Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q. What county IS 50 Lous. A.~r
N? G. @.
A. The PoSsof1o. Dsparsnns ~~
that -. Douis. Missouri, = nos m Nnv
county. The cltv gov~rnmrns cuscsst>e
both municipal snd county fIEnctsons Tor
ne territory u oorIpscs. ana Il a.wAvs nAs
done 20.
Y. What dr-rsna sroaid ne m-u on
leather chars? ID. d.
A ChAars ana ooucncs upnol-ter~a n
leather VII last mucn longer 4 the ioilo--
ing mixture = appllea ono. a month. Que
part good vinegar. two parts noted IN
seed OIL. chaAe thoroughly toUcsL~r
Apply a little on a soft ma anu Doilsn with
8 silk duster or piece of cham0n. Tins
cleanses and soiten- the leather; q i Azo
a good polish Tor the ~ood.
Y. Where 90 oysters znu~n- ~ Blur
Points get their naslei A. B.
A. They are names for Blue Point New
YORK, the southern exI.emlty ID Pat
chogae Bay, Long lslaad. wbich = lAnous
for rs oyster be<1s. The name = aow uss,l
TO designate the sEns>-l, delicateiy daxDrei
oysters, whether native o. trausp.Antesl.
which are taNen oa the sogtbefn sl0se oi
Long ls.ana-
Y. How much rslnm = thsrs IN ths
world, and what par u tina supply = Is
the United Statesg ". +. n.
\. There Is ls~r than tNo o1snos Fl
rsGIum N the world and ie-s thsa 1nu
ounce IN the CuIteG Stases.
Y. What WI reIloye STAINS lrum grave
stones! The STAINS we're ma.-o hy aacay-
Ing vines. ;. ". O..
A. such STAINS cssa usually - rsnovca
by scrlbbin1 with water c0uIAnlag so.
A h.rw rrf - -.
right smount - Use IN tso x-.-onS "a
water.
Q. When was ensign introduced .ntn
the Navy NAs e ever Aa army r-ak'
+. B.
A. The Navy Departnent sl.aos that
ensign WAS the lowest rank 90 a. olhcrl
m the Revolutionary Army And a4so IA tho
British Army. The duties gcro % c,lry
the ensign or regImentA colors Tho
rank has now been abolished in thc army
and the lowest rank Of mmissioncl llil-
Ger Is second lieutenant In thc navy ea-
Sgu = the lowest rank oi commlssinurl
ofhcer. and Was hrst used M thE slr'lc
during the Civil War
@. What do the small ietJers % noins
stand iOrg A. J.. ".
A. The initials on coins are either mint
marss or the initials of the designer 81 tho
coin. The mint marss 10 various mints
are as follows New Orleans. o San iran
cisco, :; Denver. q, Coins made AZ the
Philadelphia mint are distinguished 81 thC
fact that they bear no mint mark
q. Can the word VERY - usod ~
modify unique c. r.. ".
A. The word cannot hc modified lr
qualified. SINCE unique 4 defined ~
being without a like or equal single r
kind or excellence
q, Can marriage Incense ~ obtalnod
in Canada without either person heins
a resident there A. G.R.
A. The Bureau OF Information Oh the
Canadian War Mission SAYS that Amer
can citizens NAV obtain marriage hccnscs
IN Canada without either pcrson hcne
a resident there.
q. To settle an argument please state
the American Indians shaved
their faces as men do now q. h.S.
A. The Bureau % Ethnology SAYS that
the Indians never shaved their iaccs IA
they had no means of doing 80 They
pulled the hairs out with sharp stones,
with oyster shells. OF with their singers
q. What Is the name gwen % the aD-
plicatlon Of hot cloths or moisture '0r che
rcliel OF PAIN X. ..
\. fermentation is the gcueral name
gwen to the method oi relieving main
though the application oi hot comprcsscs
Q. How many illiteratos are there m
the United StatesY NJ ~
A. The Bureau OF Education says
that there are five and hall million
people over ten wears ~ age Ia this coun
try who can neither read nor write
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