The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-11-27
observation-disclosures

O. Who is the successor to William c.
Redfielt, who recently resigned secre-
tary of commerce. and what are Mr.. Red
fields business pians?-L. T. ID.
A. Edwin I. Sweet. of Grand Rapids.
Mich. former assistant secretary Of the
department of commerce. is the acting see
retary. President Wilson has not vet filled
Ahe vacancy. Mr.. Eedficld left Washington
on November !. and returned to his LONE
in brooklyn, where he is the owner Of Il
manufacturing plant. lie has not yet made
known his future pans. altho he is under
stood to have an important Gffcr to engage
in Il large exporting enterprise.
North American continent -. f. r.
4. The first horses were brought to
North America by the Spanish conqucrors
of the southwest. Both Cortez and lie Soto
brought horses With them and DE Soto is
known 20 have abandoned some of his
horses in what Is now Texas. These and
wild mustangs which were so abundant
on the western piains a century later. and
which furnished the American Indians with
mounts Tor the first time.
Q. Can n Catholic married man. whose
wife died, study for the prit sthood:-C V:
A. A high Catholic authority says that
he can. However. this is not encouraged.
and he must frat consult his pastor before
taking such Il step.
gressionaI Record. and how many copies
is each congressman allowed? "A T. j.;
The %ag CIRCULATION Re Sdn9 e od the F Eon
representative is allowed 50 copies, while
a senator has 81 to his credit.
Q. What is Scotland Yard, and where
A. scotland Yard is the headquarters of
the London police force, and also the Brit
CATION department. 1t is located in London,
q. What was the value of Thomas JEFF
fcrson's library. which was sold to the
Library of Congress III. ID. L.
A. This library was sold for the sum OF
S2J.4OO. 1t is estimated to be worthS many
m Z q 10
Q. Who was the first woman to receive
n pension from the United States govern
! A. Margaret Cochran, an Irishwoman
whose husband fought in the Revolutionary
war, was the first woman to be pensioned
Q: Is it right to say, "I do not like those
kind of plnys?"-H. Il.
A. 1t is not correct Kind, ms used In
the sentence is q collective noun. and
takes a singular adjective as mOdifier. Ii
should be Il do not like that kind OF
plays.
o. How did the days of the week get
their names:- IS. d.
A. Names of the days of the week were
taken from the old British mythology. Sun
day and Monday were devoted to the wer-
shin of the Sun and Moon; Tuesday to
Tuscan, the god Of hent and cold; Wednes-
day to Wooden. the father of all; Thursday
! to Thor. god of war; Friday to Friga, the
wife of Wooden and the mother of all ere
/ planet Saturn. which was supposed to con
| troll the destinieS OF man.
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