Evening star., 1926-02-05

souri,. 2,s4o. Niger. 7 900: Lena, 3,ooh,
Kongo. 3.00o: Yenisei 5000; Yangtze,
1900: Nile, $500: Amazon. 1000 miles.
.. How can | dr. bamboo poles
without splittins?-G. W. II.
A. The Bureau Of Plsnt Industry
saws that ii takes ba mboo from six to
eight years 10 mature, and that II II
Is not given this time the poles tend
to split. Another cause for the split
ting is that they dry too fast
O. low asst do court reporters have
To take?-N A. j.
A. Court work rarely goes above
300 words minute, unless several
people are spea king at once In such
case, all cannot be recorded accu-
rately.
q. How old is the ice industry?-A.
b. r.
A. Probably the first ice cut and
shipped as an article of commerce
was sent in 179a from New York ia
Charleston, :. G.. but the real be
ginning Of the industry came in 1908.
when Frederick Tudor Of Roston
shipped cargo OF l5a tons To the
West Indies, The artificial Ice bust.
ness dates from 1866, but did not he
come of commercial importance until
about 1880.
q. Why are Pompeian rooms in
hotels SO calIed?-C. r. :.
A. The name is descriptive Of the
style Of decora ton. 1t denotes rhe
strle OF wall painting both in fresc"
and plain colors which was usual
among the Roma ms at the beginning
of the Christian era. 1t was brought
to notice in modern times BY the eN-
caNations At Pompeii.
q. Which was first known as
milk product. cheese or hufter?-C. n.
A. Butter was known for III least
2,ooa years before the Christian Ella.
1t was not used as food i,aHeyer iu1
mostly as medicine and ointment
and in some parts wa employed as sY
illuminant for iamps. The butter was
churped crudely in skin bags ~
pouches. and was a very inferior ar
ticle. Cheese has been known since
the earliest times. he ridesr reption
OF it occurring in 1900 R.C 1t was
used az an article of food tefore
butter.
q. DO hens ever lay two eggs
day? j. j.. H.
A. Hens have been known to lay
Two eggs in one day.
q. Where is Lands F,nd"-R. e.
\. Land End is era ri'e prom
ontory in the souuhernmost extremity
Of Engla nd. in Cornwall
q. What privileges are gained
when A British subject il honored
with knighthood"-T.. T.
A. The comforting Of kniehthond in
Great Britain does not imply an
privilege other than the social or=
Of precedence. A kniShr ranks re,r
after haronet. NeithsT dignity nov
title can he transmitted To The f.irs
Q. Has Vice President Dawes anv
business interests other than banking
a. lie is interested in the gas husi-
ness in Seattle. Wash: Jacksonville.
Fla: Mount Clemens. Mich: Staten
Island. y. Y; Little Rock Ark: Mo.
bile. Ala, and several other places
z. Has picture ever been taken of
Il rainbow with camera c. l..
A. The Weather Bureau SAYS that
numerous pictures have been taken Of
ralnboWs, and that an excellent one.
taken by G. \. Clarke al Aberdeen.
Scotland. appears in his hook.
Clouds" and in Prof w. !. Hum.
phrey,s Proverbs and Paradoxes"
Q. 10 how many commodities have
the facilities Of the warehouse az,
heen eNtended?-O. r.
\. Ten products arc provided for
They are cotton. grain wool. tohacco
farmers stock Of peanuts dry leans
broom corn, dried fruir anu cane ard
ma pie strip.
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