El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-24
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n What IL meant b. pairing In ref
~. ereuee to members OF eonEressf

IN What IL meant b. pairing In ref
~. ereuee to members OF conEresal
Il. E n.
A When one member wishes "a
be absent, he or the party whip AZ.
I ranges with q member Of the oppo-
site party TO refrain from voting dur
. Ing this time When representative
I Kitchin was taken III while speaking
LongWorth Of Ohio, Immediately
/ offered to pair his vote with that Of
Mr.. Kitchin.
q II there q bird known ~ the
HOIitnlref-J. F. n.
A. The solitaire was q dodo-Iike
{ 70 the island Of Rodriguez, 10 the
/ Indian ocean. In America the name
Is given to certain fly-catching
| thrushes found In Jamaica and other
! West Indian Islands. One species is
Z found in the western United States.
II Is about eight inches long. OF ashen
l color and IS a superb singer The
l name solitaire" is derived from Its
I habit Of hiding IN solitary depths OF
/ the forest.
O. In there q hot metal IN which
/ q person can insert his hand without
7 burning IT'D. F. S.
A II a person puts q finger OF
I hand into metal heated 70 an eI-
tremely high temperature and with
draws II quickly enough, the mois-
. III o. me hhAl AOENle a EuaLlAE ana
l prevents burning This Is the same
| principle as when one vets a finger
to test q hot iron.
A. II Il true thar school teachers
In New England were ever required
TO dig grnvezs-M. A. n.
A According 70 an old record the
duties OF a New England school
master OF 1851 were as follows. ITO
act as court messenger. to serve
summonses. TO conduct certain cere-
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the sunday choir, to ring the bell for
public worship. to dig graves. to per-
form other occasional duties.T
Q. What q the PharOs OF EEypf.
one OF the seven wonders Of the
UOrldf-W. s. II.
lighthouse. and this applies 70 a e.
Eantic beacon which was established
n Alexandria. Egypt. to light the
mariners TO safety. Il was built By
stated that It was four hundred feet
nigh and the light was visible for 50
q. What United statea division
lest the most men In the world Wnrg
A The second division OF our
army had the most casualties. They
had f.f19 battle deaths. and eo.657
men were wounded In action.
q II the word used In Fonuerfi0n
Mufuel.- or sParis-MufueIss'-D. r. d..
A The word is apari-mutuei" and
y OF French deriva ton. ''Pari"
means 70 bet wager or stake. and
mutuef has the Idea OF the English
word mutual In "pari-mutuer' bet
ting. book makers are eliminated. ma
chimes recording the number OF bets
and amount Of money bet on each
horse. At the end OF the race. all
money wagered IS divided among the
h. 49,
'fter a percentage Is deducted for ex-
Denses
eaI Letferg--R. c.
A This Is q term applied 20 a
general OF circular letter issued BY
a council. bishop or pope. with the
idea Of reaching a great number OF
Q. On wireless telephone, Is
there the sound OF the humnu voice,
or T. n code used as IN wireless teIsE-
raphys-B. VI.
A. The wireless telephone trans
mits the sound OF the human voice.
q. Why r. the record given for
on fims ior league" hnEebauE-H. G.
A some Of the minor leagues,
particularly the Pacific coast league
can play FOR a much longer season. /
Naturally. e would not be fair 10
compare their records with leagues
where the season must Be much
shorter.
@. what f. the fastest speed an
airplHne has made MP 70 the present
dHtef-K. r. N.
A Lieut.. Everett Davis OF the
Eighth Aero squadron. living a DH-s
= made a flight from Kelly field TO
AicAllen. Texas covering the distance
OF z56 miles IN 100 minutes-apurox-
imately 81 miles per minute. This
- the best record made 10 date.
q. Are the Nfrrnra Fails reed
Ing steadily TT, o. 8.
A. The annual recession on the
American side OF Niagara Is between
10 ano nine Inches year. The
= horseshoe Falls have receded about
I've feet since fsf2. which would be
about one inch a year
q How many degrees have nhIpa
hren known to rolls-T. c. L.
4 me navy department. says that
ships have been known to roll As to
50 degrees without cansizing.
2. Whnt Il the meaning and force
OF X q. after n mans nameF-G. r.
A. The letters K c are an alb
hrevtation for kings counsel a lera1 /
tingnished hsrristers by royal patent |
u Great Britain and the colonies.
me honor concerns no office but /
permits certain rights OF precedence. /
tween an alligator and n er0codIIe.-l
P. d. A.
A The alligator and the eroco-
die are closely related reptiles OF /
The same family. There are onlv a I
rev minor differences, IN form The ]
has a round, blunt snout, I
and the crocodile a long. thin one.
There are only two species Of alli- I
GATOR one Of which Is found IN Flor 4
ia and other parts Of the south, and /
The other In China There are a num- I
Der Of species OF crocodile. one OF ]
which Is also found in Florida. The 4
crocodile is more aggressive.
-reacherous and altogether danger
BUS renfile than the alllgaort-
g. How much money % the rail-
-oadr In this country represenfs-H.
A. The approximate value OF rail-
loads IN the United States Is be-
-ween 70 and 20 billion dollars.
9. Why should q Hilo be rOundf-
n. z n.
4 Round silos are more easily re-
nforced to Withstand the bursting
pressure The round shape has no
corners FOR air pockets. making Il
possible to pack the green feed as
lightly as preserves IN a glass Ear
O. Why do poultry men ndVise
iEainst the production Of fertile egEHf
It. r. A.
A. It has been found that fertile
,Egs spoil more readily than In
ertile eggs
Thousand smokesfT-J. d. A.
a The Valley OF Ten Thousand
smokes Is a region Of volcanic activi-
, near ut Katmai. Alaska.
q. II there any law that provides
or n superintendent Of n poor farm
opening oil the mail Of those who
I've theret-T. L 6.