Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-27

Mrs. Brown.-Will you kindly tell me
whether or not this city requires license
for entertainments given to raise money
for church purposes7
A.-No If given by amateurs.
George.-Is the original Declaration Of
Independence preserved?
A. Yes, in the archives of the state de-
partment at Washington.
c. G.-When did Charles Stewart Par
nell die?
A. October 6, 1891.
HI. J.-Is John R. Rockefeller the
wealthiest man in the world?
A. 1t is generally conceded that Alfred
Beitt. Of London and South Africa en-
lows that distinction His fortune Is es-
timated at five hundred millions dollars.
N. z. L.-Please name the FIVE largest
seaports?
A. London. New York. Liverpool Ham
burg, Canton.
Clark.-If the president Of the United
States dies who would be his successor?
A. The secretary of state.
Cadet.-what is the pay Of cadet at
the Annapolis naval academy?
A. Five hundred dollars a year, dating
from admission.
p. G.-where was Joseph ,Jefferson's
birthplace3
A. Philadelphia.
d. A. g-What is meant by the Name
less Cityf
A. Rome; socalled from the fact that
death was the penalty for proncuncing
it's more ancient name, supposed to be
Valentia.
D. A. S.-What is meant by Tom Moo
die?
Alt is a popular designation for
very foolish person.
B. N.-who invented the name of Bos-
ton?
Alt is a contraction of St. Botolph's
Town.
Richard-was Benjamin Franklin au-
thor of Poor Richards Almanac7
Ayes, under the name Richard Saun-
ders.
silver.-whose face appears on the
American silver dollar?
Att is said to be an ideal, not a real,
subject.
o. K.-when and how did the phrase
20. K.'' originate?
A.-Said to be a product of the west. and
to be an abbreviation of "oll korrect."
Moon.-Which is larger. the earth or the
moon?
A.-The earth has an area of l96, ,Ss4
square miles, and is about eight times as
large as the moon.
]. Bull. Have English coal mines ever
been operated by the government 2.
When were the properties of coal first
understood?
Al. No. g. Coal was evidently burned
by the ancient Britons. 1t was discovered
in Newcastle in 1895.
d. D.-What has become of the so-called
universal language, volapuk?
A.-Schools in volapuk were operated in
various cities in Europe 20 or more years
ago, but the scheme was a. failure. 1t new
er received any really serious attention in
this country.
,James-What punishment was inflicted
on Guy Fawkes for his attempt to blow
UP the English parliament houses?
Ale died at the hands Of the execu-
toner January 81, 1e06. the charge being
treason.
Learner.-Have the Roman catacombs
been open to inspection in all ages?
A-They were lost sight of In the fifth
century and were accidentally brought to
light in 1878.
Constant Reader.-Why is it that as the
length of straight screw driver is In
creased, the leverage is increased CORE
spondingly?
A.-The added length does not increase
the leverage or have any effect on II.
Belleville.-In what states can a man
vote after taking out his first (naturaliza-
tion) papers?
A. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, Oregon. fSouth Dakota, Texas and
Wisconsin.
Appies-what is the duty on apples i'm
ported from Canada?
A.-One cent pound and IS per cent ad
valorem.
E. L. c.-when was Charley Ross alb
Quoted?
A.-July 1, 1874.
Tuskegee.-About how many pupils are
there at Tuskegee institute?
A.-Number enrolled last year was 1854.
p. o.-what is the pay Of railway postal
clerks?
A.-From $500 to s1,4OO q year.
A. B. C.-What is the population Of
Porto Rico and it's principal industry?
A.-Population in 1S99 95S,24S. Agricul-
ture
Law Clerk.-Has any woman been cleo
trocuted in New York?
A-One; Martha Place was electrocuted
three or four years ago for the murder
OF her stepdaughter.
Curious.-What do Ceres, Flora and Po-
mona, used by the Patrons Of Husbandry,
mean?
A.-Ceres was the mystic goddess Of ag-
Ficulture; Flora the goddess Of flowers
and Pomona the goddess of fruits and au-
tumn.
Payne.-At what age of the world was
the Roman Catholic church strongest?
Aft you mean popery, about the mid
die Of the eleventh century. About 1850 the