Evening star., 1931-06-27
ANSWERS, TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

In 1857 the church formally set aside
the second Sunday in June designating
the day as "Children's Sunday" 1t Is
now observed by nearly all churches
throughout the wcrld.
@. Who was Josh Billings?-M. s.
A. This was the pSeudonym of Henry
Wheeler Shaw, American humorist, born
in Lanesborough, Mass, 1918. He en-
tered Hamilton College but soon went
out West, where ne worked on farms
and steamboats,. finally becoming an
auctionser. In 1859 he began writing,
and in 1890 sent to a New York paper
"An Essa on the Muel, bi Josh Billings"
which was extensively copied. His most
successful work was his Farmers
Allminax,' a travesty on the Old Farm
ers' Almanac. He died In 1885.
@. Why is Georgia called the Empire
State of the South?-C. L. w.
A. Probably the best explanation of
the title, Empire State, for Georgia is
given in the following paragraph from
Jones History of Georgia: Thus we
endeavored to present the history
OF Georgia from the earliest period to
the epoch of her elevation into the dig
nifty of an independent commonwealth
Henceforth it will be our pleasure and
privilege to trace her progress as aug
menting daily in population and mate
rial wealth, developing year by year in
resources and capabilities and through
the Intervention Of wise constitutions,
sage rulers, good government, educa-
tional advancement commercial con-
nections and fruitful fields encouraging
the intellect, the enterprise, the inde-
pendence and the virtue of her
citizens. She has grown mightier with
each generation until now the irsig-
nificant colony planted by Oglethorpe
upon Yamacraw Bluff is saluted as the
Empire State of the South
@. Please give some facts about the
colony CT Macao.-W. r. S.
A. The Portuguese colony of Macao is
located on an island of the same name
at the southwest mouth of the Canton
River of the coast of Kwangtung
Province. China. 1t has an area of IL
square miles and population of ap-
proximstely 10000. 1t is just across a
narrow channel from the well known
British colony Of Hongkcng.
@. Has Russia ever had an internal
religious wars. G.
A. In 1648 the Cossacks rose against
the Polish Ukrainian lords who sought
to impose upon them the Roman Cath
olic faith in lieu of their own Greek
Catholic religion. The CoSSacks fought
with the utmost brutality, overcoming
the Poles and torturing their leaders to
death. Their Roman Catholic priests
were hanged before their altars with
a butchered hog en- one side and Jew
on the other. When, after more than
year, this religious rebellion was put
down, the Cossack leaders were pun
ished with equal brutality.
@. How many parks, large and
small, are there in Washington
L. r.
A. There are 66S angles, reservations
and parks in Washington. These In
clude 461 fully improved and 207 un-
improved.
@. How should the word "cantaloupe"
be pronouncsd?-A. P. K.
A. Two pronunciations are recognized
-can-ta-loop or can-ta-lope-accento on
the first syllable.
@. When a foreign country owes this
country money, is it paid by check,
draft or caSh?-M. A.
"A. The Treasury Department says
that the debt of a foreign country is
paid In cash in this country through
fiscal agsnt. The foreign country builds
a balance here and then the payment u
made by transfer of funds.