Evening star., 1932-08-19

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Q. What race horse stables made the
most money last year?-A. G.
A. The c. v. Whitney Stable topped
the list of money winners for last year
with stakes and purses reaching $422.-
in $4,000. The Greentree Stable,
belonging to Mrs. Payne Whitney. was
second with an aggregate Of 1884, ,76l.
@. How many foreign-born children
are attending school in the United
States?-H. N.
A. In the 1880 census there were
3S9, TAG school children between the ages
of 5 and 20 foreign birth attending
school in the United States.
@. What Is the average tax per gal
Ion on gasoline in the United States?
r. F.
A. The average tax per gallon Of gas
oline for the entire United States is
approximately four cents.
@. Please give directions for canning
baked peaches.-E. r. C.
A. First, dip the peaches in boiling
water to loosen the skins, which are
then slipped of. Cut the peaches in
halves and remove the stones. Place
the halved peaches in a baking dish
and fill each cavity with one teaspoon
sugar, one-fourth teaspoon butter, a
few drops lemon juice and sprinkle of
nutmeg Bake in a moderate oven until
the peaches are tender; from 80 to IS
minutes. While they are boiling hot,
pack them into clean hot jars, adjust
the rubbers. and pour any sirup that
has formed in the pan over the fruit.
Fill each jar to overflowing with boiling
sirup made of one-half cup Of sugar TO
each cup of water, adjust the covers,
and seal the jars.
d.
the Great Lakes?-B. c.
A. The approximate altitude Of the
various Great Lakes is as follows:
Lake Superior, 602 feet; Lake Michi-
gan, 578 feet; Lake Huron, 578 feet:
Lake Erie, 572 feet; Lake Ontario, 246
feet.
O. Please give the date and circum-
stances of the death of Eleonora DuSe
&C. C.
A. During her farewell tour in
America her health was so broken that
often she had to be revived with oxy-
gen after a performance. She died
from the results of a chill at Pitts
burgh on April 81, 1924, at the age OF
"a. She was pitifully anxious not tc
die far away from Italy, and gave or
ders, almost with her last breath, tc
pack quickly so as to catch the boat
home. Italian immigrants knelt on the
quay as her coffin was lowered on to
the battleship Duilio at New York, ano
national mourning was proclaimed In
Italy. Her countrymen desired to see
her laid at rest with other illustrious
Italians in Santa Croce at Florence. but
they respected her wish to BE- quietly
buried at Asolo.
@. How many children has Mr.
Garner?-W w.
A. Speaker Garner has one son
Tully, who manages the family property
in Uvalde, Tex.
O. What is the largest bison head
on record?-T. M.
A. The head of Old Tex, famous
bison bull of the Yellowstone herd, Is
the biggest. 1t measures 351a inches
on its outside spread. The right horr
is 21Ea inches long. the left horn is %
inches long. The circumference Of the
right horn at the base is 16 inches
while the left is 15A inches, and the
inside spread is 3o1a inches. Old Te>
was killed in 1925 because Of old age