The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-13

time made by running horse Tor single
mile AS.
Ans.-1. No. 2. No. 8. Ten Brock At
Louisville, KY, May "a, 1877, made q mile
In 1899. ,-r nma .-. an.
Isee by the papers that Queen Victoria has
ordered the Scotch soldiers to discard their
tartan. Why Is thisp j.
Ans.-We are unable to state, unless her
Majesty sympathized with the lads In kills
and tartans, and wanted them TO come In
out of the cold. But the statement lacks
confirmation thus far, at least.
Where was John Wilkes Booth buriedp
AT
Ans.-The body Of Booth was first inter-
red In the arsenal at washington. Then the
remains were removed, at the request Of the
relatives, TO Baltimore, where they were blu.
ried In Green Mount Cemetery, In the same
lot with his grandfather, father, and other
members Of the family. There has been q
great deal Of discussion as TO the final dispo-
sition of Booths body, but this Is authenti-
Gated by persons In high social and official
positions at Washington, who were In q posi-
ton to..know the facts ut the time.
What Is celluloid made Of? Isthere more
than one kind, and Is milk, In some form,
one Of the leading ingredients Of one kind
Of celluloid Z.
Ans.-Celluloid Is made from the cellulore
contained In cotton cloth or raw cotton. The
cotton Is treated to weak solution Of nitric
acid. This has the effect OF making pulp
OF cotton very much like paper pulp. After
the acid has acted the pulp Is treated TO Co
pious water-bath that In large measure
washes out the acid. Then IL goes through
partial drying process, and large quanti-
ty of camphor gum Is mixed with 1t, and 1t
Is rolled into sheets ready for the drying
room, when IL Is dried on hot cylinders, the
same as paper Ii dried. II can be softened
by steam, but hardens again when 1t Is dry.
Celluloid, when ready for the market, burns
as easily rs ordinary seaiing-wax.
How does the Poet-laureate Of England
receive his appointment, what are his duties
and what Is his compensation? |' "
JOHN SMITH.
Ans.-The custom Of browning poet with
laurel originated among the Greeks, and was
adopted by the Romans, who borrowed this,
Is many other things, from their more cul-
tured neighbon In the East. The poets who
received the crown were the ones who sue
ceeded In the contests. In the 18th century
the custom was revived In Germany by the
Emperor, who invented the title Of poet-lau-
reate. Petrarch was crowned In l341 at the
Roman capital, which event attached new in
terest to the title. The early history Of the
laureateship In England Is traditional. The
story runs that Edward ILL.,, In 1867, emula-
ting the coronation OF Pctrarch, granted the
Office to Chaucer, with yearly pension of
100 marks and . fierce Of Malvoisie wine.
Ben, rare old Ben johnson, mentions Henry
Scogan as the laureate Of Henry w., John
Kay, or Cain, was court-poet under Edward
w., and Andrew Bernard held the same Of
fee under Henry VII. and Henry VIII. John
Shelton received from Oxford, and subse-
quently from Cambridge, the, title Of poet
laureate; and Spencer is spoken Of as the lau-
reate of Queen Elizabeth, because of his h.v.
Ing received . pension Of fl0 year when he
presented her the'first books Of the "Faerie
Queen" In 1919 the '1order" was formally
established by James l., who granted Ben
Jonson, by patent m annuity for life Of
100 marks, and thrs secured his services. In
1880 the lauresteship was made patent Of.
fee In the gift Of the Lord Chamberlain.
The salary was increased from 100 marks u
fl00, and tierce Of Canary wine was add.
ed, which was commuted In Southey's time
for Ez7 year. There was from that period
irregular succession Of lsureates.y The per.
Torrance Of the annual odes was suspended
after the final arrangement Of George Ill. In
1910. The poet-laureate from the time o.
Southsy has written what he chose and wher
he chose. Wordsworth wrote nothing In 70.
turn for the distinction, and Tennyson ha'
written very little. The followingis the lis
Of the laurcates from Jonsons day to ths
present time:
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