Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-29

replies are rent direct 10 the inquirer.
O. Who owns the Bann golf course?
G. II. ~.
A. n is owned and managed by the
Canadian government. Situated near
~ mile above sea level. II Is one Of
the most picturesque links in the
world
O. who has charge ~ the Republi
can congressional campaign this year?
.. G. r.
a. Three committees arc co-operat-
Ing I'm the management of the Republi-
can campaign for 1922-the Republican
National Committee of which John T.
Adame Of iowa, is chairman; the Re
publican Congressional Committee, Of
which REPRESENTATIVE Woods Of In
diana 10 chairman and the Republica n
Sena ,orial Committee, of which Sena-
tor Medlll Mccormick of Illinois, Is
chairman.
q. Where are the best grass lands
in Europe? A. s.
a. The bureau of Plant Industry
says that probably the best grass lands
are In northern France.
Q. Is it possible to detect a defect
i've fruit lar cover? u. @
A. Screw the top on the jar with
out tho rubber. n the thumb nail car
be inserted between the cover and th'
glass. the top Is usually defective.
| O. who invented the Cherokee al
phabet7 L. w. x
A. Seduoia. chief of one OF thes'
tribes. is credited with its invention
q. In planning waterworke sys
! tenn what is the ba sis for figuring nov
tmuch water is required for city II
proportion to tho population? VI. r. !
A. Engineers do not agree upol
this point. the estimates varying from
100 to $50 gallons per day for eacl
resident Of tho district to 10 supplie'
at the expiration Of 20 years from tn
Inauguration Of the supply. Tn
prospective population il estimste
from the records of the past growtl
nf the district and the growth of dis
tricts Of similar character.
Q. What Is the largest wee
known? +. r. r
A. The kind OF seaweed known a
lselp is said 10 be the largest, or O
least the longest. In the world. some
times attaining a length of 800 fee
@. There is n saying 10 the effeC
that rich men make the laws that OF
press the poor Can you give me IL
source and correct version? II. a. !
A. Evidently you refer 70 tho qut
b tation from Goldsmiths The Trave
or" which reads Law grinds tt
poor. and rich men rule the law"
.. Please give the epltaph tht
Benjamin Franklin wrote for his ow
p tombstone? A.
A. The Body of Benjamin F'rankll
Printer. Oike the cover Of an o
b book---it's contents torn out, ar
stripped Of It's lettering and gliding
lies here food for worm: yet the wol
itself shall not be lost, for IT W
(as he believes) appear once more
a new and more beautiful edition, co
rected and amended by the author
q. What Is the Idea or purpose
cOrrugating iron? G.. A.
A. Flat sheet metal tends TO buck
: and get out of shape with eve
. | change In temperature. The corr
, cations give 1t greatly Increased still
ness and adapt II TO numerous purpo
: es for which It would otherwise
less suitable.
II Q. What is red letter day? c. l..
( \. Formerly red letter days we
@ those so indicated in the calendar
q days in the Book OF Common Pray
n and some prayer books are still prir
II ed in this style. In general usage I
term has come to mean especially 70
@ tunate or auspicious days in a DC
.e sons life. or days to be remember
Is because Of some important event
Il benefit.
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