Evening star., 1928-08-30

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@. Do many school children study
music at the present timer. c.
A. Mr.. Victor Rebmann. president OF
the Eastern Music Supervisors Confer
ence, estimates that out of 26,000.0O0
school children In the United States,
100000 study music.
O. How many States require the con-
sent of the owner for person to hunt
on the premises Of another?-L. d. F..
A. Thirty States now have such
laws. seven require written permission
of the owner. 10 require the mere con-
sent of the owner. The restrictions
vary In the other 13 States.
@. Were the canoes used by the In
dians built with seats?-~C. e. D.
A. They were not.
@. What are the assets and liabilities
Of the Federal farm loan banks?--
D. B. T.
A. According to the latest report Of
the farm loan banks, on June 30, 1928,
the assets of the IL Federal land banks
amounted to $l,270,208, 1852; of the
Joint stock land banks, 1851 ,391 $50 80;
Of the intermediate credit banks. $112.-
704, 1890 The liabilities in each case
amounted to the same figures as the
assets
@. Where is the oldest Christian
Church?-T. l.. z.
A. The Church Of the Nativity, built
by Constantine at Bethlehem about
$50 AID, is probably the oldest Chris
tain edifice still standing.
O. What is the simplest marriage
ceremony?--A. d.
A. The simplest legal marriage cere-
mony In the United States is one per-
formed merely in the name OF the
State, for example: I'm the name Of
the state Of -, pronounce you
man and wife"
@. Where is the Philosophers Camp
and why so named?--J. r.
A. This name was given nearly SO
years ago to a clump of old pines in
the Adirondacks near Saranac Lake, N.
Y. A meeting and camp was arranged
here for leaders of scientific and phi
losophical thought, including Ralph
Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell,
Louis Agassiz and many contempora-
ries. The pines are still pointed out.
@. How long did 1t. take Diana
Strickland to accomplish her African
trip?-B. T.
A. Mrs Strickland has completed a
journey of 1000 miles from Dekar, in
French West Africa to Massawa. in
Eritrea, on the Red Sea. trip which
hitherto no white woman has under
taken. Her number of travelling days
was 5S
@. When was oil first extracted from
cotton seed?-M. K. L.
A. The first recorded attempts In
this country to extract crude cotton
seed oil were made in Natchez, Miss,
In 1884, and at New Orleans in l847.
Both were complete failures from the
standpoint of practicability. The first
firm foothold Of this industry was OBJ
tanned in Providence. r. l., in 1855.
@. Is the house still standing in
which Lee and Grant discussed terms
of surrender?--W. III. D.
A. The Mclean House. where Gen
Lee and Gen. Grant discussed the terms
of surrender at Appomattox Court
House, was torn down some twenty
years ago The site is covered with
wild growth.
@. Why does the colo< of the moon
change?--J. j.
A. 1t takes on various colors accord
ing to the condition of the atmos-
phere of the earth, through which the
light must pass to reach us.
@. Were the aviator Carranza. who
died lately, and the late President Car
rama related to each other?--J. T. W.
A. The Mexican embassy says that
the late President Carranza was the
greatuncle of the Mexican aviator,
Emilio Carranza.
@. What is the origin of the name
of Tolstois novel. THE Kreutzer Son.
a"?--W. D. T.
A. This novel was named from Bee
thovens Sonata No, Q in F Major
The composition ranks as probably the
greatest work ever written for violin
and piano.
@. What was the religious belief OF
the Indian concerning animals and
plants? Wv. E.
A. Many Indian tribes held that
animals and plants were animated by
po4to~ noxe CO..