New Britain herald., 1925-11-10

I Du Cdu BtL ull ullhWeT 10 any question of fact or information by writing to The Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1929 New York avenue, Washington, D, C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and martial advice cannot be given, nor can eX- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive q per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confidentiOl.-Editor. Q. What is the current coin of i Abyssinia?
 A. The Maria Theresa dollar and the Menelik dollar, The latter, call ed taari, or dollar, is worth about , two English shilings or approM- mately fifty cents in United States money. The Maria Theresa dollar has about the same value.
 c. From what is the quotation "Water, water everywhere and not drop 10 drink" taken?
 A. From "The Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Colcridgc.
 c. What was the highest score ever made in a major league base ball game?
 A. That made by Chicago against Louisville. both of the National league, June %, 1897. at Chicago, the score Of which was: Chicago 36, Louisville '.
 Q. What college fratcrnities are devoted to men of the legal pro- fession?
 A, Delta Theta Pi Gamma Eta Gamma, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Delta Phi. Sigma Delta Kappa.
 Q. How many poems were writ ten by William Wadsworth Long, fellow?
 A. He wrote about 800 poems including some translated from other languages?
 Q. What do some postage stamps have perforated cancellations and others not. Is this done in or by the post office department?
 A. Stamps are not perforated for cancellation by the post office de- nartmcnt, but by private firms OIIcn business houses are annoyed by having employCs use the firms stamps. The perforations serve to identify stamps and prevent their thnft rart ai {,, gard 10 the size of the pcrforations etc, are prescribed by the post of, flee department.
 Q. Of what and when did Rich, ard Harding Davis die? A; He died suddenly at his homo at Mt. kiscO, N. T., April Il, 1916 of heart failure, caused no doubt bl the hardships experienced in thu Balkan war from which he had re gently returned.
 l Q. What Is the largest librar, in the world?
 , A. It is said to be the Nationa , Library at Paris, which contain! forty miles of shelves, holding l, , 100000 books, There are also 175, ; 600 manuscripts. &0O,0O0 maps ant charts and 15O0oO coins an,
 medals.
 Q. Are thero any commissioner
 officers in the regular army who ar
 Negroes? Are members of that rac
 admitted to West Point for trainin $ to be officers? A. There are now five Negr 5 commissioned officers In the regula } army and several on the retired lis = Negroes are admitted 10 the U. l. Military Academy at West Point, bu Il none are attending at the presor - time.
 Il Q. Can one clean velvet dres
 at home?
 '' A. Velvet may be cleaned b ;, stcaming. Place damp cloth ove -' a hot iron which is standing on il
 heel, and run the velvet over th /, iron. The steam will remove tf 1T dust and raise the pile. ' Q. Who was "Charmian?" Wh; =. kind Of a name Is Il" :, A. She was lady-in waiting I. Cleopatra, and killed herself at Il - time of Cleopatra's death. This r, according to Shakespeare's pla
 Anthony and Cleopatra" Tho nan is of Egyptian origin. r c. If there any kind of flu bearing animal called the Kolil In sky?
 ,s A. The Kolinsky is a species a weasel or mink found in Siberia al ,5 China. The color is generally tawI ,l, yellow and the fur is almost aIwn st dyed for commercial purposes ,I initiate other members of the yeas ,a family It is also known as R " Sable, Siberian Mink and Tart
 Sable.
 DO Q. When does the harvest mot in occur?
 sat A. Ii is the full moon ncarC
 the autumnal equinox. At that SC G. son the moon, when nearly flu
 rises for several consecutive nigf
 at about the same hour, so tn . there is an unusual proportion ! moonlight evenings. The phenom :. non is due to the fact that at t - time of the autumnal equinox { r full moon Unnecessarily opposite the sun) is in that part of it's or1 which makes the least possible a
 gle with the eastern horizon at { [ point where the moon rises
 Q. In what chapter of the Bil
 does 1t say that certain events a plans must be carried out befo |