Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
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O. Was william Howard Taft ean-
didate for the Presidency at the time
he took the trip around the worldY
II. II. r.
a.. chief Justice Taft was candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for the Presidency when in August,
1907, he started on the trip around the
world.
@. when win there be 3 readjust-
ment of wages paid coal miners! ~.
&c. Il.
A. New wage scales for the coal In
dusiry viii be- negotiated this fall ana
viii go into effect April i, 1922.
o. what kind Of bird is the guild
guid? II. r.
A. In tropical America this name is
given to any small bird having a
quickly repeated cry, particularly to
those which seek their insect food on
the floor of the forest.
Q. How can dry cells be reloaded?
f. W. r.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
there is no satisfactory process for
reloadlng dry cells.
@. What are the largest arc lights
used? NJ. F. W.
"A. The largest arc lights in terms
of candlepower are probably those
used in military searchlfghts. In some
of these the candlepower Of the arc
without the reflector is Of the order
Of 100. 900.
O. Has there been a marked de-
crease in the number of beef cattle
raised in the United states? q. r. s.
A. In 1911 there were 80 .e79 900
! beef cattle in the United States. The
number decreased yearly. until IN
i 1914 there were IS. .S55 900. Since that
+ time the number has steadily increased
until in 1920 there were 44.750O0o.
q. Car you tell me what causes the
oder in a kitchen sink. which seems
clean F. s. e.
+ A. One Of the most prolific causes
Of defilement and offensive odors in
kitchen sinks and their outlets il the
i presence Of decaying grease, This
comes from the emptying Of kettles
in which meat has been cooked into
the dish water. and from the soap.
i The grease lodges IN every crevicc and
catches at every obstruction rem
edy may be found in the use of the
common alkalies instead Of soap, aq1la
ammonia in washing clothes. and
borax in washing lawns and laces
and washing soda in cleaning dishes
These alkaIies prevent solid soap
from forming in the sink andNIts pipes
and neutraIlze all effects Of decom-
posing fat.
q. ! have blue spruce tree and
wirh to start several little trees. When
should the slips be planted? j. v.
a. The Bureau IF Forestry Saws
thar if Is not possible to grow hlue
spruce trees from slips. It is neces-
sary u buy young trees from niire-
cries and plant them early in the spring
q. Did the Government ever make
three and four dollar gold pieces2 w
IC. G.
I A. The Government made three
dollar gold pieces for a number II
years. No four-doliar gold pieces
were ever made By the Government.
q. Who painted the picture Of the
| Revolution that has three figures. one
playing a fife, one a drum, and oue
carrying a fag7 s. IT. G.
a. This picture, entitled The Spirit
of IS" was painted by A. NJ. Willard
q Who Is known az the great Cos
pei Prophet F. a. r.
a Isaiah j. known as the great Cos
pei Prophet. since he is spoken Of so
often in the Gospels and because
many of his prophecies are recorded
AZ fulfilled in these books Of the Bible