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Evening star., 1925-09-01

Q. What are Praying Mantis" p
A. NJ w.
A What are called in some parts
of the world the Praying Mantis
are insects belonging to the family
of Mantidae, somewhat similar to the
grasshopper with large protruding
eyes. They are found in many
countries and endowed with many
supernatural qualities by the credu-
lous. The manti seizeS its prey with
it's fore feet and to devour pulls the
prey in front of 1t with it's fore legs as
suming an attitude of prayer. In
Japan the mantis are sometimes kept
in cages and trained to box. being
placed on exhibition for this purpose.
They are quite common in the South
ern States.
G. Where is the "oleander City"?-
c. B.
A. Galveston. Tex; is often thus
referred to.
O. What salary does an exPresi-
dent receive?-S. A. d.
A. He receives no salary for having
been President.
@. When and how was the title
Reverend" given TO clergyman
d. S.
"A. reverend was generally uSSU
throughout England in the fifteenth
century as title of respect. A young
man would address his senior or su-
perior as Reverend Sir" The habit
was continued in respect to the clergy
and by the seventeenth century it was
generally used as a title 1t was
established by custom, not authority,
and belongs to no special denomina-
| ton.
Q. How are sea gulls eggs found ?
L. w.
A. There is no particular process
or system by which an "egger"
| searches for sea gulls' eggs. Such
! birds make no attempt at building a
! nest but deposit their one egg any
where on the bare ground. Breeding
| grounds are located by the study of
| the birds habits-they travel in colo
nies, SO that they are easily found.
Q. Has second moon been dis
| covered travelling around the earth?-
| w. j. B.
A. The Naval Observatory SAYS
| that it is conceivable that certain un-
| explained irregularities in the motion
| of the moon may be due TO the attrac-
| ton of second moon: but no such
| body has ever been seen, and even the
possibility or its existence is very
rarely mentioned in astronomical
| literature.
Q. Are the fumes from a box con.
tanning moth balls poisonous
| G. z. w
! A. The fumes given off by the slow
| evaporation of the napthalene crystals
| in a room would not be injurious to
| health to any great extent. However
/ if the odor is very noticeable it signi-
| fies that the boxes are not properly
closed in order TO afford the best pro.
| lection against moths.
Q. How did men dress about 1880?
| H. L.
| A. The wig and the pistail went out
| of fashion early in the nineteenth cen
| tury and gentlemen wore their hair
| rather long and freely oiled. Loose
| cossack trousers, high wasted vests
| and voluminous cravats were in fash.
| ion, the shirt collar was often worn
| turned up with the points showing
| above the crayat. The coat cut away
| squarely in front went out Of date and
the style replacing it resembles the
Evening star., 1925-09-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

