Show 1On 1 = I On what date did Easter Sunday Call In IM9 Foreigner bt On April 11th cT What Is the difference If any In the nalarlos of a United States Senator and a Representative Byrd There is none each gets 5000 a year A says the way to keep a rash account ac-count Is to credit cash with all cash received and to charge cash with cash t paid out 13 claims the reverse to he right Which Is corrcctKing a R Is l right Which wcro the five last States admitted ad-mitted into the Union and the dates of admittance How many Stales are there J L B b Montana November S 1SS9 WashIngton Washing-ton November 11 1SSO Idaho July 3S90 Wyoming July 11 1S90 Utah January 4 1 1S9C There are fortyflve States C a Sandy Utah Dec 29 Editor Tribune Whom and to whom should one apply who wishes to enter the cavalry service for the Philippines 2 What Is required of one 3 What ri Js term of enlistment and pay Reader You can enlist for the regular arm at any army post or recruiting station providing you possess the necessary 1 qualifications You must take the oath of allegiance 10 the United States bet be-t of sound mind and body between then the-n lS of IS and 15 and supply evidences of good character You may express a lY preference for a particular regiment 1 und your wishes will receive some consideration con-sideration The term of enlistment in 1 the regular army Is three years A a private receives 13 per month a corporal I cor-poral S15 and a sergeant 1S In wartime war-time 20 per cent is added to these llg I I ures I C S t I3j Inkom Ida Jan 4 I Editor Tribune Please answer In I Sundays Tribune how long the blocks I are of Main street your city and oblige a constant reader of your paperJ D I I r MIa I M-Ia Six hundred and sixty feet I o m Why are there so many national laws enacted on March 3rd especially In 11 jiostal matters Blllie Qt The second ses lon of Congress ends ej at noon March 4th and many bills are pushed through during the closing days of the session T Mcrcur Utah Jan 3 Editor Tribune Please tell me In your Sunday paper where potatoes were T llrst discovered and obllscA II In Chile and Peru 0 Blackfoot Ida Dec 29 Editor Tribune Will you kindly I publish in the next Sundays issue of The Tribune the population of Salt Lake City according to last city directory direc-tory That takes In the suburban districts t dis-tricts To decide a bet Respectfully 11 A Subscriber There were 20100 names In the directory direc-tory the estimated population being ac 79380 This includes Murray Fort Douglas and Brighton The directory for 1900 will show an Increase S r I Have had some conversation about the raising place of the wild goose I Where Js ttOId Hunter C In wild northern regions Here thiS geese breed remaining Until early frosts Inform them that the rivers and lakes will soon be frozen Then the birds head for their southern wintering places h S You will settle a dispute If you will say If ordinary sponges are animal or vegetable product and where do the sponges of commerce come fromElla I They are animal The best come from the Medlterannean and Adriatic seas but large quantities of the coarser sorts are taken about Florida and the HiilmmaH Australian and other Pacific t waters also contribute ril Ogden Dec 29 Editor Trlbuno What are the chances for cheap rat > R to Paris or London and return this spring and what Is I lie lowest return trip rate at s presenJohn II Wilson found trip rates at present 250 first fl class 17fi second I class and n5 steer mi3 jigo I Call on Union ticket agent at Og don for special rates which will he U put In this spring for Christian Endeavor En-deavor convention at london In July AO and Paris exposition Anyone can secure 21311 se-cure these rates PocateUo Ida Jan I WOO urS Editor Tribune Will you kindly give hr ft the origin and meaning of the word Doseret in your Sunday Issue T find the I pronunciation of the word In I Web Blors International I Dictionary but not HI meaning V C R Mn r If It ban any moaning phUologljyilly i1tr It probably Is little desert The I notion that It nieann honey boo as contended by I Mormon writers Is wholly Qf fanciful lacking entirely in authority na or loot meaning 3ri I Salt Lake Dec 30 th1 oIlr Editor Trjbune Will you please tell mo In your next Sundays paper how long douK one