Evening star., 1924-08-28

Pennsylvania State College, at
state College. Pa. which was estab-
| lished in 1863 by joint action of the
Federal and State governments under
the land grant act, although it had
been started earlier under the name
of the Farmers High School. The
University Of PennsyIvani In Phil
adelphia, was established in 174o. II
Is not State university and is pri-
vately supported except for hospitals
and extension work and other minor
exceptions.
Q. Is the banker Henry Clews still
living?-L S. c.
A. Henry Clews died in New York
January 81, 1929.
Q. What is tung and where grown
in the United States?-T. s.
\. The tung industry is a wholly
new one which paint research has
brought to America from China.
Tung oil from the tungnut is the
basis of practically all waterproof
varnishes. In the past two years the
price increased from 81 to over 81 A
gallon. The Department Of Agricul-
ture has found that the tungnut tree
may be grown very successfully in
Florida.
Q. How large an electric sign has
been made?-S. R
New York City that extends a city
block and is So feet tall
Q. What causes a mirage?S NJ
A. A mirage is a picture in the air
caused when light rays carrying an
image are bent by variations in the
atmosphere's density.
Q. How are the various kinds of
paper money secured:-C. s. T.
A. The Treasury Department says
that gold certificates are secured dollar
for dollar by gold held in the
Treasury for their redemption; silver
certificates are secured dollar for dollar
by standard silver dollars held in the
Treasury for their redemption; United
States notes are secured by a gold
reserve of s152.979,025.63 held in the
Treasury. This reserve fund may also
be used for redemption Of Treasury
notes Of 1890, which are also secured
dollar for dollar by standard silver
dollars held in the Treasury. Federal
reserve notes are obligations of the
United States and a first lien on all
the assets of the issuing Federal re-
serve bank. Federal reserve notes are
secured by the deposit with Federal
reserve agents of like amount of gold
or Of gold and such discounted or
purchased paper as is eligible under the
terms of the Federal reserve act.
Federal reserve banks must maintain
! a gold reserve of at least 40 per cent
including the gold redemption furd
which must be deposited with the
United States Treasurer against
Federal reserve notes in actual circula-
ton. Federal reserve bank notes and
National bank notes are secured by
United States Government obligations,
and per cent fund for their re-
demption is required to be maintained
with the Treasurer Of the United States
in gold or lawful money.
Q. What is meant by finding d
mares nest?-A. A.
a. This i a reference to something
of seeming Importance which amounts
to nothing. In a nightmare a YAM
pine was thought to guard treasures
in secret nest.
Q. Why was the great wall OF
China built w. P.
A. This wall was built to check
the invasions of the Huns.
Q. What is the Rosetta Stone?-N.
l. A.
A. The Rosetta Stone is piece of
DlacR DaSalt found IN 1899 near the
Rosetta mouth of the Nile, bearing
a trilingual inscription lin hero
glyphicS demotic characters and
Greek), and famous as having given
NJ Champollion the first clue toward
decipherng the Egyptian hierogiyphics.
Q. When did the Dartmoor prison
massacre take place?-O. o. +.
A. The original purpose of the
Dartmoor prison, at Princeton. Eng
land, was to receive French prisoners.
On April 6. 1915, some American pris-
onerS who were confined. togetf er
with 5000 Frenchmen, were fired upon
by the guard, who killed and
wounded so. 1t was explained that
the guard feared mutiny or an at
tempt at escape by the prisoners. y
joint commission declared the shoot
ing justifiable, but acquitted the
Americans of attempting to raise u
mutiny.
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