Evening star., 1940-04-30
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hnsktn.

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@. What was the last play in which
Sarah Bernhardt appeared in this coun-
try?-W G.
A. Her last appearance in the United
States was in play entitled "Arriere les
Huns at B. F. Keiths Hippodrome,
Cleveland, Ohio. in 1918 The perform
ance was benefit for the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
@. Did George Washington's brother
Charles marry?-J. H. C.
A. Charles Washington married Mil
dred Thornton.
@. Where is William Jennings Bryan
buried?-G A.
A. He is buried in Arlington National
Cemetery in Virginia.
@. Does a member of the British
House of Commons. who is also cab
met member, receive both salaries?-
M. H.
A. The British Library Of Information
says that a member of both bodies re-
ceives only the salary of cabinet off,
Ger.
q. What is the source Of the lines
Backward, turn backward, time in
your fight; Make me a child again, just
for tonight?"-C, c.
A. They are from the poem Rock Me
to Sleep" by Elizabeth Akers Allen.
@. When the Government buys gold
from a foreign country. does it pay s35
per ounce in United States currency?
&C. H. G.
A. The regular practice of the Treas
ury Department in buying gold, whether
OF domestic production or imported, is
to make payment at s35 per fine ounce,
less one-quarter of l per cent handling
charges, and less the small charges for
working the metal Payment is ordi.
narily made by check, but at the request
OF the vendor, payment will be made IN
current paper currency or coin.
@. Was there a stamp issued in honor
of the Rev. Manasseh Cutler?-L. B. r.
A. The stamp honoring the Rev. Man.
asseh Cutler was a Scent stamp of the
Northwest Territory commemorative
stamp issue of 1885, This stamp was
first sold July Is, 1888 at Marietta. Ohio,
where the first civil government in the
Northwest Territory was established.
O. When did William Allen White
write his famous editorial on Kansas
A. A. A.
A. whats the Matter With Kansas?"
appeared in the Enporia Gazette on
August 15 1896.
Q. How early did people in the United
States begin to eat tomatoes?-L. S. r.
A. Until the early part of the 18th
century, the tomato was little cultivated
in America and then only as a deco
rative plant or as food for pigs. It
made its first appearance in the South
ern States probably little before it was
introduced into the North. In March.
1928 number Of the Southern Agri-
culturist, published in Charleston.
mentioned it. 1t was brought to New
Jersey by Peter Bogart of Princeton
about 1880 A monument to the man
to eat the first tomato marks the grave
of Michele Feliee Corne, in small ceme-
| terry near Farewell street. Newport, R. I.
@. What proportion of city streets in
| the United States is paved with asphalt?
M. K. H.
! A. According TO a recent survey.
asphalt paving surfaces three-fourths of
the square yardage of streets h 50
leading United States cities.
G. Is the book Gone With the Wind
to be sealed in the Crypt of Civiliza-
/ ton at Oglethorpe University?-D. E. C.
! A. Gone With the Wind has ALREADY
been microfllmed for inclusion in the
/ Crypt of Civilization. A complete shoot
! ing script of the motion picture has
/ also been microflmed. The crypt is
| to be sealed, with appropriate cere-
/ monies. on May 25 of this year, and is
! to remain inviolate until the year 9l13,
/ AID.
! @. What became of Gasparilla, the
| famous pirate?-W. r. V.
| A. BY 1921 the United States Govern
ment had made matters so difficult for
! Gaspar that his pirate kingdom was
broken up and its bounty of $4,000 600
divided. AS he was about to sail away. a
large ship came into the bay, apparently
an English merchant ship. Gaspar at
once prepared to attack her, when she
ran up the Stars and Stripes. proving
herself to be heavily armed American
man-of-war. The pirate ship was de-
feated, and Gaspar, winding piece of
anchor chain around his waist. jumped
overheard and was drowned His age
was 65.
@. What is the religious affiliation of
Bernarr Macfadden, the editor and pub
lisher?-E. j. K.
A. Mr. Macfadden is affiliated with the
Unitarian Church.
@. How much meat is eaten by people
in the United States?-B. c.
A. In the year 1887 the per capita con-
sumption of meat in the United States
was 137 pounds.
@. Where is the largest coal mine in
the world?-J. H.
A. The largest coal mine in the world