have to he In this State < Ttah to apply for a divorce after bc 1r big separated three cHrsA G M atc uid A genuine residriico S of ono year LJc If It true that there is an American I lit1 1 crillogr In Turkey M iRSlon l Qfl You the Robert college projected by 1 I I Jinner II and William 13 Dwlght and iViUi opened In IfeGO Christopher It Roberta Grr Robert-a philanthropic Now Yorker was Its I iC chief provider giving it in all nearly 11 half million dollars Its curriculum corresponds to that of a New England collcge though especial attention is I paid to languages a Salt Lake Jint R S Editor Tribune Please answer In next Sundays paper for me Who 18 the author of Jane Shore or the Gold t4c I MmllhH rlfeA Reader You probably mean the tragedy writ L1 rfcn by N Rowe In 1713 called Jane 4c MShoro in which Jane Shore was the 1 I bVolne she wns represented as the wife or a London merchant whom she Ifcit lo become the mistress of Edward 1V a Atlantic City Wyo Jan 3 1000 Editor Tribune Would you kindly d i following questions in tho the answer 95y i emJW kly Tribune I I do sP e5 < P > m nt orlt on mining claim for three yonrs coowner will not help or con trlbuto toward sold workbut still wants to hold bin Interest cHn I advertise or 1 serve I notice for the three ye8rs or must 1 confine action to last year 0t only f 2 Can I get a Coops Mining Code nt nt ill II Trlbun i nmrx nnA nHrf AnXiOUH Vou have to procd nnlnt him 1 for failure to contribute to the work hiV hi-V 2Y 1S03 2 Address Ha Ij J Warren thIs meju City for the Code Silver City Dec 17 1839 Editor Tribune Please answer I through the QuestIon and Aiwwer bureau 4 bu-reau of your Sunday paper the nunie of the chief nickel reHnlni company In j the United State and where localH l pt Also where a mnrk cnn be found for I a that moUI and oblhcSubscrlbr z There art no ren < rieH In this mini 1 try at present that at Philadelphia having bon hut down when la 1SOS tlu output of nickel wn reduced to 2VWO pouiulM of the value of 4700 I Wbir 114 thr lat of tht iM 1 I detnoj II itlr < > f d 1 t b t iTr q fCHl 2 AVhil Lj th uxt of th tut i I l quiring the United Slates Govprnmnt to coin 2000000 sliver dollars each I monthK If R I Thin WMH In 1S71 2 1S7S By Ihe act of 1S90 1 the amount wns about doubled certificates of deposit circulating in I i large degree in place of silver I 1 I Is there such a thing as part of the I Mississippi river running up hill I or have T boon misinformed Cow boy Water dont run up hill oven to oblige tho historian of the Mississippi valley I During December tin t river was so low I I that salt wntor from the Gulf impelled I by wind and tide t backed up al 1 > ovo New Orleans This Is the source of your Information I In-formation perhaps I Editor Tribune Please answer In Sundays paper is I there a bottle actOr ac-tOr in Utah If not where Is I the closest I I one lo Halt Lake City located and I what Is its capacity Subscriber There was n bottle factory In Salt Lake some years ago Jt Is now closed and there is no such establishment in this State American Falls Ida Jan 1 1900 Editor ieViii you please answer I an-swer these questions In your next Sundays Sun-days paper to satisfy a wager A bays I there is only one national holiday that Is I Decoration day 30th of May B says Independence day Ith of July which 1 Is right And how many national boll I I days are thereO W Neither is right Labor day the first I Monday of September in each year I ° the only strictly national holiday in I this country It was inndo a national holiday by Congress fnngivss has at various times appointed special bob I I days and has recognized the existence of certain days as holidays but there is no general statute on the subject National Na-tional holidays must not be confused with legal holidays of which there area are-a great many some recognized in all I States and some ceitain States only Did tho last nostal e congress held at I Washington authorize postal cards with I I different Scenery printed on them to pass through the mnaliP D Private mailing cards were authorized I I by Congress by I the act of May 19 1898 Advertisements illustrations and other matter may appear on the message I side either in black or colors On the address side must be In the right hand corner a diagram and