Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30

question by writing Every Evening Infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J; Ha.kIn, direc-
tor, washington - g. Th,s n p'der nra,i sppnes cne
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financial matters. ~ does not attempt 70
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a. Is the original Mnynower com
pact In existence? T.. s..
A. The Old South Association In
Boston says that IL has been unable
to trace the so-called Mayfiower Conn
pact and doubts the present existence
of the original document. contem-
porary copy is that which appears in
the original Bradford manuscript,
History OF Plmouth Plantation"
sometimes called the Log OF the May
flower" now preserved in tho Massa-
chussets state Library In the State
House in Boston and open Mt tho page
where Bradford himself copied the
compact In his own hand.
q. Are gnats and mosquitoes the
same thing? G. q.
A. In England the term enat in
used for the insect that Americans
call mosquito. Here the term Is used
only for smaller insects. A gnat is
blood sucking dlpterous fly, under
going n metamorphosig In water. The
/ females have a proboscls armed with
needle-like organs for penetrating the
skin Of animals.
q. Can partly burned paper money
he exchanged for new bIns2 A. w.
A. The Redemption Division OF the
Treasury Department says that II n
person has three fifths of bill Il can
be redeemed for full value. II ne has
less than thr.e-hfths. but moro than
two-fifthe. Il Will be redeemed for one
half value. I, should be sent 10 tho
Secretary of the Treasury. Attention
of the Redemption Division. Washing.
ton. ID. G.
q. What part of New York City il
included In Harlem2 ID E.
A Harlem AZ Il is now known Is
all Of New York city in Manhattan
borough lying north and east OF Cen.
trof Park
Q. what musical instrument dit
Benjamin Franklin invent? NJ. A. &
A. In 1892 Franklin invented tn
harmonica, musical instrumen
formed Of a number of glasses o
water and played by touching then
with n dampened finger The less tn
d quantity OF water the lower the ton
Of the scale
O. what is the Ricardian Theor
Of Rent? q. NJ. X.
A. According 10 the Ricsrdia
Theory Of Rent the price OF tn
i products Of the soil r. determined b
the labor needed to produce them o
! the last productive soils in cultivation
The excess produced on the NOR
productive soils goes 70 the land
= owner as rent and increases in absc
: iuto and relative amount "a IN
poorer land is called into cultivation
The result u this law il stated: "Ir
creasing opulence for men Of leisure
!. Increasing misery for men Of toll; (
a word. fore-ordained inequality.
-. Was the late r.. II. Hartman
: practical railroad man.
= A.. r.. n. Hartman began con
: mercial life az a brokers' clerk. b,
came n member Of the New Yor
!, Stock Exchange and founded III
banking and brokerage firm OF Harr
man a Co.. in 1879. He was not
practical railroad man in the sense
being Identified with tho actual oper,
a ton OF roads.
\ 4. What American in the Hall
Fame received the greatest numb,
of votes cast by the judges? d. Y
- i.
~ \. In the first election to the Hs
N of Fame in 1900. 100 judges we
= chosen and Of these 81 ccst ballot
Il George Washington received the vo
N Of all 81 Abraham Lincoln receiv
re SO votes, As did Daniel Webster. 3,
\ Franklin received "a.
Is @. In what opera does "Sandma.
D. put children to sleep? r. w. K.
A. Sandman was one OF Z
n characters in the fairy opera "Hans
Of and Gretel." first presented in &c
lg many in 1893 and in New York
Is 1895 Based on the Babes in {
s. Wood story. the opera opens wi
It. two children being sent into :
OF woods for strawberries and losi
,n their way. Sandman sings them
is sleep and fairies and angels gua