Evening star., 1927-03-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

.. ] understand that oysters are
being grown on trees by Government
experts. How is it done? w. L. Il.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries, in CO
operation with the State Fish Commits
sion of Connecticut, is experimenting
in the propagation of oysters in the
following manner: Birch brush and
saplings are mainly used. These are
stuck in the mud of tide fats and the
young oysters settle on the brush and
later they are distributed over oyster
bottoms.
.. What plays did Mary Pickfor6
appear in on the speaking stage?-
c. Y.
A. Mary Pickford first appeared
before the public with the Valentine
Stock Co. of Toronto, Canada. She
was then 5 years of age. She ap
peared on the speaking stage in the
United States with Chauncey Olcott
In Edmund Burke" and in Belasco' Z
productions, 1.-THE Warrens of Vir
ginia" and The Good Little Devil"
q. At what depth is a river con
sidered navigable &c. F..
A. Rivers that will float logs are
considered navigable.
Q. After what length of service can
an Army officer retire?--N. w. G.
A. An officer cannot retire at his
own request with less than so years
service. 1t is compulsory that he re,
tire at the age of "a.
Q. How many geese are necessary
to furnish one pound of goose feath-
ers for pillows?-V. G.
a. The hest goose feat harc aro nro.
cured from the live bird in the Spring
about six birds of average size furnish
ing one pound of feathers.
q. How many soldiers marched in
the parade in Washington at the
close of the Civil Wars. NJ. c..
a. What is known as the Grand
Review was held in Washington,
ID. c., May % and "a, 1865. The whole
number of officers and enlisted men
in and about Washington at that
time was 152,4 ,445. according to the
most accurate returns. The number
actually participating in the parade
was doubtless somewhat less than
that number, as many were probably
left in charge of camps and guarding
property and equipment.
u. How does the egg production In
this country compare with the cotton
production?-E. C.. W.
A. The value of eggs is about $500,
600, 900, while the cotton crop is about
three time as much.
Q, Where is the Castle of Ashby?--
l.. b.
A. The ancient Castle of Ashby is
at Ashby-d -Zouch. in Leicester
shire, England. 1t is now in ruins and
unoccupied.
Q. How long is the coast line of the
United States?-W. NJ. NJ.
A. The total coast line of the United
States is 1883 miles. The total length
tidal shore line) is 12,s77 miles. This
is the length of the shore line on
tidal waters to points where such
waters narrow to a width of statute
miles.
Q. Who was the Countess Potoc-
ka?-H. w. f.
A. Sophie Potocka was born in
Constantinople about 1866 and died in
Berlin in 1922. She was the wife of
Polish count, Stanislas Felix Potocki.
Her parents were Greek and as a
child she was sold for 800 piasters.
or 1915, to the French Ambassador at
Constantinople, who adopted her. She
married the Count de Witt, who three
years later divorced her at the request
of Potocki and on the receipt of
2.00O,000 gulden. In 1890 she married
Potocki and became famous for her
beauty and cleverness throughout
Russia and Germany.
Q. Does Lake Erie have tides?-
l.. A.
A. Lake Erie has no tides, but has
a heavy ground swell.
@. Does the front of the White
House face the Ellipse or Pennsyl-
vania avenue?-F. A. G..
A. There are two fronts to the
Executive Mansion. In the days when
the White House was constructed,
colonial homes, especially in the South
were built with two ''fronts" wherever
it was possible to locate them near a