Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-03

nent the system Of Q compulsory short
military service. Every young man ct
20 years OF age became q soldier for
three years and was then dismissed,
with liability TO be recalled In case Of
war at any time until the are OF IS
years. The system afterward was copied
BY almost all European states except
Great Britain.
Q. Has there ever been a House Of
Commons in this country2-N. w.
A. The National Government never
has had q body so named, but IN the
early history Of North Carolina the
lower branch Of its Legislature was
called the House OF Commons.
q. Was Black Hawk considered q
good Indian" ?-T. S. ID.
A. He was the chief of the Sac and
Fox Indians. The Black Hawk War
was fought because of his belief that
his people were being unjustly deprived
Of their lands. He had an admirable
character. He stood unflinchingly for
justice and was never actuated Dy
malice or revenge.
@. How was the earliest fire-fightinQ
apparatus constructed2-H. c.
A. Machines for the extinguishing of
fires have been used from a very early
date. Apollodorlis, architest TO the En-
peror Trajan. speaks of leathern bags,
with pipes attached, from which water
was projected by squeezing the bags.
Hero of Alexandria describes a machine
which he calls the siphons used in con-
flagrationS. II consists OF two cylinders
and pistonS connected by reciprocal
ing beam, which raises and lowers the
pistons alternately, and thus with the
aid of valves opening only towards the
Jet, projects the water from it, but not
In a continuous stream, as the pressure
ceased at each alienation of stroke.
@. Please name some Of the foremost
pianists Of the world-F. A.
A. Among them would be 1gnace j.
Paderewski, Serge Rachmaninoff Al
fred Cortot, August Samaroff, Leopold
Godowsky, Josef Holman, Ethel Le-
ginska and ELY Ney.
@. see that Maude Adams is open
ing in THE Merchant OF Venice In
Cleveland the first week in November,
Has she ever appeared in this play
A. Miss Adams has played juliet,
Rosalind and Viola, but this Is her first
appearance as Portia.
@. Do the swiM turn most Of their
dairy milk into butter and eheese?-
w. H.
A. About i3 per cent of the milk is
manufactured into cheese. butter, con-
densed milk, and milk chocolate: do
nestle consumption accounts for 40 per
, cent. the remainder is used In breeding,
fattening and expectation.
@. What Is q cashiers check7--M.
Z. s.
A. 1t Is q common form Of exchange.
1t is a check upon bank signed by its
cashier The cashiers check Is n
guarantee CT the bank that the amount
stated Is in the bank and can be drawn
out upon presentation Of the check.
@. Why Is the laurel wreath a symbol
Of victory?--J X.
A. Mythology has it that Apollo
, wooed Daphne, who. to escape him, had
her father, the river god Peneus, change
her into laurel tree. Whereupon
Apollo said to her: "Since you cannot
be my wife, you shall be my tree. I
will wear you for my crown; I will dec
crate with you my harp and my CULVER;
and when the great Roman conquerors
lead up the trfumphal pomp 10 the cap
ital, you shall be woven into wreaths for
their brows. And, ds eternal youth 10
mine, you also shall be always green,
and your leaf know no decay"