New Britain herald., 1930-08-28

question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New i Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue, Washing. ton. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let , ters are confdential.-Edi 1 Q. What is the name Of the song played by the Hawaiian strum- mers during the love scene between Rod LaRoque and Billy Dove in Man and the Moment?' A. Just Lucky Moment"
 c. Where can thrift stamps be cashed?
 1 A. At the Bureau Of Loans and 1 Currency, Treasury Department. 1 Washington. D. c. ! .. Where are the United States postage stamps printed? | A At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washington, n. C. i .. What is the value of a United states nickel fve-cont piece dated 1886?
 ! A. It is cataIogued at to 25 cents,
 Q. What does the Latin phrase Sic transit gloria mundi" mean? 1 A. So passes away the glory Of the uorld.'
 e. What is the salary Of United States senators and rerroscntativcs?
 A, Ton thousanl dollars.
 Q. Was there ever negro president pro tenn. Of the United States?
 4. No.
 Q. Who IS the author Of the verse:
 Though the mills of the God
 grind slowly yet they grind eX-
 ceeding small
 Though with patience He sands
 awaiting, with exactness crlnds
 He all"
 <. II was written by Frederick Non Logan I604-IG55l and appears 10 be an adaptation Of tho Gods mil erinds slowly. but small" which was written nearly century earlier by George Herbert.
 c Who was tho l7adirg woman in Paid to Love?"
 4. Virginia NalIi.
 e. Who was Edward Teacho
 A An AEglo-Amcrican pirate, pOpularly known as "Blackbeard. :" He became widely known and feared for his robberics and atrocities throughout Inc West Indies and along the coasts Of Carolina and Virginia. Al Pasquotank, North Carolina. in 17l7 he was attacked by two small sloops under the com maAd of Lieut.. Maynard of the British navy, and by a successful ruso was led 10 board the vessels, when ho and several Of his men were hill~d.
 c. What is q "ijio"
 X. That is the janancse name for q parasite Of tho hworm, tach- rid fly. II said that the eggs of the parasite are laid upon the null berry leaves and are eaten by the worms, after which the larva hatch es out and feeds in the interior of the worms. They do considerab ble damage in Japan.
 e. When was James K. Polk i'd mi IF,
 A. From 1645 to 164o
 e. Was the letter "U" in tho PhOonician alphabcto
 A. Their alphabet ended with [ end u was the first Of the letters dc Volopod in Greek 10 supply the de- fcicncy of the Phoonic.an alphabet,
 Q. When and by whom was the paper called The Tatler" published in London?
 A. Ii was a penny newspaper published in London by Sir Richard Steele, issued three times week. and running through Fl mum bers. between April 12, 1709 and January 2. i'll, Its original purpose was merely 10 describe events of tho day; but with the contribution of Addison, wh!ch began in number ] S. 1T gradually assumed q more didac- tic tone, and eventually became a set ] of essays on various social and quasl-political topics Its sudden withdrawal was probably occasioned i by the exception taken by Stcele's superiors in government offices tc certain statements printed in it, and the editors consequent dismissal from the gazetteership. His paeu- donym Of Bickerstaff had also by this time been penetrated. Steele wrote 1SS of the papers and Addi- son 4l. The remainder were mostly written in collaboration. The sue cHssor of the Tatlcr vas the Spec tator
 1 Q. Where is the island of Tu- tuila?
 1 \. II is the principal island Of American samoa, having an area of about 4o square miles c. In what book is there char acter called Valiant For Truth" A. In the second part of Bun | vans Pilgrims Progress she joins the company Of Christians on her | journey to the Cclestion City. c. Why are navel oranges sc called?
 i A. Because of the depression or i the orange that rcsem mbles a navel. | .. To whom did Tennyson write i Tn Memoriam ?" | A. Arthur Henry Hallam, son of i the historian Henry Hallam. He 1 died very suddenly at Vienna to the bitter grief Of his father and hit 1 friend Tennyson.