Evening star., 1925-07-01

Macaulay. Hawthorne. Scott and
Dante.
Q. Why was Giuseppe Crespi called
"Lo Spagnuolo" &C. c. w.
A. The Italian painter was given
| this nickname because. of his love of
fnery.
O.. Who was tie United States M
bassador to Great Britain from 1903
to 1905? What is his present ad-
dress?-A. E. F..
A. Joseph II. Choate was Ambas-
sador during this period. He died
May IA, 1917.
Q. What is a jetty?-H. S.
A. 1t is a dixie at the mouth OF a
river or across a harbor bar to in
channel and thus securing out a
deeper bed to accommodate naviga
ton.
@. What kind of animal does the
fur "hamster" come from?-G. NJ.
A. Hamster is a trade name used
in the fur industry for a species of
field rat found in Central Europe and
Russia. The pelt is of a light color,
with back and sides contrasting, and
Is often dyed to represent sable mad
mink.
Q. Did George Washington make
rules governing the use of intoxicants
by his employes?-A. n. D.
| A. In George Washington, >Coun-
| try Gentleman" is the following state
ment: Some of the contracts (entered
| into with hired employes) contain pc
culiar stipulations. That with a GER
tain overseer provided: And whereas
| there are number of whiskey stills
n
tions, and many idle drunkeI>s and
| dissolute people continually resortins
the same priding themselves in de-
bauchins sober and well Inclined per
sons the said Edd Violet doth prom
| ise as we'll for his own sake as his
employees to avoid them as he
| ought -
| Q. Please tell me how 10 fix the
breast of pheasant to use it for hat
trimming.-R. K. n.
! A. If the skin is blood sta lined.
soak it in lukewarm water and swab
| off with a piece of cotton. II the
| skin is grea ase-stained, place it in gsso-
! line and soak well. Dry it by covering
with corn meal, which will absorb the
| gasoline; put on fresh meal from time
| to time until skin is thoroughly dry.
| The skin should then be rubbed with
a little white arsenic on the inside.
| Q. Was it customary for Lincoln to
occupy rocking chair in the box at
F'ord's Theater?-G. T. h.
! A. Capt. Oldroyd says that the
rocking chair had not been in the box
during the season until that night
Q. When were wild flowers domes-
| ticated?-W. T.
| A. 1t is not possible to answer def
n ifol 10 10,
Greeks, Assyrians, Romans and Chi
nese cultivated flowers for use and
pleasure and propagated many plants.
| One Of the most ancient examples of
| cultivated plants is a drawing repre-
senting figs, found in the Pyramid of
Gizeh, in Egypt. Authors have as
| signed a date varying between 1900
| and 1900 years before the Christian
era. The first notions concerning
gardening were introduced into Japan
by the Koreans in 604 AID. In China
2,700 years 3. c. the Emperor Chen
| nung instituted a ceremony in which
every year five species of useful plants
were sown.
| Q. What is a tramp vessel?-J. S. y.
| A. Steamers are called tramp steam
ers when they do not belong to any
regular steamship company, but are
operated by individuals.
@. Why does the woodpecker peck?
w. H. c.
A. The Biological Survey says that
a woodpecker pecks in order to dig
| out a nest and to obtain food. When
| he drums, however, it is either for
| pleasure or ii serves as a call to birds
of the same species.
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