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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

and frost have no direct relatien to
leaf-fall.
Q. What is an epigramme. ~ sp-
piled to foods?-E. NJ. l..
A. 1t Is an entree containing two
pieces Of meat. generally cooked to-
gether. but prepared in different
@. How many pounds Of beef does
it take to equal a quart OF milk In
food value?-J. B.
A. The amount Of beef necessary
to equal in protein value q quart OF
milk is ounces Of sirloin steak and
ounces Of round steak: in energy. IL
ounces of sirloin steak and IL ounces
Of round steak.
@. Would II be possible to rebuild
Mount Vernon Il 1t were destroyed?-
A G. G..
A. Paul wilstach says that such a
contingency has been provided for.
Stored in fireproof vaults in Wash
ington are architectural drawings of
the buildings. copies of the decora-
tions and photographs of every aspect
Of the house. inside and out.
Q. Prior to Lincoln's time. how
many private secretaries did the Pres
dent have?--A. c. II.
A. The preceding Presidents were
allowed but one: Lincoln had three.
@. What were the measurements
of the City of New York a hundred
years ago?-C. r.
A. An article published in the
Christian Advocate says: "At the he
ginning Of the nineteenth century the
commercial metropolis OF the United
States occupied only the lower end OF
Mania ttan Island. what is now up
town being still made up Of spacious
farms and country estates. including
the little village of Harlem The ac-
tual measurements of the city proper
are given as three miles In length
from the B-.ttery to Fourteenth
street,. one and a half miles in width
and eight miles in circumference.
Frederic j. HGskiH is employed bU
this pdper to handle the inquiries ~
our readers. and you are inrited IN
call Npon hin, az freely and as often
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Army-Navy Foot Ball Scalping.

A scandal is brewing over the scalp
ing Of tickets for the Army Navy foot
ball game, which is to played Saturday
after next at Chicago. 1t Is charged
that several thousa nd of the tickets
issued free to the cadets Of the two
academies have found their way into
the ha nds of specula tors and are being
sold at SIS each, whereas the regular
price is $3.50 An estimate has been
made that the cost to the spectators
at the game will be from 81 ,250 zoe to
81 SOC, 900 One count has it that $500
by the South Park Board of Chicago.
under whose auspices the game is to
be played: $21O, 900 from tickets sold
bv West Point and Annapolis. and
$500, 600 in the profits Of scalpers and
middlemen, a total Of 100000.
or course. IL the public is willing
to pay extortiOnate prices for this
spectacle it is none OF the business of
the military and naval authorities. 1t
is. however, their business IL tickets
allotted free to the cadets and at the
esta blished price to certain groups of
military and naval people and to other
officials get into "circulat ton at spec
ulative rates. But how can they stop
this procedure? Cadets will give their
tickets to friends and the friends NAV
sail them. Other allottees may dis
tribute their tickets to friends and
those friends may take a profit from
them.
Is it not. after all. evident that the
ractice Of handling these climactic
foot ball games between the two acad-
emv teams as business enterprises is
decidedly wrong? Why should the
Government 20 into the game on
commercial basis? This particular
contest was awarded" to Chicago and
has been capitalized as a big money
ma king scheme. In one respect 1t Is
perhaps we'll that this has happened.
Tor out of 1t may come a wholesome
change of policy with respect to these
encounters between the cadet teams.
II has been repeatedly urged that
Washington is the only proper place
for the Army-Navy game. In the pres
ent conditions II ceuld not b accom-.
modAtsd hare On ths scale at attend
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Envy 10 one Of the great sources Of hu
man misery Bertrand Russell.

