Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

neuVerlng, It's raplu HEiuk guns TOT
pedoes and depth bombs. While In its
defensive roll, the destroyer is a con-
slant threat to the submarine. in It's
offensive roll 1t Is a great menace, be
cause of It's torpedo broadside to cap
itaI ships at night or when operated in
large numbers in daylight against
enemy battleships engaged in action
with other battleships.
O. When was the English sparrow
brought to this country?-A. n.
A. II was brought 10 the United
States from England In 1850 by
Nicholas Pike and through orders Of
the Brooklyn Institute eight pairs were
liberated in New York.
Q. How much is scoop Of gold
dust p. +.
A. The Bureau OF Mines SAYS that
in the early DAYS in California, when
they paid in gold dust. they had
small measure about 8 inches long and
| inch wide and about 4 OF an
inch high, which they called SCOOP.
Gold dust was paid by the SCOOP ana
il would vary with the individual gold
camp. as the gold dust in some camps
was finer than in others.
Q. How many Mohammedans are
there I'm China &C. A. II.
A. There are between 15,O0O.OOO and
20 .OOO, 900. The estimated population
of China is 800 900, 900.
O. When were prunes first raised
in this country?-M. f. \.
A.-The prune industry was started
in the Eastern United States in 1854,
hut failed because the climatic condi-
tions were not favorable for the pro-
duction of the desired qualities. About
1863 the industry started in California
and grew rapidly. In 1910 the annual
output was $50 100000 pounds, Of
which nearly half was exported
Before the industry grew in Cali
fornia, France was the chief produc-
ing nation OF the world. oregon,
Washington and Idaho also grow
good prunes. as do serbia, Bosnia
Germany, Spain. Australia and South
Africa.
Q. Just what is coke and how does
it look AR. Il.
A. Coke In the solid left when a
caking coal Is deprived of its volatile
constituents by heating in retort or
oven. 1t consists mainly OF carbon. IL
hard, porous and grayish, with sub
metallic luster.
Q. What States have the fewest
Jews?-H. B.
A. The Bureau Of Jewish Statistics
and Research says that Wyoming and
Nevada have fewer Jews than any
other States--namely. 500 each
q. When did the author OF the
Elsie books DIEM. II.
A. Martha Finley died in 1903.
O. What are some of the things
~ ctr n North Carolina -
G.. T.
A. It IL claimed that the largest
hosiery mill in the world is located at
Durham, n. c.: the largest towel mill
at Kannapolis, the largest denims
mill at Greensboro, the largest damask
mill at Roanoke Rapids and the larg-
est underwear factory in the United
States at Winston Salem. Nearly half
of all the cotton mills of the Southern
States are located in North Carolina,
and 1t takes nearly 100000 tons of
cotton to keep them busy.
@. What inspired Schrotter to con-
struct q pianoforte?-A. c. s.
A. The inventor claimed that the
idea occurred to him after hearing
Habenstreit play on his monster dull
elmer. called "Panthaleon."
Government statistics bring out the
fact that the unedacGted man has
only / chance IN 500 TO attain distinc-
ton. There is no reason tchU any one
should IiUe under such a handicap tn
these days of free schools and free
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