Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
NEW QU1x QUESTIONS

1. Q.-What is the origin Of the
name Pennsylvania?
2. Q.-Was a conclusion reached as
TO placing the responsibility for the
sinking of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor when the vessel was
finally raised and examined?
3. Q.-Who are the Christadel-
phians? I
4. Q.-What were the dying words
of Patrick henry, the great American
orator and patriot?
5. Q.-How should sore eyes Of a
newborn baby be treated?
6. Q.-What motion picture star
makes the most money?
Z. Odd Napoleons brother, Je-
rome, marry an American?
s. Q.-What is a good definition Of
q friend?
9. Q.-How is the date of Easter
determined?
10. Q-When and why was Will
liam H. Taft sent to confer with the
pope?
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
1. Ques.-Was John Greenleaf
Whittier bachelor?
/. Ans.-The poet Whittier was
one of a number of Americans who
achieved fame and never married.
In his long and active life as an edi-
tor, author, legislator, reformer and
poet, he seemed to give no thought
to marriage.
?. Ques.-How many West Point
CTS were overseas and how many
were killed in battle?
Thu HanaTt m Ell I
says that there were 1854 West
Point officers in the A. E. F. Th!r-
ty-four were killed in battle.
8. Ques.-When were the first
coins minted in the United les
3. Ans.-The office of the direc-
tor of the mint says that t. ear
lest coins were authorized by act
of congress Of April 2, 1892.
4. Ques.-Can you tell how to re-
move the squeak from shoes?
4. Ans.-To prevent shoes from
squeaking, saturate the soles with
linseed oil, sweet oil or melted lard.
-et the shoes stand in one of these
lubricants overnight.
3. Ques.-Who taught Lincoln
how to read and write?
.. Ans.-His mother, Nancy
Hanks, could read and write, a thing
not common at the time among the
poor people of Kentucky. She
taught Lincoln his letters but she
died when he was eight years old.
Lincoln traversed the country for
twenty years in every direction un-
til he finally found an itinerant
preacher and induced him to come
to his mothers grave to preach a
funeral sermon.
s. Ques.-What is the distance
from Key West, Fla, to Havana.
Cuba?
6. Ans.-It is about ninety miles,
and the trip is made by boat i'll
from six to seven hours. TIE fare
is about $40, which, on some boats,
includes one meal.
7. Ques-Has there ever been 2
law~in this country regulating the
length of women's skirts?
Z. Ans.-In 1860 by an act of thc
general court of the Massachusetts
colony, the Puritans prohibited short
sleeves, and required that ladies
dresses should be made long enough
to hide their shoe buckles. This &C!
also prohibited the wearing of i'm
moderate great breeches, knots OF
ribbon, broad shoulder bands, silk
roses, double ruffs and cuffs.''
s. Ques.-When did the custom OF
observing Lent begin?
s. Ans.-This custom Oates from,
the early history of the C~<holit
church. Before the third century
there is positive evidence of the sol
emn observance of the last two days
of Holy Week, and it gradually
spread to include the whole week
Finally, in 325, the Council of Nicaes
recognized the period of forty days
fasting in commemoration of the
fasting of Christ as an established
custom.
8. Ques.-What is the price Of
butter in England?