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Q.--Who was the first man to cross
| Death Valley?-J. w. NJ.
.C,7Who. was known as the mother
OF criminals &c, j.
| A,-Margaret Jukes has been given
| this title The name Jukes was q pseu-
oonym used to protect certain worthy
| members OF a family in New York
state whose history displays unique con-
ditions of crime, disease and pauper-
ism.
Q,--What is the origin OF the express
SION SION escaped by the skin of the
Any bone cleaveth to my skin
| and to my flesh, and / am escaped
with the skin of my teeth" is the
twentieth verse of the nineteenth chap
ter Of Job.
Q-Who was the founder of the Red
Cross "A. Il. L.
A.-The originator of the Red Cross
vas Monsieur Jean Henri DunanG, a
serving, the suffering of the soldiers
after the battle Of SoIferino. June al
l85N brought the matter to the Geneva
conference with the result that So
ciety for the ameioration of the suffer-
ing caused by the war was formed
Q'-What is writ of habeas corpus2
II. g. l..
IiiiS 10 d Will iAsutu DY a HUGE
or by court to "have the body
brought before the Judge or court. its
purpose Is to bring q person restrained
OF liberty before the Judge or into the
court, that the lawfuness of the re-
straint may be investigated and de-
termined
Q.-Does the Bertillon system include
finger prints2-V. c.
A,-The Bertillon method Of Identify
ing criminals does not include taking
impressions of the finger patterns The
Berullon measurements are often sup
plemented with finger print records.
Q,-What was the goddess of health?
*. IL.
.A.--The Greek goddess of health was
Salus. W."
Q.-What Is the largest artificial lake
IN the United States2-M r.
A.-Fhe Elephant Butte reservoir in
New Mexico is the largest artificial
lake In this country, and comprises
10000 acres.
Q.-Are diamonds conductors or in
A.-There are no absolute insulators.
Diamonds have a very small quantity
of conductivity and are classed as nom
conductors or insulators
o.-Who was the first white man to
make the passage of the Grand canon?
AIon May "a. 1869, Maj. J. W.
Green river, Utah, in boats and passed
through Marble and Grand canons
emerging from the latter on Aug 30
Maj. Powell was later director of the
United States geological survey.
Q.-Were there any men sent to
military prisons during the world war
for refusal to submit to surgical OPP
erations?-M. Il. w.
A.-According to war department rec
ords, Dc men were convicted bv general
court martial for refusing to submit to
surgical operations and sentenced to
be confined in disciplinary barracks.
.Q.-Who was known as the Little
GiGnt?--R. G. C.
A.--This title was given to Stephen
A.. Douglas, referring to his great in
tellect and his small stature. t
Q.-When We're the Olympic games
first held w. f. +.
A,--The origin OF these games Is lost
in antiquity, The official list Of vic
tors tor. begins with Goroebgs. who won the
brated every four years, and were at
their height in the fifth and fourth
centuries b. G. The games continued
until Sst A. D., when they were sup
pre- Ssed by Enlperor Theodoaus, The
modern series Of Olympic games began
in Athens in 1898, 4
Q.-What il Broca's convolution?-
c. H.
Am 1861, Paul Broca, an eminent
French anthropoioglst, made and an
nounced the discovery of the fact that
the seat of articulate speech Is in the
lobe Of the brain. II still bears tho
name "Convolution of Broca."
Q.--What is meant by a separate
estate?--F II.
A,--A separate estate Is the real or
personal property of married woman
over which her husband has no con-
troll, and which his creditors can not