Evening star., 1935-04-26

the wearing Of the edges was a fault
which has been surmounted by max
ing them of hard composition or
of steel.
@. When were diplomatic relations
established between the Soviet Union
and the United StatesP-C. B.A.
A. They were established by an ex-
change Of notes between President
Roosevelt and Commissar LitvinoH in
Washington, November 16, 1898. The
Ambassadors are William C. Bullitt
and Alexander A. Troyanovsky.
@. If no cotton were raised for a
year would the boil weevil survive?
F. VIC.
A. The Bureau Of Entomology saws
that the boil weevil Is known to breed
on only one other plant besides c1t-
ton in the cotton belt, namely, the
shrub-althea (Hibiscus siriacus). II
no cotton were raised for a year in
the cotton belt, most of the weevils
would be eliminated.
@. When were the first Negroes
brought to the new world?-B. H. B.
A. The first ship of Negroes brought
to the new world came in a Portu-
/ guese boat to Santo Domingo in 1903.
The first shipment Of slaves to the
United States was on a Dutch ship in
! 1919. The Portuguese monopolized
the slave traffic for about half CEN
tury. Spain entered the slave trade
about 1917, England about 1853 and
France in 1924.
@. Why is the prison called Sing
Sing and the city called Ossining?
&C. r. G..
A. Sing Sing Prison is located Just
outside the city limits of Ossining
N. Y. Ossining was formerly Sing
Sing. The name Sing Sing, by which
it was known until 1901. comes from
| the Indian word meaning a stony
| place. After the State prison was
! located there and called Sing Sing.
| the toWnsfolk desired a change Of
name of the town, and chose Os-
sining.
@. How many Angora goats are
/ there in this country?-H. S. D.
A. There are approximately 3s00-
| 600. The States in which they are
raised principally are Texas. New
Mexico California. Oregon. Missouri
and Arizona.
O. How long have book clubs been
! in existence?-E. F.
! A. The Roxburghe Club, founded
/ in 1912, was the earliest English book
/ club, properly so called. The Banna-
/ tyne Club was originated by Scott in
1923. The Camden Society 1899
/ began the modern method of pub
fishing by the society rather than in
dividual members During the Co.
/ lonial period in America there were
a number of such literary associations.
/ The earliest and most famous Of these
was the Junto. founded by Benjamin
Franklin in 1925.
O. What is the vegetable called
/ udo?-H. F.
A. lido (Aralia cordata) is a Japa-
nese vegetable cultivated for its
blanched, edibl9 shoots. The plants
are bushy and yield for about nine
years. They are planted three to
four feet apart and cultivated like
@. What is bonnet piece?-H. j.
| A. 1t is gold coin o. James V of
Scotland, so called on account of the
Kings head being decorated with
bonnet instead of a crown. James Y
was the first Scottish sovereign who
placed dat-s on money and the first
who diminished the size of the gold
coins by increasing their thickness.
In beauty of workmanship they sp-
proach the Roman coins. These bon
/ net pieces are among the most valued
curiosities of the antiquary.
@. In what kind of meter is Long
fellows Hiawatha written?-F. c.
| A. The poem is written in trochaic
dimeter, which was suggested by the
Finnish Kalevala.