Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-05

er course. the boat sails directly be-
fore the wind she Is like balloon
and drifts along at about the speed Of
the wind itself.
Where did President Garfield diet
Pr. ident Garfield died in the cot
tage of C. J. Franklin at Elberon. N.
j., near Long Branch. where he was
taken in the summer of 1881 following
his shooting.
What 10 . good soldering AUX for the
amateur to USE. O., something that
will cause the solder TO unite with the
metal operated upon3
The professional plumber has several
soldering fuxes that should work for
the amateur. OF these hydrochloric
acid with little zinc added to form a
chloride is used chiefly In soft solder
ing. Powdered rosin sprinkled on the
surface Of the metal serves as a good
the same purpose. IL you have copper
to mend you should use either bOrax
or sal ammoniac before applying the
solder.
What 10 the meaning Of the initiative
a. applied TO politics?
BY the initiative n proposed law may
he submitted directly to the people on
petition from a certain number Of vOt-
ers.
Must q president Of the United States
BE- born Of American born parents or 10
Il sufficient IL his parents are natural
ICED Americana?
To BE- president he must have been
born In the United States and be an
American citizen. 1t does not matter
whether his parents are American
born.
Was General A. e. Burnside Of civil
war fame ever governor Of Rhode 10.
iand7
He was governor from 1866 to 1868
| and United States senator from 1875
to 1851. He was born in Liberty.
Union county. Ind.
What 10 the difference between H.
Nstie and potential energy?
Kinetic energy Is the ability to do
work due to the m ton of the body.
Potential energy is the ability to do
work due to the position of the body.
What 10 . "stooI pisson7"
The name is applied to a person who
associates with criminals for the pur.
pose Of giving information to the po-
lice. Such persons have usually been
criminals themselves and are we'll &C.
quainted with others in the same fash.
ion Of life. know their methods and
secrets and are able to get much in
formation from them by posing as
criminals themselves. 1t has frequent.
~ been charged that these people buy
their own freedom from arrest by CIV
ing valuable information concerning
others.
What 10 the best way to polish ivoryi
Moisten a piece of felt or velveteen.
dip in putty powder or pumice stone
and polish.
How many brothers has sx.Prssi-
dent William Howard Taft7 10 he the
oldsst3
William Howard Taft was born in
1857 In Cincinnati; his brother, Horace
er brother, Henry Waters Taft. was
born in 1859. while his half brother.
Charles Phelps Taft, was born in 1S43.
How many presidents Of the United
States have been soidiers and which
ones?
Washington, Monroe and Jackson
were soldiers in the Revolutionary war:
Jackson, William Henry Harrison. Ty-
Ter, Taylor and Buchanan In the war
Of 1912; Lincoln In the Black Hawk
war: Taylor. Pierce and Grant in the
Mexican war; Grant, Hayes. Garfield.
| Arthur. Benjamin Harrison and Nc
Kinley In the civil war; Roosevelt In
the war with Spain.
What was the official popular vote
cast for the presidential nominees At
the last sisetion7
Woodrow Wilson. 8293,12O votes;
Theodore Roosevelt. 4,119682; william
H. Taft. 3.4S5OS2: Eugene v. Debs.
0O1 $50; the Prohibition candidate. 49,.
$50.
Where 10 Daniel Webster burisd3
At Marshfield, Mass. where he died.
| Please inform me whether the ten
cent piece Of 1885 10 worth more than
| its face value.
| No. The dimes of 1905, 1907, 1909.
1871 and 1916 command a small pre-
MUM ranging from 20 cents to 81. but
| the 1885 dime Is not listed in any coin
catalogue as being worth more than
face value The rarest dimes are
| those Of the dates 1906 (allet headD.
1897, 1913, 1900. 1902 and 1922. Any
one Of these Is worth from So to 81.
| improving the Backbone.
Although the following sounds like
an Irish pun. 1t is credited to en- Amer.
lean clergyman:
patriotism Is the backbone Of the
United States" Quoth the minister.
His congregation nodded silent ap-
prevail.
"And what we have to do is to train
that backbone and bring 1t to the