Evening star., 1931-12-12

comes Electra" a play within q piay
and is 1t based on history2-I. G.. r,
A. 1t Is trilogy consisting of three
complete plays, compatible in con-
tinuity, which make one very long play,
They are entitled, Homecoming, THE
Hunted" and The Haunted" The play
is based on the Greek legend describing
Agamemnons return from the Trojan
War, his murder by his wife, Clytem-
nestra, who is killed by her daughter.
Electra, and her son, Orestes.
@. What honor did Alexander bestow
upon Apelles2-H. S.
A. Alexander conferred upon the art
ist the exclusive privilege of painting his
portrait.
@. What Is khadar?-M. G.
A This name is given to the coarse
white cloth worn by all the peopls
OF India who are determined that, By
boycott of British goods, foreign ruiz
will be terminated.
@. Where does Portugal rank in for
eign possessions?-A. F.
A. Portugal has some $50 ,264 squau
miles of colonial possessions and rans
after England and France. It's pos
sessions are greater than those of Itah
and the Netherlands.
Q. Is DR.. Montessori an M. Dr.
A. DR.. Maria Montessori is doctor
OF medicine. She was graduated In
medicine from the University OF Roms
in 1894, and has become very well
known in medical work throughout
Italy.
Q. How many varieties of birds are
there in the world?-A. l..
A. There are about 10000 species Of
birds in the world, about 800 of them
being in the United States.
Q. What was the last name Of the
musician known as Blind Tom?-P. C.
A. His mothers name was Charity
Virgins. He was sold with his mother
to Gen. Bethune. Afterward he was
known as Thomas Green Bethune He
was born blind, was first led to q piano
when about four years old, and was
permitted to play on It. Blind Touas
who gave concerts throughout tho
country, was born In 184e and died tn
1908.
@. Where is Station xER2-A. X.
A. Station xER Is owned by Do
John r. Brinkley, deposed Kansas
medico- broa dcaster. 1t is $4,000 -wass
station and is located just across the
border at Villa Acuna, Mexico.
9. Isn't road building considerably
cheaper than it has ever been?-D. q
A. Highwsy officials say constructs
ton costs are lower than they have
been since 1922. In 1881 six miles of
road could be built for the cost of
five miles in 1929.
@. Where is the oldest microscope
in existence?-G. B.
A. The oldest recorded microscope
in existence is a plano-convex lens ot
quartz found in the ruins of Nineveh.
now in the British Museum. Ths
simple lenses came into greater use
during the Middle Ages. A spectaclea
maker of Middelburg, Holland, named
Zacharias Jansen, was the first to
build a compound microscope, In 1890,
and presented it to Charles Albert,
Archduke of Austria.
@. Is 1t true that In church In
France woman was set up ON tbs
altar in place of God?--J. K. l..
A. On November TO- 1898, the revo~
lutionists entered the Cathedral of
Notre Dame, in Paris, and placed with
elaborate ceremonies, an actress from
the opera named Mile. Maillard, dressed
IN white with phrygian cap and the
tri-color, on the high altar, installing
her as the Goddess of Reason. The
church was named the Temple of Rea-
son and it was not restored as shrine
of religious worship until by the order
of Napoleon in 1902.