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MONTANA

by Janet Spencer Montana became the 41st state on November 8, 1889, so come along with Tidbits as we visit Montana!

MONTANA WEATHER • The town of Browning, Montana near Glacier Park holds the national record for the greatest drop in temperature in 24 hours, for a 100 degree drop on January 23, 1916. It went from 44° to -56°F (7°C to -49°C) • On January 11, 1980, when Great Falls set a new national weather record for quickest temperature increase in the shortest time, it took just seven minutes to go from -32° to 15°F (-35°C to -15°C).

• Montana’s record low is -70°F (-57°C) and the record high is 117°F (47°F), for a temperature range of 187 degrees. No state has a temperature ranger greater than that.

• Cooke City near Yellowstone National Park holds the state record for greatest snowfall in a single season, with 418 inches (10.6 m) for the winter of 1977-78. However, the town of Summit near Glacier National Park holds the record for greatest snowfall in 24 hours; greatest snowfall in four days; greatest snowfall in five days; and the greatest snowfall in one month when 131 inches (3.3 m) of snow fell in January of 1972.

MONTANA SNOW • How long would it take to give a lift to the entire population of Montana in the state’s 65 ski lifts?

About 13 hours at maximum capacity of 72,000 people per hour. There are 15 ski areas in the state, with a combined area of 14,000 acres of skiing and 548 downhill runs.

• Martin City hosts the annual Barstool Races each February, where barstools must be mounted on skis to enter.

• Red Lodge Mountain hosts the Cardboard Cup Classic each winter, during which cardboard contraptions hit the slopes and are awarded prizes for the most creative.

• At Big Mountain near Whitefish each winter, they host the annual furniture race, where skis are attached to any snow-worthy item of furniture and ridden down the mountain.

• Showdown ski area hosts mannequin jumping, where decorated mannequins are attached to skis and sent down the mannequin ski jump.

• The city of Missoula sponsors the Frost Fever Festival every February, featuring snow football, snow softball, and snow volleyball.

IT’S A FACT • Percent of avalanche victims in the U.S. who are men: 90% • Percent of Montana’s stream flow that originates from melting snow: 70%.

• Miles of interstate in Montana: 1,200 • Miles of groomed snowmobile trails in Montana: 4,000 MONTANA STATE FLOWER • The Montana state flower is the bitterroot. It can live for over a year without water and can be revived (Continued next page)

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1. Is the Book of 2 John in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From 2 Samuel, what king confessed his adulterous affair after being confronted by the prophet Nathan? Silas, Josiah, Jael, David 3. From Genesis 37, who dreamed that the sun, moon and stars bowed to him? Moses, Abraham, Aaron, Joseph 4. From Esther 7, who met his death on the gallows he had built for another man?

Ahab, Elijah, Haman, Dathan 5. From Numbers 11, what personal assistant of Moses became jealous of Eldad and Medad? Isaac, Joshua, Job, Cain 6. From Proverbs 30, which is not listed as small, but exceedingly wise? Ants, Flies, Locusts, Conies, Spiders

even after being boiled, dried, or pressed. Its tenacity is reflected in its Latin name “Lewisia rediviva” with “Lewisia” being for Meriwether Lewis who cataloged it, and “rediviva” meaning “one who lives again.”

NAME THAT STATE • The only state that has more hiking trails than Montana’s 15,000 miles (24,140 km) of trails is California.

• The only states that have more pick-up trucks per capita than Montana’s 361 trucks for every 1,000 residents are North and South Dakota.

• The only state that has a higher rate of private airplane ownership than Montana is Alaska.

• The only state that has an average daily wind speed higher than Montana’s 12.7 mph (20 km/hr) is Wyoming, averaging 12.9 mph.

