Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS

IN this column Win be answered all questions
OF proper nature submitted to The Star. In
ausers Should write ee one side Of the paper only
aaa address, their letters to Uncle Jasper" Star
once In ease of difficult conandrums answers NAV
m ns assssea Tor week or two oonseoaensiy it
column carefully
LOCAL. understand there Is now a con.
gressional version OF that overworketi song
Everybody Works But Father" A-Righ.
you are. Representative Sheppard OF Texas
Is the author and this is the way II tolts
along:
Everybody works hnt Cannon.
And he iosfs round all day
Presiding in his Office
In fascinating way;
He's supposed o be the Speaker
But Hines IL the whole show.
Every body works around the House
But Uncle Joe.
THfRSTY.-Is cold tea intoxicatinx7 A.
1t depends largely on the quantity OF tea
used The proportion of 1s 10 1.-The latter
being the tea-is considered dangerous.
The boy stood on the hprnius deck.
Whence all but he had ned.
I'm glad I'm not In Washington"
That brainy youngster said.
J. K. LIS Speaker cannon TO be the
next republican presidential candidate?
A.-Cannon is loaded and primed. but
somebody's foot is on the lanyard. Wait
awhile.
AUGUSTUS.-Whati is a peekaboo waistf
A.
Der of apertures In garment which In
other respects conforms to the police regu-
lations.
INQUIRER.-How did that Ss.ooo.ooo item
for the purchase OF new department site
get into the sundry civil bill without au-
thorlzation after being knocked out every
where else? A.-There was some suspicion
aroused at first but things have been
smoothed over. The authorities now agree
that It was ghosts. Senator Scott is salts
fed with this view. He always did believe
in EN-.
b. G. ibid Representative Bartlett OF
Georgia, who drew a knife on the floor Of
the House Friday night. ever figure In an
other incident of this kind In Congress?
A.-Oh, no; not In n cutting scrape. The
last time he became peevish ne threw
heavy book at a colleagues head. He's
real versatile person, Is Bartlett
Mr.. KARGER OF CINCINNATL-No.
Mr. Karger. you are In error. Gold fish do
| not perspire. Furthermore. we would sug
gest that you reserve feeble-ninded in
quiries of this sort until cooler weather.
Our patience is strained some.
MoLLY.-what is the quickest way OF
finding out the postage necessary on 435
pounds OF merchandise to be sent in half
pound packages? A.-Formerly We could
have told you to call at the Post Office and
Inquire. In view of the recent change we
beg to suggest that the telephone is a
great invention. Merritt left last night
n. V. Y.-Dear Uncle Jasper. please tell
me how to raise spinach. A--Chin or gar
den2 We're no clairvoyant.
A man In the capital city
Had heart that full OF sweet pity;
One night In a game.
Be II said to his fame.
He gave all his cash to the kitty.
GALEN.-Is It known why McWhorter.
the assistant cashier of the city post office,
confessed to the embeZziement OF $4,000
when he was not even suspected? A
Nothing official has been given out. 1t IL
understood however. that he preferred 10
trust himself to the tender mercies OF the
law rather than to continue under the new
Incumbent Clever Mac.
POLITICAL.-I understand that the re-
publican congressional campaign committee
will conduct its work along newspaper lines
this year Is this true? AIN a way. The
watchword will be Now is the time to sub
scribe"
L X PLEASE give me your recipe for
smothered chicken. A.-Cert. Use a feath-
e- bed instead of an axe In the initial op-
Grafton. Any old recipe will go after that
PETF-Is II easy to write answers to
correspondents? Automatically SO, II you
have any correspondents to answer We
got through pretty well tonght-only lost
four pounds in the struggle.
TTNCI.E JASPER