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Show LOGAN Utah. June 9. Will you be so kind as to Inform me, or refer me to some person who is posted, on rndlum-benrlng ores? I would like to know what the value is of pitchblende, pitch-blende, or ellaslte. Old Subscriber. Pitchblende has but little value. Probably Prob-ably President Joseph T. Kingsbury of the Utah University, or Professor Tal-mage Tal-mage of that institution could give you information desired. 1 SALT LAKE CITY, June 0. Some time ago (eight or ten months) I saw a cut in some magazine representing John D. Rockefeller standing alongside of a stack of $20 gold pieces; they were about four or Ave times his height and represented his estimated Income for a dav. Can you or any of The Tribune readers tell me what magazine it was? J have a special reason for wanting to know. J. l.C. We give it up. but will print reply If anyone seeing this, knows. ARGENTA, Utah, June S. Please answer in your Sunday paper how far apart stakes should be placed for playing play-ing quoits. Subscriber. In England, the rule Is nineteen vards; but if there Is any standard distance dis-tance in this country, we have been unable un-able to find it. 4 SALT LAKE CITY, June 7. Please answer in next Sunday's paper and tell me If the author of the Elsie Dlnsmore books is alive; If so, please give her address. J. C. We don't know about this; if anyone knows about this author, we should be glad to have the responses. r ROBINSON, Utah, June S What was the date of tlie Corbett-Fltzslm-mons fight at Cniuon'CIty? March 17, 1S97. MOAPA. June 7. In an early issue of your paper, will you kindly state If the system of "landlordism" which prevailed pre-vailed In Ireland for such a long period is still in vogue, or is it a fact that tho English Government lias financially aided the tenant farmers lo purchase their holdings from landlords; or, what is the present status of the land question ques-tion there? Subscriber. It is true that Parliament lasl year passed a bill to put on end to the old style of landlordism in Ireland, and enable en-able the tenants to buy. their holdings. SALT LAKE CITY. June 9. Will you kindly state in "Questions and Answers'" An-swers'" column of next Sunday's paper, pa-per, how to test eggs for setting, so lhat only fertile eggs need be placed under the hen? Amnteur. We do not know of any sure way except ex-cept to buy at first hand, from Borne honest person who will be sure to sell you fresh and good eggs. We are aware that there ure various clalns made of ability to select fertile eggs from a lot of a mixed sort, but do not consider any of them infallible. Get where you know Is a good source is the best rule of all. V LVLAD CITY. Ida., June S. Please answer the following: Hov much land does the following description contain for. describe), U. S. gurvey: Tho northeast north-east quarter of the north half of the southeast quarter of section 6? Subscriber. Sub-scriber. Twenty acres. SUGAR CITY. Ida., June a. There is an Idea entertained by a great many people that the coffin of Mahomet is suspended In mid-air by some supernatural super-natural means. Will you kindly explain, ex-plain, In your Sunday's issue, tho origin of tills idea.? A Reader. It Is an old ilohammodan mj'th. The I coflin is said to bc of iron, and held In place in mid-air by lodestones. But the faithful say that it is held up by four angels, who are relieved hour by hour, others ' taking their places. SALT LAKE, June 9. I wish you j would settle a dispute: A bets B that ! Henry Ward Botcher way dead whe-n Dr. Burchard made his talk of "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion;" B says he was not. Which is right? M. J. Glllln. He was not dead at that time; the Burchard episode was In the fall of 1SS1; Henry Ward Beecher died March 5, 1SS7. SUNNYSIDE. Utah, June 6. 1. What is the amount of cement required re-quired to plaster a cistern or an artificial arti-ficial reservoir 10x10 and 10 feet deep? 2. What Is the price of the best cement sold at Salt Lake City? How many gallons will it hold? 4. Why Is the target's tar-get's bulls eye so 'Called? 3. How Ib St that the average minister meets more than his match In the average Mormon 0 6. Why is the locomotive called ' she?'' A Delightful Reader. L If spread ordinary thickness three barrels. 2. 32 per barrel. 3. About 74SO gallons. 4. Because of the appearance appear-ance of the old-time centerpiece In the target. 5. If so, it Is because the average aver-age minister is not familiar with the Mormon positions. 6. We are not con-vcrpant con-vcrpant with tills usage, and should any that it Is one "more honored In the breach than in the observance." |