Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-04

question OF fact By ,1riting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Haskin, Director. WASHINGTON,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Please give list of some Of the
worlds most unusual monuments-T. w.
H.
A. AT Enterprise, Ala, there is monu-
ment to the boil weevil; in New York
City one is erected to an amiable child,
and at Mont st. Michel, Brittany, there
Is one commemorating an omelet At
Little Compton, r. l., there is a monu-
ment to hen; at Winnipeg there is a
monollth to wheat, and at Llandudno.
Wales, there is statute of the famous
white rabbit.
q. Is there any four-footed animal
that cannot walk?-M. M. G.
A. The sloth, said to be the LATEST
animal in the world, hangs from the
branches of trees, feeding on shoots,
1oIlage and fruits. The animals ANATOMY
Is such that it can only hang. 1t has
no defensive weapon, but is camoufaged
by the coloration of its hair, which is
covered with minute green algae.
". what State raises the largest
amount of flue-cured tobacco?-J. C. H.
A. North Carolina raises 70 per cent
OF all f1ue-cured tobacco grown in the
United States.
T. What inspired Charles Wesley to
write Jesus Lover of My Soul"?-L. XII.
A. Modern Messages from Great
Music" says: Mr.. Wesley stood at an
open window AS he watched, bird ap-
preached pursued by hawk. The bird
new 10 Wesley and nestled in his bosom.
Inc great hymn writer was himself pass
ing through severe trial. The expert
ence with the bird suggested his writing
Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
Q. Please quote Abraham Lincoln's IA
nous letter to Mrs. BiXby.-E w. S..
A. Dear Madam: I have been shown
in the files of the War Department a.
statement of the adjutant general of
Massachusetts that you are the mother
OF five sons who have died gloriouslv on
the field of battle. 1 feel how weak and
1rultless must be any word Of mine which
should attempt to beguile you from the
grief OF loss so overwhelming. But I
cannot refrain from rendering YOU the
consolation that may be found in the
thanks OF the republic they died to save.
pray that our heavenly father NAV
assuage the anguish of your bereave-
ment, and leave you only the cherished
memory of the loved and lost, and the
solemn pride that must be yours to have
laid SO costly sacrifice upon the altar
OF freedom. Yours very sincerely and
respectfully, A. Lincoln"
G. In what year was the silent version
OF the picture, The Covered Wagon"
released?-T. G. N.
A. THE Covered Wagon" was released
on March Is, 1923.
O. What famous author wrote a book
to pay his mothers funeral expenses?-
j. H. F.
A. Samuel Johnsons only novel "Ras-
selas,' was written to provide money
for his mothers funeral.
y. AT what period were the largest
number of Civil War veterans drawing
pensions?-O. C. S.
A. 1t was in 1898, at which time 745,-
622 Civil War veterans were receiving
pensions from the Federal Government.
@. What kind of ears do insects havep
j. H. S.
A. There is no special type of auditory
organ common to all insects. The ear"
OF locuSts, katydids and crickets is q
small, thin drum membrane with a lio-
uld-filled sac and appropriate nerve
connections Locusts have their hearing
organs on the abdomen, and katydids
and crickets have them on the forelegs.
Many other insects have the sense of
nearing localized in fine hairs associated
with delicate receiving mechanism of
rods, nerves and gangla, the whole ap-
paratus being found on the antennae.
@. Please give the knights of Column
bus oath.-F B.
A. The pledge, sometimes called the
oath" of the Knights of Columbus. is as
follows: Il swear to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States I pledge
myself, as Catholic citizen and knight
OF Columbus, to enlighten myself fully
upon my duties as a citizen and to con-
scientiously perform such duties entirely
in the interest of my country and re-
CARELESS of all personal consequences.
/ pledge myself to do al in my power
to preserve the integrity and purity of
the ballot, and to promote reverence and
respect for law and order. 1 promise to
practice my religion openly and consist
emily, but without ostentation, and to so
conduct myself in public affairs and in
the exercise of public virtue as to re-
fleet nothing but credit upon our Holy
Church, to the end that she may flourish
and our country prosper to the greater
honor and glory of God"
O. Who were the River Brethren?-
F. S. r.
A. This name was applied to certain
Christian bodies originating in ITO in
settlements Of the Eastern part of Penn
sylvania. Their religious leaders, Jacob
and John Engle, became associated with
Philip William Otterbein, Martin Boehm
and others in the revival movement of
that time. Disagreement over the form