The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

Drink to me only with thine eyes.
And | will pledge with mine,
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for w.ne;
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask "A drink divine
But might | of Jove's nectar sip,
/ would not change Tor th'ne.
81 sent thee, late. rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee,
As giving IL hope that there
1t could not withered be;
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent'st IL back TO me.
Since when il grows ana smells, "ean'
Not of itself, but thee.
What is the proper pronunciation of
wind in singing? 4. ID N
Almost invariably wind" in singing Is
pronounced with the 81" long. so that
the word rhymes with mind" This used
also to be the ordinary pronunciation.
Where does the finest salmon, come
from H. VI
The Columbia river salmon Is generally
considered TO be about as fine as any.
The question you put is really question
of taste. for a Canadian or Maine sal
mon may be as good as one from ore
gon, or as Scotch fish.
What is the population of New York
city at the present time! j. r. ~
According TO the State census OF Feb
ruary, 1892. it was 1.So1.7Ss. Since then
II has grown. according to the Health De-
partment OF New York. at the rate OF
about 500 year. and on February z.
1895. by that departments estimate II was
l,997,S7.
What mountain in North America is
the highest? oMALLbl'
1t used TO be thought that Mount st.
Elias was; then Mount Brown. Recent ex-
plorat!ons, however. have shown that
Mount Logan. in Alaska, is the highest,
with an altitude of 1914 feet Mount
OriZaba, in Mexico, comes second, lS.5l5
feet high. and Mount ST. Elias stands
third, lS,0l5 feet high.
Has China always maintained her own
government? NJ H. .
The Chinese Empire is said to date
from 200 b. G. About 1860 A. ID. 600
years ago., Kublai Khan. a Tartar. con-
auered the Chinese and founded the Mon
gol dynasty, which lasted until 1903
when the Chinese dynasty was restored
About 80 years ago the Manchurians con-
auered them and founded the present
dynasty. SO for 500 years China has not
been ruled by native line OF Enperors'
y
waves have been known TO attain:
w. d. 3.
It IS said that a sea captain off Cape
Horn measured as accurately as possible
the height of several waves that passed
his vessel during a gale. He found them
TO be e. "a, 5S and 90 feet In helght' ana
from $50 to 500 feet In length: the aver
age height Is thus 81 feet. the average
length rs feet. These waves are p'oha-
bly, as high as any ever measured
Why will noe a fire burn If the suii-
light falls upon 1t? MRS. 4. b. H.
Investigators differ as to the effect CT
sunlight on a fire. 1t seems TO be deter
mined that II the air in dark place 3e
heated TO the same point as that in
room into which the suns rays enter
the rays will have no effect on the hre'
Otherwise, IL seems that the sunlight re-
t;Ids combustion by about one-ninth IL
is suggested that the suns rays exert
a deoxidizing power which interferes WIN
the rapid oxidation OF the combustible
matter"
In what capacity can young man
enter ne United States navyI NJ. y. NJ
He may enlist as an apprentice If. under
the age of eighteen; or, II over that age,
he may enlist as a seaman. From a
seaman III may become petty officer
and i'm time work his way up 10 be
boatswain. gunner, sailmaker or car
penter II ne has trade he may enlist
as a musician, printer, painter, machining
or bOilermaker, etc. An enlisted man
In the navy cannot hope to become an
officer
Please give me details Of the vote on
the seigniorage bill, vetoed by the Presi-
dent CDSoN'
The House passed the bill by vote of
les yeas TO 1919 nays. 90 not voting. The |
vote was divided thus: Yea, l37 Demo-
,rats. ~ Republicans. II Populis;s; Nay, |
ms AZ Democrats. x Republicans. In
the Senate the voting was "a yeas; -
nays. not voting. This was divides
between the parties thus: Yea. II Demo- |
rats. 10 Republicans 3 Populists; nay. |
} Democrats - Republicans; not voting, |
Democrats, republican Populists'
How can a blind person make a viii? |
Is such persons signature vail? How |
IAN II be known that he knows what he |
5 slgningI Are extra witnesses neede!t |
r. NJ. a.
A blind person makes his will just as
person does who cannot read or write. |
he goes to some one he can trust. tells
iiil what he wants his will 10 be and /
lrawn up and reads 1t TO the blind per-
ION. who signs II before the witnesses. |
The usual formallties are necessary, the |
Usual number OF witnesses. OF course.
{ the blind man has no person whom he
an trust. he will have hard time.
Please name the four largest religious
in the world as well as
he four largest in this country.
ii. E. b.
The latest statistics Of value give the
irst place to Confucianism. the second
lace to Hindooism, the third place TO
roman Catholicism. and the fourth place
Moh snaG,,Sa,T 5se hGu re 90 be-
hough the Protestant churches outnuin-
er the Roman Catholic, that church |
,ads with Il. ~. gO. the Methodists come
econd with l,5s9,2Si, the Baptists third
18th 3,7l2.46s, and the Presbyterians
authorities add about one
eventh. to include the children omitted |
V the census takers. This gives the |
loman Catholic population as about |
10000 persons
I. Are there still two capitals In Rhode
slande 2. What celebrated American |
oets have died within two years, 3 Is
ennyson living? T. When did Whittier
le? 5. Who was Chaucer? s. What
European countries have become repub-
cs within fifteen years? 7. When. did
,estern continent are owned by Spain
nd by Great Britain? NJ. LA T.
/. Yes; Newport and Providence. z.
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