Evening star., 1926-04-02

either in their original state or COM
mercially prepared.
the habit Of moving the wings only
occa sionally is characterlstlo OF
gulls and albatrosses. II is believed
that the bird you describe In ore OF
the albatrosSes.
Q. Please identity the figures I'm "A
Reading From Homer. A. 81. ID.
A In Lourens Alma Tademes
painting, a professional Greek reader
and interpreter looks up from his
scroll. A hunter lies on the floor. AT
the extreme left stands a traVeIer
The man with the harp il Phaon. The
bea utiful woman in Ssppho. The leS-
end concerning the latter two mas
been incorporated in the painting.
Q. Is the tobacco crop increasing or
decreasing in the United States?-
J.. r. ID.
4. The tobacco produced in the
United States for the years 1s21.22
to l924-25 was as follows: 1s21-z2,
| .0s9 .G93 900 pounds: 1929. 1.24e,-
S37 900 hounds; 1924, I,515.110.0 900
pounds; 192425. 1.242 .625.O 900 pounds.
O. What is the lie de France? For
what ls it awarded. +. G.
A. 1t is not an official decora ton. IT
il an inscription on q guidon carried
At the head Of troop Of cavalry. indi-
eating that that troop had service in
that province in France.
Q. What American magazines have
the largest circulations in the British
Isles?-W. i. L.
A. The Ladies' Home Journal heads
l;M4 rtr nf
then comes the Saturday Evening
Post. 1928: following are the Pictorial
Review McCaT's Magazine. Literary
Digest. Cosmopolitan Wnman's Home
Compa Mon. Red Book and Good
Housekeeping.
@. Why are matches so called
G.. Y.
A. The deriva tion of the term match
as used in it's present sense Is obscure.
II is proba bly, from the Greek and
Latin myxa. meaning nozzle of
lamp. In 1897 we find reference In
literature to matches, the name being
applied TO the wick Of candle or
lamp. The earliest reference 10
matches in their present sense IS
found in 1880.
Q. In what year did Fords Theater
cola pee?-W. f. F.
A. 1t cola psed June Q. 1898 AT ?:3o
am TWENTY-FIVE people were killed
or fatally injured. The building was
purchased in 1855 ny the Government
and housed governmental depart
ment At the time Of the accident.
@ viii the Government turn ore
into money for individuals?-R. F.. e.
A. Gold is the only metal which is
made into coins by the United States
Government for any one who deposits
bullion at the mints or assay offices.
All other coins are made from meta
purchased from time to time for that
purpose as Congress may direct.
O What country is the larcest?-P.
ID. A.
A. The largest single country in the
world is Russia having an area of
s.l66.l30 square miles.
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