The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-21
observation-disclosures

Q. At the reception at the National Press
club, and other places in Washington why
dtn the Prince of Wales shake hands with
A. A cowboy in Canada shook hands
with the prince so vigorously that he broke
one Of the the fingers on his right hand.
pay income tax on dividends &C. o.
A. The income tax on stock dividends
the individual.
Q. Has the government sanctioned any
substitute for sugar Ii. II: u.
A. The Bureau of Chemistry says that
malt sugar syrup. a brandnew sweet. can
safely be used as a substitute for sugar.
Q. Were the draft boards paid by the
A. The provost marshal generals office
says that the majority Of local boards
Those that did accept compensation were
paid according to the number of regis
trants Where there were legs than 1000
registrants the board was allowed S1JQ Il
month. For G,000 and over 5000 month
was allowed.
Q. Did the Indians have any domestic
America ?-R. H.
A. The Smithsonian institution says the
only domestic animal which the Indians
had at that time was the dog. TURKEYS
were found in America at that time but
were not domcsticated.
Q. What is a good recipe for making
sugarless peanut candy ?--J. II. g.
a. The following is recipe complied
from government sources: One cup mG-
spoon vinegar: three tablespoons sour
, cream; one-half cup peanuts. Boil the
mixture until II forms hard ball when when
and then pour it over the peanuts In an
oiled pan.
second president of the United States, and
what were their names "A. j. g.
A. lie had five children. They were:
Abigail, John Quincy, Susanna, Charles.
and Thomas Boylston.
O. How can a scoreh be removed from
A. To remove scorch from woolen
! material sponge with peroxide OF hydrogen.
o. How Is break in a marine cable
A. break in a cable Is located by
means of an electrical apparatus. The
repairing crew. travels in snecial patrol
with a grapnel, or five pr0nged anchor;
the broken ends are spliced and the cable
O. How long did it take Weston to
walk the continent. and how old
be at the time ell. Z. 8.
A. Edward Pnyson Weston WIS seventy
years of age when he undertook to walk
across the continent in 1909. He walked
a distance Of 3.sa5 mile. in io4 days and
&c days and % hours The distance GOV.
ered on the return trip was $500 miles.
q. Who invented the first trolley caP.
and whore WIS II first operated &C. ".
The first attempt to build an electric
Tailway 70 ava was made ~ THOMAS Davenport
Halske constructed the overhead wire line
about 1888 in Germany, and one was ex-
hibited in Chicago by II. J. Van Depocle. in
the same year. The first operative over-
head trolley line was built in Kansas City,
in 1851
Q. What is the meaning Of such letters
as II, IS, 90, on United States coinsf
F. s.
a. Tsese letters which appear ouJlnited
states currency are mint marks. and refer
TO the mints Mt Denver. San Francisco. and
New Orleans where the coins hre made.
y. Did Sergeant York receive an honor
ary commission in the United States armyf
~. J..
A The War Department says that he
ola not receive a commission in the army,
but that he did receive the honorary COM
mission Of colonel on the staff of the gov
ernor of Tennessee.
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