Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16

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in q personal letter. Here is a great
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ers, It is Q part OF that best purpose
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for return postage. Address Frederic
J, Haskin, director, The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Washington, d. C.
Q. Was Rex, King Of Wild Horses.
ever ridden with saddle on his back?
"A. +.
A. The r. X. o. Studios say that, so
far as they know, Rex, King OF Wild
Horses, never has been ridden, either
with saddle or without.
@. When did Walter Camp pick his
first all-American foot ball team?-R. U.
A. He picked his first all-American
foot ball team in 1889. That eleven
Princeton players. Players of these uni
versities monopolized places on the all
American team until 1895, when Wy
ehoff of Cornell was picked as quarter
back. In 1895 the first Middle West
player found a place on Mr.. Camps
eleven. He was HiFSehbeFger, Chi
csgo fullbaek. OF recent years the all
star teams represent colleges from
coast to coast and from the Canadian
border to the Mexican border.
@. How many SHADES are used In
making mosaics?-P. A.
A. The modern mosaieists of Venice
have 10000 varying shades to use in
the creation of nloSaics
Q. How many buildings has Yale7-
A. It has 142 buildings, besides 30
dormitories and q library which con-
tains 100000 volumes.
q. Where are the seth and 5sth
United States Infantry Regiments sta
toned at preSent?-R. J, M
A. The 39th Infantry is inactive, and
there is no 58th Infantry in the service
at the present time.
@. Why is the reign of William III
Of England called that OF william and
Mary?-P. C.
4. Mary was the daughter of James
II, and the crown was conferred jointly
upon her and her husband, William
who was the grandson of Charles I OF
England. The death of Mary, at the
end of hVe years, lessened the popu-
larity OF the King.
@. How much ground is occupied by
Croydon and lie Bourget Aerodromes?-
If. d.
A. Each contains about 400 acres.
Q. What is q parseeG-L. S.
A. 1t is q unit of length used In ex-
pressing the distance of stars. One
&C. ~.Ira N-k oak1
the mean distance OF the earth from
the sun. A star is at distance of one
parSec from the earth If its annual
parallax amounts 10 one second of arc
@. What is 3 SaVonnerie carpet?-
w. H. l..
A. 1t is a kind of fine, handmade
one-pieee carpet with velvet pile
manufactured at the Gohelin establish
ment in Paris. The name was taken
from the former establishment at Chail-
lot, which had once been 3 soap fac
tory-Savonnerie.
@. What Is the title OF the Emperor
of Japan as the head OF the ShintC
religion?-H. w.
A. His title is Tenno, which means
literally, King Of Heaven.
Q. Why does Sub rosa" mean "in Sc
cret"?-B. ID. N.
A. Sub rosa" is translated under the
rose" In ancient times the rose wa:
the symbol OF secrecy hung up at en-.
tertainments as d token that nothing
there said was to be diVulged.
@. What foods should be given chill.
dren when they are growing rapidly?-
s. s. p.
A At such periods there is apt to b
some softness of the bones, and chill.
dren should get an abundance of TIT
foods containing the elements neces
sary for bone growth. such as milk
butter. cheese, red meat, oatmeal, peas
and beans.
g. How does bee md its way
home?--A. p.
A. The bee finds its way home by it
sense Of direction. When 1t leaves thu
hive IL circles around anG then file
of. Each hive has its own odor which
helps the bee to identify its hive.
@. Is sea level the same the work.
oYer?-F. S.
A. 1t is not correct to say that set