Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


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nation Bureau. Frederic J Ua-kin. dires-
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-. Are moSe canned flsh and oysters
used now than formerly? !. W. H.
a. The Census Bureau Gays that FOR
the flve-yenr period from 1914 90 1919
the output ~ canned. fsh Increased
greatly In volume and value. The
output Of canned oysters rhrimp aud
clans decreased In volume but In
creased In value.
q. What was done about courts
I'm the southern States during the
civil War; ". 8.
A. state courts continued To funo-
ton and steps were taken for the es.
tabiiahinent ~ a Supreme Court ~,
the Confederscy. but this was never
contaminated.
O. Where r. tho zemzem7 u. o. y
A. n is q sacred well al Mecca
claimed by the Mohammedsns 10 b,
the one discovered by Hsgar wher
wandering on the desert with her sor
| lshmaei
O what is the Mecklenburg Decla
ration OF Independence n. NJ y
a. II was declaration ~ inde
pendence from England alleged {,
have been made a. Charlotte. ". g
In May i7f5 hy the citizens - Meek
l.nburg County
a. what language is tho plcka
ninny from7 H. 3.
A. The word was first used by IN
Negroes % the West Indies. N IL n
ada ptation ~ a Spanish or Portuguese
word meaning small.
q. what DO tho letters s. NJ y
. stand for ~ y Y.
4. They stand for the Latin word
/ aancta Mater Maria, meaning fTol
. Mother Mary.
: .. How IL time on shipbosrd divide
into watches7 r. n
4. Mid-watch. midnight 20 q. m
morning watch. 4 a. m. 20 q a m
forenoon watch. =. IN. 20 noon. ate
noon watch. noon 90 q y M. first IN
. watch. 4 =. m. go g r. m. second IL
, watch. 9 y. m. TO 3 =. m. fret wa'c
Is II. ITO midnight
O. when and by whom was tho 0r
tractor huiit7 y =. s
A The first tractor was built
benjamin Holt ~ Stockton. Callfornl
p IN 1901 n was fret used IN tho pea
q soil ~ San joaquin delta IN tho 90
- country
h .. who iu Tho highest Catholic n
4 fcial IN America g. p
, A. The Apostolic Delegate has q
To- hirhes, rank. Cardinal coming no
and then an Archbishop.
p ~ How many people and how mu
o money are invested IN the business
o cleaning and dyeing? G. y. p.
4 A. Tho Bureau ~ Tho Census en-
2 that there were 2.l5s es'ahlishmer
reported NV 1919. employing e4.sS4 pc
o pie The capital invested was 81
Q TsA.o and tho amount received
q work done was s5t.42i.2o5.
y O who made the fret typewri''
y u X
J. A Tho arc hives ni ms WIN
+ Patent once show that in l1l4
l. patent for writing machine =
q nr-, typewriter known-wss appl
for hv Henry Mil. = London engine
& No drawing ~ his machine is eN'a
10 and tho construction "a not know
x In 1929 " A. Burt patented mo NJ
n American machine. but the first 81
D. ras-ful typewriter was not perfect
is until tho late seventies ~ the nl'
IN ~senth century. This machine
- nrs, marketed az the sholes
b. Clldden typewriter Later y. Hemir
IN ton & Sons. ~ Hon. y. Y. became
= manufacturers The United Sia
-. Patent once has Issued more man
IN 600 patents covering 'vpsw!'t'nS u
chimes