Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-12
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Q. Was there ever a tribe OF
Indians in this country called Neu-
trails? II. NJ.
A. The Neutral nation was an
Indian tribe of the 1roquois family,
residing in the seventeenth CEN
fury on the north shore of Lake
Erie. They were so named by the
French because they took no part
in the long war between the Hurons
and the Iroquois. They were ut
terly destroyed by the Hurons in
1861.
Q. Who was the author of the
New England primer? X. n.
A. Benjamin Harris, an English
versifier and printer. compiled the
New England primer, which was an
abridgement of an earlier work
known as the Protestant Tutor and
was published prior to 1890. in
Boston.
Q. What was the origin of the
Newfoundland dog? j. ID. G.
A. The Newfoundland dog Is
believed to have originated in a
cross between the native sledge dog
and European dogs introduced into
Newfoundland by navigators early
in the seventeenth century.
O. Where Is or was the city OF
New Orange? ID. V.
A. New Orange was the name
given to New York city In 1878
when that city was retaken from
the English by the Dutch.
O. What is the oldest newspaper
In the world? ID. w. U.
A. "Ti Chau," better known as
The Pekin Gazette, was probably
the first printed newspaper and is
the oldest daily journal in the
world, having been first issued
about 1910 A. d. 1t is still in ex-
istence and Is an official journal
O. When were the first coins
made i'm this country? II. f. l.
A. The earliest coins struck IT
this country were the New Ehg'
land shillings six pence, and tnree
pence, issued in the colony OF Mas
sachusetts about 1862.
O. What was the first message
transmitted by telegraph? II. f.
A. The first Geographic mes
sage, sent from the United states
supreme court room in the caplto
at Washington to Baltimore. May
"a, 1914. was what hath Goo
wrought"
@. Has washington's home al
WAYS been known as "Mount YER
non?" X. o. p.
A. The original name OF thu
washington estate was Huntint
Creek and 1t was changed to Noun
Vernon by Lawrence washington
in honor of Admiral Vernon OF TIM
British navy.
O. Is there a law against the ex
bibition of films of prize fights
Nc. II. NJ. 49,,
a. The federal law which wa
passed July 81. 1912. does not pro
hibit the exhibition of prize films
hut forbids their transportation
from one state to another.
O. who was the author OF tn
saving, prayer is better thai
sleep? J. S. Il. . !,
A. The expression prayer J
better than sleep" is from tn
morning call of the meuzzin WIN
summons the faithful to prayer II
Mohammedan countries.
O, What troops comprised IN
lannon's Rainbow division? ID. 1.
A. The Rainbow division wa
made up of the national guard Q
twenty-five different states ana Tn
district of Columbia.
O. What is the involuntar
winking or quivering OF the ey
called? T. I.
A. Involuntary winking OF tn
eye is called Meditation. from Tn
-. .,ard cintora IN beckOn,