El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-28
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HOW many railroads are there in
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". the United Statesf G. II. J.
A There are 1887 railroads OF
sufficient Importance 70 be listed.
This does not include several small
roads that make no connection with
other lines.
q. What are the apostle spOonsl
A These are spoons in set Of Is.
the handles OF which are formed by
images OF the IL apostles and the
Virgin Mary. These spoons were
once favorits christening gifts
and In 1904, such a set was sold in
London for 1900 pounds sterling
q Vas stephen A. Douglas a
slave hOlderf H. N.
A In midsummer Of 1850, Douglas
wrote a letter to the Illinois state
register, in which he said that It
was true that his wife owned about
$50 negroes in Mississippi on a cot
ton plantation They were given her
by her father, who had previously
offered them 70 Douglas. The prop
erty belonged to his. wife exclusively
and he had no rights whatever in Il.
q What was the year OF jubiIeef
A This was an institution
ordained for the Hebrews in ancient
Bible times, by which every 50th year
the land that had in the interval
passed out OF the possession OF its
original owners. who restored TO
them All who had been reduced TO
poverty and obliged TO hire them
selves out as servants were released
from their bondage and there was a
remittance OF debts. During this year
there was no sowing, no reaping nor
even gathering OF grapes The de-
sign OF the institution was TO pre-
vent the growth OF an oliEarchy OF
land owners and a total impoverish-
ment OF some families.
O. when was the greatest fires
A In point OF number Of lives
lost, the destruction Of jerusalem in
20 A D. ranks first with 1000
The fire in San Francisco. April IS.
1905, following an earthquake, de-
strOyed the greatest amount Of
property, which was valued at 35os-
100000.
q How long were United States
troops in NeracruEf r. /. L.
A. Our troops entered Veracruz
on April p, 1914. and remained until
g. what is the moving plants
A. This is a plant native to East
India and Is remarkable by reason Of
the motion Of its leaves. These are
arranged in groups OF three, the
lateral leaflets much smaller than
the terminal one These lateral leaf
lets are in constant motion, being
elevated by a succession Of jerks and
then moving downward by similar
rapid jerks. The motion is not rapid,
a complete up and down movement
taking from two to four minutes The
terminal leaf does not remain quiet.
but its movements are not like those
OF the others.
q What "a the distance around
the world by wnterf u IL half way
around the world to the Philippines
from New York; N X.
A The distance around the world
by water IS 22,100 miles. It is H.
469 miles from New York TO Philip
around the world
word Mazdas From what language
does IL comet $ G. J.
A. Mazda, in the Zend or Avestan
(old Persian) language, means "the
supreme one" It is applied to cleo
trio lights in the sense OF being as
near perfection as possible
q. A says that n tall brick
chimney Eyynys Mt the top. while n
says that IL does not, which Is right :
l.. ID.
A Chimneys do sway to a certain
extent, an allowance for sWaying
being made in construction.
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