Place a onecent stamp here In the lower left hand corner This side is exclusively for the address A onecent stamp carries one to domestic points but to foreign countries they go only I at letter rates 4 a a Editor TrlbuneWhat if any advantages ad-vantages accrue to the author of a book If ho procures copyright for himself i over the one who leaves that in the hands of his publishers Does it make any appreciable flnantlal difference to I hlm elf and does It affect his royalty I in tiny way If he does not hold copyright copy-right I notice In most of the volumes Issued the clause Copyrighted byname by-name of publishing houseA B C If the author takes out the copyright he has the exclusive control of the work if thc publisher takes it out he controls and whatever the author receives re-ceives In the latter case Is what the contract he has with his publisher specifies a Ephraim Utah Jan 5th Editor Tribune There is a dispute bore over a prIzefight and the parties par-ties would like to have the question act lied or decided by you the answer to appear In next Sundays paper Vas Kid McCoy over knocked 1 out in one round by McCormlok of Philadelphia 1 If so where and what date 2 When was the light between McCoy and Sharkey 1To Parties Tack McCormlek knocked out Kid McCoy in the first round at Chicago August 18 1S90 2 McCoy and Sharkey fought in New York January 11 1SOD McCoy being defeated In the tenth round a a a What was the name of the city in which a flock of goose wore Instrumental Instrument-al I in saving from the enemy on the eve of battle Give the date also Reader This was flame in 390 B C AccordIng Accord-Ing to tho tradition the Gauls clambered up he I hill to the capital In single rile jo silently lint none was challenged I In 1 gelling I over the rampart the HIt man disturbed some sacred geese and I I I heir cackling I awoke the garrison to successful resistance a S 010 Please slate In your Issue what is the population of South Africa I mean Hint portion in war with Great Britain Brit-ain Cairo South Airiran republic whites 213 I 5D7 blacks GU2tf 00 Orangf Free State whites I 77710 blacks lJO787 but In both cares tho black population is merely estimated and the whites arc not accurately returned mm Goodsprings Nov Dec 30 1S90 J Editor Tribune Will you please answer an-swer tho following question In the Questions and Answers column of The SemiWeekly Tribune Two or more Individuals own a group of mining claims In thin county they did not do ho I annual assessment work for 1S9S but OP Docember lIst sent a man on the ground so they would havo possession posses-sion and then Instead of relocating hey I hired two t men after January 1 1899 to do Ihf t 100 worth of work for en eh Malm and hud the work recorded an assessment work for 1S99 I Am not I or any one else entitled to locate that SrnulHlA Subscriber flu person or persons who made the rolorutloiiH url entitled to thc ground Subscriber had the same rights there as any one else after the rights of the original locators had expired a a Whore can I got a book giving a fair unbiased statement of the causes loadIng load-Ing up to the present war between Great Britain and the Transvaal republic repub-lic Is there such a publication setting forth both sides of the question Impartial Im-partial There Is a rapidly increasing literature litera-ture on this question most of it marked by partisanship of the most rabid grade One book just off the press groups the partisans and others assume Impartiality Impar-tiality Any or all can be had through a dealer In books When and by whom wore the Philip pines discovered Were the Islands In habited and IC so what were the na lives called 2 Who fIrst said Where limnres t a will thereON a wayTCouimtry Club In 1521 > by tnscllnn The Islands were Inhabited by mixed races much an ndw though then there were far more of the Negritos than are now found 2 Wo do not know The proverb prov-erb appear In collectIons but its source Is not clvcn Cannon Utah Dee 30 1S99 Editor Trlbno Can you Inform me in the question column of The Tribune who IK I appointed Superintendent of Census In the State of 1nhoSub crlber W IT Savldgo Boise Ida > 6 a p 6Provo Provo Jan 2 1000 bdltor Tribune In Sundays issue of Time Tribune please tell me who Is chief of the