Show 1 I I I I I I r Under present laws may Chinese become be-come citizens of the United States II A B 1 Nor tho naturalization of Chinamen Is expressly forbidden by statute O 0 f What was Iludlbras I B N A witty poem satirizing the Puritans written by Samuel Bugler Sir Samuel Sam-uel Luke presumably was the prototype proto-type of Iludlbras It was published In several parts between 1663 and 1G7S e a > What is the membership the five largest leliglous denominations in the I United StatesD W D Roman Catholics 837S12S Methodists 5898091 Baptists 1361427 Presbytc rians 1612401 Lutherans 1526552 t B What Is a miners lnehP A C A waterInch that Jsas much water as will flow in twentyfour hours from a round opening an Inch in diameter just below the surface ol water in 011 reservoir This is about 500 cubic feet I O 6 S I Salt Lake City Julyl2th Editor Tribune Would you please give me some information about the Government sanitarIum in Arkansas also tho expense of staying there in next Sundays Question department A Reader The baths are free The expense would I vary according to the Individual as there are many dilferontprlced hotels 00 a Editor Tribune Would you kindly answer the following in your query column Why did we pay 20000000 indemnity in-demnity to Spain 2 For what baseball l base-ball learn does Joe Corbctt pitch 3 So far this year who is the best batsman I bats-man In the National league Fred J McCabe To soothe Spains feelings and in accordance ac-cordance with the precedent at the close of the Mexican war when we paid Mexico Mex-ico 16000000 for upper California Mexico Mex-ico and Utah 2 Joe Cprbett Is not playing professional ball this year He formerly pitched for the Baltimore club In the National league 3 It is impossible impos-sible to tell but Dclehanty who led the league last year seems to be holding up pretty well 01 What Is the distance in miles of a I knot 2 Which Is I our largest battleship battle-ship 3 Where Is the Louisiana experiment ex-periment stallonC D I A knot Is one nautical mile or GOS7 feet 2 The Kearsargc which displaces dis-places 11525 tons Somewhat larger I ones are being built 3 At Audubon Park and Baton Rouge l > S s Warm Springs Mont July 13th Editor Tribune Please stale If there I Jsa lax on postofilce oney orders It there Js how much Is1H7 Anna Simpson I Simp-son sonThere < > There is a war tax of 2 cents on each I order Irrespective of its amount S 0 o J oI Salt Lake Oily July llth Editor Tribune Kindly answer the following in your Questions and Answers An-swers column I haye been pestered with small black and large red ants In my pantry which tem to come up through tho snlallest crevices In the I floor Can you suggest a possible remedy rem-edy to eradicate such an annoyance A Subscriber K I AsqJutlojxof oncpunce of cyanide of potash to one gallon of water will kill ants Pour It in the crevices and In their resting places < Be very careful with the solution as It Is a deadly poison > S SS Is there a reliable rule for calculating tho draught of chimneys from their heights 2 Do the tallest chimneys on land create a draught equal to the I forced draughts of steamships U N F I Yes the Intensity of draught varies as tho square root of altitude 2 No I the forced draughts of some vessels would require a chimney half a mile hleh o o I When was the Socialist colony at Bus kin Tenn organized by whom and when was It disbanded M C It was organized by a body of Social ists In 1891 andon July 26 1S90 Its ef theta were disposed of at a receivers sale on the petition of seventeen mem hers Nearly all the others had moved II away many Joining a similar association associa-tion at Duke Ga S 0 0 1 Salt Lake City July 19th Editor Tribune Will you kindly tell me through The Tribune next Sunday what will take pinewood pitch out of clothes I dont think that Im the oijlv one that would like to know for section A Salt Palace track is full of It and people get It on their clothes DD Turpentine tvlll remove pitch from clothes but it will show In delicate colors a S q Salt Lake City July lath Editor Tribune Please answer the following questions In your issue of July 22nd unde Questions and Answers An-swers 1 What would you give a young dog to cure him of distemper 2 Please name the best and shortest road to Bear lake also mention what towns you pass through R S 1 Give tho dog turpeth mineral in small doses say as much as can be held on the point of a penknife