El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-25

n why do they call Soviet Russia
~. the fhlrd fnternaffonaleR ID g.
A. The first lnternationaie was
an organization Of the worklngmen
Z OF the interests Of labor and the
. emancipation OF the working classes
I which met at Geneva In 1855. This
was disbanded and a reorganization
made In New York city, known as
I the second internationale. The asso-
{ citation Of Moscow Russia Is the third
! International
@ How did grapefruit get its
name. f c. ID.
This fruit. otherwise known as the
I pOmelo. IS known as grapefruit in the
I United States and West Indies be-
cause the fruit IS borne in clusters
{ OF from three 70 u OF more, similar
TO a bunch OF grapes.
q Is there n standard picture
which appears on all paper money Of
a certain denomination ID. W.
A. The UNCONVENTIONAL portraits
appearing on federal reserve notes
and federal reserve bank notes have
been prescribed for future issues of
all kinds Of currency. The portrait
Of Washington viii appear on all 81
bills, jefferson on 50. Lincoln on IS,
Jackson on $40, Cleveland on $50,
. Grant on S5e Franklin on 500, Mar
Madison on 5000, and Chase on $40
000. It is thought that the standard
ization OF portraits win be a safe
guard against noteraising.
Q. How large should a er0quet
court be nader C. ]. g.
A The average size OF a croquet
ground Is 70 by 80 feet. but It may
be made smaller II desired
Q. What are the meaning AND
origin OF the expression aHpittinl
image OF anyonef s. j. 8.
A The expression -Epittln' Image"
and Image" One definition Of spit"
Is perfect likeness or counterpart %
making the phrase merely 9an em-
phatic statement perfect likeness and
Image"
e. what :. the NEST popular state
a. The eoidenrod has this distinc-
ton. four slates-Alabama Missouri,
Nebraska and North akOta-having
accepted j. as their representative
flower
Q. what 70 the h0snoseG r x.
A This Sc the name OF a harmless
American serpent remarkable for It's
blunt snout and curious habits
@ Does an allen have to become
naturHliEed after serving in the
United States urmyH r w
A. when an alien enters the United
States army service he takes the
oath Of allegiance to the United
States and Is thus entitled to first
citizenship papers He can take out
second citizenship papers later &C
cording to his own discretion any
nan who was exempted from the
United States service on the ground
Of alieney can never become a citi-
zen OF the United States
@ what type Of dam Is the HooEe-
vel4 dam, ana when was Il buiitt D.
d. r.
a The Roosevelt dam IS an arched
or curved dam. built by the United
States reclamation service l905-lsll.
This great masonry dam has maxi
mum height OF 2g4 feet and stores
O. who was president Of the
United States when the eight hour
law became effectivef J. L. ".
A The Adamsol eight hour law
was approved September 5, 1915 un-
der the administration Of president
g. where e. the largest gold mine !
In the w0rldf Il R.
A The bureau OF mines says that
the largest sold mines in the world {
Gold Mining company az Lead. S. d.
O. How long have dolls been !
EnoWnf H. T. 9.
A Dolls are as old Is human his
tory. Egyptian children are known /
10 have had q crude sort Of doll made /
OF sticks Of wood and balls OF mud at ]
least 1000 years before Christ
e. What skins are used IN making ]
huuaun seal EUAAal L. n
A. Hudson seal is a commercial I
term for dyed muszrat from which /
the long dark hairs have been re- I
moved
O what Is the standard gage On
railroadBf A. n. A
A. The gage Of the track, namely, ]
the distance apart OF the rails, meas
ured between the inner edges Of their 4
heads, is feet 81z inches This 1
standard became general In England 4
and America and Is referred 70 uni ]
versaliy as STANDARD gage" Narrow I
gage q width OF feet = inches. 10 /
used to some extent IN the United /
States, especially In mountainous dis
tricts.
q. what q the source Of the story /
lknd George WuEhlnEton threw a sill i
yer coin across the Potomac riveFf n. 1
A. Weem's Life Of Washington
contains the statement that Col VIII ]
lis, e kinsman OF George Washington, I
said that he had often seen wash
.nEtou, as q bog, throw coin across j
the Rappahannock al the lower /
terry opposite Fredericksburg This
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