Arizona republican., 1921-03-06
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

tAny reader can get the answer to and question by writing The Republican Bureau, Frederic J Haskin Director, Washington, D. " This offer applies strictly to inforna ton. The bureau cannot give advice on legal medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give fua name and address and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage Al replies are sent direct to the in quirer)
 O. Can people charge for filling out income tax returns? w. R.
 A. Persons not employed by bureau of internal revenue are perE mitted to make a. charge for filling out income tax returns.
 c. Are the winters becoming rniIder? R. o. p.
 others. but taking the question to mean a permanent change, the weather bu- reau says that no appreciable change has occurred in the weather conditions over any portion of the United States since records were first made.
 c. Was carIotta Patti older thar AdeIina Patti, and of what nationality were they? M. o.
 A. Carlotta Patti was three years older than her sister Adelina- Their parents were Italian. Carlotta was born in Italy. while Adelina was born in Spain. Carlotta Patti had a asoprano voice of unusual compass of a clear and silvery quality. and was a brilliant coloratura vocalist. Owing to a slight lameness she did not sing in opera, but appeared on the concert stage. [ O. What are purebred animals? E. A. T.
 A. Those animals having sires and dams members of the same recognized breed are known as purebred. The guarantee that s buyer has that he is obtaining such stock, is a certificate of registry with proper transfers of own ership.
 a. When was the mourners' bench first used for conversions? H. l. S. A. The mourners' bench or penance seat first came into use at revival meetings in the early part of the 18th century.
 e. Is a royal flush in spades as good as royal flush in Hearts, in . poker game? J. l.. M. A. Nothing beats a royal flush. An other royal flush ties it, since the suits are all of the same rank. The pot would be divided.
 Q. What is the Latin word for "Yes '" A. In Latin there is no word for Yes The people who employed the this for expressing the affirmative. ! Q. What is the correct pronunciation l of the word "been?'
 A. Both asbeen" rhyming with ~seen' land bin" rhyming with ''sin" are given. dictionaries differing as to the pre- ferred pronunciation. In England. it ia usual to say been, in the United States bin, although in the eastetn part of the country and on the Ameri- can stage, the pronunciation been" is ioften heard
 a. Who were the srewnists7 4. M. p.
 l A This is a name applied indiscrin1- lished Church of England. The term. doubtless. was derived from Robert Browne-whose writings did much to- Iward establishing the Separatist churches of England and Holland--and later the Independent Congregational Church Of England and America. The
 Separatists repudiated the appellation lof ''Brownfsts'' because of Browne's H. lliberality after his return to the Church of England.
 a. In which chapter of the Hibls can
 find the verse for my birthday7 1.
 M. C.
 A You probably have reference tr
 the thirty first chapter of Proverbs
 which has s1 verses-corresponding tl
 the number of days in the month. If
 for instance, you were born on the
 Sth, the eighth verse of this chapter would be the one applying to you
 The third to the eighth verses arc foI lmen-the following g for women.
 c. What IS the meaning of the wore l"Quivira"? M w. D.
 A. Quivira is the name of tribe to I whom fabulous wealth was attributed It lived in the central part of what is
 now New Mexico. east of the Rie
 Grande river.
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