The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
OUR QUERY COLUMN.
SOME or THE CONTENTS OF THE
TINES MAIL BAG.
snswCr, t, Inquiries on Variety oil SUD
jests Received From our
Subscribers.

For God hath made them So
Let hears ana lions growl and hght'
For lis their nature to- etc.
Isaac Watts.
VIII you. please. in your query column
next Sunday, give the name of the au-
| thor OF the song commencing.
! "Coue, dearest, the daylight Is gone.
The stars are unwilling for thee,
| Come wander. my loved one. alone,
II alone thou canst cali IT with me-
II you have space. a publication OF the
whole would be appreciated.
In a folio of old music. dated october.
/ 1884. for reference to which we are IN
/ dcbted TO the courtesy OF Me@srs. Walter
ID. Moses & CO., Of this city. We find
| ID. r." representing the writer of this
song. We are sorry to be unable u pro-
cure the remaining stanzas.
| Can you inform me where ] can pro-
cure reliable map showing the country
roads Of Virginia, a.
Communicate with Colonel Thomas
whitehead. Commissioner OF Agriculture,
1891 east Main street Richmond.
In your Sunday paper I'm column Of
Queries was an article signed STAMP
y
dress Of the party so signing themselves?
/ am much interested I'm Piilateiy. and
seek the address for mutual benefit. II
you haven't the party's address. kindly
put personal IN your paper, asking for
| same 10 be sent "a your office.
AS we are not in possession Of "stamp
Fiend's' name and address we publish
this inquiry. and should response be re-
ceived will promptly forward IL 10 our
correspondent with plea sure.
Please state in your next issue how
many warships the United States las,
and obllge.
A CONSTANT READER.
We have no information later than 1888
At the close of that year there were ~
vessels. armed with ~ guns. as fellows.
Six armorclads. thirteen monitors, i've
river guLbosts, thirty-one other gunboats,
thirty-scyen tcrpedo-hOats. six frieates,
three corvettes. six schocncrs, two pad
dle-Wneel steamers. three stationary yes
sells, sixteen schC ol-ships and one trans
p0r, There were building three aTmor-
clads and one dock-protectai cruiser.
VIII you kindly give the law on coll
lecting tolls IN Virginia? A lawyer has
given his opinion that the present law
does not embrace bicycles on the public
roads Give US your view and obligo
the bicycling public.
Section 1871 of the Code Of Virginia as
amended ly the act approved February
?, 1892. is as follows:
"Tolls on turrpikes Where different
rates are not prescribed by law. the fol-
lowing tolls may be received on section
of five miles Of n turnpike which has
been cOmpleted-tO-Wit. Six ard one
quarter cents upon twenty sheep or
hogs, and ~ cents fer twenty cattle.
and 80 in proportion for a less or greater
number: cents for horse. mare mule
or gelding; 10 cents for "a two-wheelod
riding carriage; 20 cents for "A four-whec-
cd riding carriage; and fOr cart or
wagon, Ii cents for each animal draw
irg same, and fO~ every engine. ma
chine, NagOn or other vehicle. moved or
drawn i'm whole or i'm part by steam
power 6 II cents for each wheel of every
such engine. machine. wagon or other
vehicle moving on the ground for "A
fractional part OF a section tolls may DE
received, b arng the same proportion 20
the tolls for a fun section that the said
fractional part hears TO such fun section"
The above. III our opinion. contains
nothing which Authorizes collection OF
tolls from bicyclists.
What were The names Of the Three
Guardsmen?'
j. MONAHAN.
Athos. Porthos and Aramis are the
original three suardsmen, D'Artagnan
joins them and three became four.
Which is the best drilled army in the
wo-lc?
Probably all the really organized regu-
Lar armies of the world are equally we'll
drilled. Probably. too, the German army
from top to bottom, is the best orsaniz-
ed
what will be the weight OF an aluni-
nura plate one foot square and one-auar-
ter Of an inch thick?
READER.
The specific gravity Of aluminium is 2.56.
Water weighs e. .4S pounds per cubic foot
therefore aluminium weighs l599iNS pounds.
In a plate OF the dimensions given there
are thirty-six cubic inches. which will
weigh 5.2is9 pounds, or about three pounds
four ounces.
What Is the largest theatre I'm Boston,
and the largest in the United States?
q. G.. *.
The Boston Theatre is the largest in
Boston; 10 is also the largest I'm New
England. TIE Academy of Music. in
Philadelphia. is one of the largest in the
country. and the Metropolitan Opera
House. IA New York, seats $50 persons,
that. too with a large proportion OF space
devoted to boxes The seating capacity
OF the Chicago Auditorium is much
greater. but neither Of the last two
houses are constantly used as theatres
DO the various state Agricultural tx
pertinent stations support themselves?
How can / make use Of the results OF
the experiments? YOUNG FARMER.
As a rule, we believe they do not sup
port themselves They are not run 10
make money Write TO the director of
the station. who VIII send you the regular
monthly bulletin. Agricultural stations
are allowed 10 send their reports through
the mail free of postage, 50 you can get
the report of almost any station In the
county by asking for IL.
Are any Of the six survivors OF the
Greeley expedition sun living? IT so,
where are they? IGNORANCE
All are living. we think. General
Adoiphus Greeley is chief signal officer OF
the United States Army, Lieutenant ID.
H. Brainard. Second United States Cav
airy, is at Fort Wingate. y. NJ; u. Bic
derrick is an Inspector in the Customs
House New York city' Francis Long is
in the weather service, stationed IN New
York: julius Il. Frederick has left the