New Britain herald., 1926-11-04

serve 27 years in prison.
 Q. When were United States coins first minted in San Francisco
 A. 1852.
 Q. Is George Elliot the real name of the novelist? Is she still living?
 A. George Elliot was the pseu- donym of Mary Ann Evans who was born November 22. 1919 and died in 1880.
 Q. How can a rough diamond be distinguished from quartz?
 A. The diamond can be dis tinguished from quartz by it's hard ness-it is hardest of all minerals and by it's specific gravity. which is about 3.5. It is difficult for an amateur to identify a rough dia- mond but one of the simplest tests is to remember that usually they are of a rounded shape and have a pearly appearance.
 Q. What do the letters such as M" and "W-2", etc. stand for in addresses in London, England?
 A. They are designations for city districts, such as district 1 in North London, district in West London, etc.
 Q. Why do the sun and the moon appear larger when on the horizon than directly overhead?
 A. The sun and moon seem larger near the horizon due to an optical illusion. The horizon ap- pears more distant than the zenith because the eye rests upon many objects by the way. The sun or moon on the horizon seem large be- cause their distance is apparently greater and the mind unconsciously reasoning that being so much farther away, these objects must be larger in order to look the same.
 Q. How many mentally defective, crippled and dependent children are being cared for by private and pub lie agencies in the United States?
 A. A recent publication of the Children's Bureau of the U. s. De- partment of Labor states that ap- 21S.000 dependent chill dren are under care of private and public agencies and institutions; 100000 crippled, deaf or blind chill dren are in hospitals and special schools; 135,000 mentally defective children are in special schools and other private and public institutions and 130,000 children are given pub lie aid in their own homes each year by the states.
 Q. Did the word "corn" formerly have significance other than the cereal that it now represents?
 A. Corn" is an English word of long standing. Of old it meant any small hard granule. Pepper-corn is one survival while "corned" beef is another. "Corned" meat gets its name from the fact that it was first with coarse grains of salt salt corns. "Acorn" is so called because early Englishmen naturally nistook it's derivation to be from 'oak-corn". It is generally &C., ,epted that America gave Indian ,orn" to the world. A few students nave supported the theory that the plant came from Asia to Europe and rom America to Europe about the same time, soon after the discovery )f America. There is, however, no generally accepted record that maize ,Xisted in Asia before the beginning )f the 18th century while on the contrary it is known to have been cultivated in America many cen uries before the arrival of Coldm- )us.
 Q. Who killed Mary Phagan and vas the murderer ever punished?
 A. Mary Phagan was young ,irl employed in "a pencil factory in Itlanta, Georgia. Her murdered | 'ody was found April 27, 1913. Leo frank was convicted of the killing. | Ie was taken from Georgia state | 'rison by mob August IT, 1915 | nd lynched.