El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-20
and Answers.
Who was the first man TO cross
Death raueyf J. W. VI.

A. ". L Manlcy and Lenne5-
seean by the name OF Rogers first
the sold rush OF 40. Much OF the
valley is below sea level. the lowest
point OF dry land in the United
states being found here. This is rs
feet below sea level. while Mount
Whitney. the highest point in the
level, is less than 50 miles away.
q Who was known as the
smother Of criminnlsf@ C. J.
A Margaret Jukes has been given
this title. The name Jukes was 3
pseudonym used 10 protect certain
worthy members OF a family In New
York state whose history displays
unique conditions OF crime, disease
and pauperism-
q. what f. the origin OF the ex-
preston, escaped By the skin Of the
teeth.- II. G
A. Ny Zone cleaveth 70 my skin
and 70 my flesh and / am escaped
with the skin OF my teeth" is the
goth verse Of the 18th chapter Of
Job.
q. who was the founder OF the
Red Crossf A. e l.
A The originator Of the Red
Cross was Monsieur Jean Henri Dun
ant. a Swiss gentleman o. Geneva,
who. observing the suffering OF the
soldiers after the battle OF Solferino,
June "a. 1853. brought the matter to
the Geneva conference with the re-
suit that a society for the amelora-
ton OF the suffering caused By the
war was formed
q What do the expressions. sfer-
ling GO day bills. commercial 60 day
bills, commercial 90 day bills At
banks, and cables meant A. A
A. sterling so day bills mean
60 day bills payable IN pounds ster-
cial 90 day bills" mean 50 day bills
drawn by one commercial house on
another. payable in 60 days Com
mercial go day bills on banks" mean
so day bills drawn on bank for COM
mercial purposes. payable in SO days.
Cables" mean The rate on money
G. Can you ten me how to make
Ab-goushts n. W.
A. This Is a Persian soup Take
three pounds OF mutton with fat re-
moved. one-half pound OF white
beans. three onions, five peeled pO-
tatoes- Put meat on 10 cook in a
saucepan with plenty Of water when
10 comes 20 a boil add beans and
onions Simmer until beans are soft.
add potatoes, pepper and salt Ten
minutes before serving add the juice
OF q lemon
O. what flowers can be cultivated
successfully nt the seashoref l. A. T.
A. The nasturtiun. zinla, tamarisiz,
sunflower, portulaca- sand cherry and
sacaline grow especially we'll in
sandy soil.
O. Is ROuIers. Belgium, being re-
builtf r. r
A. Rouiers lay within the German
lines during a great part OF the war.
and while IL became shell torn and
battered. it was not destroyed as
Ypres was. TO the west The people
have returned in large numbers.
buildings have been patched and
mended, and rebuilding has begun.
By virtue OF its survival Roulers has
become the metropolis Of this section
OF Belgium
q Where did ordinary house cats
come FRONT NJ o.
A. It was formerly thought that
house cats were progeny OF tanned
pairs OF European wildcats. Histori-
cal investigation has proved that
they came from the North African
-gloVed" or -caffre" cat
O. How f. the United states stand
ard time cnlculatedf {. R. o.
A The United States naval OBJ
servatory has three standard clocks
running in constant temperature
vaults electrically wound and sealed
TO keep the air pressure constant /
Meridian circle observations OF Sc
lected stars are taken regularly on
clear nights, and from these obser-
vations the errors OF these standard
clocks are determined
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