Census department of Arl 1 KOnoMind of New Moxlco Chlcor Arlioiw Frederick T Trltte of Prescott Pres-cott N < w Mexico Pedro Sanchez of SnntnFe i a I Who would be lie proper one to apply to j In the Transvaal with reference to I i cruitu wlln wished LO volunteer for rj P tir p J r at mi To what I PLIL luuld a letter W directed la there a law against raising a company of Ameileans lo fight under foreign flags To whom would you apply for service in the British IlrmyC J W To begin at the top address President I Kruyer at Pietoria It would constitute con-stitute a breach of neutrality and In n proven tnsc the offender would be l brought up sharply To the Marquis I I of Ijansdownc Secretary of War or t to any recruiting oflleer There are I plenty Should you wrll lo I both sides you might got an answer from one I again you might not Recruiting offices for the army of these United J States are nearer I Salt Lake City Jan 2nd I Editor Tribune Please answer tho two following questions in your Questions Ques-tions and Answers column of next Sundays Tribune Is an advocate justified jus-tified In defending a man whom he knows lo 1 be guilty 2 Which exorcises exor-cises the greater Influence on the civilization civ-ilization I I and hanninoss of the human race the male or the female mind FrogontheLog Yes It Is his duty to do so 2 Tou pays your money and you takes your choice Salt Lake City Dec < < 1R 1839 Editor j Tribune Ploaso inform mo about the different methods of leaching copper ores the solvents and preelpl tants uer1J N Waid There Is a process which employs ammonia am-monia as a solvent and that I Is used on the I carbonates and oxides The metal is collected by I evaporation Another Is the leaching of the same ores with sulphuric sul-phuric acid with precipitation by h metallic me-tallic I Iron I or elect roiyieal iy A new process is that by J W Noill and James Burflend in which sulphurous acid Is I used as a solvent The method of precipitation is a secret 9 T Woodland Summit County Jan 3rd Editor Tribune Please answer In Questions and Answers 1 You say holograph will In Utah statutes It Is spelled olographlc which is i right and what is the meaning of It 2 How Is Inn sounded Ian Mnclarcn Is I the name I refer to G Is the Century Dictionary considered bettor authority than Websters Thomas P Potts I I Holographic Is the word according to Websters International Dictionary 2 As If spelled yan with a slight dwelling on the y 3 It Is greatly more extensive and so bettor but not more authoritative a a ot Frontier Jan 1 Editor Tribune When there is a Presidential campaign do the Democrats Demo-crats of Now York have thirtysix electors elec-tors and have the Republicans the same number on their ticket 11 such Is not the method of procedure please explain 2 Sophia the mother of George 1 of England war whose child 1 3 Syllabicate Syl-labicate accent and place diacritical marks on the word Tugeln I am pleased you answered the OldFash ioned American He seems to have been raised in the back woods A Subscriber I Sub-scriber Each party has thirtysix candidates for electors 2 Sophia was the laughter laugh-ter of Elizabeth Stuart whose father was James I of England and VI of Scotland 3 We cant do itO > it-O Will you toll some details concerning the army and navy of France beginning I begin-ning present condition etc 7 Also something of the silk industry of France its proportions and importance J G The armys strength on peace footing Is 5GIS1S the war establishment 1SS5 181 Nominally all Frenchmen of suitable suita-ble age are subject to military duty all exemptions having been abolished In 1SS7 Equipment and training are modern though the Dreyfus episode hinted of fatal inefficiency to corruption cor-ruption The navy ranks second In the world and Its proportion of modern vessels Is good Theoretically it Is equal boat for boat of like class wil lan l-an other A characteristic is the large crows I of its fighting boats Silk is r grown and Imported In its manufacture manufac-ture over 110000 persona are employed and the annual production is over 100 000 000 As a producer of the raw product pro-duct France is led In Europe by I Italy and by l China and Japan In silk manufactures man-ufactures she leads the woild f < e 0 How may one become a