Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30


market?-W. G. NJ.
4. The Union Stock Yards OF Chi
csRo, occupying It's present site since
1865, is the largest live stock market
in the world. Its yard area OF 500
acres contains approximately $4,000
pens. which have q daily capacity for
1000 cattle. 200 sheep, 300. 900
hogs and 5000 horses.
=. How old was Mrs. Surralt al
he time she was hanged following
he ASA ssination OF President Lin
coln?--N. D.
A. Her exact age is not known. She
was born about 1917 in Prince Georges
County. Nd. She was, therefore, about
IS years Old Al rhe time Of her dealt
=. Who "rote Backward Turn
Backward, o Time, in Your Flight -
r.. j. X.
A. Elizabeth Akers Allen wrote the
poem.
q. Does the blood OF insects circu-
late in the same way as that OF II
human being? -. h.
A. The blood OF an insect does not
circulate through system of closed
blood tubes, as in man, but. inst cad
1t more or less completely fills that
part of the body cavity which is moi
oiled with other organs. Oxygen is
mus brought in contact with the blood
by means of the tracheae. Insect
hs'@ the most powerful muscles Of
all animals of their size. Relatively
an enormous amount OF energy is re
leased during the jumping or flying
OF grasshopper. The trao nese pass
directly into the muscles and other
tissues. Here oxygen is passed into
me tissues and oxidation takes place
when the work is done
. Has he Supreme Court Of the
United states always had 3 Justices
VI. \. o.
\, The court 81 first had 6 mem
bers. II has never had more than 10.
and Al present has =.
.. What was the difference between
Pilgrims and Puritans"-V. S.
A. Pilgrims were the lutte he nc
which came :" New England from
Holland on The Msyfower. while RI.
Pjnitans me from England
q. What ~ the origin of the term
Plus fours for knickers? R. L.
\. The Hsberdasher SAYS that golf
'rs found regular knickerbockers d biz
uncomfortable for golfine. Designers
Of mems apparel, therefore drafted :;
pattern in which inches were added
10 The inside seam OF each leg o.
'(nich erboo kers which had a stands I'd
length Of 20 inches. This provide fnr
he drop Of the plus tours
9. What movement is there 10 the
needle OF The compass al the North
! Pole? What direction does il point >
q. H. g.
y. the department of research in
errestrial na"n-tism Of The Carnegie
Institution Of Washington SAYS that in
the absence Of any observstional dat q
al the true North Pole il is not pos
sIbie 10 stale 10 wbat movement or
change in direction. a compass needle
at that point is subject. The north end
or the compass needle al the true
North Pole would point approximat ely
toward the North Magnetic Pole
which is situated about latitude 20 de
srees " minutes y. and longiture %
degrees w. of Greenwich.
Q. What sort of a mark was used
on letters before postage stamps were
used?-E F. e.
a. Prior to the use OF postage
STA mps. which were first issued in
1875. postmaSters used what were
known az provisional stamps These
we're in the nature of rubber stamp
which served the purpose OF postage
|, showed the prepa yment Of postage
md was similar to the postmark ON
iet-ers TODAY. and usually bore The
word Paid. name of the office and
the amount of the postage REMIT ed
.. What is the oldest spinet in
existence?-N. q.
A. The oldest ~xtsnt specimen is
dated 1890.
q. How MANY deaths occurred due
TO Fourth OF July fireworks last year.
II. r.. r.
A. An ANALYSIS of reports from
500 cities in SO States places the killed
at III and the injured a $50. OF
these casua lilies about 900 occurred
on Independence day. the remainder
heinz due 10 celebra tons before and
after the event.
Q. How can oil he collected from
tohacco?-G. n. NJ.
A. There is no essential oil in to
bacco.
Q. What is the mea ming Of the In.
dish name "Csnadohta"?.
A. The English equivalent is stand
ing pine.
Q. Why is Halley's comet so
ia mous?-M. Q. j.
A. Halley's comet is famous be.
cause il was the first whose peri.
odicitv was predicted. This was in
1904, but the verifica ton did not tax
place until 1859.
O. What do butterflies and bees
eat?-M. &.
A. Butterflies feed on The nectar
Of flowers and the sap of trees and
pla nts. The various flowers. etc.
vary with those found in locality.