Evening star., 1938-01-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
reader can get the ansDer to any
question of fact by iriting The Evening
Star Information Bureau. frederic J.
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@. How much money has Japan bor-
roWed from foreign countries during the
present undeclared war?-W. P.
A. No large loan has been doated by
Japan in any foreign country.
@. Do many automobiles run into the
sides Of trains from darkness to day
Eght?-E. P. F.
A. In the year 1886 the total number
OF such accidents was 1,108.
@. Who first said, when a man bites
a dog, that's news"?-B. Fl. K.
A. 1t Is usually attributed to Charles
A. Dana, editor Of the New York Sun.
Burton Stevenson, in his Home Book Of
Quotations" says that the evidence ac-
tually favors J. B. Bogart, who was city
editor from 1873-1890.
@. Is roein used in paper making7-
J. M. W.
A. 1t is used in sizing paper. This
is one Of the largest uses Of rosin.
@. What is the total valuation Of the
United States Capitol and grounds as
it now stands?-M. A.
A. The architects Office of the Capitol
says that the assessed value Of the Cap
itol Building and grounds in 1885 was
estimated at $580OO,000. The land area
is valued at s2O,0o0,oO0.
O.. How should the ivory keyboard OF
the piano be cleaned?-S. j.
A. The Etude says that the best
method is to moisten a cloth slightly
with pure alcohol. Be sure that the
cloth does not come in contact with the
wood Of the case, as that will injure the
varnish.
@. Does lightning create an air vac
uum, with thunder the sound Of the air
rushing back into it?-W. V. E.
A. Lightning does not produce
vacuum in the atmosphere, although
there is some rarefaction of the air along
the path of the discharge because Of
the intense heating. The sound known
as thunder, which accompanies flash
of lightning is caused by the violent ex-
plosion of the air along the path OF the
discharge. The explosion results from
intense heating and the disintegration
of molecules to atoms and atoms to elec-
irons and ions. The rolling Of thunder
is owing chiefly to the crookedness Of
the lightning path and to the inequality
of the distance of its various portions
from the observer.
@. What does it cost to make q new
stamp issue?-E. v.
A. The Post Office Department says
that it averages 5000 to $500, depending
on the nature Of the design and the
amount of engraving.
@. Did Woodrow Wilson practice law
in Atlanta, Ga.?-H. j. H.
A. Woodrow Wilson arrived In At
lanta on June l, 1882, and formed the
firm of Renick & Wilson, with Offices
at 48 Marietta street. His certificate to
practice in the State courts Of Georgia
is dated October 10, 1882 His practice
in Atlanta was not particularly success
full and he left in September. 1883, to 90
to Baltimore.
@. Does Chinese writing run from
right to left or up and down the page?
E w.
A. Chinese writing reads from top to
bottom in columns. The columns read
from right to left.
@. What does the carlton in Rich
mond, Va, commemorate?-M. 8.
A. 1t is q World War memorial.
@. How old was Queen Marie OF Ru-
mania when she married Ferdinand?-
w. H.
A. She was seventeen years old at the
time of her marriage.
@. How many district courts were
there in the United States in 1892
j. G.
A. There were thirteen in that year.
@. How much money did Jay Gould
leave?-E. j. K.
A. At his death. in 1892. he left An
estate of eighty million dollars.
@. What kind Of an animal Is the
Q1lRd1 d1!-E. w.
A. 1t is the largest Of the Indian
antelopes, somewhat intermediate be-
tween the deer and the OK. About the
size of mule it is blush gray in color
and stands Az feet high at the shoulder.
with an oxlike head and body, long,
slender legs, and small, short horns.
@. What is meant by the musical
term stringendo?-H. j.
A. 1t means somewhat hurried.
@. Where is Nepal?-W. J.H
A. Nepal is a kingdom in the Himalaya
Mountains which lies between Tibet and
British India. The dominant native race
is that of the Gurkhas.
@. How long did st. Simeon Hive on
a pillar?-B. E.
A. This Syrian ascetic is said to have
lived for 35 years on small platform
on top of high pillar.
@. What became of the son Of Ma
poleon and the Countess Walewska?
r.. M.
A. He was born In Poland In 1910
and died at the age of So. He became
a naturalized French subject and held
important government ofices during
the second empire.
@. When was gold first coined as
money?-W. B.
A. Gold was first coined as money by
King Croesus Of Lydia in the 9Th cen
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