The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16

The crest is Roman soldier,
Fathca Tabb,
Please inform me who Is Fathe,
Tabb's American publisher. w.
The last book we know, Later Ly.
RIGS" is published by John Lane Com.
pany. New York.
Not n "Quotntion.o
Can you tell me who is the autho,
OF HE Is O small chimney. soon hot,
r. b. G.
We cannot. It was probably 8
favorite--and not a bad--saying o,
some one from whose use 1t becam,
common In community.
A Problem.
My arithmetic gives the problem to
reduce ono and one-third pounds ster-
ling to lower denominations, and the
answer. shillings and pence. Please
tell mo II this is right.
PROV. FORGE.
Tho answer IS pound. 6 shillings
and pence.
License md Fee.
Is a junk dealer required to pay
State license, and II 80. how much.
What Is the fee to the commissioner
for assessing merchant for license?
w. E. G..
Tho State license for junk dealer
Is $50. The commissioners fee Is 75c
Five Hundred.
In no trump hand In save hun
dred.;' may the Joker be played as
the highest trump In all circumstances !
e. A. w.
Yes. II leader lead Joker he may
demand that any specified trump be
played on 1t and lost. Whenever it Is
played 1t is tho highest trump.
Mangnnese.
Please tell me what manganese is,
and what 1t Is used for. K.
A heavy, grayish-white metal OF
great hardness. occurring generally
with iron. and of many laboratory uses,
besides its employment in the making
of porcelain, glass. etc.
Name ON Delinquent List.
I paid my taxes and my name was
placed on the list Of delinquents. Have
any remedy D. B. C.
The treasurer is obliged to pay owe,
the amount that you may not have tic
pay again. You might recover from
him by suit the amount OF any damage
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mistake.
Runners Breathing.
Will you explain why a runner tires
less breathing through the nose than
through the mouth? NJ. n. K.
1t is by no means certain that this
is true. Some disadvantage may come
from breathing through the mouth and
a conscientious trainer Is likely to adj
wise nose breathing, but not for the
reason that 1t helps the wind"
Scroco and Rnwrenoke.
What is the pronunciation and def
milton OF "seroco." and what Is the
substance known as rawrenoke In Vir.
ginia history? INQUIRER.
We do not know the first word
The second was the Indian name for
shell money. 1t is preserved in the
name of the county and the city OF
Roanoke.
Weather Record of Dnnville.
Can 1 get from The Times Dispatch
the record of temperature In Danville
for December 81. 1881. and January
1882? JOHN L. PENN.
We nave no record of the period, nor
has the Weather Bureau here. About
the best outlook Is the blotter in the
Danville police headquarters. 1t is
usual in many cities for the police to
keep record OF the Thermometers.
Pronunciation.
Be good enough to inform me. or
which syllable the noun address" Is
accented. MERCHANT.
About two weeks ago we answered
this question. We have little hope OF
correcting the common practice of mis-
pronouncing the word. as it seems the
settled idea of most people that II
should be accented on the first syllable
however, We take lne trouble 10 say
once more that the proper place for the
accent is the last syllable.
Machine Gums.
Please tell me what machine gun
the United States employs. how many
kinds there are. and which is the most
effective. ARMORY.
The Calling and the Gardner hand.
power guns and the Colt and the
Maxim Nordfeldt automatics. The foul
above. with the Harrington and the
Skoda, are the only sorts at all gen