Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-30

City says: THE earliest reference TO
it is in the report of the Park De
partment for the year 1861, but Il IL .
very evident that this refers TO IL
as an existing custom. 1t says, "a
ball will be hoisted to the top of the
pole near the Bell Tower when the ice
is in full condition for skating This
red ball when displayed on the car
card, OF course, became fiat disk.
These cards were displayed in the
windows on the Third avenue, Fourth
avenue. Sixth avenue and Eighth
i avenue horse cars to let the people
know when there was skating. This
car card, white with q red disk. was
adopted as a fiat afterward by the
Park Department and took the place
of the ball that had been previously
displayed"
@. How much do the States VAR
as TO time of residence in fling suit
for divorce?-T. Il.
A. The length of residence required
before a divorce petition can be filed
varies from six months in Nevada 70
one and two. and I'm the case OF Massa-
chusetts, Alabama and Connecticut,
three years. South Carolina does NOT
grant divorces.
Q. Please explain the term "sent to
| Coventry."-F J.
n. Coventry is a city in the Mid
lands of England. where, at one time.
women who spoke 10 soldiers were
ostracized because of tho unpopularity
\ OF the troops; hence. to send TO Gov
entry was TO Danish from society or.
social intercourse. The practice NAV
nave originated from the fact that in
| competent officers were sent to the
town by the Parliamentary Army dur
ing the English Civil War. as Coventry
was stronghold of the Parliamentary
party. Other explanations are also
| given.
Q. Why has February but 2s
| days?-D. 3.
| A. The fact that ordinarily the
month OF February has only 2S days
is due to the arrangement OF the
calendar by the Romans. This month
had originally 20 days. but when the
Senate decreed that the eighth month
of the year should be named for Au-
| gustus, day was taken from Feb
ruary and added to August, which
| then had only 80 days. SO that it might
not be inferior to July, named for
Julius Caesar.
Q. What per cent OF the money
spent III IIidiHldIniIlS u COIieSe is paiU
out in salaries?-A. II.
a. Expenditure for salaries of
| teachers amounts to approximately 20
per cent of the total current expendi-
ture for elementary and secondary
schools. In colleges and universities
1t constitutes a somewhat smaller
part. or approximately GO per cent OF
the total spent for operation and
maintenance.
@. Has any Federal Reserve Bank
failed?-M. j. S.
A. None has ever failed.
@. How many miles are saved by
having the Panama Canal?-L. II.
A. 1t depends upon the point of
embarkation and destination. Sailing
from New York. 1873 miles are saved
in an all-water route to San Francis
co. 3.768 to the Orient, 2.460 to Mel
bourne, $3.50 to Callao, and 3.747 10
Valparaiso.
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