• The only state that has more acres of land being farmed than Montana’s 58.6 million acres is Texas, with 129 million cultivated acres. After Montana come Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

MONTANA POPULATION: SPARSE • When Hillary Clinton visited the state in 1993, she described it as “hyper-rural.” Nationwide, about 25% of the population lives in rural areas, but in Montana, 48% do.

• The average population density across the state is 6.2 people per square mile. The only states more sparsely settled than that are Alaska and Wyoming.

The national average is 75 people per square mile, and New York City has a density of 26,402 per square mile.

• Montana’s least populated counties, Petroleum and Garfield, have only 0.3 people per square mile. The county seat of Garfield County is Jordan, known as the “lonesomest town in the world” because it’s the most isolated county seat in the contiguous U.S. The nearest airport is 175 miles (281 km) away, and it’s 115 miles (185 km) to the nearest railroad depot.

• About 80% of Montana communities have a population of 3,000 or fewer, and there are only seven cities in the state with populations of over 10,000. The population of the entire state is just over one million.

MONTANA GOLD • When six prospectors dipped their gold pans in Alder Creek in 1863, leading to one of history’s richest placer gold discoveries, they were hoping to find just enough gold to pay for their tobacco. Instead the $10 million worth of gold taken out of Alder Creek, which runs through Virginia City and Nevada City, would be worth about $2.5 billion today.

• Today Montana ranks 5th in production of gold, behind Nevada, California, Alaska, and South Dakota. The Montana state motto “Oro y Plata” is Latin for “gold and silver” and the state seal displays a pick, plow, and shovel.

• When a hotel was built in the state capital of Helena, enough gold was recovered from the excavation of the basement to pay for the construction of the entire building.

• At a nearby gulch, miners pulled 700 pounds (317 kg) of gold from a two acre plot in a single day.

• In the 1880s, Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the nation, with 50.

MONTANA FUN • The town of Drummond, Montana sponsors the annual Flapjack Race, where rules dictate that you must build a fire and cook an edible pancake, all while keeping your untied mule next to you at all times.

• Bearcreek’s 50 residents hold Pig Races each summer. Pigs are tended by “sowboys.”

• Missoula hosts the annual “Punkin’ Chuckin’ Contest” to see who can build a catapult to throw a pumpkin the farthest without using motors or explosives. The current record is nearly 4,000 feet (1,219 m).

• Reed Point’s answer to Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls is the annual Running of the Sheep, including the Sheep Roundup, the Sheep Beauty Contest, and sky-diving (plastic) sheep.

1. In 2014, Detroit’s Victor Martinez became the third A.L. player in history to have a season of 30-plus homers and less than 50 strikeouts at age 35 or older. Who were the first two?

2. Name the last major-league playoff team before the 2014 Kansas City Royals to not have at least 100 regular-season home runs.

3. Who was the last player before Jacksonville’s Allen Hurns in 2014 to score on each of his first two NFL receptions?

4. Name the first men’s basketball coach to take five different schools to the NCAA Tournament.

5. Who was the first graduate from Harvard to score a goal in the Stanley Cup Finals?

6. In 2015, Alex Morgan became the third-fastest U.S. female player (79 games) to score 50 goals in international competition. Who did it faster?

7. How many losses did heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier have during his 37-fight pro career.

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by Samantha Weaver * It was early 20th-century American horror novelist H.P. Lovecraft who made the following sage observation: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” * Those who study such things say that Americans spend about $1.65 billion every year on tattoos, and that 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo. * Ancient Aztecs believed that when a warrior died, he became a hummingbird. * In 1974, fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken launched a new marketing campaign in their Japanese stores. Called “Kentucky for Christmas,” it has had a lasting impact on the habits of the Japanese. More than 40 years later, the special fried chicken meal, which comes complete with cake and sparkling wine, is offered every Christmas. It’s so popular that those who fail to order theirs months in advance end up waiting in line for hours on Christmas Day to get their traditional holiday meal. * Scientists have identified fruit flies that are genetically resistant to getting drunk. It seems the insects have a certain gene that influences their susceptibility to the effects of alcohol; those with the inactive version of the gene are far less likely to get drunk. Those conducting the studies are calling the gene “happyhour.” * The average citizen of France drinks six times as much wine as the average American. * You might be surprised to learn that acclaimed American author (and noted recluse) J.D. Salinger once worked as an entertainment director for a Swedish cruise line. *** Thought for the Day: “A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.”

