Evening star., 1940-12-30


L. r. M.
A. 1t is the Treaty of Canadaigua,
made BY the United States Government
with the Indians of the Iroquois con-
federaey on November II, 1874. BY the
terms of this treaty each 1roQuois In
dian receives an annual payment of s
yards Of calico. On December IA, the
Government made its 146th presentation
of the cloth to chiefs of the six nations.
Q. Why is the word Christmas abb
breviated with an x2-J. B.
A. In the abbreviation Xmas, x Is the
Greek letter chi, which is the initial
letter of the Greek name for Christ
Christos.
q. Where was the flag first flown in
the United Ststes2-R. o.
A. The United States flag was first
displayed over Fort Stanwix, N. Y, on
August 2, 1777.
O. How many votes were cast for the
Communist candidate for PRESIDENT
H. A. L.
A. The Communist party polled a
total vote of 48789 in the recent cleo
ton.
@. What is the seating capacity Of the
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans?-J. N M
A. The stadium accommodates 10000
persons.
Q. Please give the origin Of the very
small wild horses in the Grand Canyon.
&C. r.
A. According to Indian legends,
Supai Indian chief took the horses into
the boxlike valley hundreds of years
ago to hide them from the plundering
Navajos. The animals were unable 10
find their way out and the Indians never
returned for them. Inbreeding and lack
of food apparently were responsible for
the underdevelopment Of the once nor
NAL strain of horses.
@. What is the Bayeux Tapestry
H. E.
A. This is a roll of canvas over 70
yards long on which is embroidered a
representation of the conquest of Eng
land by the Normans. 1t is in the pub
lie library of Bayeux, France.
@. To which church does Princess
Juliana of the Netherlands belong?-
N. M.
A. She is communicate member Of
the Reformed Church in the Netherlands.
@. Are there any Negroes in the. United
States Medical Corps Reserve?-J. z. J.
A. AS Of May 25, 1910, there were so
colored Reserve officers in the Medical
Corps Of the United States Army.
|, @. What metal can be used as mag
net for gold or silver?-S. w.
A. Gold and silver have no magnetic
properties and will not be attracted to
any other metal.
@. How many people in Switzerland
know how to skill M. N.
A. One million of the countrys ~
100000 inhabitants engage in skiing.
@. What is frass?-L. T.
A. The jellylike gum which emerees
from peach trees and which is caused
O. How long will gold leaf gliding
last?-M D.
A. On Egyptian mummy cases, believed
to be at least 5000 years old, the gold
leaf gliding still retains its brilliance
and luster.
O. What is sabotage?-D. S. F.
A. Sabotage is malicious damage done
to machinery of an industrial plant by
workers at variance with their employers.
The term is also applied to neglectful
or poor work done as a means of gaining
concessions.
@. How many people were there when
the first United States census was taken?
j. B. c.
A. When the first census was taken in
1870 the population was 3,9292l4.
O. What lake was formed by an earth
quake?-A. D. N.
A. Reelfoot Lake In Tennessee and
Kentucky was formed by the sinking of =
a part of the flood plain of the Missis-
sippi in the earthquake Of 1911 in New
Madrid, Mo.
@. Who was the first person empow-
cred to sign the Presidents name to
land patents?-C. H. A
A. The first clerk privileged to sign the
Presidents name was Andrew j. Donel-
son, who was appointed on March 6. 1888.
q. What kind Of language is Tamil7-
w.. D. w.
A. The Smithsonian Institution saws
that Tamil is the language spoken IN
the Madras Presidency, India. and in
the coffee and tea districts of Northern
Ceylon. II is the oldest and most thor
oughly organized Of the Dravidian Ian
guages and has only a few Sanskrit
words, although It has borrowed words
from Hindustani, Arabic and Persian.
The characters Of the Tamil language
have varied but little within the past
800 years