Evening star., 1924-10-16

Q. How many women are minis
States?-N. n.
A. A recent survey by the pub
fishers of Women of 1924" estimates
that there are 1,7S7 woman preachers
at present.
Q. Why arc the boundary stones
of the District of Columbia some
times called the jurisdiction stones?
ID. F. G.
A. They are so called because
on the faces of the stones facing
the District were carved, not the let
ters ID. c." but Jurisdiction of the
United States"
@. Who determined latitude and
longitude III. d. T.
A. Hipparchus Of Nice about 1862
b. G.. Is credited with this as well
as with the discovery, during as
Economical work done in the Island
of Rhodes and at Alexandria, of the
procession of the equinoxes. He also
made a catalogue of 1880 stars, Civ
ing the latitude and longitude OF
each.
@. Is wild Brother" by W. l.
Underwood. true story?-D. L. T
A. This book is based on the act
Of Mrs. E. M. Beal, who was re-
Gently awarded a medal by the Amer
lean Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals. Mrs. Beal moth
cred" newborn cub.
Q. What Englishman was known
as King Maker"?-B. A. L.
A. This sobriquet was given to
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
G42s-7D.
Q. What is meant by the term
fungi?-T. B. B.
A. Fungi is a general name given
to mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls,
etc, that may or may not be eaten
with safety by man.
Q. What is tie largest diamond
that is in existence &C. F. c.
A The largest diamond Of which
there is any record was found on
January rs, 1905, in the Premier mine,
near Preturia, Transvaal. The stone
called the Cullinan diamond, weighed
3,024A carats, or 1.37 pounds, and
measured 4 inches by 3.5 inches by
1.2b inches. Its value was estimated
at from $2,500,000 to $1,000 900. This
diamond, which was reputed to be the
purest of the large stones, was pur-
chased by an English syndicate and
cut into nine stones which were pre-
sented in 1908 to King Edward VII to
be placed among the English crown
jewels.
Q. Where is the Doggerbank?-
F. S. c.
A. The Doggerbank is an extensive
fiat sandbank near the middle of the
North Sea between England on the
west and Denmark on the east and is
about 60 miles broad. 1t is about
200 miles long and has a depth of
less than 120 feet, and near the Eng
lish coast it has only about SO feet of
water. This bank furnishes impor-
tant cod fishing grounds.
Q. When was Bartholdrs Lib
erty" completed w. C.
A The statue was almost finished
in 1883. 1t was left on view in Paris
for some time, however because work
on the pedestal was not far enough
advanced to permit the statue to be
erected.
Q. Who were the Jubilee Sing
ers?-S. j. w.
A. Members of Fiske University
Gone of the earliest institutions for
advancing negro education) who
after touring the United States sang
before Queen Victoria and many
other dignitaries so years ago. By
this means large sums of money were
raised for the support of the uni
versity. A number of Fiske singers
are again touring Europe for the
same purpose and recently sang
before King George at the home of
Lady Astor.
Q. How many composed the party
which recently attempted the ascent
of Mount Everest?-M NJ. c.
from Darjeeling. India, March 26,
1924, consisted of 13 Englishmen and
several native porters, under the COM
mand Of Gen. c. c. Bruce (who was
obliged by illness to abandon the
| active leadership to Col. Norton).
@. Can you ascertain for me the
! data given the census enumerators
by John Doe of this city?-C. D. J.
A. The Bureau of Census states
| that all facts given to census enumer-
ators are considered confidential.
There is a fine not exceeding 800 for
giving false information to these
enumerators.
@. How often do rabbits have
young ones? Are tame rabbits as
good to eat as wild ones?-W. d. r.
A. Rabbits may have young abou
every two months, but it is unwise
and Improbable to breed more thai