Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

tor, Washington, ID. q. This offer applies
strictly to Information, The bureau can.
| financial matters II does not attempt To
settle domestic troubles nor TO undertake.
exhaustive research on any subject Write
| your questions plainly and briefly. Give
full name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage, All
reptile are sent direct To the inquirer
q. Where In the old Libby Prls-
on2 @. w. l..
A. The Chicago Historical socie-
~ says that when tho Libby Prison
was torn down from within tho pres
ent Coliseum building. many Of the
bricks which were I'm the bona flde
walls OF the prison were taken by
the wrecking company and became
the foundation for n livery stable.
The contents OF the museum and
some of the bricks. however are In
the Gunther collection located In the
! building Of the Chicago Historical
Society at 632 North Dearborn street.
O. What is the oldest love letter
In existance7 II. T..
| A. A ouneform inscription made
upon n clay tablet some 1000 years
| II G.. Is the oldest love letter extant
! II was found I'm the ruins OF Babylon
and says I'm part: II write this to
inquire after thy health. Let me
know how IT goes with thee. am
now settled I'm Babylon, but I am In
great anxiety because ] have not
seen thee Send news when thou
wilt come. that | may rejoice at II.
Come I'm the month of Arokhsanna
November Decomber). Mayest thou,
for my sake. live forever"
q. Does coke smoke when burn
ing? r. y. M
A. II does not smoke.
q. Why In knot so called? r. e.
A. Knot is an abbrevlation for
nautical mile.
O. When was the Moseue Of 81
Sophia built. and when did II become
a Mohammedan temple? N. r. S
A. II was built as Christian
, Church by Justinian. cal, TO eclipse
tho famous. temple Of Solomon. II
was transformed into a Mohammedar
mosque by MOhammed II. 1853.
q. Is there any limit 10 the valu,
Of prizes in tennis tournaments
r. r. G
A. At meeting of the Executiv,
Committee of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association held last Decem
Der, resolution was adopted nskinl
all clubs affiliated with tho assocla
: tion TO limit the value Of prizes offer
cd. In both invitation and ope,
tournaments the value OF the frs
i prize was to be limited to $50 90 an
I the second to $500.
q. What In the customary slz
OF coops Tor chickens? A. '
A. The Department Of Agricul
II ture says that the standard sizes fo
q market purposes are 2x3xi foe
O which hold nine > pound hens. or m
u teen 2 pound chickens. and 2hy4x
n foot which hold fourteen 8 poun
hens or twenty-five 2 pound chicken
In the latter a partition should /
used
q. How long have hate been wor
IL oy menF c. )
Il A. 1t is difficult TO state Just who
q hats were frs, worn and there is n
g record as to where or when the frs
, hat was made. The first modern ha
r. t'' wv NbpN WIZ OF men
a wear, was mado IN Paris In f4O4 h
"A Swiss manufacturer. but Il was nc
y until 40 years thereafter that "a
n French adopted any sort of a hea
:, covering.
70 q. What was the "old Treaso
House, .
A. A short distance north Of III
village OF Haverstraw, N Y, and nea
>. West Haverstraw. is the "Old Tres
!, son House. which was owned in N
J.. Revolutionary days by Thomas
Smith. II was the meeting place ,
Benedict Arnold and Andre in II,
~ when they arranged the surrend,
y of West Point.
~ q. How many cases has the Tn
ted States Railroad Labor Board ha
u before IL? n
~ According TO the latest repor
=, during the two and One-half yea
-, since it was created the Railroad L.
- Dor Board has disposed Of SAT- que
" tiOns brought before 1t by railws
III workers and railway managemen,
~ OF these. 7.727 have been disput
formally docketed, heard and decide
ds and have included three general wa,
"a cases and the national agreemen
us case.
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