Evening star., 1937-02-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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@. Why were cities in the miodle
reaches Of the Ohio River harder hit
than Pittsburgh near its head?-C. r.
A. The rains responsible for the floods
were much heavier along the middle and
lower Ohio River and the tributaries
which empty into it.
@. What religion has the greatest mum.
Der Of adherents in the world?-T M.
A. The Christian religion, TO which
about 682, 100000 people subscribe.
@. How many postage stamps were
issued m the United States last year?
Il. H.
A. For the fiscal year ending June 30.
| 1886, there were 17,585,496,o2l United
States stamps issued.
@. How many cities are there In India
with a population of 100000 or more'
A. There are 81. OF these. Calcutta
and Bombay have more than 100000
inhabitants.
@. Please give list of rulers who have
| abdicated-R. M.
A. In such list the following would
be included: Diocletian, AID. 3O5; Charles
v, Emperor, October Is, 1855; Christina,
Sweden, 1854; Philip v, Spain, 1924;
Charles Nv, Spain, March 10, 1905; Ma
poleon I, France, April 4, 1914. and June
%, 1915; William I, Holland, October
l. 1840; Isabella II, Spain, June Is, 1870
Abdul Aziz, Turkey, May 80, 1870; Pedro
II, Brazil, November 15 1889; Pu-yi,
China, February II, 1912; Nicholas II,
Russia, March 49, 1917; Ferdinand I,
Bulgaria, October 8, 1918; william II,
Germany, November 9, 1918; Frederick
Augustus, Saxony, November 8, 1913;
Charles I, Austria Hungary, November
IL, 1918; Louis III, Bavaria, November
13, 1918; Frederick II, Baden, November
%, 1918; William II, Wurttemberg, De-
cember 2, 1918; George II, Greece, De-
cember IS. 1928; Alfonso XIII, Spain,
April IA. 1881; Edward VIII. England.
December II, 1886.
@. Where Is Badminton?-E. w. II.
A. 1t is the seat of the Duke of Beau
fort in the south of Gloucestershire, Eng
land. A stately Palladian edif1ce of 1852,
with a fine park, it is the source of the
names of claret cup and the game.
@. Where was the first Berlitz School
of Languages started?-F. T.
A. In Providence, r. l., in 1873. There
are now 339 schools in the chain.
Q. Please give few facts about Bohdan
Chmielnickij.-A. C. z.
A. Bohdan Chmielnickij was the son
of Pole. He came into disfavor with
Wladislaus w and fled to the CoSsack
country on the Dnieper. Subsequently
he headed CoSsack uprising against the
Poles, and was successful in the en-
gagements at Yellow Waters and Korsun.
Chmielnickij, however, was obliged to
make an unsatisfactory peace, and in
1850 he appealed to the Car Alexis of
Russia. In 1854 he agreed to acknowl-
edge the Cars sovereignty and to fight
for him in return for his protection and
for the promise of the Gar to uphold
the rights of the CossackS. He died on
the 25th of August, 1857.
@. What Is a baron of beef?-C. n.
A. 1t is the piece consisting of both
sides of the back or double sirloin. It
| is served only on particular festive occa-
| sions at the English court and at great
public entertainments.
@. What contribution was made BY
Linda Gilbert to prison reform in this
| country?-E. R.
A. Linda Gilbert 1S47-18e5) was born
| in Rochester. N. Y, and received her
| education in Saint Mary's Convent, Chi
| cago. She was a warm advocate Of
| prison reform and established libraries
| in many of the prisons In this country.
| She also secured the Incorporation Of
| the Gilbert Library and Prisoners Aid
| Society. She devoted to these humani-
| tartan causes much of the large fortune
| left her by her fiance, Frank Lanier.
Q. What is the Grand Prix de Rome?
F P. R.
A. This is prize awarded to young
painters, sculptors, architects, musicians
and engravers by the French govern
ment. enabling them to study for four
years in Rome with a yearly allowance
and exemption from military service. It
was founded by Louis XIV in 1866.
@ What do the initials. P D. F., stand
for on certain medicines?-J. H.
A. The initials were an arbitrary title
adopted by the founder of the firm
manufacturing the products, Mr.. Wilbur
F. Young, over 40 years ago. They indi-
cate Proprietary Druggists Fellowship.
O. What was the first newspaper pub
lished in New York City?-H. ]. W.
A. The New York Gazette was estab-
1ished in IT'S by William Bradford. the
first printer in the Colony of New York
@. What kind Of horse is the appa
louse?-L. j. T.
A. The office of horse husbandry says
that the appalouse horse is Western
strain related to the mustang. 1t Is not
a breed. 1t is so named because 1t was
first recognized along the Palouse River,
a river in Idaho which flows go miles
to the Snake River IN Southeastern
Washington. These horses are found
in the Northwest occasionally as far east
as the Dakotas.
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