Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26

\. Ola podrida is one Of the ma
;ionsl dishes OF Spain. II is a rich
stew made of meat, sausages, chicken.
and peas Because Of the varied char
acter of the mixture, its name is often
used TO describe any tumble OF words
or ideas.
Q. What saimsl washes Its food be-
fore eating IT. r, Il NJ.
A. The raccoon washes everything II
eats before putting IL in its mouth. IL
morsel between its paws until 1t con-
siders the food clean.
\ Q. Was Uncle Toms Cabin the
first story that Harriet Beccher stowe
wrote? o. VI. II.
1 A While Mrs. Stowe is chiefly re-
membered as the author OF Uncle
Toms Cabin" she wrote many other
novels. Her first book '-Thc Mayflow-
er"-was published in 1913. Uncle
Toms Cabin first appeared in tho
Washington National Era, from June.
1851. to April 1889, and was ISSUED in
book form In 1852.
Q. Is there machine for renewing
electric light bulbs? r. p.
| A There Is no machinery manufact-
ured for renewing or rcfilling electric
light bulbs.
Q. What was the place where a boy
was shot because he was sitting on
his front porch during church time,
and what was done about e? ]. F. A.
a, The place was TanEicr Island,
Maryland. There is an old ordinance
on the law books of Tangier requiring
people TO attend church and forbidding
those who cannot attend from sitting
on their front porch during services.
Dung Parks was sitting on his porch
and when the constable spied him and
when he refused to GO TO church or
with the officer OF the law. a fight
followed. Tho constable shot the hoy
and claimed self defense. 10 was
given one year in prison
| Q. In what part Of tho whale is
the whalebone found7 G. ]. :.
a. Baleen. commonly called whale
bone, grows in the mouth OF certain
whales. 1t grows in dependent plates.
ranging from to IL feet In length.
attached to the upper jaw. and forms
a fringe-likc sieve for collecting and
retaining food
Q. What dates divide Ancient His,
tory from Medieval. and Medieval
from Modern History? ]. T. r
. 4. Tho date used for the close nr
Ancient History Is ,.su1lly 4I6 \. n.
The date for the closing OF Medieval
History * not so clearly defined. Some
historians take the beginning OF tho
sixteenth ccntury-about the time Of
/ the discovery of America. Como others
use the date lsis A. b. making tho
Middle Ages include the time between
/ the establishment % tho first bar
barian kingdom in Italy and the gen
cral pacification Of Europe. Mt the
close Of the Thirty Years War.
1 Q. What is a wayz goose7 c. ]. &.
| a. This is one name given to an
annual outing and d.nner Of workmcn
In England. II is either give by en-
ployers or subscribed for hv tho work
men. Another nam. applied to this
holiday-making Is a beanfeast
Q. Was William ConFrevc. tho in
ventor OF tho Congrcvc rocket. also
the dramatist? b q.
! A. william Congrcve tho author oi
the Mourning Bride. the Double Dealer
Love for Love, the Way of the World
and other PLAYS, was MORN I'm 1919 and
died in i72a. Sir William conErcvo. the
/ inventor. was born in i772 aud died in
Ils2s.
20. Does the Twentieth Century
Limited make as good time as it used
toll. q.
| A. The fastest schedule regularly
made by the Twentieth Century Linn.
tied was is hours. This train now runs
on n schedule of 20 hours.
Q. How many miles of telerra nh
wires are there in tho United states
| j. J X.
A. There are s9o.245 miles of single
wire in the United States and a.
] miles Of ocean cable.