Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

| Q. Was Robert Lincoln ever our
representative to England?-L. E. r.
| A. Robert Todd Lincoln served as
Minister to the Court of st. James
| from 1889 to 1893. Mr.. Lincoln is the
son of Abraham Lincoln, and lives in
| Washington, making his home in the
historic Georgetown section.
@. What is the fountain in front of
the Library of Congress called?- v.
A. 1t is known as the Fountain of
Neptune" 1t Is one Of the earlier
| works of Roland Hinton Perry, and,
while vigorous and effective, is not
| considered to be as finished and ar
tistic as some OF his later efforts.
Q. What are the largest and small
est counties in the United States?-
! G. A.
A. San Bernardino County, Calf, is
| the largest, with an area of 20,1T5
| square miles, and Bristol County, R. l.,
with an area of "a square miles, Is the
smallest.
Q. VIII all State Legislatures be in
session this Winter?-C. S.
A. During 1895 the Legislatures of
| AZ out of the 48 States will be in SEES
| sion regularly, and 1t is possible that
extra or special sessions will be held
in others.
4 Q. How do Christmas waits dress
In England?-H. M c.
A. Nowadays these Christmas sere-
naders do not appear in costume. In
| olden times they wore blue gowns
with red sleeves and caps and a silver
collar or chain about the neck.
Q. VIII rubber tired vehicles wear
| down the surface of a concrete road?
l-B. r.
! A. Tests conducted by the Bureau
| or Public Roads have led Government
experts to the conclusion that rub
| ber-tired traffic alone does not appre-
clabIy abrade the surface of a con-
crete pavement.
| Q. Are minerals single elements or
combination of elements?-C. O.
| A The Bureau of Standards says
| that the various metals are single
elements, and combine other with
| other elements, such as oxygen, to
| form ores, rock, etc. There are 90
such elements. OF which 81 have been
discovered. The atoms of these eIe-
| ments are composed Of two kinds OF
particles in different numbers and ar
| rangements; positive nuclei and mega
| tive electrons. 1t has been proved
| possible to break UP some of these
| atoms into simpler atoms, and the
| peIlet is tentatively held by some that
| they were formed originally under
| high pressure and temperature.
! Q. Who were Admiral Dot and Mai
Atom?-M. D. A.
A Admiral Dot was dwarf smaller
than Tom Thumb, who was exhibfte ed
by +. I. Barnum. Maj. Atom was the
| fnrmar'C
Q. or what magazine was Sarah +
Hale the editor?-D. H. S.
| A. In 1928 S. J. Hale became editor
of the Ladies' Magazine. In 1897 this
periodical united with Godey's La
dies Book. of which Mrs. Hale was
literary editor for more than 40 years
The familiar poem which begins TT
SHOWS! cries the schoolboy' is by
| her.
Q. Is the tense of the subordinate
clause the same as that of the prin-
cipal ciause?-T. P. C.
A. The tense of the subordinate
clause Is not necessarily the same
as that of the principal, but the
tense is determined by that of the
principal.
-. shortly after putting a new fire
| INTO locomotive terrific rumbling
results. What causes this?-L. V s.
A. The Bureau of Mines saws that
the rumbling is due to the volatile
matter in coal which is drawn off as
gas; This gas burns rapidly or ex-
pTodes.
Q. Is there a difference between
consumption and tuberculosis?-S.
| H. E.
A. Consumption is an old fashioned
word which was used for the late
| stage of tuberculosis when the pa
tient was wasting away or being con-
sumed, and was confined to this dis
| ease of the lungs. Tuberculosis
| nowadays does not mean what con-
sumption used to mean, because the
doctors usually make the diagnosis