Envy is one Of the great. sources Of hu
man misery. Bertrand Russell.
True.
Nevertheless, envy is a very hu.
man emotion. If it were not for 1t,
and its allies. discomfort and dissatis'
faction, probably there would be
little progress in the world.
The main thing for the individual
is to see that his envy is not mean.
satisfaction based on nothing.
A noble discomfort, a proper envy,
a well grounded dissatisfaction, any
one Of these may lead on to greater
things.
1t was not until much was made
of the fact, in public journals, that
plumbers were receiving higher
wages than school teachers that any
concerted move was made by the lat
ter for increased emoluments.
This perfectly natural envy also led
to renewed efforts for the teachers by
the friends of education everywhere
with the combined result that today
achers have benefited in salary and
are recipients of better retirement
annuities. Much vet remains to bt
done in this respect.
A certain professor of Greek in an
old and renowned Middle Western
college left the campus to become as
sociated with a paper box factory.
That was 10 or more years ago, and
he Is still engaged in the manufac-
ture of boxes. Greek roots may be
his avocation, but certainly are not
his occupation. Boxes beat Beta.
u X
Envy, according to the Standard
ls4ts R.xl -
another, because Of his superior sue
cess, endOWmentS or possessions"
This, however, is but considering
the matter from the standpoint of
the successful, who may we'll hold to
the prevalent maxim, Nothing sue
ceeds like success"
The man who feels that another
has made progress through injustice
or favOritism, remains to be heard
from. Were such a man, granting
that he is absolutely honest and q
gentleman, to frame a definition OF
envy" no doubt he would modify il
somewhat!
No. the benefits of envy come when
one Is prodded into action, long
deferred by loyalty or other reason,
upon being faced by those who
gather where honesty tells one they
should not. where truth demands tha t
they do not, where Righteousness
ought to prevent them.
But here, commonly enough, hon.
esty. truth and righteousness all fall
down together. There is no right
thinking person who does not know
Of many such instances, either in
his own affairs or in those of others
Perhaps they are more largely
dramatized in politics than else
where.
Only recently we had an upright.
conscientious and successful young
man tell us his tale of woe. Despite
his best efforts he could not smother
feelings of envy toward an associate
in his business
This young man, after years Of
loyal service and purposeful endeavo
In his firm, had been advanced to a
new position, In which the direct
appreciation of the public or it's re-
verse was to be expected.
The voice Of the public following,
was SO uniformly in praise of the
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@. What American cities have sub
".y'l1' x. New Y York. K. Brooklyn: Chicago.
Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Providence. r. l.; Camden. n.
Calf. !
Q. What boxing champions have
been dethroned this year?-L. G.
A. They are Harry Grebs Mickey
Walker. Berlenbach, Rocky Kansas
and Jack Dempsey.
@. What percentage of tlss popula
ton Of the earth is of the civilized
races?-D. A. H.
A. About one-sixth of the earth's
population. comprising all OF the
civilized.
Q. Do horses differ in degrees of
intelligence?-J. d. L.
A. They seem to. An Intelligent
horse shows considerable width be
tween the eyes, which later sre very
prominent. A stupid horse is narrow
between the eyes. Z
@. Were many unknown soldiers
brought to the United Statesz-D. j
A. The only one was the one who
was buried as the Unknown Soldier
in Arlington Cemetery.
@. Does the time come In earlier
at Dover or at Cape GrizsNez?-
E. l.. Fl.
A. The United States Cosst and
Geodetic Survey says that the tide al
Cape Griz-Nez, France. occurS about
five minutes later than at 7 Dover,
England. The mean range OF the
tide at Cape GRIN is approximate
ly 16.5 feet and at Dover Is fset.
@. Are city people molx near
sighted than country people@-A. G
A. 1t is a recognized fact tsat city
people are more nearsighted.5
Q. What do squirrels eat?-sA. b. f.
A. The food of squirrels in She wild
state includes, according to the time
of the year. nuts and seeds. buds
mushrooms. insects. nesting birds
and fleshy fruits. In feeding Gagged
squirrels it is necessary that they be
given regularly some harF -shelled
nuts, such as hickorynuts orr butter
nuts, to keep their ever-grOWing In
cisor teeth firm In their sockets.
Q. Do the wind and froat make
Autumn leaves fall?-P. G. I
A. Leaves fall in Autumnsbecause
at that time a layer of brittle cells
grows across the base of tsle leaf
stalk which cuts the leaf adrist. Wind
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devotion and persistence. anas its ulti-
mate success. The German ffemigrant
boy, Emile Berliner. has beebme one
of Americas most useful citt ysns. All
good citizens should be inte$ested in
the progress of science-arN in the
careers Of men like Emile Rerliper."
This is Secretary of Commerce Her
bert Hoover talking in the y%eface to
Mr.. Wile's competent and Absorbing
study Of a truly. great Annex can.
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Uncle Joe Cannon left behind him
many pleasant memories. He was a
personality in politics. His attitude
was always that of an immutable
friend, but never that of an uncom-
promising foe.
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A New Yield.

