The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-29
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

Q. Have the salaries of the members of
the cabinet, and the senators and repre-
sentatiyes increased any In the last fifty
years &c. 9B.
A. Yes. In 1888 the salaries of the cab
met officers were $4,000. while those of
senators and representatives were $1,000.
At present the cabinet officers recevc
81, 500 and the senators and representa-
Q. Please give me complete menu for
banquet dinner to be given to railroad
men in Wy y. No. NJ G. An ,,a ,d III msru for
full course dinner or banquet: list
course, consomme. olives. celery, sailed al
monds; Ind course. chicken timbales with
mushroom. saddle of mutton, currant jelly
sauce, potatoes. brussels sprouts, rolls;
3rd course, celery salad. ice cream, cake,
crackers. cheese, cafe noir.
.. How many varieties of trees are there
in the United States?-K- Y.
are about $50 different varieties of trees
in the U. S.
@. What is the origin of the custom of
burying the dead with their faces to the
A. This custom exists in many coun-
tries and came from the practice of facing
the rising sun when addressing the Deity.
The dead in this position were facing the
rising sun or the resurrection.
Q. In what month since the first of the
t. Ee' 8. mas 'nefs 0een the most strikes :
A. It was stated in the U. S. senate re-
Gently that in the month of July there were
a64 strikes, this being the largest num-
Der recorded in any one month
O. Who was the first woman physician
in the United States PR. II.
A. She was Miss Elizabeth blackwell.
an American of English birth. who, after
was received at one at Geneva. n. Y. in
degree of NJ i.
Q. Why are Frenchmen sometimes re-
ferred to as Frogs" I'll. g.
A. Various explanations have been
given Of the origin of the name Frog" as
NJ Ii0d fn nah ran loo
say that it. dates back to the time when
Paris called "Lutetia" or MIDLAND"
and its streets were so quaggy that the
French court named its inhabitants
Frogs" Others state that the term was
derived from the device used in heraldry
by the French kings, which consisted OF
a. What are few of the old fashioned
signs for forecasting the weather?-F.
A. Some of the most popular weather
When the wind is in the east
It's good for neither man nor beast.
When the wind is in the north
The old folks should not venture forth
When the wind is in the south.
1t blows the bait in the fishes mouth.
When the wind is in the west,
1t Is Of all the Winds the best
sure of a clear Sunday
II rooster crows standing on a fence
or high place. it will clear
If on the ground. 1t doesn't count.
Between eleven and two
You can tell what the weather Is going
to do.
Q. How does the number Of Confucians
compare with the number Of Roman Cath
olics in The world?-M Z. F.
A It was estimated at the last religious
census that there were 300.000,OOO Con-
fucians. and s75.ooo.ooo Roman Catholics.
Q. What is a good way to keep loose
pickles in a stone jar from holding &C. V.
A. If the pickles are kept below the sur.
face of the brine they will not mold II
pieces protrude. the so-called potato
bacillus will grow upon the exposed sur
face and cause spoilage. Even after the
mold has got start 1t will disappear If
the pickle Is submerged
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