Evening star., 1924-11-25

| Bishop Berkeley. an English phiioso
pher, Is:
Westward the course Of empi1e takes its way
The nrst four acts already past
eth shall close the drama With the gay z
Times uoblest o6sprtug 10 the last
This refers to America and was writ
ten about the year 1890. sj 4
Q. How is the word derby pro
lnounced?--C. II.
| A. In America the word is pro-
inounced as spelled, while in England
| the usual pronunciation is, darby.
This is the most important annual
horse race OF England, founded In
1850. by the twelfth Earl OF DERBY,
and run at EPSON, Surrey. in the.
Spring, generally on the Wednesday
before Whitsuntide.
G., Does gasoline give off vapoE?-.
A. c. B.
A. Gasoline gives off very explo-
sive vapor even at ordinary tempera-
lures. This vapor Is heavier than air
and may be present in a layer near
| the floor of room in which the
odor of gasoline Is scarcely notice
able to a person standing.
Q. What Is a pro-cathedral?-R
F. d.
| A. An Episcopal church taken over
by bishop and used as his chief
church when there Is no cathedral In
his residential city is called pro-
cathedral.
Q. Do all the countries Of South
! America touch Brazil?-E. e
A. All the countries except Ecuador
and Chile have Brazil as part of their
boundaries.
Q. Who said We love him for the
enemies he has made?"-R. A. Il.
A. Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin said
this of Grover Cleveland in a speech
before the Democratic national con-
vention of 1854. and this is said to
have helped in his nomination.
IT. E. -
A. This condition is not durable.
and sometimes exists in eyes that are
otherwise normal. 1t is found in
to per cent of men and less than /
per cent of women. 1t is particularly
important that railway and marine
employees do not have this defect,
since the safety of the travelling pub
lie depends in a large measure upon
the accuracy with which red and
green signals are observed.
Q. What is the meaning of Bryn
Mawr?--L. 3.
the town of the same name in Becon
County, Wales. The Welsh word Bryn
means hill and Mawr means big.
O.. Where does the greatest amount
of snow fall?-C. E. 3.
! 4. Snowfall on the Sierra Nevada
land Cascade Mountain ranges is the
| greatest known in the United States.
The average annual amount of snow
fall there is in excess of so feet.
| Q. How much OF the worlds supply
of oil is in this hemisphere?-F. r.
A. The supply of oil is about evenly
in the case of coal, much more oil
will be developed north of the
equator than south OF it.
Q. Should palms be kept quite wet?
is. P. E.
A. Regular watering is essential,
but it is better to keep palms lit
tile dry than to overwater them.
Browning of the tips Of the leaves
indicates trouble at the root, prob
ably overwhelming; possibly worms or
lack of plant food. A palm which
grows three new leaves a year is
! doing very well.
| Q. Who are the Gideons?-R. s
! A. They are an organization of
| travelling men. who are banded to-
gether for the--purpose of providing
1eyery hotel guestfoom with Bible.
! Q. What caused Anne Rutledges
tdeath?-P. ]. L.
A Brain fever caused the death of
Abraham Lfncoln's frst fiancee.
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