-- Leo Tolstoy (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* On Nov. 10, 1775, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the Continental Navy. The date is now observed as the birthdate of the United States Marine Corps.

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* On Nov. 13, 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of “Treasure Island” and “Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” is born in Scotland. He pursued a career as a writer, but his decision alienated his parents, who expected him to follow the family trade of lighthouse keeping. * On Nov. 15, 1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City, making up-to-theminute prices available to investors around the country. Since the New York Stock Exchange’s founding in 1792, information had traveled by mail or messenger. * On Nov. 14, 1900, composer Aaron Copland is born in Brooklyn, New York. Copland was responsible for the creation of some of the 20th century’s most beloved and enduring works of classical music, such the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Appalachian Spring” (1944). * On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.

Today, an estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor. * On Nov. 11, 1978, on the Georgia set of “The Dukes of Hazzard,” a stuntman launches the iconic 1969 Dodge Charger named the General Lee off a makeshift dirt ramp and over a police car. More than 300 different General Lees were used in the CBS TV series. * On Nov. 9, 1989, East German officials open the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin. The following day, celebrating Germans began to tear down the wall, the defining symbol of the Cold War. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

PAW’S CORNER

By Sam Mazzotta

Do Charity Events Really Help Pets?

--DEAR PAW’S CORNER: A local pet charity is going to hold a Halloween-themed pet walk, where participants bring their dogs in costume to parade along a local street. My question is, do these kinds of charity events really help pets in need? They just seem like chichi seeand-be-seen social gatherings without any real purpose.

-- Dan in Long Beach, California DEAR DAN: Charity events can do a tremendous amount of good for pets in need. Besides donations of food, blankets and other items, most shelters and nonprofits need cold hard cash in order to function.

These events can raise quite a bit of money.

Many pet owners join in walks like these just for fun, and I think that’s fine. They’re proud of their pet and want to show it off, and it’s a great chance to socialize (as long as the dogs can handle large crowds).

However, if you’re also concerned about how your donation will be used, it doesn’t hurt to do some research first. What exactly does the charity support?

(Some fund pet rescues or local shelters; others advocate for seniors and their pets, and so on.) How much of its funding goes directly to the cause being supported?

You can find the answer through watchdog groups like Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org/), Guidestar (www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx) or the Wise Giving Alliance (www.give.org/). You also can check an approved nonprofit’s 990 tax forms from the IRS to see how efficiently donations are used.

If you’re still skeptical, save those funds and donate them directly to your local shelter, where you can ask someone how that money is used, and it generally travels the shortest path toward helping animals in need.

Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Fishing Report, White/Norfork River Hi Gang, Both the White and Norfork rivers are now running much less water than we have seen for 5 months or so. The water is very clear and that opens up many opportunities that we didn’t have during the constant high water flows.

The Fly Fishing is now at it’s very best with plenty of both boating and wading opportunities. It is time to get stealthy with small indicators, light tippets and small flies. The fish are in the shoals and riffles when actively feeding and then they slide back to the deeper runs and pools where they hold behind structure. The holding spots are easy to spot and are loaded with heavy concentrations of fish. All of the old techniques will work now and swinging Soft Hackles is one of my favorite methods now. The fishing pressure has subsided now so you can find plenty of spots that offer some solitude and a bunch of active fish.

As the water cools and the days become shorter Midges will be the prevalent bug, Ruby and Zebra Midges will be the standard fare along with the old standbys Scuds and Sow Bugs.

