Evening star., 1940-02-15
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic !. Hasktn.


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question OF fact by tuytttn1 The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washtngton,
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Q. Who were the flve sisters who were
appearing on the stage about the same
time that the Cherry Sisters were popu.
lar?-L. w. j.
A. They were the Barrison Sisters who
made their debut with De Wolf Hopper
in 1891 in Wang"
Q. How old Is the Harvard Business
School?-E. T.
A. The Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration was established
in 1908. The present buildings, which
were made possible under the George F.
Baker Foundation, were dedicated In
1927.
@. Is Laurence Hope who wrote
"Indias Love Lyrics" nving?-E. l.. e.
A. Laurence Hope is the pseudonym Of
Mrs. Malcolm Nicolson. She was born
at Stoke Bishop, April o, 1865, and COM
mitted suicide at Madras, India, October
4. 1904.
@. What is the origin of the name
Canada?-I. McN.
A. Canada is derived from the word
"kanada" meaning village or settlement
in the Huron language.
@. Is male tortoise shell cat rare?-
w. B.
A. The Cat Fanciers' Federation saws
that male tortoise shell cat is very rare
indeed and very valuable from a breed.
ers' standpoint.
@. What is Paderewski doing now?-
H. T. R.
A. He is president of the newly
established National Council Of the Po.
lish Government-in-Exile.
Q. Please describe the climate In
Guam.-R. G.
A. The climate of Guam Ii agreea-
BILE and healthful. The mean annual
temperature is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, and
is nearly constant throughout the year.
The annual rainfall is about 81 inches.
From December to June the northeast
trade winds prevail and the rainfall is
relatively light. During the other six
months the monsoon blows and produces
the rainy season.
@. What is the origin Of the political
term that in the ring"?-W. K. H.
A. On February 81, 1912, at Cleveland,
Ohio, Theodore Roosevelt said MY hat
is in the ring"
@. Is there any ball player In the
major leagues who was born on Leap
Year Days.. T.
A. Pepper Martin Of the Cardinals Is
the only player who was born on Febru-
ary 20. He will be 36 years old on that
date.
Q. What were the qualifications of
maid in the 17s0s?-H. c.
A. Some idea Of the duties Of q maid
seryant at that time may be formed from
an advertisement In the Pennsylvania
Packet on September %, 1880, which
listed the requirements as follows:
Ability to manage the female concerns
Of the country business, rs raising small
stock, dairying. marketing, combing,
carding, spinning, knitting, sewing, pick.
ling and preserving.
O. For what purpose are cactus needles
used?-J. p.
A. Cactus needles are used largely for
phonograph needles. They are also used
by colleges and experimental stations in
the Southwest as substitutes for labora.
tory dissecting needles.
Q. How many songs did Stephen Foster
write?-M w.
A. There are now known to be 20i
original songs by Stephen Foster and
more than 100 others arranged, trans
lated or adapted by the composer.
@. What was the Golden Age of Eng
lish furniture?-M Elk.
A. The Georgian period is known as
the Golden Age of English furniture. It
was marked by the influence of such
great designers as Thomas Chippendale,
Robert and James Adam, George Hepple-
white and Thomas Sheraton.
Q. What is simony?-A. T. H.
A. Simony is barter or traffic in sacred
things, especially the purchase or sals
Of office In the church.
Q. How many Russian and Finnish
soldiers have been killed and wounded
In the present conflict?-G. D. @.
A. While there are no official figures. IL
has been estimated by American military
experts that from 10000 to $1,000 Rus
sian soldiers and from 5000 to 10000
Finnish soldiers have been killed and
that $4,000 to 100000 Russians and from
$1,000 to 10000 Firms are wounded or
missing.
@. When was the comic strip Little
Memo in Sunderland" published?-P. T.
A. The Little Memo cartoons by the
late Winsor McCay were first published
from 1904 to 1914, and later from 1924
to 1927.
Q. Are there many Boy Scouts in
Canada?-E. T. M.
A. In 1889 there were 1o2s73 Boy
Scouts in Canada.