Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

in an annual income Of about $4,000:
at the time the trustees made the
change it was yielding $4,000. Today
1t Is estimated that the annual earn
ings of the property are ahOAt $4,000
600.
@. Are insects in the woods better
OF in Winter which has snow or one
in which the ground is bare?-S. L.
A. They benefit by a Winter of
heavy snow. The snow protects the in
sects during their dormant period from
changes of temperature and penetrating
winds.
@. What is meant when It Is said
that Senators are paired ?--M M
A. Sometimes Senator belonging TO
one party agrees with a Senator be-
longing to the other party that neither
will vote If the other is absent. the
theory being that they would always
vote on opposite sides of the question.
This is called q pair. Sometimes pairs
are secured on a particular vote only.
For instance, If Senator in favor of
certain piece of legislation is i'll or I'M
avoidably detained, his friends arrange
for some one on the opposite side Of
the question not to vote. This inSures
for each a record as to whether or not
he favors particular piece OF legisla-
IlOll. Wulle many pcISOtiS are OppOScu
to general pairs, as the first is called,
all are glad to arrange a pair for a
specific measure if a Senator Is un-
avoidably prevented from being present
to vote.
@. Were the old Currier 81 Ives prints
colored by hand?-M. E. c.
A. The firm of CuTier g. Ives, Inc,
says: The original firm of N. Currter
nj & Tya~ dfGEnlU0A
1907. Practically all of the old prints
were pulled from stones and colored by
hand. Toward the end, the old Currier
g. Ives tried some color TYPOGRAPHY
but it was not very extensive, nor salts
factory"
@. What is a kermess?-K. e. @.
A. Originally it was a church festival,
but later was an outdoor festival or fair
held annually in the Low Countries of
Europe and French Flanders. Either
an indoor or outdoor fair on the order
of the Flemish festival is sometimes
given this name.
O. Since we have had q dial tele-
phone, the noise made by dialing is
picked up by our radio. Can. this be
stopped?-M. M.
A. Such interference is prevented by
a small condenser. easily installed in
the base of the phone by changing
wire connection and removing q few
screws.
@. What Is the Society Of the Gin
cinnati and what was George Wash
ington's connection with IT'D. o.
A. The society is an hereditary pa
triotic society organized in 1888 by the
American and foreign officers Of the
Continental Army assembled in their
cantonment on the Hudson River near
was held in the Verplanck House, then
the headquarters of Baron Steuben.
The objects of the society were: ITO
perpetuate as well the remembrance of
the Revolution as the mutual friend
ships which have been formed under
the pressure of common danger. ."
Since most of the officers were return
ing to their farms, which they had left
to fight for the Republic, they named
their organization the Society of the
Cincinnati after their Roman proto-
type, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus.
George Washington was the first
president general. He was elected in
1887 and reelected until his death.
Presidents general succeeding him have
been Alexander Hamilton, c. Cotes-
worth Pinckney, Thomas -Pinckney.
Aaron Ogden, Morgan Lewis, William
Popham. H A.. S. Dearborn, Hamilton
Fish, William Wayne and Winslow
Warren. The State societies meet an
nually and the general society meets
once in every three years. The living
hereditary members number $50. The
emblem symbolizes the union Of France
and America.