The times., 1897-12-05
la, ~ what b year were shinDlasters first ir

III 1904 Eastef Tell On SllTfn So assd IN
1885 on April 10.
In what year We're shinplasters first ts
They were issued seon after the second
war with England. and were very common
in 1897. We cannot more definitely sar
when they first appeared.
Who wrote the Graveyard OF the Ases.p
! and where can il be found? 3. G.
We do not know.
In which one OF his poems does Tom
Moore abuse Inericans? Z. E-T.
IN SeyefaI- ah's par,scuiarsy - one, en-
| titled TO the Lord Viscount Forbes-FrorD
theCityoi Washington"
Has Johnstown, which was destroyed by
q ll'5Oi lh lss3, been rebuilt. Has a new
Jam been built? j. L. H.
Johnstown was rebuilt very soon. and Is
now much as it was before the flood. The
dam has not been rebuilt. The flood &c
Cured on Nay 81, 1889.
VIII pure peroxide OF hydrogen bleach
| the naIr VITA the first appucslti0R- 2
/ VIII belladOnna brighten he eye ffy siraply
fPfE!yins e. Z. it to the cheek uadsf the sse' ".
les, If the application be Of suffEienr
time. >. No.
why was Gen. Jackson called Hickory
jackson? IBN.
lie ), as called odd IicEory.~ nos Hicx-
DRY Jackson" The name grew on him.
First his soI'iers, in the war of 1872,
said that he was as tough as hickory.
so he was called Hickory; then the PIE
fix old was applied, as a term of ar
} feetion.
| I have two brothers, James and Reese
/ the late Rebellion How snaI / ps4,ceetI Il
| find them? y. W. NJ.
Ycu might advertise. IL they entered tle
Army, yoG might write 70 the edfutaat
| general OF the State where they enlisted.
he may have u record or them You might
send To the soldiers homes; s1nie Of the
veterans may know about tnem.
| What are the dimensions Or the CaTaraEia
anu the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Or.
Tue Cau.pania is go feet long 65 II
feet wide, and 43 feet deep; her net
tonnage is $500; her gross ton
mage, 1850, and her Indicated horse
powe. is 10000. The Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse is cas- feet long, So feet bfU;ld ;.nd
80 feet deep; heI gross tonnage is I3,sOG,
and her indicated horse power Is y 900.
Did Lincoln ever make proposition to
| the slave holders OF the South 10 paw for
arms and cease hostilitiesg What year
was such proposition made and u whom
was 1t made? 2. J. d.
III 'tiu Hat ilt tlii az rhis. lie
proposed TO Congress in message On
March s, 1862, that the United states
should cooperate with and render De-
cuniary ald 10 any state that would enter
upon q gradual abolition o. slayery Con
gress passed a resolution 10 tais effect
What are the qualifications for Joining
the United states Army =. wIsf. IL, 20
70 one or the Southwestern states. ctifid
tfy The examinations at home and send
the report 10 the Commander OF the rsgl--
| ment wish 10 JONI 3 Would IL be neceS-
sdFy 70 g before an Army surgeons Tor
the physical examination: What ara
| the Chances OF prOmOtiun3 > How often
are the soldiers nOved2 E L. ".
/ To enlist in the Army yoG must be
over twenty-oHe. % citizen II the United
states, able to read. write aud Speak Eng
iish, and must be IN good health =. There
is 10 examination 10 pass except the physi-
cal examination. ,. 70 EvcuId Ie necessary
Ia go before the surgeon. You ma y enlist
at the Ee1dOUarters Of the regiment ID
which YOU wish TO serve or az a general
rec ruiting station. 4. Men who have
served two years may be pruEIsted from
the ranks and promotions are made every
year ON passing a severe physical and
mental examination. >. Not Ifte1l- uerh..ps
every five or six years. on tile average
To become cadet at West Point YOU must
be appointed by your Congressman, 9e N
perfect ph ySiCal condition. ana pass a
moderately hard mental examination Ex-
aminat:ons are held only a { West Point.
Where would you advise me 70 get an
invention patented what patent office =
How many bridges tFairOlC and wagon}
across the Mississippi River Truui source 60
mouth. s. 10" many Territories are there
J.R. s oni'su states Which are 'hey'
You can patent an Invention only at
the Patent Office, ia Washington, but you
can get any number Of patent solicitors To
help you shape your application. = A move
the head Of ma vigatiOn there are UudouhteJl-
! ly dozens OF bridges across the Mississippi,
but from 81. Paul down there are these.
Five bridges at ST. Paul, at Rock Island,
St Louis; two. Alton, Quincy Eecsuk.
Davenport, Clinton. Dubuque Louisiana,
Missouri aud Memphis- 3. Arizona View
Mexico, and Oklahoma, thee.
How shall make rubber cement, shoe
maker.
Melt in an iron pot two parts ~ piteh
aud one part OF India rubter, stirring
we'll and thoroughly when mixed pour
the liquid into cold water IL oecumes
black ana solid, but meIJs readily. 1t may
be used as "A soft paste or as a liquid
To nieud rubber shoes, this cement II rec
OmmendeJ Nix two parts OF tl1n sheet
S rubber with six-SeventhS parts ~ sui
, phide of carbon. putting the pot inside
{ another pot containing hot water. As
the articles melt, this mixture must II
; added 20 prevent the solution from hard
ening again. Melt two parts OF thin sheet
T rubber with one part OF Powdered resin
5 add six eigitths parts OF spirits of tur
pentiue slowly, and stir weIl. This sec
ond mixture Is 10 be added 10 the figst in
= sufficient quantity To make IL "a thin paste
When u e ROchamheau brought nj,
French soldiers 70 aid Washington dur
i ing the AmeTican Revolution he was lieuten
:. | aHJ-geDcrai OI Jue royal army. 10 II stated
n that he considered IL beneath lis dignity
to accept urdegs from Gen Washington
( and that III consequence OF this trouhle over
2 | the question Of rank, Washington a. maO'
] a marshal OF France. Is this So y \.
= 1t is not so. The story is said to have
II arisen from portrait of Washington wear
a ing a blue sash over his shoulder, and 4
is based on the assumption that the sssi
IT was the insignia of marshal Of France
f AS a matter of fact, Washington iS not II
the list OF marshals OF France. and. fuI
ther, the blue sash was the insignia o