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Questions and Answers.

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n Are the books in the library Of
". congress available 10 the pubIics
- M. A.
A The congressional library may
be used freely for reference BY the
public but the privilege OF drawing
books for outside use is more re-
stricted than in a public library.
Members o. congress and certain
other classes OF officials may draw
books at VIII, and the privilege is ex-
tended TO others upon certain recon-
mendations.
O. How long was Ellen Terry. sir
Henry IrvinE's lendinEs-A- II.
4 In ISIS Ellen Terry Joined Henry
lr-lng Cater Sir Henry, playing
Ophelia in Hamlet This associa-
ton lasted for a years she had
played with him previously in The
Tanning OF The ShreW."
a. Is the hippopotamus mentioned
In the Blbles-A. p.
A Some authorities interpret the
word "behemOrh" in Job f0-15 as the
hippop0tamus. while others state that
this word refers to- the elephant
O. How many kinds Of turkeys
are theres-A. D.
A. The American Poultry associa-
ton recognizes seven varieties Of
turkeys Bronze, bourbon. slate,
buff. black, white, and Narragansett
q What Is the story in connection
with Chopin's ID fiat WaltEs-M W.
A Chopin wrote the D 1at waltz
in response 70 a request OF George
much amused BY her pet dog chasing
his tail. Chopin was her pet pianist
al the time. and he composed lie
Valse du petit chien" upon this theme
@ Where Is the deepest oil wen
IN the WORLDLY. o. G.
A. The deepest oil well IS located
near t'airmouts W. Va j. was drilled
by the Hope Natural Gas company,
and is 1897 feet deep II was aban-
doned In June 1913, on account OF
broken cable
q. What was paid for the ships
sold to BelEium in Februury ~. NJ
A. The shipping board sold ten
ships TO Lloyd Royal Beige at a price
ing in all to about 5000, 0oo- This
was practically what the ships had
cost and they had been in service
about one year.
q. when was the Australian ballot
first used In the United statesf-P-
A The Australian ballot which
originated in South Australia. was
first introduced into the United
States in 1888 in Kentucky. At pres
some form OF Australian ballot, eI-
Cept Georgia and louisiana
q. Who a. the oldest living grad
uate Of West Points-k. c.
a. ~auEALlu Aaa NrAA1NLa OF ~ aA1--AA--
ton, D c.. who is in his 94th year, is
probably the oldest graduate OF West
Point still living
Q. who were the Nine Worthless
M. B. G..
A. These were nine famous per
sonages often alluded to and classed
together. A common list includes.
Three Gentiles, Hector, son Of Priam.
Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar.
three Jews. Joshua. cOnQuerer OF
Canaan. David. king u Israel, Judas
lacca baeus. three Christians, Arthur,
king Of Britain. Charlemagne. God
frey OF Bouillon- Hercules and Pom
pey are sometimes named among
them. and Guy o. Warwick some
times appears in place OF Godfrey
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