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O. II "copyright---1s22." attached TO
a newspaper or magazine article, the
correct form to uee for It's proteotion2
I. w. -.
A. The Copyright law prescribes
the form thus: Copyright 1922 by
John Smith" Any person who at
tachcs a copyright notice 10 his ma
tcrial without promptly afterwards
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posting printed copies with claim OF
copyright for registration. fails to
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OF the law. and cannot bring suit for
infringement until he has done so.
Q. How many women are there In
the German Reichstag? II. e.
A. There are now sf women In this
governing body.
O. Where can J get the coins
stamped with handpresses from care
fully FURNISHED dies at the mint?
D. r. X.
A. The ONCE Of the Director Of the
Mint says that proof coins arc no
longer made.
O. How much win a magnet lift?
r. r. D.
A. A piece Of hardened tool steel
In the shape OF a horseshoe can be
magnct1zcd TO lift Approximately 10
pounds per square inch. As the cross
section Ia increased, the length mus,
be increased proportionately to retain
this strength per unit area.
/ q. How much sulphur In used 70
the pound OF crude rubber for auto
mobile tires? p. s. +
A. About ~ ounces OF sulphur 1:
Yscd TO one pound Of crude rubber.
Q. What state frrt created a bu.
reau or department of labor?
Il A. The oldest labor bureau or de
partment OF labor OF the various states
Ia that OF Massachusetts,. which wal
organized in 1859.
O. When was imprisonment 70
debt aboliehed7 T. J
A. Tho abolition Of imprisonment
for deb. In this country began In Ken
lucky in 1921.
o. Did lacquer work originate II
| japan or in Gilman r. G.
A. While the art Of lacquer worl
, wse FIRST known TO the Chinese an
, taught by them TO the Japanese. thi
latter nation has so far excelled a
. others that authorities have said tina
. lacquer in all it's uses and decoration
Ia q truly JapaneseF belonging.
= @. Where ie the key OF the Bastile
! ". c.
. A. This huge key was presented I
n General Washington by Lafayette. an
Vernon.
d @. Is vermillion wood Indigenous {
the United States? F.
= A. This name ie applied to sever
= species of the tree Pterocsrpus and
: indigenous TO India and the Ands
mans 1t is exotic in the Unite
e States.
@. How many Piggy wigsly stor,
are there? D.
A. There are 1855 Piggy wigg.
!. stores in tho United States and or
/. Ia about to be opened In Mexico ar
= another In Canada.
Q. What "a the legend about
:, bird removing thorns from the crow
placed on the head OF Christ? T. L.
a. The medieval legend Ie that Il
!. crossbill, bird OF tho family Of finch
:. whose bill is peculiarly formed enat
4 ing it to extract substances deeply ir
:, bedded. worked at the thorns
- Christ's crown, seeking to extra
"A them. and its plunage became stain
ID with blood. For this act of mercy
v was blessed by the dying Savior.