Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-26
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Q. Docs tho Twentieth Century
Limited make as good time as II used
tor II. o.
A. The fastest schedule regularly
made by the Twentieth Century Limit
cd was 3 hours This train now. runs
on a schedule OF 20 hours.
@. How many miles OF telegraph
wires are there In the United statesl
j. j. X.
A. There are 1.s90.2g5 miles Of
single wire in the United States and
/. .a52 miles OF ocean cable.
@. Did Martha Washington have
any sisters? II. M. S.
A. Martha Washington was the
daughter OF Colonel John DandrIdge
Of Now Kent, at the head of York
River, Va. The William and Mary
College Quarterly says that mis- daugh-
ters were Martha, Anna Maria,
Frances. Elizabeth and Mary. Frances
| and Mary died ct the ages Of Z and
~ respectively. Anna Marias mar
ried name was Bassett. Martha's
married names we're Gusts and
Washington, respectively. Elizabeth
married John Aylett.
q. How can you tell directions BY
n watchg J. A. X
A. Let your watch lie fiat In your
hand, with the hour hand pointing
toward the sun. The point on the
circle half way between the hour hand
and XII, will be directly south In IN,
northern hemisphere, and directly
north IN the southern hemisphere.
@. Has Babe Ruth hit bah farthe
than Hielman? N. e
A. Babe Ruth hit the bail farthe
than Hlelman. his distance being so
feet. while Hielman's was 40.
@. Is there a city In the Unite
States below sea level and is the at
mospheric pressure greater there
9. II
A. The Weather Bureau says tina
: there are several valleys in Californi
below sea level, In which small town
Riverside County is nearly 200 fee
below sea level The atmosphere
lpressure does Increase with the di,
tance below sea levei.
@. How old Is John ID. Rockefeller
, What does the ID" stand for? d. Y.
A. John Dawson Rockefeller w
/, SO years old July Sth.
@. How long has "tdke-all
! wheat" been in this country? A.
V A. Take-all is a disease which a
a tacks some varieties Of wheat, and
!. was first noticed in this country
Il April, 1919.
e @. Are cows that are good mike
4 also good beef cattle? rs c.
Il A. The milking tendency IN cati
Il IS associated with a conformation
h body which prevents the animals fro
e yielding the greatest quantity and &
& best quality OF beef.
Q. What Is the oldest piece Of fu
riture in the world? r. G.
A. The throne of the Egypt;
Queen Hetshepsu, which is in 4
,e British Museum. is the oldest pie
b of furniture in the world. Many pieo
h of furniture extant date back 80
e years.
n @. II vegetables become scorch
= 1 what should ba done7 e.
"a A. Plunge the container in whi
q they are cooking into cold water. !
,s low to stand a moment. Remove I
~ vegetable, being careful not to ia
! up any ST it which clings to the p;