member of the Colonial Dumas or Daughters of the Revolution G W There are two organizations called Colonial Dames of America One Is simply patriotic and educational Its oflicc is at 15G Fifth avenue New York city Mrs Timothy Matlack Cheese man is its secretary The other has Mrs William Reed 103 Monument street W Baltimore Md as its national na-tional secretary Members aic women descended in their own right from some ancestor of worthy life who came to reside in an American colonly before 1750 It Is further stipulated that this ancestor shall have rendered assistance to the Colonial cause Prior to 177G Like requirements but not quite so strict hold with membership in Daughters of the American Revolution Mrs Kate Kearney Henry 102 F street Wash ington D C corresponding secretary general In Daughters br the I Revolution Revolu-tion Miss Virginia S Sterling corresponding corre-sponding secretary irG Fifth avenue Now York and in Dames of the I Revolution Revo-lution whoso secretary and historian Is Miss Mary A P Phillips 19 West Thir tyolghth street New York city Will you kindly explain the rules governing gov-erning the titles lo be given In addressing address-ing communications to public olllclals church notabilities and professional men generally Doubtful The President Governors of States and Ministers to foreign countries are addressed ay Ills ISxcclloiuy followed fol-lowed by I the explicit title The President Pres-ident of the United States or Governor Gov-ernor of 3lhnd < Island Similarly The lIon Is applied to the VicePres ident heads of executive department at Washington I the Chief Justice of the United States LieutenantGovernors of States and Mayors pf cIties the official designation following The Hon goes with exPresidents and other oxolll dais Further use of Honorable Is superior to set rules In most cases it Is given to State officers State Senators members of Congress Judges and May ors Ills Eminence Cardinal Priest or Deacon of the Holy Roman Church Is correct Archbishops take The Most Rev and bishops The Right Rethls In Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches and The Rev Bishop In the Methodist church ol D follows time name in case of archbishops arch-bishops and bishops Clergymen url Rev or The Rev physicians are Dr or M D and lawyers are entitled to Esq though the title Is used so loosely that not all lawyers care for it 041 i Sandy Jan 4 1900 Editor Tribune In your next Sundays Sun-days Issue will you kindly Inform the citizens of Sandy 1 Whether the City Council In cities of the third claps can reduce the salaries of other city officials during the time for which they are elected That Is I can a reduction be made after January 1 1000 f 2 Did the Territorial statutes allow al-low any such reductions after 1SSS in cities of the third class Citizen 1 You cannot reduce salaries of elective elec-tive officers after they arc elected but you could reduce salaries of appointive officers before they arc appointed 2 No 4 Logan Dec 27 1S99 Editor Tribune Kindly answer In your Sunday Tribune the following A B and C are playing a game of smut A leads the two of heart B plays the nine of hearts jcm It Chas to pick ur the cards Who has the next lend A or 137A Subscriber IfvA hud Io more cards it would be Bs lead l a Editor Tribune To decide a controversy vcrsy pleariestat where nnd when the Boer Gl1rll Pit Jubrt wax born hcre cdut ul nIJd On what author ties your answer Is IJnsdH D Andrews An-drews A T Camden Pratt fellow of tIme Royal Historical society slates that Joubert was born at Tango Cape Colony Colo-ny in ISHI 1 Victor I G Parr librarian of time Royal 1 College of Surgeons of England puts his birth at about 1S31 and Is silent us to tilt birthplace Ho Is corroborated in the point of age by an anonymous writer in a Philadelphia newspaper who met the Bpcr General several times In 1S79 All three are silent si-lent fin to his education Edgar San derson who wrote a book about the Boers describes him a tn coarselook Lug selfeducated l man of the Cove nantor type Perusal of two histories of the Transvaal and seven books on the Boers five of them published in 189S or 1R9D besides l recent magazine literature does not disclose other authorities au-thorities in the points about which you question |