Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-26
q. Was there ever such q man
as Captain Kidd? Ii. ID. NJ.

A. William Kidd, better known
as Captain Kidd, was a real per-
son, who lived from about 1850 to
l7Ol. He was born in Scotland,
went to sea at an early age, and
became a trader out of New York.
lie was commissioned by William
III of England as a privateer and
he was given permission to cap
ture pirates. a company which
may have included the king bene-
fitted financially by his successes.
About 1896 his adventures began
to take on a piratical character,
he was proclaimed a pirate, ar
rested in 1899, and after an unfair
trial, he was condemned and exc
cuted. Since he held government
commissions authorizing him to
suppress piracy, it is hard to de-
termine what part of his opera
TONS were legitimate and what
part otherwise. There has been
much rumor concerning treasures
buried by him prior to his cap
lure and the coast Of the United
States has many times been
searched, The Quedagh Merchant.
an Armenian vessel which he cap
tured had a rich cargo and part
OF this was recovered from its
hiding place on GARDENERS Island
OF Montauk Point, Long Island.
q. How does the English lam
Sua%c compare with others i'm
number of words? Il. b.
a. English approximates 450,-
900 words; German, 100000.
French, 10000: Russian. 40.
GOOi Spanish, 10000; Italian.
100000.
o. What is the value of the
clover seed produced In the Unit
CD States? j. G. L.
A. The farm value Of grass
ana clover seed produced in 1919
was nearly $S10OO,OOO.
q: Is there n good automobile
ROAD across Canada? S. ID. p.
A. British Columbia and AL
perta are building roads that will
give canada a through automo-
pie route from coast to coast.
q. When did the Denver mint
1irst coin onc-cent pieces? M. n. s
A. The Denver mint first coin.
ed pennies in 1911.
q. Can you tell me where 10
apply for an overseas pack? nm
tod that the government gives
them TO cX-soldiers. +. ID. G,
a. The quartermaster corns
says that it is too late to obtain an
OUTFIT such as you desire.
q. TO which country do ve
export the most merchandise Il
&. u
a. During the fiscal wear 1921
~ merchandise was exported from,
the United States to the United
Kingdom valued at S843.S97,314.
canada was second with S5.t5,-
$350,442,43S. "'"l
:. Q. Has George Washington any
living descendants? u. X.
A. George Washington had No
children, and therefore no lineal
descendants. ~
Q. What Is the production of
filberts in Italy? A. ME-
A. The production of filberts
in southern Italy in 1922 is esti-
mated to be 22,OO0.0j0 pounds.
This amount is 13,O00,Q00 pounds
less than the 1921 crop.
q. Give a list of modern
inventions. j. G. G.
A. Among those deserving a
place in such a list are: the air
brake. celluloid. telephone, tyne
writer, talking machine, electric
lamp, incandescent lamp, chrome
tanning, trolley car, cash register
rotary converter, electric welding
recording adding machine, carbo-
rundum, high speed steel, air.
plane, hydro-airplanc, and ma
chine gun.
Q. Who said "handsomc is as
handsome does? M. G.
A. The saying Handsome Is as
handsome does" may be found in
proverbial literature of all conn
tries. The early fathers of the
church and medieval moralists
were extremely fond Of 1t.