The National tribune., 1909-05-06
ANSWERS 10
CORRESPONDENTS.


D. o. A. Tampa, fla: The possiplii,
ties of an acre, of land have never Deen Sa
determined. The National Iripuhe aSo
on a five-acre tract, in its Florida col
ony. Its belief is based upon VIVA, mas
been done in. that State on Single
acre, and judging from what Is pe.hs
done ia other parts of the woria. me
American wheat farmer may pe sur
prised at the statement that IN DEL DEL
GUM the farmer who does not get loV
bushels of wheat on an acre is not do
ing his best. 1t may seem lncredipie
TO the American to be informed that
as many as 160 bushels OF wheat per
acre are grown in Belgium. put IL is py
intelligent and painstaking CULTIVATION
There are hundreds of small farms' OF,
rather, gardens, around the city OF
Paris which produce from si,ouo 10
$4,000 worth of products to the acre.
The annual rental paid by these French
gardeners runs from 500 TO sow an
acre. Necessity has compelled meth
DDS which bring apparently WonderIui
results. These Industrious French peo-
pie combat climatic changes and sur
fer disadvantages from which Florl-
da Is not victim.
G. NJ. B., Big Flats, N. Y: There is
still Government land in 26 States and
Territories, in all a total OF over IOe,-
600, 600 acres, still unappropriated and
open to settlement or purchase. me
National Tribune prints a book giving
the location of lands by States, land
districts and Counties. with brief de-
scription by Counties of the character
of the land. The various laws govern
ing the disposition of the different kinds
are also summarized. In some of the
Indian reservations it has been the case
4 H.. 1T .,-l.- ta1 Inf a
wives, thereby becoming 'squaw men,"
enjoyed the right of securing a share
of land when 1t was allotted, the "squaw
man" getting as much land as full
blooded Indian. From that fact has
doubtless grown up the story that the
Government paid white men to marry
Indian women.
+. s. c., Elkins, Wis: Persons who
desire positions under the Census Bu-
reau in the coming work OF that De-
partment must pass Civil Service ex-
animation. For particulars address the
Civil Service Commission, Washington,
ID. c. The bill before Congress to pro-
vide badges of honor for veterans did
not reach a final vote, and died with
the close of the session.
A. B.. c., Forest City, Mo-: The Ma
tional Tribune has printed from time to
time list of the locations of National
and State Soldiers Homes. Los An
geles County, Cal, is the seat of a Ma
tional Home, the Pacific Branch, while
the California State Home is at Yount-
vile. There is a National Home in
Tennessee, at Johnson City. There are
no Homes in Texas. Louisiana or Mis-
sissirpi for Union veterans. The Ma
tional Tribune prints book containing
a summary of all the wars of the Re-
public, together with much informa-
ton relating to = pensions, Soldiers
Homes and cemeteries and other mat
ter of interest to all classes of readers.
The book is well known under the title
of Alphabetical. List Of Battles" and
will be sent to any address, postage
paid, for 81. o! nj
C. G. H.. woodhaven. N. z: The
Confederate privatAer Tallahassee was
English built, and originally entered
of Atlanta. She carried three guns, the
largest a 32!pouhder. She changed
names several times to evade detec-
ton, but is best known as a destroyer
of American COMMERCE as the Talla-
hassee. fOn ,Apr1l 9, 1855, she was seized
and sold Her naffe was then changed
to Amelia, and when about to enter
the merchant service the U. s. Govern
ment began suit for her possession, and
on April 26, 1856. she was turned over
to the u. s. Consul at Liverpool, who
sent her to this country to enter peace
full pursuits. The U. s. Government did
not issue letters of commission to pri-
vateers during the civil war, but the
Confedeyate authorities set afioat a
host of ships TO prey upon Union COM
merce. Most of the Confederate pri-
vateers were built In England, and that
country acknowledged its fault and paid
for It by settlement at conference
held in Geneva, Switzerland.
T. c. F.. Bradford, Pa: /. Real estate
Investments are the safest in the long
run, but speculative schemes where
figures run very high should be careful.
ly considered. AS population Increases
land values must continue to increase.
for the land is the source of support
for all living things. 2. Avoid pecula-
ton in Wall Street stocks unless you
know what you are doing. One Of the
axioms of Wall Street philosophy is:
The public buys at the top and sells
at the bottom" We need not enlarge
upon the meaning of this, except to
say that most people take turn at the
stock market when prices are going
up, and as prices are artificially ad-
vanced the innocent and ignorant small
investor holds the bag when the planned
tumble is finally Contaminated.