Evening star., 1925-07-09

I third says they may be eaten with
| either spoon or a fork.--J. +. c.
a. 1t is customary to cat vegetable
with fork. This applies in the case
of peas.
q. What kind of sound does gold
| give off if A streak in cliff were 10
| be struck with some sharp instrument
| like pick? What color would il
! be?-E. X
A. The Geological Survey says that
it has never heard of any unusua
| sound being given off when loCatinS
| a streak of gold in a rock or a cliff
| When gold Is found it may be nearly
any color, depending upon the existing
| conditions.
Q. Is it possible for an oyster to
change its sex?-J. r. X.
A. Some modern scientists are in
| Clined TO believe that the sex Of an
oyster may change between birth and
maturity.
@. Will you please tell me the ori-
| gin of the expression "a. chance for
| his white aIley"?-W. H. f.
| A. The expression "a chance for his
white alley" means to afford a chance
to recoup losses, or to play fair. 1t
is derived from the game of marbles,
an alley being a large and choice play
ing marble.
| Q. What country produces the most
| literature on the subject Of law i'm
| provement?-C. o.
A In a speech made at Philadelphia
| in 1924 former Attorney General Har-
| Ian f. Stone made the following state
ment: Those familiar with this liter
ature are aware that the United States
now annually produces more printed
| pages relating to the subject of law
Improvement tNan all the rest Of the
| world combirsc."
Q. Is Twsin's Life Of Joan of Arc =
considered good?-C. S. NJ.
a. From the standpoint Of the al
thor, Mark Twains Life of Joan
of Arc" was his favorite book. His
torically it is regarded as valuable.
Q. As regards size. how is '"Tho
Horse Fair" by Bonheur, compared
with other canvases?-C. E. B.
A. The painting to which you refe~
is said to be the largest canvas ever
executed by a painter of animals.
| O. Somewhere l have read Of The
Road of the Loving Heart" What
lis it?-V. NJ.
A. "AIo Lotto Alofa,' or 1.-THE Road
of the Loving Heart" was a road
from Apia to Vailima. The labor and
cost of the highway were borne by
lNataafa chiefs as soon as they were
released from prison. 1t was their
expression of gratitude to Robert
Louis Stevenson for what he had
done for them. The road led to his
home.
O. In what States has the city
manager plan been adopted most wide
Ily? Is it confined to the smaller
Itowns?-L. T.
A. Michigan leads with 81 city
manager cities. followed by California
with "a Six cities with a population
exceeding 100, 900 have voted for the
plan They are Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Norfolk. Dayton, Grand Rapids and
Fort Worth.
Q. Which was the worst earthquake
that has ever occurred?-M. c. c.
A The japanese earthquake Of Sep
tember l. 1928, while not the severest
in the worlds history, exceeded any
other in loss of life and property. The
area affected was l degree square.
Nearly 500, 600 houses were totally de
stroyed and over 126,000 partially col
IIapsed In all 90 ,331 persons perished,
43476 were reported missing and
103,733 wounded.
Q. What is the length Of the Suez
ICanal?-A. B. NJ.
A 1t is 103 miles long.
@. Is John Philip sousa a native
born American2-T. r. T.
a. The March King" is proud of
the fact that he is native born. His
father, a Portuguese exile, came 10
America in 1870. Sousa's mother was
a Bavarian. The Sousa family has
been in America since 1881. when the
first Sousa came as an explorer. not
as an emigrant, as the band leader
explains.
Q. For whom is the Rue S. Honore
in Paris named?-H. T. A.
A. This, in English, is the Street Of
st. Honoratus. He was the son of
Romano-Gaulish nobleman. In 426 he
was elected Bishop Of Aries.
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