Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-02
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New Questions

l. With the tractor introduced into
agriculture, is the number of mules
used decreasing?
2. Are there more whites than any
8. I wish to know if it would bel
violation of the law to goldplate
scent pieces and sell them for watch
charms?
4. Is there a Passion Play in Eu-
rope this summer?
5. How is the name of the c1ty
of Joliet pronounced?
6. How much has the time for
crossing the ocean been shortened
since the day of Columbus?
7. What is the present status OF
the work of bringing back the dead
soldiers from Europe?
8. How much land did Great Brit
ain acquire in East Africa from
Germany?
8. Are there really any 1ce
10. What is meant by the phrase,
bulls and BEERS" in finance?
Questions Answered
l. o:-Who. discovered gold in the
1. A.-The first important discov-
cry of gold in the Klondike was
made in 1896 by George. .Cormack,
a miner and old-timer. on the. river.
United States We're elected without
receiving a majority of the popular
vote?
Buchanan. Abraham Lincoln. Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison.
Grover Cleveland C892) and Wood
row Wilson are all presidents who's
did not receive majority of popu-
t lar votes. John Quincy. Adams was
elected by the house of representa-
tives.
8. Q-What is the fastest speed an
airplane has made up to the present
8. A.-Lieutenan Everett Davis, of
DH-4 B, made flight from Kelly
field to McAHen, Tex, covering the
distance of 256 miles in 100 minutes
| approximately 2 ga miles per min
ute. This is the best record made
| to date.
4. Q.-What is the present strength
of the British army?
4. Am estimate recently fur
nished to. parliament by the war of
fee placed the strength of the British
/ forces as follows: Home, 150.973;
| colonies, 15.488; Rhine and plebiscite
area, 1920; Constantinople, 21,769;
Egypth, 30,669; Palestine. 22,615;
Mesopotamia and northwest P fndia
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5. Q.-Have women volunteered for
the Polish army?
| 5. Am General Haller's northern
army defending Warsaw were in
| cluded some women and quite q few
| boys.
! 6. Q.-How old is the hymn, Crock
of Ages?'
6. A.-This celebrated hymn was
written by Augustus Toplady, an
English clergyman, in 1875.
7. Q.-What was the largest fish
ever caught?
| Z. A.-According to scientists of the
| Smithsonian institution, the record
| fish was captured at Miami, Fla,
after fight lasting thirty-nine hours.
Five harpoons and $50 bullets were
| required to Subdue the monster 1t
was whale shark and weighed 10000
pounds, it's liver alone weighing l.
| 700 pounds.
8. Q.-What is the largest nugget
of gold ever found?
8. A.-What is believed to be the
found in one of the mines in Bel
gian Congo. The lump weight was
little over twelve pounds.
| 8. Q.-Who first used the express
sion the almighty dollar?"
8. A.-Washington Irving, in his
| 1.-THE Creole Village" used the
phrase, "The almi ghty dollar, that OBJ
out our land" and is generally cred
tied with having coined it. Ben JON
son used the expression almighty
gold" as did Wolcott
10. Q.-Where does flower get
| it's smell? ~.
10. A.-The fragrance of flowers is
! due to special essences or oils which
the plant produces. These oils are
complicated compounds of only two
are know as volatile oils, since they
| eSCaDe readily into the air: