The times., 1898-11-27
NOTES AND QUERIES.


! ands? READER.
English. There are about 500 persons
on the islands. at the most Most OF
these are English and Scotch, with a few
Argentines.
What is the supposed wealth Of Mrs. He,tv
Gretns . How many children has sheg
AME
About saO,OOO.OOO. :. Two: a son. who
lives in Texas. and daughter. who lives
with her mother
Where is the Twelfth New York Volunteer
Regiment now? r
The Twelfth New York is at Huntsville.
Ala. 1t may move at any time so to
reach a soldier. address your letter To-
the man, with his company letter. and
send 1t to the War Department, Wash
inston.
leans but2 q G.
The New Orleans was built by W. c.
| Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Newcastl.-
| on-the-Tyne, England. She vas purchas-
ed from the government OF Brazil March
| l6. 1898. While in the Brazilian navy
this vessel was known as the Amazonas
Was Gen. Breekinridge Vice President of the
| United States at any timey ;. Is Gen. Bate a
Senator from Tennessee. aud he a Confed-
! crate general? c. b
Gen. John c. Breci.inridse was Vice
President from 1851 To 1851. He was d
cousin OF Gen. Joseph =. Breckenridge,
now Inspector general. =. Yes.
Has the United States ever coined any eOin
Of the denomination OF G IL and l. IL cents?
| v. $
No. 1t never struck any coins in
vo!ving fractions except the haIf-cent.
which Wa struck between 1876 and 1851.
The coins you speak of were simply con-
ventional; that is, there were supposed
to be sixteen six-pences. % IL centsJ In a
dollar, and eight shillinss d2 IL cents) in
a dollar. These imaginary coins were
called six-pences and shillings. but they
| were never coined.
Please explain why it is considered impolite
| more convenient than fork. T. ". G.
| We first ate with our claws, then with
| our fingers then with knives. then with
| forks. II is q simple case Of evolution
| which convenience encouraged and de-
| cency approves. The Chinese still use
| chop-sticks and Henry Ward Beecher
| died devotee to the knife, but it is prob
able that majority Of educated people.
prefer the fork.
How are copyrights oalained, and at what eesi
| The methods OF obtaining copyrights
are not involved. but description of them
| calls for more space than We care to give
here. The Librarian of Congress furnish
Is iree TO applicants pamphlet embody-
4 ing the entire method OF procedure. The
| cost Of obtaining a copyright on a work
| OF an American author artist is d
cents, a work Of foreign author or
artist 81 For certificate Of copyright, the
| charge in each case is 50 cents additional
Is the report that tire Empress Of China has
married again tTueg :. W B.
! Probably not though as no one outside
| of the Palace can say with certainty
/ what goes on within its walls il is m
| possible to answer definitely. Widows in
| China do not remarry. and Il Is hardy
| possible that the very shrewd woman
who practically rules China would offend
! against the custom Of her country in a
| little thing ike remarrying. when she
may have to break the laws in important
matters. The Emperor. remember. may
| be dead without anybody outside OF the
Palace ring being the wiser.
Please give the average price 0: cotton isOrn
| le45 10 date! ID. b. d.
| We have not the records for any year
| further back than 1si9. The Uni ed States
Bureau of Statistics publishes the prizes
| for middling cotton for the years from
1919 10 1891. The highest price during
those years was in 1864. when cotton
| reached l0I.50 cents; the lowest was in
1891. 6.9i cents. The average price was
1851 cents. This high average was cue
OF course. to the high prices during tie
war.
! Al what time were carriages arst used in New
England! NJ o.
We do not know. There were few car
riases in this country until after the Rev
olution. Hawthorne. in his Scarlet Let
| ter" which is laid in 165o, speaks of wheel
tracks before the pillory on VIII cA Hester
Prynne stood. But not for years after
| ward were wheeled vehicles at all COM
mon Franklin, when Postmaster Gen
eral of the Colonies, used chaise in his
travels on official business. but his
daughter rode a horse. because it vas
easier There could not have been many
carriages in those days. in the early seV-
enties OF the eighteenth century.
What are the obligations OF Government TO
a private soldier if he saould die in camp or hos
! piialg WoJ;d he be buried in bis uniform!
Would he be buried wheIe he died 81 =
49,, Try Irgu- atoms direct that
soldier be buried decently and seem TO re-
qu.le Il.aJ i.v ue our.vd Ia ais dnifo N,
| as they provide for the issue OF = uni
| form for a deceased soldier Ii he las
| parents or relatives the body may BE-
sent to them; otherwise. it will be sent
to the nearest national cemetery or II
the commanding officer thinks it neces-
sary. he may order the body to be buried
where the soldier died. reporting the fact
and the reason for it to the adjutant
general.
What is the American Geographical SocieIyf
Q What is the pronunciation oi Alser and Asui-
naldo4 ). What is the tritai marriage law Of
the Indian Territory? W W
\ society in New York composed Of men
interested in geographical research 1t is
not an official body. but practically every
man of geological prominence. like Peary,
Henry NJ. Stanley and others. belongs to II,
and explorers and discoverers who come
to this country lecture before it, and in
some instances it has subscribed money TO