The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
THE QUERY COLUMN.
SOME or THE CONTENTS OF THE
TIMES Wan BAG.
Answers to Inquiries on Variety of
Subjects Received From Our
Subscribers.
EASTER. 1896.


come in 1906?
on Sunday, April 5ih.
CHICAGO AHEAD.
which city IN the United states has
the largest area?
Chicago. far and away. IL covers ls9
square miles.
TANNERS FAST.
In what year did Or. Tanner make his
celebrated fast?
In iSSO-from June 18th to August 7th,
noon 10 noon.
l.. S. FOUR AND a HALF PER CENTS.
What per cent. income do United States
four ana one-half per cents, az jos, ylem
when gold Is lV1?
with gold at par they yield All per
cent and with gold at i05 they yield
49, per cent
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
When did the Interstate Commerce Law
go into effect2
IL was approved by the President on
February (. 1857. Sections II and Is
went into effect Immediately; the other
sections after sixty days
WORDS IN THE LANGUAGE.
How many words are there IN the Eng
lsh language?
IUffN
or the TWO most recent large dictionaries,
one claims 10 contain about 2Q0VO.' the
other claims nearly 10000 words and
phrases.
FRANKLINS DEATH AND BURIAL.
When did Franklin die? Where is he
buried2
Franklin died at his home in Phiadel-
phia on April u, 1790 lie is buried In the
cemetery of Christ church at the cor
ner Of Fifth and Arch streets IN that
city.
THE LAMP POSTS POSITION.
In the expression between you and me
and the lamp-post" what has the lamp
post to do in the natter
Nothing. The expression means that
the secret or remark which the express
gioIs prefaces Is an open secret or
remark that may be repeated.
NOT IN THE REVOLUTION
Was General Brock I'm the Reyolu-
tfonarv ware When did he die2
General Isaac Brock did not fight In
The Revolution lie was I'm command
OF a British army IN the war OF 1872, ana
was killed at the battle OF Queenstown
October 49, 1872. Brockvlle. Canada, is
named after him
SOUTH AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.
Please name the presidents OF the South
American Republics
The president Of the Argentine kepuh-
lie is I'riburu. Of Bolivia, Mariana liap-
tista. Of Brazil, Prudentc Jose dc Mo-
RAGS. of Chilli. Jorge Montt' OF Colon
bia. Miguel Caro-. of Ecuador Luis Cor
dero: of Paraguay Egusguza, of iru-
quay. Juan ldiarte Borda, OF venezuela
lyaqun Crespo.
NOT THE BEST
is the word gotten" good EngIish2
is IT correct 10 say 81 have gotten over
my sickness
Gotten" was better English century
ago than 10 is now. The tendency or the
best writer's Of to-day is 90 use got in
stead OF gotten" but both forms are
Unsuitable. Your sentence is correct.
dramatically. but rhetoricaily II might
Doe improved
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
or what use are the sixth and seventh
books Of -foses2 why are they not
translated ito English?
We do y u know what you mean by
"the sixth and seventh books OF Moses.
Modern biblical criticism has attacked
the mosaic authorship Of the first five
books of the Bible. and has not found
any sixth and seventh books OF Noses.
TT DEPENDS
Does a naturalized citizen Of this coun-
try have 90 serve In the army of his ma
tive country If he returns there for few
months?
Not is he remains only few months.
The country Of his birth has a perfect
right 20 compel him 10 serve. but ont
Of courtesy to the United States this
right is generally waived
no REAL PERSON
Who was John abrams?
Hamlet speaks Of John abrams In one
of his sOliIquies. act q, scene o. 10 Is not
believed that John abrams was any
real person. The name is the same as
John of Dreams, John the dreamer, "a
sleepy. apathetic fellow Every one
knows that the names of John, Johnny
Jack. are used 20 Indicate persons with
out any idea of reality being attached
10 them.
FIRST LITTLE BOY BLUE"
Can anyone tell the origin Of Little
Boy Blue, come blow your horn" its ma
tionality, or any search which can pos
sibly give me the desired information?
Haliwell quotes the poem as being Of
English nationality, but says nothing
about It's origin. IL is possible that il IS
simply a song with no hidden meaning.
I'm Max Muller's writings and Cox's MY
tholOgy OF the Aryan Nations" you may
find something denMte on the question.
NOT KNOWN
Did Marshal Berthier commit suicidey
Who was the best tactician Of NapOie-
on's marshals? When did Marshal
Lannes die?
IL is known exactly how Berthier died.
he was killed or committed suicide at
Bamberg," June !. lSij. Lanues was NOR
tally wounded at Aspern May ~. 1873.
and died at Vienna on May 81. The palm
Tor the best tactician probably lies be-
tween Massena, Prince OF Essling, ard
SOult. both OF whom ranked very high
as generals.
THE PEOPLE WHO DIE.
Can you give me a rough estimate or
the number OF people VINO have died
since the world began. and OF those KILL
Cd in the war;
About one-fortieth OF the population OF
the world dies each year. Ia the time OF
Augustus about 1900 died yearly, now
about 100000 persons die. No estimate
OF any value can be made as 10 the total
deaths In the last 800 years. In war, II
Is estimated. about 100000 persons have
lost thclr lives.
THE PRINCE OF INDIA.
How did General Lew Wallace come to
write the Prince Of India?
General Wallace had been Minister or
the United States 10 Turkey and lived
for some time in COnstantnople Other
stories OF the fall Of the Eastern Empire
mad been written. so that IL was quite
natural for him as "A curoag1fuf writer