The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

O., o.1 Is there 9, demand for wireless
| A.--Thsro "a such de,nard The
U. s. shipping board IL In immeajsfs
t need OF qualified operators and can
| furnish employment 10 any man who
| possesses a first grade commercial Ii :
7 cense issued by the department OF
| wage scale recently established the
| first operator is paid 1925 per month.
| the second operator $lO0 per month in
| addition TO all expenses. The radio
| operator Is considered an officer and
! - provided with superior accommoda-
| tons.
Q-Please publish available facts
| about the Gdneoln highway.-K. b. -.
A-The Lincoln highwa9 is 3.322
| tniies long, extending from Sew York
city to san Francisco, and passing
through ii states, IL was started in
1919 and about one-third OF it is COM
plge t,sa,. The highway IS marked on the
blue band with big Il" in the center.
Q.-What is Babe Ruths real name?
What is his home run record for 1920?
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A-George Harmon Ruth. better
known as Babe Ruth, Of the New York
Yankees, Is left handed batter. and
his official home Pun record for 1920
was 81 home runs.
O-Can FUR bearing animals be
propaEatcd and successfully raised in
,5l .so ,i q 9,srcuitqrs
foSes s;Ins and p,lIN ioNes eos, ''he
EARNED successfully under suitable con-
the wild fur SUNNY IS beinS rsduned
to the vanishing point.
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tle ,Su"ahee RIVER tolk
AeLWe arc informed ~, o,thori,ios
-, - ~ are, are informed III, ny authoTltles
on music tnat thG song Old Folks at
IioIiie NSuWanee hNerl' rs now recog-
MED ana claSsed as an American FOLK
so"s
Off a pebble is thrown overheard
from ship will it sink to the bottom
OF the ocean?--J. II. c.
All stone be thrown overheard
from ship, 1t would pass to the bot
tom of the ocean and not remain sus-
pended. This is due to the fact that
inc spectre gravity OF the stone is
6dv".ei IMAM the specific graVtly OF the
"a'ei'
Q.-Are natives of Porto Rico Citi-
Gems OF tne United states ID. T. II.
:. II it'Hetisrip was bestowed upon
cttihens OF lotto hlco ana certain
i i.iat permanently rssldihg IN saia
m ,stan1 oy an &C. 1ct7 "ntcn Went mo
tlleCt M"ICh q ISL II was posslbie
70 ,.' cIalh' tSelhplloI' put less thah SUI
peiSoi'S u'u So
Q.-Can putty be made into liquid?
s.. b.
A.-Puttv may be thinned with lin
seed oil until 1t is of the consistency
of paint. Sometimes to make it dry
quickly, a little turpentine is added.
Odd all tho American soldiers in
the world war have 10 have their Uves
payable to girl he was 1l" going 'G to mar mar
ry?-L j, S.
A.-Men were not obliged to take
out life insurance. 1t was not pos
sible for soldier to name a friend or
fiancee as beneficiary in policy.
O.-Where do the hest sponres come
from IS, q
A.-The Mediterranean sponees are
the softest and best. those Of the Red
sea are next In quality. while those
found in the vicinity of the West In
dies are coarser and less durable.
o.-what does soudan mean?-B. 6
G.-The Sondan is short form Of
Beled- es Sudan. meaning ''The Land
Of the Blacks"
n W., r,o,o-.. 49,. 49,.
Pennsyiyania ID. W. o. p"'' Vi
A.-When New Netherlands came into
the possession of the English the set
Elements on the Delaware were claimed
both by Lord Baltimore and by the
duke Of York, In 1888 William Penn
received this TERRITORY in fee from the
duke OF YORK, affected compromise
with Lord Baltimore. and for 20 years
delaware was governed as part of
pennsylvania. In l7O3 Delaware estab-
tinVed to recognize tbe autbortt Hut Of fhe
o,nr1 ~ W pnnns, vo in VI me
TTsvoIntiar u ''''''' i'''"'" Until ZIG
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why are there many languages!
NJ /; ,---,,,..
A,-Nu l beneVe lhat al ian
EGases hau the'r otlglh IN me dialects
OF one common language; whose nome
~ cohJectured 10 nave been between
INC Baltic ana Sasp'an seas. me IAN
different places. and separation and
race admiXture Increased the differ
enccs in the dialects until they be-
came distinct languages, which in turn
spread and broke up into dialects.
q What is tho origin NJ tho Nv
nression "Re sure yoI,,ra rioht +bor
ro ahsad2"-E y II
These words formal the motto
of David Crockett during The VA ~
1879 -
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=, ISIoulu Lne apoI e'!atloh lor
b'oohiSn De hikH. OF bhn, III. +.