I fished the White River yesterday for a couple of hours just to check out the new normal water conditions. I caught some nice fish on a San Juan worm with a #16 flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph dropper. I also tried a Sculpin colored jig and the fish really hit it hard.

The gravel has silted in the old channels so the boating was tricky in several spots. It is time to put on your old prop and pick your way through the shallow water. It will be a while before the current cuts the channels open again so be careful and pick your spots carefully.

The weather is still very nice and the water is perfect for any type of fishing you prefer so get out there now before the snow flies!

See Y’all next week.

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“Be known before you’re needed” Advertise with Tidbits (870) 421-7898 Noteworthy Inventions

WILLIAM PERKIN

• Born in England in 1838, William Perkin was supposed to grow up to be an architect, which is what his father wanted. However, a youthful chemistry experiment with soda and alum caused William to become far more interested in chemistry than architecture. As a result, he attended the City of London School, one of the first schools to teach chemistry as a standard subject. William excelled.

• In the mid-1800s malaria caused many deaths. The only remedy was quinine, painstakingly derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.

• After hearing a lecture on the difficulties of extracting quinine, Perkin decided to try to synthesize quinine.

He started with aniline, made from distilling the indigo plant, because he thought the chemical structure was similar enough to quinine that he could alter it.

• After mixing in carbons and hydrogens extracted from coal tar, the result was a black sludge. Perkin threw it away, then washed his flasks out with water and alcohol but was interested to see that the sludge residue turned the water and alcohol purple.

• Experimenting further, Perkin extracted the substance that caused the color, and sent samples to a friend in the dye business. The purple substance was effective at dying cotton and silk.

• At the time, purple dye was obtained from mollusks and it took 12,000 mollusks to produce enough dye for a single dress, and it was not color-fast. Only royalty could afford purple clothing. Perkin’s dye was permanent, cheap, and easy.

• William, who was only 17 when he made his discovery, subsequently decided to go into the dye business. In 1856, the Patent Office granted Perkin a patent for ‘a new colouring matter for dyeing.’

• The dye was a hit in France, where they named it ‘malva’ for the mallow flower, which is the same color as the dye. Chemists later altered this French name slightly, giving the dye its common name: Mauve.

• William didn’t know anything about textiles or the large scale production of chemicals. However, 1857 the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, began to wear mauve-colored gowns. In 1858, Queen Victoria wore mauve to her daughter’s wedding. Suddenly mauve was in demand. Since he was the only person who knew how to produce the dye, his success was assured.

• William’s father invested his savings in order to build a factory, and the business was wildly successful. He continued his research, finding how to prevent cloth from being dyed unevenly by using a soap bath to ensure even application of the color. He found methods of creating light and dark shades of mauve. He figured out how to dye cloth in calico patterns.

• His contribution to dye chemistry happened just as the Industrial Revolution was taking place. Cotton fabric could be manufactured and dyed very cheaply, making it possible for common people to buy better and more colorful clothing.

• William became rich in short order, selling his factory and retiring from the business at the age of 36 to pursue other interests.

• His discovery revolutionized the dye industry and sparked the birth of the synthetic chemical industry.

Coal tar had previously been thought of as a useless by-product of the gas industry, whose only known use was for water-proofing boots. Perkin’s discovery laid the foundations for an industry that found uses for coal tar ranging from pharmaceuticals to perfumes to Saccharine. As a result of Perkin’s discovery, over 700 new compounds were found.

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Fall Leaf Play 1. How did Fleetwood Mac get its name?

2. Name the one memorable song by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.

3. What was the first record released by soul singer Maxine Brown?

4. Who released “Long and Lonesome Road” and “Mighty Joe” in 1969?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “The street was deserted late Friday night, We were buggin’ each other while we sat out the light, We both popped the clutch when the light turned green.”

Answers 1. Band founder Peter Green combined the last names of two of the original members, Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. 2. “Last Kiss,” in 1961. The single was repeatedly released, often with a different b-side.

