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Show Answers to Questions. Q. Has the government made a profit from the operation of the railroads? G. M. A. Senator Cummins, who has made a close study of the railroad proolem, says that if everything the railroad companies owe the government is paid, and If there are no claims for returning the property in poorer condition than when received, the government will have lost in the operation op-eration of the railroads for two years something like 1600.000,000. Q. During the Illness of the president who presides at the cabinet meetings? JS. R. A. Secretary of State Lansing has been acting In the place of the president as presiding officer of cabinet meetings. Q. Who stands the loss In case a bank cashes a forged check? R. T. A. If the signature on the cheek is a forgery, even though it cannot be detected detect-ed by the naked eye, the bank that cashes the check is responsible for the loss. Q. How does the percentage of American Ameri-can casualties in tho world war compare with those of the northern army in tiie civil Avar? C. M. A. Out of every 1 00 American soldiers and sailors who took part In the war with Germany two were killed or died of disease. The number of northern soldiers killed during the war between the states was ten out of every hundred. Q. When aud where did Rooeevelt use the phrase, "the strenuous life"? T.P.A. A. In a speech delivered before the Hamilton club of Chicago, April 10, 1899, he said: "In speaking to you men of the greatest city of the west, men of the state which gave to the country Lincoln and Grant, men who pre-eminently and distinctly embody all that Is most American Ameri-can in the American character, I wish to preach not the doctrine of Ignoble ease but the doctrine of tiie strenuous life,"' etc. Q. How old Is the earth? W. V. C. A. The age of the earth is almost as secretive as that of a woman who has passed SO. Several years am , , ed astronomer said that n, earth Is placed by snrw years, by others at 100,Hfiow still olhers at 10, OOO.OOo' , seem to estimate the ate il i lower than 10.000,000 vtare Q. W ho was the first roial tho United Slates? A. Tills distinction belong! i IV. son of George III, who i, I'liiled Slates in 17: as mid. a British line-of-battlc shin miral Digby's fleet sent om : us as a rebellious colony, An'" made by colonial troops to r prince while his vessel It-::.-York, but the scheme failed ini lived to become king of Great uncle of Queen Victoria. Q. Tell me something about1 the famous eagle, whlrh to one of the regiments In tsi . A. This rare bird wns pr?f Eighth Wisconsin regimnl , sworn Into the United status having a red, white and t!. strung around Its neck. All war it served with this rn-was rn-was in every engagement In regiment participated. It i every soldier In the outfit. Af' it w-as stuffed and placed inthfi seum at Madison, Wis. Q. How many German t:1 were sunk by the American r.i the war? r A. The navy department i; three subs were sunk outriri three were possibly destroyed were seriously damaged. (Any reader can get the ari" question by writing Tile Trlrvjr.' tfcin bureau, Frederic J. Hfli Washington, D. C. Tills strictly to information. Th n.'' not give advice on legal, m4; nancial matters. It does not f settle domestic troubles, nor lo : exhaustive research on anys:'' your questions plainly and "V full name and address, and 1 1 stamp for return postage. All -'i sent direct to the Inquirer.) . |