Evening star., 1926-03-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A. The third line Of Gray's "Etegy
is one such line. The plouRhu1sn n
hOmeward plods his weary way may
be transposed 25 times without chang
ing the sense of the line.
q. How much do pursuit, observa'
ton and bombing planes cost IF. n.
! A. The average cost of q. pursuit
plane is $4,000 to $11 900. The more
! modern pursuit planes cost about
| $4,000. The d. n. planes or observa-
| ton planes are about $4,000. The
! bombing planes range from $500 10
$50 600. The approximate cost of the
| Bs Ring bomber was $350,ooe.
Q. How many dogs are there in the
United Ststes?--C. 8. NJ.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
estimates that there are about
4. 900 900 No census in taken Of the
number Of dogs or pets in this coun-
try, and the only manner in which In
, base an estimate Ia by comparing tho
number of inhabitants of certain
area with the number of dogs licensed
In that vicinity.
@. What Is the meaning OF The
PHI ase. ''noblesse oblise f. w.
A. "Noblisse oblige" In a French
phrase which literally mesns mo
bility obliges." 1t implies that n'r
bjlity Of birth makes certain stand
srd Of conduct obligatory.
Q. Is there any fact bs ok Of the '-s
song, London Bridge IL Falling
DOwn"?-E j.
A. The song. If London Bridge IL
Broken Down" wss first sung while
this bridge was in broken-down
state. Manv Mills proposing repairs
were Introduced Al this time. and the
public was very enthusiastic.
! Q. How many people speak the
Celtic languages?-T. 6. NJ.
J A. They are spoken by about $500.
900 people.
/ O.. Why is Lord Balfour unpopular
with the Arabs in Palestine?
! A. The unpOpularity Of Lord Bal
! four in Palestine among the Arab and
/ Drnse pOpulSt tion is due principally 10
! his declaration which was made pub
| lie in November. 1917. Before the
! World War the percentage ~ Jews
! in Palestine WAS very small, The coun-
try being largely Arab. In his decla
ration. BalfOur stated that the British
government favored the est hlishment
in Palestine of national homeland
/ for the Jewish people" and that the
government would use it's best en-
dea vors to facilitate the achievement
Of this object.
! O. What is the rag Of SIAM
I W. ".
! A. The recently adopted hss "f
, Siam consists Of Ave stripes The
/ top and bottom stripes are red the
central stripe blue. the ones above
il and below are white. The propor.
tions Of the stripes are as follows
j one-siAJh red. one-siXth white and
two. .siXths blue.
Q. Isn't the buying Of stamps 10y
st lamp collectors source "f revenue
| TO the Government A. r. F..
! A. When stamp collectors buy new
stamps II is clear prOfit To the 'os'
Once Depa rtment since no service Is
! rendered in exchange for them. Since
the new issue OF special delivery
stamps more than 81 zoo worth have
been sold to collectors. thus making
a profit Of about $500 TO the Govern
ment since the designing Of the new
STAMP ard the ma king Of the dies cost
hlu Sz3aS1.
=. How did the Cherokees -"
"Happy Hunting Grounds a. NJ. +.
A. The Bureau Of American Eth
nology saws that the Indian equivalent
/
| lish phrs Sc Heaven or Happy
| Hunting Ground" is gallon la'i.
, Onr Wash hiaDtoH information. b"-
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| on the Job eterp ddU during the Be0r
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! Its specidI sPrTice is 70 nus,rer amp
question Of fact on any subject fOr
anu reader nt naH time. II is 'm-
possible to make com plete eHnmero-
ton Of subjects 0irin0 an adequate
idea Of the scope aud range IN UhiCh
the bureau cdb serre UOu. Its drfiri-
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Washington. ~. r.