Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-21
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O, is IL q fact that foreigners of
the second generation in this coun-
try are larger than their parents?
i. u. N.
A. Americans born of foreign
parentage are larger than their
ancestors, whether English. Irish,
German or French: and Boroditch
has shown that the children of
Americans of both sexes born in
the United States are larger than
those of foreign races.
@. Where is Henry Ford's coal
mine? T.. S. Nice.
A. The coal mine owned by Hen
ry Ford is in Kentucky near the
town of Kentenia.
@. Please give information on
the Chesapeake Bay dog? o. Il. NJ.
A. The Chesapeake Bay dog is
the American retriever pure and
simple. The origin is problematic,
but he derives his name like the
Newfoundland, from the home
where he first became famous. He
is the finest retriever in the world.
No sea is too boisterous, no water
too cold, no bird too big, from a
Canada goose to a swan, and no
wounded bird, be he diving duck
or crippled woodcock, can escape
his nose and swimming skill. He
is large dog. weighing 65 pounds,
with a thick, short. coarse, sedge-
grass colored coat about l 1-2
inches in length and with ten
dency to wave over the shoulders,
back and loins, and underneath
this Is short woolly fur covering
the whole skin. His legs are some
what short, and he Is provided
with well webbed feet.
@. What is the family name Of
King George and what was Queen
Victorin's name? L. II. G.
A. The British embassy says
that the surname of King George
is Windsor. The maiden name of
his grandmother (Victoria) was
Guelph and her married name was
Victim. She belonged to the
House Of Hanover, but married the
Duke of Saxony, Prince of Coburg
and Gotha. The name was chang
ed during the war to Windsor.
The House which had been the
House of Saxe-Coburg became the
House of Windsor.
@. Is the nursery rhyme TittIe
Jack Horncr" based on historical
fact? j. II.
A. 1t is said that the rhyme is
based on the fact that Horner was
a messenger sent by the Abbot of |
to Henry the Eighth !
with deeds of certain manors in
volYed in the dissolution of the
JlOIntI IIdIutu LIE |
parcel to the king, but first alb
stracted the deeds TO the manor of |
Wells, which was opium" indeed
and the Abbott was afterwards |
punished for Withholding them.
o. Was the use of iron known |
to the American Indians? j. III. M. |
A. There is no record that any |
iron implements were ever found |
In the ruins of ancient American |
civilizations and it is thought that |
the use of iron was not known to |
the Indians at the time that Co /
lumbuS discovered this country.
@. How many calls for troops
were made by the government
during the civil war? v. A. @.
A. President Lincoln made nine
calls for troops during the HCivil
war.
@. Was Terence McSwiney ever
in prison before the notable occa-
sion when he died of fasting? G.
NJ. w.
A. Terence Mcswlney's prison
career dates back to May. 1916,
when as one of Cork's aldermen.
he was arrested and deported to |
prison, England. He
was released. but arrested several
times after this and released His
last term began August ~, 1920.
@. To settle dispute, is tur-
key egg bigger than a goose egg.
or about the size of a hen egg?
c. n.
A. A goose egg is larger than a
turkey egg and turkey egg is