Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H1SKIN.

South Amana and Homestead. The
society is governed by president and
n board of Is directors and each Vii
iaEe is controlled by seven or more
elders appointed by the board OF ~.
rectors The property includes &c 900
acres of land. The population is
/, 729. There are no hotels in the
Amana Colony.
Q. Is a torpedo fred from a sub.
marine by powder or compressed air
r. l..
A. 1t is fired from submarine BY
means of compressed air below the
surface and by means of powder above
the surface.
Q. How long will il take the sun ~
rise over the whole of Nebraska?-A
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a. The Naval Observatory says the
time between sunrise at the eastern
most point Of Nebraska and sunrise
on the western boundary is about Il
minutes 30 seconds at either equinox.
o. Is Burton Holmes. the Traveller
and lecturer, an American?-C. ]. NJ.
A. Elias Burton Holmes was horn
in Chicago. H.. January s. 1870. HIS
first lecture was given in Chicago in
1890.
@ How long has the British HOUSE
of Commons been known as the lower
house,. J. II.
\. The term was found in litera ture
as early as 154S in Halls Chronicles
of Henry VI
Q. How is it decided in regard !"
position in a parade? What organiza
ton should be first. the American
Legion or Spanish War Veterans
w. r. c.
l.r,-;.,,;on- j., =, Darade pro
coed by order of the dates of their IS
/ Enlistment and organization. the old
est being to the front. as. first. the
! Grand Army: second the LOYAL Le
zion. third Spanish War Veterans.
fourth. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
fifth. Military Order of Foreign Wars;
sixth American Legion; seventh. Mlili
tary Order of tho World War. ana
eighth Disabled american Veterans.
q. How many pages are employee
/ h. COnCreSS?-C. NJ. Il.
A. There are II pages appointed y
. the Senate and about 40 in the houS'
at the present time. The age llm't y
/ l. to Is wears. and the services MAY
continue until the age limit is reached.
Q. What part did American cavalry
play in the World War?-H. +. q.
A. The American cavalry took very
/ little active part in the late war in 60
far as the operations in Europe and
. Asia were concerned. Most of the cav
airy was occupied at that time on the
Mexican border. Four regiments We're
sent to France, where they We're an
ployed principally on remount duty.
one squadron took an active part in
the battle of st. Mihiel.
O. When did Wild Bill Hick"k die
D. {. d.
A Wild Bill Hickok was shot in
the back of the head by John Mccall,
alias Broken. Nose Jack" on August
,. 1876. while in card game in a 81
loon at Deadwood. :. Oak.
@. ! noticed an article saving that
there was A spectacular decrease IN
maple sugar production in the last few
years. What is the cause of this
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A. For years maple sugar produc.
ton has declined largely because tho
public prefers strip to sugar. and the
larger function of the sap has been
made into sirup. In the last FIVE
years there has been a decline in the
sugar from 9.7S7.0O0 pounds IN 3.
266 600 pounds.
In the United States?-E. H.
y. The annual consumption Of cot
fee in the United States is about .ano.-
100000 pounds. The annual conS1rtnp.
ton per capita is over pounds per
year.
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