Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-25
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%. Please inform me how sill
mon manage TO jump up n fall or
like obstruction in river. w.
T.. p.
A. The bureau of fisheries says
that at the bottom of a fall there
is usually n very deep we'll, The
salmon swim TO the extreme bot
tom of this well, and if they have
sufficient depth Of water to give
force to get the power to jump,
they do so by swimming very
fast and rushing out. This force
mechanically causes them to
jump the falls,
@. Can the richness of milk be
increased by giving cows richer
feed? e. Il.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that generally speaking
the richness of milk cannot be in
creased by feeding a COW on rich
feed.
@. Why is A. w. o. l.. the alb
breviation for "Ahscnt Without
Leave" when without is only
one word? j. X.
A. A. w. O. L. is the abbre-
Walton for Absent Without Of
ficial Leave
Q. In growing hedges what
different kinds of plants may be
used? II. II. II.
A. Privet, locust, Usage orange,
the buckthorn and coCkspur
thorn, the rose of Sharon, and the
Japanese barberry are among the
best of the deciduous plants used
for hedges. and among the ever
greens, arbor vitae, juniper, box,
hemlock and spruce are found
satisfactory.
Q. Is the difference between
small swords and broadswords
merely a matter of size? j. McF.
A. A small sword is one with
which the attack is delivered with
the point only, while the broad
sword has cutting edge.
j. N. G. '' ~
A. Aside from their decorative
value, ferns have little utility.
Q. Why are cabs or carriages
sometimes called fiacrcs? II. A. n.
A. French public cabs were
first provided by the proprietor
of the Hotel Saint Fiacre, in
Paris, in 1910, and from this
circumstance all public vehicles
came to be called fiacres.
Q. What is the Oldest Latin
inscription in existence?
A. A gold brooch found at
Praeneste in 1886 bears an in
scription In Old 1talic lettering
which is the oldest extant spe-
cimen of Latin. The inscription
reads: "Manios med Fhefhaked
Numasioi," which in later Latin
would be written, "Manius me
fecit Numasio"
Q. What is legal fiction? i.
w. T.
A. a fiction in law is an as
sumption made for the purpose
of justice though the same fact
could not be proved and it may he
literally untrue. and it is a rule
that a fiction of law shall work
no wrong. The fictitious characters
of Jonn Doe and Richard Roe
for the purposes of various ac-
tons are well known.
Q. Has 1.-THE great American
novel; ever been written? ii. II.
A. Hawthorne's Scarlet Let
ter" has been ranked as the first
If not the only great American
novel.
Q. What is the smallest coun-
try in the world? @. ID.
A. Monaco, with an area of
but eight square miles, is the
smallest nation on earth.