Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11

the diphtheria serum in Alaska. die?--
T.. r. A.
A. BALTIC did not die OF exposure "A 4
was reported at the time but later
appeared in various cities in the
United States with his master. BALTIC
and his sled We're for a time on exit
bition in dime museum in Los An
geles, Calf. Recent dispatches state
that deal has been closed whereby
BALTIC and his six companions were
purchased by the Cleveland, Ohio.
BALTIC committee. and are to become
residents of the Cleveland Zoo.
Q. What becomes OF the macerated
money after il leaves the United
States Treasury?-H. z. n.
A. After the money is macerated
the pulp is made into sheets by thief
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
and Is sold to the highest bidder. IL
| used 10 be that one would see a great
| many souvenirs made from this pulp
Nowadays this is not done to such an
extent.
q. Are both King George and Queen
Mary related TO former Kaiser VII
helm?-H. w. S.
A. The Queen OF England is a dis
| tant cousin Of the former Kaiser, both
| tracing descent from George III Of
| England. The former Kaiser and
King George V of England are first
cousins.
Q. How much weight is lost in
blood when a hog Is kiIled?-I a
| A. A 20O-pound hog would lose 2
or pounds of blood in killing.
Q. How long did Lincoln live after
being shot?-W. y.
l The precidavt I{aH
1865, tho day following the firing OF
the fatal shot.
Q. How fine is gold that is . =
karats?-A. X. III.
A. Gold 10O0/l000 fine is equal -
"a karats. Gold coins are 90010A
fine.
O. Is there a ray shorter than III
Gamma rays. r.
a. The Gamma raw is really a
super-X-ray, and shorter even than
this is the MilIikan or Cosnic ray
1t is estimated that there are 635 tril.
lion of them to the inch. Their origin
has not been established nor a use
found for them.
Q. When was the Russian empire
founded?-J. NJ.
A. About the middle OF the ninth
century a Scandinavian leader, Rurik,
came to Novgorod with a band OF war
like followers in response to an invi-
tation to establish order and unity.
| From this event the Russian his
torians date the beginning of the
Russian empire, the foundation of
which they place in the year SCI.
Q. Who executed the statue OF
Peter Pan" and where is it?-W. a.
A. Peter Pam" by Sir George
Frampton, X. A., is in KensinGton
Gardens, London. OF it il is said
that this is the one London statue
with which Londoners are familiar.
@. Who began the custom Of having
an Arbor day?-G. l.. j..
A. In 1872, as a member of the
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture,
Julius Sterling Morton originated the
phrase 'Arbor day" and instituted the
observation of that tree-planting fes
tival. From that beginning all Arbor
days in all the States have originated.
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