Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

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@. What committee appoints the
pages of Congress PM. v. 3.
A. The pages in Congress are not APP
pointed by any committee. Appoint
ments in the Senate are part Of sena-
torial patronage. Appointments in the
House of Representatives are made by
the doorkeeper upon the recommends =
lions of members of the House. There
are 10 pages in the Senate and Al in
the House. The age limits are IA TO 16
years.
@. Can a battleship come up the Po-
tomac to WaShington?-L. A. M.
>. Only light cruisers OF about IS
feet draft can come up that far. Sa.-
tleabipS Car cerle Up a. fas r. 1ney
Point, which IL only II rifle INSIDE '.e
2lltrancc OF lie rlgcr. The largest b&t-
tieshipo oraN about GO or 81 feet.
@. Are oranges washed before being
packed for si1ipment?-E. N.
A. Oranges are plunged into a soap
suds bath with revolving brushes when
they come from the orchard. They are
then washed in soda or borax Solu-
ton to kill any mold germs on the skin,
then under a shower bath of clear water,
after which they are dried, sorted to
size and wrapped in paper.
Q. What will be the cost of the Chi
cago Worlds Fair in 1885. G.
A. Chicago's Centennial Worlds Fair
in 1888 will cost approximately $40
100000, or nearly three times as much
as Chicagos World Fair in 1898. The
fair is to be built on the lake front on
five islands which are to be filled in and
later turned over to the city.
@. What will remove printers ink
from celluloid?-M H.
A. The Bureau of Standards saws that
10 per cent solution of sodium nv
wv fSOQd AJCl Will lGHiONt Tie
printers ink from celluloid without ma
terially affecting the surface gloss of the
CellulOid. Should the gloss be removed
at anv time. it can be restored by
brushing with glacial acetic acid. Care
must be used in the handling of sodium
hydroxide, as it affects the skin very
rapidly.
@. What was George Eliot's real
name?-A. F. L.
A. Her name was Mary Ann Evans.
She married John Walter Cross.
Q. What house was meant in the
song" My Old Kentucky Homer
A The home described in the SONG
is Federal Hill, mansion near Bards-
town, KY.
@. Why were hand grenades thrown
overland instead of with freer swing:
M. E. r.
A. The reasons that soldiers were
drilled TO throw their hand grenade.
in a stiff overland manner we're tina
I more distance could be gained in tina
way. and the muscles of the upper arm
! receive less strain than they woulc
have otherwise.
Q. What per cent OF clarinet player:
use Boehm System clarinets?-J. w. E
A. It is believed that 80 to IS Del
cent of the professional clarinet player.
use the Boehm System.
G. When was the first polyglot Bible
punlished?-F W.
A. The first complete polyglot Bibls
was the Comprehension, printed at the
expense of Cardinal Ximenes, published
between 1913 and 1877 at Complutum
near Madrid Spain. 1t contained thG
Septuagint. the Vulgate. the Old Tesla.