Evening star., 1935-04-23
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Who first brought foxhounds
to this country?-C. d.
A. Lord Fairfax is credited with
introducing fox hunting In Virginia in
1879. In 1742 he sent to England for
the first pack of English-bred fox
hounds.
@. How early In our Government
was there a law expelling foreigners
who agitated against peace?-W. NICK.
A. From 1898 to 1901 there was an
alien law which authorized the Presi-
dent to expel foreigners dangerous
to peace.
@. When did Miss LIE Gallienne
have an accident which SCARED her
face and hands?-D. c.
A. Eva LIE Gallienne was seriously
burned by the explosion Of a water
heater at her home at Weston, Conn,
in June, 1891.
@. Is there an association of towns
In this country that are named for
towns in England?-L. H.
A. There Is NameSake Towns
Association in connection with the
English-Speaking Union. Its purpose
Is to promote friendly relations be-
tween towns in this country and Eng
land which bear the same name.
@. Where was Washington Crossing
the Delaware" painted? Is it true that
the Stars and Stripes should not have
appeared in the picture?-C. r.
A. The American Art News says,
according to some correspondence of
the late Eastman johnson, who was
pupil of Emanuel Leutze, in the
possession Of Mrs. John Leutze, the
celebrated work washington Crossing
the Delaware" was painted by Leutze
on the banks of the Rhine and Ger
man soldiers posed for the leading
figures in the painting. An American
flag was sent to him along with
Revolutionary uniforms and appears
in the painting, although the Stars
and Stripes were not adopted until
more than a year after the historical
event occurred.
@. Does the boil weevil fly by night
or by day?-C. M.
A. In its larval state it has no power
of locomotion, but the adult has wings
and flies both by day and night.
@. How much does a complete set
of devices used by a trap drummer
COSTS. L. T.
A. AS much as $4,000 is spent by
some trap drummers, but the A pieces
which make up a complete set may be
purchased for about s1,700.
@. Why Is the expression, fiscal
year ending June 80, used?-W. N.
A. A fiscal year is the time between
one annual time of balancing accounts
and the next. Unless otherwise
specified, the fiscal year ends Decem-
Der 81. The United States Govern
ment's fiscal year ends June 80.
@. What is maizolith?-G. T.
A. 1t is an artificial wood. The
word means stone made from corn.
@. After the World War, did the
postage stamps Of Yugoslavia have
the initials s. H. s. or C. X. C. on
them?-M. L.
A. The first postage stamps of Yugo-
slavia were issued in 1918, and con-
sisted of the stamps of Bosnis and
Herzegovina surcharged with various
inscriptions and the letters S. H. S.
on some denominations and c. x. C.
on others. These were the initial let
ters of the same words, namely, Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes, but in different
languages.
O. Why is the village of Saint
Pierre in Canada a French posses
sion, while the rest of Canada be-
longs to England?-J. w.
A. st. Pierre is an island of the
coast Of Newfoundland. This island,