From the Charleston Evening Post.
After Senator Reed gets through in
vestigat ating campaigns. his commit ee
ought to try to find out II anybody In
the wea ther bureau is interested in
the ice trust.
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Astonishing difficulty is found in
solving a murder mystery in real life.
The process seems amazingly easy as
described in the popular magazines.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

Chinese pirates commit all kinds Of
depredations. The law-abiding China
man has, apparently. ceased to be an
important factor in Asiatic affairs
Evening star., 1926-11-16

The farmer desires relief So does
products. There is an obvious need
for some kind of get together" un-
dersta ndinE.
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"Old.fashi fiddlers'' in 1850 may
have a hard time in producing Charles
ton dancers to fit the music.
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Hindenburg is an old man. He
plays no. golf or tennis, but relies on
the brain, which gathers strength while
physical mecha nism rela axeS.
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The Saving Grace.

From the Winston Salem Twin City Sentinel
The one thing that keeps the aver
age individual from being a tyrant is
lack of authority.
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Some of the Russian crown jewels
are suspected of being bogus. The
underworld has been active in inroada
into high society as we'll IS into art"
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Unneeded Proof.

From the New London Evening Day.
An Army mule fell into a pit in
Panama a while back and survived A.
days. Showing that Army mules are
Just too blamed obstinate even to die.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

War in China appears to be a per-
petual institution, which now and then
develops foreign complications which
attract attention.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

The title premier" has been intro
duced by Mussolini as one that ranks
above all previous designations of dis
tinction.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

A sea lion was washed ashore near
Atlantic City. 1t tried to escape, real
izine, no doubt, that it was no fit
contender in a beauty contest.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

Ne foe Of pacifsm will dispute that
o mild admixture of the theory would
b a benefit in the affairs of Herrin.
III
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The Chosen.

From the Baltimore Evening sun.
Comparison: AS forlorn as a barn
yard full of turkeys picked for the
Thanksgiving slaughter.
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Mrs. Gibson of New Jersey is an au-
thority on pork who is expected by
the prosecution to spill the beans.
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The Cheapest Factor.

From the Buffalo Evening News.
The cost Of q campaign ie not meas
ured by the extravagance Of It's
charges. -----...- -
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"Gypping."

UyppmK.
Why try to steal another's gifts?
Such a transa ction never lifts
The talents Of the robber bold
Beyond the level he can hold.
One day the cat, so we have heard,
Prowled forth and ate a mocking bird;
The song 30 sweet is silent now
And still the cat says plain "meoww
Evening star., 1926-11-16

"Ycu can't believe all YOU hear.
said Uncle Eben. 'ceptin' what you
tits FUN de landlord or de grocery
gsur'mAn."
Evening star., 1926-11-16

Jud Tunkins says an old friend
knows your weak points and is liable
to prove the meanest kind of an
enemy.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Unknown Citizen.

