Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-13
AND ANSWERS

@. Who originated tho political cam
paign phrase Swinging around the
cirele7" r.. s. q.
A. The expression was 6rst ussd by
Andrew johnson On the Physiological
reconstruction tour in August 1898, whom
he said, I'VE arc swinging around tbs
circle"
O. What portion Al the Atlantic coast
has climate similar 10 that a southern
England? r. II. q.
A. Tho Weather Bureau says that
southern portions of Now England, Long
Island and part u Nov Jersey have
climates at certain seasons Of ths year
similar 10 that Of southern England.
q. What are the qualifications for
voting in Liberia? A. g.
A. Men must b. Of Negro blood and
own real estate in order to vote in Liberia.
@. Was tho San FnDcfsco earthquake
as severe ~ that of Charleston, ). CY
X. T. w.
A. The San Francisco earthquake was
not considered severe one. Tbs damage
was largely cansed by hre. California has
never had an earthquake approaching IN
severity that of Charleston, 5. G., In 1886
q. When and by whom WAS knitting
first doneY L. r. X.
A. Although there are classical rfer-
cnces 70 such work, IT is impossible TO say
that such alhisions mean knitting ~ 1t y
known todny. IL is probable that these
ancient writers regarded knitting ~ .
type Of weaving Knit" In tho specific
sense IN which IL Is known today, was
mentioned IN an old grammar pnbilsted
IN 1880 A. ID. This gives the verb ITO
knit" The word is probably derived from
hfx ~.n hx. r.
ing Of fabrics from thread By hand
q. Give the history Of the leon Of
IverskY A. NJ f.
A. The leon Of Ivcrsk r sa,d TO have
como niracnlously over the sea on April
"a, 800 A. D., TO the Monastery Of
Iversk on Mt. Athoa in Greece. The leon
has been placed at the inner gafes Of that
monastery and IL still there. IL rs also
called the Gates-Areh Icon and is con-
sideFed the most sacred thing on Mt
Athos A copy Of the leon was brought TO
Moscow, Russia, on October I3, 1913.
The copy was met by the Cxar ard patri-
arch Of the church at the Moscow Rcrur-
rectlon Gates and was placed in special
chapel. Both the original Icon ard the
copy are said 70 possess the power Of
healing and people in trouble
are helped If they 10 and pray TO this
particular Icon or it's copy.
Q. What nationality would person
born IN Scotland be, whose father IL
Irish and mother Scottish b. K.
A. The British EnnbAry says that
person born in the British Islee il q Br,ttsh
subject, therefore, ms nationality Is
British. A person born IN Scotland Of an
Irish father and a scotch mother might
call himself either IRISH or Scotch, ss he
chooses
@. Does the Masonic Order try 10 help
its members who have been convicted Of
crime2 j. v.
A. The grand secretary of the Free and
Accepted Masons IN Washington, ID. G.,
says that the fact Of beng Mason IN 10
way interfeFes with the administration Of
justice upon a culpr,t and that the organ
ization has never in tho slightest way in
terfered with any execution or gwen any
assistance TO feion.
q. What were tho ten largest armv
camps IN the United States on January 1,
1919? r. III. X
A. The War Department states that
the ten largest camps In tho United States,
January /, 1919, were az follows: Camp
Bragg, Benning, Lewis, Knox, Jackson,
Custer, Dix, Meade, Lee and Upton.
q. What part of walnut tree yieids