Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. What is the meaning Of the expres-
sion, As Maine goes, 80 goes the Dation7'
u. T.. q.
A. This refers To the national election
in November. For many years Maine Was
the only State holding a state election in
September Both parties made trcmen-
dous effort to make a good showing in this
election, both for the psychological effect
and because 10 was an index r. the eTfc-
ofparty arguments upon The "Independent
vote"
O. Did the United States ever enter
into treaty in which II stated that h vas
not a Christian nationy II. II.
A. This would not be an exact state
ment ID IL true that the United siaiss
negotiated treaty with 1.poh in l7pc
Article II of which read - TIE govern
ment of the United State a Ameura b
not in any sense founded on The , ,hfif'ian
religion: - it has III itsch m chnrafifr
II enmity against the laws, religion r
tranquility q Muxselmen and m iho
said States have never entered mo any
war or art q hostility against any Ma
hometan nation % b. declared hy thc par
ties, that no preteEt arising from rchginuF
opinions shall ever proriuce IN interrlp-
tiOn Of the harmony existing between tnf
two countries signed. joel Barl0u
agent, November 4. l7g6
o. What system s used FOR scornR
points in Olympic contests N
A. The system used is: seven pcint7
for first place, FIVE points for second piase
four points for third three points lnr
fourth: two for fifth place and one for
sixth place.
q. How many Gypsy tribes are theTe
in the United Statcs2 q. ]. j.
A. The Bureau Of Censris has ~ sta
tistics on the subject, but a gypsy maths-
nnatician claims that there are annft
$500 tribes in this country.
O. What foreign countries may Arr,"ri-
can citizens enter without having % 81
cure passports? y. NJ. !.
A. NC only country 20 which an Amer
can citizen may go st the present tine
without passport is Canada. u r., how
ever, necessary 10 secure q passport -
go to St. Johns, Nova Scotia.
Q. How was the Salton sea formed
NJ. r. G.
A. The Z. &. Geological Survey states
that the SaltOn Sea was formed by ne
overflow of the Colorado River through
irrigation canals leading 70 Imperial Nai-
ley in I6O4-IeOS. II covered a small town
known as Salton, which consisted ~
camp devoted to the mining q salt in fhe
there.
Q. Last January I planted 20 chest
nuts and none % them came up. When "a
the proper time 20 plant chestnufs nna
hickory nuts2 j IL
The Forrest Service SAYS that chest
nuts and hickory nuts should - sforen
in cool. MOST sand during m winter
and planted ID the spring Only ID fn I1
per cent u these nuts are lertlln
y. To what exicut were gnh riifa
modified hv the committee that mef n
England this summer p. u.
a. The styrnie rulo was chanEcd sn thnf
4 Il an opponent laid one stvrnic tne nai
might be lifted hv concceiing that fnn bail
would BE- IN The cup IN the next sifnsn
I The PENALTY for q .nu haH ana hail uut-
/ of-bollnds becnm. 4 stroke and tEtnuc'
I both match and medal piav a nah ln ~
unplayablo lie can he treated ns one ouf
I of bounds ~ lost. being piaycd over
\ with loss az 4 stroke and disiance. lhn
\ ball was standardized both IN weight ami
size.
Q. How many strings has piano
A. This differs. but the usual number
Is 80 strings in the treble ana 80 string
IN the bass.
o. How much does the blood N a hu-
man body weight G.. VI. c.
A. The Public Health Service says that
| the quantity OF blood IN the human body
is II per cent Of the body weight.
! Q. What Geological garden Is the iarg-
est? FIN.
A. In 1916, the New YORK Iooloxcal
I Park was conceded the foremost place m
the line Of geological gardens, the London
Zoo, second place, and the garden in
Berlin, third place.
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