The National tribune., 1907-11-21
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.

G.. w. NJ, Little Falls. N Y, asks:
Is there any method of preparing coffee
SO that 1t will be free from caffeine?
| A process for this purpose has re-
Gently been described in Germany. It
consists in first allowing the coffee bean
to swell up in steam. then treating with
soda or alkaline vapors, and finally by
volatile solvents.
| F. A. X. Wilkes Barre. Pa, writes:
| Your reference in your paper of Oct.
| 10 to the request of Gen. Grant con-
corning his burial place deserves fur
| ther word. He wrote and handed TO
Col. Grant shortly before his death the
following:
| There are three places from which
wish choice OF burial place to be
made:
West Point.-I would prefer this
above others but for the fact that my
wife could not be placed beside me
there.
| "Galena, or some place in Illinois
Because from that State / received my
first Generals commission.
| New York.-Because the people of
that city befriended me In my need"
| W. A D., Richmond Hill. ". Y, asks:
Is there any satisfactory evidence of
the genealogy of King Alfred? A neigh
Dor of mine claims to be descended from
him.
The birth of King Alfred is recorded
as $40. and his death as COL The pres
ent King of England traces his descent
directly back to him. the records of
which may be found in Walter Besants
| Story of King Alfred" published at
he time of the celebration of his mil
lenary in 1901. II may be added that
Asser, Bishop of Sherborne and a
contemporary of Alfred, left life of
| the great King, in which he traces his
lineage directly back to Adam.
| tell me whether Sidney Luska. the
author of "As 1t Was Written" is still
living?
Sidney Luska was the pen name Of
Harry Harland. After writing his early
stories he went to England. where he
wrote THE Cardinals Snuff Box" MY
Friend Prospero'' and other tales, un-
der his own name He died at San
Reno. Italy. on Dec. 20. 1905
L. M. Canton. Pa, writes: I see in
The National Tribune. Oct. 81. W. T. s..
of Oakland, Cal. asks about "Sons of
Revolution" I did not know before
hat any but sons were admitted to this
Order; am glad to learn that I am eli
gible, and would like to know about
the Order in New York Can you post
me as TO the headquarters in that State?
Any lineal male descendant above the
age of 81. of an ancestor who served in
the army or navy. or was an official in
the service of any one of the original
IL Colonies during the War of the
Revolution, between April 10, 1775, and
April 10. 1888. is eligible. The Secre-
tary of tine New York Society. to whom
vou should apply for information, is
Henry Russell browne. Fraunces Tav-
ern. corner of Broad and Beaver streets,
New York City. AS you are a resident
of Pennsylvania, I will add that the
secretary of that Society is Ethan Allen
Weaver. Lock Box 713. Philadelphia
G. n H., Interlachen, Fla, writes:
VIII you please answer the following
questions thru your valuable paper: 1.
What control has the United States
Government over a State bank? e
What control has the United States
Government over Safe Deposit Com
pany? 8. What control has the United
Loan and Trust Company? 4. Can a
soldier that has lost an arm In the war
and drawing s55 a month pension get in
any of the Soldiers Homes?
l. None. 2. None. 8. None. except in
the District of Columbia 4. The loss
of an arm and the receipt of a pension
do not debar a disabled soldier from
entering any of the Soldiers Homes.
For full information write to Cen Chas
M Anderson. Greenville. o.
r. s.. Central Village, Conn, asks:
How can I get copy of my discharge,
as mine was stolen from me in 1866?
If the original discharge does not
evist. a certificate of service may be
obtained from the War Department or
from the Adjutant-General of the State
from which your regiment came
j. L. H. Knoxville, Tenn. asks: What .
salary does the King of England get?
The King and Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland receive s2.350.000 annually,
and the King also receives 100000
wear from the revenues of the Duehy
of Lancaster.