3. “All in My Mind,” in 1961. It reached No. 2 on the R&B charts.

4. Shocking Blue, at the same time their “Venus” climbed the charts.

5. “Dead Man’s Curve,” by Jan and Dean. In the 1964 song, the ill-fated teen race starts at Sunset and Vine in Los Angeles, with the North Whittier Drive 90-degree curve nearby.

Two years later, Jan Berry of Jan & Dean had a near-fatal crash in his own Sting Ray on North Whittier Drive. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Romping in the rain decked out in rubber boots and raincoats is a happy pastime for Canadianborn Melissa Oliveri and her 5-year-old son Luca. And when the leaves change color, it’s even more of an adventure, especially when the falling leaves in their neighborhood are Melissa’s beloved maples, the symbol of her homeland.

Pockets full of colorful maples are often the centerpiece of fun learning activities when they get home -- like creating an artful version of the Canadian flag. Noting the 11 points on the leaf, they sandwich it between pieces of adhesivebacked, self-laminating sheets and glue it to the center of a large sheet of white art paper. Melissa draws two vertical red lines from top to bottom on the paper, about two inches from the side edges of the leaf. Luca fills in the two borders with red markers, crayons or paint, and it’s ready to hang.

Explore the magic of leaves and other nature finds where you live this week. Here are two more ideas: SWIMMING IN THE LEAVES If raking the yard is on your to-do list, set out your kiddie pool before you store it for winter, and fill it to overflowing with fallen leaves.

Luca enjoyed active afternoons as a preschooler “swimming,” “splashing” and “kicking” in the contained space of crackly red and gold leaves, while Melissa and her husband got the raking done.

PRESS AND FRAME First, press a variety of shapes and colors of leaves. Spread them out on smooth paper towels.

Place heavy books on top and let the leaves dry for a couple of days. Remove books and gently remove leaves. Or, simply press them in pages of a phone book.

Group them together in an inexpensive poster frame, and display in a prominent place in your home. If you have a collage-style frame with outdated or faded photos, remove them and frame different leaves in the square and/or oval sections of the matting. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide.

To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page.

Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

“Be known before you’re needed” Advertise with Tidbits (870) 421-7898 QUIZ: PASTA • In 1920, so the story goes, an Italian man named de Lelio was concerned because his pregnant wife had lost her appetite. He owned a restaurant in Rome, so he concocted a dish of egg noodles covered with a rich delicious sauce to tempt his wife’s appetite. History does not record whether or not she liked it, but the patrons of his restaurant did. He called the dish after himself and began to serve it regularly.

• Movie stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were on their honeymoon in Rome and stopped in his restaurant for dinner nearly every night. They enjoyed his noodle dish so much that they presented him with a gold-plated fork and spoon with which to stir his famous sauce.

• Within a year the recipe was featured in a cookbook produced by the famous Rector’s Restaurant in New York, which helped popularize the dish in America. Hollywood movie stars continued to eat at di Lelio restaurant in Rome, and they insisted that their favorite chefs back home try their hand at the recipe as well.

• Today the noodle dish, with a sauce made from butter, cream and Parmesan cheese, is popular across the U.S. The restaurant started by di Lelio is still in business. What was his first name, now attached to his famous pasta recipe?

(Answer below)

QUIZ: LUIZA’S PASTA

• Luiza was born in Italy in 1871 and began singing at the age of three. She made her debut in opera in 1890 when the scheduled soprano failed to show up for a performance and Luiza stepped in, garnering immediate acclaim. She had a remarkable voice and toured the world. In 1905 she made her American debut in San Francisco, which became her favorite U.S. city.

• As she grew older and stouter, Luiza’s voice declined somewhat. One of her husbands stole her fortune and she died in 1940 after suffering years of ill health and poverty.

