The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
THE QUERY COLUMN.
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A,,vers TO Inquiries On = variety OF SUBJ
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scribers.

mo origin or history OF Virginia coat
OF arms Is ~. or IS IL nov, 1o.'i''
with the story Of David ana conan
Tho information desired requires much
more srsce than We have al our disposal,
hui can be found in William ana MARY
college Quarterly. for October 1872 III d"
article by Hon. Lyon O., Iyiet c,s,e
magazine can be consulted al inc "'"''
Library.
can money appropriated by the General
Assembly OF Virginia Tor one P~t
pose be USED l,o,l i9r is an0 aappgplropria,ed
for the maintenance account %
tbe inmates OF an insane hosll, a., /"
surplus rs left at the END OF wv 81,
an This be used for the erection OF anr
ditional buildings not conte'l,'
al,f6ori2cd by the Legislat ufe =,
II aonfns 10 ug that when an an" Ia
appropriation IS made Dy t"v a. for Inc
,,,rrose Of contributing 10 we ~. a.
~ rs inmates IN any way WhiSm tne -
r,cfOrs may deem most pa -. ,o,,r..
extended quarters are necaeni anu tlf,,fa
80, no needs of the patients, we SuVu'n
aeeurno that there would DC no ouy'.tnr
on the part Of the Assthpi!' 80 Tho
fhis need was known AT w e.. ,r'n,,oval
,nonev was appropriated, anu w. ~ an
,i.i..tcd as direct object OF ln' ~,
a,,,m,-,,lp.,t,on This is simply the persona
opinion Of the query hhl'y IL. ,,sr,e viii
,ardWelrs or Treasurer 49,, ..N,r to
he OF more value. and we Iei'i
them. =.
What quantity Of ash - WI, -, b,,-
after the cremation OF III" ~
ma" @"nro, DSi}i in a furnace requires from rom
,.,,, and "A half 20 two hours, ana IIo t
foor to seven pounds OF a sS, '''''"'''
OF an avorase-s.eu a''''
1s there school OF electricity IN Ne"
York city or BROOKLYN ,oiht..tI' oieo-
There are courses IN theoI'H "ii.',tt,
frclty at the school on Ml..SS' tnstittto
college. and at the stevens ihs1 ,l'" ',ro
,lobo> on. near Ncw York, ana thele al
,,Trtcs in practical electrical woIA "a"
5,o Sou York Trade Schools ana dl uo
Pratt Institute. n Brooklyn
yvbv do we count 1900 as the nine
tconth century and not the @ign'sss"'Mu
,,..,,eo tho first century began Gin
,beory, with / A. -. and ended WIN ~
H. the second century began win
inl a - and ended w,th 200 a - 80
The nineteenth century, began WIN , 49,,
takes its name from the year VINO"
closes IT,
Did Columbus discover Am M. e. r. il
"2 S53lrmBus discovered America, but be
fore him others had discovered the con
tincnt. IL IS said that chinese pilrn'
discovered The western coast OF 'aH-
fornia about fourteen hundred years ago,
and IL is generally admitted lnal NoIsv
men from ireland reached the easl.ih
coast about eight huhpT'o Nc"'7 50
There was settlement near Nutlr
Providence now stands which the Ice
lanlcrs maintained for some years
Who has rSen the greatest benefactor
TO mankind within the present century
We think the distinction must lie among
Horace Wells. the discoverer OF induced
anaesthesia; Samuel +. b. Morse. VINO
applied electricity To teitsfaphy N1oiee
motive. and Robert Fulton. who hrst sue
cessfuly used steam 10 propel vessel
Which OF these most deserves the lle-
tincton we do not know. we THINK Dr.
Wells.
A lady and a gentleman being together.
who should enter and leave house
first and ascend and descend stairs nTst
There seems TO be no fixed rule. the
principle Of action. however, Is TO pro-
tect the lady. In that case, the man
should leave the house first. while the
woman should enter first, the man as
cend first. the woman descend first CIR
cumsLances might require this general
rule 70 be changed.
How and with what instruments is an
artCsian well dug AlltS. MAJOR
An arrangement Ike a pile driver. or
one like a trip hammer, is used. In either
case "a heavy drll is dropped 10y IT'S own
weight into boring. hauled up and
dropped again I'm the same spot The drill
BIS turned part way around after cach
stroke. and from time to time the cuttings
OF stone earth. etc. in the hole are re-
moved. and lengths OF metal pipe. of "a
size TO M. are fOrcGl into the hole. SO
that when the well rs completed II rs
lined entirely with Pipe
How is caoutchouc made TO dissolve in
naptha; In preparing a solution, the
ca0utchouc swclls and becomes sim like
"A hard butter. but does not dissolve
STUDENT
There are two notifications I'm
caoutchOuc the hard or hbrous, the soft
or Viscous The former. when subjected
10 a solvent, swells 10 many times ITS
original bulk. the latter really diSsolNes.
To make "A solution, You must masl-cate
the rubbcr-cui IL i'm small pieces. There
are better solvents than napihas such are
carbon disulphidc and chloroform and
carbon uisulphide. with per cent of
absolute alcohol
Who was the first Pope? When and by
whom was ne installed Il. J., u.
Roman catholic historians name ST
Peter as the first Pope. and quote Christ $
charge 20 Peter UOhn NNL. - SeQD. Feed
my lambs. and his remark Matt, xvi 49,,
"rhou art Peter. and upon TINS rock !
will build my church, so show mat
Christ himself installed Peter as Pope
Protestant historians consider ST Leo !.
the Great. Bisnop of Rome from tW 10
46l as ia, first Pope. and quote ~. ''ui
remark Gal H., I'D. that ne w'ibst lod
Peter 10 his face, as PROOF thdt refer
WAS not ACKNOWLEDGED by the apostles as
their chief. and SO was never Pope i'm
the Roman Catholic meaning OF the
word
/ read recently that Charlotte Temples
grave was visited more frequently than
any other tomb in GrcenWoOd WHO Was
Charlotte Temple. and why is her grave
60 famous? Y. -.
Charlotte Temple is the name of the
heroine of novel OF the same name,
written bv Mrs Sussannuah RoWson. an
American authorizes. Charlotte is de-
serted bv her protector colonel Montra-
VILE. oAd dies in misery. The true
Colonel John Montrcsp. brought tiom
England 90 New York. in llu. Miss
charlotte Stanley. whom ne deserted.
She died. and was buried in Trinity
churchNarl. New York city, Tier grave
is visible from the street. broadway. ana
ncrsons are often seen looking at 10 and
at the flowers that constantly lee on II.
With Bmchcr's forces delayed. would
not Napoleon have won the bdt,le OF
Waterloo Who is regarded as the
ATTEST general Wellington, Napoleon,
NJ, might have done so. or he might
have brought "a drawn battle. 10 Zoe re-
ncWed within few hours. bluchcr
forces reached Wellington while the
French cavalry was "f'dminS away
against ne British squares" WellinS
was oi great assistance. Though seeminS
~ moi of absolute importance. The