Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
QUESTIONS AND

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question by writing EVER Evening Iufor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. direc-
tor. Warrington. - G. This offer applies
strictly 70 information The bureau ran
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settle domestic troubles nor 20 UNDERTAKE.
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your questions plainly and briefly .Give
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0. Who wrote Now 7 lay Ne Down
80 Sleep" II J. n. =
4. bartlett does not srribe this
prayer 70 any author. merely saying
that n version % 81 vac included "a
ne New England Tr'mer. 4 reprint
~ the primer made IN 1I94 contained
The words "a we know them today.
The prayer hymn. however. u which
the prayer Ia the first stanzs was pub
lished ~ the Rev ". " 'Stryksr a
1884.
L.. Is a dolphin an animal or = nsh1
r s.. O..
a. IN ancient times the dolphin vas
considered a FISH. 70 Is IN reality an
! animal and does not have scales The
skin r. tanned and used "a a GATHER
O.. Was "Rasputin" thu real nann>
OF the Russian monk who attracted en-
much attention a few years asor
=. F. p.
A. Rssput.n IS from chs Russian
word meaning disSoluts.
proltagate, llbertine, llcsntious. and
was an Opprobrious nickname con-
ferred upon The notorious Russian
a.vw~
Novfkh.
Q. How much money did Andrev
Carnegie devote % library eneow-
ment? J.. O. ".
4. Carnegie endowed 2s1l li5raries
J with a total of $50. 36f.s0s.
= Q. What 3 meant by a -aving-
wage" g. X. p.
4 A Secretary 81 Labor Davis 10 -
cent wage discussions mas d~istlnguish-
- ed a saving wage" from a living
r wage" by stating that il Is A wass
= which assures the worker a margin
o over and above the mount required
{ for his family's subsistence IN healta
and reasonable comfort
+ .. Does he superintendent * L
> poor farm nave a right 20 open mo
d mail of inmates2 -. 4
y. The POstofice Department says
4 that the sealed mail OF persons living
1 in q county home IS as fully protected
: from unlawful opening "a the mali Z
: any other citizens. The mere fact thar
= the inmates are 30 unfortunate As D
a have been compelled 20 seen shelter
in an institution maintained for the IN
: dlgent gives the superintendent n
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Q. DO all governors have the power
n Of vetoing acts Of state iegislaturest
IS. r. r.
a. The Governor NJ North Caro-
/. lima IS the only Governor VINO aas nos
the veto power.
n .. Are both ~alligators and crOco-
d lilies found in the United States? : 3.
4. There are only two species a,
alligator, one Of which IS found n
= Florida and other parts u the south.
% There are several species of crocs-
die. one Of which IS also found \
IS Florida.
r Q. Why are s..os round in sorm7
l. a. e.. V.
az a. Round s..os are more easily re-
q iaf0rced 20 withstand the burstn.
lie pressure and have no corners FOR ar
y pockets. making il possible 10 pack
Is the green feed as tightly as preserves
in 4 glass.
Q. How wide is the English Cham
mel? L. x.
h A. There is a great difference \
the width OF The English Channei z
different locations. From Cshant :
Is the Sicily Isles the distance Is 100
IS miles. The width " The Strait ID
le Dover. the narrowest point. Is 20 miles