present frockt coat. A phrase i'm
Bulwer- Lytton's pelham" ds28,
People must be very distinguished
in appearance to look we'll in black
started the fashion of black for eve.
ming dress. High silk hats reached
their perfection in the 30s and the
masculine dress has changed very lit-s
tie since then.
O. Where did the chinchllla rabbit
come from?-R. l. ].
A Little Is known Of the history
of the chinchilla rabbit and as one
breeder expressed it We are satisfied
that the rabbit is here-how 1t came
is yet to be ascertained." Color is
one of the most important points of
this rabbit. Each individual hair con-
sists of first, band of medium gray..
very near to the skin; then a band of
dark or slate blue; then a band of light,
silver gray; a band of dark blue; band
of gray and lastly a number Of hairs
with black ends or ticking.
Q. Who made the flag which i'm,
spired Key to write THE Star Span
gled Banner"2-F. II.
A. 1t was made by Mrs. Mary
Pickersgill. who lived at the northwest
corner of Pratt and Albemarle streets,
Baltimore, Nd.
@. Should the air in a museum be
kept at a certain temperature?-
NJ. c.
A. The air in museums must be
kept at a standard temperature and
humidity if the exhibits are kept in
first-class condition.
Q. How is the term "broken-up
faced used by dog fanciers?-P. o. \.
A. This term refers as a genera
rule TO the face of a bulldog or toy,
spaniel and is descriptive of the reced-
ing nose and so called condensed
face"
Q. Do katydids make 2 noise in
their throats or by rubbing their legs
toEether?-M. s.
A. The sound made by katydids in
produced by friction caused by the
modified wing membranes which over
lap the wing covers rubbing against
one another.
@. In THE Ambassadors" by Hol-
bein there is a strange looking object
in the lower foreground. What is its
significance?-S. Z.
A. The reference is 10 a human
skull which serves as a rebus on the
painters name. "Holbein" means
skull"
Q. How long did Saint-Gaudens work
on his Peace of God or Grief Statue
which stands in Rock Creek Gene
tery?-M. G.
A. Augustus Saint-Gaudens SAYS in
his autobiography that the Adams me-
mortal succeeded 1.-The Puritan on
the scaffolding in 1887 II was finish
ed in the late Summer of 1891.
(Find out UhdtcUer you rant 10
kno1c, There is no room for ioHo-
rance in this busy lCoTld. The person
toho loses oIt is the one 1Cho 1uesses.
The person 1cho gets on is dElCdys the
one trho acts upon reliable informd-
tion. This paper employs Frederic j.
Hdskin to conduct an Information
bureau in Washington for the free
uSe of the public. There IS no charge
epcept 2 cents in stamps for return
| postage. Write to him today for any
| facts You desire. address Uour letter
to The Stdr Information Bureau.
| Frederic J. HdSkfa director. TireHtp-
! first and G streets n6rthlCeStD
Evening star., 1925-09-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.


it quite as well as the skilled painter,
but he will do creditable job. ..
To get the most sport out OF It,, he
purchases his paint from mail-o order
house. The family decides on green.
Color plates in the big catalogue show
a galaxy of greens. variously labeled
Mary" Jane Susie" etc.
THE Jones across the alley got that
Mary green, and look what they got"
pipes up Mabel. his wife.
mo. we don't want that" says her
husband. I'VE want a darker color,
don't we, dear?"
Much darker"
How about this Susie green?"
Yes. let's try that
So the order is made out, and
mailed, and in "a few days here comes
the postman with a big box. 1t is like
dipping into a grab-bag. Out come
the cans. The painter cuts open the
top.
"OhHt. shudders Mabel
wait till ] get it all stirred up"
demonstrates the painter, stirring in.
dustriously.
1T will take lot of stirring
Little Willie, all this time, in the
happy business of his 3 years, has
been investigating the can of turpen-
tine in which some old paint brushes
are kept.
"Ohr' screams Mabel, darting across
as Willie upSets the can down the
front Of his nice clean suit. OH
The head of the house continues
to stir with might and main, as IL to
bring up out of the depth the darker
hue that something tells him is not
there.
He tries it out on board.
No ap1nnnf NJ OF ba heep "a bla
to make that paint anything but a
bright emerald green. Lust exactly
what we did not want as Mabel
moaned
No amount OF working in" the
paint on the board could make il any
darker. 1t was completely, hopeless,
ly green.
"Mr. Jones said he selected his by
lamplight, that was the reason II looks
as it does" says the painter
1--WE can send 1t back, you know,
says his wife.
He looks at the can of paint, with
the lid neatly cut out all around.
How" he inquiries.
ut would be easier to put some
thing in il to make 1t darker green.
his wife admits. She is a bright girl.
A little lampblack, deftly incorpo-
rated sets the world right again.
Aha. now for the fun. A tremen-
dous ladder ts borrowed from a neigh
Dor, and with much trepedition is
leaned against the back of the house.
Proudly the painter mounts to the
caves Hold 'er steady down there,
he calls, but Mabel is busily rescuinG
Willie from the jar of turpentine, for
which he has great fondness-
Slap!
On goes the first brush of, paint
Slap! Slap! On go two more brushes
AS the color covers up the wood,
which was showing the grain through
the painter begins to get the hang
of it.
Every now and then he leans back
on his big ladder to view with. pride
his handiwork. Not a drop of paint
has vet touched the shingles. Nc
painter could do it better than this,
| he boasts to himself.
The joke of the whole thing is thai
a painter probably could not, He
might do it faster, and with consid
cradle less wrist tire, and he might be
able to work the paint into the grain
better, but, as far as the looks OF the
thing goes, we'll
There we will leave our amateur
house painter, perched on his long
ladder, deftly singing on green. paint
by the brushful. 81
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Strikers Making Holiday.

