Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-11
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O. How can the age Of pickerei or
pike be told? ID. r. 9.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
mat the way 20 determine the age Of
pickerel or pike IN by counting the
rings on the scales. This jig the COM
mon way in which the age of any
fish is determined
O. How many votes did the Black
and Tan party poll In the last cleo
tion? =. G. J..
A. The Black and Tan Republican
party polled 27,247 votes last No
vernber.
0. what is the inscription or the
Confederate monument in the Airing
ton cemetery? A. J.. J.
a. This inscription, written by DIR.
Randolph McKim, reads: Not for
farne--or reward. Not for peace, or
for rank Not lurcd by ambition Or
goaded by necessity But in simple
obedience to duty AS they under
stood It. These men suffered all.
Sacrificed all--Dared ail--And died"
q. can the characters appearing in
cartoons I draw be copyrighted? y.
n. NJ.
A. The Copyright Office says that
the characters that you originate and
which appear in any series Of car
toons that you may draw, may DC
copyrighted by you.
q How can / prevent a green.
creamy substance which forms in
copper gasoline tank in my motor
b0at2 w. Med.
a. The Bureau of Standards saws
1t is not considered advisable 20 use
copper gasoline tank on motor
boat. The water causes corrosisn
It is suggested that galva nized iron
tank be substituted for the copper
tank
q. Who first used the expression
swinging around the circle" in the
political sense IT has now W r. r.
A. The phrase swinging around
the circle" was FIRST applied by An
drew Johnson To his trip to Chicago
in 1855 70 lay the cornerstone of the
monument 10 stephen a. Douglas
He went west and made political
speeches in all the large cities.
q. When and whore was Martha
Washington horn? r. J. r.
New Kent county. Virginia. May 1892.
The Biographies do not give the day
Of the month.
q How much peat was mined III
tho United States last year?
4, Peat production for 1920 was "a
2o4 short tons.
Q. How much mineral water is sold
in this country NJ T.
=. In 1920. 1000 600 gallons of
mineral water. valued at s. 600 900
We're sold in rhe United States.
Q. How did hanson cabs get their
names? X. NJ X.
=. These vehicles were so named
from their inventor. Joseph Hanson.
an architect at Birmingham and
Hinckley, England.
Q. What is Rudyard Kipling's adj
dress? y. NJ. C.
4. 4 recent letter from RUdyar5
Kipling gave his address az Bateman,s :
BurWask. Sussex, England.
Q. Please give me a recipe for
1hicker-a-la-king2 T. 3. NJ
A. Melt l tablespoon Of chicken fat
add tablespoon OF flour. and stir
until smooth. Add gradually l. c,,n
chicken stock, z cup milk. r cup
cream. When this boils. add = tea
spoon salt, ? tablespoons butter. /
cup cold boiled fowl cut in cubes. i
cup salted mushrooms. 55 cup pi-
nlentos. Let il come to the boiling
point and add = egg yolks which have
been beaten slightly. Serve On toaa+