Evening star., 1923-12-25

government drawn up by the house
OF commons on November ~. 1871.
ana presented to Charles az En
in ees Presentation and adoption were
AZ enect an indictment of the whols
governmental policy OF the King. and
its presentation and adoptjon wae
FASTENED by the outbreak of rebeIiioJt
IN Ireland King Charles ridtculeG
and tbao hemonstrance at drst,
auo Ihen answered 1t In an ex-
tremely eyasive manner. Later he
irnpeached In the house OF lords the
leaders In the commons who wers
opposed 70 him, and subsequently he
invaded the house with a compsny ~
armed men in an effort to arrest Az
or the members.
@. What Is the formula for cor-
putting the age and birth month az i
lperson?-T. S. - q
a. Ask the person to think NJ htz
by 10. add the number Of the noopptS
IN which he was born January. 4;
February. 30. subtract $50 The arss
Two numerals Of the result will ba
the persons age. and the last two tba
month In which he was born.
Q. Where is the largest .Isr.,.
sign In the world?-M n.
a: A giant star, measuring moro
Lhan a Quarter OF mile from poIp.
70 point. is the largest sign In tn
worio. Il Is operated at Croydon al !.
ssation, tsa etn,, London; This sign. let into
eiass, serves as q guide 10 air pilot,
! wishing to land on the airdror7a
I, after nightfall
~. Should pears be left on the tree
Nv ii rlpe?-J. A. S.
As Unlike most other fruits. tho
peal develops much better ouaIify
when ripened of the tree. The large
yariet{N are usually picked wRen
they atA ain diameter of 2L to "a
inches.
Q. What is meant by salad days?--
r C. NJ.
A. Days d youthful inexperience
are sometimas so designated
Q. What WAS the first encyclo-
pedia?-J. A. S.
A The first err, 2ycIopedia written In
betically arranged was a Universal
English Dictionary of Arts and Sci
ences. by John Aerris. a London
Clergyman, published in 1903.
Q. What was the fs0nous Ems dts
patch IL Z. r.
A. Ems dispatch is a'1e historical
designation Of the con omunicatiosl
"tiiIi fHSCiDtateu the u fancO-Ger-
, man war of 1870 The F'ren,eh ambas-
sador asked the King of h,russia T.
make formal declaration tha; 10
Hohenzoiiern prince would Ne per
| mitted to accept the throne OF Spain.
The king refused and commurk Gated
the facts IN q message from EAs tD
| Prince Bismarck. Bismarck useN L.
by giving 10 the press abridged e a
lures Of tbs French demand. wlts h
| served 10 infaIne the Germans agaiaa
! France and way was declared.
g. What does O. H. NJ. s. on Cana.
dian letter mean-E. H ".
A. These letters in lieu Of stamp
mean "on His Majesty's Service
Q. Is there Law which permits :.
! husband and wife to own proner;,-
| together and which decides what be.
! comes of II II one of them dies p
| c. a r,
| A. There are laws in most s,atss
| which enable husband and wife t.
own real estate as Joint tenants. II
, the case of joint tenancy the sur.
vivor becomes the sole owner Of tho
! property.
@. Why was Beacon Hill, Boston,
! so called Pr. L. S.
a. 1t received this name from tha
fact that the public beacon wa
placed upon it's summit. Later tha
nil was reduced in height and thu
| state house occupies its highest posi-
| tion.
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