The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-11
THE QUERY COLUMN
ANSWERS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cETVED IRON OUR sUBsCRiBEES,;

ANSWERS 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CEIVED from OUR SUBSCRiBEHS,'
what TO Talk About-Can Any supscri"er
Aid "Rusticus ?''-Whitewash for Farm
BuiIdings-"IIow Salvador "on'
Few of Them.
on meeting and being introduced 10
stranger Oady) what would be me plop0'
subjects on which TO converse ,..,...,,
Really this is too bad. That "kuali'u9
may nal,o NO mistakes we suggest a IT,"
emincntlv proper subjects. Inc 'NF
question. the Cuban War, the movements
of the Heavenly bodies. free trace
suffrage, the Egyptian eXpiorlliiollil9, an
destiny OF man, thoOsOphy, eleculoi,'' "''N
hypnotism-but there are othelS'
How Salvador Won.
Please oblige me by publishing tne poem
called "SalyatOr' or SalN"'o' Gnu
Icuny."
This is evidently Ella Wheeler WILCOX
poem. How Salvador Won" IL can pe
found I'm the standard Rotations 40,
90, which can be had Tor the sum ol D.
cents from any Of the local Doohs'oI,s'
We cannot give business addresses III
this column.
Cleopatra's Birth.
What was the date of Cleopatras DlIlh.
The year OF her birth is known, IL was
B. O.. GA. o.. G.. cA: the month ana a"y
are not given in history.
Two Here.
rrrt.a ...... .f.t-n unUTIIfIUN OF
the United States at the beginning OF inc
var between the North and souin! e.
When did Lincoln issue his famous e.nan-
Cipation proclamation?
/. The slave population was a'5'-''l out
of d total negro population OF 4oa'-.t. --
ON September - l,G2 Lincoln ISSUED H'5
preliminary proclamation, ana ON Jtiu-
AIRY j. 1863. Doc issued his final plocitnd-
ton Of emancipation.
Coored Troops
What regiments bon the United states
army are cOlorod troops. How are tnelr
officers choscnt
The ninth and Tenth Regiments of
cavalry and tho Iwenfy-fourih ana lW-n-
g-hrh regiments of infantry. Ine oiu-
Gers of these regiments are graduates "L
West Point or Off Is promoted nom iAe
ranks on comm toned from civil lie.
just as they are iu tie other cavalry and
Infantry regiments. The officers are
white. although any negro officers that
there may Doe axe sent To these regiments.
War snip Florida.
What became of the Confederate war
ship Florida?
Tho Confederate cruiser Florida. Cap
tain g.. AL Morris. while lying in tne hare
Dor OF san Salvador, Brazil, was seized
by the O.. s.. $. Nachusett Captain Napo-
leon Collins on october % l,jL She Was
hiauant here hy 3D. prize crew, reaching
Hampton Roads November II. ltn- On
November ed. SHE was ran into oy the
o.. S. S. Alliance. on the 18th she went,
though leaking badly TO Newpor News.
and there ehe sank ON tine morning ol
November IS Is1L That was the end o.
her.
Whitcwa,h for Farm Buildings.
Please give formula for making white
wash for farm buildings;
This is the Government formula used
iu making Whitowash for its LehtnOuaes.
etc.. slack ~ bushel of lime in boiling
water, keeping DO covered during the pro-
o.ss. strain and add TO 3D. one peck of salt
dissolved lu warm water; three pounds
ground rice boiled to thin paste; l--
pound powdered Spanish whiting, one
pound clear glue dissolved In warm Wac
ter. mix Wei. and let the wash stand.
Keep this wash i'm a kettle. and apply ass
hot ass possible using a brush kept for
the purpose.
SIR. Il. D. Kitten.
1lr. r.. D.: Your kitten is probably
rupturcd and 81 so, the hurt was most
likely caused by the tremendous exercise
small kittens indulge in while playing. a
veterinary surgeon says that the hurt
viii become worse, but that If IL can Doe
kept bandaged securely in place for six
weeks, 30 may heal With man or "a
large animal. abstinence from severe
oxertiou would Dee enforced.
This couldn't Doe done with your pet.
nor is it probable that your fondest care
could keep his baudaee in place. So it
would be klndest 20 choloroi0rm him.
The Difference.
Kindly define the difference. If any. I'm
the belief or principles Of the Socialists
and Anarchists?
Socialism Dis that theory of government
that would substitute cooperative action
for individual effort and competition. and
would make land and capital. as the In-
strumcnts ana means Ol production, the
joint property OF the members of the
community 40 large. Pure anarchism IS
simply am absence Of government In
popular use. however. the word is under
stood as meaning simply a desire for re-
Volution. for the destruction of things as
they are, with no Intention of replacing
them with anything better You will note
tine distinction between pure anarchism
and popular anarchism, and between So
cialism and anarchism.
SECOND PART QUERY COLUMN.
How it May De Done.
How may ! preserve butter made now
until next spring!
The following recipe IS said to be eifec-
tive: Mix well one ounce OF saltpetie'
one ounce white sugar and two ounces
good salt: add one ounce of this TO each
pound of butter mixing them thoroughly.
The butter is then packed tightly IN clean
earthen pots. For the first two or three
r.oeks this butter IS not good. at the end
of that time, it is said to have rich
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