The National tribune., 1908-03-04
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.

G. s. Golden City No. asks: 1. What
is the hight of Niagara Falls? 2 What
is the Isthmus of Panama. and why is
1t so called, and what composes it?
L. The descent on the American side
of the Falls of Niagara is I64 feet and
on the Canadian side 15S feet g The
lsthmus of Panama is the narrow strip
of land. with minimum width of As
miles, lying between the Pacific Ocean
and the Caribbean Sea. connecting
North America with South America IC
originally was department of the Rs
public of Colombia. but towards the
close of 1903 it became the Republic of
Panama. when it ceded to the United
States the strip of land 10 miles in
width thru which the Panama Canal is
being cut This strip is now known as
| the Canal Zone.
r. D.. Boston. Mass. asks: How can
obtain the Congressional Record?
Each Senator and Congressman has
number, fixed by law, of copies to
distribute, and at the beginning of each
session of Congress he furnishes the
| Government Printing Office with list
| of the names of those to whom the
| Record is TO be sent daily II upon
writing to your Congressman YOU find
that his quota is exhausted. you can
IoHb''tAibC lOi II il 30 Iti l4lt lDDS StS-
sion and 81 for the short session By
writing to Superintendent of Docu-
ments. Government Printing Office,
| Washington, d. c.
c. NJ. S. V. Wellsboro. Pa, writes:
understand that you published a list
! of the Revolutionary officers and SOL
| dlers two or three years ago in your
paper. Have you any of the records on
| file? / am tracing my family history,
4 Il
record.
Copies of The National Tribune con-
tanning the series of articles to which
| YOU refer are no longer available and
we would therefore advise you to write
| to the Military Secretary, in care of the
| War Department, Washington, D. c.,
| for the individual records of those
whose hisOries you desire, and also write
to the Adjutant-Generals of the States
| under whose authority they served.
Massachusetts,. Connecticut. New York
and New Jersey have published books
| giving lists of soldiers who served in
the War of the Revolution.
]. A. Roder. N NJ. asks: To whom
! shall L write to get full information in
regard to the homestead laws, health,
| quality of lands. and. in fact, general
| information in regard to Panama?
For this information we would ad-
wise you to correspond with Senior Don
]. Domingo de Obaldia, The Highlands,
Washington. d. c., the Minister from
Panama to the United States. In q
general way it may be said that Pam
anna is thoroly healthful, provided the
person going there exercises reasonable
precautions. 1t is not wise to drink
water without filtering or boiling it.
Undue exposure to the sun should be
avoided, and care should be taken not
to expose oneself to the night dews.
E. C. T., Exeter. Mo-, writes: How
can I find out if there is any law gov
erning the practice of dentistry in the
Canal Zone on the Isthmus of Panama?
/ thought. perhaps, as it was under the
War Department, the regulations gov
erning Army dentists might be in force.
The Hon. J. c. s. Blackburn is head
| of the Department of Civil Administra-
tion, and-Col. William c. Gorgas is
head of the Department of Sanitation.
both with offices at Ancon, Panama.
The Chief of Office of the Isthmian
Canal Commission is Col. II. +. Hodges.
War Department. Washington, D. C. We
do not believe that there are any very
stringent rules in regard to the prac-
tice of dentistry in the Canal Zone 7z-s
H. F. s., Cincinnati. o., asks: Can
you tell me how the railway mileage Of
British India compares with that of the
United States?
In the United States there are 223,-
| 40 miles of railway, whereas in British
| India there are 28,611 miles. The total
| railway mileage of Asia is only 51,535
miles.
NJ. w. r., Hyattsville. Md, asks:
What is done with the money collected
at the volunteer concerts given on
board of the transatlantic steamships?
The financial proceeds of the concerts
on the Atlantic steamships go to dis
abled seamen and to the widows and
orphans of deceased seamen. AS rule,
they are paid over to some seaman's
charity in the country to which the ves-
sci belongs, but sometimes there are a
| number of Americans on board, who
| Stipulate that half of the fund shall be
| paid to American disabled sailors. and
| in that case one-half goes to the Sea-
mans Home in this country.
T. c., Tostviile. Pa, writes: Our regi.
ment was in the battle of Fort Fisher,
| in North Carolina. To what National
cemetery were the dead removed, or
are they still there?
The remains of the soldiers, 7S1 in
number, originally buried at Fort Fish
er, N. c.. were removed in March. 1867.
and were reinterred in the Wilmington,
n. c., National Cemetery
E. w. NJ, Syracuse. NJ Y. asks: When
| did the phrase In God We Trust first
appear upon our coins?
The words 'In God We Trust first
appeared upon the copper two-cent
piece issued in 1864, and is said to be
| the first use of the word God in any
Government act. This motto was intro
duced by James Pollock. Director of tho
Mint. with the approval of the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase.
1t appeared on the 1866 issue of the
double eagle. eagle, half eagle, silver
dollar, half dollar and the nickel five
cent piece, replacing the long-existins
motto, Sc Pluribus Unum."
J. P, Florence, N. J., asks: Can you
| give me the name and address of a re-
| sponsible dealer in old coins?
Lyman H. Low. II East 23d St, and
| the Scott Coin and Stamp Company. 26
East 23d ST.. both of New York City,
are reliable dealers.
A Checker Problem.