El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-22
Questions And Answers.


- what b. the orlEin Of the noun
l etlp.H meaning n Zee for service.
A The custom OF tipping originated
IN 3 coffee house In London IL this
tavern there was a box into which
patrons desiring special service put
certain amount q money On the
box were the words, To Insure
PROMPT Service The. initial letters
Of this phrase developed into the noun
tips"
nine and TrotsIyf A. =.
A. Lenfue's name Is Vladimir July
auoff and Irotszv's name IS Le1er
Brousteiu- Different authorities
speu these names with slight Tarla-
q Please give Information on tie
ao-cnlled soup houses. When We had
them. where and who was president
at the time @. A ".
a. The sOcaled soup houses came
into public notice during the panic
Of 1888, in Clevelaud's second admin
tstratl1u- when this method was taken
~ charitable organizations n New
hosk ana elsewhere 70 supply me
suL4erlng poor with food
g T. the gorilla a FerJ feroeious
A. TIE stories told OF the fsrocity
OF the gonna are exaggerated il b
an extremely dangerous animal only
when brought TO bay. It s. shy, ana
even tlmlds usually TetreatinE from
man, and is rarely seen, even By the
silent and stsalthy natives OF the for
est. except By accident When sur
prised, the gorilla VIII run away
screaming with fright. but 81 wound
ed OF cornered. makes a terrible
fight using much The tactics Of a
bear, rearing Up and endeavoring %
sieze and pun the enemy near enough
20 tear il with It's teeth.
O. what eityis name O. found in
most counfriesf
a PROBABLY the name Rome IS
found in more different countries
than any other.
q what Is meant By athe eye Of a
needle referred to IN the new teata-
meutf j. A. y.
A. Commentators differ but the
usual Interpretation IS that lt means
designed 70 admit foot passengers
after uiEhtfall, at which tine the
great gates we've closed IN some
places the opening was so low that
hands and knees The passage was
not straight, adding 70 the difficulty
OF advancing.
@ How long r. the Panama canal
and how long a. the Panama ruil-
A. TIE length OF the canal. deer
water 70 deep water, ls 1884 nautical
miles The Panama railroad from
Color TO Panama IS 1851 miles L1uE
The air distance IS about 81 miles
g Please give recipe for Fhll1-
dolphin Pepper Pot r. c. G.
A. Cut one pcund mutton iu small
pieces and brown with three onions
in rat cut from meat Pour into
covered saucepan Add two quarts
water and half cup Dearled barley
simmer for one and a half hours
! ADD four potatoes cut IN quarters
some celery tops or other seasoning
herbs. salt and pepper. and c1oE one
half hour longer
q who was EoEluautes ID. G.. d.
A. This was the name CT Don
4ulEores steed. raw. bonT and fun
or hlemlshess but regarded BIZ his
master as incompatible. e1sl-
mantle is play on the Spanish word
roein, meaning a faded horse a
-ac8--allQ ante meaning before
G. What planets are now visible.
and VIXEN do they aupears n. c. W
A Venus is the only planet visible
At the present time. 10 IS the ere-
Ming star being seen in the southwest
shortly after sunset
fAuy reader can get the a1sHer 70 any
question By writing The Herald Lufor1la-
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