The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-13
Questions and Answers

horoscopes for jan, p and Sept. ~
A:Ltl) Sign Aquarius. The people
OF this sign are both the weakest and
snt stfongest people Of the world. They
possess qnsual powers and il they
nOutu only wake up they would rcan
sreat rewards. Among these people
49, some OF the greatest spiritual
He"ists we nave. They have the facul-
~ oI learning things without much
STUDY, they seem to attract and absorb
Information from every source. Natural
y Ihey are very pleasing and agree
slons. Gems, sapphire, opal and tur-
quoise; colors, blue, pink and Nile
green, () Virgo. Those born under
ms sign are remarkable for their or
ueTIy and methodical habits. They
mink a great deal; they are generous
ana loyal; in dress they are very neat;
women are particularly fastidious;
whlie lacking somewhat in courage and
applcation at times; they aspire to be-
i Hln good ana great people; the pos
sibllltles or these people are very great;
they are usually well formed. x sad
feature is, there are those that will
never admit a fault or confess their
EuiIt; IN marriage they should be care
" sign, .Colors, gold and black;
gems pink, jasper and hyacinth.
4, B. C.--What is the right and left
A,-The right side of a river running
east would be the south side. In desig-
natlng the banks of a river, the terms
ign and left are used with reference
70 the position Of one who is facing In
the direction Of the rivers flow.
W take this opportunity to thank
MFs; A. M. II, for her kindness in cor
reG96lng an error made in the Nov. Is,
1910 editlon. AS we aim to ha always
correct it is not taking a liberty for a
reader to write us, the column is print
ed for the people.
c. L: Sis there any premium on the
silver half dollar, dates 1907, 1927? What
"a, 1885? ~ ~
ans. No. 2, Sign scorpio. These
have a magnetic power that can be felt
py others talking to them; they have
Drllllant imaginary qualities, their con-
structlon of a story is nearly faultless.
MOST OF these people are silent and dig
and afuieo live as c q f6I9 bfhIsy acquire sms wealth taa
and malachite. 8. Sign, Capricorn.
The people born under this sign are
deep thinkers, hard workers and are
usually very brilliant, as entertainers
they excel. They are kind hearted,
they have a quick ear for music, which
SHOULD be cultivated; some Of them
suffer unnecessary hardshlps by stick
ing, to their friends too closely. Gems.
white onyx and moonstone.
W. IL have pictures drawn with
charcoal, would you kindly tell me of
any substance that could get to pre-
Ans.-There Is nothing that we can
refer except TO cover the pictures with
glass.
L. II. R-Will you kindly tell me
whether it is any violation Of the law
to write a p%hotoplay from a copyrighted
DOCK or not? An early reply will be
appreciated.
Ans,--1 Yes, you had better get in
touch with the author, he may let you
use the story for a small royalty. II
ne doesn't you had better give up the
idea OF using any part Of it.
+. o. B.-Who invented glass?
Ans'-No one knows who invented it.
Glass was made more than 5000 years
ago, for glass beads have been found
in Egyptian tombs of that period.
Jack-Kindly tell me what a "blimp''
is, read of them very often in the
war news.
Ansr-A "blimp' Is a kite or observa-
ton balloon.
J. A,-Was the ball bearing inven-
nese?
Ans,-The Chinese have the credit for
the invention in very early times.
Reader-What is a pogrom. In an
article on Russia I read it and did not
understand.
Ans.--A pogrom in Russia is an or
ganized massacre, particularly massacre
OF the Jews, that Is countenanced more
or less openly by the officials.
T. D. Ware there any Of the heroes
Of the Spanish war now living-not the
privates, | mean the commanders?
Ans.-The only one alive now is Rich
mond Pearson Hobson. Admiral Samp-
son died in 1902 and Schley in 1911.