Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-31

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to the inquirer.
@. How many miners are there in
the world ?-P. j..
A. 1t is estimated thai there are
about 5000, 600 miners throughout
the world, 100000 of these being
coal miners and others engaged iii
the various other kinds of mining
@. Who has written the Target
check in the United States ?-W. -.
T..
A. The Treasury Department a
that the largest official check or
warrant issued by the Government
was that of 5000, 900, 600 which was
given from this country to Great
no knowledge of a larger check isl
sued by anyone. n
@. How many people are left
handed?-C. E. G..
A. Lefthandedness occurs in
about 9 per cent OF human beingti.
@. What does it mean ito rouge
plants?-W. w.
A. The horticultural definition of
the verb ito rogue" is to weed out.
1t is applied to wedding out Of in
ferior plants in a bed of seedlings.
@. Please give a short sketch of
Harry Lauder.-M. G..
A. Sir Harry Lauder, whose real
name is MacLenpan. was born at
Bortobello In 1870. In his youth he
worked in flax spinning mill, in coal
mines and in other trades, but early
gained a reputation as an amateur
vocalist and nfortoino - ia Annr
went upon the stage and made tours
of Scotland and Ireland. He inn
mediately became a favorite of the
London Music Hall. His first Amer
lean tour was made in 1907.
@. What can be done to ! sugar
syrup to keep it from going to heavy
sugar again?-R. X.
A. To seven pounds of sugar. add
two quarts Of water. Dissolve with
gentle heat, strain and cool. To a
an egg, and when thoroughly mixed
stir it into the syrup. If kept at a
normal temperature, this syrup will
not "go heavy"
@. Where do we get most Of Dur
iron ore?-R. C.. N.
A. Minnesota produces more iron
ore than any other district in the
world. q
@. What is the Modern Language
Association of America PA. s..
A. The Modern Language Asso-
citation of America is a society for
the advancement of the study Of
modern language and literature
incorporated at Baltimore in 1888.
@. How many negroes were killed
in the World War?-F. Il. O..
A. The compilation does not in-
clude officers. Among the enlisted
men in our service, the battle deaths
Of negroes amounted to 747, while
the total deaths were 9.765. About
200, 600 negroes went overseas.
@. What is the motto OF the
Prince of Wales ?-P. L.. A..
A.The motto of the Prince of
Wales is Itch diem" meaning II
serve"
@. When was the first minimum
wage law passed IN. f..
The first minimum wage law Tor
labor engaged on public works was
passed in 1887 in Belgium, while the
first law of this character applying
TO DTlNdt0 GIIlplOy IIlCII WaS aAORt<N
at Victoria, Australia, in 1896.
ed. Do you think much Of this idea ?
MFGRS. ADVERTISING DEPT.
Yes, L. think you are certainly
working along the right lines, espe-
cially if you call attention on your
card to the local retailer who CAR
ries your goods. / might warn you,
however, against sending tiny cards,
either visiting card size or even a
little larger. The Postoffice officials
are trying to prevent the constant
use of these very small cards. Thee
| addresses become obliterated by the
cancellation mark, and Furthermore.
because of their small size such
missives cannot be handled in the
| regular way, but three extra hand
lings are essential. There is also
difficulty in putting such small
| envelopes and cards through q can
| ceiling machines, and there is great
| liability Of loss or damage In sort
ing. You will find it will pay you
| far better to use whatever size card
or announcement you want, but to-
put it in a regular-size envelope.
Your returns will be greater.
fCopyright, 1922. Public Ledger co.