The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-31
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Com Jun cations Received From Our Sub
scribess-Inquiries on . Variety
of Subjects.

What was the exact height OF Napoleon
Sonapartc? /. y. T.
lie was fivc feet three inches In height
too short 10 get into any military service
nowadays.
VIII you please tell me what steps our
flower lovers can take 10 preserve thelr
rare and expensive plants from the III
roads OF neighbors' chickens, aiter nav
ing put wire netting on part OF the ien iCo
and weighted the gate" have had IafS
and valuable flowers completely destroyed
by the chickens belonging TO a nelSIDoi
on the square j have begged anu ~. ~
tested in vain. In desperation AiteI r,rS-
peated complaints. | killed an Ola r,ns,
leader hen this winter, "hen 4 i ouIid
probably the rarcst rose In RlGIihSSi or,
lying uprooted and froZen.a anu 'he ~. s
scratching for what w nts What can 1
do 10 save them when the cnicken IdSss'
will not keep the plae les QUIZ FIease DO
wise a strong legal remedy kho" SOu'
CO., love mowers SUBSCRIBER.
We are gratihed at "Subscribers' con-
yiction that The Times loves mowers,
Yes. IT does. and II syinpdttni,zess N The
case isf one of nuisance, ana II ule
owner Of the chickens declines 10 resPeCI
his neighbor's rights he can DC %rIes,eu'
For a very strong" remedy we nave APP
nIied TO three of the leading lawyers OF
The CITY, but the profundity OF the ques-
zion Is such that these calm uiSpds-
Siorate legal male minds are uhaole ~
agree. However, you mustn't snoot the
chickens.
Ia 1t correct to say Il suspect ! h iSd
better go up stairs! Also, statS tnJ
proper pronunciation OF halil1pRaJIfR E iR''u
ca Yes Expect in this connection is
incorrect. (b) The preference is gwen 10
q sound of a intermediate between tnat
letter as in father" and as In zap
sou,d which until recent years mar
scsrcely been recognized. (c) The accent
is on the second syllable the Soui'u
as in eel"
VII, YOU please state whether there Is
q Zee delivery Of mail outside OF the cor or
puyA.,oh UNITS Of Richmond an, - "O'
TO what distance the mai 10 ca = V. l..
There is westerly and northe'aster,liyy
from the city, for about mile 10 hii'0
and a quarter.
Please state whether the Mayor OF K T,tr,
,oond ts chairman eX-officio OF the Cty
School Board, and obiige' ,.-O1rrpER
He is not. The general impression NJ. 70
,he contrary has arisen out or the pos.
ton in the School Board nei1 ny civ.
PREDECESSOR in the mayorallty. MI r,yd
son was, however, memDer Oh INC ~
before his election as Mayor
Please state II. under the wa. w a5'1 ~
election law" a voter VINO IL un ~ ,.,ncieG
read and does not think that the specldii
constshle has fixed his ballot as dlrectea
by himself. has the right 10 siIo" .ba9
ballot to the judges Of election TO see tiia'
II Is StpDT SSPelrRayA TH %Ho is IN FAVOR OF
FAIR AND HONEST ELECTIONS
Beyond all question he has
please state whether Koch was me
real discoverer Of lymph as a cure foT
tuberculosis; also, lhe PAaN' a. n
'n Ye elS' The lymph is practically infallblc
as a diagnostic.
is there visible means of hypnotrxnltiig5 4
Can a person be hyPHtUIHt55%eu
Without consent and against ms VIII CO.
I'll, III nasmerism? A SUBSCRIBER
fas please make the meaning Oh inI9
question more clear (b) There Is ulI ie
ence Of opinion on TINS point. w. ~ hvS.
not,sm' although the theory held by Mes
mer. the man who claimed TO nav , us
covered st, 81 radically dttereht onaraIav
of Braid. the latter being the generauy
-acSspssd -6sf1iesWer claimed that the
bower 10 hypnotic was ms alonei s ann
That this consisted ia the tran sss .n
Of material GarTent theorT is that of sHg
yestion. We have rot space Tor iurtntI
Exclamation in this connection, uut p Son,,
covering the ground can be gotten i'o''
any OF the HDTdTies:
Who're are some of the electrical col col
leges OF this country! hnd<te " nc
There are no "electIlcal , oO,tiva scbooI
Won style them, but every sclentinc sJ"ooi
81 college offers courses in electrician en-
cheering and study.
Ar. anv table articles made OF alumio
Num- other than pepper and salt casters?
Not that we know Of Plates and disn
cover. might be made of IT, we thihk,
but they would be rather cutlosi'ie' IMAM
to a tape sei'i
When did the first marriage in the his
tory of the world occur? Who was AuaH
iirst t, daugn'f fhe first man and the first
u,nnan We call them Adam ana hHe
Tor the sake of convenience, III h Is bus
pcsed that in those early uSys o'o''''''
took their sisters as wives
has England poet-laureate nov u.
No since Tennyson died, in is922: the
d. ~ noet laureate has been leit , 1h-
S,ied Tcnnyson held the once SIM ao'V'
.mcceeding Wordsworth. VINO hau SUI
eeeded so UtiSy Of As fo iRSTf these three
noets both MIR. Gladstone ana Loiu i''ee
berry left the place vacant
How many daily papers has each 10, OF
these clues A@O''e' n. ID.
hna5on has twenty.fve-seven,1taete,na
papers. eight atteri.ooIn ,,,nsi II |
,as fnIfv-nine dailies. of which almost, II
mas inas IV all are published in the morn
Inc New York has forty-nlne' OF Wli0n
eleven are evening papers anu - n,'aSD
has twenty-siX, of which eleven are o''"
ing papers
what Is the difference in dimensions
between the Great Eastern an t1,, nv an"
pania? ,,...o.,, la,incLed January |
o 1875 was 692 feet long, - ieet pe sena
o, Ie', cs1ocitv Of 1900 tons ana 2.oO |
horse mower paddles. l,VV; SEW so |
,rhe Campania, Launched IN lo S, bo,
feet long. 60 l-3 beam ahq 80 Dower is |
tonnage is 1900 and her morse Po"'i
ss. 800 registered
A lady attends reception given D oy
Mrs A., Mrs. b., Mrs. G., onS ,a Vn on
ali three, or only on the LADY tEU s9e o KnSRs
Oh. must call on all three ladies si sne
calls on her hostess; ana II a,a nv might
saw three ladies, she must can oi ''''"'
all
7. 4, necessary 10 give one dollar aPieeo
10 certain heirs whom you vs. r s
,nhsrit 10 make your will good .. ~ ~. - IN
ihn NJ, Noowadays. X was CUSTOMARY 40
p,nsiand 10 leave "a person sni ,. biro
she testator wished to disinhert, MS
but the custom never o nta,nv things be- |
;ns eoi,al a will signed by the testa.1'
ana witnessed by three persons is soou'
even IL II cuts off various persons
Is James the same name as Jacob sr,c
YET. The steps in the chain of descent
are not very clear, but are something |