Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-01

that are interpreted by the listeners
at a distance.
Q. What is 'lagoon"?-R. T.
A. 1t is shallow sound, channel.
pond or lake. especially one near or
communicating with the sea.
Q. In card play, what is a ''vole"?-
II. r. S.
A. 1t is another term for SLAM
and means that all the tricks have
been taken by one side.
Q. Are hares and rabbits alike in
food value?-E. n.
A. The meat of these two animals
Is quite similar; both live entirely
upon vegetable matter. The flesh OF
the former is dark and dry in com.
par1son with the latter, which is in
some respects superior. being more
savory and of higher flavor.
Q. When were the Niagara Falls
first used for water powerful b.
a. The first development of Niagara
| power was for the operation of 81 saw
mill built by the French In 1926 on
the New York bank of the river near
the rapids. Augustus Porter built a
mill on the New York bank in 1906,
| and two years later Porter and Bacon
built a gristmill in the same location
Development of the power did not in.
crease rapidly and previous to 1885,
the entire horsepower generated was
not much over 100.
@. In melting a 14-karat gold ring.
how much fine gold would there be?-
c. E. ii.
A. The amount OF gold obtained
would be So $40 per cent of the
weight of the ring.
Q. What IS the percentage of the
grade on the Horseshoe Curve on the
Pennsylvania Railroads.. NJ. X.
A. The average gradient OF tho
Horseshoe Curve is 1.6S per cent, Tho
maximum gradient is 1.73 per cent.
Curve is 5000 feet. The total eleva
| ton surmounted by the curve is 81
feet.
| Q. What denomination are the Old
| North Church and the Old South
| Church in Boston?-F. III. w.
A. The Old South Church of Bos.
ton, located at Dartmouth corner OF
Boylston street, still maintains serv.
ices. 1t is Congregational in creed
The Old North Church is incorporated
In the present Christ Church and Is
Episcopal. 1t is located at ISL Salem
street.
| @. How many farmers in the
United States belong to cooperative
associations2-B. NJ. L.
| A. At the end of 1925 cooperative
| associations reporting to the Depart
ment of Agriculture had on their
membership rolls 100000 producers.
In view of the fact, however, that
some farmers belong TO more than one
association, and allowing for inactive
0nDnh nrG II 1c tod
1mately 10000 farmers in this coun.
try are now engaged in cooperative
marketing. The total business of
these associations for the year 1926
amounted to approximately 81, AGO.
100000.
Q. It is true that a COPY of the
Constitution of the United States was
sent to George III?-Q. l.. w.
A. There are no historical data
showing that King George III ever
had presented to him a COPY of the
Constitution OF the United States.
| That he was conversant with it's pro-
visions and approved of them might
be judged from his statement to John
Adams, the first Minister to Great
Britain from the United States under
the Constitution: II viii be very frank
with you. l was the last to consent
to the separation, but the separation
having been made and become inevi-
table, have always said, as 1 say
1 now, that would be the first to greet
the United States as an independent
power"
Q. Who started counting time from
the birth Of Christi E. NJ.
A. The custom of counting the
years from the birth of Christ was
originated by Dionysius Exiguus, q
learned monk Of Rome, who lived In
the early sixth century.
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