El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-24
Questions and Answers.

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IN How old Is Sarah BsrnhHrdtI E,
~, X II.
A. Madame Baruhardr was born
] OF Jewish parents, on october p,
1916, IN Paris. She IS, therefore, in
her 18th year.
Q. When the planting Of erops Is
so late, are the crops pOorf R A.
A In the past 81 years. only four
! times has the progress OF planting
been so backward on Nay lEE OF
these times, 1919 had a bumper crop,
above average, and 1888 about aver
age.
@. Il Lake Tahoe, IN California,
growing Ehnll0WeEf b. n. c.
A. The prehistoric Lake Tahoe
was larger and deeper than the pres
ent lake During the Neocene epoch
and earlier paut Of the Pleistocene
but in It's overflows Il has cut through
the lava dams that maintained It at
thar height Beaches that mark the
former higher level OF the lake are
about 100 feet above the present sur
face, and doubtless the water once
stood even higher.
O. what church does Carter Glass
attendf n Y. b.
A Senator Glass Is a Methodist.
@ What vas the Rye House Piotf
A This was q plor to XIII Charles
II and James, duke OF York. Il was
socalled from a house IN Hartford !
shire, the alleged meeting place OF ]
the couspirators- The plot was dis {
covered IN June, 1888, and Lord Rus ]
sell and Algernon Sidney. who we're !
supposed 70 be concerned IN Il, were /
executed
O. What r. Fnyne'I proceEHf r. 8. /
A This Is process for preserv- /
ing timber and making Il incombusti-
bic by impregnaung u successfully /
with solutions OF gulphate OF iron and /
calcium chloride IN vacuo.
Q. What Is the origin OF Labor dayg /
T. E d.
A. In September. 1882. the Knights
OF Labor held their general assembly /
IN New YORK City. on the 9Th Of the l
month, a great parade was organized /
by the Central labor union OF that /
city. A similar parade was held the .
following year on the first Monday {
In September. In 1884 a resolution
was passed by the knights deciding
20 hold an annual parade on that day I
In 1887 Colorado enacted a law max
ing the first Monday in September a I
legal holiday, known as Labor day ]
All other states followed Except l
Maryland and Wyoming, where Il Is
usually observed by proclamation) |
and Alaska and the District OF Co !
lumbia
q. Has the farm home kept pace
with the farm IN regard 20 modern
tmproyementsf II. G. W.
A The department OF agriculture I
states that such homes are far be-
behind. Only IS percent have water
In the kitchen, and rs per cent use
kerosene lamps.
Q. Do All EsIzimon speak the name
IanguaEeg G. e. Il.
A Esklmos are scattered through |
= nd
IBERIA TO the number OF about $4,000 !
all Of whom seem to speak ths same I
stock language, using the same stem
words and atflZes. The chief char
acteristic OF the language Is that sin
gle words OF complex structure ara
used to express ideas that In English |
would be conveyed BY q whole SEN |
Lence.
O. How can pancakes be made with I
bread crumbsf ID. s.
A. Following Is recipe for crumb- |
cakes; One and one half cups fine
bread crumbs. one half cup flour. /
two cups sour milk, two tablespoons ]
tat one egg, one half teaspoon salt.
one teaspoon soda Sift together /
flour soda and salt, add crumbs, sour /
milk, tat ana beaten egg. Beat thor /
oughly. Fry on hot griddle.
Q. who Is John Bnrrett's successor 4
as director Of the Pan American |
uuionf E c. L.
A DR.. L. S. Rowe has been elected /
by the governing board OF the Pan
American union TO the office Of d. /
rector general 10 succeed Mr.. Bar
rett, who resigned.
O. Should one say Il feel bad.r or II .
feel budIy1f ID. ID. p.
A The expression 7 feel bad" is
correct, for bad Is an adjective. TO de-
note condition; likewise, "hs looks
bad IL correct, not badly"
O. When and why was the Liberty
bell taken TO Allentown, Par N. o. B.
A The Liberty bell was taken
from Philadelphia September IS. 1877,
and remained away until June 81, /
1873. This was made necessary by ]
the occupation Of Philadelphia by the
British army. The bell was taken to
Allentown, where it rested in lions
church
O. Why is the city Of Shanghai
using American postage stamps r. X.
4 United States postage stamps
are used on articles posted In the
United States postal agency in shang-