Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-01
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New Questions
lis there snapf1sh?
2-Were the pyramids made by
man or are they natural?
SIS it true that if what is plant
ed in a cold, wet and clammy soil, it
will degenerate into chess?
4-Who was the originator of the
expression First in war. first in
peace, cirst in the hearts of his coun-
trymen"?
5-Have seen the statement that
SWANS IldIC UuI OuS III d lllSllIIlS
Is that true?
6-At what temperature do cast
iron, steel, brass and aluminium melt?
lis a rural mail carrier supposed
to take the pennies out of a mail box
when there is no stamp on a let
ter?
Show many aliens were sent back
to the old country by immigration Of
ficials last year?
SIS it true that De Valera is an
Italian and was once Catholic
priest?
1O-Who first suggested the idea
of canal across Panama?
Questions Answered
10. Is it true that someone once
tried to kill Queen Victoria?
A. Records show that there We're
three attempts made upon the life
Of Queen Victoria; the first took
place on June 10, 1910, when a man
named Edward Oxford fired two
shots at her with pistol while. she
was driving through Green Park from
Buckingham Palace to Hyde Park
corner. The second occurred on May
80, 1S43, by John Francis, and the
third on July of the same year.
while she was driving in the Mall
with the King of the Belgians.
%. Is the vocabulary of the aver
age man OF today as varied as that
of Shakespeare?
A. The vocabulary Of the average
man today is not so varied nor eX-
tensiye as that of Shakespeare, who
used over $4,000 words in his writ
ings. It Is estimated that the Vo-
cabulary Of the average educated paro
son of today seldom exceeds 2'ooo
words.
60. Can a commissioned officer
in the United States army be reduced
to the ranks?
A, The war department SAYS that
a commissioned officer can not be re-
duced to the rank of non-com-
missioned soldier under present regr-
Ia lions. In historic times 1t was
possible for an officer to be reduced
to the ranks"
%. Does the pilot of an airplane
always keep one hand on the con-
trolling lever while lying
A. The air service says that drlV-
imp an airplane is practically the
same as driving an automobile ana
while it is possible to remove botn
hands from controllin lever and
Mace the stick between the knees
it is necessary to nave one
hand ready to place the SUCK lm'ne-
SO. When was the. first newspa.
nar or magazine printed in the
United States? oo ,..1s
Pierce, of Boston, issued the, nrst
number of what was to nave oeen d
borne the name of PUBIC Oc t;d >,
rences. Both Foreign and Domestlc,
hnt same was suppressed by the au-
thorities. Historians of JOURNALISM
have given credit for the puolcatlon
of the first periodical to John camp
bell, a Scotchman, the postmaster a.
Boston, who issued the first NUMBER
80 1Hrbo RoStOn Newsletter on
60, why is Greenland so named?
Is if particularly warm for the lat1-
tude in which it is situated?
cold. In 982, Eric the Red named this
Territory "Greenland" hoping to en-
courage immigration.
10. Which country is first in the
production of coal? Which is sec
ond?
in this line, from 55C,000,000 to e5o.~
600 200 short tons being mined in this
country yearly. Great Britain is sec zee
ond with an output of S25.0OO,OOo
short tons. ,
SO. What play holds the record
for consecutive perform2nces?
A. Frank Bacon, in "Lightnin :"
no1ds the record, having PLAYED for
! OPT consecutive performances up TO
Tanuary %, 1921
90, Where is the Panhandle?
A. The Panhandle that is probably
best known is the northern extension
of Texas. This is also the ronul"r
name for the northern part Of W"&'
Virginia, a projecting strip lying be
| tween Pennsylvania and Ohio. on
TO-. the northern extension of Tdab'
100. How thin can gold be made
A. Gold is beaten and made I'M
gold leaves having thickness ~
about 1-200.OO0th of ar inch. A.
ounce Of sold is thus extended to
surface Of about 100 square feet. !
still greater degree of thinness may
be obtained. but is not practical