Evening star., 1934-01-24

date for Governor, was elected In tho
September election. One of the cam.
paign slogans was Maine went hell.
bent for Gov. Kent"
@. Can a farmer sell his cotton op.
tions to private buyer?-D. B.
A. Such sale Of these options In pro.
hibited. The contract requires that,
where the option Is called, the check
Is made to the original holder, who, in
each case, Is the producer who accepted
the option as part of the consideration
In the cotton adjustment campaign Of
last Summer.
@. II the world calendar were to be
adopted on what date would Easter
fall?-M. c. H.
department of the Universal Christian
Council that the permanent date would
be April 8.
9: Are culture pearls senuine7-
A. Culture pearls are simply genuine
pearls whose growth and formation in
the oyster has been artificially induced.
The principal difficulty about producing
such pearls is that they frequently have
fiat surface on one side where the
PSe~~A AAo~' 1NNA otOdNAICu W Lie Shell.
However, method has been devised
whereby the pearl grows into the
mantle Of the oyster without touching
the shell. and pearls Of this type re-
semble natural pearls so exactly that
the difference cannot be discovered ex-
cept by cutting the pearl open. Culture
pearls OF this high type can be used In
Jewelry and strung for necklaces Just
as natural pearls can be.
@. Would the wild horses Of the
Western Plains be suitable for farm
work when broken?-W L. B.
A. The average Western range horse
Is undersized, tough and very difficult
to train. 1t could not be easily used
for agricultural purposes.
Q. Is ebony wood always black
F. l.
A. Ebony is the heartwood OF several
different tropical African and Asiastic
trees. The best ebony is a deep black,
although other varieties vary in color
through several shades of brown. The
term. ebony. is also applied to the wood
OF trees other than true ebonies. in
Guiding the green ebony Of the West
Indies and the bastard ebony Of Brazil.
Relative to the following question pub
lished short time ago in this column:
Which rear automobile wheel turns
faster on a curve?-H. P. p" an in
correct answer was enormously at
tr1buted to the Bureau OF Standards.
The correct answer, as given BY the
bureau. Is as follows "All automobiles
are provided with an arrangement OF
gears, known as the differential, through
which the power is delivered from the
drive shaft to the wheels BY this
means each wheel is allowed to revolve
In exact proportion to the distance
covered, so that no slipping Is neces-
sary while rounding a curve in which
case the outside wheel necessarily COW
ers a greater distance than the inside
wheel"
@. How does cowboy get the title,
world champion bronc rider?-W. p.
A. During the last few years an
association called the Rodeo Associa-
ton OF America has been organized
and winners in the various major
events are given points The con-
testants with the greatest number OF
points during the year are declared
the world champion bronc rider, or
steer roper, as the case may be.
Q. Why aren't letters on q typewriter
keyboard arranged alphabetically7-
r. E. P
A. The keyboard of the typewriter
is so arranged that the letters which
are most frequently associated may be
most easily reached by the fingers