Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-16

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@. How large an iceberg has been
seen?-E. c.
A. The size of icebergs varies. They
may be 100 or more feet high with
crests or minarets from 200 to 800 feet
above the base, which may be hundreds
of yards in length. In the Kennedy
! Channel, Greedy followed an iceberg
| which was estimated to be Is miles
| long over 100 feet thick and of I'M
known breadth A huge iceberg sighted
| by the bark Emil Julius in 1884 lowered
about / 700 feet above the sea. Only
| about ne-eighth or one-ninth Of the
mass lies above the water.
| @ What does the Maltese Cross
given some Of the Marine Corps mean?
| &C. j. K.
| A. The Maltese Cross is awarded to
all officers and enlisted men of the Ma
| rine Corps who served in France during
! the World War but who did not par
ticipate in any engagement.
@. In what month are there the most
deaths from automobile ACCIDENTS
F. T.
says that in 1927 the month Of Octo-
Der was the peak The daily average
! in that month was 81. September
was next with 81 daily, then Deem
! Der. "a; November, 80: June, 80; Au-
: gust, IS; July, IS; May. Cd; April. SO:
/ February Sd; March, SO, and Janu-
! airy. ST.
! Q. What became of Jefferson Davis
after his release from prison?-V. o. T
! A. After his release he visited
| Europe and spent the rest of his life
| in retirement, during which he wrote
THE Rise and Fall of the Confed-
crate Government" He died Deem
| Der s. 1889. in New Orleans.
| @. What is the quotation beginning
I'll fares the land to countless ills a
prey?" Who wrote it?--G. B. G..
A. The quotation. ell fares the land
to fastening ills a prey. where wealth
| accumulates and men decay" is from
| The Deserted Village" by Oliver
Goldsmith.
Q. Please name the wildfowers OF
| California;. r.
A Some of them are: ANIMALS
California poppy blazing star, baby
| blue eyes. white daisy blue lupine
/ Clarkea elegans and wild Canterbury
/ bells: perennialS, Indian paint brush
scarlet larkspur, pride of California
scarlet honeysuckle, California fuchsia
and white evening primrose.
O. Which State leads in the pro-
duction of frogs legs?-B. G.
A. Louisiana ranks first in this in
| duStry, having produced last year a
billion pounds OF dressed frogs valued
at S500.o00
@. How many Federal and Confed-
crate troops were there in the Battle
of Gettysburg?-D NJ.
A. The strength OF the Fedora
forces at the Battle of Gettysburg was
about $4,000; that OF the Confederate
| FORCES, about $4,000.
O. What woods have other peoples
used for carving ?--J. D.
A. The ancient Egyptians used the
sycamore and cedar. The Greeks and
Romans used cedar. The Hindus usec
the sandal, the japanese, ebony; tbs
Swiss. satinwood.
| Q. Why were the publicans SO
slightly spoken of in the New Tesla
ment?-S. c.
A. The alien government of Pales-
tine, whether of Rome or its deputy
princes, the Herods, collected its taxes
| and customs through SPECTATORS whc
bought up the right of collecting the
| revenue (publicum) for their own adj
vantage. While these men were otter
natives, they were clasSed by tn;