The times., 1898-01-30

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Tie nearest consul is at Mannheim; bis
name is William j. Hoffman. He las
vice consul named r. c. Bauer.
If o soldiers health is failing can he get
feiease from the Army. .. What is the
punishment OF deserter IL he is cap
turedy j. Is there a reward for the cap
ture OF deserter, IL so, what isit? HID.
Perhaps depends on the case. He VIII
be cared for fn the hospital or sent to a
Soldiers home. .. Forfeiture OF retained
pay Imprisonment in a military prison for
not more than the unexpred time, and dis
honorable discharge. ). Yes; SO.
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What would be the distance between two
eips I'M wheh by standing on the deck OF
ohe the top or the other which il fifty
rect rec. lllgii, can Just b, seen? =. And what
tile naked eye? g. L. NJ.
Assuming the observer tn stand ON n
deck % feet above the water ana IN b..
flve feet tall, we should have the vessels
Thirteen and One-third miles auart. >
About three miles. If the eye is say four feet
above tile waters edge.
What year aud date did Sheridan dtep
:. W mere Gli he die, ana was there any
niOHHiiient FdiSett 10 ms IneilDTy7 3 Hoty
many children has he living and ~ nat are
"a 1H haihca- a ST BSCKIBkR
Gen. Sheridan died on August 8. 1888.
:. II NonqUft, Mass. So far az we
know there is NO monument TO him. 1T
Arlington, where he is buried, there is a
simple but beautiful stone over his grave.
g. He left four children, Philip, Mary,
Irene ana Louise; these last are twins.
How NAM miles an hour does the aver
age age war vessel travel? 2 How much
InG stations has the United States and
where are they? n. &;
The average best speed OF a battleshiD.
under forced draft, is about rs knots. in
our Navy; Of cruiser, 1 : knots. Ia serv-
ice eabouttenknOtsan hDur is consideredth the
standard speed. 2. The amount varies in
each vessel, but as rule. only a few hun
dred tons-nothinG like the amount carried
"y an ocean liner. 3 Few or none outside
o. the United States
When anI bs whom were horses first
shOd, and what was Gsed-irOn steel.
copper or brass? r.
1t Is impossible 10 say when ana by
whom horses were shoG first. The Egyp-
tians did not shoe their horses. and the
word horses hoe does not appear in the
Bible lt is said that the earliest reference
to horseshOes is found in the works Of the
Emperor Leo, the Philosopher, who ruled
from oS5 to 81 A. u. The shoes seemed
10 have been called. in Greek. seIenaia,
cTescents, because OF their shape. and were.
Cf ron William the Conqueror's horses
were shJd.
Is IL Gainst the law in New York State
o. publish or sell formulas for makInc in
JOSlcatine IquOrs2 ?. Did Mrs PaTupii re-
celVe pension from the United states2
How did she procure u That is why
sh' uId this country pension a foreigner,
ana especially woman L. 81. N.
There is no la " in New York against the
publishing or selling Of such formulas. 2.
Mrs PaFnen draws a pension from the
| nrted sta tes as the daughter OF Com
modOre Charles Stewart, L. y ", a dis
tinSuishcd naval officer
How manv letters are there in the Chi
nese alphabet? T.W.
The Chinese language says Prof.
Douglas. an nuthorit Y on the subject lis
destitute OF an alphabet, and finds It's ex-
preston ON paper in thOus anus OF distinct
symbols" There are, however. 214 de-
terndnative 9r radical characters. one of
E nich enters into the Composition OF every
character In the language. Then there are
about 200 tsleaogTaPbs, or Characters reD-
eSeHting ideds- aud an uncertain nuuiUer
II characters Indicating things that is,
representing ideas to the mind by the pO-
itiUn OF their parts; 3T2 characters which
3 hen Inverted iu form or sound. Indicate
Hfferent meanings; 500 with borrowed
meanings" and iuUre than 10000 phonetic
characters composed OF two parts one Of
Which represents A certain sound. and the
,ther one OF the 214 deterJ.nnative char
tcters.
are there not school ships To train boys
'Or the United States Navy? Can / -UIu
Without an appointment? RAIDER
New YORK city, Philadelphia and Bos-
Gu have each school ship Commanded by
l naval officer a part UI their system
II public schools. To get a berth On
Joard one OF them you must at least be 4
/ citizen OF one of the states in which
hose cities are; YOU must be between
welve ami twenty years Of age and ia
: ID health. Write tC the Commander
II the Nautical school. care OF the rOard
Il education in each city. The United
states has training station at Newport,
1t which boYs under twenty-Jne are taken
o serve until they are of age. They are
Iothed. fed and paid, we think and when
II age may enlist in the Navy. No ap-
'ointment is needed Address the COM
handing officer There has been talk
4 having another training station on the
Pacific coast
How many Krag-J0rgensen rifles has the
lnited states Government manufactured
md is il still mai King thenIT - How mauy
modern guns are mounted on the Atlantic
nd Gulf COAST How many ON tile Pa
ific coast? 3. Are the old monitors
IitiOn for service? 4. Are they still
Tued with old smoOthboreS? .. How
many men could the Government equip
With modern arms in case OF an emergency,
xclusiye Of regulars and militia f. l.. H.
About $4,000, They are still making
hem, .. We do not know; the Govern
lent does not publish any statement on
I've subject. 3. No; they are laid UP at
ne OF the navy yards, but could never
e used except as drill vessels 4. Yes
. The Government has very few more
rifles than are needed
o equip its regular army. II las SPRING
ieid rifles enough To equip the national
-uard tthe organized nilitia) twice over.
uL volunteers would have t. wait for even
lie Springfields, which are not considered
modern.
How can you put hardwood finish on
Oft wood 50 that it VIII look like oak?
How is gaS made. ana how large
aloon does it require To lift 100 pounds
ITO the air? 3. Ir man should go
900 feet into the air would N. come
own on the same spot IL there We're no
ind; or ir not, why uot7 4. Can good
ine~ar be made from common rhnbarb,
no il so, how? Y. z
steep the wood in solution OF cop
eras, which hardens IL. Then stain the
Ood yellO-, of the desired shade, and
ork the grain ON with grainer. Try an
rdinary board before you try anything
aluable. You can never make soft wood
ok very much like oak, however. .. Gas
made by the distillation of number
substances generally from coal. The
al is PLACID in u retnrt and suhiected