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Show I JESTIONSanoANSWERS ! il TO GRANT, Ida, March 10. "What Is the moaning of St. Patrick's day and why is it a. great day with the Irish? 2. 1 H ' A has a steer that weighs 1400 pounds; I oHI B has a steer that weighs 1100 pounds, H and they ship these steors together and agree that A's steer Is worth 1 cent per pound more than B's, and they sell these steers for G cents per pound; what (Toes A's steer come to, and also B's? A Subscriber. 1. It Is the anniversary of the birth of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Ire-land. 2. The sale of both steers realized real-ized 5125. Of this, A should receive $76.16, for hl3 1400-pound steer, at $5.44 per hundred, and B, $48.84 for his 1100-pound 1100-pound steer, at $4.14 per hundred; thus are all conditions of the problem met. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., March 12. What Is pip as it appears In chickens, chick-ens, pigeons or fowls? Is It an affection affec-tion of the tongue or bill? Subscriber, A standard definition of pip Is "a contagious disease of fowls, characterized character-ized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation accumula-tion 3f mucus In the mouth, forming a 'scab' on the tongue." SALT LAKE. March 14. Please glva relative proportion of men and women In population of the world; also of a few of the leading nations. A Mormon friend claims there are six or seven women to every man In the world. Please give your authority for answers. The numbers of males and females in the human family are substantially equal, so fur as any reliable census reports re-ports are made, and there Is no reason to doubt that the rule Is practically the same among peoples that take no enumerations. enu-merations. Thus, In the United States, by the census of 1900. there were 39,-I 39,-I 059,242 males and 27.244,145 females. In Great Britain, census of 1901, there were ! 20.103,913 males and 21,441.410 females; I In Prussia, lG.G45.-i39 males and 16,209,- K 684 females; in Russia, 63,216,503 males, 63.152,264 females; India, 117,440,052 j males, 113,644,480 females. 8 SALT LAKE, March 16. Where can jj I secure a book on tariff import and n export duties? 2. What bird Is known a to U y the swlftest7 L. V. S Write to the Hon. George B. Cortel- f you. Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Af Washington, D. C. 2. SomG species of V, ducks, which fly from sixty to ninety k miles an hour, ha ka-' BLACKFOOT, Ida., Jan. 29. When p t.oes the electoral college cast Its vote 1 ( for President? How Is the time of such llP'J vote arranged or set? F. Trego, t i The second Monday In the January n succeeding their election by the people, j )? 2. Congressional statute. j PINE DALE, Wyo., March 17. To 1 whom and how should a widow apply I for pension of deceased soldier. 2. What are tho pension rates? A Sub- r .scrlber. If To the Hon. Eugene F. Ware, Pen- liK '?ln Commissioner, Washington, D. C. 1 "v' 3fl,Tho rate varies, but most of them I arelom $5 to $12 per month. il 1DA7HO FALLS, Ida.. March 11. I " $ notlc"ein Questions and Answers In last ; I in Sunday's Tribune: "Can a Chinaman '' ill or a Japanese become a citizen of the sV, United States? Answer No." Two J I jl'l v i years ago I lived In a town where n ! ) )f j Chinaman claimed to have his natur- ' If V allzatlon papers and voted at elections Jf j! like other citizens. Was there ever a W . ' time when a Chinaman could be nat- j ' glV turallzed as a citizen of tho United I '; ' States? If so, when did the law be- ' j come void? A Reader. i, j The naturalization of Chlneso was J 1 forbidden by the Congressional act of j; j May 6, 1SS2. ALT LAKE, March IS Is there In 1 i Salt Lake City an organization ot the C, 2 i Daughters of the American Revolution tl or other women's society having for Its L' i principal purpose the Inculcation of fl j loyalty? Q. Ak t ' There la a branch of the Daughters f,l i of the American Revolution, the Spirit h; of Liberty chapter. ' , MILFORD. Utah, March 12. A, B, C q- and D were playing sluff for 1 cent per ' (bean, 10 cents ante to the kitty to i start Kitty; 5 cents deal to kitty; long ( j frog 10 cents; bad solo size of kitty. ' S i A solos, but falls and sizes up to kitty UU $1: B solos, falls and sizes up to kitty $2; C solos, falls and sizes up to kitty $4; A Is playing table stakes with $2 c In front of him, A solos again and j makes It. Id he entitled to the kltty?-- jf j A Subscriber for Many, ju A Is entitled to the pot, Inasmuch as M 1 tne 0-ner Payers allowed him to remain M f U the game when they saw the size of h jf !hfs stack was smaller than the kitty. )J: i SALT LAKE, March 16. Please pub- ti, v lish the dale of the big fire In the Yi' Hooper & Eldredsie block, Salt Lake Jtlf' City. George McKenzle. ijj ' January 13, 1801. f SALT LAKE, March 12. What 3s the name and address of Mrs. Rose's mother In Missouri. S, M. M Mrs. Eliza Morris, Des Logo, Mo. B PATTERSON, Ida., March 14. About H how much unworked ground has the Daly West mln5? 