El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-12

were killed during q corresponding
period IN 1913. This department is
working constantly TO lessen the haz-
ards encountered in mines.
@. Who was the first @hunEer
Etrilzerfn q. =. ID.
A. While this would be impossible
TO state with certainty, II IS recorded
that AgrIpplna, wife or Germaulcus-
was banished by Tiberius to the island
OF Pandateria, near Naples, where she
voluntarily died Of huuger I'm 80 A. D.
@. DO fish sieepf T. o. b.
A The Bureau OF fisheries says
that fish do not sleep in the sense
of closing their eyes. but rest quietly
in the water at times
@. How did coats-of-arnls Origi-
nafes c. IL r
a A coat-of-arms IS relic Of the
armorial insignia Of medieval times
and was embroidered upon the cloth
worn over the armor 10 render the
knight conspicuous IN battle All the
knights Of the Middle Ages had such
coats-of-arTns and many Of them have
been retained by their descendants
@ Has the use Of eiEarets in
creased since 18O0f B. n. ID.
A While the average number OF
cIgarets made in 18g9-1901 was $780,
5000, the total rose in 1919 TO 49,
500 600. O0o. In weight OF precinct,
smoking tobacco leads any other to-
bacco product. and cisarets have
nassed cigars in amount OF leaf to-
bacco used in their manufacture
O. what type Of vessel has the
Ereatest roll and what does It amount
TOT W. b. n
A. The Navy Department says that.
generally speaking, the destroyer has
the greatest amount OF roll The
amount OF roll in a very high sea
varies from about 20 20 So degrees
@ How much money has been col
Iected by the Bureau OF Internal Rev
enue under the War Revenue Act OF
1857 G.. T.
A According to-a report for the fis-
cal year ended June 80. 1929, the oper-
ations OF the Internal Revenue Bureau
during the year, under the War Rev
euue Act OF 1913 and other Internal
Revenue tax legislation, have resulted
In the collection OF s5,4o7, 5s0,251, com
pared With S3.S5u-l50.QI8 In the fiscal
year ended June So 1919-sn increase
Of S1,557.43o,173.
O. Has the tragedy Of HRomeo and
Julietn any foundation in factf G.
I n.
A. This tale has been told In many
languages Although told in Girolano
della Corte's -Storia d Verona" in
1855 as an event Of 1903, It has no real
historical loundaLlon-
@. Can The scent glands be re-
moved from HkunEss NJ C
A. This operation can be perform
ed with little danger when the szunks
are four OF five weeks old It is not
necessary TO remove the scent sacs
from skunks thar are being raised for
the fur market II they are kept as
rat and mouse desCroyers Il IS adVis-
able. Slzunks are far superior TO cats
as mousers IL these glands are re-
q. what IL the highest altitude
reached by any railroadf r. T. H
A. The railroad from the Mulra
river In Chile TO the POloEl in Bolivia
reaches an elevation OF $4,000 1eer,
this being the highest altitude reached
by any railroad
@. what Is brazilian Erassg z. ".
A. This IS q name Incorrectly ap-
nlied 10 a substance used IN the manu-
facture OF a cheap kind OF mats known
as Brazilian grass hats and also as
leaves Of a palm, which are imported
70 Great Britain and elsewhere for
this manufacture, chiefly from CUBA
q. Do al diamonds have what Is
termed a pinhoIe In the center Of the
stnnei A. n. b.
the culet point on The bottom OF q
stone appears only on those cut IN a
certain fashion An uncut or table
cut diamond would not have t.
O. What are days Of ObliEations =
A. These are festival days upon
which it is obligatory 1or those OF
Catholic faith 70 attend mass.
q. How munT children have the
king and queen Of Englands p A
A. There are five living children In
the ROYAL family, the youngest prince
John. having died In January, 1913
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