Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HISKIV.

provement of the condition Of street
Boys He wrote much for Newspaper.
and periodicals and published aon-it
70 books. Of which nearly 300 0Os
copies have been sold.
@. Why In Wall street. Eea Tore
City 80 named?-A. w
A. Wall street derived It's name rom
a wall which at one time defended NeT
Amsterdam at this point II vas ONT,
says Spencer Trask In Historic TeH
York" BY command Of Coz Peter
Stuyyesant in 1853
O Is the government ~ Liberia e'il
under the control or In any wsy con-
nected with the American society that
established the colony?-R. n. NJ
A. Established In 1920, Liberia "a,
first designated as the Commonwealth
Of Liberia in 1893. but in 1s47 Il sev-
cred all relations with the American
Colonization Society and adopted
declaration Of independence and q con-
stitutio1.
@. How does tundra differ from
steppes?-E. r.
A. Both are fairly level .ree.s2sA
plains in Russia and Siberia b.. n.
the surface even in Summer.
O. What Is trunk Iin17-B. a =
A. This is the main tine Of rail-
road or canal, from which branch lines
divcrge.
o What are the different k.nc7 ~
meters for measuring water?-H- "
A Water meters are Of three gen.
eral types. the positive. the inferen:.al
Ind the proportional. Positive ueterz
measure the actual volume Of TIE
water: irferential meters measure re
velocity Of the flowing water ard re
quantity is deduced By computation
from that record; proportional ns:ers
measure fractional part Of The I'll
flow. and ara necessarily only approx
mately accurate.
O. How does the Moftst Tunnel
rank for iength?-W. r
A. II is the longest railroad tunnel
in the Western Hemisphere s11 -
sixth longest in the world. 81 nile 4
length.
@. Did Great Britain have corzc-.p-
ton at the beginning Of the woy1d
Ward E. J.
A. At the beginning Of the ~a-.
Great Britain did not have military
consumption. However. IN 1915 s1ci1
CONSUMPTION was authorized
q. What Is Siberian musk made
fror1?--J. H. K.
A. The Siberian musk Is sT.sl
deer which is hunted for it, odc-lieEoIs
secretion. This secretion is used pr.ac:-
pail7 as a perfume. although sEisn
amount IL f1Sei in medicine
@. What was she lass in the Missis-
sipoi flood c.
A. Il has been estimated that ne
casualties of the Mississippi food we're
500: damage amounted to Approximate
ly $3.50 900. 900: 35ooo0 persons HID
less: and 100000 acres Of crop Lard
inundated.
@. Please tell something about LIST
River. New Hampshire M r
A. Lost River Is a name g-TeE %
4 deep gorge where :he water o. az
MooSilauke Branch Brook dlSsppea-S
from sight. and az times from sound
for a considerable distance under --as-
sive powders L IS tn third great "a
tural wonder in the F-ancouia Noun
tains. standing csxt after The P-c:Is
and the Fiurne far surprising the at-
Ter IN It's surprises. its massive -ocS
architecture. and unique Il is c7-k.
gloomy caTe-TlS The gorge l-Ssl- ,
about one-han mile long. $3.50 -ocs
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