Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Why are various selections. OF
| music called "Humoreske" ?-R. L. NJ.
A. Groves Dictionary of Music and
Musicians says OF the word ''Hu
moreske" Humoresque): "A titls
adopted by Schumann for his 'Op. 20
and 'Op. IS, No. g. the former fol
piano solo, the latter for plano. vic,
have also used the term for piano.
forte pieces--'Op. Ga and opp. and
16, respectively. There is nothing
particularly humorous in any OF
these. and the term caprice might
equally we'll be applied to them. Rw
binstein also entitled his Don Quixote
'Humoreske.' but the 'humor' is there
of more obvious and boisterous
kind
Q. Who were Jack London's pan
ents?-M. L. G..
A. Jack London was the son of a
trapper, John London, and his SEQ
ond wife. Flora Wellman London.
The father lived in Springfield County,
Pa, and the mother in Massillon,
Ohio. The elder London was of Eng.
lish extraction and his wife English
and Welsh.
Q. What is meant by the establish,
ment of the port"?-R. E. ".
A. The Naval Observatory says high
water occurs so minutes later each
day, on an average. High water fol-
lows the transit of the moon across
the meridian of any place by a certain
interval, which is known as the "es-
adjustment of the port" This in
terval is approximately the. same
throughout the year for any one
place. but differs widely for different
places.
|, @. Was Tess of the Storm Coun-
try filmed more than once?-B. P.
A. 1t has been filmed twice. Mary
Pickford was starred In both produc-
tions.
@. What is the longest word in any
language?-L. l..
A. 1t may be found in the Elk.
kleSiazousal of Aristophanes, IN ex-
cellent comedy. and placed in the
mouth of one of the actors. 1t con-
sists of 1863 letters and makes n syl-
tables.
O. How long has New Orleans had
Mardi Gras festival?-N. G.
A. II has observed the celebration
for about 70 years.
O. What was the family relation
ship between Rufus Putnam and Is
rael Putnam?-B. l.. d.
A. They were cousins. Both served
with distinction during the Revolu-
tionary War, but the career of Israel
Putnam was longer and perhaps more
spectacular than that of his cousin.
His rank was also higher.
O. Is there a crystal set that Will
receive from over 500 miles?-E. S. ..
A. The Loomis Radio College says
that the best crystal detector receiver
made would not give 500-mile recep-
| ton. While. under certain circum-
stances of freak reception, crystals
may have been heard of as bringing
| in signals for such a distance, no one
would think of expecting this under
normal operating conditions. The
average distance range OF such re-
| ceiying set is about rs miles.
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