Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-14
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e. Who becomes vice-preeiaena in
the event that the vice-Presldeni aies.
Or is elevated 10 the pregi0ency7 -
u.
a. In such cases the vacancy IN mo-
nlled. The Senate elects from lts oNn
membeuhip a President pro tesppofe ~
tho senate. VINO receives the same
saIary as the Vice president,
"a. What il the meaning n tns ~x
preston "a in the corner ~ f.. Il.
A. This expression properly is
"aueue in the corner" the queue being
ajfixed 10 legal papers In France.
Formerly they were attached " iosDg
which hung from the parchment. NoN
the seal IL placed in the corner Of the
deed. ard the "a IN the CORNER is iu-
portant. since It ratine@ the contente
Of the document.
q. Who invented tne deptn Dsapt7
r. Mcc.
A. the depth bornb ws~ invented b.
w. r. Uuge, ~ Swedish nationshfy
q. Why win an angeifood sometime
shrink from tho eides of the pan ana
sometimes fail out. when inverted for
coclirg2 y. ~. NJ.
a. This seems 70 depend upon tte
amount ~ cream ~ tartar used. n
the cake has this tendency Increase the
amount ~ cream ~ tartar or fhc
other hand, an excess of cream Of TAR
tar makes the cake tough a scant
teaspoonfM FOR cake containing the
whites ~ 10 Or II eggs 10 happy
medium.
q. What styie ~ architecture ls ne
smithsonisin Institution. Wastington
-. CO Y. H
a. The original Smithsonian tuudinv
II of brownstone IN 12th century Nor.
man or Lombard style
q. When was INK first uzedf q ". p.
A. Tho ancient Fcyyptians made ard
used ink az early ~ $500 fs o., whno
In China the invention ~ ink a At
trfbutad 70 Ticn-Tcheu. who iiged be-
tween 2ss7 y. 9. and 25a7 =. q. These
Inks were q conbinatsn ~ charcoal
or soof with gum. glue or varnish.
q. What were the words ~ I.nbeia
when she promised Columbus ai5 for
his voyage of discovery? q N. BE-
a. She il reported ~ have said II
VIII assume tne Undertaking Tor ny
own crown n CASTLE and am ready to
pawn my jsreis 10 deffay fhe e1penaes
Of ~. II tho funds IN fife treasury shoula
De founs Inadequate"
O. How slow can an airniane 20
and stay up2 r. =. s.
A. The Air Service Says that the
lowest rate Of speed necessary 20 keen
an aeropiane IN the air depends apon
the type o. ship. weight carried aad
power q engine. This - atout 40 miIss
an hour.
q. IN playing n no-truup hand a.
500 with the Joker in the bidders hand
should be be allowed 70 cali & any suig
ne chooses2 y. r. "
a. IN the game of 500 playing 4 ~a0
trump hand" the holder of fhe s0iler
may lead Il fwhen he has the oprorfunl-
~ 70 ieadl and name the suit taat snail
be played to e. This privileges 81 nDf
confined 70 the bidder.
q. How long does X take fsh eggs
to hatch2 ID. A.
\. The Bureau Of FISHERIES aavs L
depends on the kind of fish as - how
s5ong Il win take ne eggs n ratrh.
For instance. u takes 10 20 IL DAYS
for shad FISH eEgs 20 hatch and I10 DAYS
for white fish eggs 70 hatch