Arizona republican., 1921-02-21
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
O. Is it true that someone once tried to kill Queen victoria7-C. D.

 tried to kill Queen Victoria2-C. Q.
 A Records show that there were three attempts made upon the life of Queen Victoria: the first took place on June 10, 1S40, when a man named Ed ward Oxford fired two shots at her with a pistol while she was driving through Green park from Buckingham palace to Hyde park corner. The sec ond occurred on May 30. 1s43, by John Francis, and the third on July of the same year, while she was driving in the Mall with the king of the Belgians.
 0. Is the vocabulary of the average man of today as varied as that of Shakespeare2-T. A. A.
 A. The vocabulary of the average man today is not so varied nor exten- sive as that of Shakespeare, who used over 25.o00 words in his writings. It is estimated that the vocabulary of the average educated person of today sell dom exceeds 25oo words.
 o. Can a commissioned officer in the United States army be reduced to the ranks?-W. Nj. S.
 A. The war department says that a commissioned officer cannot be re- 1 duced to the rank of a non- -commis- stoned soldier under present regula- tions. In historic times it was possi- ble for an officer to be reduced to the ranks
 "How much Indian blood must a per- son have in order to claim some of the land the government gave the indians? 1 K. K.
 i A. The bureau of Indian affairs says that there is no law fixing the percentage of Indian blood a person must possess in order to obtain an al lotment. It is required that the names of the applicants ancestors are on the rolls Of the tribe.
 a. What play holds the record for consecutive performances?-F. G. J. A: Frank Bacon in "Lightnin' g holds the record. having played for lezf consecutive performances up to January 29. 1921.
 M 2; C. Where is the p."h.na's'-'. A. The Panhandle that is probably best known is the northern extension of Texas This is also the popular name for the northern part of West Virginia. a projecting strip lying be- tween Pennsylvania and Ohio, and for | the northern extension of Idaho.
 @. Who was known as the founder of peace?-J. O. H.
 A. This name was given to St. Ben edict
 O. Are there still cedars on Leban- on?-E. c. F.
 A. Of the cedars on the lofty noun tain range of Lebanon in southern Syria, there still exist small groups in several places, the largest consisting of about $50 trees.
 c. What is meant by pandects?- T. N. B.
 A. "Pandects'' is derived from the Greek and means ''all- containing The pandects of Justinian is a collection o1 Roman civil law. made by the Elm. peror Justinian in the sixth century containing legal decisions or tudg- ments. to which the emperor gave the force and authority of law. This com pilation, of 50 books, is the most i'm portant of the body of the Roman civil law.
 Q. What is dorking?-c. c. A. This is a long established breed of domestic fowls. distinguished chiefly by the presence of a fifth toe on the hinder part of the foot below the spur. The breed is especially val uable for the table.
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 Shells filled with a gallon of oil anc O fired at angry waves will calm q tur- - bulent sea according 10 tests made by United States life guards of Cohasset ! Massachusetts. It is said that a bar ,rage of such shells to the windwar; iof a wrecked vessel would produce F sea sufficiently smooth to enable s iifeboat to make safe approach. O A Roman battle standard and a Ro man generals folding camp chair, an
 tiquities dug up in Essex a century age s two of Great Britain's most ancien ', military trophies. were recently sold a = a London auction room for two hun
 dred pounds.
 r In the year 1920 Great Britain re - tduced her national debt by s247, e l0oO,o00.
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