Evening star., 1925-06-19

is mostly a matter Of flavor caused by
fats of varying composition.
Q. In what way does an. alligator
differ from a crocodile?-B. T. 6.
A. True alligdtors differ from
crocodiles in the following respects:
the feet are less webbed: the head is
shorter and fatter; The long first and
fourth teeth Of thu under jaw Mt !o.s
pits in the upper jaw, and not nlo
notches between the teeth. and this
causes the whole head TO be broader
and the snout more obtuse than in
crocodiles.
Q. How many people will the Le-
viathtan carry. p. l..
A. This steamship carries 976 first
cabin passengers, $40 second cabin
passengers and 1873 third cabin pas
sengers. She has d crew Of 1900.
Q. What is the meaning of the In
dian word "Minnetonka" a"?-E. H.
A. 1t is Dakota word, meaning
big water.
@. Where are the Federal Reserve
Banks located?-M. G. G.
A. They are in the following cities:
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Cleve-
land. Richmond. Atlanta. Chicago. st.
Louis, Minnea polls, Kansas City, Dali
las and San Francisco.
@. Where should an airedales tail
be CUT. S. H.
A. An airedale dogs tail should be
cut when il is about weeks old,
and should be cut just in half. When
the dog is full grown its tail will he
the proper length.
O. Was the ground upon which the
George Washington Masonic Memorial
is being built ever owned by Wash
| ington?-N. \. L.
A. 1t was formerly the property OF
| George Washington. This land was
proposed by Thomas jefferson and
! John Adams as Il desirable site for
| the National Capital. but George
| Washington objected TO this use be
cause he owned the property and did
not wish to give any ground for a
supposition that he might profit from
| its sale.
Q. How did the cost of Alaska com
pare with the cost of the Panama
CanaI?-E. d. D.
! A. Alaska cost the United States
! $1,000, 900. The cost of the Panama
Canal in full was S375,000.o00
| Q. What kind of a mark is placed
on British stores to show that they
are public property? r. a.
A. The broad arrow is the govern
ment mark placed on British guns
| stores. etc, to notify every one thai
| they are public or crown property.
! 1t was the cognizance OF Henry,
! Viscount Sydney. Earl of Romney.
master general Of the ordnance. 1923
/ to 1902, and was at first used on
! military stores only.
Q. How loie do garden and flower
seeds keep their fertility?-S. r.
A. All seeds do not lose their fer
| tility in the sanla length OF time,
! Much depends upon the kind Of seeds
| and the way in which they have been
| stored as to the length of time thev
| are good. Some seeds will produce
after several years.
Q. Who was the first japanese stu
| dent of the Western World through
( the medium of English?
! "A. The son of a samurai, Yukichi
| FukuZaway. has this distinction.
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