Evening star., 1924-10-27

paper money is made each year.
J. l. C.
A The worlds production OF paper
money was in 1921 estimated to be
about 100000 tons annually.
Q. Where is the Prince or waIes'
ranch in Canada and what is the text
referred to in connection with IT.
y. l.. G..
A. The ranch, known as the Il. p.
is at High River Alberta The text
Is "As for me and my house nc WI
serve the Lord" and hangs, unframed,
over a bookshelf in the dining room.
@. What percentage or monoxide
is expelled from the exhaust OF an
autom obIle ?-J. u. n.
4. Tests made by tho Bureau OF
Mines on automobiles ahoWed that
the per cent of carbon rnonoXidc IN
exhaust gases varied from y to
per cent TO IA per cent, averaging
about Z per cent. IT has been FOUND
that parts Of carbon nnonoxide in
I0, 900 parts of air is the safety limit.
O. Can one-dollar gold pieces be
obtain ed from the Trcasury?-P. II. y,
A. The Treasury Department has
no one-dollar god pieces for distr-
button. When such coins are re
ceived they are recoined.
@. How many d-grant colleges
are there in the United StatesE-
g. L.
A. There are now IS colleges which
participate in the appropriations
under Federal legislation. or these
institutions IT are exclusively for
colored persons. All States and
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico re-
ceive $4,000 annually from the Fed
craI Government for their land-srant
colleges.
Q. What was the length and
weight of the javelin used in the
Roman legon?-T. J.
A. Each Javclin was about Ga feet
in length. The shaft was ~ feet
long. OF tough wood an inch iii di-
aIneter The remaining length was
given to the barbed pyramidal head.
O What is the origin of the word
"Tory"?-S. A. H.
A II comes from the Irish tor
idhe., meaning d ''plunderer" or 'pur-
suer," and was originally applied TO
Irish brigands and guerilla fighters.
About 1850 il became a nickname Tor
the supporters of the Duke OF 4ork.
aftcrward James II.
Q. How much sugar is produced
in the Hawaiian Islands?-G. l..
4. In 1921 j6i,560 tons were made
in the Territory; OF this amount the
Island Of Hawaii contributed 2os,-
.J24 tons.
Q. How many steps does man
take q rninute?-T. J. NJ.
A The war Department says that
there are 90 steps to the minute.
The double step is $50 to the minute.
Q. Would it be possible to break
a glass by getting the same pitch or
tone on violin?-W. ]. 3.
\. The Bureau of Standards says
that this is possible. Such expert
Inents have been made.
G. What was the first waltz ever
compos ed IT l. G.
A 1t is said that Zach du lieber
Augustin." composed in 1870, was the
first waltz.
@. How big is the Russian army?
H b.
a The present Russian army is
credited with strength of 100000
under arms and a total trained man
power of 5,432,760, with compulsory
training.
@. Are automobile tourists allowed
to drive over the mountains in Yel-
lowstone Park &C Il
A. Mount Washburn, which has an
elevation of 10000 feet, is the high
est point reached by auto roads In
the yellow stone Park.
Q. How much does it cost to build
an average mile of standard railroad
M w. S.
A. The cost per mile to lay rail-
road trackage depends entirely on
where II is laid; however, according
to W. q. Raymond's Elements of
Railroad Engineering" it costs ap-
proximately s35.0O0 per mile to lay
fully equipped trackage.