The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-10

Q.-who was psvid's mother7-
c. r. C.
All is not positively known. but
many authorities think she was OF the
| tribe Of Moab, since David when hard
pressed, placed his parents under the
| protection OF the king OF Moab,
Q.-what per cent Of the population
Of the United States is under q years
| Of age w s.
A.-The bureau OF census states that
In 1910, 49.9 per cent OF the population
Of this country was under q years OF
age.
q. DO, we maintain a mail service to
Alaska the year round IA. Y.
| An malls for Alaska are dispatch
ed from Seattle. Wash. During the sea
| son OF navigation. all classes of mail
are carried. During the winter season
| Urpm about october TO June y there
Is discrimination shown first in IA
vor OF letters In their usual and or
binary form. and post cards second. to
| single newspapers and magazines. Far
Gel post packages are dispatched az the
weight Of preferred mail will permit,
small packages Of possible urgency,
such as medicine and eyeglasses being
| chosen first.
| Q,--What Is a olepsydra &C. G. J.
A.-This Is the name OF the ancient
| Greek water clock. II was usually an
earthen bowl or globe pierced with
| holes of certain size through which
] the water stole away. Time WAS meas
ured by the flow OF the water.
| Q.--Is the thistle the flower Of
| scotland? II So why was 1t adopted7
A,-The thistle is the national flower
| Of scotland, and was adopted during
| the reign 81 Malcolm in 1910. At that
| time, the country was invaded by the
| Danes, who attempted to storm one OF
/ the llTnAEf npyEprf1tl fort
resses. The enemy advanced stealthlly
at night and upon reaching the castle
removed their shoes and plunged into
the most. expecting to swim across
| with growth Of thistles. The cries of
the enemy aroused the inmates OF the
castle, so Scotland was saved.
| q win the war service with Ger
| many be computed as double time In
retirement OF enlisted men In putting
In 30 years?--W X. r.
A., This service will not be counted
4 as double time. Tho only service at
| Present which is so computed is service
in the Philippine Islands.
| 9. How can one tell whether beef
| viii be tender or tough IL. NJ
\. The grade as well az the cut de-
| termtnes the quality OF beef After
| deciding upon the cut of beef observe
| the meat itself Choice grade beef has
II
to pronounced degree. Good grade
| beef has lean meat Of light to medium
| red color, OF firm, even texture and a
| tairly regular distribution of fat through
the lean. giving the meat a slightly
| marbled or notified appearance The
| Lat Is firm and usually a creamy white
| The outer covering of fat is smooth
| and firm and should be evenly distrib-
uted over the lons and ribs Medium
grade beef has meat Of coarse texture
ana dark color, which Is inclined to be
| flabby and watery, The fat Is flabbv
ana usually yellowish In color and is
uneVenly distributed, there being al.
most no inside fat and "A scanty and
irregular outside covering. Common
grade beef accentuates the Character.
istics Of the medium grade.
o-What college was first established
| exclusively for women in America p
AMOUNT Holyoke. founded in 1877
a South Hadley Mass, probably holds
that~piace. ''''N'
| T. H. r. S"u
A fiscal year IL the time between
one annual time of settlement or bal.
ahcing OF accounts and another. I'm
less otherwise specified the fiscal year
regularly ends on Dec 81. The gov.