The times., 1897-11-14
NOTES AND QUERIES.


Could you give the little nieca =, ..
%Lines % written ON the back Of n ferisyy =.
ate note? 1t starts. Notnt,s~ s
0il On 200 earth now" 1 believe IL va
yannah, Ga. 0"0e In S4-
"e restet That we are unable 10 niae.
this poem.
who vas oris Muriel, the guar rdian angel7
We are utterly at loss 70 know. We
can find nothing of or about her IN colIee-
IONS OF phrase aud fable, cyclopaedias OR
IN any other book Of facts.
Is there law in New York for gradnauv
Spolls,,,ns 49, Na.s grade Crossings or raiIroadss
There IS no such law in New YORK Wa
think That there is such law in Massa-
chusetts, and that that State is the onIv
one which has such law.
To what religious denomination doc.
Marie Corelli belong? Is that her own
name or a nom dc plume? Una.
irie CofeilL Whose real name is Mary
Eva Mackay, is the daughter tor adoDf.J
daughteri or the late Charles Mackay. IL.
D. We think she is an Anglican OF an Eu,s-
copalian.
Who was captain general Of cuba for the
last part OF the year 1882? MAS t;sn
Weyier in any way an attacne al Havsns
quirer.
Tne captain general was Gen Polavieia-
Marshal Weyler marquis Of Tener,ffe.
was not connected withthe government of
Cuba in those days
How many clerks are employed in the
fgIiisi0n B1reau' and what is the average
salary pdld the same? j A. B.
There are / ,4U5 clerks in th,. Pension or
flee iii Washington, besides examiners.
chieIs 1f bureaus, nesseh gers, cleaners, etc.
The pay varies from SeO0 TO 81 500 a
year Probably most OF the clerks get more
than 81 600.
lnwbat wa nd quantity spermanganat
used To test the purity or water J. W. B.
Add to the suspected water tabour a
giassful) drop 1r two OF dilute suiphurio
acid and enough potassium permanganate
tCondy's red fluidJ TO tinge the water q
Faint pink: cover the lumber with a
saucer l. the pink tinge remains after q
quarter OF an hour, the water is probably
wholesome.
Does the moon, in her orbit around the
edIth1 keep square over the equator ~
over the eciiptic holding line between sun
ana edftn! Z How nigh does Prince
bismarck stand ia his stocking feet2 z A.
The moon does not keep square above
tie equator, nor does she follow the eeIiutic-
The inclination of the plane of her orbit To
the ten iestrial equator varies Continually;
as 10 tire eeliptic, the moon is sometimes
above IL and sometimes below il. 2. Fla
marck Is about six feet two inches tail.
Can YOU tell me the process Of burntns
bones Ior making bone black Should green
or ury oleached bones be use,i and how
shouid the Kiln be constructed? Powdered
Dry tones are incIOsed in retorts si.cn
as those used in making coal gas, or in
iron pots The retor;s are heated aDd
destructive disulIauon'' takes place, in
which gases are given offand vapors- The
bones when burned arc crushed between
rollers, and pass through Sieves. The
kiln shOulG be built Just as gas retort
Is built; the process is much the same, ex-
cept that bones instead Of coal IS sub.
mitted tc destructive distillation.
Please give me some information abous
j. B. I. -
Luigi Arditi was born at Crescentino.
italy, on July %, 1922. and made his first
appearance in public in 1888, at Turin.
as violinist. In Is41 he produced AIs
first opera at Milan, 4 Briganti'' The
Brigandsl. In 1891 be came 10 this ooun-
Try as conductor Of an Italian opera con-
pany, and has been here probably twenty
In -.
New York city his american opera. la
spia,' based ON Cooper's novel, The Spy.''.
He has composed waItzes and songs. his hest
WoIK IS II EaciO, famous waltz song.
What is EdiSon's latest invention Con
slant Reader.
The latest invention we have heard u is
for extracting iron from the ore by means
OF electric magnets He has a large tract
OF land in New Jersey fun Of iron which
was too diffGsed TO be mined; now his
miners throw the earth and the ore upon
Hat cars, which 80 10 the crushers, where
they are einptied. The ore passes between
rollers which reduce it 10 proper size;
then it passes in front OF about a quarter
Of mile OF magnets. which extra CT all the
ore and reject the stones, earth, etc.
The ore iSthenmade into bricks and Skinned
wherever it is needed.
Please publish what YOU know about
swallow nest soup Is il really r.Iafie
out oT the nests u j cliff swallow? s.
Subscriber.
The Chinese .'hird's nest soup is not
made from the nests of the cliff swallows.
but from the nests Of the sea-swift tCoIIe-.
Gala esculemtal- The sea swift is found
in the Maiav archipe la go; it makes its nest
of glgunous substance derived from a sea
weed, which The bird swallows. partly
digests, and then disgorges to build it's
nest. The nest Is about the size of q
coffee cur. When fresh the nest is OF e
waxy white color, and sells for twice its
weight in silver. The soup il said 10 have
an insipid taste
What must be The age of a Eoy entering
the Naval Academy? How many naval
academies are there2 Is there am tUiffon
fee, and II there is, how much il ii? If
there is more than one, where is it7
F. p c.
To enter the United States Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, Md, a boy must be
appointed to vacancy by the Congress
man of his district; ne must be between
the ages of fifteen and twenty, physically
sound and robust Elemental examination
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