The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-08-23

by popular vote? A.-No, he is chosen by tn
electoral college.
Q.-Of what use is a swimming bladder il
fishes? A.-Enables them to maintain equiIib
rum.
Q.-What is liquid air? How is it made
A.-Atmosphere reduced from it's natural gaseous
state to a liquid condition. 1t is made by forcins
compressed air into a triple copper coil and re
duclng the surrounding temperature to the point
OF iquefaction.
Q.-Wbat is a loadstone? A.-Magnetic Iron
ore; magnetic.
Q.-What is the lowest form of life? A.-The
one-celled amelia.
Q.-State briefly the necessary requirements for
a manufacturing executive? A thorough
knowledge of his product, a complete acquaintance
with the market for his product and for the raw
materials of which it is made; ability to direct
his employees to efficient effort, and to make rapid
and accurate judgment in emergency.
Q.-What is an antiseptic? Name four COM
monty used. Am agency which destroys the
microorganisms of disease; carbolic acid, chic
rated lime, corrosive %blimate mercuric Chord.
Q.-On what part of the western hemisphere did
Columbus land? A.-San Salvador, or Waiting
island off the coast of Cuba.
Q.-What is 212 degrees Fahrenheit on the CEN
Upgrade scale? A.-1O0 degrees.
Q.-How did the name America originate?
A.-From Americas Vespucius, an Italian explorer.
Q.-Who wrote the following books: Vanity
Fair" "PickW1ck PaperS, "HuckleDerry Finn"
1.-THE -Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
A.-William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dick
ems, Mark Twain, Vicente Blasco Ibanez.
Q.-What three letters occur most frequently
in the English language? AZ, t and a.
Q.-What is a Soviet2 A labor organization
holding political administrative powers.
O-Who are the I%gorotes? According to
the Encyclopedia Britannica the correct spelling,
Mr.. Edison. is Igorots. They are negroid inhabi-
tants of the Philippine islands, who originally
were immigrants from Malaysia.
Q.-What was the spark that started the World
war in 1914? A.-The assassination of the Arch
duke Ferdinand of Austria, at S~arajevo, Serbia.
O.-Can you name four localities where civiliza-
ton existed in 1000 B. c.? A.-China, Crete,
Egypt and Mesopotamia.
O-What is a shooting star? A small me-
teor. caused by a conglomeration of meteoric mat
fer coming into contact with the earth's atmos-
phere.
O.-Why is 1t necessary to rotate crops? A.-To
avoid extracting from the soil the elements neces-
sary TO the growth of any single crop.
O.-Who was Humboldt? A celebrated Ger
man scientist. naturalist and author.
GA man goes to a lake with a three-gallon
and a 6vegallon measure. How could he measure
out exactly four gallons (using no marks on the
can)2 A-Fil the three-gallon can. Empty the
,bree- pallon can into the fve-gallon can. Fill the
fbree-gallon can again. Fill the fve-gallon can
from fine three-gallOn can. One gallon is left in
the three-galIon can. Empty the fve-gallon can.
pour the contents Of the three-gallon can into tbe
fye-garon can. Fill the three-gallon can again.
md pour the contents into the fve-gallon can.
This gives you four gallons in the fve-gallon can.
O-Why is it necessary for us to breathe?
An order to supply oxygen to the blood.