Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23

cial mAttcrs, II does not attempt q settle
domestic troubles nor TO undertake. ex-
haustivf research on any subject Write
your questions plainly. and briefly. Give
full name and add ess and ne ose two
cents In stamps Tor return postage All
replies are sent direct to the Inquirer.
Q. Why are certain unmportnnt
words printed IN italics In the Bible?
q. c. s.
A. The American Bilbla Society
says that the words which are printed
in italics ard not unmportant words
They are used asa rule to complete
the translation of the Greek words
or Hebrew words The usages Of the
Hebrew language and of the Greek
language do not permit OF translation
into English without here and there
the necessity of adding an article or
particle or something of the sort or
even another word I'm order 10 make
complete sense out of n literal trans
lation.
q. How many times has William
j. Bryan delivered his speech "Tho
Prince of Peace?" n. r. r.
a. Mr.. Bryan says that he has
times lie has never committed II Ia
memory and while the same main
points are always stressed the de-
livery OF the lecture is never exactly
| the same
o. What ship brought the body oi
] The unknown soldier to ne United
| states? S. II. c
a. The olympia. - Admiral Dewey,
| flagship, brought the American I'm.
known Soldier to this country. Sh,
- protected cruiser and was bull
at the Union Iron Works in San Fran
cisco. California. The Olympia wa
one OF the ships which engaged in IN,
| Battle of Manila Ray. May J. 1898.
q. Would you please inform m'
whether brothers opposed each othe
In the rooklyn-t'leveland Worl'
Series game last year? r. r. s
A. The Johnston brothers played o
OPPOSING teams in the Worlds serie
games last year.
q. How much nearer the center q
the earth is the source Of the Mississ
lppi than its MOUTH x. 6. !
A. The Geological Survey say
that the source OF the Mississippi
River IL about four miles nearer IN
center OF the earth than its moutl
Q. Are the large bulbous roots z
he Swiss chard edible? f. y.
A.. Swiss chard is variety OF he'
y hich il grown only FOR Its leay,
and stalks, the stalks. and also N
leaf midribs Of some types. being cool
I'd and served in any way suitable f.
, asparagus. The leaves are prepare
/ 40 green's or may be chopped up ar
served with the stalks.
+ G. What denominations We're u
/ | Pilgrim Terccntonary stamps? i.
a. The Postofice Department sa'
/ chat the Pilgrim TercentenAry Staml
were issued as ones, twos and fivcs
Q. Is II true that Julia Ward How
wrote The Battle Hymn Of the II
i public" in the middle Of the nigh
X
4. The daughter of Dr. and Nj
Howe relates that one afternoon h
parents while in Washington. ID.
drove out to Fort stevens in the @
virons of the city. for the purpose
visiting nearby camps. This was eaar
4 in the days of the Civil War. Wh'
h Mrs. Howe retired that night, she n
no thought of writing a poem. In q
Knight however, she awakened al
seemed actually TO see before her {
/ words OF a poem She was weary al
| very sleepy and quite dis.nciined
( rouse herself sufficiently to write do'
/ the lines. But so fearful was she N
/ in the morning she would ma
/ mad forgotten them. that sne tina
II coached for paper and pencil whi
! she always kept close hy-and tbs
II in the dark. she wrote "The Bat
/ 4 Hymn of the Republic