Evening star., 1927-03-25

/ river. The phrases, the river from.
and the land front. are found In MANY
| descriptions of colonial homes. In
| the early days of Washington. ID. e..
| the Potomac flowed much closer IN
the White House than ID does TODAY
The building. therefore. was regarded
as having a river front as well as
| land front.
| Q. Where was DR.. McGuffey. au.
thor of the Eclectic Series OF Readers
born?-H. +.
A. William III. McGuffey was horn
in Washington County, Pa, Septem-
Der IS. 1900.
Q. Are blue roses a reality?-C. 4.
n. The famous blue rose. Veilchen.
pau, has semi-double purple-rose
flowers, turning to steel.blue unon
opening, with white and dark rose
shading. The flowers are not ugly in.
dividually. but they are rather trying
in the mass. They look best with pale
yellow or white varieties beside them.
O.. How did the Romans express
one -half?-R. B. l..
| A. The Romans had various meth
DDS OF expressing fractions. One-half
was represented by a capital S.
Il
| Q. What did ii cost to operate the
Federal Government during the vari.
Gus wars the United States has been
| engaged in?-A. b. Nj.
| A. According to a recent study OF
the cost OF the operation of the Fed.
eral Government over a certain period
of years, the Civil War peak, 1865.
was $l,S97,674,224 the Spanish.
American, 1899, $746,6O1 900. and the
World War, 1919. $15,29S.S53 ,Ol3.S6
| Q. What is the wealth of Hawaii?
/ M. w. w.
| territorial wealth at $393 900 200. This
is an increase of 100000 900 In the
past three years.
| Q. What became of John Wilkes
| Booths body?--R. L. c.
| A. 1t was finally removed to Balti-
more and buried i'm the family plot I'm
Greenmount Cemetery.
O. What color is usually worn by
Chinese children?-L. B.
A. The most popular color for
young children's kimonos is red.
O. How large do catfish get?--
j. ID. G.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
| that the blue catfish are considered
| the largest. Specimens weighing from
| so to 100 pounds and from 100 to 100
pounds have been found. They are
| from 5 to 6 feet in length. A 150-
pound catfish was caught in the Mis-
sissippi River.
@. What per cent of ex-service men
belong to the American Legion2-J. X.
A. The American Legion says that
| Is per cent of the total number OF ex-
service men belong to the Legion.
@. Where are the Smoky Noun.
| tains?-H. o. A.
| A The Smoky Mountains are
| Southwestern division of the Appala-
chian Mountains, branching from the
Blue Ridge in south Virginia and ex-
| tending southwestward near the Ten
nessee and North Carolina boundary.
| penetrating a short distance into
north Georgia. On the west they are
separated from the Cumberland Pla-
teau by the great Eastern Valley of
| the Tennessee, and on the east they
are connected with the Blue Ridge by
an intricate system of cross ranges
| forming the rugged remnants of
| lofty plateau eliminating in the
Black Mountains. Nearly all the east
ern head streams of the Tennessee
rise on the inclosed plateau and break
through the Unaka Range. Otherwise
| the latter forms a sharply defined
| ridge between Tennessee and North
Carolina.
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