The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-12
QUERIES AND
ANSWERS

ANSWERS
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United States Army.
! Editor or The Tltnes-Dispnt ch:s 81,
sir,--1 am a boy who wants to Join tho
| United Stat es navy; who must / address
| FOR full pa llculars 5S4 III
OLD sUBsCn1Bl1R.
Address United States Recruiting Or
| flee, No no Hast Broad street, Rich
mond, Va. and You can get oil ineces-
snryS inform a ion. 5syy x 81 4. .it. y
Song Wanted.
Editor Of .rlae Tlnles-Dlspa CHI: IN II
s,r,-As 1 ain d constant reader Of your
paper, T. ns X you 10 do me@n favor by
publishing IN your paper ntl old song
by the nnme OF little Old Log Cabin In
tho Lane?
yours worry truly,
BERNARD j. MCNEIL.
Who viii supply the copy to this fa-
nlilnr old sorg7
A Question Of Etiquette.
Editor Of the Times Dispntcl,:
Slr,-Nvoud 1t be the better form for
d widow to use her Christian name rath-
er than that of her deceased husband, IN.
issuing Invitations for her danghter's
w w Z BE READER.
Y. a widow st1 ould use her Christian maine.
So should married woman IN signing
+ her name. Tt IL not good form for 9
married won an to Sign Mrs. so-and-so.''
Dog Days
Editor OF The Tlmes-Dispa tch: I
slr.-Pleasc pnblish{in your next weekly
edition when Is the first dog day and
obligc, D. j. !, :. Z, : ~ !, !, I,
The date va rics from July Sd to. August
18th Pliny sa id the dog days began with
the heliacal RI sing OF Procyou, which Coax
places, he says $, on July 10Th But he also
says the sun was then entering Leo, witch
would make the first day day July 23d.
Il. The New Code. a.i ~ 81
Editor Of The Times Dispatch: >&
Sir.-I see Frequent references to tho
..Code Of Virginia OF 1904 Is there an.
authorized code, and If so, why have
they not been given out to the officers
OF the State?
MI OLD SUBSCRIBER,
By authority Of the General Assembly.
Mr. John Garland Pollard, Of Richmond.
prepared a code in 1904. You can get
ali informa tiore concerning It By writing
to him.
The School Book Question.
Editor of The Times Dispatch: y
Slr-Wll you please publish in query
and answer column the reason why
patrons Of public schools have to buy
new books every year for children, ana
who is responsible for It? am anxious
to know before the Democratic primary.
$j q T would like to know whether Mr..
Tom Martin, Mr.. Claude swanson or
Mr.. Sam will Jams A had anything to do
with 1t or not. f a
Respectfully, g. W. G.
j. The multiple list was adopted by the
State Board Of Educntion
2. Mcssrs. Martin, Swanson and VIII
lIams had nothing to do with it.
Boy Wanted.
slr,-Klndly tell me through the query
column Of the weekly Times Dispatch"
If there is any Kind OF Institution. orphan
age or alrnsfo use In Richmond or the
State, from whichI can procure either
boy or girl Cboy prefered). ! d not want
to adopt any enc. but do want boy
about ten years old or older. Ny prefer
ence is a boy, but either would do. want
some one to have, with the view OF his
assisting me later on on tho farm. At
this age eight or ten years. he could
bring some water and help with the cows
and many other little things. Kindly give
me the desired information and let me
know how to go about getting the desired
help
Address children's Home Society, Rich
mond. Va, also Major L, T. Christian.
director Male Orphan Society. Richmond.
Va.
ThoToughbreds. 4.
Editor OF the Times. Dispatch:
sr-NYlll you please answer the fol-