it was about $685., 100000.
About one-third of this was received
from customs. The other two-thirds
include income taxes, liquor and to.
bacco taxes and special stamp taxes.
The figures do not include the postal
receipts, which about pay the postal
expenses.
Is it true that Niagara river was ever
dry? If SO, will you kindly tell me the
facts?
The Niagara river was INSTRUCTED by
ice at Lake Erie and ran nearly dry
for one day, on March 90, 1S4S. A man
walked across the falls that day, and
the water did not more than cover the
soles Of his shoes. Photographs were
taken of the falls in 1908, which were
printed In the papers at the time, show
ing the American falls practically dry,
only little stream Of water trickling
over the cliffs in the distance. Other
pictures showed people walking about
picking up souvenirs in the usual bed
Of the American falls. An ice blockade
about Goat island, diverting nearly all
the water to the Canadian falls, was
responsible for this condition. The
same thing happened in 1905. There
may have been other times when the
falls were dry.
Till what time did England produce
enough food for her own needle?
About 1916.
Why do they call New York city the
city Of Gotham?
1t is a nickname Of foreign origin
with no particular applicability. Co.
than is the name of an ancient village
in England whose inhabitants, accord
ing to tradition, once escaped burden
by feigning stupidity. This smart trick
in pretending to be fools gave rise to
the expression "the wise men Of Co.
than" and the story Of 'the three
wise men Of Gotham who went to sea
in bowl" The name was first applied
to New York city in humorous maya
zine called Salmagundi, started in 1907
by Washington Irving and two or three
others, in which they made fun of the
pretensions of some Of the wise men
Of Gotham" meaning the New York of
that day. The magazine was read, the
funmaking was approved, and the nick
! name became permanent.
Are there times whom leap year comes
only once in eight years, or do we have
it regularly every four years?
BY the present method Of reckoning
time every year Of which the number
Is divisible by without a remain.
der is leap year, excepting the centen-
NAL or even hundredth years, which
are only leap years when divisible by
4 after suppressing the two ciphers.
The year 1000 was leap year; the
years 100, 1900 and 1900 were not
leap years. but the year 1000 will be,
and every intervening year that is ex.
actly divisible by 4. From 1895 to
1904 and from 1896 to 1904 were eight
year intervals without leap year.