Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-30

ssttIs domestic troubles nor = undSfjAkS
fcYr qusshon9 plYiniy And prsoy. oivs
csnM In stamps isS returr postage. 40
replies Ars sent direct 20 tbs inquirer.
q. How many Peace Dollars wsrs
nader @. A. n.
A. The Director of the Mint says
that up to the present time about
1z0, 100000 Peace, dollars have been
made. They are being turned out at
the rate OF about 100000 4 day. After
tho nrst issue Of 1.ooe.45a 4 slight
modification in tho design was made.
since the coins did not stack well. In
all, approximately a7o.oo0.oo0 will be
struck, In order TO replace the silver
dollars melted and sold under tho
Pittman Act.
q. Many real estate ofncss adver-
tiso "homes' for sale. Ia this correct
or should tho word DO "houecs7
A. J. X
A Home is defined as ono's own
dwelling place or the house in which
one lives. Obviously. this Is not what
Is meant In the usual advertisement
! The word house would convey ths
meaning more accurately.
q. How much ennd and how much
lime does It take for one perch o
stone wall7 J. w. G
a. A perch varies from 16 TO q
cubic Net. To lay UP 25 cubic fee
OF stone rubble masonry II will taxi
so pounds or 6H to 6h bushels o
lime and quarter OF a cubic yard o
sand.
Q. Who first used tho "bunt hit
In baseball7 A. J. X
A. Tho bunt was invented by Dick
ey Pearce Of the Atlantioe of Brook
lyn in 1866. He also invented tn
fair foul hit In 1871.
Q. What did playing both end
against tho middle" originally refe
tor II. s
a. The expression playing bot
ends against the middle had referenc
10 a system OF trimming cards TO
dealing n brace game OF Faro.
Q. What was the country that I
now Liberia formerly cailed7 ABB
A. Liberia fs a Negro republic o
the west coast OF Africa, a countr
which was formerly known as Uppe
Guinea. IT extends about $50 mile
along the coast and its area is 1900
square miles
q. What state leads in the manu-
racture on icer p. j.
A. Although Texas has more es
tabliehments manufacturing ice. No
!, York state leads in the value OF manu-
6actured ice. In Texas there are 2s
establishments and 1872 In Now YorJ
. The value OF leo manufactured 1
New York is $1,000. 900; in Texa
s9.S11 900
: Q. In which section o6 the Unite
States are seeds produced for the Be,
J muda onion? w. II.
A. Tho Department OF Agricultu,
, says that tho commercial Berrnud
onion industry in tho United Stat.
? is directly dependent upon the produ.
[ tion OF rhis eeed in Tencrire. one
{ the Canary Islands. Several attemp
on tho part OF commercial seed grow
= ers IN this country 10 produce IN
. seed on commercial scale have bee
Z unsuccessful.
|. ~ II more any x1Co IN flfo Unit,
Z 6tztes in which fhers Grs mors von.
than men? @. O.
2 A. Tho Nsgro racS - tn> only o.
IN this country that has had an c
, cess OF females over males IN almc
, every census.
q Q. When was the game Of rnarb
!, invented? e
~. A This game has been kno,
: from the earliest times. and Is play
. among all the peoples Of the wor
Marbles are manufactured in Lar
quantities in Saxony and are &
ported 60 India, China, Africa a
:. practically every nation OF Europe a
:. America.
:. Q. For what period can weather
, predicted? ". NJ
A. The Weather Bureau says II
> impossible to give practical foreca
OF weather conditions for more III
10 three days IN advance