Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
New Questions

,, 1. Was there ever such a man as
Captain Kidd?
3. Which royal flush is the high
est?
8. Is Pershing married now?
4. Is there such thing as sing
ing mouse? --.
at the United States forts?
&c. Who was the Virginia clergy
man who brought suit for his salary,
but was awarded only one penny
damages?
Z. What games are played at
Monte Carlo? \
8. How long does it take light to
reach the earth from the moon and
stars?
9. How much did George Wash
ington weigh?
10. What was Tom Hoods famous
pun about the undertaken?
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
10. When was the longest legis-
lative day in congress?
A. The legislative day which con-
vened in the senate on April 20, and
adjourned on August was the long
est day on record. When it is de-
sired that some special business be
kept before the body considering it,,
a recess is taken from day to day in
stead of an adjournment. In such a
case, the formalities Of opening a
days business, such as the usual
prayer, are dispensed with and the
business of the previous ray is con-
titnued. The longest legislative day
in the house Of representatives, &C
cording to the clerk of the house, was
in 1888 when a day lasted over two
weeks during a filibuster against a
direct tax bill.
90. What was the mystery or
story in connection with the famous
question as to who struck Billy Pat
tersor?
A. Various versions have been
published of the Billy Patterson mys-
terry. A recent one locates Billy in
England and makes him a victim Of
college prank. According to this
story there was a feud between OK
ford students and the river boatmen
Of WON Billy Patterson was the lead
er. One night Patterson was cap
tured by the collegians, given a mock
trial and sentenced to death by the
guillotine. The prisoner was con-
! Quoted to the execution chamber,
shown the beheading block and the
headsman armed with huge battle
ak, and then blindfolded, bound hand
and foot and forced to kneel with his
| head and neck in the block. At a
given signal the victim was struck
on the back of the neck with a cord
that had been wet in cold water. 1t
was only a light blow, but it proved
as fatal as If it had been delivered
with the headsman's ak. Billy Pat
L 11nn
shock. The frightened students re-
moved the body to the river bank and
left it, and ''Who Struck Billy Pat
terson?" became a mystery that has
never been solved.
| SO. What is the value Of a mod
ern passenger train?
A. An express train Of the kind of
the limiteds between New York and
Chicago represents an investment in
motive power and rolling stock of ap-
proXlmately 100000. The engine
alone costs $4,000.
4. Q. How fast is the solar system
moving?
A. The solar system is moving
with a velocity Of about IL miles a
second towards a point in the con.
stellation Hercules, whose approx.
mate right ascension is 27O degrees
and declination "a degrees north.
5. @. What is the correct version
OF the mountain and Mohammed
proverb?
A. In Bacon's essay on Boldness,
1t Is given as IF the hill will not
come to Mohammed, Mohammed
will come to the hill"
6. Q. Did Caesar really say "et tn
Brute" when he was assassinated?
A. The words, meaning land thou
also, Brutus," were supposed to have
been uttered by Caesar at the mo.
ment he was Stable dby Brutus, but
there is no ancient authority for
attrlbuting this utterance to Caesar,
and 1t is probable that the popular
impression is due to the use of the