Arizona republican., 1920-06-02
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS


 e. How mary kinds Of paper money are issued?--R. c.
 A There are more than tyenls thousand different Kinds of paper nl0HeS being issued. There are eight Ii-ous;lnd natio1al banka. each of which has an average or two and :, baiI aif- ferent bills printed with is name oE them. There are different bills for each of the twelve federal reserve banks, and in addition 10 these we have United States treasury notes.
 L. 2: 5. Y'' ]. were the ''v'" '''s'sr''-
 A. They were iae heroes of an an- cient legend. It is supposed that dur ing thet persecution o1 the Christians about 250 A. p tneSc seven Christian brothers or Ephesus took refuge in cave. Their retreat was discovered and the mouth Of the cave walled up. Two hundred years later the cave was accidentally opened, and tho men emerged. having slept through cen turies as though but a single night. They found the Christian religion ac- cepted in tue city, where they were honored and feted. and where all of them died on the same day.
 0. Where is the middle of the Old Testament?-R. B.
 A. Tn the King James version of the Bible the middle book of the old Testament is Proverbs, while the mid dle chapter would be the twenty ninth chapter of Job.
 o. How can moss be kept out of water tanks and pipes?-O. |. J.
 A. The tanks should be kept tightly covered. Copper sulphate will retard such growths, but should be used only under the directions of a chemist.
 c. When a man serves a prison term, does he lose his citzenshp?- G. H.
 A. There are but two ways in which an American can lose his citizenship by swearing allegiance to foreign power and by enlisting in a foreign service. criminal is often deprived of his right to vote for a certain time after release from prison, but he is still an American citizen.
 o. When did France adopt the sys- tenn of time that they had during the war, for instance, calling o'clock in the afternoon A o'ciock?-N. T.
 A. Following q sort Of referendum to various chambers of commerce. about 90 per cent of which favored the action. the minister of public works, on December 31. 1911, issued 8 decree that the new system of notation of time would be adopted by France. The order was carried into effect by the local organizations. Part of the rail- roads adopted it May 1, 1912, and the remainder followed on July 1. 1912 Italy had adopted the plan about 1s years previously.
 e. What is a main aauehe 2-F. T. L.
 \. The word is French and trans lated literally, means left hand. It is the name however, given to a dagger which was held in the left hand while the right hand held a rapier. Tn com bats of the fifteenth and sixteenth century this was used to parry the thrusts of the adversary's raDier.
 O. What is the name of the stone that Mexican. women use in grinding n?-G. C. N.
 \. This stone has one side which is a eoneaye incline and is known as a metate.
 c. How long has the air mail service been in operation 7-V. C. L.
 4. This service was inaugurated on May 15. 1918. The routes in operation at present are from Washington to New York, from New York to Chicago, and from Chicago to Omaha. The service will soon reach St. Louis and plans are being perfected to extend the service to the Pacific coast.
 O. What is the simplest marriage ceremcny2-J. H.
 A The simplest legal marriage cer- emony in the United States is one per formed merely in the name of the state. for example In the name Of the state of Virginia l pronounce you man and wife"
 o. What code is used by the Asso- ciated and United Press associations in wireless telegraphy7-E V. C.
 A The A. r. and Y. P. do not use wireless telegraphy. They send their messages by telegraph and cable. They use what is known as the Phillips code on account of it's brevity.
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