The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-10-28

SOnal trlnketS worn Dy tne Woheh
victims have been uncovered. Keren-
sky claims that he tried to induce
England and other foreign nations
to accord hospitality to the dethron-
ed monarch and his family but was
refused. These countries, however,
declare that they appealed to the Ker-
ensky rgime to save the Inflated fam
lily.
Wealth Of the Presidents.
CUES. How much money did our
presidents leave when they died?--
Ans. Washington left an estate val
ued at over 100000 John Adams
left about $4,000; Jefferson was SO
poor that II congress had not purchas-
ed his library at $4,000 he would
have died a pauper; Madison left
about $4,000; Monroe died so poor
. that he had to be buried at the ex-
pense of relatives; John Quincy
Adams left $4,000; Jackson died
worth about $4,000; Van Buren, left
$400, 900; it is said that Van Buren,
did not draw his salary until he left
office. Polk left an estate valued at
s150,00O; Taylor left $4,000; Ty-
Ter married a woman of wealth; Fill
more, who also came into wealth by
marriage left 100000; Pierce's es-
tate was valued at $4,000; Buchan-
an left 100000; Lincoln, $4,000;
Johnson $4,000. At one time Grant
was wealthy but he lost his fortune
in speculation and the Grant & Ward
failure. Hayes was always frugal
and put by quite a fortune. Gar
field was moderately well off. Harri-
son died worth $250,0O0. Cleveland's
fortune, it is said, was larger than
that of any of his predecessors. Nc
Kinley died comparatively poor.
Roosevelt inherited some wealth; he
also had a considerable income from
his writings and he left a moderate
fortune at his death.
Reasons for Change of Seasons.
Ques. Why do we have summer
when, the sun is farthest away, and
winter when it is nearest?-Ans. I
Questions of such general nature re-
quire more explanation than can be
given in one query. In these mat ;
ters it is suggested that inQuirers
read up" on the subject in encyclo !
pedia or school reference books. Such I
things are difficult to explain in a
few words. In our limited space we
undertake to give. complete
education in any one subject, but
must restrict our answers to brief
facts. The earth has an elliptical
mot a circular) orbit about the sun.
The formers axis always points to
he Pole star and is inclined to the
plane of it's orbit at an angle of % u
degrees. The earth, thappens, is
nearest the sun in what we of the
northern hemisphere call winter but
his has little effect on our tempera-
ure. Latter is regulated by man
Ter in which suns rays strike the
earth. In winter rays reach us in
;lanting position and lose much heat
n travelling through atmosphere at
lngle. In summer rays beat straight
lown and give more heat. Earth, be-
,ause of it's tipped position, presents
our different faces to sun at four
different times of year (our seasons).
n latter part-ef December south pole
S inclined toward sun, while north
'ole and arctic circle region are en-
eloped in darkness. In this posi-
ion of earth, sun neither rises to in
abitants of arctic zone, nor sets to
hose of antarctic zone. Outside of
hese zones, sun is observed to both
Use and set; the relative lengths of
ay and night at any place can be es-
mated by studying diurnal turning
earth on its axis. AT equator days
nd nights are always same length, {
he inequality increasing as either /
ole is approached. In position earth {
likes in June everything is reversed {
/ the two hemispheres; the northern I
now has longest days and
,uthern one longest nights. In the {
her two seasons, at equinox (spring {
nd fall the plane of the terrestrial I
Iuator comedies with the sun; all (
lie diurnal circles are one-half in the {
Illuminated hemisphere giving equal {
avs and nights in all parts of the
orld. To be more explicit, for six {
onths, from March 81 to Sept 22,
If hemisphere is turned toward sun =
days are long, nights short, SUMS {
Iys fall vertically and heat is in S
nsive. At same time, the southern Il
atmosphere is turned away from the t
rays fall slantingly, fewer i
e intercepted by earth's surface, II
eat is less and days are shorter., Il
uring the other six months, condi- Vi
ms ara ravarsad I,