blade at a time It wlll make the dog very sick as it acts as an emetic but rare ly tails to cure 2 Go to Brigham City thence through Brigham City canyon across the lower end or Cache valley and through Blacksmiths Fork canyon can-yon There are several towns through which you pass whose names you will become familiar with en route If by rail go to Montpelier Ida o S t > Salt Lake City July 16th Editor Tribune Is there any prem ium on the following coins A 60cent piece of 1843 mint mark 0 copper centof 1S49 large head copper 2ccnt piece of 1SG4 nickels of 1SG7 and of 1SGS dimes of 1839 1849 and 1S53 halfdimes of 1841 1S45 and 1854 cent with flying eagle of 1858 and a 3ccnt piece with star of 1361A Subscriber None of these coins appear on the printed lists of coins that dealers buy That signifies that none Is in general demand by collectors It does not mean r that an individual I collector might not pay a few cents more than their face value for those of your collection that I ho lacked The flying eagle cent of 1858 gets into tho dealers lists as a j sort they do not buy Salt LakeCity July 18th 1 Salt Lake Tribune Please answer In your noxt Sundays Issue when will the Paris exposition close and oblige H BA October 311900 A A S fIn or In speaking of a Judge what is the olgniflcance the expression that he was acU IsatohambersHugo 1 That a legal proceeding went pn be fore him out of court may be at his I office residence or other convenient 1 place oven the courtroom itself Who Is the author of the expression itA fair exchange is no robbery 7 2 Also who wrote A rolling stone gath ers no mossCurious I We do not know Brewer credits to John Ileywood who lived about 1CG5 I this form of It Though ehaunge be no 1 1 robbery L Publlus Syrus a Syrian slave who HvcB In the flist century be I l fore the ores < nt eraS era-S S 1 I What is meant by Impressionism in art 2 What Is tho meaning of Kismet Kis-met 3 What country is inhabited by the Shans 4 What is the meaning of prie dleuZW W That form of realism which represents I the effects of nature upon the artists eye without analysis of causes and I without the observance of rules and traditions It alms to secure the fIrst fleeting Impression that strikes the painter and deals in general effects vigorous touches and masses of form and color L Fate 3 Northern Slam and eastern Burmah JA praying I desk S S a I How can I remove old paint from a carriage as a preparation for repaint I lngWrn MOO Dissolve soda in water add an equal l quantity of quicklime nnd apply with an old brush which the mixture will ruin In a few minutes the paint cane can-e washed off with hot water and then I tho wood should be washed wIth vinegar I vine-gar on some acid solution to remove traces of the alkali You will probably prob-ably find it much cheaper to hlro someone 1 some-one who understands the Job 16 do it for ordinarily It Is the worst of economy to dabble in such experimenting t a a Wellsville Utah July 17th Editor Tribune Please answer the following questions 1 Was Gem Fred Funston present at the battle of San Juan 2 Was Gon Fred Funstoh present in Cuba at all during the SpanishAmerican war 3 Which were the only volunteer regiments fighting Cuba Philos No 2 He was awhile with the Cuban insurgents but not with the United States forces 3 Shatters command were the troops that did fighting in Cuba It comprised regulars except the Seventyfirgt New York the Second Massachusetts and two dismounted squadrons four troops of rough riders Woodland Summit lnlY July IGth Editor Tribune You say in Ques tions and Answers it is unlawful for a messenger to carry a letter l if unstamped un-stamped Please cite law as I understand under-stand from postoffice reports there is no law against it 2 Is the nectarine a natural production or is it a cross Where did It originate and how did it get its name 3 Did the colonies of Australia find any effectual way of getting rid of rabbits If so cannot tho same bo used on squirrels hereT P By messenger in the answer you refer to was meant a postoffice messenger mes-senger It is unlawful for postofllce messengers to carry unstamped let ter and the law also applies lo express ex-press messengers except that the latter lat-ter may carry letters which pertain wholly to tho contents of packages carried 21 It is a cross between a poach and a plum It originated In southern California and the name is derived from nectar 3 Yes the rabbit rab-bit