El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-11
UES TIONS
AND
Ans w r S

n ARE the coal cars used 10 trans-
". port coal owned By the railroads
or By the coal operatorsf C. l.
A. The majority Of these cars are
owned By the railroads An estimate
made BY the Interstate Commerce
commission on January I. 1913.
showed that al that time there we're
2L140 privately owned coal and coke
cars. and S01.0o0 coal and coke cars
owned By the railroads.
q. Do mermnIds actually inhahif
the seasf g d.
A. This is purely a superstition
rte belief in creatures Of human
form inhabiting the sea and sky .
mythology 81 the Greeks ana o-n-l
o. who was the last Democratic
candidate for the presidency 70 carry
PcnusyiFanilt G. O.
AZ buchanan carried Fennayl ANA
f7 1856 The state has not gone
Democratic m pres-dential eiselio-
q. YTEaf q the total memhsrshins
Of the Mormon church In The lnitee
- II Il estimated that there are
more than 100000 Lormons IN ms
q. What g The origin o. the cue
fntion. cold men for couu1eif your@
men for Wars1 r. ID.
Of the Roman senate in the time or
Caesar
q what are the words Of the
hI dee % allegiance to our flag " A.
a. They are- ple-8e alieS
10 my flag- and TO the republic L9r
which e stands. one nation inalElsiole
WITH liberty and Justice for an
n Wa the story OF Edwin uroou'
ever ccur1cteds -. r.
A. The story OF N LIlg-
which vas left unfinished BY Charles
Dickens at his death has never l-1-
81 what branch OF our government
rrrds out expeditions for exploration.
and scientific purposes ana also n-.it
A. tie corrcErruflng Institution IN
EnrInndf p. m. G.
a. The Smithsonian institute SENDS
out expectations 70 foreign i-elds lor
scientific iuvestigarton ana o-nef re-
search work The Royal Hepst.-l---
society in EnEland carries o. seiel---
ffc investigation FOR the British eln-
pire. other departments OF our goF-
eminent that have been sending OIL
men for study and research are tna
bureau OF forestry. bureau OF plant
industry. and the coast and seodalie
81 How many FOREIGN and native
born fuifcrutes are there In the
United stnteas F. C. s.
A. The census bureau SAYS llAr az
the tire Of the last census there were
1.59i.171 native born white liter' tes
In this country. ana l-t9l'ao- -o-7i7-
born white iillter1tes,
q. u Do true fhrf the Anierlcnn Res
Cross gave a million dollars OF l7,T
ether amount 10 the Qureu OF hel-
giurl. and u so for what purposef
A. The American Ped Cross saws
chat there IS no truth IN the report
which has been circulated that the
Red Cross donated O sum Of money
10 the queen Of BelElum-
Q. Is vice president Ihor1as r.
Marshall n descendant % John Mar
shall. the first chief iusfice ct the
United States supreme COURT p. b. A.
a. Vice president Marshall IS
descendant Of the sreat American
q. How many combinations OF five
caris each can be made fru-1 m ordl-
nary deck Of % rlayinE cnrdst e. p, T.
A. There are -r7aasauN IleelN-r
hands in poker the best known game
contaiuing i've card combinations
O. who were the first Americaus
to ian IN the world ware TT. ".
A. Pvts. Enright. Gresham ana
Hnv were the first three American
soldiers to lose their lives m acton
among the American trocrs In france
These men were attached TO the First
div sion
q. Do you know ~ any prepare
ton that wiz kfu neatly bass which
destroy feruss r.. G..
Al. This insect is one OF the worst
enemies fra the house culture OF
plants. The plants should be exam
med and an Insects picked Off IF
badly infested the top or the fern
should be cut off an inch from the
ground. The remaining stem should
be examined each dlV until all In
sects are eXterminated-
q. VIII you kindly tell me the cor
rect accommodation o. NuEimoVui sub
scrlber.
A. Na-zim-ova- You pronounce the
a IN the first syllable as IN an. IN
zim the is short az In ip- Tn oVa