The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
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TO whom should ! write in reference
20 place on Tho canal at Panama.
Would I have to stand an examination?
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Panama Canal Commission, Wash
fngton. ID. q. II depends on what sort
Of place you apply for.
Confederate Author,
Please inform me who was the nu-
thor or the Lines Written or. g Con
.federate Note. ISAAC bfARKEus.
Major S. a. Jones.
Confederate Penalnti.
Please give me the address OF the
official to whom I should write In ref
srence to pension. .,,nr
First Auditor, Library Building,
Itond Maps.
Where may get road maps OF vir-
.ginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
North Carolina7 ". K. Q. I'd
Your bookseller can inform you
about them.
Cl,iun.
Kindly let me know. If crockery with
the mark. Limoges. France. is Hayi-
land china. INQUIRER.
The ;Haviland people have q pottery
at Limoges, but vast deal OF ware
besides theirs is made there. and we
should not consider tho mark you men,
tion conclusive.
Miss Ilose Cleveland.
Will you state the age Of President
Clayelnnd's sister, Rose, mt the date Of
his first election to the presidency.
MRS II. NJ. b.
Mr.. c1eveland's first election to tho
presidency occurred In 1884. He TOOK
his seat in 1885, His sister Rose was
born In 1S46.
Sumnc.
Can you tell me what has become Of
the demand for sun,ac for tanning,
Tho dyers' demand was ever larger.
thAn the tanners the former ha a,.a
latter have replaced tho domestic with
the Imported article. and the market
for Virginia sun,ac has about vanished.
Mr.. Wobbler.
There IL ridiculous scene half
faded from. my mind. got out OF some
novel. and involving "Mr. Wobbler."
INyill you not be good enough to try to
place him for me? e.
You VIII find him In the "clreumlo-
cution ONCE" force in Dickens's Little
Dorrit."
Valley Campaign.
whereabouts outside the formal his
tories may / find the best story Of
Jackson's Valley campaign!
Read DR. Philip slaughter's Ran
doIph Fairfax.
Free School Books I'm Virginia.
Please inform me whether the State
viii furnish free school hooks BE-, = next mex
The The public school boards have for
as were unable to pay for them. This
arre -.ement will. OF course. be con-
iinued. and this is MS far in the direc-
lion OF free books as the State has
gone.
Area OF Strip.
Please let me know how much land
is In a piece 3o1 LIZ poles by Is feet.
II tic strip is rectangular it contains
c.s55 acres. II 1t be not rectangular.
out knowing one Of the angles or
something beyond what you give:
Old Politics.
Be good enough to inform me- who
was Governor Of Louisiana. and who
in the Senate from Virginia in 1895.
Edward d. White. Governor from
January. 1885. to January. 1882. VII
liam C. Riycs, OF Albemarle. and Will
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Address,. &
Please give the correct pronuncia.
tion of the noun address
Accent is on the last syllable. The
word is used many times day. the
Richmond stores. and. SO far as our
observation goes is commonly mis-
pronounced.
Father OF His country.
Can YOU tell me when the title.
piled to Washingtsns i Mo q ~ 4,
II Is traced to an almanac published
1179 at Lancaster. Pa. This had ms
afrontispicce Fame holding a portrait
bngle the megaphone not being In
use. the words, "Des Land s Va teri
IIcnnington Hospital
Mrs. bennington, Of louisiana. as
j understood, paid tito expenses ofl.tlle
hospital located in the. Baptist College
property in Richmond IN 4 S63-l. i was
IN Richmond $at tho time: had frequent
dealings With the hospital and have
little doubt that this was the "Hons-
nington8 Hospital asked a bout in tile
Query Column lately.
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NatIonul Color.. 81 p s5 sf3.
Please tell ME What are the national
@colors OF China, Persia, Korea and
\ Africa. n N DRUID.
China, blue aud vel low; Persia. blue
white and go ID. We are unahiesto NM
nEys color" set do H'll ! for Is orea, ii
RIA is a continent With MANY nations
and could no moro have one flag a Of
& one iran gemen II Of "colors' han En-
Sopa could. .i Va
.53ss Carrying q Revolver. 9 n
should like q % know what Is The
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