New Britain herald., 1930-02-11

| advise cannot he given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive 8 per sonal tGpiy. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are COnfidentiai.- Editor. c. Who holds the Womens out door record for running high jump? X. The record is feet T. inch made by Catherine Maquire, Eureka, California, September ;, 1927.
 c. When do the spring and au- 1 tumnal eQuinoXcs occur: 1 A. The spring equinox occurs 1 March 2l and the autumnal equinox ] September -.
 1 Q. Is Rudyard kiplus living? 1 \. Yes.
 Q, Who were the seven Sleep crs'''
 A. In medieval legend they were seven Christian youths of Ephcsus i who. during tine persecution under Dccius tA. F. 2i9-25l). hid them | StlN C- Ut d cave anu L' II l|INp q miraculuos sleep that lasted l9G l years.
 Q. What is an interIocutory de- cree Of divorce?
 A. A preliminary decree granted sometime before the divorce be- comes final.
 ! O. What king gave the Mabna Carta to Great Britain"
 A. It was wrung from King John by his barons assembled in arms, and vas given by the king 5 ] hand. on the 18th Of June 1915, as a confirmation Of his own act, on the i little island on the Thames, within the county Of Buckinghamshirc which is still called Magma Carta ! Island. The charter was really q compact between the king and his i barons. and almost exclusively for i the beneii; Of the latter, though confirming the ancient liberties of ! Er glshmrn in some few particulars.
 c. Who were Inc proaelytcs oI the gate?
 X. They Wtr" concerts among me i Greeks and Eomans to the Jewish religion. vino were permitted to en- l ter the outer court called tn" Court Of the Gontilcs of tn" Temple of i Jerusalem.
 c. What rank in tn" army are non- n-comm.3sio0ed officers?
 \. They are officers below the rank of second lieutenant. holding office by virtue wants instead of commissions,
 .. How do 'ho number of births in the United States compare with the numbrr of d~aths?
 \. The latest H%n"os O9@S) show q total of 1.970,772 births and t."09.H5 deaths
 O. How often do comets appear :
 X. Commcts so faint as to be v~iblc only in larG. telescopes ap- peer frcqucrtly. sometimes several in q year. hut bright comets Nisib'" to the na'7oH eye appear at much r4-rcr intervals. They arc nearly a}- ways new cnc&. and their appear .;nre crnN0t br predicted.
 0. Will trero be an eclipse of the sun ly | sprine'
 A. There will be an eclipse Of the sun April @&. 1890, Nidblo ,,brou2hout the United States as : partial eclipse. Ii will he tota along q very narrow path. extend i~c across the northwestern part O.
 the United State@. Q. What president of the Cnite'
 States declined appointment to tho :, govorn orahip of the Oregon Terri . tory"
 \. Nb~aham Lincoln,
 C. What salary does the Ameri can ambassador to Mexico receive?
 \, Ills salary is s17,500 pc. y"''
 Q. Where and what arc the He |. du Salnt?
 A. They are a group Of thre
 islands in the Atlantic Ocean. oi , the coast of French Guiana
 which they belong. Nearest th f mainland is the He Eoyalc on Whic is located the administrative head | quarters Of the French penal %taUof
 To scaward is the He dn pi"hlc Co .. Devils IslaudJ noteworthy AS ih
 prison of Alfred Drcylus. W1o Wa confined there in lS9i-99. |: is no' , inhabited mainly by transportc lcpcrs. Between these two is tn" II , St. Joseph, inc third member Of th
 group
 :. .. Where is the gcoGraphi" cen . ter Of Continental United States?
 A. IL is in the eastern part ( :, Smith county, Kansas.
 c. Are the Tarzan stories true
 A. They arc pure fiction.
 c. Was Dennis King q star onl
 in the stage versions of Rose Mar 2 and the three Muskctcers? -1 \. He appeared in both the atae 2. end screen version Of "Thc Nags ,, bond King" but only in tho &tas ,l versions of "Rosc Marie and "T' . Three NusEetecrs.'
 v, Q. Why does blew on the hca 9 make one "acr starS"'
 X. X hard blow on the head ma ' cause rcfleHiNc action on the opt
 nerve. producing the effect of fash ~ Of light before the eyes. This
 called seeing stars" The flash '9 arc entirely within the brain. Is c. What relation are the chi V drcn of my first cousin to nc? I" A. First cousins once removed. i7 c. How wide is the Pacii Ocean"
 te A. The greatest breadth Of q IL Pacific Ocean. botcwccn Panama a'
 NinGanao. is $500 nautical miles 7 I2n YEARS OLD