Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
OF cigarettes and other commodities
about which State laws differ.

of cigarettes and other commodities
about which State laws differ.
O. In the corner of Northern Pa
cific Railroad stock in 1901. how high
did the stock go?-E. +.
A. At that time the price of the
stock rose abruptly to 1000 bid.
@. VIII you please state what Miss
Eva lie Gallienne is doing at pres
emit. l.. f.
A. Miss lie GaHienne has established
a repertory tlfeater in New York City.
She has triple role In this project.
as she is the leading woman. director
and producer.
@. When did the Chinese and jap
anese immigrants first come to the
United States?-T. J.
A. The Chinese first came in large
numbers In 1S49 and the Japanese in
1869.
O. What is the oldest and most
popular Of French forms of poetry
K. &.
A. Louis Untermeyer says that IL is
the ballade mot to be confused with
the BALLAD.
Q. What do the letters "F" and 'Y''
stand for on the banners used by Co
lumbus when he landed at San Sal
| Waldorf. Fl. r.
A. The letters about which YOU in.
quire evidently stand for the names
of Ferdinand and Isabella. The latter
name Is not infrequently spelled with
"Y." F
O. Is # true that locust trees at.
tract lightning "A. f. NJ.
A. There is no foundation in fact
FOR the statement that the locust
tree or any other tree will attract
lightning. The attraction OF trees for
hghtninS depends on the lightning
zone that the tree may be in and the
elevation.
q. Are the blood corpuscles the
same size in adults as in children?-
r. c.
A. Blood corpuscles in children
and In adults are the same size.
@. What is the insignia Of the
Quartermaster Corps of the Army and
what does 1t mean?-R. r.
A. The insignia is a sword and key
crossed on wheel surmounted by a
spread eagle. The Specification of the
insignia is as follows: The wheel rep
resents transportation; the key, store
and supply keeper: the sword, military
supplies, the eagle, the national en-
blem.
@. Which is the largest island I'm
the Philippines, Luzon or Mindanao?
r. w. s.
A. Although figures differ some
| what concerning the area of the va
| rious islands of the Philippines. II Is
an accepted fact that Luzon is the
| largest island. Mindanao ranks Sec
ond. The area of Luzon is approx
| mately 40,969 square miles, and that
of Mindanao 36,292 square miles.
Q. What breed OF cattle in the
United States has the largest number
| of pure-breds?-F. ID. r.
A. According to the number OF
pure-breds. Holstein breed ranks
first, Jersey. second; Guernsey, third,
and Ayrshire, fourth.
Q. When does Easter come this
| year?-A. G. L.
A. 1t falls on April II.
Q. Is it correct to say Yes.
ma am" or Yes. sir"?-L. L. B.
A. Whether or not one says Yes.
| maam," or Yes. SIR" depends TO a
large degree upon the section OF the
country In which one lives. For ex.
ample. many cultured Southern fam
lilies use this form OF reply. In some
sections of the United States Il is used
only by domestics. or those of an in
ferior social grade. Some parents
teach their children to say Yes.
mother" or Yes. father" mo, Mrs.
Smith," etc.
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