El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-01
n UES TIONS
AND
Ms WERS

In what IS Indian summers-w.
~. A. s.
A. After the first cold spells OF au-
tamn there is often a period Of mild,
hazy weather which is known as In
dian summer It has no regular place
on the calender and may appear any
time during October or November, OF
may not appear at all.
@ How did appropriations for ag-
-icuiture 20 years ago compare with
those OF fodays n. B. G.
4 The growth Of the importance
Of the department Of agriculture may
be judged by the growth Of its ap-
preparations since 1890. By five year
periods they are as follows; 1sse.
s5.72s.60o: 1905. s5.s00.OO0: 1910.
sls,000.OO0; 1915, s2o000.e0e; 1913
Szs.000,e00.
q. Do Indians wear beardss T. n.
A. Indians have naturally very
sparse boards. These they usually
pluck out. hair by hair. An occasional
Indian with a beard may be seen
among the Mexicans in the southwest.
The beard IS always crinkled ike that
Of a Chinaman.
O. Does an American lose his citi-
zensklp II he accepts foreign tities
D. IA.
A There IS no provision against
private citizen accepting title, but
II a government official is forbidden By
\ law to do so. This is covered by the
4 colstltution which states- No title
OF nobility shall be granted by the
United States and no person holding
any office OF profit or trust under
them shall. without the consent OF
congress. accept any present emolu-
ment office Of title, OF any kind
whatsoever from any king. prince or
foreign state"
@. Is II true that IN Europe the
personal pronounes referring TO roy
atty are still capitalized, a. we capi-
talIze those referring TO Gode \. c. o.
A This IS true The Belgian en-
bassy IN writing letter referring TO
the king. would begin the prOnoun
him" with a capital letter
Q. What are the measurements Of
the Venus de Milos T. H.
A They are as follows Heights.
1853 Inches. breadth OF neck. four
Inches. breadth Of shoulder, 16 inches.
breadth OF waist. 9 = inches breadth
Of hips, 70 inches.
q. How can leather furniture be re-
storeof p n
II a A good treatment Tor leather
furniture is TO wash it with a sponge
and warm water 10 remove the dust.
then with a cloth Wrung out OF hot
milk; then varnish It with the white Of
an egg.
q What party f. in power IN
Australia }. H
A The Labor party is at present
in power. ". y Hughes is the prime
minister.
@. Writ were the terms Of the
treaty concluding the Boer vars F. 6.
A. The Beers in the field agreed TO
lay down their arms and acknowledge
allegiance TO Great Britain. on condi-
ton that no one be deprived Of lib
erty or property or be subjected TO
civil or criminal proceedings for acts
during the war. The Dutch language
could be taught in the public schools;
the military administration was to be
superseded by civil rule. to be fol-
lowed BY a representative govern
ments no special tax was to be I'M
posed on landed property TO defray
the expenses Of the war
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