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How can I change measure
ments given on an inch scale?
BY reducing the number Of inches
to fourths and dividing by three.
When did the First Squadron Of
the q Cavalry sail for France
during the World War. and on
what boat; when did it return and
on what boat and what port did
it arrive att
Sailed for France on the Northern
Pacific. March %. 1918; left France
for the United state on the Rijdam,
June 10, 1919; arrived New York,
June %, 1919.
What are the main constituents
Of ordinary rtones?
SILICA. iron. aluminium, calcium,
magnesium. sodium. potassium. car
Donate: acid radicals are sulphate,
Phosphate: carer substances are
nickel. man gpnese, chromium, barium
What is the best time to plant
cherry trees for seedlings: when
is grating best done?
Planting Of cherry trees for seed
lings can be done either in the fall
or spring. but preferably in the fall.
when the seeds should he stratifed
in moist sand, and put In a protect
cd place over the winter. and plant
ed in the spring. Grating is done
while the trees are dormant II
seedlings are grated. this is done in
the early winter and they are
packed away in dampened moss and
kept cool until spring, when they
are planted outside.
What new provisions for pen
sions did the Reed-Johnson bill.
passed by the last Congress, con
tain?
This bill increased the pay Of
widows Of men who served in the
World War from SIS To $50 n month.
Under it. the rate for a widow with
one child is $40, and SIS additional is
allowed for each child after the
first.
What States are included in the
Twelfth naval district?
California is the only one.
What is the value Of the 3-cent
piece, silver. of 1865?
1t is valued at from 25 to IS cents.
What per cent Of the water that
goes over Niagara Falls flows
over the Horseshoe falls?
Ninety-flve and seventeen-h hun
dredths per cent.
Who was the King of Denmark
in 1916?
Frederick VII.
How is the figure Of Science
usually represented?
fo,,,oTo aoy,,ra InlIiy1er q cvIohn
a triangle and a mirror.
What is the weight per cubic
foot Of cinders. sand and gravel?
Ashes and cinders. from forty to
forty-fve pounds per cubic foot;
sand and gravel, dry and loose, from
ninety to los pounds; packed, from
100 to 100 pounds.
What is a prune?
Any variety of plum which can be
successfully cured without remov-
ing the pit.
What is the average velocity of
a baseball thrown by a big league
pitcher?
About 210 feet per second,
Is it true that imitation ivory
be made from milk?
Casein, from milk, has been used
since 1908 for making galalith, an
important substitute for ivory, eel
luloid, ebonite, etc.
What are the continents?
Geographers usually recognize
five: North America, South America,
Eurasia, including Europe and Asia,
Africa and Australia. A sixth CON
tinent is sometimes represented by
the land area about the Antarctic
region.
What would be the effect Of
frightening the stroke of a piston
and at the same time decreasing
the diameter of the piston of a
steam engine?
Lengthening the stroke increases
the power, and decreasing the dl-
ameter decreases the power; conse-
quently if the stroke is heightened
and diameter of piston decreased the
rate of increase or decrease in power