Arizona republican., 1920-07-19
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0. What is inside the Lincoln Me.

0. What is inside the Lincoln Me rr1orial? E. L. A.
 A. A marble statue of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French is placed in the center of the memorial and in two smaller halls are memorial tablets bearing in incised letters the Gettys burg speech. and the second inaugural address.
 o. What language is taught in the public schools of the Philippines? T. F. D.
 A English is taught exclusively in the schools Two million natives speak English and there are 100000 English speaking children in the public schools of the Philippines.
 O. Will chickens live and grow we'll if matched in July? B. A. U. A. The Department of Agriculture states that chickens matched in July or later will not have much strength as those matched in the spring. @. How is the percentage of a ball team determined? V. R.
 A. To determine the standing Of ball team in percentage, divide the total games played into the number of games won.
 c. How long did the Spanish Amer ican war last, did soldiers receive i bonus, and when was the First Ohio infantry mustered out? Doughboy. A Spain issued her formal decla- ration of war on the United States sued her formal declaration April 25, 1 1898. Late in July Spain sought peace 1 through the French ambassador. It was not, however, until August 12 that the peace protocol and preliminary ar engagements were concluded. The treaty was signed between the United i States and Spain on December 10, 1895 in Paris. Men who served during this 1 war did not receive a bonus following their discharge They did receive two months extra pay. as the date of the discharge was placed two months ahead of the date on which they ac- l tually left the service. The First Ohio l Infantry regiment was mustered out i October 25, 1898.
 1 o. When was the Mason and Dixon l Line established? D. O. N. l A. The Mason and Dixon Line was l first surveyed by two Englishmen, 1 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, | between 1763-1767 in order to estab- | fish a definite boundary line between I the states Of PennsyIvania and Mary l land. It's establishment settled state 1 controversies which lasted more than eighty years. and its exact location is | 39 degrees 43 minutes 26.5 seconds north latitude.
 O. Can foreieners take the civil service examination2 M. p. E.
 
 States are eligible to take the cvl sery- ] ice examination.
 o. How can a man buy his way out | of the navy? E. M. A. A. The navy department states that there is no naval regulation allowing l q man to purchase a discharge from this service. If the circumstances war ! rant it is possible to obtain an in- ! definite furlough, extending to the date when he would ordinarily receive his N matically released from the navy. Such a furlough should be applied for through a mans immediate superior officer
 c. What does the expression "set upn mean as applied to aunna horns, moose for instance? c. w. T.
 A. The term set up' in speaking of animal horns. refers to their being mounted.
 O. How many publications have been discontinued in the last year or so7 M. o.
 states that 3,9S7 publications having second class privileges discontinued during the fiscal year 1919. The fig ures for the year ending June 90, 1920, are not yet availabie.
 o. What were the last four states admitted to the Union? S. A. k.
 A They were Utah, 1896. Okla homa. 1907: New Mexico. January, 1912: Arizona, February, 1s11.
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