Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-06

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settle domestic troubles nor TO undertak
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replies are sent direct TO the inquirer.
q, When foreigner applies for a
Unified states patent, can he use his
own language +. X. Il
| A. When an application Is made
for a United States patent. all data
must DO submitted In the English
language.
q. How long will champagne keep?
| A. M. r.
| A. Champagne. when we'll made
md properly stored in cool cellars.
will retain It's good qualities from 10
to 20 years.
| q. Where is the first statue erect
ed to George Washington j. r.
| A. Tho first monument erected to
George Washington is In Charles
street, Baltimore. Md.
q. Does the flavor OF grapefruit
detcriorate whom the fruit Is kept in
cold storage? S. l.. T.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that grapefruit will develop a
superior eating quality after a period
Of ] TO 3 months In cold storage II
suitably cured before steering. One
rea son for this is that, while the sugar
content remains about the same, the
Eacld content decreases markedly dur
ing storage. and apparently the bitter
principle is broken down, which also
enhances the sweetness OF the fruit
The fruit stoccs better when picked
about midseason
q. Where In the Mesabe Range OF
mountains j. A. w
4. MoGabe Range ~ IN northern
Minnesota Strictly speaking. II is
not composed OF mountains, the en-
IRENE elevation being 1900 feet. The
Mcsabe. the vermiilion and Guyana
Ranges all in Minnesota. produce
more iron orc than any other dis
trict in the world
O Has the United States perfected
gun that outsanRes the Big Bertha
which shelled Paris during the war?
&. r. X
A. The National Rife Assocla ion
says that 10 date the United States
has not perfected gun that will out
range the German long range gun,
Which sheiled Paris Incidentally. this
weapon 10 not known ~ Big
Bertha" this title being given 70 the
a. centimeser howltzes which de-
s,royed tho IIcgc forts
q. What city 50 the United States
hss tho largest Negro population
w. g. "
A. New York city has the largss
Negro population of any city in tins
United states It's Negro population
FOR 1870 wac ls2 .4G7.
O. How FAR above AGA level fs tn.
highest point in Florida? r. W N
4 The highest point in Florida
Iron Mountain. which - 325 fee
above sea level.
q. How many companies ar
there in Canada manufacturing auto
mobiles r. Z
A. There are 10 companies i
Canada which make automobiles. TIL
total value OF passenger cars pro
duced by Canadian plants in 1872
amounted 20 ss4 500. 900.
q. When was the first glee clu
formed? L.
4 In 1887 "glee club" wa
formed in London, which hourishe
until 1857. Since this style Of mus
which was peculiar 70 England Wa
not written until the middle OF II
eighteenth century. this giee club W;
probably the first of any Inportanc
q. Who was the first Emperor
China? D. VI.
a. The first emperor Of China
whom any detailed account is give
Is F'u-hi. whose lifetime. tradition fix
as being about 2s52-273s B. g.