Arizona republican., 1920-04-05
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

O. Where do trains running into the Pennsylvania station in New York city change from steam to electric mo- tive power?-A. M- w.
 A. This change is made at the Man haitian terminal near Newark, N. J.
 O. What IS the largest lake in Eu- rope?-T. E. M.
 A. Lake Lagoda, situated in Rus sia, near St. Petersburg, has this dis tinction. It is 129 miles long, 6S feet tinction- It is 129 miles long. 6s miles
 c. Describe the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.-I. L. c.
 A. They are said to have formed a square, with an area of four acres. and rose in terraces to a height of 75 feet, supported on arches of masonry. They were watered from a reservoir built at the top. which was supplied from the Euphrates- The gardens were filled with trees, flowers, and fountains: :: banqueting rooms were distributed throughout, while the view of the city was extensive and magnificent. Some ascribe the building of them to Queen Serniramis and others to Nebuchad- : nezzar.
 O. What is the meaning of the ex- pressson, "a year and day?'-F. Q. O.
 A. Under a peculiar rule of the common law, fraction of a day was not recognized and the last day of any given period of time was considered completed for legal purposes, as soon as it began. Therefore, to provide for the actual expiration of calendar year it was necessary to add day.
 O. How long has our letter postaae rate been the same to Canada as the domestic rate?-G. E. C.
 A. The postoffice department says that letter postage was five cents to Canada until 1888, when the. rate was reduced to two cents. The rate was three cents during the time that the domestic rate was taxed.
 O. What 's meant by morganatic marriaoe7-R.K.
 A.. This is . marriage between a member of a reigning house. or of high nobility in some countries. and person of inferior rank. Such mar riaga may not exist simultaneously with a "Derfect' maria ge. since the morganatic marriage is considered valid from an ecclesiastical and 10 some extent from legal point Of view The roots of the morganatic marriage go hack to early German law. and its chief disadvartsge is that the parent of lower rank and children. born of tho union. do not hold or succeed to public no@itinn Or official estates.
 e. What IS palm sucsr?-E. Q. F.
 \. Palm sugar is obtained from a species of palm in India. and is made from the sweet juice that flows from
 
 Q. When was the Iarrest av7ount of revenue cofiecfed on intoxicating id- uors ir the United States ?-E. J. w.
 A. Tn 1912 tho amount collected was s4S3 n00. .00a. This is the greatest amount evs,r collected and was large ly due to the increa sed size of the tax.
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