The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-30
OUROUERY DEPARTMENT
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real estate in which her husband ~ 70
have a life interest. have tbs children
right 10 msrase said properly when they
have reached their majority. their object
being the In provement OF same. IL not
have they any interest In III
2 II said CHILDREN have a right 10
manage or an interest In said property,
what steps should they take 10 secure
zane? Please quote law, on these SUD-
jects II you can conveniently 90 SO.
!. No The children hive no right 20
interfere IN the management OF the prop
erty during the life estate OF their father,
whether they are OF age or not. Theirs is
a futL re interest which Is not reduced into
possession until the death OF the iather'
who ls the life terant.
2 II the life tenant Is wasting. or de-
va-;atlng the property, court OF equity
could be applied to by bill in chancery to
take charge OF the property and prevent
its waste.
Money 10 Play With.
A tets that the top brick In a brick
wall sustains az much weight as the
lower brick; y bets A that It does not.
Which Is correct?
"A" must have a superhuitv OF income.
in that case Assuredly The top brick
does not bear as much weight as the
other.
No. But
DID ENGLAND ever demonetize gold? II
so. did geld depi eciate In valued
No but between 1877 and 1923 the Bank
OF England (Which transacts the Gov
ernment's bar king and issue business),
suspended specie payments.
None. We Think.
What ntvspapers are published In the
Falkland Is'aIcs2
None. so far as we can learn. The en-
tire population OF the islands Is only
a frNfl Of vi II IN
In Port Stanley, the capital
Which Leads?
Which has the larger following. Budd-
hism or Mohamu.edansm2 Is Hindooism
a form OF Buddhism
Moharnrut dar ism Is estimated 70, nave
about ISO.OOOOOO adherents, Buddhism,
about i5OOOG.O00. Hndooism is a form
OF BrahmaElsm. Influenced by, but not
a form OF. Buddhism; Il Is supposed 70
nave about 195OO0,000 followers.
What Became Of Him.
What became OF Durrant. the murder
err,
Duran, was sentenced on December II.
1898. 10 be hanged on February y, 1870.
A stay was secured. pending appeal. ana
the latest news about him IA that his
counsel are going 70 plead insanity Tor
him. The case is not expected 20 be ar
gued before next January. before tue Su-
prcme Court In San Francisco.
Mexico's Imports.
What were Me1lco's imports from and
exports to gold standard countries IN
1882
Her imports for the year 1s94-5 from
the United States, Great Britain. France,
Germany, and Spain, which are all soid
STANDARD countries, amounted 10 S,.OJ5,-
741 For the same time her exports 70
those countries amounted 10 $500, $50.
Her imports from al other countries
amounted 10 only 81 200 900; and her ex-
ports 70 only S2,lOJ'pO.
lie Dies lntestate.
A man dies inieState, leaving wife
and children. In case the widow marries
again, does she lose her Interest in her
first husbands property
No. she has that interest for her life.
A. her death the children by the hrst
marriage takes II. They n or age, nave
controllol their own interest in their
fathers estate The second marriage has
40 effect on tho first estate.
Why l. This Thus.
WHY Is this the Nineteenth century and
not the Eighteenth
Because the first century ended with The
year 100. the second covered The years l0l
10 200. the third. those from 2ll 10 300;
the fourteenth. those from 1901 20 400,
the eighteenth. those from 1901 TO 100
century takes its number from the
centurisl year which finishes H., not be-
gins II.
The Largest Gun.
What navy has the largest gun afiost;
and what navy has the FIVE best men-oi-
Warl
weighs 100 tons. There are four guns OF
this size mounted on the armor-clals
Duliio and Lepanto. Great Britain mad
one or two guns OF llO tons. but has given
them W. Great Britain undoubtedly has
tna fyo best men-Cf-war Ia her navy.
~ 10 l.
Please CIV. the precise and exact mean
ing OF tne expression. sixteen " one'y
The expression refers to the coinage
of silver sand gold ia this country. IL
means stch a ratio between tho weights
o. The two metals IN the coins that a
silver dollar shall. contain sixteen times as
much silver as gold dollar snail con-
tain gold. iris > the present legal ratio
IN 'h.s county.
FIRST Secret Society.
VIA, was the first secret society or
gahlZed In this c0uLtryl
TIE Indians bad secret societies, ana
tneir priesthood was practically secret
society. Tue Improved order Of Red
Men seems 10 be the oldest purely Ameri-
ca secret society among English spe ak
ing people, Ii Vas founded Ia lI7l, and
leOrgan.zed N 1854. Ia 1882 the order OF
toTesters. founded IN England Ia ll45.
Was brought 10 this country. and Free
hdoOAiJ Nal Dctu DlOlbAl mere cary III
80 lsst century.
'Of hoid and OF Silver
Kindly inform me what proportion Of
fha gold and silver production Of the
United states IS used ga the arts and
manufactures. and what proportion IA
According TO the Report OF the Dlrec-
.or II the Mat Tor 1885. who made his
.atimates from special reports. The gold
.co44ctl0n OF the United states IN 1894
mounted % lJiO.sl3 oun-es. worth as
ON $4,000 COZ. and the silver prOduc-
IL 20 a. JJ0.llO ounces. worth as coin
..I 900. OOJ. The gold used In the arts
counted IN ,ailo 10 ;5,Jj4, III, and the
..l.er 10 Slo.le5yis.
Wanted. Whitewash.
What = tie formula for making the
Naitewssh used lu the nayyE
Tao vhftcwash used by the United
,tates Lighthouse Department. which We
link Is what YOU mean is made accord
* % this formula. slack halI nLshe!
Dt lime IN boiling water. keeping II covered
wnile stacking. strain. and add one peck
u salt dissolved iu warm water three
pounds OF ground rice boiled 10 tnin
paste. II pound az powdered spanish
whiting anG one pound or clear glue us
solved IA water. Ler the mixture stand
for several days Apply as hot IS posi-
bi4 with - clean brush.
How Distinguished
How are rough diamonds distinguished
or Identified from other stones
ia the first place, diamonds are not dis
tributed so widely as gold, they are 70
bs looked FOR only m aiuvial soil or re-
CLAY and sand. The diamonds are looked
fgr usually iu humps OF clay They resist