Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

q. Whom and how did The political
phrase looking after biz fenoean 0Iigi-
! natoY A. NJ r
a. In 1880 wheff Gonerai Crnnt's
friends made him q oandida'e f0r 4 thifd
presidential nomination, Ls,hu B Wasi-
burne who had been one a Bic supporter
in the pact, was brought forward as d
candidate by the oppositlOn n Grant
On May n that ycar a great dofnonsira-
tion for Grant Was staged az sprlnghe'd.
FL, Waahburno, who was in Spring.
field that day, escaped the emhnrfnr1fnenf
Of meeting Grant On such an ocension ~
suddenly taking train f0r Maine With
the explanation that he had ~ make ne
trip 20 look after the gcnoea' on fern
be owned there
Q. What team played the - inning 'e
game in 1919 with Brooklyn B 3
A. On April 20, 1919. Brooklyn a1d
Philadelphia played ~ innings to p nIn
tie score on The Philadelphia National
League field The scoFs stood nnd
the end a tho Och irnirg and M rin after
that was scored By either team until fhe
10th inning In the 18th inning both ieaus
made three runs
q. u the breeding n reindeer esfabl.sh-
ed on a commercial basis IN The United
States? y. j. T.
A. The North American Render
Company. capitalized at $1,000 has
been granted conccreiCr a 81 80
square miles of land north q the Church
III River, upon which % urnzs caribou and
reindeer. The Government charges thr
nominal sum a four cents an acre uer
year for the use of the land
q. Is there uirh q thing ~ 1d0fir-a
celluloid? y s r.
A. Commercial production N eei'ui1d
made without the use n rnrnrh0F ~ fhf
synthetic component, based on turrertirr
is claimed by an American c0muarr
This celluloif is not only od0rless tra
tasteless but is slow burning. rather than
quickly couibug'ible
q Who first used the expression fhf
almighty dollar7' II n l.
A. Washington Irving in ha Inr
Creole Village" used the phrase Ihr
Almighty dollar. that object n universal
devotion throughout our land 1nd
generally credited with having coined =
Ben Jonson used the oppression a'-
mighty gold A. did W0icoff
q. Where are The headquariers n the
Coast Artillery Corps In the Panama
Cana Zone, and who sin charEcC y. y
A The War Department states thar fhe
headquarters u these troops are located
az Fort Amad0r The Commander .n
charge - Colonel Aston
Q Where . the Flower Observatory
located3 A. "
A. The Flower Astrononai cal Ohservator
"a IN Philadelphia, Pa, On the West
chester Pike a. Highland Park station.
.. How old y The hymn Rock "a
Ages" y. p X
A. This celebrated hymn was wrtfen
by Augustus 'roplady, an English clergy
o. What constitutes Public schools2'
A. X. T.
A. Teachers are licensed under Govern
ment control; schools are supported v
the state. no tuition heIug ordinarily
required from pupils; schools are open tn
all children of the community, cumpllsorv
attendance beng the rule
Q. What i the largest nugget oi gold
ever f0und2 +. A. ID.
q. What i believed % he the .argesf
nugget of pure gold was found IN one nf
the mines m Belgian Congo. The lump
weight was a little over - uounds
@. How much land did Great Britain
acquire in East Africa from Germany
J. B. a.
A. Great Britain was given the mandate
over 3o6. 900 square miles oi former lfr-
man Territory, or an area greater than
the whole % Germany before re var
IL has been named the ranmnyka Ter
rItory.
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