Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-24

not WtH huNlCH 0U beH4t uNnCoi I'LL
financial matters, n does not attempt 70 |
scttle domestic troubles nor 70 unf<-tAks |
exhaustive research ON any subject. Write
Sonr question: plssdin , ana nd pr,cnL ., v I've
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies arr sent direct 10 the inquirer.
q. What time Of day should straw
berries be plcked7 II. j.. II.
A. The best time for picking the
fruit is I'm the morning when the be1-
riea are cool. They should 10 pinched
rather than pulled from the plant.
Strawberries picked on a rainy day
do not keep well.
q. why does man who IL com
ing up to bat In baseball swing two
or three clubs until ne steps to the
plate? r. u.
A. Baseball players say that
swinging several clubs makes the one
that IL retained seem light In the
hands and easy TO control
q. What kind Of an organization
IL the American Political Science As
soclatIon7 G. G. III,
A. This organization was founded
In 1904 TO promote the scientific study
|
lines and In practical relationships. IT
deals with problems of public law.
diplomacy and current political
Events
Are any railroads In this country
equipped with wireless7 r.. -. A.
A. The Bureau OF Railway Eco
nomics says that the Delaware.
Iarltawanna and Western is expert
menting with various kinds of APP
paratus but no regular trains have
been equipped as yet. The first pas
senger train TO be thus equipped IN
Canada left Winnipeg on May 1st
from the yards OF the Canadian Pa
ciffc Railway.
@, What was Indy Astor's nader
manner II. II
A. Lady Astor before her narrlaR r.
was Miss Nancy Danghosne 81 Vir
ginia. When her husband, Maioi
Waldorf Astor. succeeded to to-
peerage, his seat in the House o
Commons became vacant. and rs
P wife Immediately stood nor plymouth
on the Unionist ticket. es his sue
cessOr She won by a considerable
! plurality over the Labor and Liberia
9 opponents, November rs, 1919.
q. What deep sea fish hee IN
I largest eggs7 y. X. ]
g A. The Bureau Of Fisheries cay
i the eggs of the halibut are the larg
g est Of the deep sea fish. One fish
q weighing 100 pounds. was observe
n and tho total weight Of It's eggs wa
II II pounds 2 ounces. 10 is estimate
h that they would number 2.1s2 900.
:. O. Have Quakers any other name
IL b. \
10 A Qlakers have frequently bee
ls called "Obadrhs," probably because
IF Eeveral we'll known works 81 hctlo
about Quakers tho prominent ma
ls character has been named Obadiah.
V. O. Whom escorting two vorne
ie should n man walk on tho outside
,r between thern7 J.
l. A. A man should walk on the sIt
l. next IN the street.
10 q, Where did the French En-
II press Eueenie die? J. II.
L A. The Bmpress Eueenis died
ut Madrid. Spain. July ~. 1890. She ",
so buried in Marlborough. Englsn
l." where she had maintained hon
10 during her exile from France.
80 o. We have a dispute as 70 WIN
IS calendar year consists OF. Plea
IN explain. #. D.
o. a. The calendar. civil or legal We
T. Is now reckoned as beginning Janua
be LIST and ending December 3ist
n q. How long and wide ia the p
b. ciHc Ocean? X.
-: A. The photographic Office sa
c- that the Pacific Ocean is appro,
ny mately 800 nautical miles in leng
Tx Its greatest width Is over 5000 nau
in cal miles. It's greatest depth Is 3
cir 0S9 feet.