The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-04
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

GA sugar maple in front OF my
mouse seems to be dying II has moi
been struck by lightning or hurt IN any
way. What can you suggest 20. d. II
Alt may that the roots OF the trees
are too near the surface and are being
damaged by traffic, Loosening the earth
ana adding enough dirt to cover the
roots thoroughly might help Other
wise, you should consult a tree sur
geon.
"a bets that there are more hands
that will beat four tens than there are
that Will beat four aces. Does he win?
w, T. 4.
"A loses. There are 80 hands that
win beat four aces and only "a that will
beat four tens, only straight flushes
Will beat four aces and there are SO in
which aces do not figure (the aces be-
ing held AGAINST the possible combina-
tions) There are only 20 straight
nushes that can be made without the
use Of the tens. Add to this number
four sets OF tours that will beat the
four tens, and the result is that you
have only "a hands that will beat four
tens,
Q,-What does the name kangaroo"
mean?-N +. F.
A-When Captain Cook discovered
Australia. he saw some natives on shore
with dead animal in their possession.
He sent some sailors to buy 1t, When
it was brought on board he saw that
il was an animal with which he was
entirely, unfamiliar. He sent the sail
ors back to find out the name Of the
animal The natives could not under
stand what they desired to know, so
replied in the Australian language
kan ga roo meaning in English i
don't know" Therefore, the name of
this animal means Il don't know.
Q.-What part of a cork remains
above water?-P. S. NJ.
A.-Cork is so buoyant that rs per
cent is above water.
O.-Are negroes allowed to ride In
the same cars and trains with whites IN
the District OF Columbia w. NJ. A.
A-There is no discrimination made
on the public conveyances in the Dis
trict Of Columbia between the negro
and white races,
Q.-I understand that the. compass
points to the magnetic pole when
changes In location. What would that
change amount to at Bangor, Maine,
between 1880 and 1920 as used in sur
veying "A. B.
A,|The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the compass now points about
2 degrees and Is minutes more to the
west at Bangor, Maine, than 1t did IN
$50.
Q.-Please tell me when the first
After the first harvest Of the
New England Colonies in 1920, Governor
Bradford made provisions for day OF
thanksgiving and prayer In 1871. New
York city adopted this as an annual
event and it soon spread throughout the
states. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln, then
president appointed a day OF thanks
giving and prayer Since then presl-
dents have issued Thanksgiving proc
lama ton,
Q.-Wtl the government pay funeral
expenses of a man who had been in the |
A. The War Department says that
the government does not pay the run
eraI expenses of soldier unless he dies
in the service or in Soldiers Home A
veterans pension may be applied 10
no other means for burial are aVaiia-
Bile.
O. Will you tell me where the quo
tatton is that reads "A man is liable to
sin as the sparks are to go up T. -
A. There is verse in the Bible
(Job 5:D which reads But man is
horn unto trouble as the sparks fly
upwards"
O. Was the body of Edith Cavell re
turned to England for burial" l. M A.
A. After services at Westminster Ap-
bey, the body of Nurse Edith Caven'
executed b. the Germans az brussels
October u, 1915, was buried at NOR
wich, England, May Is 1919
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