Evening star., 1925-01-27

addltlon to his wages. The Govern
ment furnishes the traps used, ana
the pelts Of all animals taken are
Government property and are turned
in to the inspector in charge, who,
disposes of them in accordance with
the regulations.
@. How old is Sabatini?-M, P. s,
A. He was born In 1875, so win
be so years old during the present
year.
Q. Why did America change from
old style" to new style" calendar
when England did?-J. H. r.
A. England made the change in
1852 and all English colonies In
America were affected thereby.
Q. How many cases have been
before the Supreme Court In which
the constitutionality Of a Federal
| statute has been questioned?- c.
K.
A. We find no record Of the num-
Der Of times that such cases have
been before the United States Su-
preme Court, but approximately so
decisions adverse to the constitution
allty of acts have been handed down
| Only nine Of these were by the bare
majority of l.
@. who governs ihe Philippines?
| r. S.
| A. At the present time the Philip
| pines are governed by a governor
| general, appointed by the President
! of the United States and approved by
1 the Senate. The actual laws Of the
| Islands are made by Legislature OF
| the Philippine people themselves who
| are elected in the same way as the
legislators Of the different States.
Q. Is the Torrey pine dying OUT
| H. r. p
A. The Torrey pine is found only
in narrow belt a few miles long on
the coast near the mouth Of the Sole
dad River, just north Of San Diego
and on the Island of Santa Rosa,
Calf. 1t is the least widely distrib-
uted pine tree of the United States.
| Because of the fact that it has been
| dying out to some extent, it is now
| planted in the parks OF San Diego.
growing rapidly in cultivation and
promising to attain much larger
size than on its native cliffs
@. What is considered one horse
power and how did the term origi-
nate?-Q. S Z.
| A Horsepower is a unit Of power,
numerically equal to a rate Of 81, 900
foot pounds Of work per minute or $50
foot pounds per second, used in stating
the power of a steam engine or any
other prime mover. The term origi-
mated in the eighteenth century when
the mechanical force Of expanding
| steam in engines was replacing the
| muscular force of horses in hoisting
and pumping in the British mines.
@. What was the war costing the
United States at the time Of the armi-
stice?-F. ]. W
A 1t has been estimated that when
the armistice Of November Il, 1918.
was declared, the war was costing the
United States approximately $50, ,0OO, 900
daily.
Q. Please give me the meaning Of the
word rosary ?-R. A. B.
A. The word rosary is derived from
the Latin ''rosarium," which originally
was a garland Of roses and used to crown
the image of the Virgin Mary. AS a
rosary, in its present use, it was insti-
ttuted in honor of the Virgin by St.
Dominic.
@. What is the origin Of the express
sion of good bye" 20. L.
A. This term is a corruption Of the
phrase God by with ye." used in
Elizabethan times as valediction.
Q. How may playing cards be
| cleaned2-E. A. NJ.
A. Soiled playing cards may be
| cleaned by rubbing with a cloth dip
ped in spirits of camphor.
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