Evening star., 1925-03-06

coasts from the north, while vessels
from the south will pick up the light
at Cape Henry, Va, first. Vessels ap-
preaching directly from the eastward
would probably pick up both lights
about the same time.
Q. How was the sale of the friar
| lands arranged?-F. S. ID.
A. In 1900 Mr.. Taft, with other
| gentlemen forming a commission of
which Mai. Archie Butt was one, went
| to Rome as unofficial ambassador for
President Roosevelt in an effort 10
settle the matter of the "friar lands"
question. He arranged. on behalf Of
| the Philippine government, to pur-
chase the same for 100000, for
which amount the friar lands bonds
of the Philippine Islands were issued.
The lands are gradually being sold by
| the Government upon very easy
terms and installments to the tenants.
@. is there such a rank as a lance
corporal?-J. S. e.
A. A lance corporal is provi-
| sional appointment without the pay
Of permanent rank. When vacancies
occur as coFporals the man who il
| considered for the appointment to
such a vacancy is made lance cor
! poral with duties of corporal, but
| not TIE pay u d COT TDOTdi II ne 4udli-. >.
| fies and makes good at this provi-
| sional appointment he is>made a regu-
| lar corporaIand his rank is confirmed
with the pay Of corporal.
| Q. What railroad carries the most
! passengers?-A. J. F.
/ A The New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad has averaged the
most passengers for several years.
! This is due to thef fact that this road
carries hundreds Of commuters to
New York City.
Q. Is more money spent for cigar
cites or cigars?-H L. L.
A. The latest figures. for single
| year are: Cigarettes, SS00.000.00J,
and $50. 600 for%cigars.
Q. Why are display clocks always.
| set at s:l8?-S *.
| A. The position of the hands of a
clock is one which has been selected
| for the reason that it furnishes the
greatest facility to meet the require
ment for painting the longer name
above the hands and the shorter word
/ below. The minute hand has been
| varied in position from IL to % min
| utes after S. some times the longer
name requires. 10 be written in
| semi-circIe above the hands. There
have been stories connected with the
| death of Lincoln, that the position of
| the hands is commemorative of the
hour of the death, but this is not true.
@. How long have people made a
| game of pitching es?-R
| Z. r.
| A The game of horseshoes is based
on quoits, which is a pastime re
sembiing the ancient discus throwing =
| of Greece. Few traces of a game re-
! sembling quoits can be found on the
continent OF Europe and its origin
| may be sought for On the border
lands of Scotland and England. There
are references to it In the mid LANDS
dating from the beginning of the
fifteenth century. Ascham, in his
| "ToxophiIus' G545), refers to the
game as being chiefly. by the work
ing classes, who often used horse
| shoes for want of quoits, custom
still prevailing in country districts.
@ Please give comparative figures
| for the largest single days. attend
ance al the Chicago world fair, ST.
! Louis and San Francisco.-F w.
/ A. Chicago day was the peak OF the
| attendance at the Columbian Expo
/ sition, when on October 6, 1888, u.s.
SSl persons were admitted. In the
ST. Louis Exposition, 1904. the great
est attendance was during one day
| in April, when 1898 were present.
! In the Panama Pacific Exposition at
| San Francisco, the greatest day was
] December 4. 1915, when more than
| $4,000 persons were admitted.
| Breeders of The Evening Star should
| send their questions to The Star IN
! formation Bureau, Frederic j. HdSkiH
| Director, Tlcenty-frs and C streets
| northwest. The only charge for this
SerUice is 2, cents in stamps for return
/ poStGge.)