The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

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in tho other. do not know what ills,
md 1t has no value marked on ~.
w. NJ. II.
Piece is an experimental 1885 cent.
IL good condition. It is worth $50.
Government Position.
Would d graduate OF the V. p. l. be
II line for any government employ
md at what salary? j. z. II.
There is Just now uncommon de-
,land for promising young men with |.
omc knowledge OF agriculture, for
,stry, etc, in the United states SER
Ice. Write your Congressman.
Authority Of Custom.
Please give me the reason for calls
ng North and West up" and SOUTH
md East down s. T.. y.
Practice SO far as 1t concerns North |
md South may have arisen from loca-
Ion on conventional maps With re-
gard to East and West, 1t is a matter
IF custom
Various.
Please answer the following for me:
Which Is nearer kin. ones half
brother or ones uncle? If Roosevelt
runs again and is elected. will he be
serving a third term? Did the late
Convention make the
Virginia public schools mixed?
c. N. b.
"a The same. co For all practical
yes G., No.
License Tux.
Is there tax IN Virginia for doing
a mail order business? Will there be
an excursion from Richmond to Wash
ington In June? r. G.
Person conducting mall order bust
ness in Virginia is liable to tax in
to amount OF yearly pur-
chases. No such excursion is now adj
vcrtlsed, 80 far as VIC know.
Tcnchers' Certificates.
are seconu Brdue ceTllIlcates no"
renewed by district superintendent or
have they ever been SO renewed?
Up to time Of organization OF board
of examiners, supcrintendents used to-
renew these certificates. Now the
examiners will, In general. renew any
which they have given.
Rendlng the Dnnns.
= Is 1t possible now for marriage to
be performed in Virginia substituting
the reading OF banns for license? B..
Publishing banns in lieu of license
would necessitatc State control OF the
church where tho banns were publish
cd. AS there 4 is no such control In
any State OF this Union, We have no
publishing Of banns.
The Exposition.
Does the entrance fee of fifty cents
entitle one to see the exposition. or is
there further charge at each build
iEg? DISPUTANT.
The fee pays for entrance to all
places forming part Of the public ex-
position. The attractions on the War
Path and the side shows. etc. charge
extra.
COmmerciul.
Has merchant friend the right To
buy whtskey for me and bring 1t back
to me from the city? Is there any law
to prevent shipment Of veal calf from
! North Carolina to Lynchburg. Va?
J. W. NJ.
4 T "a J., y, I, = =
charges you no advance on what ht
pays. You may be required to furnish
certificate OF condition Of the animal
Rainfall.
| Can you tell me which is the dries
and which the wettest continent, ant
whether John Esten Cooke is a rea
Or pen name? A. B. G.
There are no reports from whicl
the first question may be answered
1t is matter OF conjecture that rain
| fall per square mile, Is greatest Ii
Europe and least in South America.
Real name.
| Rldrr'x Puzzle.
i never could see the reason VIII,
horsemen mount from the left side Cal
you tell me? c. y
Practice arose in classic days. B.
circumstances which may not now b
explained most men arc right hand
ed" This fact made 1t most convenien
to carry sword hung to left side. an
this location of sword almost force
the rider to the present habit of mount
ing.
Various.
Please inform me on the followin
points: Is civil or electrical engineer
Ing the better profession? What salar
would graduate OF Cornell commtul
at the start? How may I get catalogue
OF Blacksburg and Cornell? How ma
got information about scholarship a
Blacksburg? MA. S.
No one can answer the first tw
questions. A letter to the registra
Cornell University. Ithaca, N. y. an
tha reptst To-