She is remembered today, not so much for her astonishing voice, as for one of her favorite dishes that is thought to have been named after her by a chef at the San Francisco hotel where she stayed. The dish consists of bits of turkey or chicken, swimming in a sauce of cream and wine, served over noodles. Name it. (Answer below)

HECTOR’S PASTA

• Hector worked in restaurant kitchens near his home in Italy from the age of 11. His family came to the U.S. in 1915 when he was 17, and he soon got a job as a chef in the kitchens of the prestigious Plaza Hotel in New York City.

• In 1926 he opened his own Italian restaurant in Cleveland.

His spaghetti sauce was so popular that diners often asked him for some to take home with them. As demand for his sauces continued to grow, he opened a spaghetti sauce factory next to the restaurant. Business was so brisk that in 1929, he started a company selling bottled spaghetti sauce.

• He wanted to name the company after himself, but his Italian surname had a difficult spelling. So he Americanized it. The label included a depiction of him, wearing his white chef’s hat. Chef Hector experimented with canning spaghetti, and when that turned out well, he added not only canned spaghetti but also canned ravioli to his product line.

During World War II, the firm supplied American troops with rations of canned pasta. By the time Chef Hector died in 1985, his Americanized name was known throughout the world: Hector Boiardi, now Boyardee.

Answer: Alfredo, who named Fettuccine Alfredo.

Answer: Turkey Tetrazzini, named for Luiza Tetrazzini.

BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1) New; 2) David; 3) Joseph; 4) Haman; 5) Joshua; 6) Flies

1. Joe DiMaggio (1950) and Ted Williams (1957).

2. The Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1988.

3. Detroit’s Charles Rogers, in 2003.

4. Lon Krueger (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV and Oklahoma).

5. Alex Killorn, for Tampa Bay in 2015.

6. Michelle Akers (49 games) and Abby Wambach (64 games).

7. Four -- two to George Foreman and two to Muhammad Ali.

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“Mantiques” ---

Q: I attended an antique show in Atlanta recently and noticed a booth that featured “Mantiques.” Although I have an idea, what exactly are “mantiques.” --Betty, Augusta, Georgia A: “Mantiques” are items that appeal primarily to men such as tools, hand-painted ties, sports equipment, jukeboxes, vintage fountain pens and watches, pin-ups, old pulp magazines, fishing lures and related gear, garage signage and militaria.

One of the better books written about this field of collecting is “Mantiques: A Manly Guide to Cool Stuff” by Eric Bradley and published by Krause Books. According to Bradley, there are five main reasons to collect: Mantiques are funky, unique and bitchin’; Mantique collectors like to go on adventures; People who collect mantiques are good company; People who sell mantiques are as strange and awesome as the things they sell; and Mantiques make you smart. *** Q: My family owned several gas stations throughout the 1940 and ‘50s. I have two signs that I think might be valuable: a pump plate for “Bulko” gasoline, and a double-sided porcelain sign for Chevron gasoline. Am I right? -- Carl, Wheaton, Illinois A: Indeed. According to “Warman’s Gas Station Collectibles” by Mark F. Moran, your “Bulko” plate is worth the most. If in good condition, it could retail for as much as $3,500. Your Chevron sign is valued at $1,100. Gas station collectibles have become quite popular, and with the increased demand, prices have risen dramatically. *** Q: I have six Jim Beam bottles and nine miniatures, all filled with liquor and sealed. Where can I sell them? -Freda, Albuquerque, New Mexico A: You can’t as long as there is liquor in the bottles. It is illegal to sell liquor without the proper permits. My advice is to either empty out the containers and then sell them or, better yet, have a party. *** Q: I have five Time magazines from 1958. I plan to sell them but have no idea of how much they might be worth. I am hoping to get about $50 each. -- Mark, Clarksville, Tennessee A: Although hope springs eternal, your magazines are probably worth about $10 each. That is, of course, assuming they are in good condition.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@ aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.