El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-11
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q. which one OF our presidents
Travelled the mostf-A- G
A RooseveIts tour in 1903 covered
1900 miles. while Taft travelled H.
| 900 miles on one trip In 1911
@. What is the meaning OF Rio
de Junferos-F. N. NJ
4. This term means River OF jan
,1srv." and was applied 70 the capital
OF Brazil because Of its discovery IN
that month
o. y II true that the Armenlans
were 80 maddened by hunger thar
fhey dug up the corpseH IN their
cemeteries and ate thems-F. T.
a The committee Of aid for the
starving in Russia Armenia report
that at Igdyr. Armenia they found
/ open graves and gnavved bones 70 con-
| firm this horrible tale
q How Is the altitude OF place
1scertained--C.W ".
A BY observing the pressure OF
the air with such Instruments as an
aneroid barometer, or registering
q. What was the origin Of the
moftos Limited we stand divided We
I fell Pr. y.
! fables called The -Four Oxen and the
Lion" -Four oxen we're attacked By
a lion They were safe when they
turned their tails together. and pre-
I scented their horns. but when they
/ q What kind OF work does sap
3 per Elve to DOT. r.
A This Is the name given to men
I IN the engineering corps who do such
work as tunneling under enemy
/ trenches so they can be mined and
q what are the roots Of the
/ French word seamouflaEef1-W. c.
A. This French word is a slang
term derived from the verb sc
I can1oufler." meaning TO disguise one
self
q Why does n white feather de-
note eovrardfees-J- u.
A The expression, re showed the
white feather" has It's origin in ref
! erence TO game cocks Pure breed
game cocks have only red and black
l feathers. but cross breeds have
/ white feather IN the tail The sliCht-
! est fmpurity in the strain IS said TO
/ destroy the birds pluck. hence the
white feather is used TO denote COW
ardice-
o where was cologne inventeds-
A The first cologne vas called
Hungary water. from the country o.
/ its invention It was made from
/ spirits OF wine distilled upon rose
/ mary
O. sit time that the Phrase. don't
care n dnm.r Il not profane- III T.
A II is not profane- The dan
| IS small coin current in India. and
o AAA1 AAAAA ds11 NAlAEAAN rNl-2----- -All@---1
don't care two pence"
O. What is r.ennt by the @freedom
Of the SeaS.- -ua VI - Great Britain
I adverse TO It'll X T.
A By freedom Of the seas. the
. United States insists that neutral
ships should be free 20 sail the hiEh
seas during war without danger TO
[ the life OF limb Of crews or passen-
gers-in other words that submarine
sinkinCs should not he nermifted
Z without the vessel having first been
Z searched TO ascertain II It was carry
Z ing eontraband- and passengers and
crew had heen given time to leave the
boat Britain is opposed 20 subn1a-
rines sinking shins withor warning.
/ hut believes in restricting the free
dom OF the seas in war times TO the
extent OF n-eventing even food reach
] ing an enemy.
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