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Show Answers to Questions. Q. How jnuch supar does the nvernpo person in this country consume annually? annual-ly? T. G. F. A. It was stated in the senate recently recent-ly that the annual per capita consumption consump-tion of sugar in the United States is now about ninety-two pounds. Q. Is there a ghorlao of farm laborers labor-ers in South America? r. T. A. Brazil is badly in need of agricultural agricul-tural workers. It is proposed to hn vc the lira Lilian congress apiropidat e the equivalent of $500,000, to be used in d;-f d;-f raying" the expenses of 5000 ..grieultural laborers, who will be embarked in Kuro-pean Kuro-pean ports for Brazil within the ju-xt few months. It is also reported that other countries in South America are short of farm help. Q. Which is correct, Habana or Havana, Ha-vana, in speaking of tho capital of Cuba? H. G. K." A. Either is correct. Habana is tho Spanish spelling-, while in the United States Havana is more commonly used. It literally means "The Haven." Q. When and in what circumstances was the Liberty Bell cracked ? C. G. A. It is generally agreed that the Liberty Lib-erty Bell cracked while tolling for the death of Chief Justice Marshall on July 8, 1835. Q. I was nine months old xvhen I immigrated im-migrated to the United States with my parents. My father took out first naturalization nat-uralization papers, but was drowned before be-fore he became a citizen. Am I a citizen cit-izen now that I have become of age? R. C. A. Tou are not a citizen of the United States for the reason that your father never received his final naturalization papers. Q. Is It compulsory that a soldier make an allotment for his dependent mother or wife? T. W. A. A man in service is not compelled to make an allotment for his parents, but If married he must allot part of his pay to his wife, Q. Have I the right to open the mail of my daughter, who is n D. V. TI. :JI A. Tho post off loo dopa that parentu havo authorlljR otherwise direct tlio ilisM.rrt addressed to their mtnnr rlillfC us the minors romuin d,n them. Q. What was tho rnliploui Indiana concerning iwuiu;da I A. Many Indian tribrs In :: mals and plants w-rc animat : Tlu:y regaided ruriiiln of -i as powerful and a(-tive. , :i elemental gods wero thi s v watur. The buffalo, c;(gl, sua ke were worshipid. .t; cedar, cott.onwood, corn wero venerated. Ioes JtiiHHla .still hiiVi-; or old-utylo calendar In rocko T. y. . A. Until recently Russia . the few remaining coimiries ct hercd to the Julian en 1j jnlar , differs from the (Jregorian thirteen days. In jlay, ID.'a tihevik government "a baiKloi-.fi system of chronology, TlnJ calendar is now used to rf:o Q. A'hat is the meaning i -"Auld Uang Syne" ? Ji. K. A. The words aro ScoUls.l "old long since." (Any reader can got the .11, rpiestion by writing to The formation bureau, Freclrle J, . ructfM", Washington, ). -'. . applies strictly to informMlc . reau cannot give advico on cial and medical niattciH. ,. attempt to settle domestic 1 to undertake exhaustive resfl-Bubjcot. resfl-Bubjcot. Write your twvtm and briefly. Give full n:uno" and iiudose two-cent ahur. postage. All replies aro bw tho inquirer.) |