The Unknown Citizen.
He Is a worthy citizen,
Forgotten by his fellow men.
He never had family fuss.
He never ran bootleg bus:
He never mingled in the chase
That gathered round a murder ca se.
He never stayed out late at night
And got connected with a fight;
His features you will never meet
Displayed upon a printed sheet.
While fame arrives to other men
He's just a worthy citizen.
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UnreasOning ImDuIs

UnreasOning Impulse.
Mankind is not adjusted right.
Conditions allus wuz so;
Nobody really wants to fight,
Yet everybody does so.
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The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
ine edition, ia delivered by carriers within
ne Gty a. 80 cents per month: daily only
No cents per month: Sundays only. 20 tents
per month. Orders may Ne sert by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is made by
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has them all the time without the ex-
cuse Of the poppy.
Wavering Opinion.
What is your opinion of prohibi-
tion?'
Morally" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. But out home the idea is no
longer working so fine as a political
influence"
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THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Newspa per Cempa ny

Business OFF,.
. 1lth ST. and PenusrlvanA Ave.
. New York ofice: 10 East 4"nd St.
CHICAGO Once: Tower Building.
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. ID.

strong for the dry-cleaning method
and don't like wet water on my skin.
I can further testify that lots of folks
who wallow and soak and almost mac
crate in vast tubs of water every day
or even twice in the same day, are
just as strong as 1 am in every way
The fireman apparently contracted
influenza or pneumonia and sue
cumbed. Well. that probably was no
fault of his: somebody handed 1t to
him, perhaps while he was on duty,
and he just went home and died, even
as you or /. 1t seems pretty mean
and small and unreasonable and I'M
fair for the authorities to bubble
about handing the f1reman's widow
her poor pittance. anyhow. If the
illness was no fault of the mans. why
rob his widow of the pension to which
she is entitled? If the fireman met
his death through some negligence or
misconduct or fault of his own, it
would be fair enough to deny the pen
sion. These pension funds and sick
insurance outfits and lodge death ben
efits are so full Of tricky little dodge
holes that the persons responsible for
them ought to be ashamed to &C.
knowledge their official responsibility
They must be lot of darn mean
men, no matter who provides the
funds. A man who consents to serve
In any official or administrative capac-
ity like that deserves the stigma Of
r. w. O.-Robber of Widows and
Orphans. He serves for the petty pay
he gets out of it, not for honor. for
there is no honor among the r. w. o.
Many cases occur in the scourts.
where similar claims are set up
pneumonia or some other serious or
fatal illness from exposure to cold or
wet. OF course, there is no scientific
evidence to support such a fancy.
But, as a rule. the court feels compe-
tent to decide the trifling question
without much consideration for medi-
cal evidence. Indeed, so far as I
know, the question Of whether ex-
posture to cold or wet can really cause
any disease has never been definitely
raised in court. The courts ordinarily
assume that trif'ng matter is a set
tied fact, and the fact, for the pur-
poses Of the court, seems to be what
ever notion pleases the court.
Attorneys are not very alert when
this question arises.
Copyright. 1926.)
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Not Necessarily Expensive.

So much money goes for food. The
meals are prepared and eaten. The
housewife has a continual succession
of breakfasts, lunches. dinners. Some
times it seems very humdrum. But
when you realize that food means
good or bad health for the family an
important interest enters the market
ing job.
Is your money buying health? 1t
is always well to remember that good
food is cheaper than medicine.
The body needs protein for tissue
building; fuel for carbohydrate Starch
and sugar.; foods for energy; fat foods
for energy also: and protective foods
for mineral salts and vitamins.
Now, in the protein foods we can
list milk first. Besides protein, milk
is laden with calcium and vitamins A
and B. Vitamen c, which is also
present in raw milk. Is destroyed in
heating, and is therefore not present
in pasteurized or boiled milk. But the
lime salts are always present in milk.
1t is valuable food, and for children
an absolute necessity. No matter
what the cost, it is a cheap food. con-
sidering what 1t furnishes the body.
| Then in protein foods we also have
meats, eggs, fish, cheese, beans.
Whole-grain cereals are also filled with
protein, mineral salts and vitamins.
A pound of top chuck ground into
hamburger provides as much taste
| and nourishment as a pound of round
steak ground. A pound Of top chuck
cooked slowly in beef stew or en- cas-
serole yields as much protein and far
more taste than a pound of round
steak SO cooked, and the cost is less.
Lambs liver Is delicately favored,
tender. and has yitaminS as we'll as
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IF the Court Pleases.
An attorney submits the appeal O