Report comes from the anthracite
region. that many of the hard-coal
miners are looking on the period of
the strike as a holiday, and in an
ticipation Of the suspension of work
have for several days been preparing
to take motor trips, some of them
planning even to go to Florida. They
have been tuning up their cars for
long runs and getting together their
touring Jgs, 90 it is probable that
Evening star., 1925-09-01

President Coolidge has not indicated
between miners and operators. If con-
ditions should arise calling upon him
to assert himself, the public does not
doubt that he will do so. In the mean
time he preserves his record as a pub
lie man who never permits himself to
be regarded as deliberately seeking
notoriety.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Sensitive Genius.

Sensitive Genius.
You may speak in accents harsh to a
professor.
An artist you may boldly criticize.
But you won't assume the role of an
aggressor
Toward any base ball player, if
you're wise.
The highbrow persons used to rude
contention;
All courtesy toward him you may
forget.
The base ball player needs soft inter-
vention.
Remember that he has been raised
a pet.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Stop signs on the pavement are
soon partially obliterated by traffic. A
little ingenuity might devise a system
for giving the signal audibly by pho
nograph. The experiment of tanning
wild motorists by the spoken word
may be worth trying,
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Notice that coal prices will not be
changed because of . strike offers an
unusual assurance to the ultimate
consumer. It has heretofore been the
custom for both sides to stand aloof
in the hope that the sufferings OF the
body to give in.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

A coal strike years ago was a star
Ting event. 1t has become an ordinary
occurrence. The treat 'em rough"
idea, fostered somewhat by wartime
conditions. has expanded into indus
trial relationships and a strike is com
ing TO be regarded as little more than
a formal signal that renewed bargain
ing Is desired.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

A freight yard and factory belt
around Washington might restrict
suburban development in a manner
that would make the District OF Co.
lumbia an area of congestion calcu.
lated to make the housing problem
more formidable than ever before.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

If Miss Ederle succeeds in swim.
ming the English Channel TO the ac.
compartment of jazz, the seashore re-
sorts should find inspiration for some
amphibian ideas in the way of novel
dances.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

The determination of NJ. CaillauX to
remain only nine days will please bust
ness people who admire neatness and
dispatch, but is likely to cause dis
appointment in social circles.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

If Caillaux thinks Uncle Sam is only
America and learn more about the
game from which the term is bor-
rowed.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

BY means of a Smith -Hylan contro-
versy New York may be able to swing
the disputstious spirit of the time
back toward the usual channels of
political debate.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Rate by Mail-PayabIe I'm Advance.
~ MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States,
Memb&4 of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
tc the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to ii or not otherwise cred
ited, In this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

AS a student in Baltimore John r.
Scopes may be handicapped by the
solemn warning he has had not to
take seriously everything he finds in
the text books.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Anti.TOxiu.

DO you think a prohibition officer
should necessarily be man who
never in his life tasted alcohol"
ct dunno" answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. "Mebbe it's best for him to
have tasted it once or twice SOS to be
sure he's not apt to learn to like it."
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Many Washington citizens regard
the belt line project as an effort TO
duplicate, in modern terms, the old
Chinese wall.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Stunning Temptation.

