Evening star., 1927-06-03

jects was opened. Probably chautau-
qua is best known in connection with
the plan of systematic nome reading.
The plan was proposed and explained
in 1873. The first year 1000 persons
were enrolled and from that time
readers varying i'm number from S.
900 to $4,000 have joined the circle
per season. There are now through
out the United States and Canada
more than $50 local assemblies mod
eIed after the original chautauqua in
stitution.
@. Were tanks invented during the
World War?--G. w. c.
y. They were perfected during the
war. but he idea is much older.
Fighting vehicles are recorded as
early as 1000 B. G.. when the Chinese
made use of protected vehicles pro-
PEELED by man or horse. The so
called Tudor "war carts" were used
during the fifteenth century. y
O. When did it become unlawful to
charge more than s per cent interest
in New York State?-G. w. $.
A. 1t became unlawful by section
ia. chapter 369. of the laws Of 1914 to
charge more than per cent interest
in the state of New York. which law
.. What was the populat ton Of
the American colonies at the end of
the seventeenth century?-S. p.
A. Bancroft estimated it to be
100000 in 1888.
@. How far does a troop Of cavalry
horses travel day?-E. E.
A. The War Department says that
from % to 80 miles is a good average
for a troop. \ forced march will be
longer. depending upon the outfit and
the road conditions.
@. What are the eight cycles of
civilization?-C. S.
a. The eight cycles of civilization
may refer to the Chinese cycle. the
japanese, the Phoenican. Egyptian.
Babylonian. Roman, Grecian and the
present cycle.
@. How long after President Lin
coins death was Andrew Johnson
sworn in as President?-N. e. l..
A. Only two hours elapsed before
Andrew johnson took the oath of Of
flee. which was administered by Chief
Justice Chase.
@. Why is the word club used to
designate an organization?-L. B.
A. The word is supposed to be de-
rived from the Saxon cleofan. to di.
vide; a club being an association the
expenses of which are shared among
it's members.
Q. How many automobiles are there
in New York City?-R. w.
a. There are $50 65S cars registered.
Q. What is meant by "The
Agrapha "?-T. L. &.
A. The wo.d "Agrapha." a name
used to describe the documents, re-
porting the perpetuated sayings Of
Christ, was fist used in this connec.
tion in 1876 by J. p. Korner. The
technical meaning of { word as the
title of this book was accepted in lit
erary parlance in 1889. At present
the word means writings giving cita-
tions of the actual words of Christ"
O. Why are the Midway Islands"
so named, and what is their impor.
tance?-B. n.
A. The Midway Islands in the
northern Pacific Ocean are so named
from being midway between Asia and
America. They are the north
ernmost isiets of the Hawaiian group.
extending about 1900 miles north by
west of Honolulu. The islands have
come into prominence as the inter-
| mediate station of the American-Pa-
cific cable to the Ladrone and Philip
pine Islands via Honolulu.
@. Is John NJ. stahl. the we'll
known motion picture director. Jew
ish?-H. Fl.
A. Yes.
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