The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

Notwithstanding.
Please tell me something about amber
grtt HOW Is 1t found ana Is II very N"'-
Ambergrla 10 q ,vaxy concretion that Is
formed I'm tho intestines OF the sperm
whale. but IA most often found on me
surface OF the ocean. IL \ useu III ins Ms
peiIumery, and was USED MahS g.
ago IN cooking. II Is Iafoil,e ''PrSd "a
yarns by imaginative sklppeis, ~ -
really found i'm masses that weigh y
hundred pounds or more, ana Is niSn.y
valuable owing to Us scarciey 80, -
lists don't know just what cduseS or H.
but Whalers believe mat II iolA9 oi''
in diseased whales.
,crpiura Exposition
Please explain the eth verse OF Ro-
mans, ", CHI. and the difference between
good man" and righteous man as
now used2 III,
For scarcely for a righteous man WI, WIZ
ono aie. yet peradyen5ieurre, -, ~, die" sTGe
man some would even dare 70 uio .r,ob,-
Greek word dikaiOs Is TRANSLATED Isn.
oOus man" the Greek agathOs ~ rahsIal-
ed good man" There IS no diherence IN
n Se int ess9; t9s Two Paul says that
zone would hardly die for good man
yet perhaps some might be found 10 uls
Tor r. good man and then he SHOWS
Gods love. in that whle :, We ,rhe di,,.s-
sinners, Christ died for US nc w.
ion into verses IS hurtful TO the sense
here. as elsewhere in the Bible.
IA, Lick Telescope.
Where IS the Lick Telescope located,
and what ls its ma gnifylnB pV"ett 1 Ie't.0
state the location and power OF the prin-
cipal astronomical telescopes OF the INT
ed states and wheiner Nisllot9 ~ - -
mittod to use them2 ! have seen tne state
ment that stars can be observed through
them as Wen by day as BY night Is TINS
correct?
The Lick telescope IS located upon the
summit Of Mount Hamilton, 400 Feet
above tho sea and about Is miles from
san Jose California me reiractor mas
n diameter OF thlrty-siX inches: we find
no statement Of It's magnifying powers,
but the telescope IS the most powerful IN
existence. Next to the Lick telescope
comes that Of the Nx.al Observatory at
Washington with u twenty-siX inch re-
tractor then those at Harvard Universe
tv &-inch rejecting and A-inch refract-
irr. Princeton College, 23-inch refracting;
Chamberln, Denver. 20-inch refracting;
Lowell. Flagstaff. Arizona, N-inch re-
fracting; Dudley albany, New York. etc.
These are not open regularly 20 the pub
DIE. You viii have TO write 10 the Direc-
tors for detailed Information. The lars-
est telescope IS to be the Nerkes with
rcfraet0r Of 40 inches II diameter, 10 is not
complete yet. 10 is the property OF the
University OF Chicago.
4 Famous Dull.
Who did General Andrew Jackson
0cht his famous duel with? When and
where was it fought and what cause
brought 10 about2 =. Where do YOU send
70 get the Congressional records are
they sent free OF charger
T. With Colonel Charles Dickinson in
1896 The duel was the result Of per-
s0nal ill-feelng aggravated by remarks
made by Dickinson about Mrs Jack
SON. Jackson, believing that his wife
fret husband was dead. married her. and
fhon % appeared that the first husband,
Eolards. was not dead. RoDdrds got a
divorce from his wife on the ground or
lor ILLEGAL relations with Jackson. The
latter married her again. She was absO-
utcly innocent, but 70 suited Jackson
enemies 10 put wrong construction on
the affair. Jackson was badly wounded
in the duel: but Dickinson who was rated
ss o. dead shot was killed. 2. The Con-
.ressioual Record is not sent free. peg
SON suDscrlbes for II as for any other
paper. The subscription is IS for long
son, S. for short session, and the
money S. sent TO the Public Printer
Washington
Martial Law
What ls meant by Martial LAVE" Is
martial law declared IN a city by state
authorities or by the Government OF the
United States? Can State declare such
law independently Of the United Statesf
Martial law s. the law enforced by
troops ga military control OF a place as
opposed 10 the civil law enforced Dy the
ordinary courts. When martial law Is enc
forced the civil law is suspended, the civil
courts close and persons are liable 70 are
rest by the soldiers and 20 trial before
~ court martial 10 may be enforced Dy
and by those OF the States individually.
IL enforced ny the state military autnOr-
ties ln "a place. It would affect only the
state courts and the state rights OF the
people, the United states courts ana OF
H|.H 3D. Ia. I
can enforce martial law within rs boun-
diaries without the consent Of the Fed
oral Government subject 70 the limitd-
lions mentioned above. The statute ana
civil laws OF the United States and OF the
separate States govern the military au-
tlorties ia proclaiming and enforcing
martial Jaw just as our army ana navy
are governed boy civil law i'm their -
lalcns with the people at large.
The Pubic Domain.
What was the original extent OF the
public domain? How much has been dis
posed Of and for what purposes? What
ls the average weight OF an engine.
The original extent OF the public lands
OF lle United States Is estimated TO nave
been Zssl-5 square miles, equal 10 l,ao-,-
5ilUJD acres. The area OF Tennessee and
parts OF other States must Doe subtract
cd so that the dlspOsdole public land
WAS Orisiualy about l,l0,vy4vyJ acres;
I'D to January !. 1894, S9JOJO.UJJ acres nai
been disposed Of leaving then 5i9.OIOyu.
oil tne lands disposed Of liSOW,Vp acres
have gone 10 homesteadefs' --i.vv9vyJ 70
cash purchasers, S0.O0JOy0 % railroads.
100000 in swamp lands TO States, and
Ol0I0.UI0 lu military bounty grants. About
100000 OF the remainder has been put
into Che forest reserve, about lV1VvVJ De
LONG 10 the Indian reservations. and
mucn OF the rest has been granted 10
railroads Or taken up By settlers but is
! not yet patented.
The average weight Of an engine cannot
be given IL can only be guessed at. a
few years ago a 40-ton engine was enor-
nous. now some engines weigh 100 tons.
There are so many small engines that
the average weight viii be low