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Show 1 takes a singular adjective as a tnedaje."! Itshould be. "I do not like that kind sij Q. Is there any great need on thepaS of the individual to save coal? L. -f' IB A. The probabilities are strong that there will be an acute coal shortage ts3 : fore ths winter is over. Already end time has been lost from -normal prodsc-tlon. prodsc-tlon. Every eiiisen er.aA. therefore, si economical in his use of coal. The Wjua- . ington information bureau of this sassmlj w.l! send any reader a ni ni.oiosss sswiia -tin on how- to sav e coal upon receipt of sf I '--cen stamp for return postage. Q. What was the value of Thomu Jefferson's library', which Shu seM tf the Library of Congress? J. D. R. J A T! :s library w as sold for the ssja'3 of 129.400. it is estimated to he 1 many times that amount at lite preset: time. j Q. How did the days of the wee): pt their' names ' S. D. , A. Names of the days of the vert i were taken from the old British ttjttr.j ology. Sunday and Monday were d-voted d-voted to the worship of the stir, sad 1 moon: Tuesday to Tuscan, the gw: of a heat and cold: Wednesdav to VTedea. tit father of all: Thursday to Ther. gc-3 of war: Friday to Friga. the wife of Wedesj :he mother of all created itflM Saturday to the worship of fee tljdjB Saturn, which was supposed to csoBstl the destinies of man. M (Any reader can get the answer to J question bv writing The Tribune tefte-mat tefte-mat ion bureau. Frederic J. Hasidi, a-- rector. Washington, D. C. This offer c', plies strictly to information. The to- reau cannot give advice or. legal, t.k.c' and financial matters. It does no; v.-temp: v.-temp: to settle domestic troubles, aflESL undertake exhaustive research W 4i subject. Write your question eiaiaiyuW briefly. Give full name and address ; :-cem stamp for return poetfB All replies are sent direct to the.jW quirer.) m Answers to Questions. Q. Who Is the successor to William C. Redfleld. who resigned as secretary 01 commerce, and what are Mr. P.edfield's business plans? L. T. D. A. Edwin F. Sweet of Grand Rapids. Mich., former assistant secretary of the department of commerce, is the acting secretary. President Wilson lias not yet filled the vacancy. Mr. Redfield left Washington on November 1. and returned to his home hi Brooklyn, where he Is the owner of manufacturing plant. He has not vet made known his future rlans. although he Is understood to have had au important offer to engage In a large exporting enterprise. Q When did horses first appear on the North American continent? F. E. R. A The f'rst horses .were brought to North America by the Spanish conquerors conquer-ors of the southwest. Both Cortes and De Soto brought horses with them, and De Soto is known to have abandoned some of his horses In what Is now Texas. These and other strays were the progenitors progeni-tors of the wild mustangs which were so abundant on the western plains a century cen-tury later, and which furnished the American Indians with mounts for the firet time. J. Can a Catholic married man. whose wife died, study for the priesthood? " A. A high Catholic authority says that 1 he car. However, this Is not encouraged, and he must first consult his pastor before be-fore taking such a step. What is the circulation of the Congressional Con-gressional Record, and how many copies Is each congressman allowed? A. T. D. A. The dallv circulation of the Congressional Con-gressional Record Is about S:.000. Each representative Is allowed fifty-nine copies, wh le a senator has eighty-seven to hie credit. . Q What is Scotland Yard, and where lg It located- F. P. ' A. Scotland Yard Is the headquarters of the London police force, and also the British detective police, known as the investigation department. It Is located In London. England. Q. Who was the first woman to receive re-ceive a pension from the United States government ? V. V. A. Margaret Cochran, an Irishwoman, whoee husband fought In the revolutlon-urv revolutlon-urv war. was the first woman to be pensioned pen-sioned bv this government. Q. Is It correct to say, "I do not like those kind of plays?" H. E. A. It la not correct. Kind, as used In the sentence. Is a collective noun, and |