Evening star., 1933-01-16

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@. What is the age limit for Boy
Scouts?-N. T.
A. A boy may not become a member
OF the Boy Scout organization until he
reaches the age Of IL, but there Is no
top age for scouting.
@. Did Rubenstein ever come to
Amertca?-E w.
A. Anton Rubenstein, famous musi-
clan, was In this country in 1s72-73.
@. Which paper was first published
by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele
the Tattler or Spectator?-G. G.
A. The Tattler published its last issue
on January 2, It'll, and the Spectator
presented its first issue on March /, =,
1I11. 4nC oPCNlatOl WAS l4O1ClG0 Okl
the Tattler but was considered a great
improvement on the former sheet.
@. What Is the derivation Of the
word neighbor?-M. Z.
A. It is from the Anglo Saxon, neah,
meaning nigh or near, and gubor,
meaning dweller or farmer.
@. How did it happen that 1t was
Noy-rie rxbtr, i11trOdIIHad the 10
duck amendment?-W. E. T.
A. This subject Is one in which Sen
ator Norris has been interested for a
great many years. During the Hard
ing administration a club of farmers
sent a petition to Congress with refer
ence to the members of both bodies
who had been defeated at a preceding
election. Inasmuch as they were re-
ferred to as lame ducks, this petition
was, In q spirit of levity, referred to
the Senate Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry. Senator Norris was
chairman of this committee at that
time, and, although 1t was a matter
which should have properly come be-
fore the Senate Committee on the Ju-
dietary, he used this petition as the
vehicle for proposing the abolishment
Of the so-called Tame duck" sessions
of Congress and q favorable report
was made thereon to the Senate by
the Agriculture Committee.
Why are there no graves of British
soldiers at the site Of the Battle Of New
Orleans?-R. L. s.
A. Most of the British dead were
buried by American troops in trenches,
and their graves remain unmarked.
@ What Is the meaning of the
words. Rosh Hashana?-O. T.
A. It Is Hebrew and means head OF
the year" The name is given to the
Jewish New Year, the first OF the
month, Tishri.
@. What survey did Woodward and
Saffery make?-J. M. M.
A. Nathaniel Woodward and Solomon
Saffery made q survey, at the instance
of Massachusetts, in l642, between Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut, which mas
usually been spoken of as the woodward
and Saffery line.
@. How many National Monuments"
are there?-B. K.
A. There are 81. The newest one, the
Grand Canyon National Monument, was
established January 6, 1888. 1t is about
so miles down river from the point on
the south rim, now so familiar to
tourists.
@. Why was the Parliament called by
Edward I of 1895 called the Model
Parliament?"-J. A.
A. It was model In that it has been
held to be more highly representative
than the majority Of Legislatures. 1t
was composed, first, spiritual peers;
archbishops, bishops and abbots, with
heads of military establishments. Each
bishop brought with him one elected
representative from the Cathedral staff,
and two elected from each diocese from