Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-09
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Q. What was the mystery or story
In connection with the famous Dues
ton as to who struck Billy Patter-
SOM A. b.
A. Various versions hnve been pub
llshed of the Billy Patterson mystery.
A recent ono locates Billy IN England
and makes him n victim OF a college
prank. According TO this story there
was a feud between Oxford students
and the river boatmen OF whom Billy
Patterson was the leader. One night
Patterson was captured by the col
leRiana, given O mock trial and SEN
fenced to death by the guii1otine. The
prisoner was conducted to tho execu-
ton chamber, shown tho beheading
block and tho headsman armed with a
huge battle-ax. and then blindfolded,
bound hand and foot and forced 10
kneel with his head and neck in the
block. At a given signal the victim
was struck on the back OF the neck
with a cord that had been wet In
cold water. II was only a light blow,
but It proved as fatal a IL II had
been delivered with the headsmnn's AK
Billy Patterson's heart would not
stand the shock. The frightened stu
dents removed the body TO the river
bank and left II. and who Struck
Billy Patterson" became a mystery
tina has never been solved.
@. What does T. FL. stand for after
Honolulu II. II. r.
A. Tho "T. II" after Honolulu
sta for Territory Of Hawaii.
q. How tall is the statue OF the
Venus OF Milo?
; A. The hoiRht OF tho Venus OF
Milo Ia 2 metres 3s mill,mctres, or a
] trihe over 6 feet 3 inchee.
: q. What IL the correct version OF
3 the mountain and Mohammed proverb'
+. N
I A. In Baconis essay on Boldnegs, n
Is given AZ III the hill win not com,
/ to Mohammed. Mohammed win CONF
. TO the hill"
@. Which is the largest bone In tn,
body? ~. r
A.. The femur is the largest, longee
and strongest bone IN the human body
O. Where Toes Annie Laurie" tn,
d writer. liveY w. IT. J
o A. Annie Laurie IL the pen nam
e of Mrs. Charles Bonnls, who also write
e under the name Winifred Black. He
home is in san Francisco.
q. How much Is a milliard? p. A. X
y A. a milliard ts a thousand mil1ior
: in American ~parlance, a billion.
Q. What vas the name OF the othe
&c man who rode when Paul Revere di
J to spread the alarm? ". II. {
= A.. william Dawes va. the othe
, man who rode to warn the colonist
of the coming OF the British.
@. Where did epson salts get tina
= name? s. p. !
A. Bpsom salt takes It's name froi
It's occurrence in dissolved form in
n mineral spring at Epson, a marks
town in the county Of Surrey, ]
miles southwest of the heart of Lor
don. 1t may be prepared also fror
dolomite by decomposing the miner,
by the addition Of sulphurtc acid.
ls Q. What - the size Of tho large.
egg known? r.
n A. The eptornis, an extinct ratii
re bird of Madagascar. much like an OF
Of trich in size and structure. laid Il
a. largest and strongest eggs know
ne measuring about 10 inches by 8
u inches. These dimensions are twi
those OF an ostrich egg. and an egg
the epiorDis would hold the conten
ne Of six ostrich eggs. Tradition a.,
pit the evidence OF some bones indica
s. that these birds were exterminat
Id since human occupation OF Mad
ne gascar began.
e. Q. How much does water expal
r. when Ii becomes ice? NJ.
"A. The expansion OF water when
a passes into the solid state
S.55 per cent.