Show What Is meant by a direct tax P BOno B-Ono that Is DahL at first hand by the I owners of tho thing taxed What Is Dutch 1IquIdT S IAn I-An Inflammable colorless liquid re ficmbllng chloroform and having anaes thetic powers when Its vapor Is inhaled in-haled It cots Its name from the fact that It was discovered by Dutch chemists I chem-ists i a o IB the heliograph method of communication commu-nication Indcntlcal with wireless tcleg raphy 1 Heliograph They aro very different The hello graph system depends on light flashed I from station to station by mirrors Wireless telegraphy la Just what the name suggests telegraphy between I points that are not connected by wires Montpelier Ida April 10 1900 Editor Tribune Will you kindly an 1 fiwcr In Questions and Answers of next Sundays Tribune when by whom and for what purpose the leaning tower ot Pisa Italy was built also stato why It was made to lean George C Graham It was built about A D 1154 Itu architects ar-chitects were Bonnano and William of Innsbruck It was built to contain bells and Is called by tho Italians the cam panllo It was not made to lean but settled during the process of building as Is plainly evident from efforts of the builder to counteract the leaning by making the colonnade higher In upper up-per stories on the side that Is deprecscJ The entire height Is 183 feet In eight stories tho upper one containing the I oclls a plummet dropped from the top on the leaning Bid a drops sixteen feet from the oase b S L Kamas Utah April 19th Editor Tribune Will you please answer an-swer In your Sunday Issuo whether Agulnaldo was with George Dewey I whon he sailed from Hongkong to look for Cavera MontlJos fleet or whether I wheth-er he was subsequently taken to Manila I Ma-nila Georgo F Buchcr I Ho was along at first I a Ogden Utah April 18th Editor Tribune What nation In tho world takes the lead In respect to everything every-thing In general And which Is ahead England or tho United States And obllceX T Z I Tho United States Can there be a sound where there Is I no ono to hear ItE P C There are two accepted definitions of the word sound and the answer to this question depends on which definition Is taken It is not if J sound Is I defined asa as-a sensation yes If It la I taken aa the causes that create the sensation c Arc debtors Imprisoned In England at i this darA and B By a bankruptcy act that went Into effect In November 1SG1 Imprisonment for debt when not fraudulent was abolished abol-ished Eight years later tho Imprisonment Imprison-ment of fraudulent debtors was abolished abol-ished though exceptions remained and do to this day hut nothing lllco what Dickens and other novelists described I now exists I What was Kefs rebellion and when did It occur1r A WIt I W-It was a revolt Instigated by William Iii Ket of Norfolk Eng In July 1519 He demanded reforms and gathered an in nurgcnt force of 20000 men lie was quickly defeated by the Earl of War wick and with some of his lieutenants was tried In November and soon after hanged Maplelon Utah April 16 1900 Editor Tribune What was tho vote iw cast In the United States Senate on the conference report on the financial I bill L Representative Overstrect of Indiana in his answer to the question na to tho possibility of obtaining international Inter-national free coinage under this new I financial measure in case we had an international agreement answered J No not under present conditions and that It could not be obtained at 16 to 1 Now what are these conditions Theodore Ilevcner The vole was 11 to 26 2 The conditions condi-tions arc the abundance of money the revival of Industry and the enormous growth of commerce I p a a a Editor Tribune I would like to ask through your Question and Answer column if you in the Slate of Utah havo a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals A New York Subscriber Sub-scriber We have S S S Editor Tribune Can you give me tho address of the Swan Land and Cattle company A letter addressed In care of the Cheyenne Chey-enne club Cheyenne Wyo would probably prob-ably reach tho company u How old an art is taxidermy W PIt P-It Is a comparatively modern one having a beginning so faras Is known about tho first of the sixteenth century cen-tury It is supposed to have originated fn a desire to preserve the strange creatures brought to Europe by early navigators Until this century was well along the work done was anything but artistic 1 S S S What different chemicals may be used to charge a carbon and tflnc battery l J C W For thp Bunsen type of battery use the strongest nitric acid In the porous 5I jar and sulphuric acid and water In tho outer Jar This is a powerful battery bat-tery capable of a constant current For a blcromato of potash cell which gives n powerful occasional current use bl 1 1 cromate of potash and sulphuric acid in tho outer Jar only There arc many others a S What was the cost of Queen Victorlan crown 1 M D II The Imperial state crown of England contains ono largo ruby one large sapphire L sap-phire sixteen sapphires eleven emeralds emer-alds four rubles 13C3 brilliant Ola niomlSi 1273 rose diamonds 117 table diamonds four dropshaped pearl and 273 pearls of other form The crown was made by a linn of London Jewelers In