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q. How long have there been
pogroms? J. r.
A. posrom Is Russian word
meaning devaStAtion and was applied
TO anti-Jewish riots In Russia. The
frst poRroms took place In 1881 and
were the direct cause Of the first wave
Of Russian Jewish emigration to
America.
@. Where was the drst piano
manufactured In the United States?
X. y. 8.
A. John Behrent mnde the fret
pianoforte In Philadelphia in 1775.
Q. IL geography taught In col
leses? I. r. w.
A. Many universities and colleges
have such courses. In la10-1i. "a
American universities had 1880 stu
dents enrolled In geographic COURSES.
In 1851 the number had risen 10
1907
| O. Why was church which
General Washington attended called
Pohick Church? y. II
A. The church was given this name
on account OF It's proximity TO Pohick
Run. This was probably so named be-
cauec Of the many hickory trees
growing there Pawcohiccorra, a food
Of the Alonquian Indians OF Virginia,
was made of the pounded nut kernels
and water. The name was transferred
by the whites to the tree bearing the
nuts. and WAS shortened to pohickecy
and finally to hickory.
q. What part OF A wheel moves tn,
fastest? J. r
same at all points Of It's periphery, but
the motion Is relative. II the speed Of
one part of the wheel Is cor sidered IT
relation to the ground. the top Of thu
, wheel moves forward and the bottom
, stands still.
q. Are there more women than mel
In Cleveland. Ohio7 ". c. r
, A. According to the 1920 census
! there are 2s9.262 men in Cleveland an
: 271 ,401 women.
q. What was the rhyme repeat e
hour day movement? F.. r.
A. Possibly you refer TO IN
English jingle. Eight hours for worl
eight hours for play. eight hours fo
sleep. eight bob day"
q. What was the nature OF the oat
!, taken by the young men OF Athens
. Y. Z.
, A. The Oath OF the Epheoi, pre-
vided that the youths in questio
swear never 70 disgrace their arms {
TO desert their comrades; TO fight
the last In defense OF their country, {
: affairs, and its hearths; 10 leave the
: country not in worse, but a bett'
u state than they found It; 70 obey u
magistrates and the laws; 70 resist n
= attempts TO subvert the institution
OF Attica: and TO respect the religic
5 CT their foresathers To this Plutart
: adds that they would regard "eve,
9 country as Attic soil where whc.
and barley. vines and leaves cou
y grow"
: @. What - Scotch soot7 H. q.
% A SCOT usually applies 70 that &C
y lected from the hues OF coal-ourn;s
d furnaces. Scotch SCOT 10 SCOT form
by burning peat and wood.
= O. What are puts and calls? ]. r.
ID A. A put" 10 contract viii
l. gives tt possessor the right to deliv,
al TO the party signing the same, &C
IL tain amount OF stock at a named pr
If during the time stated in the contra
Is A "call' is a contract which gives
r. possessor the right 10 demand, frc
10 the party signing the same. eurts
ig amount OF stock at a nan;d pr,
n during the time stated in the CO
10 tract.