El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


O-Who originated the politiea
IL campaign phrase Swinging
I y nround the circlef@ +. s. G.
A. The expression was first used
/ by Andrew Johnson on the presiden-
] tia1 reconstruction tour in August
I 1856. when he said. we are swing
I ing around the circle"
O. What portion Of the AtlnntiC
I coast has a climate similar TO that
I OF southern England II. f. G.
a. The weather bureau says that
I southern portions OF New England,
I Long Island and parts OF New Jersey
D have climates at certain seasons OF
[ the year similar 20 that OF southern
] England
@. what are the qualifications for
voting I'm Liberias A. G.
A Men must be of negro blood and
own real estate in order 70 vote IN
Z Liberia
@. Wax the san Francisco earth
l quake as severe as that OF Charles
ton, S. CO r. f. w.
A. The san Francisco earthquake
was not considered severe one
The damage was largely caused by
fire. California has never had an
earthquake approaching in severity
that Of Charleston, S. c., In 1856
q when and by whom was knit
ting first donef l.. r. R.
A. Although there are classical
references to such work. it Is impos-
sible 20 say that such illusions mean
knitting as IL is known today It is
probable that these ancient writer's
regarded knitting as a type OF Weav-
ing. knit" in the specific sense in
which it is known today. was mem
toned IN an old grammar published
fin 1880 A D. This gives the verb
ito knit" The word is probably de-
rived from the Saxon 'cnyttan"
meaning The making OF fabrics from
thread by hand
q. give the history of the leon Of
Irerslz. A. M. p
a The Icon Of Iversk is said 20
have come tremendously over the sea
on April q. 999 A. D., to the MOnas-
terry Of Iversz on Mt Athos I'm Greece
The Icon has been placed at the inner
gates Of that monastery and IS still
there IL is also called the Gates
Arch Icon and is considered the most
sacred thing on Mt Athos. A copy
Of the Icon was brought TO MOSCOW,
Russia, on October 10 1873 The
copy was met by the Gar and Patri-
arch OF the Church of-the MOSCOW
Resurrection Gates and was placed In
a special chapel. Both the original
Icon and the copy are said TO possess
the power Of miraculous healing and
people in trouble are helped if they
go and prey 20 this particular Icon
OF its copy
a. What nationality Would n per-
son born in Scotland be, whose father
g. Irish and mother Scottish B. r
A The British embassy says that
a person born ia the British Isles is
a British subject. therefore, his ma
tiOnality is British A person born
in Scotland OF an Irish father and a
Scotch mother might call himself
either Irish Of Scotch, as he chooses
q Does the Masonic Order try TO
help its members who have been con
victed Of crimef J. y.
A. The grand secretary Of the
Free and Accepted Masons In wash
being Mason ia no way 1nter1eres
with the administration Of justice
upon a culprit and that the 0rganiza-
ton has never in the slightest way
iuterfered with any execution or
given any assistance 20 a felon-
q What were the ten largest army
camps IN the United States on Janu-
AIRY LIST, 1912 r. III. h
A. The war department states that
the ten largest camps in the United
States January 4. 1913, were as fol-
lows; Camp Brass. Beuniug, Lewis,
Knox, Jackson, Custer, DIX. Meade,
Lee ard Upton
q. what part Of n walnut tree
yields the lumber that has a decided
dguref A. T.. w
A In the average tree the only
place where a decided figure is found
is in the stump. Almost all stumps
show q way Grain at q point where
the roots begin TO spread out from
the base OF the tree. though scarcely
one in a hundred is suitable for use.
Figured walnut is also made from
huge groWths, known as burls. which
may be found occasionally on trees.
All these pieces OF wood are used
as Veneers.
O. Does the peanut actually be-
long TO the nut familyf u. N.
A The peanut is not a not It
belongs 20 the same family as the
common pea and bean The term
nut" was applied TO 10 on account
Of its flavor. which is simila- TO that
Of some true nuts.
O. which vertebra e. known as the
nIisf T.. L. s.
A The second vertebra Of the