Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07

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@. How large is township? @. I. |
NJ.
A. Townships are now political |
subdivisions OF counties. They are
often based on the division OF terri
tory followed In surveys of public
lands. Such a township is six miles
long on it's south and east and west
boundaries, which follow meridians.
and is consequently slightly less than
six miles on its north border. II con-
tains approximately 36 square miles.
@. Did General Grant ever serve as
United States soldier on the Pacific
Coast? II. z. f.
A. Ulysses S. Grant served as a
| lieutenant in an infantry regiment on
the Pacific Coast in 1852 and in 1884.
| q. Why are bungalows so named?
T. D.
A. Bungalow is an Anglo-India
word adopted from Banga, meaning
Bengal. At first the name was applied
/ to a one-storied house of light con-
struction made usually of unbaked
bricks with a matched roof and sur
rounded with a yeranda.
Q. Is there a car that can run on
one rail and is 1t success? ]. G. r.
a. There is a car which runs on
one rail and maintains its equilibrium
by use of gyroscopes. This type car
is used in France with success.
Q. What was decided about the
Ibattleship "Maine?" was it blown up
from the outside? f. F.
A. The Court of Inquiry came to no
decision on this point and no official
opinion was rendered.
@. have some measurements and
they include one for ''scye." What
does this mean? c. G..
a. The scye is the armhole or open.
ins in a garment for the attachment
| of the sleeve.
Q. Can work on the public high.
| ways be done during the winter in tn,
/ interest of decreasing unemployment
: o. .. p.
a. Much outdoor winter work i,
done in Canada in an effort to equal
/ ize work throughout the year Min
nesota has signiiied her intention o
putting $500 pen on road work
/ Gravelling, grading., and paving vii
be done
II O. How much cotton was grow
last year? c. b. b.
Hi A. The Department of Agricultur
says that the worlds cottop crop TO
1921 is estimated at 15,59S,000 bales
This is the smallest crop in 30 year
and is a falling off of 100000 bale
for last year.
II @. What is the origin of the bull
Il dog? w. S. c.
iii A. Bull batting, sport ono
Il popular in England but now declare
| Illegal, consisted in attacking bull
| with dogs especially trained for this
| III purpose. The bulldog seems TO hay
| been developed for this sport from
/ short-eared mastiff called "alaunt."
I'LL q. What was the first importaI
! battle OF the Civil War? n. A.
HI a. The first battle OF Bull Run
/ considered the first important bait
/ of that war. 1t was fought on Sur
/ day. July 81, 1861. and resulted in
! victory for the 'Confederates.
Hi O.. Is c. a.bric linen or cotton? A.
HID.
lll a. This name. derived from Can
brai. France. where the material WI
III made. was given TO the finest al
thinnest Of plain woven linen fabric
II The term is now applied to cloth ma
III from cotton with the fibre twisted We
hard in imitation OF linen cambric