2. How much un-worked un-worked ground has the Silver King? I 3. What seems to be the opinion In Wv Salt Lake In regard to tho low price jBf of Daly West shares, taking Into ap-count ap-count Its largo productions and dlvl-dends? dlvl-dends? Constant Reader. fj According to the management, the jflj Daly West has explored less than 5 per r ! cent of its territory. 2. About 95 per IV Vf! cent ot lts nldlng9. 3. Lack of money is' 'Sj with which to embrace "all" the golden ImI 'Bl opportunities held out by this Slate. Si I '! MORONI. Utah, March 17. At what Mr - M a8 can a utah Birl Ket married wlth- KMifJn, nut her parents' consent? 2. How SvP sH Would you order and what Is the plural 1 ItJH to one dozen tailor goose and one dozen !J,,jjr'M cheese? 3. Is there a magnet strong fl enough to raise 140 pounds, and where H H can I get information on magnets? IL M Constant Reader. iftM At 21. 2. That would do. 3. You can 'j get the Information in any good enclo- r ii pcdla. nMI 1 SALT LAKE CITY, March 12. Can EUB you give me a little Information H regarding the Colorado mica mlno ut jf3HHl MIcalnte, Col., discovered by Roy Fltts ttl'T Al about a year ago? The New York jBV vfll TVttrld gave an account of It (I am m frJ ,tbld) when It was discovered. Is It be- H ar. Vig worked now? And what are the Bl TM prospects of Us becoming a big mica TOI fl mine? (2) Are there other mica mlneB iLl in Colorado? (3) Kindly give me what fifl information you can regarding value of Blli 'SjjH mica, etc. (1) Is there any in Uto.h? mmb Kt TViere lu a little mica In Utah, and a little In Colorado, but so far as we know none of much commercial value. We have no special knowledge of the discovery you mention. MURRAY, Utah, March 11. Will you please answer: Is there any such a thing as a divorce being outlawed? outlaw-ed? If so, how long does It take to bo outlawed? An Old Subscriber. A divorce doetrn't outlaw. e SALT LAKE CITY, March 15. Is It not, or may It not become of the utmost Importance to Utah and the West that Utah shouldhave a full representation rep-resentation in the Senate? Western Man. No doubt; but it lacks nothing of this now. SALT LAKE CITY, March 16. Will you kindly answer the following questions in Sunday's Tribune and oblige a subscriber? 1. I have a mental model of an Invention Inven-tion but lack the ability to make a real model needed to get a patent at Washington. If I go to a model or patternmaker pat-ternmaker and tell him Just what I want, can he take my Idea and make a model of his own and patent it as his own Invention? 2. If so, how could I protect myself in the first place? 3. Could one Improve upon my invention in-vention and sell the Improved article and thereby ruin the value of mine? 4. What does it cost to take out a patent? (1 and 2) You can protect yourself by filing a contract. (3) They could sell the Improvement, but not your patented patent-ed article; but usually an Improvement alone is of no value. (4) .It depends on tho amount of work Involved. PARK CITY. March 14. Please answer In your next Sunday paper: pa-per: 1. Is a Judgment rendered In a Justice of the peace court against a defendant living in another county legal, le-gal, if said defendant does not appear and Judgment Is rendered against him? 2, Can such a Judgment be collected by attachments on property situated in another county from where they obtained ob-tained Judgment, and oblige. A Subscriber. Sub-scriber. (1) Yes, it Is legal. (2) Yes, provided there is property to collect it from; In most cases probably the judgment would be affirmed In the District court before proceeding to collection. KAYSVILLE, Utah, March 15. Will you please publish the following questions in "Questions and Answers" and oblige? Yours truly G. L. Nance. (1) Who Is the strongest man in the world and how much can he lift? (2) Who was the architects or architect of the Capitol at Washington, D. C? (3)" What telegraph companies or company are operated in New York State? (5) Why do poets call oriole "The glance of fire?" (1) Sandow, probably; about 3000 pounds. (2) Dr. William Thomas, Stephen H. Hallett, Benjamin H. La-trobe, La-trobe, Charles Bullfinch, Thomas U. Walter. (3) The Western Union. (4) No. (5) On account of the brilliant plumage and swiftness of motion. PARK CITY, March 14. Will you kindly answer tho following questions, and oblige a subscribed? ' 1. If a man takes up a mining location, lo-cation, puts up notice and stakes It off, must he record the location right away, or must he do the discovery work on It and then record the same? (2). How long does the law give him to do the discovery work ? (3) Can a man do the discovery work for several claims on one, or does he have to do each one separate? (4) Can a man hold a claim by Blmply putting a notice on the ground, or must he stake it off right away? Q. L Do your discovery work and then record as required by law. (2) Long enough to do ten feet of work. (3) Yes; If It Is Intended to and does develop all claims. (4) He could hardly hold a claim without staking It off. |