The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-16
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Anti-Toxin.
Please tell me upon what principle
is claimed that anti-totin Is eu'o ~
t'pon the principle that It's injecu"
neutralizes the poison In the D'ooo'
katasito.
WIN YOU please give me some 'ni"s
r,a,ion regarding hatssato, who, " =
claimed. is the real discovery OF tupcs
KatasIto is a native Of Japan. he
ceived his medical education IN pcI.s
and was afterwards associated WIN
Koch the distinguished German. He ,
-, .urveon- general OF the Japanese ar
nv and celebrated for his processing
nsss and a number OF valuable discover
les in the line OF medicine.
Excursion TO Niagara.
x-,,, nloasa inform me II there WI
VIZ , 49, from Richmond on tn'
so,h trqtant who is the manager ""1 '"
60 TO the Niagara falisf r.,o,. "a
Adrsrtisements OF four excursio"s -,
Niarara with dates. ETC.. appear
where in this paper
Under Fifty.
what presidential candidates age OF
Wn.' ssr,ies" were under the aeo -
fifty? r. nenoocratic President
was lust forty-nlne whe p..rce was forty.
man iSt4: Franklin Pierce weS a,asa
nenlD when elected in 1872: ne 700 49,
S.,,,ncra,. Grant was forty~siA W.,
aio.,ed I'm 1865: Garfield vas JUST ., hen
:, eSty. cleveland was forty-seVen "n'''
first elected in 1884.
Why.
why has Rhode Island Two ca Ip,,aml 1,
n.canse the state OF Rode Islam
made up Of the old colonies on 1880
Island and Of the Providence fiah'suo'Ss'
Newnort Is the capital OF Rhode Island
provtdence OF the Providence flan'Ar
tons Until about fifty years ago the S,a.s
hal three other capitals, East Dreeh"H"g
Kingston. and Bristol, the cnief to"hs OK
the various offshoots from the TWO ~,
should no made State capitals as Wen AZ
the larger towns, which are sim kept as
capitals.
The Difference.
What Il the difference between noat
ing and a blanket policy OF insurance.
4 blanket policy Is a policy thdt s ,
a great number of articles An ordinary
firc-insurance policy on the contents OF
n house is blanket policy. A ifoatins
policy IL one I'm which tho vnnie or mo
goods insured is not fixed. but is left to
DO determined In case OF loss. III Is also
a policy in which the subject OF insur-
ance Is not limited. 50 that new articles
may DO added from. time to timo.
Their Significance.
What Is the meaning OF the names
Gibraltar and TexasI
Gibraltar Is a corruption ana contrao-
ton OF Gebel Tarik, Tanks Hill Ia.
rik was Tarik ibn-Zeyad, the leader OK
the Moors in the invasion or Europe
about 80 A. ID. Texas or TEXAS, Is an IN
dian word meaning friends or friend
H." There ara nine dinerelt derNatiohs
OF the name. oil coming back 10 the IN
dian word Teas: this nigh. apply either
TO tho country, as being fertile ana
pleasant. or to its Inhabitants as oeihs
peaceable to the immigrants from Mexico
after the Spanish invasion. who seem
to have given the rame.
That "Stroke OF Jarnac.'
What is the "stroke OF Jaraac" that We
bear Of once In a while2
1t il sword-stroke which tho Sieur
de Jarnac. a French gentleman, inflicted
on NJ de Ia Cha taigncraye in 1871. The
latter had insultei Jarnac, who challens-
ed him 10 "A single combat Ia Chataign-
eraye was a skillful swordsman and
noted bully. De Jarnas suddenly ham,
strung him so that he could not stand
up erect ana tLen departed. disdaining
~ Kill nun. DO Jdiltf uioN - a
blow Inflicted en- n bOastfIl adversary,
which defeats him, but does not Kill him.
or nowadays, does not permanently inca
pacit3te him.
To Exierminate Crot0n Bugs.
What is the most effective way TO ex-
terminate crotOn Bugs?
Eternal y!gila nee is "A necessity, and 50
Is some Kind OF bug poison. In one house
these pests seem to thrive on poison
that Kills them off in another locality, so
IL remains for each sufferer 10 determine
the best remedy for his dwelling Tho
bugs breed rem srkably fast In pasteboarl
boxes, in old percrs, and about water
pipes Avoid collections OF The frst NAM
cd. and soUse the pipes with Your pow
der or spray. With persistence a single
house can be permanently rii Of them;
in an apartment house there Is always
some careless horsekeeper that permits
tho bt IS 10 breed and then they have
the run Of the whole building along tho
water pipes. So the dweller in fats or
tenenonts must follow the successful ad-
vertisCrs motto, keep eVerldstlngly ut
10 TO ba free from them.
Cost of the War Between the States.
Plo,so tell me what the cost Of the
war between the Stotes wasY
Tho deaths due TO the war amounted,
on the side Of the North. 10 349944; on
The side OF the South to about 10000.
Tba loss IN norey caused by the war
To the North clone was nearly eight anu
ono-I,lf bnlitns %. dollars. The figures
are as follows. Current war expenses
1wholly apart Nom the ordinary hecSsst-
nv exrerses OF the Government "He'n-
81 ar war or peace), li4.9I5,Os'; boun-
tics not Federal. but personal or Sttte'
SgS.93l 12s. private contributions 49,
oOo 600. loss OF soldiers productive labor.
81 or 2il 900. war .laims. Sli",vp'p;
interest or the war debt. 600 Nzc, lV-;
pensions about 81, 7Oo.svso. The last
three items. Of cotise. are not closed yet.
Tho valftion OF the Confederate States
In 1860 was about sJ.pD.vOEo; so that
II has cost the North S3,2.Oupr.9o more
10 maintain the Union than the seeding
states were valued at when the war
began.
It's Origin.
Wat is the origin OF the name Goth-
ON. as applied 10 New YOKE
Gotham. as rame. was applied 70 tne
city of New York by James X: Pdu'd-
ing in his short-liyed series OF papers
called Salmagundi. published IN 1873.
Gotham IS a town in England, noted ac-
cordins, 70 tradition. for the stupidity or
fte inhabit.rts The Gotham;es built a
fence around a bush whore lark was
singing. so that II could not escape; ana
because the regular goOse-drivcr had
large feet. eight men OF Gotham carried
him on a gate into field OF standing
wheat. that he might drive away some
geese that were feeding on
the wheat Tho idea, OF course. was
that New Workers were as stupid as tho
English Gothamites
-, Patron Saint and Otherwise.
What Is the origin Of the striped
barber pole2 q Who Is the patron saint
OF Scotland7 g. How did England get
control OF freland2