Evening star., 1935-11-13

lIdS CIldDICu LIIC DdpSIS 10 nave DC
lures in the office only u minutes after
leaving the gridron.
O. Who was Lone Wolff. C.
A. He was Kiowa chief who led a
hostile faction of his tribe on the war
path in 1874. He was quickly defeated
and, with number of followers, was de-
ported to Florida. where he remained in
military confinement for three years.
@. What changes have there been in
| President Roosevelt's cabinet?-C. H. G..
A The changes in President RooSe-
velts cabinet were occasioned by the
death OF Thomas j. Walsh, Attorney
General elect who was succeeded by
Homer S. Cummings, and William H.
Woodin. Secretary of the Treasury. who
resigned because Of i'll health and died
within few months He was succeeded
by Henry Morgenthau.
@. What is the origin of the term
almighty dollar"?-E. E.
A. The earliest use of the phrase al
mighty dollar in literature is believed
/ to be by Washington Irving in "Wolfert's
Roost. a Creole Village" in 1897. The
idea, however, is older than this.
! @. What is meant by the commits
Sioners share of world series reccipts?-
F. NJ. B.
/ A. The commissioners share in the
world series receipts goes TO Judge
| Kenesaw M Lands to pay his salary,
Office expenses and the salaries of his
staff for the years work done by that
commission.
@. Is there food called "ierky"?-
O.F.W.
A. "Jerky' is jerked meet. usually
venison; that is to say. lean meat cut
into strips and dried over a slow fire
or in the sun.
Q. What is the longest life history
of an insect?-J. K.
A. The life cycle of most insects is
very brief. Many 90 not live longer
than a single season. The longest period
in the life history Of any insect is un-
doubtedly the space of II years which
lapSes between the burial of the larva
and the emergence of the adult insect
in the case OF the periodical cicada.
@. Please give the names and loca-
/ ton OF naval institutes in Italy,. Y.
/ A. The naval Institutes in Italy are
the Regia Academia Navale and In
| Stituto di Guerra Marlttima both located
at Leghorn.
@. How does the amount collected by
the Government for cigarette taxes now
compare with that IS years ago?-S. S.
A For the year ending June 30, 1900,
the Government collected $3,69619l in
cigarette taxes. For the same period in
1884. taxes collected amounted to $3.50.
299, ,442.
O. Please give some information about
the black maSs."-G H.
A. What was known as Satansm,
diabolism. or the black mass. was the
practice by organizations in the middle
| centuries in Europe of form of worship
which was the opposite of the Chris
tian worship. in that the devil was he'd
as the supreme being and orgies of the
| most violent and obscene description
took place in his honor. During the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries there
was in Europe also an outbreak of row.
dyism and buffoonery connected with
the religious feaSts and holidays. In
France. the Feast of the Ass was trav-
esty of the Nativity and the flight of the
Holy Family to Egypt. Services were
held in some of the churches in which
a ribald congregation and mock priest
conducted a litany in which the re-
sponses consisted of a series of brays by
the "worshipers" The affair became so
scandalous to decency that it was pro-
hibited by law about 1900.
@. What is the best method of whit
ening the tile floor of bath room?-
L. S.
A. Javelle water which can be OBJ
tained ready prepared at drug stores,
is used TO whiten tiles. Dampen the
surface OF the tiles with clear water and
then apply the javelle water. diluted
with four times its volume of water. Do
not let the javelle water come in con-
tact with metals or fabrics.
@. What is the ruler of Andorrs
called d?-W. S.
A. The ruler of Andorra is known as
the Syndic.
@. Please give some information
about the Yukon Rivera NJ. P.
A. The Yukon River is the largest
in Alaska. Its total length is about
1900 miles 1t begins in the Yukon
district of British Columbia. near the
Pacific Ocean. and ends at the Bering
Sea coast The river is unique in that
1t rises within IS miles of tidal waters.
in the Dyea Inlet on the Pacific Coast,
and reaches the ocean finally noe far
|, from where it rose.
@. How many horses were exported
from the United States to Russia in
1934?-A. B. G.
A. The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics says that no horses were ex-
ported to Russia during 1884. or the
fiscal year ending in June, 1884 Some
American trotting horses have been ex-
ported in years prior to last year. since
trotting became very popular in the
Soviet Union.
@. How many drug stores are there
in the United States?-O. c. A.
A. The Bureau of the Census says
that there are 58,407 drug stores in the
United States.
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