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condition of the beef. but that he had re
quested that its supply be discontinued.

ouested that its supply be discontinued.
Can a blind person learn cigar-making
successfully?-A Friend.
A blind person probably could learn to
prepare the rolls of filler without great
trouble. but the selection OF and cutting the
wrapper from the leaf would be nearly an
insurmountable difficulty.
What are the height and base OF the
washington monument? What is the height
Of Niagara?-E. w.
Height, 555 feet 5ik inches: the base of the
shaft is So feet 81 inches square. Niagara's
plunge is 16o feet. The falls are notable
more for their volume of water than for
their height.
Is Hong-Kong the name Of island or
city? II the name of an island, why are
messages sent from Hong-Kong?-T. N. j.
1t is the name of an island. The name
Of the city is really Victoria. but 1t covers
so much of the part of the island belong
ing to Great Britain that 1t is commonly
known as Hong-Kong also.
Please give the addresses of four or five
SCHOOLS OF pnotogfapa9y sssuateo ei'Ser III IN
We cannot learn of the existence of any
such schools. Photography is usually
learned by the individual experimenting by
himself. or by entering the service of pro-
fessional photographer for the experience to
be gained.
Will you give me addresses of song pub
fishers who buy words for popular songs?
If not, where can one get words set to
music?-Lyric.
We do not give addresses of firms in this
department. On sheet music you will find
the imprint of its publishers. Few of them
buy verses, we think, but most all have
knowledge of hack composers who write
airs to order.
Who is author of the following lines?-H.
"a poor wayfaring man of grief
Had often passed me on my way.
Who asked so humbly for relief
That could never say him nay.
had no thought to ask his name.
Whittier he went or whence he came,
For there was something in his eye
That won my heart, know not why.
James Montgomery
When but narrow strip of the moon
is lighted, the outline of the rest can be
seen dimly; how is this explained if the
sun Is on the opposite side OF the faint por-
The portion seen dimly Is lighted by what
Is commonly known as earth-shine, though
earth-light would be a better word for 1t.
1t is sunlight reflected from the earth to
the moon and then reflected back to earth
again.
Is the same language common to the in
habitants Of all the Philippines?-Q. W
| No; there is variety of tongues. as there
| is variety of races. The Negritos, "the
! wild men Of the Philippines" are believed
| to be the aborigines, and but few of them
| remain. the others having been killed off
| by Malays or absorbed by mixture with
| other races. The Chinese are very numer-
Gus, too, and stick to their own language.
| =
What will cure black spot or miildew in
| rose buShes?-V. H.
For black spot outdoors spray with Bor-
| deaux mixture before the leaves unfold;
| indoors burn sulphur among the bushes.
| Sulphur is also the remedy for white mil
dew, which is usually due TO either poor soil
or faulty drainage. In treating outdoor
bushes 1t will be necessary to cover them
| with some form of hood TO confine the
| fumes.
Did human slavery exist in any of the
Philippine islands under Spanish rule:
! 2. Has this government or any authorized
| agent of the government made any treaty
|
| of slavery in any of the islands, III. Y
No. There is a great mixture of races or
these islands and some tribes Of natives are
| still primitive savages. Doubtless there was
much oppression of the weaker by the
stronger races, but no slavery in the sense
Of buying and selling human beings. 2. No
|
What Is the cause of the hard humps
| around the heads of cattle that are called
lumpy jaw? And what is the best cure:
| Blood.
The cause of this disease is a parasite
and any treatment to be effective must kill
the parasite. Injections of tincture OF
iodine are the usual remedy. This may be
injected from the outside If the liberation
has an external opening; otherwise 1t is
case for a capable veterinarian. If the
swelling has stopped increasing in size the
parasite is dead and no treatment is needed
|
How came the United States flag to b.
called "olo glory?'-Beaumont.
Just how this popular term came frs
to be applied we do not know. One meaning
Of the word glory" that is correct, bu
rarely used, Is sudden and bright burs
Of sunshine through a rift in clouds afte
storm. From this the name may hav
come, "old" counting. as it frequently does
as term of endearment. Sir Francis Bur
dett leader of English Radicals of tn
early part of this century, was known t
his followers as "Old Glory"
Was incubation as a preventive of small
pox really unknown before Jenner's time
| ID. z. w.
Jenner Is fairly styled the inventor o
vaccination. But before he advised it O
even experimental with it it was belle
with country folk that any one who ha
had cowpox W as immune to smallpox. Lon
don physicians investigated this belief SUI
ficiently to show that it was we'll founded
but their discovery excited little attention
and 1t was left to Jenner, a country physi
clan, to see and to proclaim its signifi
canoe.
What is an agnostics religious theory
3 Is there any considerable number Of PEG
| pie in this country who claim TO be ag
nostics? 3. Is ii probable that agnostics ar
gaining or losing ground? 4. What differ
ence If any, is there between an agnostiC
| an atheist and deist?-1 s. P.
The theory of agnosticism holds that hu
; man knowledge is limited to experience, an
. that, therefore. man can neither affirm no
deny the existence of God, nor know any
, thing of the ultimate nature of things.