The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Which gets the most salary, Dewey, schIey or
They are all three rear admirals on sea
service and fare alike. The salary is
5000.
Which has the largest trade in samoa, Ger
many, England America? W. C.
A single German firm at Apia. in Upo-
lu, does more business than all the Brit
ISL and American firms put together
What is the recipe for making the mucilage
used on postage stamps? MAUDE
Take gum dextrine, two parts; acetic
acid, one part; water, five parts Dis
solve in water bath and add one part
of alcohol
Where was the original Ericsson monitor builtp
AT Greenpoint. N Y. (now part OF
Brooklyn), in 1912 by c. S. Bushnell
j. a Griswold and ]. F. winsIow. She
~, What is the exact date that war was deelareas
troops. 0a-- SID Sgl ."e
War began on April p. On April % Jbe
President called for 125.0O troons ON
Monday, April Is. Congress passed a re-
olution declaring that war had existed
since April 81
VIII You kindly inform me which nation CAMEL
us point IN the war Of Is12 between Great b.
am anu TINS country Y. W.
Neither side. really. The treaty of Gheut.
signed on December "a, 1914. was absolute
~ silent on the subject of maritime rights
no m FG -.
Enghsn stopped impressing our sailors
after the war.
Who has written the simplest book on parIfa-
inentary law 2 What does il cost to apply Tor
patent OF an invention from the United Stares
from canada, and from England? A Sc
Luther Gushing, in his famous '.Cusb-
lng's Manual" which every bookseller
mas. I'm the United States; fling each
application, SIS; in Canada, for fling an
application for patent for full term
OF eighteen years, $50 and less for short
er terms-twelve years. $40. six years. Sd
etc In Great Britain. the fees are. on
hling an application for provisional nro-
lection. g; on filing complete specifea-
ton, ga There are other fees in all
three countries on the issuance OF the
patent.
many lAiieS was tne BROOKLYN n the
naval engagement at Santiago? 2 How many
tunes can l3-inch gun be fred before il he
comes worn QUIT SUXEopEr
In his official report. Capt Cook. Of tina
brooklyn wrote: THE ship was struck
twenty times by whole shot. and 49,
times oy pieces of bursting shell and
from small shot of machine guns" The
Brooklyn was the ship the Spauiarfs
feared the most because of her speed.
and was their chief target 2 None Of
our latest model 13-inch guns has worn
OUT, so a definite answer cannot be given
Some OF these guns. however. have ont
hyed unframed the number OF rounds
thar experts expected would ruin them
Ihey are fine weapons, and viii stand
several hundred rounds
May any OF the apprentices at the United
States Naval Training Station. New1ort r
be discharged before the tine Of their sDprentica
hihp mas expired and admitted to the Naval Aesd-
eiiy IN Annapolis2 II SO, how should the an
prentice proceed TO effect the admissioug
There are now one lieutenant command
er and four Heutenants on the active IIst
OF the navy who began as apprentices
OUT the junior of the four made the
cnanSe from the apprentice ship TO An
n&poAs In 1859 We doubt if anyone could
follow their example now To do so an
-F&'- N--~-NN NCA4G nave u kGL an aDDO1nr-
ment 10 the Naval Academy. and pass
the examination If he had done that ne
could be transferred TO the Academy
Write TO the Secretary Of the Navy for
information.
When was Gen. Grant Democrats How was
ne nominated for the Presidency by the Repub-
liean partyI
Before the war, and until he was-nomi-
mated by the Republicans. Grant was A
Democrat He had cast but one vote al
q PRESIDENTIAL election. and that was in
1906, for Buchanan He was nominated
by the Republicans because he was avail
able. and because his friends In the party
knew that his politics were not strongly
enough Democratic 10 prevent him from
being a good enough Republican 10 run
for President They counted on his he
coming a Republican after he had been
elected They acted just in time TO pre-
vent the Democrats from nominating
him. As an army officer he had had lit
Tie interest IN politics until hfs friends
got hold OF him, and it was simply a
question of which side got him first.
Can you inform me as TO the Infantry and
cavalry School at Leavenworth, Kas-? Is il for the
schooling of soldiers below the rank Of com
mlssioned officers who show special adaptabili4v
for the service, or IS it in the nature Of a post
graduate course for West Pointers? What course
IS necessary TO pursue to rise from the ranks 10
second lieutenant Are examinations held reg
ularly? G. RI
Il IS a postgraduate school. for off,
GERS only. At the school. until this war
began, were stationed four troops Of cav
airy and an entire regiment of infantry;
thus the student officers had more op-
portunity for learning to handle troops
than at any other place. First enlist.
then serve year, getting into no scrapes
Then see your commanding officer and
talk the matter over with him. If he is
opposed and you still intend TO try for a
commission, apply for a transfer Al once.
Then buckle down and study hard; and
when the yearly examina ton comes. 20
up for it. In theory every enlisted man
is free TO try for commission; as a mat
ter of fact, almost every man that gets
a commission from the ranks in ordinary
times is a son of an officer who has not
been able to get an appointment TO West
Point, so tries the ranks as step. An
enlisted man without family influence
will have hard time 10 get his com
mission.
Paris: The State regiments are not
numbered consecutively beginning with
its first regiment New York. for In
stance, has a 203d regiment Chuckle
Head: In the expression This Is an
age for young men," beardIess boys are
not meant but men whose powers, both
physical and mental, are not impaired