The times., 1898-02-20

| IN kingston, canada, IN Iefe- JdHleS
Lane Allen was born in Kentucky at
much late date.
When was letter postage In this
country reduced from three to two
cents? J.FP p.
| October /, 1883.
Why are there lions on the monument
| OF Emperor William that was Unveil-
ed last March? What do they signify2
o. c. VI.
Lions signify sovereignty and rule,
grandeur and nobility They are rep
resented on many monuments 10 sol
diers and kings
Do the Russians celebrate New
Years on the same day that We DO?
SUBSCRIBER.
No. They are twelve days behind US
now. and keep their New Years Day
on our 18th Of January. Their Christ
mas comes on our Twelfth Night
II 7 should find some mineral on
| someone's land what claim would Z
have on it by right Of discovery?
A D..
| You would have no right 10 it. but
you would be under no obligation to
inform the owner Of it without being
paid for the service.
Where and when are examinations
held for cadetships in the Annapolis
| Naval Academy? A S.
Congressman who have cadetships at
their disposal either grant them out
right throw them open to COMPETE
| tive examination. The examinations
for entering the Naval Academy are
held at Annapolis in June or July OF
each year.
Who is the artist 1. y. Sichel? Is he
an American artist and is he living? IL
not American, and if living. where IS
his home? LIE
Sichel was an Alsatian artist Of twen-
ty-five or thirty years ago. of no partie-
ular reputation. He painted genre pic
lures which came here during The preva-
lence Of the Dusseldorf school We DO
not know whether he is living Or dead.
Are bones stin used in the process OF
! refining either cane or beet sugar:
! 2. When and where was the largest mug
| get of gold found? u. A. 2.
| Yes. in the shape Of charcoal This
| charcoal is used 70 take all eoloring
matter out Of the syrup. >. About forty
five years ago az Banarat Australia; it
weighed 1s4ls pounds and was worth
about 81. 600.
| VIII pork saited in galvanized iron
| vat be affected by the Vat? j. r. y.
| We think the chemicals used will af-
! feet the galvanized surface OF the vat,
and that the pork may have a bad. or, at
/ all events, an unpleasant taste.
Were the last bonds issued by the
United States Government to be paid IN
gold? Were they not termed gold-bear-
| ing bonds? >. Were there ever any
| bonds issued payable in gold.
SUBSCRIBER.
The last bonds issued by the Govern
ment. in 1896. were payable in coin
2. Never.
Did Sam Houston and Albert Sidney
! johnson ever fight duel? Ii so. when.
where and what vas the cause:
N. c. H.
Albert Sidney Johnston fought a duel
with General Felix Huston. not with
sam Houston. Johnston received dan
gerous wound. The duel was during the
Texan war of independence. between 1886
and 1888, and was over JohnStOn's pro
motion to be general Of the Texan army,
which Offended General Huston.
I have a 80 bill issued az Tallahasses
March 1. 1864. on the State of Florida.
signed. John Milton, governor; q. H.
Austin treasurer Was Ii ever in cir
culation2 IRONSIDES-
We don't know whether your biz
was ever in circulation, but it is evil
IDENTIFY one of a series issued by some
Florida bank 1t could not have been
a State note, as Section 10. Article 1. Of
the constitution of the Confederate
States forbade the states 10 issue n5tes.
Please tell me how many great gen.
erals of the Civil war are still living,
and please name them. T.. Y. G.
| No one OF the great Union war gen.
erals survives. OF the living Union
generals. the best known probably ara
| Major General Oliver o. Howard. Lieu
tenant General John NJ SchOfeld.
| Major General Daniel e. Siclles. Major
| General w. :. Rosecrans. OF the Con-
federate generals the best known are
probably Lieutenant Generals James
Longstreet. Simon 3. Buckner. Wade
Hampton. JOHN b. Gordon. Major Gem
erals Henry Heth and Fitzhugh Lee.
A couple married in Wisconsin move
! to Canada. have a child born there. and
| when he is two years old move back
| to Wisconsin: can he become Il citizen
| of the United States without taking
out natura aliZation papers?
y STEADY READER.
Yes He may follow the nationality
of his parents who are Americans and
so be an American himself; or he may
follow the nationality of his birthplace
and call himself a Canadian. If he
calls himself an American he needs no
naturalization.
Through what process does a body
pass when cremated? NJ. p
1t is subjected tn intense heat until
| combustion is complete. The body is
| taken from the coffin and placed in a
steel cradle. wrapped in a sheet: it is
| then placed in the furnace. The gas for
producing the combustion is prepared
and led to the furnace, already heated.
! The gas and air unite, creating very
| intense heat, which reduces the body
| RAPIDLY: the gases of the body supports
\ ing combustion. The body is reduced TO
| a white lime ash