El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-23
Questions and Answers.

III -e-vi1r \. president for q
~ LONGER time than OhiOf-H. X
a virginia's sons" have held
this office over - years, while ONO
men have called the white mouse
home for only % years
O. How much water HhOuld be
z--,t- IN commandments. r. T.
Ten glasses Of cool water
dailv is the amount recommended 1oI
summer weather
@. notice that 4 reIntfve may
accompany the body OF n soldier
from Hoboken to place Of intermenl
I 1f the governments expense instead
of nm official eonvOyer- VIII such a
persons transportation TO Hoboken
be paids-R- f. W.
A. There is no provision made for
this. Not until the relative iE
I actually in charge OF the soldier
body, can he be considered the con-
voyer, and in this capacity have his
| expenses paid
O. Why f. Isaac Pitman called
sxir ISnnc Pftmnn sn-I. O. II.
A. Mr.. Pitman was knighted in
/ 1894 by the queen Of England for
U the invention Of the Pitman system
| OF photography.
q. About what wages are paid In
! the harvest fIeldsG-T. r.
A. 1t has been announced from
/ Kansas City that harvesting has be-
| gun in Oklahoma, and that harvest
/ hands will be paid from $500 to 500
q what Is the Inscription on the
statue OF Nathan Hale, In New York
I Cifys-B. c.
a. This statue is in City Han
park, and is inscribed: I wish to
| be useful, and every kind OF service
I for the public good becomes hon
! orabIe by being necessary"
O. How many states have com
pulsOry school INTERCHANGEABLE. X L.
A. Twenty eight states require
attendance at school for the full
term provided: the other states re-
Quire attendance for some fractional
part Of the term or for a specified
number Of days.
q What f. an fee tOnB-L. Q. T.
A An ice ton Is the theoretical
number Of heat units that are re-
Quired to melt a ton Of ice, starting
at 30 degrees Fahrenheit. It is 2S4,-
900 British thermal units. taking the
ton at 1000 pounds; or 31s,OS0 Brit
ish thermal units for a ton OF 2240
pounds
q. what il the plural OF goose
when It means "A taiIor's iron-A. L.
H.
A In this sense, the plural form
is gooses
u VI what nationality was the
original HapsburEh family s-E. s. Y.
A The original family was Ger
man, founded about 10, to which
have belonged the rulers OF Austria
since 1875, OF Spain from 1916 70
100, and many Of the holy Roman
emperors.
q wish to use other sweetenIne
kno wyhat proportion to substituted
z c. ID.
A Instead Of a cup Of sugar. you
may use IL cups corn syrup, IL
cups honey, II cups molasses or 1 =
cups maple syrup.
q How much Is spent annually In
the United States for candy, soft
drinks and chewing gumF S. r.
A Inc treasury department says
that in 1913 $1,000, 600, 900 was spent
for candy, $350.0O0, 900 for soft drinks
and S50,0O0.o00 for chewing gum.
@ How fast does sound travell
A. The velocity OF sound varies
exceedingly with the medium through
which II travels. The velocity Of
sound in dry air at a temperature OF
y degrees Fahrenheit, is about 1887
feet a second IN glass, $1,000 feet a
second; in steel. 1900; in water. s7Og
lat eight degrees centigrade.)
q What city Is called the Afheus
OF Amerieaf PIP.
A Boston, Mass, was given this
title In the day OF her literary pre- I
eminence.
O. Where was the birthplace OF
president Wilson's mOfherf G. 8 ID. I
A Jessie Woodrow, the mother. /
the mother Of president Wilson, was I
born in Carlysle. England, a town on /
the northern border OF England. and /
she was OF Scotch ancestry.
G. Who was known a. the esvvi,-
ter kinE7F H.F.
A Frederick Y, Of Bohemia. WIN
a daughter Of James I. Of /
england was called the winter 4
klngs since his reign lasted through /
one winter only.
z. What Il a sun EfOnef C. NJ 7
A This is a variety OF aventurine /
leldspar, or oligoclase, which Yields
When polished, internal reflectio1s I
emanating from crystals or fIaIres I
OF IRON oxide The finest specimens
snoWlng brilliant play OF color.
come from Norway.
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