An attorney submits the appeal of
a fireman's widow for death benefit
from the pension fund, and asks me
to air my opinion of the merits of the
case.
The woman maintains that her hus-
band contracted his last illness while
on duty fighting fire. She asserts
that the hose burst and he caught his
death of cold by getting dripping wet
and continuing on duty in his wet
clothing the rest of the night. From
this severe cold, she maintains, the
flu developed.
The authorities administering the
pension fund hold that there is moth
ing in the records to show that the
fireman died from any other than nat
ural causes, and the law governing
the pension fund provides pensions
only for widows of men killed or men
who have died from injuries received
in the performance of duty.
On the question of whether a wet
ting from a burst hose constitutes an
injury, I am not qualified to testify.
But I am qualified to testify that
no such wetting could kill fireman
or even make him sick.
No such wetting could make even
me sick-and l am not at all accus-
toned to getting my body wet. I am
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DESPAIR
By FLORENCE DAVIES.

A brilliant English writer, Percy
Ainsworth. has said:
"Of all the luxuries of life, perhaps
the most unwarrantable and in the
end the most wasteful and costly Is
the luxury Of despair. And how many
there are who indulge in it! +"
"A man may have to walk in a
deep shadow, but he has no right to
sit in it. Much less has he the right
to assume that shadow loosens for
him the bonds of duty or absolves him
from the claims of the worlds work. )"
Many people fail to see that despair
Is a luxury. They cannot understand
that it Is often sort Of self-indulg-
ence.
Most of us think of luxuries as be-
ing of a purely physical nature
breakfast in bed, limousines, SQUAD for
breakfast, ropes of pearls. But the
the mind. One of the biggest of these
is the luxury of leaning back on the
soft cushion of self-pity, or of sitting
in the shadow of despair.
The shadow itself, with it's attend
ing depression, may be something
which cannot be helped. The thing
that can be helped is to give up under
it, to "sit down" in the shadow in
stead Of to keep moving and to keep
fighting toward the sunshine. Then,
too. there is the luxury of believing
that trouble excuses one from all the
usual duties and obligations.
THAT woman ought not to be blamed
for being cross and irritable and hard
to live WITH" some one says, because
she is half sick all the time"
To a certain extent that is true.
But isn't it kind of mental luxury
to make capital Of our ills? That old
joke about enjoying poor health" is
often literally true. We bear our in
dispositions with a secret satisfaction,
because they excuse us from meeting
life fairly and squarely.
The shadows. as Percy Ainsworth
says, can't be helped. We, all Of us,
have to walk in them sometimes But
at least we can keep moving. We
don't have to sit in them. up and
on" seems to be the ultimate rule Of
life
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The Suave, Diplomatic Type.
BY ]. O. ABERNETHY.

There are men who seek occupa-
tons where they may attain their
ends by persuasion rather than py
fighting. They are the narrow headS,
and YOU seldom find them in executive
positions where aggressiveness is
necessary for success.
Doubtless you know the type of
man who always tries to be agreeable,
even under the most trying clrcum-
stances, and who breads to say no
the chap who never seems TO quite
make up his mind. He is the suave,
diplomatic, oily individual whom you
encounter in business and social lie.
It is not difficult to visualize this type,
for we meet him every day.
Do YOU know why he endeaVorS TO
avoid unpleasant moments and why
he would rather give in than to tight!
1t is because he has a narrow head.
There are certain faculties of the
brain that make a man aggressive,
and in this man they are not well
developed.
Narrow heads make good book
keepers. secretaries and clerks, but
seldom succeed as statesmen, as they
are not aggressive enough. They are
men of indecision. They are passive
and hesitate to take a stand for or
against YOU. They will seek advice
of friends and will be guided by their
Judgment and opinions.
Even though they dislike your
proposition, they seldom will tell you
so frankly, but will strive to put you
off by pleading time to think it over"
Copyright. 1850
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It isn't necessary to be judge of
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you needn't tire yourself with tech
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teur If she knows how.
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