The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03
something about the deceased from the
Rcgistrar-Generai Charlemont House.
Pension APPROPRIATIONS.


80. 1885. the disbursements OF the Pension
once were $40, 959. Sol. or In round num-
bers Slsl 10000. OF this about <iSS,VOO0W
were paid out in pensions, the cost of
running the Office being thus about 49,
Ot0. 900. or say two per cent. or the entire
appropriation.
Costlics; Capitols.
What five States have the costliest and
largest capitols?
New Work has the costliest capitol:
about $50. coo 600 have been spent on 1t and
Il isn't finished yet. Texas has the lar
gest capitol: IT IS one of the largest build
ings In the world. The addition 10 the
Massachusetts, state House has made the
building one Of the most costly The
state of Washington is building an ex-
pcnsive capitol. The capitol at Hartford,
Connecticut. was built inside OF the APP
Precipitation, which makes it remarkable.
| We cannot answer the question more ex-
actly.
Again, Woman Suffrage.
What IS woman suffrage? Does IT ex-
| ist In any European country what Is
| good book on the subject?
BY woman suffrage is meant the right
| OF women 10 vote as freely and fully as
men vote. Women are not allowed 10
vote with men IN any country or EUROPE
| In Great Britain they vote al school cleo
,ions and on local subjects, but not on
the Continent John stuart Milfs The
| Subsection Of Women is an early book
on the subject opposed to woman sur
frage. more recent and advocating 1t
are Mrs. Stanton's History Of Woman's
| Suffrage" and Mrs. Ashton bikes "Wo-
man Suffrage"
ROsicrucians.
!. Who were The Rosscrucians? p
What instrument is best adapted TO COM
| pose music on?
]. The Rosicrucians are SAID 10 have
originated in the. Fifteenth century. They
were said TO have knowledge Of all the
| secrets OF science, such as curing diseases,
prolonging life, the arts OF magic, pow
er over the elements and elemental spir-
its. etc, etc. Christian R0senkreuz Is
| said to have been their founder, but lit
| Tie IS known about their beginning. 2.
II you mean what instrument Is OF the
/ greatest assistance 10 the composer in
\ composing. we should say the piano or
the organ.
collateral Inheritance Law.
What is the collateral inheritance law?
IL is a law enacted in some Of the
States based, we believe on New York
| law, taxing all requests and inhertanceS
going to persons other than the direct
heirs OF the decedent. The British nave
| such a law. II is an easy tax 10 collect.
because the executors of decedent have
I 10 report 10 the court Ohe Surrogates
Court or the Orphans Court. exactly
what money they receive, 50 the court
| simply ASSESSES them so much and they
have 10 pay the tax or the court VIII not
release them and will collect from Their
bondsmen. Direct heirs are not taxed,
| Only outsiders" are taxed.
Created furore.
What actor as a boy created furore
| in London because Of his acting In
| Shakespeare tragedies?
William Henry West Betty, the IN
| FAINT Roscius" lie was born in 1871. and
| APPEARED first on the stage in 1893, in
Belfast. He went TO Edinburg and then
| by way Of the country theatres 10 Lon
| don where he appeared in December,
1904. He made a tremendous success, not
| only in Shakspeare's plays, but IN the
| other tragedies Of the time. In lSoS ne
| left the stage and went to Cambridge
| University. In 1872 he returned 10 the
stage. but with none of his earlier sue
cess, and after twelve years more Of me
diocrity he retired finally In 1874. lie
| died about 1910.
Amount Per Capita
What amount Of money per capita has
each Of these countries: France, Germa-
ny. Great Britain. Italy. Japan. Turkey,
China, Mexico, and the United StatesY
For the year ending June 80. 1880, (Which
Is the fiscal year Of 1880, the per capita
stock OF money in the United States was
| $50 of which 2i.33 was in circulation.
| France had $36A per capita of its pop
ulation: Germany, SlS.56; Great Britain,
$50. a. Italy had $3.50, japan, 500; Tur-
| key, s.. SO; China, $3.50. and Mexico 500.
| Great Britain and Germany, two Of the
| greatest commercial nations, use little
| cash because they have many banks and
use checks. France has practically no
banks, so uses much cash. and the Unit
| ed States. though having large per
capita stock, uses little more than Great
Britain. and will probably use less and
less each year, as tire banking system
is dxtealed, and checks become ubed
more widely.
4 nrief History of II.
VIII you give me brief history OF So
ciaism?
The name Socialism was given in
1895 10 Robert Owens suggested scheme
of social improvement and reconstruc-
ton: from England the name was taken
ST. Simon ana Fourier. Socialism is the
doctrine that teaches US that the State
has a right 10 correct the inequality of
wealh which exists among men. and TO
take from those who have too much 10
give to those who have not enough. and
that in a permanent manner The es-
sence Of Socialism is associated produc-
ton. with a collective capital, with
view 10 an equitable distribution. II IS
a phase OF the struggle for the enamel
patton Of labor and the protection of
the slntll capitalist. Though the name is
sixty years old, Robert ovens scheme
dates from 1917, when IL was laid before
the British House Of Commons. The
French Socialists were the controlling
spirits IN tho Revolution Of 1880, which
put Louis Philippe on the throne, and in
that of l4S. which put him off again.
In 1870 the Brook Farm experiment in So
cialism was made in this country, in 1892
came the Chartist movement in England,
and in 1AS-'52, the Christian Socialist
movement. led by Charles Kingsley and
DenisOn Maurice. Karl Marx, in lSi7,
advocated revolutionary or armed social
ism. The Commune OF Paris in lSl0-'7l
was an extreme growth Of Socialism. and
anarchlsm is another form dating in the
DRY from about 1S47. when Bakunin began
to urge it. The International Working
Mems Association, called the Information
al, began I'm 1877, but got its greatest i'm
petus in 1862, and was formally organic
ed in 1864. II held annual meetings un-
iii 1872. when the anarchists were forced