Evening star., 1924-09-26


mails and is Of great value TO aeri-
culture. In the Western States il not
only feeds upon destructive rodents
out also upon pocket gophers, which
individually are even more .ihiurious
The barn owl is by no means the only
! beneficial species of it's kind, for,
with the exception of the great horn,
ed owl, all our owls are much more
useful than injurious They deserve
almost complets protection, rather
than the perse Gtfon to which tbev
are customarily Subjected.
Q. Where was Alexander the Great
buried?-H. d. S.
A. He was born in Europe, died in
Asia and was buried in Africa The
runerai car containing his golden
! sarcophasus was drawn by 60 white
mules from the Euphrates to the
| Nile distance of 1000 miles.
.. Please give me a recipe for
chicken d la king.-T. Is. M.
| A. Melt l tablespoon of chicken
fat, add tablespoon of -four and stir
| until smooth. Add gradually u cup
| chicken STOCK, y cup milk, IL cup
cream. When this boils add u tea
spoon salt tablespoons butter, 1
| cup nolIed fowl cut in cubes, u cup
| salted muhsrooms, n cup pimentos
| Let it come to the boiling point and
| add egg yolks which have been
beaten slightly. Serve on toast
Q. What is the origin of the ex-
| preston to learn by heart"?-H.
| n. +.
A. This expression comes down TO
| US from the day when the heart was
| thought to be the seat of the emo
| tions. The desire TO commit ANYTHING
| TO memory was thought to be prompt
| ed by the heart.
O. Will pebble thrown overheard
reach the bottom of the ocean IL II is
six miles deep?-W. T. l.
A. The photographic Office saws
that a pebble thrown overheard will
reach the bottom Of the ocean at any
depth.
Q. Why has the third verse of s-The
Star Spangled Banner been eIfmi-
nated?-J. p
A -Four verses of a national hymn
is rather long for frequent rendition.
so it is usual to omit one verse. The
third verse is chosen for omission
because Of the bitter feeling ex-
pressed.
Q. When was the wheel first in
vented?-E V. S
A The use of the wheel goes back
to the dark ages. The first wheels
were made of solid blocks of wood
cut from the trunks of trees MANY
changes were made before the mod
ern wheel was evolved.
Q. What was the date of the Cal
weston flood and the loss of life and
property?-S. B. D.
A The Galveston food occurred on
September 8, 1900; 5000 lives were
lost and over s17,000,000 worth of
property destroyed
-. When there is a question mark
IN sentence which contains a ouota
tion. should the question mark come
before or after the final quotation
mark? j. j.
A If the Interrogation point re-
1ers only to the words quoted, IL must
be placed within the quotation marks.
II II refers to the rest of the construc-
ton, it must be placed outside the
quotation marks. Examples-He said:
DO you like to study" Did he say
DO you like to study?
@. What is the difference Between
the red and pink salmon of COM
merce u. c.
A, The difference between these
salmons is in amount of fat or in the
amount of distribution of oil in the.
tissues.
Q. How much money does the Ma,
rine Band receive for playing at the
White House,. n. S.
a. There are 81 members of the
Marine Band, and each one receives
81 month for playing on the White
House Grounds.
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| eonsfGIt Nse Of The Star Information BIZ
reoa, Frederic J. Hoskta, director T.oexty
| hrst dnd streets nOrtAaest. There Is q
pcG!th Of infomdtion al tAe command o,
sto' recders. ThcTe Is 10 charge for service
except q TOO cont stomp rhich should be
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