Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-24
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Q. What tine OF day should
Strawberries be picked? III. l.. +.
A. The best time for picking
the fruit is in the morning when the
berries are cool. They should be
Iinched rather than puI,rd from
the plant. Strawberries picked on
rainy day do not keep well.
y. Why does a man who is COM
Ing up TO bat in baseball swing two
three clubs until he steps to the
plate? II. f.
A. Baseball players say that
swinging several clubs makes the
one that is retained seem light in
the hands and easy to control.
q. What kind of an Organiza-
ton is the American Political Sci
cnce association? G. G. II.
A. This organization was found
ed in 1904 to promote the scientific
study OF government, both on theo-
retical lines and in practical rela..
tionships. 1t deals with problems
Of public law, diplomacy and cur
rent political events.
q. Are any railroads in this
country equipped with wireless?
IL. ID. A.
A. The bureau Of railway eco
nomics says that the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western is ex-
perimenting with various kinds of
apparatus, but no regular trains
have been equipped as yet. The
first passenger train to be thus
equipped in Canada left Winnipeg
on May 1, from the yards of the
Canadian Pacific railway.
q. What was Lady Astor's
maiden name? II. III.
A. Lady Astor before her mar
riage was Miss Nancy Langhorne,
of Virginia. When her husband.
Major Waldorf Astor, succeeded to
the peerage, his seat in the house of
commons became vacant, and his
wife Immediately stood for Ply
mouth on the Unionist ticket, as
his successor. She won by con-
siderable plurality over the labor
and liberal opponents, November
Is, 1918.
Q. What deep sea fish has the
largest eggs? b. X. T.
A. The bureau of fisheries says
the eggs of the halibut are the larg-
est of the deep sea fish. one fish,
weighing 100 pounds, was observed
and the total weight Of its eggs was
seventeen pounds, two ounces. 1t
is estimated that they would num-
Der 2,1S2,000.
Q. Have Quakers any other
name? Il. M.
A. Quakers have frequently
been called "Obadiahs," probably
because In several we'll known
works Of fiction about Quakers the
prominent male character has been
named Obadiah.
Q. When escorting two women,
should man walk on the outside
or between them? j.
A. A man should walk on the
side next IN tho atreet
Q. Where did the French En-
press Eugenie die? J. Is. G.
A. The Empress Eugene died
In Madrid, Spain, July u, 1920
She was buried in Farnborough'
England, where she had maintain
ed a home during her exile from
France.
Q. We have a dispute as to
what a calendar year consists Of
Please explain. #. d. N.
A. The calendar, civil or legal
wear Is now reckoned as beginning
January I, and ending December
81.
@. How long and wide is the
Pacific ocean? n. L.
A. The photographic office says
that the Pacific ocean Is approx
mately 800 nautical miles in
length. It's greatest width Is over
5000 nautical miles. It's greatest
depth Is S2,0S9 feet.