Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-19
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q. How many men have held the
position Of Chief Justice OF the Unit
ed States Supreme Court? X. q.
A. Including the newly appointed
Chief Justice, william Howard Taft,
10 men have occupied this position
since its creation in 1889. John Jay.
17gs-17a5 John Hutiedge. conmis-
stoned in 1896, presiding at August
term Of court but not confirmed I,
Oliver Ellsworth. t7a6-fs01; John
Marshall. 1sof-1s55; Roger -. Taney,
fs36-fss4. Salmon +. Chase, 1861
1873; Morrison K. Waite 1sT4-1sss
Melville w. Fuller, 1sss-f9I0; Ed
ward -. white, 1sI0-1e2f. and Will
liam Howard Taft.
q. How can color be set in wash
materials? J. A. v.
A. The household mordants are
brine. vinegar. sugar Of lead. and
alum. used In the following proper
tions: To / gallon Of water add X
cupful mild vinegar, or 2 cupfnIs salt
| or 1 Tablespoonful alum of ! table
spoonful sugar OF lead fpoisonl. Vim
egar is best for pinks. Small pieces
of cloth should be tested in each Of
the above solutions and choice made
after the test. The cloth OF which
| the color Is to be made fast should
be lsft in the mordant solution over
night and may be left in for severa
days with good results. It should bs
thoroughly dried before being washed
Green, blue. and lavender may b.
soaked in alum water, ounces to q
tub. Black. gray and dark blu,
should soak in strohg salted water.
q. How does ireland compare Ii
size aid population with small Euro
pean nations2 $. G.
a. Ireland is larger than Belgium
Holland. Denmark. Switzerland, o.
Armenia. Austria, Hungary ant
Portugal are about Ireland's size
ireland has a larger population thar
Armenia. Norway. Denmark, Finland
or Switzerland.
q. What became Of the Honved o
Land Defenders Of Hungary J. 3
w.
A. This was name given TO In
national champions under the Garlic
kings. With the disappearance 0
these champions the name also wen
out Of use, but was revived in fg4
and applied to the Hungarian vol
unteers despatched against the Serb,
Later Il was applied to the whole pa
triotic army Of Hungary. After tn
reconstruction OF the Austro- -IIungar
ian monarchy the name was given {
the Hungarian portion OF the EN-
pire.
O. DO owls do any darnage7 w. Z
A. The Biological Survey says tina
the barn owl takes only small pro
portion of birds or other useful ami
mails and is of great value to agri
lculture. IN the western state il no
only feeds upon destructive rodents
but also upon pocket gophers whic
individually are even more injuriouI
Tho barn owl III by no means IN
only beneficial species Of its kind, 10
with the exception Of the great horn
ed owl, all our owls are much NOR
useful than injurious. They deserv
almost complete protection. rathe
than the persecution to which the,
are customarily subjected.
q. How much fat and milk suga
is there in a quart OF miik2 l. e
II.
A. A quart of milk contains abou
Ia ounces of fat and three table
spoonfuls OF milk sugar.
q. To settle an argument. pleas
state whether Home Sweet Home
Is an American OF English song. !
r. p.
A Home Sweet Home is calle
a Sicilian air. but is probably Ems
iLsh. 1t is generally attributed /
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop and an
pears in his opera '.Clarin or I'd
Maid Of Milan" The words are b
John Howard Payne.