The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
Origin OF " Simon Pure"

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Origin Of '.simon Pure"
What IS meant by Simon Purey'
" Susannah IentiNres coni,us ., -.
Told Stroke for = Wife" first played III
lri7, one OF the characters IS SIMON 4 re:
a prr;cnosr personates him. but the real
Simon Pure turns up finally. Inc eNpres-
sion signifies the real or genuine ''''"e'
Similarity In Bible Chapters.
TO decide n bet. plearc say If there are
two chapters in the Bible alike y \,
Yes. there arc. Ezra. ii Chapter, verses
20 CT Is the same as Nehemiah Nll' u
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Largest Newspaper Circulation.
What is the largest newspaper, cIrcu-
lation in the world? NJ ".
lie Petit Journal. OF Paris. France, with
"A circulation of about one million copies
a day. After II comes probably, me
New York World or the Lonaoh Daliy
News.
The East River Bridge.
which city has a greater ci<-m 10 the
Esst River Bridge. New YORK sr r,, 1r4oh-
pyn7 81 RAN1t Is.
Brooklyn because it paid nearly two
thirds OF the cost of the structure. Ine
official name Of the bridge, however Is
"New York and Brooklyn Bridge.
What truth is there in the saying that
Doe, the Mississippi Flow up Hill?
What truth is the saying that the Mis-
sissippi flows mp hill? ;. w W.
This. that the distance from the CEN
ire OF the earth to the source or the
Mississippi Is some three or ,our mi tSs
centre OF the earth and the mouth u
the river.
Stars Visible 20 the Naked Eye.
How many stars are visible TO the max
"a eve w. d. 5.
TO the average eye not more than 300
stars are visible. some persons having ex-
traOrdinarily strong eyes can see apout
$500 stars Through the Lick Telescope
ana other powerful instruments ABOUT
100000 stars are visible. ihere are t,.a De,
the reach of any telescope yet construct
ed.
Promotion in the Navy.
What are the chances of promotion IN
the navy? AMBITION.
An enlisted man In the navy may rise
TO he "A coxswain. captain OF Top, quar-
termi ste- gunner's or boatswains mate,
and TO be master at arms and DoatsWain,
gunner. carpenter, etc. but he can never
hope TO get a commission and become an
Commissions are reserved for graduates
OF the Naval Academy.
The Colosseum and Corbett vs.. fitzsimmons.
What was the seating capacity of the
Colosseum at Rome and what that OF the
arena TO be built for the Corbett,fltz-
simmons fight j. II. j.
TIE colosseum was si2 feet long by 5l5
feet wide, and could seat $1,000 persons.
Besides these. IL had room for l3.Vp TO
stand IL. The arena TO be built is 10
hold about 5000 at the outside.
Pronunciation and Meaning Of Valkyrie.
What is the proper pronunciation ana
what the meaning of the name Nalkylle!
INQUIRER.
The proper pronunciation is Nahl-kee-
rich but the name OF the yacht is VAL
ky-rie. the other pronunciation being too
cumbrous. The word means "chooser OF
the slain" The Nalkyries were winged
creatures of Teutonic mythology, VINO
carried those killed in battle TO Valhalla,
the abode of dead heroes.
"Bcn Bolt Again.
When. and by whom was Ben Holt"
Ii was written in 1913 by DIR. Thomas
Dunn, English, New Jersey lawyer. edi-
Tor and politician. DIR. English was born
in PHILADELPHIA in 1879, was graduated IN
medicine I'm 1859. and in law in 1882. lie
edited and wrote for many New Jersey
papers. was In the New Jersey Leglsla-
lure thirty-five years ago, and has Just
ended a term In Congress where ne repre-
scented the sixth New Jersey district FOR
four years.
Victoria defender of the Faith"
Why does Queen Victoria of England
call herself "Defender of the Faith?'
What is the origin of the term?
In 1871. when Henry VII was stiil on
good terms with the Papacy. he wrote an
essay called THE Seven Sacramento
unfolding the church and attacking Lu-
ther. Pope Leo \. was much pleased and
conferred the title upon him and mis-
SUCCESSORS. That Is why Queen Victoria
still retains the title, though its mean
ing ia anything but what 1T was when
the title was conferred.
Meaning of Charyar
What does Charivari meang why DO
they charivari newly married persons!
Was the custom always what it is now,
FOREIGNER.
Charivari is n French word adopted into
our language. IL means a mock serenade
or concert intended as an insult or an
noyance. The custom Of infiicting a
dharivari upon newly married couples
and also on unpopular politicians came
,Tom France. IL seems not TO exist there
now, but still survives in this country.
/ was never a friendly greeting.
Pickct's Division.
What commands made up Picketts d.
vision in the famous charge at Getivs-
burg? {. ID.
Pickett's division was composed of four
brigadcs those OF Garrett and ncfnper
being IN the first line Garnett on the
right. Armstead's brigade formed the
felOn0 line. ana NltOT.S bllSdIt UtEu-
larly part of AndersOns division), as
support. Heth's division TO the left OF
Picketts. took part in the charge IL
was composed OF six brigades: Archers.
Pettirrew's. DaVis's. and Brockenburgns
in The first line with Scales's and Lanes
brigadcs usually a part of Penders d.
vision. IN the second line. htl- ul-
vision had no support" in the thu line.
Mortality Greater Among Males.
In which sex Is the mortality the great
err? }. ii. "a.
In the male sex speaking generally
The British Register General who Keeps
records OF births and deaths ia the Bri-
flsh Isles has compiled a series OF Ia
tlcs giving the expectation of life of
males and females for each year between
one and one hundred. or l.On0.Vp boys
bern. 81 AZ will be alive at the end OF
one year while Of 100000 girls. Nl.26
win te alive. At the end OF ten years
there will be 7le.HO boys and 73S.3S2 girls;
biter twenty years. 6S008 males and ,0i,-
ts9 females. The expectation OF life for
females Is always greater than for males
of corresponding ages. thus at thirty "a
woman may expect TO live %.n years.
while a man can expect TO live only 32l0
wears OF course local causes may pro-
duce temporary changes. but the world
over more men die than women.
fHabeas Corpus Act.
To decide a bet please say II the Ha-
bcas Corpus Act was suspended during
the war between the states.
The Habeas Corpus Act was suspended
during the war at various times ana as
10 various places. Thus on Apri ~. IDOL.
a. x.sou "a. snept..1 as In the country me-