large degree from tho Jewels of old 3 crowns and its cost we do not knowS know-S What prevents an oblong or conical b cannon shot from going end over ond I 2 What anyhow is their advantage over HphtrlcHl ahot that would go straight of themselves T P W The rotary movement given to tho projectile by tho guns rifling Such ahot are not a success In smoothbore cannon 2 They actually effect greater accuracy than do round shot and be i I oldes give greater capacity for nglvcn caliber greater range for equal Initial velocity and greater penetration for coital striking velocity April P 1000 Editor Tribune In a mining district whero there has boon no recorder for Borne time but one was elected last fall If parties locate claims not knowing know-ing whether the newlyelected recorder record-er has qualified or not but knowing the books had not been returned from the county Heat the parties senel the location papers to the County Recorder and have thorn recorded do they have to have them recorded in the district 2 Is there any law governing the feeS of district recorder If so what nre the fee to A locates a mining claim lots It go delinquent B locates the claim but does not stake the corner or n liter t li-ter or ends neither pul5 up n ncu cILi covcry monument but puts his paper on As monument he also Iota the claim go delinquent Next C locates the claim just as B did without stakes or monuments monu-ments but gets It recorded in thirty days After sixty days D locates the claim builds a new discovery monument monu-ment In new places but has mineral and covers the same ground j stakes tho claim according to law has It recorded re-corded Who can hold the claim 1 No the county record will show the I location 2 Seventyfive cents for recording re-cording 3 If Cs location was irregular and Illegal then Ds location If made In conformity with the law will hold I Editor Tribune Please give the weight of each of the bells In the city and county building In next Sundays Tribune Subsci I her 1500 pounds 1000 pounds SOO pounds and 500 pounds each Aro flame and smoke gases and Just what composes tluemC C D Flame Is not a gas Indeed no gas eoua substance will become luminous IIko a fiamo at any temperature Tho flame consists of small solid particles heated to Incandescence As they havb contact with the air they burn up Such as cool to below the point of Incan descence turn to soot and become tho visible portion of smoke The Invisible ingredients are carbonic acid nitrogen and various other gases and vapors It C Is there any difference In the quality of cut glass and common white glass 1 Whero can a glass factory be found W W M Cutting glass consists in grinding and polishing glass with water and sand I i pumice emery or something of that character and much pressed or blown glass and cut glass arc of the same chemical composition If I that Is your meaning Plttsburg Pa is 1 one of the I I centers of the glass Industry In this country Is a worldcenter of plate glass manufacture i 6 Are water color paintings permanent and are any of them to be classed as highartL A T Water color paintings as distinguished distin-guished from tinted drawings have been known to retain their brilliancy and freshness for ninety years and on such facts rests a claim for entire permanency per-manency A very high degree of artistic skill Is displayed In tho better grades of water color paintings To tho easo with which a dauber can dash off water wa-ter color sketches abounding In startling start-ling effects Is I due tho belief by many that It Is a trifling arL The liability of tho paper to damage may be another reason for this belief u Editor Tribune Kindly inform a prospector If the Government prohibits prospecting and working of mines Anywhere Any-where in Rod Butte canyon and also what right tho general Government has if any in said canyon A Pros llertol and Tribune Reader The Government reservation comprehends compre-hends a portion of the canyon That portion not included in the reservation can be prospected if it Is not owned bothers b-others Payson April 19 1900 Editor Tribune What Is the rule for solving the following example What is the capacity In wine gallons of an open rectangular cistern made of material one and onehalf Inches in thickness the exterior dimensions of which are as follows Gy feet long t feet wide and 3VI feet high Please anwer In your Questions and Answers column A Subscriber The material being IIAinches thick the Interior dimensions would be Length G feet 3 Inches width 4 feet 6 inches and height 3 feet 111 inches Reduce these dimensions to Inches multiply together and the product will be the capacity of the cistern In cubic Inches Divide this by 231 the number of cubic Inches In a wine gallon and the quotient will be tho capacity of l the cistern In wine gallons in what States and Territories may first cousins marry 2 What Is the blrthstonc for each month and the significance of eachO E Those that forbid marriage between first cousins are Illinois Indiana Kansas Kan-sas Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Okla-homa Oregon South Dakota Wash ington and Wyoming 2 This is a Jewelers list January garnet constancy con-stancy February amethyst gentleness i gentle-ness March pearl purity