The independent., 1907-03-21

Please tell me now TO DO secret writ
ing
Take sheet Of good writing paper,
moisten 1t we'll with clear water and
place 1t upon hard, smooth, surface,
such as glass tin, stone, etc. After
from the sheet place upon it a dry
sheet Of equal size, and upon this do
the writing with a sharp pointed PEN
Gil Then destroy the dry paper writ
ten upon, and allow the wet sheet to
dry In the air mot at the heat Of
stove or lamp. When dry not q trace
of the writing will be visible. But on
moistening the sheet again with clear
water and holding it against the light
the writing can be read in clear
transparency. 1t disappears again af-
ter being dried in the air, and may be
reproduced a number of times by
moistening. Should, however, the sheet
be too much heated, at the stove or
lamp, for instance, the writing will
disappear, never to reappear again.
Please advise me whether the Unit
ed States government will sell its
bonds to an Individual, and, in what
amount and at what rate Of interest?
1T will when 1t has any to sell. The
amount varies with the issue, and the
rate varies with the money market
and the general condition of business.
You can buy bonds Of the government
only when 1t happens to be borrowing
money, which is not often In these
prosperous times, but you can always
buy them on the New York exchange,
and will find the price quoted in every
days paper, on the market page.
80 20 1.fr NJ
members since the recent changes.
Secretary of state-Elihu Root.
Secretary of treasury-George b.
Cortelyou.
Secretary of war-William III. Taft
Attorney general-Charles J. Bona
| parte-
Postmaster general-Georgo Won l..
Meyer
Secretary of Navy-Victor Fl. Met
calf.
Secretary of interior-James r. Car
field
Secretary of agriculture-James Will
son.
Secretary of commerce and labor
Oscar S. Straus
On what day of the month will the
sun cross the equator on its northwari
| journey?
March 21.
Please say what planets are now 10
be seen in the evening and morning
| sky.
Jupiter is now alone in the evening
sky. Mars rises shortly after midnight
and will be with us next summer. when
Jupiter has departed. Venus Is morn
ing star.
Is 1t true that more women live to
great age than men?
In Mortceazza's book, "rhe Physio.-
ogy of Woman" we read this state
ment: woman lives longer than man,
she rcssts more the injurious and de-
structive causes of llfe." This is fact
demonstrated by statistics. DR.. G.
Murray Humphrey, in his work on
centenarians, finds in England thirty
six women against six men who had
passed the age of one hundred, and
l)r Conradi found in Italy that of the
centenarians who died in the period OF
| 1872 to 1876, 1S9 were men and 2Ss
| women. other countries, too, show this
| prevalence of women centenarians.
| ply, English grammar, United States
history, universal history, algebra,
through quadratic equations. and plane
geometry Qfye DOCKS OF GnauVenet
geometry or its eauivalen), deficiency
in any one subject being sufficient to
cause rejection.
At the time of their examination for
| admission candidates must be not less
| than fiftcer nor more than twenty
years of age. physically sound, well
formed and robust, and residents OF
the districts from which they are NOM
mated
one cadet Is allowed for each mrm-
b~r o. delegate of the United States
house OF representatives. one for the
District of Columbia. and ten at large
the last eleven being appointed by the
president. and the others by the secrc-
tary or the navy. on the recommcnda-
tion ~ the representatives or dele
gates above mentioned
The course IL six years tthe last twa
~ which nra spent nt zeal. but when
You enter YOU must sign articles hina-
Ink ynn o. serve tn the United State.
! navy for eight years, including the p~-