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q. Is Il true that miners have to
trade at the company store. ana that
tho operators make great profits from
running tho stores ana owning the
miners hpmes? s. j. ID.
A. Necessity is as n rule tho com
pelling force In situations where
miners trade at company stores. rent
company houses, employ company doc
tors, ctc. Many mining camps arc
located on company property and are
not Incorporated towns. The houses
all tho places I'm which TO live that
are convenient 10 the mines, and NIL
tho stores-are owned by the com
pany. The company establishes these
ployes. The stores are not supposed
10 De conducted primarily for profit.
the prices charged are not unreason-
able, and the rent for the houses is
not excessive. The miner can trade
where he pleases, but in most in
stances he wants credit. Jfe gets II
at the company store, because he
agrees that the company may deduct
from his wages whatever amounts arc
duo Il for supplies, rent. ETC. and II
10 his necessity. or the convenience OF
tho arrangement. that leads him 20
make this agreement. This form Of
the check Ion protects the company
against loss and enables It TO sell
goods 10 the miner at a comparative
~ small margin OF profit There may
DO cases In which tho miner IL ex-
plotted under this agreement, but
various Investigations that have been
made show that such cases arc excep-
tiOnai The union miners contend. on
the other hand. that they have the
same right 10 arrange for tho check
or OF their union dues and fees tina.
they have 20 agree 10 the check on
lection o. tho company.
q. What color hat cords DO Army
officers wear? II. s..
a. The chief officers Of the various
divisions Of tho Army wear gold hat
cords. all other offlcers gold and
black
Q. Am Interested IN tho beo bust
meas and want 70 SOW a lot OF mustard
VIII the mustard bloom iniurs th'
flavor Of honey J. a. X.
A. II Is interesting 20 note tina
, mustard Is listed among the honey
81 producing plants
d .. Does tho new immigration Law
apply 20 Brazil? r. r. H.
: A. The three per cent immigration
3 law does not apply 10 South America
I countries Such immigrants mus
however. meet tho other requirement.
such as the literary and physics
tests.
q How long does 80 require for
pigeon 20 eft on her eggs7 NJ b.
\. The Department Of Agricultur
says that Il requires II days 70 hate
: pigeon eggs.
~ DOCS Dsk DstS the Uait
q sense Of smell or sight? And does
= smell with its gills or nose? w. z.
s. a. The Bureau OF Fisheries say
p that fish bite bait both by the sen,
n OF smell and the sense OF sight. How
4 ever, they bite most frequently b
= the sense OF smell as this IS keen
s developed. A fish smells through 4
&C nose.
e Q. How many adults have perfe
d sight? q. S.
~ Statistics covering many yea
y show that only one person in 10 ov
st q years old has perfect sight At u
s. age OF 40 It IS almost impossible
Sc find n man or woman whose sight isr
= imperfect.
IL .. Where are the Mountains OF {
III Moon? F.
H. A. The Mountains OF the Mo
a. were mythical chain OF mounrai
Is which the early Egyptians believed
III be the source OF the River Nile.