The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03
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1t matters little now. Lorena,
The past Is tn eternal past,
our heads will soon lie low, Lorena,
LIES tide is ebbng out 80 fast,
There is d future, o. thank God!
Of life. this is so small a part.
IT'S dust TO dust beneath the SOD;
But there. up there, It's heart TO heart
Wmscd-A Veterinarian.
Please kindly tell me some causes and
symptoms 0f murrain in cattle. Is there
any remedy!
There are four diseases Of cattle known.
as murraiu. AnthroN. which IS found
chiefly in marshy countries; Rinderpest'
which Is little known ia this country;
rleuro-pneumouia. ana the foot and mouth
disease The symptoms Of each of these
are too numerous to DE given here. me
first and second diseases ae incurable;
the third and fourth may be cured. All
four are Infectious diseases. You should
apply TO lhe Agricultural Department Tor
its book on cattle, etc.
H. Had None.
Did President Polk leave children?
President Polk and his wife had no chill
dren.
theoretically and Otherwise.
II fruit or flesh be placed in an alright
lar. what Will be the result?
Theoretically the flesh OF fruit would re-
tain its qualities. In effect, unless the
contents were partly cooked. they would
decompose more or less rapidly.
Her Inheritance.
What part Of her husbands property
does a chudless widow inherit? If she
does not get IL all, who gets what she
lOscs2
She gets a life interest in one-third of
his real estate as her f'dower,' AND
speaking generally. one half Of his per-
sonal property. Tho remainder goes TO
his blood relations
llcc, hing.
What causes hiccoughing?
A hiccough is "an inspiration suddenly
checked bv closure of the CLOTHS, the in
spiration SIS Que TO a spasmodic contrac-
ton of tine diaphragm" But no one
knows how or why The diaphragm should
contract OF inc giotis close.
Which Way II Would Point.
How would the needle OF the compass
act at the North Pole?
At the magnetic pole which is not at
the North role. the northern end Iof
the needle would try 10 point downwards
a dipping needle would 50 point. AT the
North Pole the needle would point south.
shakespeare, SonnetS
WHAT are the characteristics Of the
form az the Shakcspcarean sonnets?
SaakesDoarc's sonnets consist or INC
ouatrains Of alternate rhymes with a
couplet to end them; the rhyming is de-
scrihed thus by sonneteers: a, b. a, b; c.
d. C. q: .. Z. e. Z. &. h. This Is not the
usual form. which IS a. b, a, b, a, b, c. a.
G. C.. d, Q. ..-...
simple Superstition.
AZ what age is a child just hair the
height be will Doe when fun grown? what
about his propOrtiOnate height as a child!
At IT'S second birthday. We do not
know o. any basis for this belief, which
we think is "a simple superstition. We
have heard no saying about his height
as a child.
"ferGn VIZ
when did 'Fordin VII" reign?
Ferdinand WI WAS king of spain. He
began to reign in 1S0S. and was forced OF
BIS throne by Napoleon in the same year;
be was restored In 1913. and died Decem-
beer m. 1888 lie was succeeded by his
daughter Isabella H. Who was deposed
on September %, 1865, and is now living In
Paris.
Government Appropriations.
Does tho Covenant appropriate money
20 support the public schools?
Not for the public schools, but for
Indian schools and for church schools to
tho Indians. II gives money to the
Hampton and Carlisle Indian and negro
schools. and whore Il does not maintain
ools o. It's own pays for the school
H.; OF various Indian children IN other
schools
Irish Estate.
How can i trace an estate in county
Cavan. Ireland? To whom may | apply?
You would best put the matetr into
the hands OF lawyer who has a cor
respondent (solicitor) in ireland. Much
OF the work OF tracing will have 70 be
aona on or nNAr the spot. You may Ind