Arizona republican., 1920-08-12
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

o. How much will the increase in freioht rates add to the price of pound of meat? C. w.
 A. Easing computations on thou sand-ni1e haul of feed to stock, stock to stoclxvard. and stockyard to con surner. the freight increase will add less than one cent to the cost or d pound of meat
 c. What is the present popuiaNon of Hawaii? |. M. c.
 A. The census bureau says that Ine population of the Island Of Hawai- lS 755912 an increase of 64,00S; ana tnab the city of Honolulu has population of 83327 an increase of 3I,l44-
 c. Where does the Jefferson ni9n- way begin and end? J. II. K.
 A. This highway is 1900 miles long and extends from Winnipeg, Canada through St. Paul, Des Moines Kansas City and Joplin to New Orleans
 @. How many times has oanusi tss Gompers been elected president of the American Federation of Labor, and how many years has he held that or fice2 T. E. U.
 4. Samuel Gompers has held his office 39 years, and has been elected 39 times In 1894 was the only time In 40 years he was not elected to office John McBride being elected that year
 c. Are bIackberries classed as an nuals or perennials? D. P-
 A. BlackDerTy DuSn0S 4IS PCA SAAAAAeNA plants, since it is not necessary 10 plant them each year.
 o. How can 1 secure a gloss on whitewash? E. R. w.
 A A pound of cheap bar soap dis solved in gallon of boiling water and added to five gallons of thick white wash will impart gloss like that or oil paint
 o. Give me a description of the is- mis- Fatuus. r. B. T.
 A. The Ignis- Fatuus is pale blu ish flame which apears after sunset floating about two feet apoVe ens ground sometimes remaining Liked and sometimes travelling. some au~ thorities think it due to the presence of phosphorated hydrogen gas; others to the combustion of methane- IL IS seen most frequently in northern ser many, in the swampS and mooriond districts of northwestern England, and in the lowlands of Scotland
 e. Does the procedure for natural ization differ in the various states or the union7 V. l. M.
 A. The procedure is the same in every state. The naturalization laws are of national and not state origin.
 0. What is the meaning of the old saying: "Beware of the Greeks when they offer you qifts7o C. L. s.
 A The original "I fear the Greeks bearing gifts apepars in Vergils Ae- neid. The reference is to the siege or Troy. The Greeks besieged the city l of Troy without success Finally they resorted to strategy. offering a huge wooden horse to the TroJans as gift. The horse was taken into the city, and while the Trojans slept the war riors, with which the horse was filled came forth and opened the gates for 1 their Greek comrades. The conclusion is that one should fear an enemy when he seems friendly.
 @. On a deed of land where the no tary public signs his name and under t writes "commission expires Dec. sl' 1 1922" does the owner of the deed have to renew it at that date, and what ls l the reason for this date? II. A. S.
 A. The owner does not have to have ] the deed renewed on this date The 1 date is added to the name of the nota- | " public because he is commissioned to act as notary only to the expiration of his license. and 1t is necessary to state that any paper was witnessed with all requirements of the law full ! filled.
 e. # St. Patrick converted ireland. cient Britons were pagans7 H. U. w.
 A. St Augustine of Rome. under the direction of Pope Gregory T.. car ried the gospel to England I O. What Is a sundog7 D. p. A. A sundog is a specific name given to a form of halo. and Is an opp tical phenomenon produced when the l light of the sun shines through a deli cate cloud or layer of fog or mist.
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