Evening star., 1925-01-19

sia visited the United States in 1872.
President Grant was holding Office at
that time.
!. @ How long have Clocks had
alarm and striking attachne mt p
w. Q. H
A. Striking clocks and alarm at
tachments are as old as the mechani-
cal clock itself. which was believed 10
have been invented by the Monk Ger
bert asearly as 996
p @. How. do German traffic police
men regulate traffic at night.--G. NJ.
A. An illuminated disc. worked by
A pocket battery is used. Itis held
in the hand
q Is there any memorial. erected
in memory of the battle of Sabine
Pass?-L.. q. S.
A. So recently as on November
1924, monument was unveiled OF
the site of. this historic battle, which
occurred September s. 1853. A gran
ite boulder, into which is sunk
bronze tablet, was unveiled.
= Q. What is meant by shoe string
ca tch u o. 1.
r. A. A shoe-striug catch if made
when the catcher bends near the
q / want some informa tion about
notaries public. r. @
A. The following are regulation
for the appointment Of notaries pub
lie, which hold good practically over
the United states; A citizen OF th'
State, more than y years Of age. ana
/ a resident Of the county in which h
or she desires to be appointed, may be
I 10
county on making application TO the
governor in writing. indorsed by some
member of the Legislature, circuit or
probate judge of the county, district
or circuit in which the applicant is =
resident. bond must be filed with
/ the county clerk in the sum OF $1,000
In the District of Columbia -hotaries
! public are appointed by the PFesideri
of the United States. Application
should be made through the office Of
the President, addressed to the secrs-
Z tary to the President, G. BascOm
Slemp, Executive Office, Washington,
d. {.
| Q. When did the first white man
enter the country that is now the
State of Arkansas 2-H o.
A. The date was June Is, 1871. De
Soto is supposed to have crossed tho
, Mississippi from Memphis, Tenn, on
that date
Q. How many States CCnior) were
/ repre- scented in the battle of Gettys-
I burg?-H. a. y.
= Hay and Ntcolay say that "citt-
zen soldiery from l. of the loyal
States had taken part in the -conficr
on the Union side"
@ What does the Turkish -uatjona
emblem. the crescent. signify?-M i.
+ a. The Turkish national emblem.
/ the crescent. was originally a pa-au
] symbol the symbol Of Diana the pa
/ troness of Byzantium. Its origin
dates from the time of Philip, the
, father of Alexander the Great. While
he was trying TO take the city he set
his soldiers TO work on dark nigh
( to undermine the walls. The cres-
I cent moon, however appeared In time
! to reveal the plan 10 the inhabitants.
( moon was adopted the symbol of
I the city.
/ Q. What is meant by .:spresa
( misere".-S. N. W
4. In some card games misere
I is declaration in which the playo~
I engages TO lose every trick. A spread
: misere is one that il is not necessar1-
( to play, the cards being shown ana
it being apparent that the hand Will
not take a trick.
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