Evening star., 1926-12-13

built for Queen Anne OF England and
by her to Trinity Church in
New York, which eventually passed
1t along to the congregation in Clyde.
1t is a genuine antique. with only 110
pipes and no pedals.
@. When and where was the first
Colonial mint established?-H. X
y. The first Colonial mint was as
tablished in Massachusetts in 1851.
The Mint of the United States was
esta hlished in Philadelphia by Act OF
Congress dated April s. 1892, and the
first coins were struck at the now
mint In March of the following year.
Q. Is the title of the play "The
Shanghai Gesture" based upon any
physical gesture used in the play
K. E. F.
4. The playwright says: '"The ges-
ture implied is not a simple physical
movement, but the word Is used in its
broader, more abstract sense. The
dinner party which Mother God Damn
gives, with all it's attendant circum-
stances. is her gesture of defiance for
Europeans whom In general she de-
spises and of revenge upon Charteris.
whom in particular she has reason to
hate"
@. Please explain how it is possible
for the sun to set and then come into
view again for a half minute or more.
M. l.. w.
A. This well known phenomenon
is called 'looming"-the coming into
sight of objects normally below the
horizon-and is owing to the down.
ward bending of rays of light from
the distant object by a shallow sur
face layer of cold. hence dense, air.
@. How many post Offices are
there in Nebraska? ?-S. b.
A: The Postal Guide lists 1919.
@. What is the symbol of the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse?-S.
G. r.
A. The Four Horsemen of the Apoc-
alypse are Famine, War, Pestilence
and Death.
Q. Just where was located the Ethi-
opia of the Bible.-C. NJ. r.
A. The ancients vaguely called
everything south of Egypt Ethiopia"
0he land of the dark races, or swarthy
faced. 1t probably extended from
about the twenty-fourth to the tenth
degree of north latitude, while it's
limits to the east and west were
doubtful.
Q. Has the Bureau Of Standards
ever been awarded money by any for
eign organization?-E. V. l..
A. A sum of $4,000 francs was
awarded to the Bureau of Standards
by the Institut International du Froid
in recognition of the work of the lab
oratory in the determination of the
6aN, oal f0c, Of
sum is being administered by the Ma
tional Research Council and is being
utilized for the preparation of tables
of the thermal properties of methane,
based on experimental results which
were obtained by the Bureau of Stand
ards in 1917 and 1918.
Q. How much currency enters into
commercial transactions and what
part is settled by checks, drafts, ETC.?
j. G. r.
A. 1t has been estimated that about
95 per cent of the business of the
United States is done through checks
and credit instruments and per cent
is done on a cash basis.
Q. What is the longest non-navi-
gable river in the world-G. u.
A. The Platte River and it's north
~ AOiH, W HUI IL dDOuI Lou mics
in length, is the longest non-naviga-
BILE river in the United States and
perhaps the longest in the world. The
Orange River in South Africa, which
is 1,l00 miles long, is perhaps the
next longest nOn-navigable river.
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