The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-26
ansvsr. 10 Inquiries on Variety OF SUD-
Jects Received From Our SUD
ecribers.

vyheofbarrOws, but Giovanni S'oi'o'
Italian-Englsh lexicographer' VINO dlea
in 1928. speaks Of wheelDarI9", anu
Ualkuvt. who died in 1916, does the same.
II is impossible to say who invented the
vehicle.
what did the Bunker-Hill monument
cost. and when was il dedicated.
The monument cost rather more than
s1-o 900 The cornerstone was laid June
n lS5 lust fifty years after the battle
and the monument was dedicated June
II. 1913. Webster delivered the GRAFTON
on both occasions.
Whore was the first free school In the
49, ctates9 l.. j. c.
There were free schools among the
Puritans and the Pilgrims, among the
Dutch in New Amsterdam. and the Eng
fish i'm Virginia. There is school IN
New York city now that was founded III
1923 by Adam Roelantsen. IL is the old
est school in this country, ana was llee
when it was founded.
How long was the stamp Act in force .
we know what It caused. but We hear
very little about it, Is. X ~
The Stamp Act was passed by Palia-
meut in February, 1865; 1t was approved
by the King on March p, 100. year
later it was repealed, having been IN force
twelve months.
Which building IS the larger-the state
Capitol at Albany, or the state capitol
at Ausin. Texas2 W. Mel
The Capitol at Austin is; IL comes next
after the Capitol at Washington IN size
ranking as the third largest building in
Aa az \ l.
bany comes fourth. The city Han III
Philadelphia is the largest.
Two chapters in the Bible are alike
shat are they? H. b' -.
The nineteenth chapter OF Second Kings
and the thirty-seventh Of Isaiah. Ihey
are divided differently. so that the lat
ter chapter has one more verse IMAM the
former and perhaps a dozen words OF
the latter differ from those Of the FIRST
but otherwise the two chapters are pre-
cisely similar.
How do checkers and chess compare
in the possible number Of combinations
Which game requires the most study 10
master IL thoroughly? W. e ~.
chess has more combinations lhan
checkers: so. too. It is the more sclentihc
game. and requires much more study
to master thoroughly.
When was Mary Anderson born; where
dld she first act, and when did she leave
the staeeY T. II. T..
She was born in Sacramento Califor-
MIA. July Is, 1859, and went on the stage
at Louisville on November p, 1870, play
ing Juliet. She married Mr.. Antonio dc
Navarro I'm 1890, and left the stage I'M
D
ever since.
What system of stenography is con-
sidered the shortest and easiest?
r.. u. a.
There is no good, short. and easy sys-
tenn Of stenography. Shorthand "ln half
an hour" has been advertised, but it is
of no value. There are three principal
systems-Alunson's pltman's, and era
hams. OF these, 10 is said that era
hams is the best. and at the same time
the hardest to learn.
Is, SCOTS "Kenilworth' correct his
toricaliyy J.. itti-f..
No: though it IS based on historical
facts. Amy was really Anne Eobsart
daughter OF Sir John Robsart. l1 1850
she was married publicly 20 Sir Robert
Dudley, brother Of the Earl of War
wick. and she dicu suddenly az Cumn0r
House. in 1850. In 1864 Sir Robert Dud-
ley was created Baron Denb.gh. and
Earl of Leicester. These facts are dis
tortcd wholly in kenilworth.
What salary does the president Of each
Of these insurance co lpanies get-thc
| Mutual Life and the Equitable. of New
York. and the Prudential, of Newark.
y. j.? j. G.
It is said that the president Of the
Equitable gets 5000 year, besides ms
pay as a director, and that the president
Of the Mutual Lie gets $4,000. The
president OF the Prudential gets "a salary
] smaller than these. but stIll large one.
How can a young man. twenty years
old, get employment on one Of the trans
Atlantic steamers? G.. i.
All of the transatlantic steamers. ex-
cept tho American vessels. ship their
crews at their halling ports-that Is. 90
| Europe. The superlntendents or port
captains Of the American lines hire the
crews OF the American vessels. You
will have 10 apply IN person 20 the port
captain Of the line on whose vessel you
hope TO get employment.
what regiment lost the most In any
one battle during the Civil War? what
was the battle? VA
In actual losses. the First Maine Heavy
Artillery lost al Petersburg, 10 men
Killed: az Gettysburg, the First Mime
sofa lost p per cent of It's men killed
This last regiment lost in killed and
wounded. s. per cent Of its strength at
that battle. The First Texas at An
tietam lost IN killed and wounded S.3
per cent. This was the heaviest per-
centaee Of losses among the Confederate
regiments.
What governments compose the Doinin-
ion Of canada. and when was it made
Dominion? W. b. ID.
The Dominion of Canada was formed
on July lst, 1851, by virtue OF the Do
miniOn act-the Canadian Constitution.
II consisted then OF these provinces. on
tario, Quebec Nova Scotia. and New
Brunswick. Manitoba entered the Do
minion on July IS 1870; British Column
bia on July 20. ISL; Prince Edward Is
land in 1872; the Northwest Territories.
set apart from the province Of Manitoba,
were erected into an Independent pro-
vince. and admitted TO the Dominion as
such in 1857.
DO we have in this country the fastest
trains in the world? \. V. j.
We have the fastest long-distance trains
For example. the Empire State Express
runs from New York TO Buffalo. 40 IL
miles. at an average speed OF about y IL
miles an hour. The trains between New
York and Washington cover about 81 -
miles an hour. But these speeds have