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any question Of fact by writing Tha
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three 90 cents for reply.
q. What style Of architecture In
used In the United States Supreme
Court Building? q. ID.
A. Corinthian. This was decided
upon as being most harmonious with
the Capitol Group.
@. When was Oh Promise Me first
sung at a wedding? A. w. C.
A. 1t was written In 1889 by Regi-
| maid DeKoven and interpolated In
Robin Hood In 1890. The date at
| which 1t vas first sung at a wedding
is not available. but IL 500 became
very popular for this use.
@. Was John Hays Hammond. the
mining engineer, ever sentenced 20
death by the Beers? w. II.
A. Mr.. Hammond wa n Of the
four leaders in the reform move
ment in the Transvaal. For his con-
nection with the jameson raid. with
which. however. he did not sympa-
thize. the Beers sentenced him TO
| death. The sentence was later
committed to IS years imprisonment
and then to the payment OF q fine
Of $l25,0oO.
O. Who invented the closeup and
the switch-back I'm motion pictures'
III. j.
A. They are credited to D. W.
Griffith
q. What Is the purpose Of the Co
/ operative Central Bank In Massa-
chusSetts? J. b.
A. Membership in this institution
Is compulsory for all cooperative
banks in the state. The purpose OF
the bank is to accumulate reserve
funds and to be in position TO loan
these funds very readily to cooper
alive banks whenever need may
arise.
q Why does a locomotive whistle
seem to have a lower pitch after n
locomotive has gone past? r. n.
A. While the locomotive is ap-
preaching each sound wave has q
shorter distance to travel than the
preceding one and the pitch seems
higher than II would be were 1t at
rest. While moving away the oppo-
site is true, each wave has a longer
distance and the pitch Is lowered
This is known as the Doppler effectN
O. How Is the Presidents flag dis.
PLAYED when he Is or board q ves-
sci? H. X. r..
A. When the President visits n
vessel OF the United States, the
Presidents flag is broken at the
main the moment he recahes deck
and is kept flying as long as he Is on
board. When the President Is m
barked on a boat he usually directs
that his flag be displayed from the
staff In the bow Of his barge.
@. When was mustard gas first
used? w. b.
n. II MHN 0NA&C4 ~ eAN S
mans in July 1917. at Ypres.
@. What was the Shadrach Case?
NJ. l.. G.
A. In May. 1850. a fugitive slave
from Virginia named Frederick
wilkins. came to Boston. under tina
alias Shadrach.7 Subsequently he
was arrested and jailed in the Unit
ed States Court House pending trial.
Shadrach was rescued by a body OF
colored PEOPLE and conveyed IN
safety to Canada. Intense excite
ment prevailed In Boston. and spread
over the entire country when Con-
gress turned its attention 70 the in
%fringement Of the law.
O. How sensitive Is the ear? G. ID.
A. The normal ear transmits to the
brain the sensation OF sound when
a pressure variation OF .00l dyne
per square centimeter ours at over
100 cycles per second. This pressure
is about / millionth Of a gram per
50. en-. or a thirty millionth Of an
ounce
q. What Is meant by the express
sion, Tom the Tinker? A. v. w.
A. This was the popular watch
word OF the insurgents OF Western
Pennsylvania during the Whisky
Rebellion Of 1894, originating in the
destruction Of the house OF an OBJ
noxious official by a mob. which
gave out that 1t was being tinkered.
q. When wa the American Collegd
OF surgeons established? y. L.
A. The college was organized In
1913 by some 500 surgeons. leaders
in every branch OF surgery and rep
resentatives OF all sections Of the
country
q. OF the cheese eaten by the av-
erage person in this country, how
much Is imported? II. r.
A. For the years from 1925 to 1880.
the average consumption OF cheese
per person was as pounds. OF this
az pounds was imported and four
pounds was domestic.
@. What Is a honeybaH melon? X
Med.
A. II is a cross between the an
taloupe and the h~oneydew melon.
The meat can be eaten to the rind
and is sometimes pink and some
times yellow.