El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-07
Questions and Answers.
: ANSWERS no QUESTIONS.

= ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
IN Who was the first American nov
~. elistF @ z d.
A The man who Is usually
/ referred to as the first American nov
ist and whose claim 10 the title seems
to be undisputed, was Charles Brock
den Brown, who was born IN Phi4aoel-
phia in 1771, and died in 1910. His
I best novel 'fWielaud." Is q morbid
horror story based On Tentrlloquism,
and while improbable il contains
I scenes OF great power He published
several other novels, and in 1888 a
I book On divorce and marriage which
] enunciaLed many views then consid-
I cred very radical, but now widely ac-
copied No other novels than his were
I published BY q native American until
| the appearances OF The SPY Dy
James Fenimore Cooper IN 1921
g. What percentage OF an invest
meut would be yielded By Victory Lib
erty loan bonds. and when do these
bonds maturef T. E H
A. The actuary OF the treasury de-
partmeut states that money invested
in Victory Liberty = percent notes
OF 192Z-1923 at the price Of s5-7S,
which was being quoted at the time
the question was asked, would yield
II held until maturity, 6.466 percent
interest These bonds may be re-
deemed At the option Of the govern
1926 and they must be redeemed by
June 18th, 1928.
G Please give n recipe for chill
sauce n z NJ
A Skin, cut IN pieces and put to
cooking, one half bushel tomatoes.
Put through meat grinder Is green
peppers. IS onions, and add 70 toma-
matoeS- Add one and one half cups
sugar, three CUBS vinegar, three tea
EnnnmEMmH l.
SPICE 1--we tablespooufulg salt, AID
red pepper 70 taste Cook slowly IN
IN fairly thick. usually about three
hours
q Are there any Wild tribes Of
Indians In thb United statesf 6. X.
A The bureau OF Indian affairs
says that there are no wild tribes Of
Indians IN the United States at the I
present time. The Indians are en-
gagged IN activities similar TO those
OF the white people, namely, aEricuI- 1
ture, commerce. and business Of al /
kinds The Seminoles Of Florida do /
not live on = government reserva-
ton, and have no regular agreement 1
or treaty with the government They l
are very peaceabie, however.
A. ".
A A petroleum engineer Is q geoI-
ogtst specially Versed In the origin I
and occurrence Of petroleum and
termining BY field examination places
where drilling IS likely TO result in
the production Of petroleum.
g. Is there a difference between
meteorH and shooting HtarHi What
becomes Of themf n. j. n.
A According to the late Prof. New
ton there is no definite line OF dis
tlnction between meteorB and shoot
ing stars. II a meteor passes com
pletely through the atmosphere and
=Far - .
lhsn becomes known as a meteorite
Earticles OF matter thought to have [
their origin in disintegrated comets.
and moving around The sun In orbits
q lneE own are known as ueteors.
me energy OF their motion is sud
denly converted into heat on imuact
with the atmosphere As a general
rule this speedily vaporizes their en-
tire substance. the exterior being
brushed off by the air as soon ss
melted. often leaving a visible Urafl
IN the sky Few, II any. uleteors ap-
pear at greater heights than 100
miles, and few below 30 miles.
G. What does the word Chautnu-
qua meant Z. s. II.
A This Is Seneca Indian word
meaning literally "ons has taken out
fish there"
g Do Canada and the United stater
coin gold dOIlarsf C. W.
A. Neither Canada nor the United
states coins gold dollars at the pres
q. who was the father Of historyF
n. G.
A Cicero gave this title TO Herodo-
us the Greek historian, who lived
more Lhsn 400 years B. c
q What species OF willow fr.e-
IRE used In the manufacture Of will
oy furniture and basketsF n. E. 4.
a The principal species used for
ms purpose are American Green,
'urple, Lemley, and Patent Lerlev.
nd TO smaller extent the Caspian
willow.
O. What countries observe Arbor
ayr c. o.
a Arbor day is now regularly OBJ
erved in the United States. Canada
nd New Zealand.
O. when was the first double
eader in baseball plnyedf J. J.E.
A On September 10. 1888. Phfla- i
elphia and Cleveland played the first /
ouble-header ever played in base
all, in Philadelphia The first game 7
nded Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 3, and