Evening star., 1940-10-15
Huskin's Answers
Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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@. What Is the total number Of Fed
eral executive employees today as COM
pared with the number at the time the
Government was first organized?-H. H.
A. The total number of executive en-
ployes as of June, 1940 is 1,023, ,341. Ac-
cording to authentic records, there were
134 Federal employees in 1892 and 126
in the year 1902.
@. How many hymns did Fanny Cros-
by write?-A H.
A. BY the time Fanny Crosby was 95
years old she had written about 5000
hymns One of her most famous is
Safe in the Arms of Jesus" which was
written in Is minutes. OF her hymns
about 10 came into common use in
Great Britain. Her first hymn was
written in 1864.
@. How many words are there in the
Constitution and Declaration of Inde-
pendence?-M. w.
A There are 4,543 words in the Consti-
tuition, including the signatures. The
amendments have 2,2l4 words. The
Declaration of Independence, including
signatures, has 1,458 words.
O. When were the first postage stamps
with pictures of birds issued?-R A.
A. The first bird stamp appeared in
Switzerland in 1S43. 1t depicted a dove
or pigeon. The second bird stamp was
the bald-eagle specimen of Annapolis,
Md issued in 1886.
@. What is the derivation of the word
bunk?-S. P. N.
A. Bunkum is said to have originated
with Felix Walker, member of Congress
from Buncombe County, N. C.. When
his fellow members could not under
stand why he was making a speech he
would say that he was making 1t for
Buncombe.
@. Would you please identify the fol-
lowing lines: MY strength is as the
strength of ten, because my heart is
pure IS. P. w.
A. "Sir Galahad" by Lord Tennyson, is
the source of this quotation.
@. What are the three most widely
spoken languages in South America?-
w. H. B.
A. The three most widely spoken
Languages in South America in the order
of their Importance are Spanish, Portu-
guese and French.
O. How many homes for the aged are
there in the country at the present
time?-N. H. S.
A. There were 1923 homes for old
people in the United States in 1899
with accommodations for 100000 people.
@. What became of Bob Ford after
the James boys died?-G H. T.
A. Bob Ford survived Jesse James
about 10 years He settled in the min
ing town of Creede, Colo, where he
opened bar and gambling den. He
was shot by an ex-deputy, Ed Kelly,
and died on June 8, 1892.
@. How old does a land terrapin grow
to be? Could it live 100 years or more?
j. B. T.
A. A land terrapin grows to be 80 or
so years old. It's age is indicated by
growth marks or ridges around the edge
of the shell. Marks on the shell Of a
terrapin wear of In about 20 years.
@. should like you to advise me
whether it is safe to construct the
frame work and roof of my house now,
and finish it in the springs. 2.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that it is advisable to inclose the
| frame work of house as soon as pos
sible. An open frame structure is sub
ject to damage from wind and storm.
@. Kindly advise me the proper size
of burial lot for family of six adults.
j. o.
A. The proper size burial lot for six
adult persons should be 8l2x20 feet, il
there are to be no monuments and
only small iron markers. If there are to
be monuments, the space allowed for six
graves and two-foot walk is 18x10
feet.
@. How much money does the Govern
ment derive from the sale of Hquors?-
J. H. H.
A. The Bureau of Internal Revenue
reports that for the fiscal year ending
June, 1910, the total amount collected
on all alcoholic beverages, including
beers and wines, was 1924 ,253,1 1851.
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