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Show which nourishes itself upon the carcass of the tarantula. Q. Where do we get the word "bosh"? A. This is a Turkish word meaning empty. It was first applied to anything that was nonsensical or trashy. Q. Have scholars ever taken seriously tho story of Atlantis as argued bv Igna-tious Igna-tious Donnelly iu his book of that title? G. II. C. A. The opinion of scholars varies greatly in regard to the story of Atlantis. The authority for the belief in the existence exist-ence of the island is found in Plato. Some regard it merely as the author's imagination, imagi-nation, while others maintain that it is based on fact. Q. What does Bolshcvikl mean? L. G. P. A. Bolshevlki is a -Russian word, meaning mean-ing "the faction having the maioritv." Originally it. referred to tho radical wing of !he Russian Socialist Democratic partv. It was the maiority of that, party. i. Are tombstones furnished' bv the government for dead sailors the same as for dad soldiers? T,. K. A. Yf-s. The tombstones are furnished and lettered by tho government. (Any reader ran got the answer to anv question by writing The Tribune Information Infor-mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskln Director. Di-rector. Washington, D. C Give full name and address and inclose two-cent stamp for return postage. V,e nrief. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer.) Questions and Answers. Q. Will you please give me some information in-formation about l'rederic Douglass, the negro orator? D. A. Frederic Douglass was a famous antislavery orator. He was born and raised as a slave ki Maryland. His father was a white man and his mother a negro slave. He married a negro woman. In addition to being a famous orator and writer, he held many important impor-tant political positions. He died" in !St5. y. What was the actual fighting time of the Dempsey and Fulton prize fight1 C. bl. W. A. The actual fighting time of this bout was only 184 seconds. Q. Can you tell me the maiden name of the mother of Jefferson Davis? A. Ecfore her marriage Mrs. Davis was Miss Jane Cook. Q. Is there any likelihood of the capital cap-ital of the United States being moved away from Washington? C. N. C. A. There has be-n some discussion in regard to moving the capital away from the District of Columbia, but it is not likely that such a thing will ever be done. Aside frnni the enormous expense such a movement would entail. Wash- ' ington has b.-en especially buiit and beautified with the view of making it the most beautiful city in the United States, and well worthy of being the capital of the nation. Q. What is the average life of a rabbit? rab-bit? J, w. K. A. Rabbits live to be five or six years old. Q. Is It unlawful to change an undesirable unde-sirable given name without going to court? o. M A. A given name is only a means of identification, and is often changed without with-out process of law. A surname, however, remains the same unless it is changed bv law. Q. Can you inform mo how to figure the baseball percentage of a given team'' A. J. It ' I A. In order to figure the baseball percentage per-centage of any team, divide the total number of games played into the nuiuber of games won. Q. What is a tarantula-killer"' 1 H. X. S A. The tnrantula-killer is a speeies of wasp whose female is the most effective foe of the tarantula. It alights 011 the spider's back and penetrates its body with a sting. In a few seconds tho ta rantula Is dead. The -:,sp then deposits an egg in the body and burlrs It 1 1 tho ground. Tha egg- changes l.Jl0 a j.,. |