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Show Answers to Questions. Q. T low mueh revenue was collect pd last voar on aJI forms of Intoxfeating beverages? T. V. T. A. The treasury says that about SIS-j,-000,000 was collected from this source. Q. Is r a fact that great, writers are ofien poor talkers? H. li. A. There is much evidence t o prove that the arts of writing well and talking well are. not ali in. "He w rot e like a u angel and talked like poor Roll," was the manner in which Oliver rohLsnlith was described by' one of his contemporaries. But OokU'iuith was far from being the only writer 'of note who made a sorry, f igu re as a ronv ersa t io nail st. Other renowned re-nowned writers, but poor talkers, were Corncille, Addison, Milton aud Laute. Q. Itow can 1 redeem my war savings stamps'.' T. V. O. A. These government securities may be redeemed at any time by giving your local postmaster ten days' nolice, in writ-lug writ-lug to the effect thai yon desire lo cash in your stamps, or. if thv are registered, by giving tiiis notice at the point of registration. reg-istration. Q. How much food should a man doing do-ing hard work cat dully v H. ( I. A. The I'nlted States public health service say is that, a man engaged iu manual man-ual labor should eat fond containing ;fni to 5000 calorics daily. A pound nf meat, a loaf of bread and a quarter pound of fat con t a in about ;;500 cH lories. This is the average amount eaten, and is plenty to sustain the body., Q. YY ha t denomina t ion is "The I ,it t le Church Around (he Corner." and where is it located1.' W. S. D. A. It is Protesiant-Kpisr-opal, ;jnfj located at 5 East 2fUh street, New York City. Q. I row many times a day should the teeth lie cleaned? K. IT. G. A. The teeth shoudl be cleaned with a toot!i-brush at l!Hf-t twi ; ca re should be taken Ibm a ' food a.re removed. Wool-:'' toothpicks shoudl not h: . . gums are liable to tw , tonihnieks are less objo.-t;-. brushing the teeiii a Mlu I'Huh powder sliouM ,f. jii, ,. lirush. It is well to bruMi':. fore retiring. Q. How did Tainin:im' na.me, ami when was tin: h ed ?G. N. P. A. This powerful rollil. was named after the Indian aiiund," of tho Dp1;umht if famous fyr his virhji-n and Tammany to'-ielv waa fmn York City May U', rs:. . Identified wilh the HepuM: : Democrat lc, parly. Q. Does the war r-r?.". reward for the appreliriifi'. scrtcrs, and are tlierc iiihii;. . the present time? K. ti. A. There is a rewarri 0! offered by the war t)cn a'n'eiieiision and delivery ' scrter from the army. T. have averaged about h!f) 1. the last six niontlis. Q. What oeeusionnl Tli" to write his famous P'inn, '' of tho Dead '!" E. M. S. A. 0"Hara. wrote t1' cy sinn of the removal of ' Kentucky soldiery from 1;f battle of Kucha Yibi, M native state. He was a t.-luck-. and serve! in tlie a;: war with Mexico. f Anv reader can p1! question by writing Tin1 T-mati'tn T-mati'tn bureau, KiTricri'' ' rfctor, Wa.him:toii. U i". pileH strictly to informs'"' rea u cannot give advirf ica! and financial nmti'T-- 1 attempt to settle dmncM;'1 to undertake exhaustive pf' tubiect. Write your qu'-i' hriei'lv. Give full name a1: inclose 2-eent fta nip l''.'r f AH replies1- arc sent dirt--: quircr. ) |