El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
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HOW did the expression "blue
blood come into use in refer
ring to the aristOeraeyi n. c. d.

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blood come into use In refer
ring TO the aristOcracyf ". c. ID.
4 It was originally applied 70 the
] aristocracy Of the Spanish provinces
OF CASTLE and Aragon- The peoples
NJ these provinces traced their line
age to the light complexioned Goths
who inhabited Spain before the Moor
/ ish CONQUEST. The blood in the veins
OF these descendants Of the Goths ap-
peared blue through the skin where
as the blood OF the masses showed
! dark as the result OF the Moorish in
/ fusion. Thus the Castilian Spaniards
! came TO declare that their blood was
blue. and the expression spread 70
other peoples
@. How did the sandwich derive
its uumef A. W. r.
A. Ii was named after John. earl
! Of Sandwich. who was the first man
to serve meat between slices Of bread
to his guests.
O. Name the members Of the
supreme COURT T. F. X
{ A. They are: Chief justice, Edward
/ ID. White. associate justices, Joseph
3 McKenna, oliver W Holmes, william
II Day. ". Van Deyanter. Mahlon
] pftney. James G. McReynOids. Louis
D. Brandeis and John H Clarke
7 q. How s. the president OF the
[ French republic eIeetedf A. r. l.
] A. The president OF France is
/ elected not by popular vote as the
{ president OF the United states Is
I chosen but by the national assembly.
/ consisting Of the members OF the two
: chambers Of parliament These two
Z legislative bodies are the climber OF
deputies, which has 6Oz members.
I each Of whom is elected Sor four
I years, and the senate, which has 500
members elected for nine years A
majority Of the whole number OF
! members is necessary TO elect a
/ president The term II office Is for
seven years
+ in the wOrlds \. f.
A. They are New York. London,
Berlin, Paris. Chicago. Tokyo. Petro-
E grad. Vienna, Moscow and Philadel-
phia-
dents graduated from high schools
( in the United States annually G. H =.
A The bureau Of education says
that the annual number OF high
school graduates in this country Is
approximately lsS,OVe-
a. What Is the doctrine OF Bu-
hinisms c. X A.
A Bahiaism IS a form OF universal
religion which teaches that all relig-
/ ions and creeds are part OF the Divine
plan. and that God revealed himself
TO different people at different times
through various PROPHETS
q How many bones are there in
n horses bOdys Y. F. II.
says that there are eos bones in the
body Of a horse as compared with
between 30 to go in the body Of 2
mantle number IN man increasing
with age.
q l. there any specie Of rat that
viii leave refuse in place Of the fOed
Il Etealss W. = A.
A The wood or pack rat. common
IN the northwestern part OF the
United States. has this peculiar trait
q Ia Of - q.
as substitutes for the materials II
carries away.
O. Have any Of the war loans nd
ruuced by the United States to its
allies been repaidf l. z D.
A To date S64,16f. 007 has been re-
paid by Great Britain. S12.1f7.000 by
France and $4,000 by Belgium These
amounts are very small in compari-
son TO the SUMS loaned TO each OF
these countries
@ How many chapIninH served
with our overseas forest F. NJ c
A The war department says that
there were at least 1850 with the
American expeditionary force
O. Are pennies legal tender in set
Element Of n debtf X c. r.
A. They are legal tender only up
TO Is cents Consequently = creditor
cannot be forced to accept more than
% pennies in payment OF debt
q How can / collect 500. which
I paid to the government during the
civil war 50 that ] could stay out OF
the army to support my wife and
ehiidrens E L. +.
A The war department says that
the $500 you paid the government
during the civil war 10 be relieved
from military duty was considered
buying your way out OF the army.
This money viii not be refunded
a. Where did the style OF comblnE
the hair POmPadOur originated J. F. G.
A The style Of arranging the nalr
pompadour originated with the
French women about the middle
OF the 18th century. This style Of
hair dressing is believed 70 have de-
rived its name from the notorious
madame de Pompadour.
O. When WIS the department Of
the Interior established and who was
the first secretaryf ID. G. h
A This department was estab-
lsled by an act Of congress, March
3, 164s. and was shortly after set up
and put in operation as a separate
and distinct branch OF the govern
meuL Thomas Ewing OF Ohio, was
the first secretary
q A bets that president Wilson's
salary could be increased by congress
during his term Of office. b says
that Il cannot. Who Is right T. II.
A. B is correct The constitution
provides that the president shall, at
stated times, receive for his services
q compensation. which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during
the period for which he shall have
been elected, and he shall not receive
within that period any other emolu-
ment from the United States. or any
Of them"
q. Would it be Injurious TO
canary bird to cut its claws which q
have grown too IOnEs l. Y. :.
A. II the claws Of your canary