Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-30
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@. How many peace dollars
were made? c. A. ii.
A. The director of the mint says
that up to the present time about
120,00O,OOO peace dollars>have been
made. They are being turned out
at the rate of about 100000 day.
After the first issue of 1,006,453 a
slight modification in the design
was made, since the coins did not
stack well. In all. approximately
go, 100000 will be struck, in order
to replace the silver dollars melted
and sold under the Pittman act.
Q. Many real estate offices adj
vcrtfse "homcs" for sale. Is this
correct or should the word be
"houses?" A. j. X.
A. Home is defined as ones own
dwelling place or the house in
which one lives. Obviously, this Is
vertisement. The word house
would convey the meaning more
accurately.
Q. How much sand and how
much lime does it take for one
perch of stone wall? j. w. G.
A. A perch varies from sixteen
to rs cubic feet. To lay up twenty
five cubic feet of stone rubble ma
sonry it will take fifty pounds or
six and one-fourth to six and one
half bushels of lime and quarter
of a cubic yard of sand.
q. Who first used the "bunt
hit" In baseball? A. j. X.
A. The bunt was invented by
Brooklyn, in 1866. He also in
vented the fair foul hit in 1871.
@. What did "pIaying both ends
against the middle" originally refer
to? r. S. g.
A. The expression playing both
ends against the middle had re-
ference to a system of trimming
cards for dealing a brace game of
faro.
q. What was the country that
is now Liberia formerly called? A.
L. /.
A. Liberia is a negro republic
on the west coast of Africa, a coun-
try which was formerly known as
Upper Guinea. 1t extends about
$50 miles along the coast and its
area is $4,000 square miles.
Q. What state leads in the
manufacture of ice? =. l.. =.
A Although Texas has more es-
Establishments manufacturing ice,
New York state leads in the value
of manufactured ice. In Texas
there are 265 establishments and
1872 in New York. The value of ice
manufactured in New York is $13,-
100000; Texas, $9,S11,000.
Q. In which section of the Unit
ed States are seeds produced for
the Bermuda onion? w. III. +.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that the commercial Ber-
muda onion industry in the United
States is directly dependent upon
the production of this seed in
Teneriffe, one of the Canary is
lands. Several attempts on the
part of commercial seed growers in
this country to produce this seed
on a commercial scale have been
unsuccessful.
Q. Is there any race in the Tn
tied States i'm which there are
more women than men? G. G. G.
A The negro race is the only
one in this country that has had an
excess of females over males in
almost every census.
Q. When was the game of
marbles invented. +. L.
A. This game has been known
from the earliest times. and is
played among all the peoples Of
the world. Marbles are mansfac-
tured in large quantities in SaXony
and are exported to India, China,
Africa, and practically every ma"
ton of Europe and America.
Q. For what period can weather
be predicted? N. NJ. Il.
A. The weather bureau says ii
m nocsible RI rive pra ptjpal fore
casts of weather conditions for
more than three days in advance.