April diamond dia-mond riches May emerald happiness June cats eye long life July ruby freedom from unkindness August moonstone courage September sapphire sap-phire kindness 1 October opal hope November topaz friendship Decem her turquoise success in love Like the beginners salad this list may be changed to individual taste u > O What were tho names of the thirteen men to whom were awarded medals by act of Congress and for what were they awarded T K O A great many more than thirteen medals have been awarded by Congress Con-gress Here Is a list of thirteen given prior to 1782 Gen George Washington one for the capture of Boston Gen Gates for the defeat of Burgoync Gen Mad Anthony Wayne LleutCol and MaJ John Stewart for storming Stony Point MaJ Henry Lee for the surprise of Paulus Hook John Pauld big David Williams and Isaac Van Wart for the capture of Andre Gen Morgan LlcutCol William Washing ton and LleutCol John E Howard for the victory at Cowpens Gen Greene for the victory at Eutaw Springs 0 I What Is the difference between the I Gregorian and the Julian yearP L The Julian year consisted of 3G5VI days and was 11 minutes and 1395 seconds sec-onds In excess of the true solar year To correct this error was one oC the purposes of the reformation of the calendar made by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 Tho excess at that time had amounted to ten days These ten days Gregory suppressed from the calendar making the following rule of intercalation I inter-calation Every year whose number is divisible by 1 four without remainder is a leal year excepting years divis ible by 100 which to be leap years must be divisible by 100 Thus the Gregorian year differs from tho true solar ycyir by only 2593 I seconds or a day in 3325 ycarx S S S What is the history of tho present location of our Government Did not Virginia flrat give the land and after ward tho Government deed it back to Virginia jind locate It in Maryland When and how was it doneIgno runce I There was a protracted conflict In Congnn8 over claims of rival localities I for the seat of government and this I ended In a compromise Philadelphia wan inailc I he I capital for ten year = with the agreement that after 1800 It I wna to bo eubllshed on the Potomac I Maryland and Virginia cedd ten milcu square or land for n Federal district uiwincc lit 17S9 and In chooRlng site K for pub lie 1llrlln 1 111 squares etc President Washington located the forthcoming I city on the Maryland ulde of the river On July 9 1816 Congress rclroccdcd the Virginia portion Including th city of Alexandria to Virgin Sixtyfour siuare miles were left S S VIII you describe Indigo culture and the process of procuring the dye from the plant and tell ne Jf It call be l1al1d I Buccca8rull In this country p111 I P I p111Th r I d of tiir Pin arC POVn abOut April 1st and the first and best cut ting takes place late In June rwo months afterward another cutting Is made and third and fourth cuttings of diminished value may follow Indigo in-digo IB extracted cither from the fresh or the dried loaves Fresh leaves arc fermented in water for about fifteen hours The yellow liquid that results Is vigorously I beaten or paddled for an hour or more This Introduces oxygen which precipitates the Indigo This Is boiled drained and pressed Into cubes Dried leaves are separated from their stems threshed macerated in water and then treated In much tho same manner as the fresh ones The cultivation I culti-vation of Indigo plants has been tried many times In this country but has not resulted successfully S S u Salt Lake April 18 1900 Editor Tribune Please answer the following 1 Give the names and dates of national holidays of the United States of America 2 Dpcs It require an act passed by Congress before any day can be called a national holiday 3 When was a national holiday made by act of Congress 1 Was Arbor day ever held on the first Saturday of April In Utah G What date does It fall on at pre5entG C D 1 and 3 Labor day was made a national na-tional holiday in the second session of tho Fiftythird Congress and Is i tho only strictly national holiday we have 2 Yes 4 1 and 5 Prior to the adop tion of tho code the day was fixed by the Governor of the State Tt Is now flxcd by statute for April 15th a S a Salt Lake City April 13 1900 Editor Tribune Please answer the I following questions 1 In order for a young man not of age to change his I namo what must he do 2 HL man not of age finds that his name Is different I differ-ent from the name of his early ancestors ances-tors can he change his name 3 Can I a person change the spelling of his namo without legal process For instance In-stance from Hathorne to Hawthorne 1 or from Stevenson to Stevens A Student Stu-dent 1 Have a guardian appointed and apply to the Third District court 2 I He could call himself another name but It might affect his property Interests Inter-ests at some future time If there was not court record behind It 3 1 Not without danger pointed out above S S u Salt Lalce City April 18th Editor Tribune Is Main street from Ninth to Tenth South restricted bicycle district 2 Where can I obtain a copy of the Revised Statutes of Utah and what is the price 1 Yes 2 From the Secretary of i State for 5173 0 I |