Evening star., 1939-01-13

question OF fact by ,Driitng The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsk.n, director, Washinqton,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
the United States?-K. I'll.
A. The 10 who had the best records in
1888 are as follows: Miss Patty Berg of
Minneapolis; Mrs. Julius Page, jr., of
Chapel Hill, N. c.; Miss Marion
Miley of Lexington, Ky; Miss Maureen
Orcutt OF EngleWood, N. j.; Mrs. Edwin
H. Ware OF Merton. Pa Miss Peggy
Graham of Hollywood, Calf: Mrs. Harry
McNaughton of Great Neck, Long Island;
Miss Kathryn Hemphill Of Columbia,
S. c.; Miss Beatrice Barrett of Mime
apolis, Mimi, and Miss Dorothy Traung
of San Francisco.
@. Please give the title OF a perfect
short story.-V. L.
A. There are many that might be in
cluded, but in form, scope and artistic
completeness, THE Necklace" by Guy de
Maupassant, Is by many critics regarded
as the most remarkable short story In all
literature
@. Did Beethoven compose any operas?
E. w. H.
A. His only opera is "Fidelio.' which
had its premiere in Vienna in 1905 ard
in New York in 1899.
Q. What is the origin of the word
January?-K. S. T.
A. The name Iatin Januarius) is de-
rived from the two-faced Roman god
Janus, to whose care the month was
dedicated as looking both into the past
and the future, and as the deity who
was concerned with the beginning of all
enterprises. The conservation of the
month took place by an Offering of meal,
salt. frankincense, and wine, each of
which was new.
@. Who established the mail order
house of Sears, Roebuck &, Co?-J. S.
A. 1t was founded by Richard w. Sears,
who, about 1886, while a railroad agent in
a small Minnesota town, began selling
watches by mail. securing his customers
through personal correspondence. HIS
venture proving very successful, Sears
soon moved to Chicago to secure a more
central location. There he joined forces
with A. C. Roebuck and organized the
Richard w. Sears Watch Co., which
later was sold. Not long after they
branched out into more general line.
constantly adding merchandise and
steadily increasing sales. A corporation
was formed under the name Sears, Roe
buck e. Co. in 1893
@. How does the farm income from
meat animals compare with that from
dairy and poultry products, grain, to-
bacco etc?-S. J. D.
A. Recent official estimates indicato
that the farm income from meat animas
in 1888 approximated s1,900.0OO 900. TIL.
compares with Sl45O.00O,O0O for dairy
products. s575OO0OO0 for chickens and
eggs. s285 900 900 for tobacco, 5000 900 O00
for fruits and vegetables, 10000 900 for
cotton and cottonseed and $3.50, 100000
for grains.
@. How does the highway mileage OF
North Carolina compare with that of
South Carolina2-W. K. A.
A. On January l. 1887. the total State
highway mileage Of North Carolina was
58222, of which 26,354 miles was sur
faced road. AS of the same date the
total mileage of State roads in South
Carolina was 1896, of which 5612 miles
was surfaced.
@. Who wrote the poem beginning:
BLOW out, you bugles, over the rich
dead?"-F. T. K.
A. 1t is by Rupert Brooke and is en-
titled The Dead"
@. Do kangaroos ever climb trees?-
j. l.. K.
A. Members of the American Museum
of Natural History Expedition to Dutch
New Guinea have discovered IL speci-
mems of tree-climbing kangaroos. They
are to feet overall length and come
from the slopes of the Cyclop Mountains,
just behind Hollandia. These rare kang-
aroos climb like the natives reaching up
with their front paws, then hoistirs
themselves as the rear paws follow.
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