The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-19

tanned more silver than the standard DOL
lar II passed as current for a time.
Australian Panic.
Was the panic in Australia earlier than
I'm this country, or did IL begin here first?
The panic In Australia began in April.
1873; between April 20 and May IL. thir-
teen of the principal banks failed. The
panic in this country was in August.
We think the two panics were not con-
nccted.
First Electric Car.
In what city OF the United States was
the first electric car opcrated2
In Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1885.
when Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith,
built and operated a small circular cleo
trio road. This was a model rather than
a working railroad. The first actually
disable car was made in 1871. when, on
April 18th, Or. Charles Grafton Page, OF
the Smithsonian Institution. can an cleo
tic locomotive from Washington 10
Bladensburg, at the rate OF - miles an
hour.
Was Never With Stanley.
Did DR.. Jameson ever 80 with Stanley?
Dr. jameson was never with Stanley.
He is d Scotchman, a graduate In medi-
cine OF London University. lie was IN
this country for his health between 1919
and 1876. and I'm the latter year went TO
South Africa. He practiced medicine at
Kimberley for ten years, and In 1888 gave
up his practice TO become "Administra-
tor Of Mashonaland, under the charter
ed South African Company, OF which
Cecil Rhodes is managing director.
Amount OF Postage.
What is the postage between this coun-
try and the Argentine Republic and Cape
Colony?
The postage TO both Of these countries
IS five cents for each half-ounce or frac-
ton thereof; postcards 20 for two cents;
newspapers for one cent for each two
ounces: printed matter, at the same rate
as newspapers, commercial papers, five
cents, for ten-ounces, and one cent for
each two ounces in excess of ten ounces;
samples, two cents each four ounces. The
registration fee is ten cents.
Not Married.
Are Henry Irving and Ellen Terry mar
ried? If not, who is. or was her hus-
band?
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry are not
married. Miss Terry is the wife OF George
Frederick Watts, the famous English
painter. The father of her children was
her first husband, we think-Charles
Kelly, an English actor. SIR Henry Irv-
ing is married and has two sons.
our Army and SPANS.
How does our army compare with that
Of Spain and our navy with hers?
Spain has an army of $1,000 men in
Spain and 5000 men in the colonies. Its
army in Cuba is made up largely Of the
reserves. our army consists of 5000 Of
ficers and men with about 10000 in the
national guard and no reserve. Our
navy is very much better than SPANS;
we have more and better ships and heav-
Ter guns. The United States rank now
as the fifth naval power.
Without Local Color.
Is Father Ryan's Their Story Runueth
Thus" love history of Ethel and him
self? Was the scene located in Mobile?
The poem is absolutely without local
color. so that II is impossible to say where
its scenes are laid Seemingly 1t is not
his own history. 1t is written in the third
person, the author occasionally remarking
They showed me-" or Il learned" or
heard" We think the poem is magma
tive based on incidents that seem TO fore
shadow those OF Du Maurier's Peter
Ibbetson."
why did the Reformers when they
overhauled the Holy Bible. leave out the
second book OF the Maccabees?
The two books of the Maccabees are
excluded by the Reformers from the can
on of the Old Testaments. so. too. were
they by ST. Jerome when he translated
the Old Testament into Latin, the Vul-
gate Version. The Second Maccabees
starts with two forged letters. and then
simply says that it is a summary in one
book OF five books on the war against
Antiochus, written by Kason Of Cyrene.
Jerome in the fourth century decided that
1t was not an inspired book, and the
Reformers followed him.
Our Coins and Stamps.
What are the different denominations
of our coins and stamps? Why was the
tradedollar coined?
In our coins we have cents Of bronze;
nickcles. dimes. quarter dollars. half dol
lars and dollars of silver: quarter eagles.
half eagles, eagles and double eagles Of
gold. Our stamps are OF these denomina-
tons: one-cent. two-cents. three-cents,
fourcents. five-cents. six-cents eight
cents. ten-cents. twelve-cents. fifteen
cents. twenty-four-cents. thirty-cents. and
ninety-cents. The newspaper stamps"
used on newspapers sent in bulk, range
as high as ninety dollars. They are not
sold. The trade-dollar was struck so that
we might use our silver In China and
Japan and cut out the Mexican dollar,
which was the standard coin OF COM
merce in those countries; the scheme
failed.