The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
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Nnncy's Record.
Has Nancy Hsnss record been lowered7
Yes: AK lowered II al Galesburg. Ill
nois on September 10, 1894. trottlng a
mile Ia O5 "a
In 1876.
On what day was the Jewish New Year
in 1876?
The frYt day Of the mouth Tisrl. A.
NJ 5637. fell on Tuesday. september .,
1876.
Porcupne Qnills:
Does a porcurine shoot rs quilts?
Not really; their quilts are not rooted
very deeTly and the animal in shaking
itssf sometimes shakes them loose. 1t
does rot dart them. though.
Altogether.
what 4. the probable coinage capacity
OF the combined mints OF the United
Working eight hours n day. the three
minis now could coin probably abO n luu-
go. 900 pieces. Last year they coined Oi,-
lille pieces.
Who Paid the Bills?
Did II Hung Chang pay his hotel ex-
peEses or did the Government pay them?
Earl I.p' was the guest 0i tho United
States. 80 his hotel and travelling ex-
penses were or will be paid by tie Cow
eminent.
Real and Otherwise.
How can ] tell oleomarsarlne from real
hutteri
Melt little Of the doubted butter"
then put it in a lamp with cotton
wick IL Will burn freely. but IFS smoke,
II IL Is oleomargarne, Will be repuisife
and sickening. while that from real but
ter Will be light and inonensiye.
"a Lisht Year.
What is meant by tho term "a light
it IS the standard Of measurement EN-
plOyed by astronomers Do estimating ths
distance OF stars: il Is the distance that
ught travels IN one year. and is about
5000 tin Is the distance or the eaitA
from the sIn-say 59vO.oyJOVJ,OOO OF miles.
iuba aud New York.
What Is the present address Of the Gu
ban Pres nj Palma hat Is the New
York ADDRESS OF the Cuban JuntaE
Mr.. Estrada Palma - not the cuudi,
President lie Is delegate 10 the Unlted
States His mail address is simply New
York City" The President of the Gu
ban Republic IL CisnerOs Betancourt,
Marquis dc santa Lucia
icfl To- Ills discretion.
Are tho holders Of coin bonds at liberty
TO demand OF the secretary or the Treas
ury that they be redeemed ln soid' OF -
the matter subject 10 MS election Is
there any decision Of the. supreme Court
I in the natter
The matter is left to the discretion OF
tho Secretary Of the Treasury. lndt Is
whv "cOin" bonds brought less than
gold" bonds would have brought There
are no decisions Of the Supreme Court
and no decisions are required.
Where Did 1t Come IRON?
V-here did the slang expression "the
ghost walks come from?
The theatrical story is that certain
travelling company in England WAS IN
bad luck the stOrs not having been PAID
for several weeks. a strike was organ
lied, and at a rehearsal of Hamlet,
wherein the maLager was Hamlet, il was
carried into effect "iercadnce tWll walk
again." said Hamlet % che Ghost, but
the actor who played the latter part, for
saking Shakespeare, shouted emphatcal-
IS. NO. I'm blamed II tile ghost walks
any more until the salaries are paid
Apropo. OF china
What is the population OF China hy
the latest ceusis? What Is the present
area Of China and the average number OF
people TO the square mlleI what irac-
ton Of the Chinese population Is clfillz-
ed and DO they, as a nation, rank as
high as Italy. for Instance
by the most recent and closest estimate
there IS no formal census-the population
OF China Is placed at about 4U-,up1,uu.
The area Of tine Empire Is placed AZ
about 100000 square miles giving an
average density OF popuauon OF anoAt W
persons To the mile. China IS civilized
ent from ours THAI II cannot DE- CONF
pared really with that or any western
country.
Comes and Goes---lhen?
A German comes to this country. be-
comes citizen and has son. when the
SON Is of age be goes 10 Germany. Can
he be compelled 10 serve IN the German
armyi
n German so his name does not appear
on the lists OF men liable 10 military
duty. The reason that some naturaiI-
ed citizens OF this country nave been
compelled 10 do German military duty
is that their names were on the lists
before they came 10 this country, ana
were never marked off after service. So
when those nad'TaliJeii Americans 80
back 20 Germany there are their names,
put down as sun owing military duty.
and they. or some Of them, are forced
Into tic army.
Greatest Railway.
Where IS the greatest railway In the
world? Is IL in this country?
The longest railroad IN the country or
rather iu Canala-the Canadian laCluc,
the main line OF which IS nearly 1000
miles long. TIE company controlling Che
largest Mileage is the AtchisOr. Topeka
and Santa Re, IL controls 1851 miles.
But the company having the largest cap
ital and doing the largest business is the
London and North Western Railway COM
pany. OF England. In lS4 IL operated J.
So miles OF line, the Great Western Oper-
ated . 4sj miles however. II owned -
7OU engines. ISL passenger cars, and
G}I2l neight cars. the Midland company,
owning ll4CG9 and the North Eastern
company. with S74J2 freight cars surpass-
cd il In the car line. The North Westerns
capital. however. j. JIG l-6, no pounds.
sterling. amounting 10 about $3.50 COO 900,
and its train mileage was Al ,i5lVuD; both
mileage and capital are greater THAN
those Of any other company
Who Was lie?
Who voa OGin or Odia?
Odln, according 10 the Scandinavian
myths. was the eldest son OF b0eT, and
became The leader of the gods boz their
fight with the lrcst demons and IN their
building the world He created -han and
woman. end Was the kim Of the gods.
lie dwelt In Glalsheim and had palace
also called Vailslla. where went the spr-
its OF warriors, slain in battle. lie lad
knowledge OF things. an Insight into III
turifv. he was The all-fa,her, he had sew
eral wives. ErIa, who was the mother
OF Their: Erlgga. the mother Ct Balda, or
HermoI. auA of Tyr Kinda, Llsl. or
saga. Grid. Guulod. Skadi. and the nine
giantesees who were the mother or
Helmdall Odn persisted with the other
GODS when the nrst giants ana the. pow