Evening star

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tion of a uniform system of Sunday

school lessons, which were prepared

by the International Sunday School

Association.

Q. From what countries do we re

ceive immigrants withoiut quofa re

striction?—E. V. C.

A. The countries are Dominion of

Canada, Newfoundland, republics of

Mexico. Cuba and Haiti, Dominican t

Republic, the Canal Zone and inde

pendent countries of Central and

South America.

Q. How large is Zion Park?—D. S.

A. It is a roughly quadrangular

area of approximately 120 square

miles. It is 60 miles on an air line

north of the rim of the Grand Canvon. f

It was made a national monument in

1909, and in 1919 its area was In

creased and it became a national park.

Q. Why are political speeches

spoken of as “made from the hust

ings”?—E. K.

A. Hustings is an Anglo Saxon

word, meaning “council.” In Great

Britain the hustings were the tem

porary platform on which the nomina

tion of parliamentary candidates was

made prior to the ballot act of 1872,

and from which they addressed the

electors.

Q. What is the record of a banded

bird’s life?—O. M.

A. This record belongs to a pintail

duck, banded by a member of the

United States Biological Survey staff

at the mouth of Bear River, Utah,

September 16, 1914, which was cap

tured near Brawley, Calif., October 16,

1926.

Q. Where is the greatest store of

gold in the world?—N. T.

A. The largest store of gold as

sembled under one roof is that in the

vaults of the assay office, in Wall

street, New’ York City. In 1924 there

was $2,297,000,000 worth of gold there,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1927). Washington, D.C., 1927-04-25. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1927-04-25/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1927-04-25.