Evening star., 1934-05-25

City, which are IS per cent to so per
cent those of the country.
@. Who shared Napoleon's exile
at st. Helena?-P. c.
A. There were four important per-
sonages with him-Bertrand, Mon
tholon, Las Cases, and Gourgaud.
In lesser capacities, Marchand, Cap
riana, and Santini were also with
Napoleon. The household of Bona
parte consisted of 81 persons, of
whom 9, including 4 children, formed
the suite Of the Emperor. the others
being servants. Sir Hudson Lowe
was the Emperor's guardian on the
island.
@. When was the folding fan in
vented?-W. z. L.
A. 1t is said to have been invented
in Japan about A. D. 670 1t was
introduced into China in the 10th
Century, and thence into Europe in
the late 18th or early 18th century.
c. Where is the Jackson Purchase
region of Kentucky?-P. F.
A. The Purchase, usually known as
the Jackson Purchase, is the West
tip end Of the State, composed of
eight counties which were originally
one county, Hickman. 1t was origi-
nally surrounded by water. Twenty
counties in Tennessee were part of
the original Purchase. This section,
1900 square miles in area, and a
section belonging to Kentucky, a little
more than 1000 square miles in area.
Is west OF the Tennessee River and
south and east of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi and, in part, North of Reel
loot Lake. The counties composing
it now are Graves, Galloway, Mar
shall, McCracken, Ballard, Carlisle,
Hickman, and Fulton. The section
Is named the Purchase because it
was the last portion of the State
ceded by the Chickasaw Indians to
the United States, and is called the
Jackson Purchase because Of the ac-
tlvlty of Andrew Jacks IN as COM
missioner with Isaac Shelby in its
purchase.
O. Why is Queen Victoria's birth
day celebrated in Great Britain as
Empire day?-B. ].
A. 1t was during Victoria's reign
that the title Empress Cor Emperor)
of India was conferred upon the
British sovereign. May "a is cele-
brated as Empire day.
@. Please give the time in which
Jack Frye, T. w. A. pilot, made the
trip carrying mail from Los Angeles
to NeWark-H. F. D.
A. Jack Frye, in his Cyclone-pow-
cred Northrop Gamma, made the
trip from Los Angeles to Newark in
II hours 81 minutes, including a stop
of 10 minutes at Kansas City for
fuel.
@. Is the solitaire a neurological
bird? If not, where is it found?-
I'D.
A The solitaire (Pezophaps soIi-
taris) was a bird allied to the dodo
and formerly inhabiting Rodriguez.
1t became extinct about 1861.
The male stood about 2 feet 9 inches
high and was brownish gray in color,
the female being brown with a whitish
breast. The male bore a knob of
bone on each wing and used this as
a weapon. The solitaire was flight
less. Its food consisted of seeds and
leaves. and a single egg was laid in
a heap of palm leaves and incubated
by both parents.
@. How many forms of local pas
senger transport are there in New
York City?-W. K
A There are five, which are as
follows: Rapid transit (Which includes
subways and L's), trolleys. busses,
ferries and mainline railways.
@. What was known as the Useless
Parliament?-J. j.
A. The Parliament convened by
Charles I on June l8. 1925, ad-
journed to oxford August /, and dis
solved August IL, having done moth
ing but offend the King. was so
designated.