Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

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tor, Washir,S TON. j.. q. Thia ofisr applies
strictly " Information. Tho bureau can.
not give sdvics on Issal medical caic,l,, and ID
settle dornestic treubiss nor 70 under take
exhaustive research on any subIect Wnte
your qusstions plainly and brfny oive
cont. % s n stamp. nq nfe, f.r return postage Al
replies arc sent direct to tho inquirer.
@. wns there ever such \ man ms
Captain Kidd? II. ID. M.
A. William Kidd, better known as
Captain Kidd, was n real person. who
lived from about 1860 10 170l. He was
born in Scotland, went to sea at an
early age. and became trader out OF
New York He was commissioned by
William III Of England as n privateer
and he was given permission to cap
ture pirates. A company which may
have included tho King benefited H.
nancially by his success. About 1896
his adventures began to take on n
lpiratical character, no was proclaim
ed pirate, arrested in 1859, and after
an unfair trial. he was condemned
land executed. Since he held govern
ment commissions authorizing him TO
suppress piracy. It is hard to deter
mine what part OF his operations were
Legitimate and whnt part otherwise.
There has been much rumor concern
ling treasures buried by him prior TO
his capture. and the coast OF the
United States has many times bean
searched. Tho Quedagh Merchant, an
Armenian vessel which he captured,
had a rich cargo and part OF this was
recovered from its hiding place on
Gardeners Island off Montauk Point.
! Long Island.
q. How does the English language
compare with others in number OF
words? X. u.
, A. English approximates 100000
, words; German, 100000; French, 210.-
r 600; Russian, 100000; Spanish 120.-
; 900; Italian. 10000.
@. What IL tho vslue Of the closer
= seed produced in tho United Statos?
= j. @. r.
I A Tho farm value OF grass and
. clover seed produced in 1919 was
d nearly sS1. 100000.
o q. Is there a good automobile road
d across Canada? s. ID. p.
= A. British Columbia and Alberta
u are building roads that will give Can.
I ada through automobile route from
: coast to coast.
Q. When did the Denver Mint firs
coin one-oent pieces7 NJ. Il. 8. .
A. Tho Denver Mint first coinc,
. pennies in 1911.
80 q. Can you tell mo where to appl.
- for an overseas pack7 I am told tha
~ diers. F. d. c.
" A. Tho Quartermaster Corps say
), that it Il too late TO obtain an outn
II such as you desire.
10 q. To which country do we expor
h the most merchandise? J. @.
is A. During the fiscal Year 1912
~ merchandise was exported from tn
st United States to the United Kingdor
g. valued at ss43.ss7.314; Canada wa
ct second with s545. .445.3 1892. and German
- third, with S350.443,43s.
Q. Has George Washington an
Y living descendants? B. K
& A, George Washington had n
"a children. and therefore no lines
& descendants.
3 @. What Is tho production of III
u berts IN Italy? A. ~ P,
-, A. Tho production OF nbarts s
- :. southern Italy in 1922 is estimated {
- be $4,000. 900 pounds This amount
>, 100000 pounds less than tho 1ss
- crop.
N q. Give a list Of modern America
n inventors? J. G. C.
OF A. Among those deserving a plas
or In such list are: Tho air brak
cellulotd. telephone. typewriter. tall
Ing machine. electric lamp, incande
II. cent lamp. chrome tanning, trolley ca
cash register, rotary converter, ele
an trio welding. recording adding m;
he chine, carbogundum, high speed ste,
n aeroplane, hydro-aeroplane, and mi
on chine gun.
he .. Who said Handsome is as ham
tn some does?" NJ G..
Iot A. The saying Handsome is
on handsome does may be found
1e proverbial literature OF all countri.
NJ The early fathers OF the church al
medieval moralists were extreme
iat fond of it.