The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-03

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Will furnish you what you wish. we think,
1t can be found 81 the. state Library.
which !, Heavier.
Which IS the heavier. milk or cream?
The milk. or else the cream would not
rise TO the surface
Our Var Ships.
DO our warships carry their neavy
guns and complete armament while cru-s-
ing. or only I'm time Of war?
They carry them all the time. suppose
war should break out while warship
was at q distance, her heavy guns. etc,
I'm a navy yard here Of what value would
she be?
Mrs Pelry.
Did Mrs. Peary accompany the last
expedition conducted by her husband?
sine went up with tire expedition ia 1898
and came back on the Falcon year ago.
leaving Mr.. Peary Lees and Henson. his
ASSISTANTS, in Greenland, whence be has
just returned.
The Wilson Iilh
When did the Wilson bill pass Con-
gress. ana when did IT become a law?
1t passed the House on February ],
1891: IL passed the Senate on July 3. and
went back 10 the House which accepted
the Seuatf's amendments and passed the
bill OF august IS. II became a law with
ont the approval Of the President on Au-
gust q, 1894.
Herman Most Difficult
Which Is the easiest language TO learn:
~erlnan. French. Italian, or Spanish?
Probably Italian and Spanish are Of
equal degrees Of ease; French comes
next while German is the hardest Of the
four The resemblances between Span
ish and Italian are so great that we do
not believe there IS any difference as TO
them.
Price of Theatre Seats.
friend says that the prices Of seats
I'm theatres abroad are higher than I'm
this country; is be right?
The best seats i'm Britain and COntinen-
tai theatres are more expensive than in
this country. but the good seats are less
So in many Continental theatres stu
dents are admitted at low rates TO good
seats, the theatre being considered an
educator.
Cur Imports and Exports.
What did the imports and exports OF
the United States amount TO for the year
ending June 3d. 1885?
The total exports of merchandise
amounted TO SSO7.5392T of which y93,35I-
$50 were domestic merchandise and Sli,-
1887 were foreign goods re-exported or
specie, $ll3,G5S,JD were exported. The To-
tai imports Of merchandise We're So, 95I,S'J
and of specie, Sil,C99.2d.
Empire State Express.
Did the Empire state Express run five
miles al the rate Of III IL miles an hour;
II so, when?
Ii did not Drawn by engine $780, UNI
der Charles Hogan, IL ran for one mile
between Crittendcn and Wende at the
Of 10 nNIT
on May TO- 1853 The same train covered
five miles in three minutes on the same
day--that is. at the rate Of 100 miles an
hour.
The First Watcli-Face.
Why do they pat iii on clocks and
watches instead of W.
The story is that the first watch-face
resembling the face in use to-day was
made for Charles y. OF France. I'm 1870.
with ~ marking on the fourth hour
Ho said that ID was wrong TO mark il
So the maker protested. but the King
commanded that " should DE replaced
by iii. ana it was SO, and is 50 to the
present day.
They abolished Days Of Grace.
Please name the States in which days
Of grace" have been abolished?
DAYS OF grace DO not exist or have been
abolished in seventeen States and I'VE
Territories. namely Aiaska, California,
Connecticut. Delaware, FlCrii8, Idaho. H.
linois. Indian Territory. Kentucky. Lou
isana. Nebraska, Nevada. New AleXica,
New York. Oklahoma. oregon, Tennessee
Utah. Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
ana WISCONSIN. There is no law in Iowa
on the subject; IN the Other states they
slil exist.
Old Books
Tf..I. ID In.
"The CcnNcmaI's Miscellany" and one
dated 1909 called THE Adviser or Evan
geucal Magazine" Are they OF any value!
Probably not, unless some 'erson wants
them. and then they are worth only what
they win bring. Old books, as RUE are
not valuable simply because ihey are oii.
They are valuable inuinsicdily' or Ior
some special reason, anu age is generally
merely an incident.
Fianco-Gerigan War.
WHIT forces were puf IN the heil IN inc
war Of lS7O-'7l by France ana germany
respectively o...,o $500. 49,. 49,.
a-,t .b.n the war broke out IN six
- IN prussians hal four armies-the
Nnrtiorn Of 2200yJ. the Right, Of 1900,
- r.,,tr. of 5000. and the Lett of &c.,
ola d, all about fi6.py men. TIE Ger
r,aos oltnumborca thc French al every
lsttt. ,,ccGs tho second battle or scar
49, ON August .. 1870. Even then the
Erench were defeated because OF their
poor leaders
Morals of Hugo.
Please tell me something about the
morals OF Victor Hugo. Did he. as Mark
Twain intimates IS the habit OF French
men. spend his leisure time liz investi-
eating who his father was?
Huso's moral side is summed M thus:
'He was brought up without religious
faith After some years he took Lamen-
nais for a father confcssor, and finally
he died without consultations OF religion.
He was not always true as husband
He did not have tc Investigate his parent
age.
During IlarrIson's Admin stration.
Please give the exports and imports or
the United States during Harrisons adj
ministrauon. and during the last fiscal
year,
Tho fiscal year differs from the Prssi-
dental year but the fiscal years lSeV-'93
are practically those OF the Harrison al.
ministration. In ls0-cxports. ss57. SIS ssi;
imnorts $3.50 $40. 409 ls9l-exports $751;
$50 SO. imports. $s44, 9l6.le6. lS92-exports.
81. oso. US. las; imports. SGT 400. 49, ls93-ex-
ports. Ss47, Gs5, 1874: Imports. 1856, +o0922. For
the fiscal year 1884, ending June 80. 1855.