Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-28

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Write your question, your name and
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@. At what hour of the day was Gov
AL Smith born?-H. F. j.
A. Gov Smith says that unfortu--
nately he does not know the hour OF
his birth.
O. How many steam railroads use
motor buses to some extent?-W. @.
A. A late tabulation gives 81 RAIL-
roads using a total of 1,046 BUSES.
@. What are golf clubs made OFF,
R. H.
A. The golf clubs known as drivers,
spoons and brasSies are made of wood;
putterS are sometimes made OF this
material also. The heads of others
are of malleable iron. Formerly the
heads of wooden clubs were made of
beech and apple, but lately these woods
have been almost entirely supplanted
by an American wood perslmmor.
The old shafts were made OF a variety
of woods such as ash, Lakewood ana
greenheart, but modern shafts are al
most exclusively of hickory. The finest
are made of split hickory. This Is
hickory which is split from the wood
with the grain and not sawn OIL the
plank.
O. Who are the Mosquitoes of Mic
aragua?-M. M.
A. They are a people of mixed In
dian and African blood.
@. Is there a difference between a
disinfectant and an anttseptlc ?-H. V.
A. A disinfectant differs from an
antiseptic in that it is not supposed u
come in actual contact with a living
person.
@. Which can fly faster. a mono
plane or a biplane?-R. M. G..
A. Generally speaking, a monoplane
is capable of greater speed than the
biplane.
O. When we're buffalo nickels put in
circulation?-M. H.
A. The buffalo nickels made their
first appearance in circulation on FEB
ruarv IL 1918, at Fort WadsWorth
NJ Y. at the ceremonies inauguratlng
the memorial to the North American
Indian. This coin marks the nrst ap-
pearance on the five-cent piece OF tne
head of the American Indian. ana tnaI
is why the Indian memorial celeora-
ton was chosen as the place ana oc-
casion for its introduction into clrcu'
lation.
@. Which feathers in birds wings
are the fight feathers?-J. .. ).
II is believed that in the develop
ment of wings and powers OF flight IN
birds those feathers nearest the BODY
were the first to become serviceable
but now the most important flight
feathers are those of the outer margin
Wing feathers vary in strength, shape
and power of flight, according TO the
mode of life of the different birds.
q What does the production Oh
pyrites amount to in this country
A, The production of pyrites in the
limited States in 1926 amounted tc
l66, $50 long tons, valued at S616,668
O. What is the DOpuldI1oH Va eAAO
capital of Siam?-W. G.
A. Bangkok has a population OF
100000.
@. Do any of the cattle raisers
around Butte. Mont, use open range
exclusively?-J. T. K.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
saws that there are essentially no cattle
ranches in Montana operating on the
old principles, using open range exclu-
sively. There are, however, large tracts
of public domain that many ranchers
make use of at certain times OF the
wear. In the vicinity of Butte, Mont
it is the customary practice for many
of the beef cattle ranchers to make use
of the National Forest ranges during
the Summer months, and many OF
these operators make use of the avail
able public domain in their vicinity
during the early Spring months before
turning their cattle onto the National
Forest ranges.
G. Who coined the slogan, Say II
with flowers?"-A. H. B.
A. The late N. P. Lindberg of Rugby
N. Oak, was credited with the coming