Arizona republican., 1920-01-13
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
c. How many vioIins did stradiva-

q. How many vioiins did Stradiva- fius make? E. J.
 A. It is believed that he made about 2G00 viOlins, but of these only about 54J are known to be inexistence
 O. Why was the word "b Itternus' applied to the Confederate soldiers Gur- ing the Civil war? Q. s. B.
 i. T:,is term was applied to so.- H'eJs Of the south in allusion to the coarse brown homespun cloth dyed with butternut dye, often worn by them.
 G. lf child were born to American couple travelling in Europe would the child be a citizen of the United States |? K. N.
 A. A child born outside the limits of the United States under such condi- tions would be citizen of this country The law on this point is explicit. It reads: All children heretofore born or hereafter born out of the limits and Jurisdiction of the United States whose fathers were or may be at the time of their birth citizens hereof, are de- clared to be citizens of the United States; but the rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whose fa- thers never resided in the United States"
 c. What is the fastest shortha nd record? c. D.
 A. The worlds official speed record was recently established by Nathan Behrin, an official stenographer of the supreme court of New York county who wrote 324 words in a minute with but two errors.
 of an invalid son of deceased Civil war veteran? L. s.
 A. The pension bureau says that the law does not grant a pension to a sol dier's child which is over sixteen years of age at the time of the death of the soldier
 O. At what age do most boys and girls leave school? J. F. G.
 A. The greatest percentage of boys and girls drop out of school when they are between sixteen and seventeen years of age. The bureau of education says that, according to the last cen sus, S1 per cent of the children fourteen years of age were in school; 6S per cent of those fifteen years of age; 51 per cent sixteen years; 35 per cent sew enteen years, and 23 per cent eighteen years.
 O. How many votes were lacking to mpeach President Johnston? T. T. M.
 A. The senate failed to impeach Johnson by a vote of one less than the necessary two thirds. Thirty-five mem bers voted for and nineteen against impeachment.
 O. Was there ever a law in EnqIand by which man could be imprisoned for not paying his debts? H. B.
 A. There existed in Great Britain for period of about 600 years a law providing for the imprisonment of debtors. It was provided by the statute of merchants, passed by the English parliament in 12S2, that persons who failed to pay their debts could be ar rested and placed in prison. This sys- tenn was in operation until 1868.
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