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q. How much money did Luchy
Baldwin make? II. j.
A. He was q prcspector who dis
covered the Ophir Mine In Nevada
He made more than 100000. bue
lost 1t In real estate ventures. He died
a poor man.
q. Please give n biography 90
Phil0 Remington. T. X.
A. Born at Litchtield, N. r., tn
1916 he learned the firearms buxi-
ness in the factory Of his father. Eli
phalet Remington, NJ uion, N. "
and for as years was superintendent
OF the mechanical department 10
was mainly due 10 his efforts that the
Remington breech-loading rifles and
the Remington typewriter were per.
fected. He died IN 1889.
q. In what year did the govern
ment discover the large land fraudsf
2. l.
A. IT was In 1909 that gigantic land
frauds involving tiio.000.000 were
perpetrated. The operations Of the
conSpirators extended TO 20 states.
Two Of the ringleaders were fined
heavily and imprisoned and four
employees Of the Land Office were
discharged fer being on the pay
roll Of the conspirators.
q. How many lives were Lost In the
big forest fires In Wisconsin and
Minnesota In the 1905? n. A q.
A. The Peshtigo. Wisconsin. forest
fire In 1871 burned $4,000 acres Of
timber and caused the death Ct 1900
persons. In 1894 the Hinckley fire
burned over 10000 acres In Mime
sofa and cost the lives Of as per-
soris.
q. How many children has Emper-
or Hirohito Of Japan and what ara
their ages? Il. j.
A. The Emperor's children are the
Princesses Shigeko, o; Karlkc, Q:
Atsuko, 4; and Prince Akihito. heir
TO the throne, aged Ia years. The
second child. Princess Saciko. died
IN infancy.
q. Is the trumpeter swan extinct
I'm this country? w. s.
A Fewer than one hundred ara
now in existence. These are In q mir
gratory bird refuge In southwestern Y
Montana. This Is q natural habitat
Of these birds, and II In believed
that. with adequate protection, the
species can be saved.
@. What per cent Of the schooi
children In the United States n
~Ieft-handed? III. L.
A. Such q survey has not been
made. The Public Health Service says
that from 2 10 5 per cent OF the total
population is naturally left-handed.
q. Did Martha Curtis receive an
engagement ring from George wash.
ington? G. ID.
A. washington gave his fiancee an
engagement ring with q cluster Of
seven diamonds.
q. Where rs the Hoover War R-
brary? A. b ID.
A. It occupies a wing Of the library
at Stanford University. Former
President Hoover started II In 1918
and the collection new includes n
comprehensive amount Of informa-
ton about the World War and allied
subjects.
q. What n mummy wheate J.. I.
A. A variety Of wheat said 10 have
been produced from grains found in
an Egyptian mummy. There Is no
reason. however, to believe the le-
gend. 1t has long been In cultivation
in Egypt and neighboring countries
In Africa.
q. Please give the acreage OF some
OF the largest b~ontnnical gardens
In the world. v. l. w.
A. The famous Royal Bontanic
Gardens Of Kew, England, comprise
about 800 acres. The Bontanic Gar
den Of Paris occupies rs acres: that
CT Edinburgh, So acres: Glasgow. 20
acres: Berlin 1926 acres: and Rio de
Janiero. 1000 acres. The shaw Gar
dens OF st. Louis contain 30 acres
and the New York Botanical Gar
den. 400 acres.
q. How many types OF dInosnurs,
have been found IN this oountry@}
4. r -
A. Prof. Richard 8. Lull CT Yals
University says that 81 types Of dino
saurs have been traced In America
q. Where n the Republican nv
er? A. L l.
A. 1t Is one OF the head streams
OF the Kansas River. Formed BY two
FORKS i east-central Colorado. 40
flows northeast into Nebraska, then
east, and finally southeast into Kan
sas. where 1t Joins the Smoky HiIl
River at Junction City TO form the
Kansas River. 1t Is 500 miles long.
@. Who commanded the stonewan
Brigade after General Jackpon VIVA
wounded? M. b.
A. The next officer IN command.
Major General A. P. Hill.
q. What auses the bad odor a
water In which flowers have beam
kept? vi. III. 3.
A. 1t Is due to decayed veeetabss
matter.