Evening star., 1924-02-22

9. What is meant by an artillery
a An artillery wheel is a form OF
theei where the spokes enter the
nuo IN tne FORM Of a wedge. This
type OF wheel is used both on auto
mobiles and wagons.
z. Please give form Of formal inyi-
Iatlons for use at a colonial party
II. l.. Fl.
A. In the museum of the D. A. r..
continental Hall, Is copper plate
maze IN 1857, upon which an invita-
uon to a dance is engraved. The form
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
Present their Compliments
to Miss Doe
And Ask the Favour
or Miss Does COMPANY
at a Dance
at the Town House
on Thursday at the Commencement.
N.B.-This Admission to Be Delivered
at the Door.
Z, Is canned reindeer meat on the
market?-G =. X
A. While it does not appear on .he
market at present, the availability OF
reindeer meat for canning has bnen
pointed out. Reindeer meat is a sta
pie food of the northlanders and Is
pronounced excellent by epicures IN
warmer climates.
q. Where arc the Oberamnereau
players now?-F. +
a. Their itinerary, which is subject
| TO change. schedules them in Chicago
from February 20 to March 3: Phila-
deiphia. March % to April 5, and
! Boston, from April 9 to April 70.
y. Where is the most important
Hghtship in the world?--A. J.
4. Probably the Nantucket light
ship holds this place. a new vessel
has just replaced the old ship. This
one has radio fog signal and two
other fog signals. a powerful steam
radio equipment The light will have
5000 candicpower. Water tanks ana
fuel oil tanks are large enough I"
supply the vessel for q year
G. Do the diamonds in diamond
drills wear out?-F. L.. +.
a. They do wear out It depends
upon the nature Of the rock to be
drilled how rapidly the diamonds
wear.
G. In auction what is meant by
saying that the table carries one OF
the players"-V. W.
a. II one Is not 10
play for II stake at the end of each
rubber his winnings or losses are di-
vided equally among the other pia,
crs. This is known as the table
carr ing him.
Q. What part Of all advertising is
printed in newspapers?-G. II.
A. Approximately - per cent OF
all advertising in 1929 appeared in
newspapers.
Q. Does the presence of national
forests in Il country interfere with
the development Of reSources"-A.
n. X.
4. 1t prevents boom" days fol-
lowed by depression common where the.
timber is privately owned and no con !
troll of the rate or character of cut
ting Is exercised. II contributes toi
the national and permanent develop !
mcnt of all the resources. One 81
the best examples is the recent salS
of the Bear Valley unit, $50 millio4
feet, in eastern Oregon. The sale oi
this timber will bring in a commort
carrier railroad eighty miles long anal
a sawmill and accessory manufactur-
J ing plants cutting 100000 feet
year for all time. This will sttnu-
late all business and particularly
the full development of all agricul-
tural resources by furnishing both
tranSpOF IaIlOn ana Il IHdI htt
q. How many loayeS of bread can
] be nade from barrel of -four
! NJ. r.
A. The average is ESQ, although II
varies from 240 to 3l0.
fRdrc poa U question yom Uant
onsucrcd! Send it to The Star In
formation Baredu, Frederic j. Has
kin, director, 1880 North CopitoI
street. The only charge for this
service IS vents tn Stomps for re-
turr poStdge.)