Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

o. When and where will the next u. A.
r. Encampmcnt be? l.. |. j. :,
4 The next Encampment will be held
in Atlantic CITY on September 26th. The
lincoln Memorial which has been erected
ON the Speedway III Washington, ~ y.
will he dedicated ON the 10Th OF Septcih-
her. affording many old veterans the opp'r-
tunitv to witness thus ceremony on thciI
way to the Encampmcnt
d Where il AlmainP Nj. II -.
1 This is an archaic name for Ger
many derived probably from the French
name for the country Allemagnc.
q Is the conversion of War Klsk IN
s,Irance INTO permanent Life lnusranCc
proving popular with the soldiers Is Is
4. 4 late report shows that about
l25 600 soldiers have taken advantage
of the opportunity. Regardless OF the
Icnuth Of time a man $ insurance has lapsed
or been cancelled or the length ct time
since he was discharged from the service
tho insurance may be rclnstated any time
before July I, 1920, upon application and
PAYMENT Of only two months premiums
ON the amount of insurance hc WISHES 10
rcinstatc. il accompanied with a salts
factory statement of health
q What arc President Wilson favor
lite forms of amusement? II. + l..
\ President Wilson IS an ardent golfer
and he enjoys baseball, automobling and
theatrical performances !,
O. What IS the Greek word for God
" a. +.
4 In Greek this word is Theos, many
English words 81 like meaning traclnE
their derivation to It
q What il the Almanach dc Gotha
4 This IS French almanac which was
first published in 1868 and gives gcnoalogi-
cal particulars concerning all the s"vcr,
cign houses Of Europe, the mcdlatzcd
families Of Germany, and many OF the
Furonean princely and duCal houses not
az sovereign rank 1t also contains yai4
able information regarding officers 81 ~
ministrationNand statistics Of the principal
POLITICAL divisions uf the world
d Where was the ICvlathan at the
time the armistice was signed !, !. \
a This ship was tsCkCd at Ltverpool,
England, on November II, 1918,
. What is meant Ivy delivery price
r. il. +. g. THIS is the price fixed upon
gwen date. usually about the same rs
tho market price on that day, ~ winch
financial settlements are lmade, ~ regard
to contracts actually delivered
Q Where was hamburger cheese hrsi
made \ G. 4.
This Is soft cheese made IN the
Rclplan province Of IlmbnrG and usually
not eaten until tho curing has Developed 2
peculiar. and, to many people. un-
pleasant odor,
q How dId the name Cob" come into
use5 II II.
4. The appcllation Cob IS Of Chinese
derivation from tho Chinese word meaning
sailor The word came into use when the
fleet Was il the Far East
u When and where was whlskcy ilrSt
made l. NJ &,
A The art az distilling liquors i first
mentioned tn Alhuk assen, All Arabian
physician who lived in the tenth century
Whisky "a potable spirit distilled from
cereal gran probably originated ~
Ireland and its Celtic name was lusRe
hetha water of litc' afterwards contracted
to usauchaueh and thcn ~ whisky II
was known al usQuchauEh ~ the 18th ami
18th centuries ~ both Ireland and scot
land
.. when vas tho game q whist I'M
ycnfrd9 O. NJ
4 Like many card games, its origin IS
obs urc. bit under TIC namc q triumph 4
had become 81 we'll known that when
Bishop latimer preached the Christmas
sermon n cambridge IN 1922 nc had uo
doubt that his hearers could follow his
j alIcgorlCS based upon IL. Its FIRST serious
/ study and the formulation 81 set rules re-
+ rardIng play resulted from frequent meet
/ lngs of a party Of Whist PLAYERS nj the
+ Crown Coffee House in Bedford Row,
+ London. az W hom Edmond HOWE was one
o How many kinds Of paper money
are issued? r. G.
A There are more than twenty thou
/ sand different kinds al paper money beng
issued. There are eight thousand national
/ banks. each Of which has an average 81 TWO
and half different bills printed with rs
name ON them There are different hlhs
] for each If the twelve Federal reserve
banks. and in addition to these, We have
United States Treasury notes
@ Who we're the Seven Sicepers. l.
o. b.
4 Thcrv were the heroes Of an ancient
legend II Is supposed that during the
persecution Of the Christians about 250
4 d these seven Christian brothers !
I Ephegus took refuge ID cave. Their
/ retreat was discovered and the mouth Of
the cave walled up. Two hundred year-
later the cave was accidentally opened
+ and the men emerged having slept through
i centuries as though but q SINGLE night
They found the Christian religion accepted
+ N the citv where they were houorcd and
j feted. and where all Of them died on The
same day.
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