Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-03

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Qussfion-Wbere there are Joint nnpli-
cants for patent, does each party mako
oath as TO the novelty of the Invention. or
is an oath required from either?
AHseeT-Joiut inventors are entitled TO
Joint patents; hut neither can claim one
separately. A joint oath is required for
the specifications.
Qaes!toH-Can person who has regular
y Obtained divorce flor dosertion) under
the laws OF Town, marry again in New York
State? =
An'Dsy-As Iowa grants no divorces ex.
cePt OtHeutO, her divorces are comulete.
and Art OF Sec. w.. of the Federal Con-
stitution says:-"FulI faith and credit shall
be given IN each State to the judicial pro-
ceedlngs OF every other State" Our State
COURTS however, demur very much to re-
cogpizing divorces granted in other States
on grounds not considered sufficient for a
divorce in this.
chilblainsI
A"'Wer-Put into pipkin, over slow
hre, and stir with n wooden spoon till NIL
the ingredients are melted together and
slmmertng, one pint of sweet oil, three
ounces of Venice tnrpeutine, half pound
o. lard, and three ounces of beeswax.-
when the mixture is cold, spread it thinly
on soft rag and apply ii. II is certain
cure, and rubbed on tue hands or lips, nj
night, will cure chaps.
QNsshoHH-LnfOrm me whether there il
any difference between one square mile and
ole mile square? hRve been informed
that there is difference, and again that
there is not. contend that one square
mile is "A quarter OF mile each way, and
that one mile square is one mile each way.
Am right or not?
AHsWer-There is no difference Your
idea of square mile is erroneous. A
square mile and milo square are both
arens OF mile in length and mile in
breadth. Iro "niles square, and tCo
"square miles. differ very materially, how
ever; for "twO miles square" is an area of
fIrO miles iu length and one in breadth,
while ''two square miles is AN area of
two miles in both directions
QHeSHOH-Tell the where to find the line,
''Ils WhE,tIsd as he went, for want Of Thought"
AMswer-In Dryden's "Cymon and Ipbi-
genfa," lines s4-5, you will find the comp
let
.He trndgoL along. unknownE what he sought,
Aud ~hi'tle'i As he went for want Of thought
Here is Ru answcrto question about
the principle of par funds between this
country and England:
''Thc Mint law of England makes a
lib gr.iuS of pure gold II sovereign, and
the Mint laws of this country makes 1922
grains Of pure gold a dollar. This ar
ranGcment makes the sovCrci of 30
grains worth 81 so, and thus constitutes
the spar of exchange" in this country ON
England. England still reCk0ns accord.
ing to the old Spanish dollar, and makes
her sovereign worth 81 ~ AZ. The dill
erencc between 4sG aud $t44 il 81 per
cent, and thus the "Par of exchange" is
expressed by % per cent. premium.
QMeSdOm:-Did Mdlle Rachel ever play
the Camille of Dumas, Jr., LA Dame anx
ORmelias?' Was not her Camille the prin-
ciDnl female character in 'ELcs IIorHccs'
and Is that coles Hornces'D an old Greek
st0ry2
4RsDer:-"Les Horaccs" is a French
play, and Is founded on the story Of the
Aor0tii and the CuIatii. Camille is the
character in il performed here by Rachel,
and Is not the Camille Of Dumas, Jr.
QHsSHon-The grammatical correctness
OF tho following passage, "M large crowd
were assembled was the subject of dis.
pute between Rfricnd and myselE-he con-
tending that it was not correct, that it
was. Who is right?
4ARSHsr-It is correct but inelcgaut. The
word "crowd" is noun of multitude, and
the verb may be used in either the Singular
or plural number. As the iden of II crowd,
in the sentence given, is that of its ag-
Eregate appearance or character, the use
OF the verb in tho singular w0nId have
been preferable.
Qat'tioa-werc all the IL States origi-
uAlIy SLAYER
AnSaOsr-All the thirteen states, or colo
mics, in 1915, contained slaves Massa-
chusetts had $500, Rhode Island 1870,
Connecticut 5000. New Hampshire GO,
Now York 1900, New Jersey 1900, Penn,
Sylvania 10000, Delaware 5000, aud so on,
QassGon:-Who is the author of the
quotation,
Far better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at alI''
A"'"tF:-The couplet, as written by
TennysOn, reHds-
"'Tis better to have loved and lost,
ThRn never 10 have loved At aIlS'
Question :-wherc is the following quo
tRtion frOm2
''ShV huSEei the offender and EOrsAvC the offence
Sex TO the last"
AHS.rer :-You will find it in Drvden's
"Cymon and IphigencniN."
Answer to a question about the election.
Mr.. Lincoln's clear majority in the mop
ular vote of tho eighteen free states was
2T4,S33. His vote was IT'S, 500. and the
aggregate vote in opposition was 800,
61I. In the entire thirty-threc states the
popular vote in opposition to Mr.. Lincoln
was 1900, 596.
Qasstion What is Cadmean victory?
ARIEer "a Cadmean victory" is one
in which the vtctOrs suffer as much as tue
TanquiShed. The. expression arose from
the circumstances attending the triumph
OF the CAdmeans afterwards ThCbans)
over the celebrated Sevcn--A IriumDh 80
avenged subsequently, by the EpiEoni, the
descendants OF the defeated.
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