The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

school.ship?
The authorities do not want hayward
boys on those ships: they want COOL boys.
| The Government maintains three Train
| ing ships. For Information about them
| they are now on the summer oruise-you
| she nd write TO the Secretary OF the NAVY
al Washington. Then Boston, sew YORK
and Philadelphia maintain schoolshlps'
which are public marine scno2is' ! OF
! information as 10 these. address tho COM
mittee on Nautical School OF tie Board
OF Education Of the city nearest 70 yoH.
| on scholarship a boy stays AS long as
his parents keep him; on training snip
he enlists 10 serve until he Is twenty
one years old.
National Debt.
How much does the United states owe
and to what countres2 How much inter
est docs the United States pay2 What
distinction is there between Government
debt and national deptf
The limited states owed on July ],
1896. 81 76g $40. 1913 40, on whlch II paih
interest amounting TO 3l~N."v. TINS
dobt is held. and this interest Is paid 10
nersons an over the world. Foreign gov
ernments hold little n any Of II. foreign
and domestic banks and business corpo-
rations hold a good deal. but most or "
Is held hy individuals. There IS no ar.
ference between Government debt ana
national debt. In this country we speak
q the national debt.
Flag Of the Confedracy
Please describe the flag OF the Con
feieracv9
Tire first Confederate flag consisted OF
field containing two red stripes and ono
white stripe with 4 blue union display
'ng @ circle Of white stars equal IN num-
her 10 the states OF tho Confederacy.
This was displayed first at MONTGOMERY
HuK
looked much like the United states nag
50 I'm September. 1851. Generals Beaure-
gar1 and Johnson devised the battle
flag: n red field charged with a hlue
diagonal cross. bearing white stars equal
20 the number 81 the States. The cross
extended from corner to corner OF the
entire field. In April 1853. the nag was
ordered 70 be 2 plain white field hearing
"a n union a reduced copy OF the battle
fae There was too much white about
This fag so on eFbrlary :. 1860, the sen
alto resolved that the field OF the nag
should be 81 white for twothlrds or us
length tho remaining outer tnlfd heinB
OF red. that the union should De rednc'
oil conv 81 the battlo-fag. This was the
last flag OF the ConfederacY.
Exit. Chinchbngs!
What is good TO keep chinchougs OUT OF
the corn?
Kerosene emulsion IS the best thing 10
applv as a remedy. Take two gallons OF
kerosene-ou. half-pound whaie-oiL or
common soap, one gallon OF water beat
ND the mixture. until 1t IS Thoroughly COM
pounded. Free-oil will spoil tho ioNdge OF
any plant. To use, dilute the emulsion
with fifteen times It's bulk OF water "nu
applv with spray. In the fan AID WIN
her burn over the invested fields, destroy
Old rubbish. and roll heavily for the
spring grain. These precautions VII tend
tn keep the pest down.
How MANY Votes?
How many votes has zach STATE IN
the next electoral ,ollege2
Zach state has number OF electors
equal 10 the number Of its Senators and
Representatives. Thus there will be Az
votes in the next college. divided thus:
Alabama. IL. Arkansas, 3; California, 3;
Colorado. 4: Connecticut. q; Delaware, 3;
Flor.da. 4. Georgia. -, Idaho, 3; Illinois,
q: Indiana. 10, Iowa. IS. Kansas, 10,
Kentucky. Is, Louisiana, s. Maine b;
MARYLAND. S: Massachusetts,. l6, Michi-
gan. d. Minnesota. Q. Mississippi, g. MIS-
souri,. r.. Montana. 3. Nebraska, :; Neya-
da 9. New Hampshire. 4; New Jersey. 10.
New York. 80. North Carolina, j; North
Dakota. g. Ohio. %. Oregon. a. Pennsyl-
vania %: Rhode Islandh, 4; south caro-
lima .: South Dakota. 4; Tennessee IT,
Texas. r.. Utah, 3, Vermont. 4. rs.nia,
~: Washington. 8: Wost Virginia, b; WIS
consin. 70. wyoming. s. in eacn case
two 81 the members OF the college Of
electors represent The senator's.
Subscribers ~ Ais
I. Is person held to be a subscriber
10 q paper when be or some o. las family
takes 10 from The post-oiiice, though he
meyer subscribed for IL actually 2. When
he has not paid his subscription, but
lets the paper run on FOR a time, then
orders it stopped. is he held for tho
time during whicl it has been sent to
him?
l. We think he IS both legally and
morally "a subscriber. lie has accepted
The paper. therefore. be must pay Tor IT,
II Dee dii not want il. he could have
refused 10 al the post-oiiice. 2. Yes. The
Federal laws do not apply to these cases
although ser of bogus laws are circu-
lated TO brighten delinquent subscribers.
The publisher is no better OF LLcer the
law than any other person who has
goods 20 sell. A subscriber is bound
legally for what he orders, and for no.
thing more. unless De takes more than
ho orders; then he is bound 20 pay for
that.
Admission ~ Annapolis.
Kindly state what subjects the eNami-
nation for the admission 10 Annapolis
consist OF, whether one must stand moro
cham ono examination, and how many
are appointed yearly? How many MEM
beers in the House OF Representatives.
Acandilate for Ambulance is examined
as 10 his physical qualifications. this eX-
animation being most severe. The mental
examination is ON the subjects supposed
10 be taught az a grammar school read
ing. writing. arithmetic, spelling. gram
mar. geography. aud United States MIS-
tory. The classes at Annapolis are made
up 10y appointments OF cadets, one each
for every member and delegate in the
House, and ten 'at large Tor the Pres
dent. This does not mean that more
Than 800 cadets are appointed each year
Dut that the total number &C any one
time does not exceed the total number OF
congressman. plus the Presidents ten
Just az present there are so congressman.
As the course is six years. there should
DE about 90 appointments yearly, besides
those appointed 90 hll vacancies the total
number is then about 50 a year. OF these
some I'D drop ont at the end of a year
leaving vacancies TO he filled. There are
now about 80 cadets.
Nhs, aud Who?
Why is Texas known as the L1ne-Star
State2 Who are the A. y. A.s2
The flag OF the republic of Texas consist
ef OF blue field with a single star show
ing by comparison with the flag OF the
United States that the smaller republic
was COmuOsel OF only one State. After