El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-11
. UES TIONS
AND
ANS WERS

m In preserving eggs must they
~. all be put s.. - sa'ute- - tae
same times P. E ".
A Eggs may be added from time
to time as IS convenient Care must
be taken that they are absolutely
fresh when put In and that they are
entirely covered by the solution.
Q. How much taxes do the rail-
ways payf G. c. C,
A. The bureau OF railway econ
omics states that in 1913 the rail-
roads paid taxes amounting 70 s21f.-
100000 on a valuation OF $1,000
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O. who WIS the heroic saiior who
died on the T.. S. s. CaasIn when she
was torpedoedf II. ]. ".
A. Gunuer's mate Qsmond Kelly
ingram. Of the Cassin. saw the
torpedo coming and that IL would
strike aft where there were depth
bombs on deck be hurried ait and
threw the depth bombs overheard
that the ship might not be blown TO
pieces BY them- He succeeded In
doing this but when the torpedo
struck he was killed.
@. Cut IN space where there are
no planets, Is there any north and
souths o. r. D.
A. North and south are terms
used with relation to the earth's
poles. IN space beyond the influence
OF the earth. those designations
would not hold good
q. Is Il against the law to wear the
various parts OF a soldiers uniform
70 get fheir benefit merely A. cloth
inEf F. G.
A. The war department says here
Is no ruling against wearing the
various parts OF a soiiier's uniform g
All buttons and other military in
sigma are removed from rlem- The
same would be true OF overseas caps
II all embiems are removed.
O. Can you tell me where the
watermelon originated, and explain
why eolored people have such a Ilk-
ing sOr itf v. X.
A. The watermelon Is a native OF
tropical Africa, which fact doubtless
explains Why negroes are so fond q
@ have heard many old people
FEM Please tell me If there ever was
such a times when II was, ana how
Il was accounted for. n. 3.
A. The meteroic shower to which
you refer was the most brilliant ever
konwn. and occurred on the 18th OF
November, 1873. It was estimated that
hundreds Of thousands Of shooting
stars fen In two or three hours. These
meteors are bodies which enter the
earth's atmosphere from without. and
are usually consumed before reaching
the ground. Il Is estimated that no
less than fifteen million such stars
enter the earth's atmosphere every
twenty four hours.
q Who were the war workers, and
what salaries did they receiver ".
7. n.
A. war workers" was the name
given to those people who came TO
Washington to assist the government
In the emergency OF war work In
Guided among them were many rich
people who worked for q dollar 6
year and paid all their own expenses
The majority, however, we're young
people who received salaries rams
Ing from SIS 10 $500 a month.
g. Is u legal for persons TO devise
and use a private seal in connection
with their businessf ". v. c.
a. There is no law preventing any
one from using any kind Of seal he
likes. provided It is not a patented
trade mark Of somebody else.
O. What Is the meaning Of the
word displacement when used in
connection with vesselss ". y T.
A. The term displacement means
that the weight Of the ship IS de-
termined by the amount Of water
displaced by Il.
q called the fDinmoud stutefr Z. NJ
A. This name was adopted by the
state OF Delaware because Il ~ Ike