, 1935-08-07

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any question OF fact by writing Tia
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q. What was the woman'B namse
who was killed while making brea4
during the Battle Of Gettysburgf A.
r. ID.
A. Jennie Wade was instantly kill
ed during the Battle Of Gettysburg.
July 2, 1853, while she was kneed-
ing dough for bread;
@. Have the Florida racing dates
been fixed for next winter7 wi. X.
A. There will be ninety-five days Of
racing at the two Miami tracks next
winter. forty-five days at Hialeah
Park and fifty days at Tropical Park.
The season will open December 10.
Florida Derby will be run on Sat-
urday. March : at Hialeah Park.
VI VINO - TIC 04StAOT W bnU W@EAMA
including the line, But they couldn't
copy my mind?S +. vi. III.
A. The line Is from the Ballad OF
the Mary Gloster by Rudyard Kip
ling.
@. What Is the motion picture at
tendance in the United States? z. r.
A. 1t is now estimated at 75.O00,-
900 weekly. :
@. What Is n coffin spoon? Z. J.
A. 1t was called a funeral spoon
In England made in the shape Of q
coffin lid. II was the custom TO
give two to the friends helping at the
time Of burial. Hence they are US
ually found in pairs.
q. How many children has Lady
Nancy Astor? S. G..
A. She has five = four sN1s and
a daughter.
q. What n the amount Of cigar
cite production this year? III. l. w.
A. Production Of popular-sized Gig
arettes for the first six months Of
this year is over sixty-five and O
quarter million. This Is the high
est ever attained.
q. How many Jews are here I'm
Ethiopia? A. ID. r..
A. There are between 10000 and
$4,000.
@. What Is n Verse Choir? r.. M. EA.
A. 1t Is a choir made up Of solos
voices. Verse Is a term used In
church music TO signify a passage
sung by or more solo voices.
@. What caused the Astor Place
riots In New York City? ]. r.
A. The outbreak which took place
May 10. l849. against Macready. m
English actor, was in retaliation for
the treatment Of Edwin Forrest.
American actor. at London In le45.
q. When did Lenin die? III. vi.
A. He died January 81. 1924
q. What Is gesSo? N. r.
A. A fine plaster which becomes
hard when set, and which Ia used
for modelling upon wood as q base
for painting or gliding.
q. Is there a statue OF Peter stuy.
vesant in a New York CathedraI9
G. b.
A. A statute Of Stuyvesant Is In an
apSidal recess in the Baptistry CATH
edral OF st. John the Divine.
q. How are dollhouse lambs rails
ed? j. T. s.
A. HothouSe lambs are produced
under the most favorable conditions
and represent unusual effort, care.
and attention on the part OF the
producers. In the first place, in or
der for the lambs to be born in De-
cember the ewes must breed In Aug
ust, which Is an off season for breed
ing and a difficult time for the ewes
TO catch. The lambs are milk-fed
and taken from their mothers to -
slaughtered. The favorable condi-
tons under which they are produce
ed are reflected in the uniform fin
ish and quality. only grades one and
two being found. These lambs
weigh only 40 pounds OF a little more
and the carcasses from IS to 80
pounds. They are marketed with
pelt on. the belly shaved. the throat
cut and only the entrails removed:
that is to say, they are poultry
dressed"
"a Il the ~nm - 10000 A. NJ
Bertillon. system. Of Identification
still living? 8. b
A. Alphonse Bertillon. a French
anthropologist. was born In 1883
and died in 1914.
@. Please give some information
about the Shut-in Society. s. w.
A. 1t has a membership Of approx
imately 1900. covering the United
States and including a few in Can
ada and England. The purpose Of
the organization is 10 give cheer and
comfort TO chronic invalids, Grip
pies, and the blind.
q. At it's height what countries
formed the Roman Empire? J. b.
A. 1t included the present coun-
tries OF italy. Great Britain, France.
spain. Austria, Hungary, the Balkan
Peninsula. Asia Minor, Palestine,
and northern Africa.
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~ because they are without accurate in
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campus for financial self-help.