El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
YES TIONS
AND
4 Ms WERS

n CAN relatives claim she body Of
Y. a nan who dies In a federal
Prisonf d. C.
A. The department Of Justice says
! that they are given this privilegs.
@. What was the first state 20
grant woman suffrage, and Whens
(. Z. C.
A. The first law granting equal
suffrage 20 women was enacted by
the territorial legislative council Of
b yoming. In 1858.
G. During the past 10 year, has
the amount Of property destroyed b.
ure Increased or decreusrdf l. ",
A There has been an increase In
the amount Of property destroyed nT
tlre during the past decade In 1910.
tire destroyed property 70 the value
Of S234f10.650. while IN 1918 the de-
struction caused by fire amounted TO
S3l7.01f.303.
q. Is Mary Piekford a. old ns
DouElzs Fnirbnnksf r. b.
a. She Is 10 years younger. Mary
Canada. in 1893. while Douglas Fair
banks was born az Denver, Colo, IN
1883.
@. Who wrote the Declaration OF
Independenees T. ID. A.
A. Thomas Jefferson wrote the
orlclnal draft or the Declaration OF
Independence at his estate, Monticello.
Va He put 10 in his pocket and
started on the long drive 20 f-lil1uei-
rhla He stopped or 70 visit John
Marshal who was afterWard the first
chief justice Of the United states. al
his estate near Mount vernon There
the two worked for three days on the
declaration. John Marshal had writ
ten the bill OF rights for virginia
and its principles we're largely IN
4 = : Int
The room in which they worked and
Its original furnishings IS still pre-
served.
@. Where T. the largest producInE
sold mine On the Worldi W. o. v.
A The bureau OF mines saws that
the Homestake mine, Lead, s. D.. pro-
duces more gold than any other mine.
There are several gold mines II south
Africa, the output Of which is close
10 that OF the Homestake mine the
l finest quality Of ore IS mined In tae
Goldfield Consolidated mine IN
@. Wss king Albert. OF Belgium,
I ever IN this country before his pres
ent vislff ". v.
q. re was here in 1885. as count
{ OF Flanders. 70 make a study 81
American railroads under the guild
ance % James j. Hill He made good
D practical use OF the knowledge he
[ GAINED here BY esranlisniug system
I Of railroads in Belgian Congo. n
Z Africa. after he became king
@ How cnn I make the 10 tons q
[ coal In my basement last LONGEST IN
/ the present rmergeneys o. r. b.
I A. The bureau Of mines has pub
I ilshed a bulletin. entitled "oaFing
{ Fuel in Heating a House A copy Of
Z This bulletin NAV be secured by writ
Ing 20 the WASHINGTON Information
{ bureau o. this paper for Il and encios-
me a two cent stamp for return post
age IL Eives rerv specific lnstrue-
tinns in frel economy.
@. How long does patent run
A. A patent is good FOR II years
ard cannot be renewed. II thereupou
I becomes public property and may De
used hv anvone
o. what e. the weight of a silver
doll1r and what percentage Of silver
3 does IL coutaluf n. A.
A. BY an act NJ congress Of 1897 9
I dollar consists Of fl21a grains. $40 81
T which is pure silver There are 4st
I grains OF pure silver in an ounce.
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