Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
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q. Can a copy Of Chief Justice
Whites will be obtained? G. NJ.
A. A certified copy Of this will may
be obtained from the Order Depart
ment of the Register Of Wills Office,
court House. Washington, D. G. This
will contained but 81 words. It reads:
This is my last will. / give, be-
queath, and devise TO my wife. Ieita
NJ. White, in complete and perfect
ownership, all my rights and prop
erty of every kind and nature,
whether real. personal or mixed.
wherever situated. appointing her ex-
ecutric of my estate, without bond
and giving her seisin thereof.
q. How has the membership IN
churches compared with the increase
in population in the United States2
j. l. W.
A. The Bureau Of Census says that
the first religious census was taken
in 1890. Al this time 32.7 per cent
Of the population of the United States
were church members. In 1906, 3s.1
per cent, and in 1916. Al per cent were
church members.
@. How is the reach of a boxer
measured? c. G. d.
A. A boxers reach is measured
from the tip of one hand TO the tip
Of the other.
@. What is implied when a person
is said to be shedding crocodile
tears?' D. w. p.
A. The expression means hypocriti-
cal grief. The crocodile was tabled
to weep as it ate its victims.
Q. Who introduced modern i'm
provements such as electric lights
into Korea? T. X. X.
A. The first railroad. the first cleo
tric light plant, and the first water
works in Korea were constructed by
Americans.
@. What kind of wood are spools
made of that thread is wound on?
c. w. G.
A. Poplar is usually used for these
spools.
O. have seen references 10 tbs
Didache and cannot find out what 1t
is. Please enlighten me. J. /. o.
A. The Didache or Teaching Of the
Twelve Apostles was didactic work
for use in the early church. 1t was
discovered by Bryennius at Con-
stantinopIe, and published in 1883.
II had been written IN Greek. about
1866 A. ID. 1t Is OF great value for
the study OF organization, belief and
worship of the early church, and was
held In high esteem. In II IS a des-
cription of the Two Ways--of life
and Of death--in the form of rules
for Christian conduct.
O. What has become OF the Ger
man liner "fmperator" A. W. A,
A. The Post ONCE Department
says that more than 20,ooo,ooo pieces
OF mail reach the Dead Letter once
annually, due co the fact that they
are so incorrectly or iliesibiy address,
ed that they cannot be delivered,
o. VINO was the father OF the mod
ern art of fortificatlon7 A. I'll.
A, John ziska. a famous leader OF
tho HUSTLE party In Bohemia gained
this title, In 1890 he took up strons
HInea known an ziskabors, and held
Ii with a few thousand men against
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