The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
FIRST AMERICAN DOLLAR.


ALWAYS INSURE THAT,
FIRST AMERICAN DOLLAR
When was the first American dollar
coined5
IL was coined at Philadelphia In 1874.
under the authority Jf the Act OF April
2. l1s;
QUEEN vIcTc,RIA's CROWN.
whist is the valv OF Queen Yctoria's
crown?
queen victorias crown is said TO rep
resent about $50 1000 in value, though Its
exact value canp OF be estimated.
SHE DID.
Did Spain rec ognize the Southern Con-
federacy ils 'Je!ligerent?
Yes Spain on June II, 1861, issued a
proclamation OF neutrality. which In ef-
feet. reccgnif ed the Confederates as bel
lgerents.
CONSULT YOUR MINISTER
Where c an | study for the Methodist
minist ~ I rec of charge?
No The illogical school charges tuition
fees. &C INSULT the nearest Methodist
minis to- about your course. IL there is
no n liz lister at hand, write 10 the nearest
Met ne,dlst college,
THE DATES THEREOF.
'Tnen was President Cleveland mar
Mr.. Cleveland was married on June z.
ES6 Ruth Cleveland was born on Oc-
tober g. 1891. I'm New York city: Esther
. on September D. 1898, In Washington,
and Marion on July 7, 1885, at Gray
Gables. Massachusetts.
WHEN SHE MAY MARRY.
Please tell me tho age in each State,
at which n woman may marry without
her parents consent?
In Maryly nd she NAV c>arry when
sixteen; in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,
Kentucky. Louisiarh. Pennsylvania,
South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia
and Wyoming. the age is twenty-one
years and In all the others IL is eighteen
years.
GREATEST LIVING ONE.
Who are the greatest living American
actors?
Joseph Jefferson is the only great
American actor now alive below him
there are a few remarkably good actors.
but none who has made or seems likely
10 make. such an impression on the stage
as the two Booths, Barrel, Mccullough,
Forest. Cusham, Dun. and others made.
EUROPEAN MONARCHIES?
How many European pations are mon
J, arches?
There are two Republics In Europe,
which are Observation-Disclosures and Swift
Z Germany-Hamburg. Bremen and Luz
/ beck Thirty-fye States In Europe are
monarchiai in the governments, and are
ruled by an Emperor. a Sultan. Kings
Queens, Grand Dukes, Dukes and Prin-
ces.
HOW MANY?
How many Democratic. and how many
Republican presidents have there been?
We have had twenty-three presidents.
Democratic.
| fourteen terms to their credit. seven
were Republicans with seven terms. Lin
| coin and johnson. and Garfield and Ar
| thus, fllling only two terms. There were
two Federalist presidents, with three
terms. and four Wings. who filled two
terms. John Quincy Adams was elected
on a coalition ticket, and belonged 10
neither party
TITLES IN EUROPE.
In what order do titles rank In the
different European courts?
In Great Britain, beginning at the top,
they rank thus: Princes, who are not
peers; dukes, marquises, earls, yiscounts
| and barons. In Russia the order is;
| Grand dukes, princes. counts and barons
| in Germany and Austria; grand dukes,
dukes, princes. counts and barons. In
| Spain they stand princes. dukes, mar
quises and counts; so they do also In
| Italy.
QUESTION or MEASUREMENTS.
What is the rule for measuring corn on
| the husk in n crib2 How many cubic
feet in a bushel OF corn in the husk and
out Of the husk?
Obtain the dimensions Of the crib; IN
a heaped bushel. whether the corn be i'm
or out OF the husk, there are 1.j9 cubic
feet. Knowing the dimensions Of the
crib. find the number of cubic feet and
allow one bushel to every / 3-5 cubic feet.
GINSENG CULTURE
Please tell me something about ginseng
culture; where and how is ginseng sold?
Ginseng is a species Of the aralia fam
lily, called scientifically aralia ,quinque
| foia. It is found wild principally in
| Ohio. Minnesota and West Virginia, and
in other States. 1t is not much cultivated.
| because the wild plant is preferred. The
| root is sold to the Chinese. a few firms
| in California handling most of the Amerl-
can ginseng. The Chinese use Il as a
valuable medicine. II It called ginseng
| Chinese jin-tsan, likeness 10 a nam be-
cause the root is forlSed. resembling
| slightly the body Of a man with the
/ legs stretched wide apart.
ONE DAY IN SEVEN.
When and by whom was Sabbath-Sun-
| day-hrst started?
To take in one day in every seven days
| as a day OF rest is custom OF unknown
antiquity. The Egyptians had week Of
| seven days long before the Jews went
| into Egypt; and the Snaitic command
ment merely imposed on the Jews the
| obligation TO do what they had done for
] centuries. After Christs ascension, the
| disciples began to keep both the last and
the first days Of the week holy. The
| observance of the seventh as a holy day,
| grew less general; and I'm a. ID. 32l, the
| Emperor Constantine decreed that the
| first day OF the week should be kept
| holy, instead of the seventh day.
CANADA'S MANUFACTURES.
What are the manufactures of Canada.
| and where are they found?
Canada turns out each year about
| 100000 worth OF wagons etc. about
| the Same amount OF trolling stock" some
| 100000 OF sugar, and 5000 600 OF malt
| and spirituous liquors: $4,000 900 in flour
| and grist; 100000 I'm cheese the same
| amount In sashes. doors and blinds. and
| about twice as much I'm boots and shoes.
Her sawmills produce 81, 900 of boards
etc Most OF the factories are in the
| province OF ontario, though the sugar re-
| fineries are in Quebec. or the largest
establishments. those producing more
than 10000 year. 1923 were In Ontario
and 2i6 I'm Quebec.
| WHO FIRST USED 1T.
| Who first used the expressions "A pub.
| lie Office is a public trust" and ut is
condition that confronts US, not
| theory%
The idea OF the first phrase has been
| found In one OF Henry Cay's speeches
made I'm 1879. and In "Vivlan Gray" a
| novel by Disraeh, written sixty years
ago. In 1881 the expression seems 10
havc been used by Congressman Grape.