Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-04

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O.-What are the oldest gold
coins in the world? r. B. f.
A.-The "staters' of Croesus
are generally believed to have
been the first gold coins ever
minted. Thirty of these coins were
recently unearthed in the buried
ruins of Sardis, in Asia Minor,
by an American archaeological eX-
petition. They are at least $500
years old. The coins are all of
the same type. showing on the
diverse the foreparts of a lion
and a bull facing each other,
and on the reverse two squares
stamped in. There are slight var
iations in the size and weight,
but the amount of gold in each
is a little more than in our five
dollar gold pieces. Croesus not
only coined gold but adjusted his
system of coinage to a conven-
| lent exchange basis with the Sill
yer and copper coins of the Greeks
and the Babylonians and other
orientals. His father, Alyattes,
made coins of an alloy of gold
and silver, but it remained fer
Croesus to put the country on
gold basis. He might be termed
the father of the gold standard.
Q.--Is there any state in which
a citizen may vote at an earlier
age than 81? ii. G.
ALL the states adopt the
English rule of fixing the age
limit for suffrage at 81 years,
This is a lower age than is fixed
| in some European countries, but
in no country except the new
German Commonwealth has the
age been fixed at lower figure.
In Germany suffrage is extended
to all citizens, irrespective Of
i sex, at the age of 20.
Q.-Can land be judged by
the weeds that grow on it?
A.-The y character of their
the soil. Wild carrot and the OK
eye daisy grow only upon poor
soils, or soils that have been
robbed. of their fertility. Sheep
sorrel indicates acid land, the
necessity of applying lime to
'sWeeten" the soil. Bracken,
sedge and moss show that the
land needs drainage. Dark green
foliage and large size of plant
and lear are GOOD indications of
abundant heterogeneous food in the
soil, while yellowish foliage and
sparse stringy growth shows lack
Of this material.
Q.-Which of Dickens novels
contains the much quoted phrase
'Barks is wilIin'?" S. IL.
AIR. Barkis is bashful
character in David Copperfield"
who marries Peggotty. He con-
veys his intentions to her by
sending her message by David
that "Barkis is .willin'."
Q.-At what depth can heat
sufficient TO produce steam be
found in tho earth? G. X. X.
Alt has been estimated that
the temperature of the earth in
creases at the rate of one degree
Fahrenheit for each 60 feet
YSteam Gamble produced therefore
at depth of 1870 feet.
Q.-Why are lawyers called
Solons? w. X.
A.-They are so called because
Scion was a famous Atheniar
law sgiver. He became archon
and improved the condition OF
debtors, divided the population
into four classes, recognized the
Boule. the popular assembling
and the council of Areopagus.
Q.-What is the value of 9
modern passenger train? S. II
y. .l
Am express train Of, thu
kind of the limiteds between New
York and Chicago represents az
investment in motive power ans
rolling stock of approximate,
s25O0Qo. The engine alone costs
$50, 900.