Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-18
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strictIy 20 Information. Tho bureau can.
not give advice on Legal medical and
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exhaustive research on any slbJect. Wri1
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O.. When did the first Jews come to
the United States? 9. II. G..
A. There may have been few Jews
here before 1854, but Il was In that
year that they were definitely allowed
To seek asylum In New Netherlands.
There was provision that Jews shall
have permission TO sail 10 and trade in
New Netherlands and 70 1.-Two and re-
main there. provided the poor among
them ehall not become burden TO
tho company Dutch West India Com
pany) or TO tho community, but be
supported by their own nation" This
stipulation has been lived up 10 20
faithfully that IN 1916, with Jewish
population In New York OF more than
I 1.250,000. there were but ~ pauper
Jews IN the aimshouse on Biackwell's y
island
q. What ~ Kidderminster carpet7
w, " B
A. KIddominster and ingram
carpet arc the same. Ono name is de-
/ rived from the English town whore Il
I is made, and the other signifies that
/ the carpet ia made Of wool or wors,ed
/ dyed In the grain before manufacture.
@ what ia mo difference between
n crocodile and an ailignior7 l.. H.
| a. Aliigatosa differ from crocodiies
/ mainly in having relatively broad
mouis and by the circumstance that
/ aa a rule the first and fourth tooth on
each side of the lower jaw enter intu
pits In the upper Jaw, whereas those
of crocodilcs slide outside Of the ja S
and are visible.
/ q. Was Frankifn's Almanac the
1rst American almanac l. n. r
a. Frankiine Poor Richards Al.
manac" Ia perhaps tho most famous ot
American alnanacs. but not the first
credit for which IS given 10 william
piorca II Cambridge. whose almanac
was published IN 1882
Q. Are there any gold mines in m
Alp@7 81. NJ. S
A. Ooid, as well "a oliver. copper
zinc and coal, ls mined IN the Aipf
but the principal mineral products o
those mountains are ron and lead.
O IL Owen Wister related Z
Fanny Kemble7 o.
A. owen Wister - the grandson q
7
! Kemble.
q. DO climatic conditions have any
, thing TO do with making people a.
binosY s. =
A. Aibinos have been known anon
all races and sll peoples. and hcnc
neither climate nor race is causau,
p factor
@. Is alfalfa kown by any oth'
! name? X. II.
A. Alfalfa is also caT1ed lucerne.
3 O. Has an amateur theatrical clt
r a right 10 produce a copyrighted plt
provided no admission is charged
tho uerfornance2 g. =.
A No performance OF a copyrigh
ed play may be given without perm,
o son. even though the performanc
70 are free 70 the public. All BIRTH
plays may he publicly performed wit
y out a permit, II there be no charge f
u admission. unless they have be-
y copyrighted in the United States.
= which case the domestic law apple.
q. What IS the salary OF the XII
.. OF Spain? z
a The civil list of the King
. Spain, which may be regarded as
= "salary," amounts to 100000 peseti
= or about s1.4O0.0O0 under normal e
change conditions.
q. Where was President Chest
A. Arthur buried? A. H
;" A. President Arthur's tomb Is
= the Rural cemetery four miles MOI
- Of the city of Albany. New York.