The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06

Similarly, rOse-feNer Is produced by the
odor Of roses. and persons have been
known TO suffer in the same way when
cats or dogs are brought near to them.
The most efhcacious treatment IS pre-
vention.
Diameter Of Smoke Stacks.
Is there any ocean steamer whose
smoke-stack is Of greater diameter than
twelve feet?
The smoke-stacls Of practically all the
ocean steamers are of greater diameter
than twelve feet. The stacks Of the
Campania and Lucana, OF the Cunard
Line. are the largest I'm use. we believe;
they are twenty-three feet in diameter
Italics in The Bible.
Why are there so many italics in the
Bible?
The italics do not indicate emphatic
words i'm the Bible, but indicate words
SUPPLIED by the translators, and not in
the original Hebrew or Greek texts. The
italicised words are explanatory, as a
rule. and the meaning Of a passage can
be discovered even when the words IN
question are ignored.
A. Brown a. Berry.
Why is a person said to be cas- brown
as berry?
We think the berry is the haw OF
the hawthorn, or the hip of the rose, and
not any fruit-berry There is an old
Scotch word, "borrye-browne," defined as
"as brown as "a berry, and again as a
provinces inclining to red. Hips and
haws are both reddish brown Hhen they
are ripe.
Ark of the Covenant.
What became of the Ark Of the Cove
nant?
The fate Of the Ark Of the Covenant is
unknown. \ Jewish tradition is that the
Ark was raised 10 heaven, 10 remain
there until the coming of the Messiah.
Historians believe that in the religious
troubles during Josiah's reign it was
lost. Before that time the Ark had lost
its Importance as the actual seat Of de-
hovah.
Living on Government Land.
Is person living on government land
compelled TO homestead it under penalty
of a finei
\ person can't live on government land
without agreeing either to homestead
il or pay for it. If. al the end OF five
years, he does not complete his home
stead claim or complete his payment.
any other person may enter the land ana
homestead it or pre-empt il for himself.
Being put off ones farm in this way is
about equivalent TO It fine.
Why the Ion Horse
Why is the right-hand horse Of a team
called the off-horse?
The left-hand horse is the nigh-horse.
because a rider mounts from the lett,
or nigh side. Thus the rght-hand-side
horse is the off-side of the On-hOrse.
Another reason is this In blowing the
driver walks on the left of the team, IN
order 20 walk on urbroken ground, as
the furrOw always falls TO the right.
Wherefore the left horse. or OK, is the
NIGH" the right horse the "cn" animal.
To Decide Bet.
TO decide a bet. please say where the
designer of the New York Central en-
gines, which have recently made new
worlds records. was borny
We do not approve OF bets, but William
buchanan, superintendent OF motive-pow
er OF the NewYork Central railroad, who
designed the engines used in the recent
ruins, was born in Scotland in $50. lie
has lived almost all Of his life in this
country, and as far back as lSi9 was en-
ployed on the Albany and Schenectady
railroad which long ago was absorbed
by the New York Central.
Carried the Flag Around the World.
Who was the first man to carry. the
American flag around the wOrd2
II you mean the first man who actually
carried the flag in his hands around the
world, we answer that We DO not know.
We believe that some person has done 20.
But the ship Columbia carried the Nag
from Boston TO Nootka dn what Is now
Washington State in September, lSI-
l7SS, and thence. by way OF Canton ana
the Cape of Good Hope, carried II back
to Boston, reaching home August 10. 1880
This was our flags first trip around the
world.
The Constitution.
Did the United states Constitution 20
into effect in 17SS: If so, by what authori-
| " was IL enforced before Washington's
Inauguration in l7sS?
The Constitution went into eject on
| June q, l7ss. when New Hampshire rati-
| fed. IL. being the ninth State TO do so.
The Continental Congress was IN session
| in New York at the time, and on Sep
tender l3, l7Ss. passed the resolution ap-