The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-20
Questions -AnstOers

Q. What were the prices of some Of the
staples a year or more after the close of
the Civil war?-W. T.
A. The cost of staples were extremely
decline in prices began to set in in
1850 and 1867. The following are the prices
of staples which prevailed in 1867: Coal,
$3.50 per <ton: flour S1125 per barrel :
sugar fourteen cents pound: butter
forty six cents per pound; fresh beef. six
teen and half cents per pound; eggs,
forty-two cents per dozen.
Q. What was the approximate cost for
killing a soldier in the war &C. A.4C.
A.. The statistical branch of the general
staff places the approximate cost of kill
ing a soldier at $40, ,000- This estimate is
arrived at comparing the total expenditure
of the war to all countries involved.
q. Has the postmaster of a small town
any right to shut up his office at 80
s'. m. and refuse to delivery any dettersg
A. The postoffice department says ltbat
under the regulations of the postoffice
department the postmaster is required to
keep the postoffice open to patrons during
the hours that the business places of the
O.. What was fhe origin of hospitals =
4. Hospitals we're founded in very earl.
times in, India, Persia. and Arabia. They
were for the most.Pa supported by the
houses for the sick, but the best institu-
tions of this kind in ancient times were
those of the Romans, which were actually
Q. Give me a list of some Of the prom
inent men and women whose centenary oc-
curred this year-M. C. II,
A. Some of the famous persons whose
centenaries were celebrated this year were
John Ruskin. james Russell Lowell,
Charles Kingsley. George Eliot, Arthur
Clough. Queen Victoria Julia Ward Howe,
Walt Whitman, Charles A. Dana, and
Cyrus ". Field,
the g AIa1Ic H0T mqnS cases are there
A. There are seventeen cables across
the Atlantic. Twelve of these go direct to
Q. Does the government, employ mounS
tain lion hunters "A. L. L. :. - ~
A The biological Survey says that the
government employs men to hunt mountain
lions in the Rocky Mountain region. Their
pay ranges from s95 to $3.50 a month.
biles In the world are in the United States ?
A. The National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce says that about five-sixths of
all the automobiles in the world are in
the United States.
Q. Does an ex:soldier have to pay in
service At. A X
A. He does not His income for the
year Will include only@what money he re-
ceived in civilian employment.
i Q. What is the best way to preserve
butter for home storage &C, c. ,r-->
A. In making butter for storage pure
cream should be used 1t should be mildly
ripened and churned at low temper
nture. The butter should be thoroIy
packed into earthenware crooks. or ether
suitable containers, and covered with a
layer of wet salt or brine. The crock
should then be placed in cold, dark place,
free from communicating odors.
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