Arizona republican., 1920-07-12
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
e. When does the fiscal year end?

O. When does the fiscal year end? -E. K. R.
 A. A fiscal year is the time be tween one annual time Of settlement or balancing of accounts and an> other Unless otherwise specified, the. fiscal year regularly ends on Decem- per 31. The governments fiscal year in Great Britain and in Germany ends March. 31. in the United States June 30, and in France December 31
 C. What college was first estab- Iished exclusively for women m Amer. ica?-L. L. A.
 A. Mount Holyol1e. founded in 1887, at South HadIey. Mass, probably holds that place.
 O. What was the original name ot Portland. Me-2-E. c. D.
 A It's original name was Casco Neck It was settled in 1882, and the name changed to Falmouth in l65s. The town was raided by Indians in 1876. and again in 1890, when it was completely destroyed and all inhabIt- ants massacred or captured. It was resettled in 1715, and incorporated as a town with the name of Portland in l7S6
 0. How large do pineapples erow7 -c. H.
 A. Some very large specimens weigh from 15 to 20 pounds each.
 o. What does "Cimmerian" mean V. E. R.
 A. "Cimmerian" refers to q myth ical people described by Homer in his works as dwelling in realm of mist and gloom
 o. Who first divided the Bible inte verses "A. L. K.
 A. The author of the division of the old Testament into verses is nol known. Robert Stephens Cor Ess- tienne). French printer, first divided the New Testament into verses, in ar edition printed at Geneva in 1851.
 O. What is ''~rit of error?"-
 A. Writ of error is a common law process for Tedressing an erroneous judgment This has been superseded to a great extent in England and th' United States by the process of ap- peal In the United States the wri of error is the appropriate process fo carrying a case from. the highest ap pellate court of a state to the suprem' court of the United States.
 o. if ball is bunted on the thirt strike and rolls foul. should the bal merely be called foul?-E- U- P.
 A According to Rule 51, Section of the 1920 Baseball Rules. the bats man is out on bunt that rolls foul, the attempted bunt is made on tn third strike.
 0. What does the name Nichoii signify?-O. T.
 A. Presumably, such a town wa named for a person named Nichol Nichols. Ia" is a suffix which Ina been used since the time of the Ro mans to indicate a place.
 o. What was the Irish donation" -I. M. c.
 A. The Irish donation is the nam given to a donation of supplies sen by the Lord Mayor of Dublin of Ire land to the colonists' headquarters a Boston. Mass. for the relief of tn colonies after their dreadful trouble during King Philips war. It is sai that Ireland was the only Europea country which sent relief at that time Action was taken immediately to col lect this donation upon the new reaching Dublin of the distressin conditions in this country. The sup ply sailed from Dublin on August 2 1876. in the ship Katherine. An eXa6 list of the supplies sent is not avail able but it is said that the cost of tn freight alone was 475 pounds sterlins which was large sum of money those days. Forty seven towns an 2351 persons in Massachusetts alon were helped bv the Irish donation
 0. What is the River styx?-[ this river separates the Land of tn Living from the Land of the Dea' and it is necessary for everyone { cross the River StyX in order 10 reac the Realm of Death
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