Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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O. what are the flower .n1 gern
syrnbofs for February a. .. B.
a. As authorized by the American
jewelers. Association. tho birthstone
for February is the amethyst Tho
flower symbol for this month r. the
primrose.
q what President was known 80 ~
Veto? J. y. q
a. This title vas sppIed - Andrev
johnson.
q. Is the stone which served Jacob
as a piliow when he had his vision sfl
in existence? r r n
| A. This stone IL said % be in exie'
/ ence. 70 is known az the ia Fai r.
/ stone q Destiny, on which the rli
q
| in Westminster Abbey resting bensaff
/ the Coronation chair which has beer
used az the Coronation - Engiiaf
Kings since Edward T. This hiTfo-fr
stone r. said 20 have been fakcn t0
Tara, in ireland. in the hf'h ceuturr
r. C.. then 20 scotland ard hnaliy
/ England.
q. VINO first suggested fha ~
a canal across Panama y p
A. Tho project ~ q canal acro-- fre
Isthrnus u Pararna r. about 400 ysarH
old. Balboa and other Spanish eFpifr
e-y urged such consfrurfion baf1re me
Emperor og spain. and made surv
in search ~ a feasible line ~ eariv
1925.
O. have four tone - r1ai in my
f,asernent which has beer there thr
years Is there srv hanger - sporfa-
| neoug conibusfir- 81
A. The Burr Mines States tfaf
! as small a qua Hf coal az four tc.
ia not in danger ~ catching hre frur
spontaneous combustion.
Q. what is The average daily sitter
dance ~ the public schools - the
United states? x. r r.
A. According 20 thu latest available
statistics there s. an average daiv ~
: tendance q more than 1880 600
Q. Has 4 been estimated what -
, railroad strike cost the railroad in earn
ings? g l. T.
. a. n il estimated that the rallrcad
, strike 1913 cost the roads over 500 a
Z O00. 900 il earuingg.
q. How many soldiers bodies are afiI
: IN Europe2 r ~ u
, A. How many soldiers bodies lra
stlH n EUROPE r. ~ H
, a. According 20 a report - the Quar-
, termaster General. n $. ~ there arr
at this time approximately - l.f
bodies not YET returned from Elruut.
q. What IL Dongola sidg 2. " rs.
a. This Kid. which received IN name
from DonEolG IN Egyptian sudan.
sheepskln or eoafskn tanned vlrh
serni-brighr fuish 80 ~ to -er-m
/ French Kid. It was hrut plr .n
market hy James Kent. 0f GlorcrEtl
y. Y. and caused revolution 81 err.
, tain branches ~ the leather indgafr'
. Q. are the veterans 90 the Wc
: / War allowed free patents by The Eu
> / eminent o.. r.. s.
: A. The War Department says that
there are no arrangements made
either military authorities cr the r1I
, ent Office Whereby veterans
!. World War are lAoVed free patents
!. Q. who. or what. was arst sravu
: Fl Dorado? n. O. ".
|, A. This is a Spanish word. nlelulri
: "the giided and was drst applied q. r
: South American king said to cover
body annually with gold dust and bal
: in a sacred lake then II was apuIlafi
: 20 a fablsd golden q and 1nauy ta
> a tabled country abounGing t0 an i.-
: most .inconcelvabia. dssree .n sold Cd fa
i precious stones. The name has si1irt
: been applied 70 any place abo4nding i1
gold or opportunities FOR acquirtng s4a-
den wealth, and more Specifically ro
n county IN California. and a city l
!. Colorado.
q. Are bufaloes hecoming extinct
in this country RI. r.,
A At one time there was rea.
danger that the buffalo would disap-
pear entirely IN SOS there we're hut
Z 1f1e wild and tame huf~s.oas IN ne
Y United States Since then. RttsuiIcn
r has been given 20 the situa lion. and fhc
l. American Bison. Society reports taa.
{ this number had increased 20 3.3a3 'n
e 1870.
.. What is the authorized peaca
strength of = regiment? p. =. r
A. A regiment is suthorized % have
r. during peace times. 81 commissioned
II officers. one warrant oflcer. and i5lt
q ! enlisted men.