Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
ANSWERS To QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

| the puzzles INDUCED In at the present
time are educational and contribute
actual knowledge.
| c. What became of Mary, the mother
OF Jesus, after His death?-J. z. d,
! A. There Is very little knowledge with
| respect to the later life of Mary. the
mother OF Christ. According to tradi-
ton, she was tenderly cared for by the
disciple st. John, to whom Christ BE-.
queathed her re while on the cross.
1t Is reported that she died at Ephesus
at greatly advanced age.
@. How is official railway time reck-
oned in Europe?-M B. @.
| A. On the continent oficial railway
| time Is based on a 24-hour day, which
commences at midnight.
Q. How frequently are twins born7-
L. E. P.
| A. One pair of twins occurs in about
100 births
@. What is the ration allowance in
the Army and in the citizens military
training camps?-S. j. H.
A. The daily ration allowance Of
soldiers in the Regular Army and in
the National Guard is so cents; that Of
the soldiers in the citizens military
training camps is 10 cents, which
amount includes mess service.
O. What Is meant by legal tender?-
J.. NIB.
A. Legal tender Is money which may
| be legally used In the payment Of
debt and which the creditor must ac-
cept.
a.. l. l.. -
RADIO Springs to Pixies Peak?-M. H. w.
| Springs to the summit Of Pixies Peak
| Is 80 miles. The road Is 90 to so feet
wide, and the maximum grade Is 10l2
! per cent.
O. What is the origin of throwing an
old shoe after bride?-T H. N.
| A. The custom has come from the
| Saxons 1t denoted that the authority
under which the bride lived while in her
| fathers home was now delivered over
| to her husband who was privileged to
exact implicit obedience from his wife.
@. When riding a bicycle should a
signal be given when turning a corner?
IN. L. G.
A. Practically everywhere bicycles are
required to observe general traffic rules.
Hand signals should be used before
stopping or turning corner.
@. Why do kings always speak Of
themselves as we"?-D. K.
| A. This Is a survival from the Roman
| Empire when there were two emperors,
one in Italy and one in Constantinople
| They issued identical DEGREES under
their joint authority; hence the custom
of the plural I'VE"
@. Do soldiers lose their citizenship
If they get dishonorable discharges'-
A. r.
A. Soldiers who have received dis
honorable discharges from the United
States Army do not lose their citizen
ship.
@. Where is Hells Half Acre?-c.
A. This is a fictitious term applied to
a number of places where outlawry has
held sway. particularly in desert sec
tons of the West The Geographic
Board has a Hells Half Acre listed as
being on the Niagara River in New
York State. There Is also one in the
So-called bad lands of South Dakota.
@. II after being nominated for the
| presidency the candidate should die
before election day. who will take his
| place?-W. G. NJ.
A. william Tyler Page, clerk of the
House of Representatives, says II after
a candidate Is nominated for the pres
idency he should die the national COM
mittee of the party nominating him
would either nominate some one else
1 or call new convention.
I a. what is the meaning of Brule.
the name of the river and town in
| wisconsin?--M. NJ
| A. They are named for an Indian
| tribe that inhabited that section Of the
| country. The Indians own name for
| themselves meant burnt thighs" and
the French gave them the name Brule.
meaning burnt"
@. What was the origin of nick
! name?"-M. e. N.
| A. 1t probably came from the word
\ "ekename" formerly used to mean an
additional name. The earliest writers
used "ekename" in the fourteenth CEN
fury. but from 1880 to the present day
| the word nickname" has been used.
@. Are wrist watches for men still
In vogue?-F. S. C..
| A. They have never been more pop
ular.