Evening star., 1924-05-31

a. st. Elizabeth's, two& miles out
side of Morristown, n. j., has this
distinction. 1t was founded by the
Sisters of Charity in 1899, celebrating
its twenty-fifth anniversary on May
10. 1t is affiliated with the American
Association of University Women, Is
empowered to grant academic de-
grees of bachelor of letters, bache-
lor of arts, bachelor of science and
bachelor Of music and grants a high
school teachers certificate to its stu
dents in education, which is honored
by the New Jersey and Pennsylvania
state boards of education.
Q Did Woodrow Wilson ever sleeI
in Buckingham Palace-J.M.
A. President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
cupied the Belgian suite at Bucking-
ham Palace from December 26 to De-
cember 81, 1918.
Q. How does the per capita tax in
this country compare with that OF
the allies?-D. S. o.
A. The internal tax for 1928 in the
United States was $40 per capita
in Great Britain, SOS: in France
$3.50. and in Italy, $50.
Q. Do many foreigners live in
Cairo. Egypt?--C. V. l..
A. The latest census shows thai
Cairo has population of $4,000 for.
eigners. mostly Europeans. Cairo
has lost much of it's oriental char
acter within the last fifty years
The modern section of the city has
wide, well lighted streets. and stores
cafes. concert halls and an opera
house. II is known as the Ismailiych
There are electric tramways ant
other means of transportation.
Q. Are bass considered food fish o,
game fish?-W. s. II.
A. The bureau of fisheries says
that this is a disputed question. In
many sections of the country the
bass is both commercial food fish
and Il game fish.
Q. Where were Babylon and
Nineveh A. c. 3.
A. The country anciently known as
Babylon or Babylonia constitutes In
part what is known as Mesopotamia,
The distance from Babylon to
Jerusalem was between 500 and zoe
miles. The buried city of Nineveh
was situated near the city OF
Babylon.
Q. How did Mayfair get its name.
A. V. f
A. This Fashionable district in
London. east of Hyde Park, takes its
name from the annual fair which
was once held there in May The
fair was abolished in 1908.
Q. What has been the increase in
the cost Of living in Canada?-A. c.
A. In June, 1914, the average cost
OF food and shelter for family OF
five was S14.1i per week. In 1925
this had risen to $21.2l.
Q. When 1t is said that a horse
stride is twenty-four feet, how is i,
measured?-M. 3.
A. The stride is measured by the
entire distance covered from the
point the front feet leave the ground
to the point they strike the ground
Q. How many moons has each of
the planets of our solar system?-
NJ. H.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
the number of satellites known al
present is as follows: Mercury, none
Venus, none: Earth. one; Mars. two
Jupiter. nine; Saturn. nine: Uranus,
four: Neptune, one.
Q. Please decide a very heated
Velops into a rat?-H. p. S.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that there is no truth to the
statement that a mouse develops into
a rat. There is a difference between
rats and mice. Both rats and mice
oelons to the Rodentia, an order
which comprises more than a third
OF all living species of mammals.
Q. Which state had the first Iegis-
lation for the abolition of slavery
S. w. S.
A. Massachusetts was the frs,
state to declare her soil free. Her
bill of rights prefixed to it which a
negro named Quaco tested in 1888
The court decided in his favor and
slavery was abolished.
Q. How old is the Dowager Queen
of England?-F. H.
A. Alexandra. Dowager Queen of
England. will be eighty years old
on December /.
Q. What is darso?-T G. A.
A. Darso is a grain sorghum OF un-
known origin. 1t is probably a cross
between saccharine sorghum and a
non-saccharine sorghum
Q. Does Octavus Roy Cohen write
both detective and negro stories or
does he employ an assistant to do
one kind for him?-I. NJ.
A. Mr.. Cohen says that he writes
both kinds of stories himself, finding
great pleasure in changing from one
to the other. He finds it refreshing e
other, thus keeping an enthusiasm
for both.
O.. Is there a daily change in the
height of the water in the Mediter-
ranean Sea-what we call tides here
in America?-L. H. B.
A. The Mediterranean sea has very
slight tides. At most places the diff
ference In level Is only few inches
Q. How did camel coal get its
name?-D. I. v.
A. Camel coal burns with a bright
candle-like flame, and 1t Is probable
that the name is a corruption of
candle-coal. This coal is found in
hensuSay. ions S Ohio and Indiana, and
an accumulation of animal as well as
plant remains. The same kind of coal
is found in Scotland where it is called
parrot coal.
Q. What religion has the most fol-
lowers?-G. P. NJ.
A. The religion which has the mos,
followers is Confucianism or Taoism
The members number 310,925, 900.
Q. Was the John Nicolay who with
John Hay wrote a Life of Abraham
Lincoln" German?-E. c. p.
A. John George Nicolay, who was
secretary to Abraham Lincoln, and
who was one of the authors of several
books about Lincoln, was born in Ger
many in 1882.
Q. What does the word ITALY
mean?-E. F. w.
A. Italia is q Greek form Of vi
talia, meaning grazing land. Italy is
the English form of the name.
Q. Where is 'The Temple Of the