George Washington, that honore,
man
OF loftiest position.
Stuck closely to- his truthful plan
And never went a-fshin.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Italian fashions announce that the
Fascist black shirt still has the Mus
solini collar attached
Evening star., 1925-09-01

overtime work for the expert scrub
bers
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Very little comment is made when
the price of gasoline begins to so
down; owing, possibly, to a fear of dis
turbing it. @
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Goal is gittin' so expensive" said
Uncle Eben. "dat it's a mark Of trust
an honor to be allowed 10 git up an
lay de fire in de kitchen stove." -,
Evening star., 1925-09-01
Discretion.

you used to quote a great deal
from Shakespeare"
II have quit it," declared Senat tor
Sorghum. There's a rumor going
around that Bacon wrote most OF the
stuff, and I am not going to take a
chance on introducing any more queer
controversies into politics"
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Jud Tunkins says music speaks a
universal language. AND some of the
jazz sounds like profanity without
words.
Evening star., 1925-09-01
TWENTY YEARS ON BROADWAY

George NJ. Cohan. Harper & Bros.
"And the Years 1t Took to Get
There" George Coi1an adds as he takes
up the story or his life for the enter
tainment of his friends and readers in
general. Another promoter of the
'1ivefy arts" is George Cohan, and a
lively promoter as well. In a perfect
buoyancy OF spirit he goes back over
the hard road, his elation appearing to
increase as hopes of success flicker
away into one vanishing point after
another. A sort: of psychological sur
vey taking into account his various
states of mind and the behaviors in
cident thereto. As one reads this utter
honesty about himself the outstanding
effect is that George M. Cohan must
have been a daily trial and a nightly
grief to those related to him by either
the ties of business OF those of blood.
Just an impossible youngster-bump-
tious, self-assertive, easily angered,
vain--and all this given, not by any
subtle illusions on his part, but by
the most out-and-out of exposures.
| However. one likes it, for, in spite of
everything, the fellow is getting on
all the time getting on. no matter who
is knocked out of the way in this
progression. There is achievement
here all set out in the dress clothes of
public entertainment and given with a
gusto that is worth many bushels of
bright sunlight. George Cohan not
only has pep for himself, but he hands
over lot of it to the rest of US. "The
Yanks are coming-and we'n not come
back till it's over-ovef there Wen
never forget it, and right here we
register q protest against MIR. Wooll-
colts scaling it off as bit of unwar-
ranted exaggeration of the actual fact.
We deny it. And well never forget
what it did to us in those old mad
days OF war time
Two fins stories shout the fively
] arts and couple Of the artists.
Evening star., 1925-09-01

@. Should the air in a museum be
kept at certain temperature -
M. c.
A. The air in museums must be
kept at a standard temperature and
humidity if the exhibits are kept in
first class condition
Evening star., 1925-09-01

Q. How is the term "broken-up
faced" used by dog fanciers?-P. 0. n.
A. This term refers. as a general
rule to the face of a bulldog or toy
spaniel and is descriptive of the reced-
ing nose and so called condensed
face
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04
SEWARD CHAMBER ASKED ATTENR
 BIG CONVENTION
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SE- ATTLE CONVENTION WILL
 UNDOUBTEDLY BE SENT

The Seward Chamber of Commerce has been extended an invitation, by the Seattle Chamber, to attend a cham Der convention of II Western states to be held at the Olympic hotel, De- cember z, 8, 9. At yesterdays meet ing of the local organization it was pointed out by several members of the importance of having represen- tative at the convention. The matter is being considered and at the next meeting of the local chamber, next Tuesday, a decision, will be reached.
 The Seattle invitation follOws:
 October 23, 1925. Chamber of Commerce,
 Seward, Alaska.
 Gentlemen:
 You are cordially invited to send representative from your organization to the Convention to be held in this city, of the Western Division of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, upon December ', and 9, 1925. Sessions will be held in the Olympic Hotel
 The Western Division of the Nation al chamber was formed for the pur pose of localizing all of that body sec tionally, so as to confine it's func- tions to state groups which have in terests in common. This division com prises eleven Pacific States lying west of the Rockies, to which has lately been added the Territory of Alaska. The opportunity for putting Alaska before the group in a big way and in cidentally bringing it to the attention of the National Body, will be seen at a glance.
 The Convention being held here ear Iy in December affords an opportunity for our northern business men to at tend without great inconvenience or extra expense, as many of them will be visiting the States about that time for business and other reasons. It is especially desired that the Secretaries of the Alaska Chambers be present, as
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04
meeting.

