The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.
THE WHY'S AND WHEREF0RES OF A
NUMBER or SUBJECTS.
Inform alton for Many Who are In Search
of neutrality-suspicious. OF . Local
aud General Nature.

and wild turkeys. between 18th Jan. and
18th Octo.? Some parties in Buckingham
and Cumberland counties say they have
the right to Kill any game on their own |
laud or by the consent OF the owners or
other lana, and are still killing the above
mentioned game. u.
Section 2O79 of Code Of 1857 makes 1t |
unlawful to Kill or capture any deer or |
chase amp deer with dogs with intent
10 Kill the same (such deer not being MS |
own, tanned, or enclosed in parD from |
the LIST day OF January until the 10TH day |
OF August, or TO Kill or capture, or oner |
for sale or buy, any partridges or duahs
or any pheasants, or rutfled grouse. or wlld
turkeys I'm the counties east of the Blue
Ridge Except Prince EdWard) between
the 18th day OF January ana me l'th Iay
Of October, and in Prince Edward pc
tween the LIST day Of March and the l|th
day of October or at any time TO take
or destroy the eggs OF partridSes or
quails, pheasants or rufIled grouse, or WlId
turkeys, or catch them with nets or
traps - -
that section 2179 shall not apply 10 GER
tain counties. among which l. named the
county of Cumberland, but BuckinShanl
IS not in this list of counties ?ameu
70 which section N'9 OF Code shah Ho'
apply.
ing section 2OIl of Code Of 1871 de-
clares that y any person, without Inc
consent OF the owner or tenant. shoot,
hunt. range. fish. trap. or FOWL on or IN
the lands. waters, mill ponds or private
ponds OF another. which are enclosed, or
the boundaries OF which or the streams
adjacent 10 which constitute a lawful
fence, or on any lands, waters, mill ponds
or private ponds OF another east OF the
Blue Ridge or an the waters on said
lands he shall be deemed guilty OF 4
trespass, and upon conviction thereon
shall be fined not less than - nor
fn nd thereto
shall be liable in action Tor damages.
When and wi ere was Charles Stewart
ParneH born and where lid he die?
\. \. o.
Charles Stewart Parnell was born at
Avondale, County wicklow, Ireland, IN
1876. and died at Brighton, England. Oc-
toter 6. 1891.
Do whales lay eggs as other fishes do?
CLAUDE.
Whales, though they live in the sea, are
not fish. but animals. Therefore the
female whales do not produce eggs or
spawn, but bring forth their young alive,
just as other animals DO and sucNe them
too.
Who wrote the song ben Bolt" Is
the author alive yct? \. ;.
The Hon. Thomas Dunn English, men,
Der of Congress from New Jersey wrote
the song I'm 1913 at the request OF y. +.
Willis, who was then editing paper
! called The New Mirror. I'm New Nrok
city. The poem WIS published on Septem-
| Der y. 1913. more than half century
ago. DR.. English Che is physician s
still living; he leaves Congress next week.
What are the component pats Of natu-
| raj gas? =. ..
Ire gas burned at P.ttsburg On analy-
sis has been found TO consist of these ele-
| ments. maTsh-g2s. siXty-sevel per cent;
} hydrogen, twenty-five per cent; cthylan-
/ ic compound, I'VE ucr cent; nitrogen,
| three per cent: carD,aic acid, carbonic
oxid, oxygen and alohant sls, traces.
Does one pound ayo.riupois American
weight. equal one German pound? b. T.
40, not quite \ pound avoirdupois
contains seven thousand grains; "A Ger
J man Pfund, or half-kilogramme. contains
| 7l7l67 or about eleven-tenths Of our
! pound. The old Prussian Pfund was
nearer in weight to our pound.
When old the last season Of the Viz
| einla Baseball League open in Nchmond
! ana with what club: ". D.
April sd. with the stanton club,
! Tbs club afterwards became the New
| port News-Hampton club.
What is a three minute horse?'
j. u. G.
: horse that has not made record At
! n mile better than two minutes. iifty-nine
! seconds at the time OF closing the entries,
! is a three minute horse, eligible 70 that
/ i'm the three minute class. The fact that
morse is in this class doesn't mean that
! he can tr0t I'm three minutes but That ne
| has no re ord better than three minutes.
Why are United States four-per cent.
coupon bonds decreasing 50 rapidly in
! price? Y. /.
run, and there is no inten-
tioa of extending them. II
! the Government should have a sur
plus. am, be forced TO buy bonds in the
/ open market as e did ten years ago, the
price OF these tours might 80 up, but as
II is the price will decrease until, before
the date OF maturity, there Will be no
! premium at all on them.
Please name the most authoritative
| labor journal IN the United states? VI.
NJ. Z. :. -.
No labor paper speaks for the labor
Of the whole country. Each general
trades union has its own papcr-in iacI
IL generally has a paper in each town
where il has a numerous membership.
The interests Of each community are
50 ant TO conflict that in the labor
press almost more than in any other
varlotv Of journalism, there can be no
\ really authoritative journal
In what theatre and when was Evan
Gcline" first played? d. - - ID
"t,yangeIine" is believed generally 70
have been played first in Boston be-
cause it was written and composed by
two Boston men. In fact, however II
uas plaved first al Niblos Garden CThca-
tre) in New York city, on july y, N't'
II ran for ten nights ana four maunees'
mon Il was shelvcd. Two years or so
later II was produced In Boston and then
in the summer Of 1871 was reproduced
in New York for rum
What were the seven wonders OF the
! world? = ~ ID.
FIRST: The Pyramids Of Egypt. built
between 1909 and 1000 3. G. Second The
Tomb Of Nausolus. king Of Corinthia'
built about $50 c. Third: The Temple
Of Diana. at Ephesus built Jo- Is g.
Faurtb. The walls and hanging gar
-, Tor terraces of Babylon. built
about 600 Il. G. Frth: The COLOSSUS OF
Phodes. erected go b. c. sixth: The
stotue Of Jupiter at Olympus, in Greece
r1odo bv Phidias about $50 Il. G. Seventh;
Tbe Pharos or watch tower, at Alexan-
drla. erected 2S5 y. G.
When does the next century begin?
\. IL. NJ
on January l. 1891. The year 1900
finishes out this century. II you had two
hundred silver dollars to divide into two
!