Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
QUESTIONS AND ANsWER0

Any rssd*y can s~t the seswsv " sev
natio9 nuf4sn plsdsrie Iissslh. DSss-
sirictiy 10 Informs nstisn. Tns psrs~s ssn.
pot give snvics % IsxsI rnsdIeal ann
,sftis dorns@sie troubles n nor ' 70 an3atsass
.n,s your Questions plainly snd D.isny.
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Al replies ars sent airsas % tis inquirer
q Are fewer passports ISSUED now
that thoy ere not required ~ ouf N0s
ernrnept7 ~. q
a. Although IL ls not necessary ~
havs passport " leave onr shores. 3
II mfii necasaary a. have one 20 snfef
almost All foreign Countries "A ia rafl.
mated ~ The passport 1iySsioh ~ fht
state Department that tho demand fof
passports has increased more Than ~
per cent m the last six months
q What is the yrigin or curfew la~
y. u. T..
a. Ins the middle ayes. ben va
rung as a signal Tor nrcs fo b. foyrresi
~ for the night ard consequently fol
the people 70 20 o. bed. The word c1f.
few IL derived from the French u0fat
eouyrir. 70 cover and feu Gre. Ia ihr
United States. cnffow has bosf
ROUNDED - wazn young pt0pia - 81
within DOORS, sniess accompanied h.
adults. II ~ al that orsr 1000 towns
and cities IN -ris country nov fsg.
cgrfew ordinances and some ~ them
report as largo a decrtato ss ~ ns
cent in juvenile delinquency since fht
enactment ~ such laws.
q. What is ne largest ern ever ialf
by a domestic hen7 r. -. ~
A. The egg ~ a purebfof siarh
Minorca has h~ou reported ~hiaN
weighs 81 ounces au6 has q cfrr1rf
ference ~ . 8-is inches The owner IN
this hen clslrns this "a the larrenf foef
ogg ever laid.
q. Has any State two FEDERAL ~
serve banlksg q y. r.
a. Missouri Il the only State IN fhr
Union that has two Federal Reaert
banks.
q what l. tsczet-of-lsayo man
.. 8. x
a. In rsreat Britain snd its Aus.
traiian colonies. a prisoner who ia CD
parole IL given this appeiistion.
@ / wish 70 grow hay for ne uarFef
How large tract ~ land must naa
and what kind u machinery Hl aa
necessary FL
a. The Bureaus ~ Plant Tndusff
says that the maintenance charge faf
hay-naking equipment is - high hat
it is doubtful whether q farmer o. luafi-
fed IN going into the business urfeee na
has 20 acres ~ hay 20 cut each rraf
The special equipment necessary far
the successful production ~ market
hay consists of a mower. rake. teddar
wagon with frame. horse fork. pifrh-
forks. and a hay press. Unless there
win be 50 tons ~ hay to - taled y III
more economical 70 hire the hay lalel
than 70 buy a press
q. why i the earth slightly faf-
tened at the poiess q. II
A. Atmosphere pressure hrUBrhf fl
bear upon a revolving body causes vs.
upper and lower surface 20 b. aaftanf.i
and a corresponding bulge Co oerur
ia the center. as in the case of tha
earth.
q. Who was Mother shIptong n. I.u.
a. Mother Shipton was rcuufesi
English prophecies VINO lived during fhr
time Of Henry VIII shs was aret
heard of In 1871 when her prnuhecltn
were published anonymously. MofhFf
Shipton Is probably a fictitious chaf-
acter.
O. What i the largest snake IN tna
woridg Are there any tame snakes ut
this speciesg j. 81. G.
a. The python r. considered the larz.
est snake in the world. lt 81 found l
the East Indies and On the Philippine
Islands. Specimens 60 feet long have
been seen. All tha various species FL
python lend themselves easily ca CAPS
tfvity and tanning.