U0oJllS.
 A letter from the College Cardinal Mercier, at Braine-L' Alleud, Belgium, enquiring whether the local chamber or citizens of Seward would like to associate themselves with the college. This likewise is published in another column today in order that local cit izens may familiarize themselves with the movement and the purpose there of
 Roy E,. Clark, a member of the KO- diak experimental farm staff, who ar rived in Seward last week from the Matanuska station, and who is en route to Kodiak, was a guest at the luncheon Speaking of general farm ing conditions in this district and of the activities the government stations are continually carrying forward, MT. Clark said:
 Though I have been away from the Kodiak station for period of six weeks. expect conditions are running along as good as usual. 1 recently passed through Seward en route to Matanuska with a number of head of Galloway stock. 1 anticipate from the splendid and successful work which has been promoted for the past number of years by Dr. Georgeson, head of the Alaska Experimental sta tion in Alaska that the best breeding stock in Alaska be produced. In fact, all of the breeders will be from ami mals crossed by Dr. Georgeson. From Galloway COW which produces but few pounds of milk and a Holstein which produced about 70 pounds, a crossbreed has been developed which produces on the average of 40 pounds of milk
 'I was vastly surprised at condi- tions in the Matanuska valley. This was my first trip there and it is evi- dent that the farmers of the region can grow anything in the vegetable line. I believe that within the next few years the farmers will raise a sufficient amount of corn to put away in silos While at the station in Octo Der had fine roasting ears at the sta tion Next year the farmers will have creamery in operation which will be of great assistance to them in finding a market for their dairy products That is all the farmers need there, as far as could judge. M. D. Snodgrass superintendent of the Matanuska sta tion deserves much credit for tht splendid cooperative strides of tht valley citizens
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04

the entire session of December 9th will be devoted to addresses relating to and discussions affecting the dut- ies of their office. This will be a chance for it's officers to obtain much valuable information as to how others are carrying on the work, and many valuable hints will be obtained by them. There will be about 800 busi- ness men including secretaries, attend ing the Convention.
 The Governor of Alaska has been invited to deliver the principal Alas ka address, and it is hoped that he will be able to meet this assignment We do not believe that you can af- ford to overlook this opportunity to further Alaskas interests in an impor- tant way.
 Very sincerely yours,
 c. D. GARFIELD.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04
ROAD PROJECT RENAL PENINSULA
 PETITION RECD.
CITIZENS OF RENAL SEND IN PIE. TETON TO CHAMBER, 30
 NAMES ATTACHED.
TONS OF EGGS ARE IN DEMAND
Roy E. Clark of Kodiak, Guest At Luncheon Yesterday at the
 Seward Grill.

With thirty signatures of Kenai res idents attached, a petition was receiv- ed during the past week, from citi- zens of the Kenai district, in which it was requested that a wagon road survey be made from Kenai to Sew ard This was in accord with the To- cal Chamber of Commerce movement started two weeks ago for a proposed highway up Resurrection creek and over to Kenai and in general, the Westward region.
 At yesterdays regular business meeting and luncheon of the cham Der, held at the Grill, to which full attendance was noted, the arrival of the Kenai petition marked the first step on this most important contem- plated road project which will link the Westward area of the Kenai pen insula to Seward. The construction of this road will, it is stated, be of the utmost benefit to this district, and especially beneficial to the residents of the entire Kenai peninsula district in the winter time, in the matter of mail and transportation.
 From the Mutual Trades Corpora tion, importers and exporters of Jap an, query was received regarding the purchasing of salmon eggs in ton lots The secretary was instructed to take the matter up with cannery men o1 this district.
 With regards to the invitation oi the Seattle Chamber of Commerce fol the Seward chamber to send a rep sentative to the convention of cham brs of the Western Division, which will be found in another news column of this issue, it was decided to holC the matter in abeyance until the nex
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04

After eleven years of mild prohi- h:.icl, Russia has turned completely wet again, with vodka on sale ir all it's printine potency This may be of interest to those who contemplate locating in Russia.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-11-04

The latest Winchester Bolt Action 30-Government and .270 caliber rifles for sale by J. L. Graef If