scourge there was fought by killing kill-ing In i droves by J poison and by inocUlation in-oculation with deadly and contagious diseases Probably the same means except the first could be used against the squirrels 0 A A I I Who discovered Mammoth cave In I Kentucky and at what date What I I Is the length of the caveS The cave was discovered In 1809 by 1 a hunter named Hutchlns who It is I said entered It in pursuit of a wounded I bear No satisfactory survey of the I cave has been made its owners preferring prefer-ring the dimensions of the cave guides Ito I-to those of Impartial civil engineers Blackalls map one of the better ones I puts the distance from the entrance to Croghans hall at 7850 yards and the I greatest airline distance It gives Is 3GO yards u 0 on Salt Lukc City JUly it > 1000 Editor Tribune I came to this city I I In 1848 I planted fruit trees then and i have watered them continuously since i INQW I cannot get a drop to keep them I alive As all the water Is In tho pipes I 11 water them from the pipes I shall le fined If J Jo not they will die Now I I wish you wquld please Inform me in your column or Answers to Questions winfn nnd how 1 forfeited my right to I irrigate after enjoying It continuously over fifty years and oblige GEORGE B SMITH 1 You probably forfeited your water right when you allowed the city to tnkff I it for tho municipal water system I Only a few citizens saw the point when I that was done and Insisted on keeping i their water rights but nil might have I done so and compelled ity either to i buy their rights or contract to furnish as much water as the right called for I Probable It1s too late now to do any thing about It I S o A Will you give brief sketches 0 f the I Alcott who was concerned in the Brook I faim and of Ople Rcad7W s Amos Bronson Alcott was horn In I Wolcott Conn November 1799 In 1823 he had proven his Inaptncss for I commercial pursuits and bra estab 1 lished an Infant school Ills method ot instruction was by conversation not by books A later school was successful success-ful but so far in advance of tho thought of the day that It was much denounced Next he lectured or held formal conversations on a wide I range of practical and philosophical I topics becoming a peripatetic philosopher I philoso-pher of the transcendental school and I I writing several books He died at Boston Bos-ton March 4 1 1 18SS Louise May Alcott was his daughter Ople Head was born at Nashville Tenn December 22 1852 attended school at Gallatln In his native na-tive State and began newspaper work In Kentucky At Little Rock he cstab Ifshcd and for ten years conducted tho Arkansas Traveler He married Ada Bonham In 1SS1 In the past seven years he has made headquarters in Chicago and has written several novels nov-els a n A Does a foreigner have to takeouts takeout-s ond papers in order to vote 2 Does he before he can file on Government Govern-ment land 3 What was meant by nativity as used In the census schedule sched-ule 4 1 Is the child of a foreign repre sentatlve born In the United States while the father is representing his Government considered an American citizen1 J E DYes D-Yes In most of the States but thoso who have declared their Intention of I becoming citizens In some States a considerable period before election may vote in Alabama Arkansas Colorado Colo-rado Indiana Kansas Michigan Missouri Mis-souri Nebraska Oregon South Dakota Texas and Wisconsin 2 No3 Placo of birth 1 No A S P Egbert was the first king 6C tho I English was Alfred the great second or third If third who was second 2 I Will you tell tho difference between a vegetable and a fruit Under what I head do melons come Roman Numbers Num-bers x Between Egbert and Alfred the Great crime In the order given Ethelwulf Ethelbald Ethelbert and Ethelred their reigns covering the period between I be-tween S36 and 871 2 Popular usage defines de-fines as fruit that fleshy and Juicy product I pro-duct ot plants which when ripe is edible I edi-ble without cooking and which is more suitable as a dessert than as a salad 1 It puts a vegetable as any part of a J herbaceous plant commonly used for culinary purposes It may be a root J f as the turnip a stem as asparagus a tuber as the potato the foliage as spinach or what is botanically the j fruit as In case of tomatoes peas and It boans Melons are fruit while I squashes and pumpkins which are really of the same family are vegetables vegeta-bles |