Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can get The answer p any
question by writing Every Evening lnfcr-
nation Bureau. Frederic Y Lies,sin Digec-
strictly 20 Information. In- bureau can-
not give advice On legai n-dicel and
settle domestic troubles. nor 90 undertaEa
Write your questions plainly ana nri@ry
Give fun name and address and ENCLOSE
two cents In stamps Tor rerurl postage
All replies are sent direct 70 ne Inquire
@. Please describe the Jewish faE
and tell when il originated. +. W. C.
A. The Jewish flag - composed ~
five horizontal stripes. The two CUT
side stripes and center stripes arr
white, the remaining two stripes blur.
In the center of the flag is the star co
David. The exact origin 81 the eaE q
not known. but it dates from the
eleventh or twelfth century
q. Is it proper TO wear a six hat with
Tuxedo su1t2 IL y.
A. a high hat IS not word with Tux
edo. It is correct to wear DeTby. a
soft hat OF a straw hat.
q. II q man nles on 4 homestead ana
Oil in commercial quantities is dayel-
oped in the vicinity. how does this fact
effect his rights ana ritIe2 y. q. "a.
A The General Land Once says that
If you fled the claim ana ootaiDea tae
patent on the land before the passiug
Of the Oil Land Leasins act QI Zen.
z5, you are. acc0rdidg % Section % 81
said act. entitled 70 the ol and sls
found on the land IL you fled y1uI
entry after the passing 0l the Ou Laanc
Leasing Act. the mineral rights are Fe-
served to the Government. and yuu
cannot obtain them.
O. How much is a Chinese taeI ln
American money! n B. r
A. The Chinese tael e not a coin. bat
American modey? M. y. IT.
merely a slug OF silver. and is value
varies in different parts Of China The
haikwan tael, or customs tael Ol China
is fixed by treaty AZ $3.50 grams. Win
silver at GO cents a troy ounec, thia
tael is worth 72.9 cents.
@. Frequently when realms a stamp
article a person hnds such terms aa
engraved" 'lith0Eraphs1. and "t1po-
graphed what do these terms mean.
/ G. Z. Q.
a. Stamps are produced hy hvs dii-
| ferent methods -TaTlodouCc. 0r couIcr-
plate line engraving: Eparsnc. ur ty-
pography-surface printing. hthosraphy
/ enclosing and type-printins as LA noQk
and newspaper priuting. TIE terms
/ a'lithographed. engraved. ana 1pc-
| graphed, denominate the proccas
| whereby the stamps were producci.
/ For instance, in hthcgraphy the prlnt-
/ ing is done from a stone ana thc result
i quite fat. as opposed % the eicct
produced By printing from an cusraF-
/ Ing.
/ @. In cribbage. how much does q
I 81 .
/ nine when a trey IS turncd2 ". p. -
A. Fours, sometimes called Douole
/ Pairs Royal or Deproils. always count
/ 10. There are different pairs. there
/ fore there are hfteens 70 be counted
1 and the hand totals "a.
Q. How much money IS expended Say
the United States Tor education. fas
this increased on decreased since iae0
/ j. L. Y.
A. 1t is estimated hy the Bureau of
Education that the cost cl education iU
| the United States in l9tS was si0lH.-
I 0o0. 600. The total expenditures iu 1900
were only s2l4,s64,6iS.
@. where can i secure an INSTRUMENT
| which win locate sold and silver mhica
has been buried for a number oi years.
G.. A. T.
Al Many inquiries have been rcccived
Il regarding divining rods. mineral rpas.
etc, with reference % thcr aaaptApi.
ity for locating buried trcaenfe, sn'e
ana silver ores, petroleum. cic me
extravagant claims set forth hy neQple
| who sell such contrivanccs have newer
been substantiated. The II. $, 0eoH.
gical Survey traces the history ot tAn
dfyining rod. COS THIS Is callcdl Rack fo
the sixteenth century. @pceiat hr
sfraY,,onts such a. the dlp needle tre
nagnetoneter. and the dial comnA
have been successfully used "a nrosiiect-
ing for magnetic mon ores in thiH eng
other countries. such lnsrumentr aft
not useful ia proapeCtiug for previous
metals or ores that have no mAsnctic
effect.
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