The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-25
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q.-what does l. H. S. mean; it APP
pears on grave stones, in churches, etc
A-The initials II. $. are the
initial letters. of the Latin pn nbi@S
means Jesus, the Savior of Man" This
was originally written in Greek ana
was the first three letters OF the NAM
Jesus, but its origin was lost sight OF
through substitTting the r,is4at tGT me me
Greek II dong ~ for Latin Fl, a sig
MITIGATION was found for each let
ter.
O,-How many Irshmen enlisted 'un .;
der the British flag during the "ofla
HHI-According to the Irish national
bureau A total of 275, 592 Irishmen from
Ireland served in the British army ana
navy which was 6l2 per cent OF ire
lands total population.
Q.-Does an American girl lose her
citizenship by marrying foreigner WIZ WIZ
| lives in this country but VINO mas W
| taken out naturalization papers "
Am American woman takes, the
nationality of ner husband. therefore,
she would lose her American cltlhen-
| ship unless the man takes out natural
zation papers.
O,-What are the requirements lot
|
1,1Every city has a list Of men eli
gble for jury duty. Twenty four names
are drawn from this list, The requlredI
ments for a man to serve on the Crane
| Jury are that he must be u years o.
| ace but under s.. must be able 70
rGa l. write and underStand EnSlsn'
must be a citizen of the United states,
resident Of the county wv, Witn1 not T b9ve
been convicted of any crime. inVoiVlhs
moral turpitude The petit jury IS
taken from the grand jury
Q-Is it necessary to get passport
to 90 to Cuba? &C V. \.
"A passport is necessary ana may
be obtained from the clerk OF your
nearest United States court.
Q-Is Roulers, Belgium, being re-
~ Roulers lay within the German
lines during a great part OF the war
and while it became SHELTON and pat
tered II was not destroyed as Hpres
was to the west. The people have re-
turned in large numbers. buildings, nave
been patched and mended, and re-
building has begun Bv virtue OF It's
survival ROulers has become me me-
tropols of this section OF Belgium
Q.-Where did ordinary house cats
come from?-M. Q.
house cats were progeny OF tanned pairs
Of Eur9ncpn wildcats. Historical in
vestigation has proven that they came
from the North African "gloVed or
"caffre" cat.
Q.-~How is the United tSates stan
daTd time caloulated?- r. O.
A-The United States naval obsCrvH-
tory has three standard clocks running
in constant temperature vaults, electric
ally wound and scaled to keep the air
pressure constant Meridian circle OBJ
servatiOns Of selected stars are taken
regularly on clear nights, and from
these observations, the errors Of these
standard clocks are determined
A.-W. l.. Manley and a Tennessean
by the name Of Rogers first crossed this
Of "a Much of the valley is below
in the United States being found here.
This is 276 feet below sea level, while
Mount Whitney, the highest point in
the United states, IA sol feet above
sea level. is less than so miles away
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