Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-24

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q. VIII mail carriers deliver mail
on Monday? j. II.
A. The Postofiice Department says
that as general rule If holiday
comes on Sunday the mail carriers
have the privilege Of observing the
festival on the following day, but one
exception 10 hits rule Is Christmas
q. Is June 21st always the longest
day Of the year and December 22d al
ways the shortest? ID. A. G..
! A. The Naval Observatory says
June 81 is not always the lonest day
in northern latitudes. nor Is Decem-
Der % always the shortest. Express
ing the date In accordance with the
civil day of the eastern standard time
zone, the longest day Of 1922 and 1923
III tune 20 Nniif Ah' iFAhNoN fAs VI
1920 was December Il.
q. How many of the American sol
diers fought in France? j. D. M.
A. The War Department says that
It has been estimated that the total
number OF Americans who fought In
Frence was 100000.
q What are the four words In the
English language which end In
dong" A. l.
A. The four words in our language
which end in "dous" are tremendous
stupendous, hazardous and jeopar-
dous.
@. who was the Maid OF Athens oi
Byron's poem? q. w. T
A. 1t is said that thfs song was ad
dressed to the daughter Of Theodore
Maori, a consul at Athens.
O. Were French prisoners eve
executed by drowning? y. @
A. During the Reign Of Terror
the Revolutionary Agent Carrier o
Nantes had prisoners who were boun'
and placed in boats with movabl
bottoms. These were taken out II
the River Loire and when in mid
stream the bottoms were opened, pre-
:, cipitating the condemned persons int
, the water.
O. Ia II not fact htat wild duck
!. as we'll as geese will fly in a "V
shaped formation when moving Soutl
ir the Fail? d. {
, A. The Biological Survey say
, while ducks do frequently fly in
'V' shaped formation, this is not a.
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. @. Why were leases made for 3
years? g.
+, A. Ninety-nine years was used a
+ an expression OF time for the passin
:, Of three generations-3 timeg 33 year
q @. What is the origin Of the eX
/. preston. ito exchange new lamps 70
8 old?" .. A y
> A. This expression refers 70 tn
4 story Of Aladdin and his wonderT'
:. lamp. a magician obtained this MAJ
veIous lamp by Offering new or
10 10 Aladdin's wife in exchange.
q O. What are the strongholds
10 Great Britain? T. ]
n A. The strongholds Of Great Bri
" ain include London. Portsmouth a.
3, Southampton, Dover and Plymout
II O. Why are the boots Of cavalr
II man turned backward when attach'
T. 'to the saddle OF his horse in u
10 funeral procession? Il. ~
{. A. This custom has come 10 l
" from other countries and the sl'
n nificance of 1t is that the owner M
II ended his march.
r. Q. What color is the Poland Chr
~ bog7 r. NJ. Y
I'd \. The color OF the Poland Chii
pig is black with six white marking