The times., 1898-02-27

\ zig, in Germany, surrendered by the
| Prussians 10 the French from 1850 to
| 1876? u. p. S.
Once. in 1907
am ambitious to become q playwright.
What would you advise me TO attempt
first, a curtain raiser or a full length
drama? How do the difficulties Of an
original work and the dramatization of
a story compare? FRONT ROW.
We cannot advise you There are books
of advice and instruction for budding
playwrights. and in many the claim is
made that a One-act play is about as
difficult a task as a full length drama.
In the past two years there has been
market for twenty-minute plays for use
by dramatic actors in vaudeville perform
ances. The percentage of failures to the
number tried has been quite as great as
in full length plays. II the books men
toned beginners are advised to avoid
adaptations and dramatizations Of fiction.
What is meant by a classical education?
. May person make patent article for
his own use as long as he does not make
it to sell. 3. Do foreign countries deliver
mail from the United States in their coun-
try free, or does the United States pay
them? IGNORAMCS.
An education that includes Il knowledge
OF the classical Ianguages-Greek and
Latin. 1t is opposed in meaning to an
English education" in which more
stress is laid on the English branches.
and lessor none at alton q knowledge
of Latin and Greek. 2. No. person
may make a patented article only for
scientific purposes. 3. Each country is
responsible for the cost of transporting
and delivering the mail that it sends.
Each year the expenses are footed up at
the Postal Clearing House in Berne.
Switzerland; the amounts are balanced
and the differences paid.
Is there any printed matter regarding
the water supply OF Washington?
]. d. BRYAN.
In the annual report Of the District
Commissioners for 1897. just published
there is an exhaustive report on water
supply. and the water problem in gen.
eral. by Engineer Commissioned Black
Capt Gaillard. Of the War Department.
in charge of the Washington aqueduct
treats of the same subject in the annual
report of the War Department for 1896.
Document 1s6 of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress. first session. is an account Of an
examination by a commission of experts
into the availability Of the Lydecker tUn-
mel and the Howard University sewer.
What is the single tax theory of the
late Henry George? INTERESTED.
The theory that no tax should be levied
on the products of labor but that the
only tax should be levied, not on land
put on the value OF land. Thus. the tax
would not fall on all land but only on
land; so it would not make men
contribute to the public revenues in pro-
portion to their production, but in pro-
portion TO the value of the natural Op-
QandJ that they hold. 1t
would make speculation IN land unprofit-
lble. so that no one would want 10 hold
more land than he actually needed for
lis own use. The tax would amount TO
he full rental value of the land and
would be based, not on the improvements.
ut simply on the value of the land by
AK need be laid. We answered this
question a few weeks ago
Please state some simple rule governing
he use of these words: Who. whom,
hen, while, which, that, will shall. X.
''Who" is a relative pronoun. and
hould always refer to a person doing
omething; whom also n relative pro-
oun refers to a person the object of
Dme action or thought When" by
ight, should refer TO moment of time:
while to a period of time. and to all of
nat period. while in Chiago''-all the
me that 1 was in Chicago; when the
rash came'-at the instant the crash
anne. Which and that are relative
ronouns; which equals that which
cry generally; that more often than
which is used TO introduce a restrict
-e clause. This verse explains the use Of
shalf' and will
In the first person simply 'shalr fore
tells;
will threat or else a promise
dwells
hair in the second or third doth treat
Vilr simply then fOretells the future
feat
Where is Dry Tortugas who owns it.
Id what is it used for? . What is the
-called ''Kneipp cure?' 5. Is it eti-
lette for q physician newly located in q
llage to first call socially on the older
sident doctors. or should il be the re-
rse? 4. Has negro infant white skin
time of birth? }. The earth moves
ound the sun. but does the sun movO
all? l.. s. h