Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

brought In the House Of Represents
tives January 2, 1905, and brought be-
fore the Senate sitting as q Court OF
Impeachment, February 4, 1905. The
charges were on account Of alleged mis-
demeanors in the political trials OF Fries
and Calendar. Justice Chase was ac-
| quilted.
@. Does Canada give trees to people
who win plant them on the prairies?-
B. z.
A. Since 1900, the Canadian govern
ment has distributed over 116,000,00
young trees to applicants living in the
prairie provinceS-Manitoba,S askatche-
wan and Alberta.
Q; How far away is the hori1on'-
A. The actual distance Of the hori-
zon depends upon the height above sea
level Of the eyes of the observer. The
horizon is always as far away as one can
see. The higher one goes up from .
/ given point the greater the distance OF
! the horizon. The observer looking out
| over the land or sea from high place
| face before the curve of the surface
| takes things beyond the range OF vision.
| II one stands on q cliff 100 feet high
at the seaShore and looks toward point
where q ship is coming toward the shore.
the ship can be seen much sooner than
| If standing at sea level. In exact
words. one sees actually more OF the
earth's surface the higher up one is
because with the increase OF elevation
ones position in relation to the curva-
ture Of the earth's surface changes.
@. Who has the authority to change
the boundaries between the time zones
in the United States?-P. McM.
A. The Interstate Commerce Gem
the time zones. Often the boundaries
are made to depart from the halfway
| position between the standard mertdians
in order to suit the convenience Of
| the railroads or to meet the demands
Of the communities affected.
@. Please explain the phrase, ''hand-
writing on the wall"7-L J. G.
| A. It refers to an incident recorded
| in the Bible when during a feast or
orgy held by Belshazzar, King Of
| Babylon, in which the sacred vessels
| Of the temple were used as drinking
cups, supernatural hand appeared
writing on the blank wall Of the palace
chamber the words Of doom, Meme.
Meme, Tekel Upharsin, interpreted as
follows: God hath numbered thy king
dom, and brought it to an end; Thou
| are weighed in the balances, and art
found wanting: Thy kingdom is d.
vided, and given to the Medes and the
Persians.
Q. Who furnishes the brides bouquet9
A. The bridegroom furnishes the
brides bouquet. 1t Is delivered to her
by the florist.
g. = E0W thick should a mattress Ss'
A.. Five inches Is satisfactory for
service and comfort.
O. Is Alice Longfellow, the daughter
Of the poet, still Ivtng?-M. 3.
A. She died at Cambridge, Mass, In
1923.
Q. What Is the difference between the
continental and international Morse
codes?-L. r. 3.
A. They are the same.
@. What is the disc In q telephone
receiver called?-A. L. I.
A. It Is called diaphragm.
@. Who is now president Of the So
ciety of the Cincinnati?-H. r. w.
A. At present the society has neither
president nor vice president, both these
on1cerS having oled since the last trt-
ennial.
@. We are rehearsing an English
play and wish to know how the English
pronounce the slang term 'bally."-
II. B.
A. It is pronounced to rhyme with
Sally.
@. Were any Of the strange figures
(sculptured by q vanished race) found
on Easter Island, north of Australia,
ever brought to an American museum?
IF. J. P.
A. A stone image, stone crown and a
stone head from Easter Island were
brought to the United States by an ex-
petition for the Smithsonian Institution
in 1887.
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