Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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question by writing Every Evening lnfor-
mhtion Bureau. Frederic ! HaskIn direc-
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strictly TO Information. The bureau can.
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q. Where was the first real tele-
phone exchange installed? II. s. X,
A. The first commercial exchange
In the United States wac established
In New Haven on January 2s. 1873.
@. How many people will the
theatres Of New York seat? II. O.
A. It is estimated that the seating
capacity of New York theatres is
SOC. 600.
Q. How is Roquefort cheese made?
G. l.. T..
A. II is made at Roquefort in
Guinne, France. from the milk OF
ewes. When sufficiently dried and
compacted, the cheeees are placed in
recess in deep cavern OF limestone
rock in which the temperature is al
ways kept about 40' F. While in the
cave they are salted and the mold Ia
scraped from them from time to time
During this period OF 40 days the
color changes ranging from white
through blue 10 reddish color when tho
cheese is ready for use.
q, Are full handicape allowed in
the play-against-par competitions in
golf? l.. O. G
A. As a general practice in handi-
cap matches against par. the play
ors are allowed hree-fourths Of theii
handlcaps, taking the strokes on the
holes indicated on the card. For in
stance. a IL handicap man would b'
allowed strokes, and would thus
have stroke on each Of the holes
rate as the most difficult of the lS
and could win each CT any one Of thos'
holes by scoring par thereon.
O. In selling q farm do the grow
/ iLg crops go with the land? A. n.
, A. When land s cold the grownl
, crops pass by deed to the purchase
unless expressly reserved under agree
: mcnt at the time Of the sale In cas-
, Of a mortgage foreclosure eale. IN
garnercd crops pass to the purchase
Of the land but those harvested be
fore the sale is confirmed do not.
@ DO beavers eat fish? q. s. F
A. They do not eat FISH. They liv
L on bark. lily roots, green vegetable,
70 berries and ieavce.
,. O. When were safety razors in
70 vented7 o. r. !
70 A. The earlieet razo~ Of this kin
is said to have been made by Michs'
Hunter Of Sheffield, England. abol
= 1875. II was merely an ordinary RAE
y with guard
Q. What writer compared life TO
game Of chess? r. r \
a The only quotation we can fin
- Of tho character described i~ fro
-. Huxley who said Life ie game II
: fnltely more complicated than chet
- and tho player on the other side
n hidden from us We know that n
plays are always fair. just and patlen
3, TO the man who plays we'll the highe,
,- stakes are paid with that sort Of owe
10 flowing generosity with which II
" strong shows delight IN strength"
is q. Was the late Sp1tor Mai
70 Hanna prominent in politics befo
g. the Mckinley campaign OF 1896? c. Y
rs A. Hanna was active in politi,
,e from 1880 when he orga nlzed a bue
ness mems political club IN Clevelan
ig In 1884 he was delegate To the r
ig publican National Convention and
D. 1888 was the manager OF John She
le man as a candidate for the pre-:
I'd Dental nomination. His national rep
re tation may be said 20 date from Z
IN campaign of 1896 when after securii
tie the nomination Of Mckinley ne 3
ee came chairman OF the Republics
ue National Committee.