Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


@ Where is the center Of population IN
the United States Is n
A According to tho 1910 census. tho
center of population WAS IN Bloomington,
Indiana. but figures 70 date ~ the 1920
census indicate that the population renter
Of the country IS moving eastward
@ ts there nm acroplane service 10
Alnaka2 T. s G.
4 This project is under consideration.
nnd work ol mapping aerial routes hcz
tween Seattle and Alaska has been started
@ WHY did soldiers in the World War
lose more right arms and right legs than
loft oncp' II Il
4 4 logical theory is that hen the
troop were in actual combat. the men
would hc using rifles and would stand with
the left foot and left arm advanced \
she'll exploding in front Of them would
kill rather than MAIN 4 shcll falling md
cxpoling behind would find the right side
Of the body exposed 10 greater degree
% What was the Added Parliament
G. +. &.
\ Thus was the namc gwen to the
Second rarlament Of James ngland
1911. because il did not produce single
statute It's members were rhoscn nt II
GthHkFNtFAi PitREftll tAtt il{Ht w itlttA sFtt
and two-thirls h IT, membership. or
about 300. were elected for the first time.
The session o( this Parliament lasted but
two months hcing dissolved by the King
@ What general was in command al the
Confederate forces nj the Battle Of New
Orleans " 4 ID
4. This battle was fought IN Spril
IS62. and Maj Cen Mansfield Lowell
was IN command Of The Confederate forces.
q. What nationality was Hans Chris
tian Andersen? A. NJ t.
4 This writer who Is best known for his
| Fairy Tales. was Dane lie was known as
The Children Poet, but his best
poetry is hls prose.
O. What was the Malthusian doctrine
L. e. c.
4. This was theory held by Rev T.
r Nautilus who Was born in l76} and died
in 1884 lie held that population tends %
multiply faster than is means 81 sub
sistcuce cau hc made tn do and that wien
this occurs the lower or weaker classes
must suffer from lack Of food, that unless
an increase Of population be checked by
prudential restraint. poverty Is nek kitahle,
AMI that the multiplying oi the population
will he checked by poverty, wee, OF some
OF her cause of suffering
q What IS A riX-tiollar' Ii | W
A. RiX-ioIar9 were Wagons German
Dutch, and Scandinavian coins. anil are
now nearly obsolete They varied III value
from thirty cents Ia ) -, but tire t. pI-
cal value was not far from one dollar
q Il the Old Chester Of Mrs Deiand 5
stories in Massachusetts, j.. G. Il
4 The TACT that Margaret Delaud lives
in Boston Is probably responsible fer the
impression that Old Chester Is a Massa-
chusetts town As matter Of fact II is
not in New England AZ all. hut III Penn
sylvania, III which state Mrs Deland was
born
@ In auto insurance policies covering
q car against theft il the Insurance con-
pany liable to damages sustained aS are
suit OF theft when the car IS recovered
+. G. 5.
A Practically al theft insurance policies
cover any part of the machine which may
have been stolen, such as tools. and tires,
but do not cover against collision during
the period between the ti~c of theft ahd
recovery Most policies also carry clause
b. the effect that the company is not re-
sponsible for losses under the amount of
S25 90 oF $4,000 as the policy may be
@ What was the chief occupation of
the inhabitants Of Liege3 Belgium. be-
fore the war; Y Y
One Of the traditions OF the etv Is
the excellence ol 1t weapon manufacture.
A great portion ol the two hundred thou
sand inhabitants gained their livelihood
by making fire arms and cannon
q Can you ascertain for me the data
-given the census cnumerators by John
Doc ~ this city2 A +. ID
A The Bureau of Census states that
all larts given IN census enumerators are
considered confidential There Is fine
not exceeding Sl00 for giving false infor.
nation to these enumerators
O. How often do rabbits have Young
ones2 Are tame rabbits as good 90 cat
as Wild ones? l. $ n,
A Rabbits may have Young about
every two months, but IL Il unHlsc and
Improbable 10 breed more than three
TINS "a year The flesh Of tame rabbits Is
generally conceded to be as paatahle rs
that Of the wild ones
q. DO as many women die of tubercu-
losis as men o X
A. A well-known authority on the sub
ject says. The total mortality (fram
tubcIouleslsj is less among females than
males, fact which has been observed IN
all countries where vital statistics are
available
Q. How should table silver be placed?
r.. s.
A The knife and fork for the main
course mark the cover They are placed
one inch from the edge Of the table
knife at the right with sharp edge toward
the plate, fork al left with tines turned
up. The other pieces ot silver are placed
parallel with these. the piece to he used