Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-14
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@. when should poultry flock be
eulled2 w. q.
Al. IL a single syHtcmatic cuiling is
made. 1t should be done IN August or
September At this time II II eaaier
10 cNtifnate the relative value Of q
hen as an egg prodreeri and 20 weed
out poor ones. IT Is best. however, 70
Gull out whenever discovered. any hen
which ia sick. which Is very thin. or
which shows evidences Of uon-pro-
1uetion. weakness or poor vitality.
q. what United States Mint holds
the most money! r.. q. ;.
4. The New York Assay Office.
which is mint institution. but does
not coin money. Is considered 70 hold
The greatest amount Of money OF any
mint In the United States. However,
the United States mint at Philadef-
pbia. Pa, is considered the largest
eoining mint.
q. piease tell me the names OF the
SONS and grandsons Of benjamin Har-
rison, one Of the Signers Of the DecIar-
alton Of Independence. NJ. II. e.
A. Benjamin Harrison, the signer
Of the Declaration Of Independence.
had three sons, Benjamin Harrison Of
Berkeley whose SON was also named
/ benjamin Harrison; second William
| Henry Harrison, whose son was John
scott Harrison, and thirdly Carter
Bassett Harrison, who had two sons
named William Allen Harrison and
benjamin &. Harrison. William Henry
| Harrison. was the ninth President and
i his grands0n, Benjamin Harrison was
/ twenty-third President of the United
States.
| q Please decide a very heated ar
+ gument az to whether a mouse devei-
ops into a rat. H r. S.
| a. The Department Of Agriculture
says that there is no truth to the
statement that a mouse develops into
/ a rat. There il a difference between
/ rats and mice. Both rate and mice
Ebelong 70 the itodentia, an order which
comprises more than a third Of all
| living species Of mammals.
| @. Is teak wood used in modern
| shipbnildingg A. $.
a. This valuable wood Is coming in.
4 to wider use In modern shipbuildlng
| particularly IN such places as decks
and pilot houses. which are constantly
| exposed to gea and weather Taab
wood does not warp and worms do not
eat il. Nature has endowed this WOOD
with a preservative oil which keeps
out water and is either offensive oi
/ poisonous To the destructive teredo.
| q. How far of II the visible horizon
at sea level? e. II.
/ a. The Naval Observatory says fhat
/ If an observer stands on the seashort
/ his eye being five feet above the Ieye
Of the water, the distance of the Wis
| itle horizon Is three miles.
i q. What is the middle verse Of tn.
Bible? w. s. 81.
a. The middle verse of the Bible II
/ the Sth Verse of the iISth Psalm aur
/ reads. Ut Is better to take refuge Ii
Jehovah than 70 put confidence il
man.
O. Is the Kings shilling in, regarc
/ to enlisting fiction or factg r. z.
t a. The kings or queens shilling, q
shilling given by a recruiting officer
70 a recruit, until 1888 was by it's ac.
ceptance considered a binding enlist
ment in the British Army.
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