The times., 1898-08-14


They are fixed for each census.
When and for what reason was the name Of
butcher" first applied TO news agents on pas
senger trains? TBB
The term Is of very recent application.
and we have not heard the reason for It.
Candy peddlers travelling with circuses
are known as candy butchers. Perhaps
this Is the source.
Are Acknowledgements to real estate deeds taxed
under the new internal revenue laws, and if so,
how much7 FNB
There seems to be difference of opinion
on this subject; as we read the law, ac-
knowiedgements are not TO be stamped
Leases require stamps. but after they are
stamped the Acknowledgement goes free
what is the pay of privates and non-eemmis-
pecially?
All persons in the army. whether regu-
lars or volunteers, draw war paw. an
ddVance or ~ per cent over regular
peace pay An ordinary private gets
Sl9-6O a month; corporal gets SIS: a SER
geant $3.50. Men in the engineers ger
rather more than those of the .'line sery-
ices"
What would person have to do that has once
iailed IN business TO get his name back under the
new bankrupt law, and what would II cost hint
He should see a lawyer The bank
ruptcy law is new. and new questions are
arising under 1t; the proper person 10
answer them is a lawyer We have no
idea OF the cost of proceedings under the
new law.
Is lieutenant general regular rank in cur ar
my! 2 How many persons have ever been leu
tenant general with US? w n ri
II is not. IL has been created only for
special persons by special legislation.
z The lieutenant generals in our army
nave peen: Winfield Scott, by brevet;
Ulysses s Grant. promoted general: VIII
lam T. Sherman promoted general: Phil
ip H. Sheridan. promoted general AT his
promotion the grade became extinct. bur
was revived some years later in favor Of
Major Gen SchofeId. who was retired
lieutenant general, and still holds the
rank oa the retired list.
What Is the level of the sea and how is Il OBJ
tslneds WHAT IS the method Of finding how much
higner place is than the sea? p
Inc sea level is defined as the natural
datum pane for leveling operations 20
Wnlcn all heights are referred The level
usually adopted is the mean-sea level.
the height Of the sea al several fIifYera15
water and then averaged. The height OF
country or Of a point Of land above the
sea Is obtained by the auerOid barometer.
or by surveying, taking levels with IN
struments and running lines
what kind OF grape does each grow2 O. R.
There are three great divisions OF
raisins-ordinary or large ralsins. sultana
or seedless raisins. and Corinth raisins
or currants. The large raisfns are some
times called MuscateI rais n. because
they are grown fr,-n the Nuscat grape.
They are graded as Malaga lusters. Ma
laga layers and 'lexias" Then come
Smyrna rais.ns. graded as Eleme the
best The sultana raisins come from a
small yellow grape grown near Smyrna.
There are local varieties Of raisins grown
in the Greek Archipelago and in italy,
but they are not exported. The Corin-
THAN raIsins are known as currants.
Of the largest purchasers Of BINDS under the last
issue OF ClevelaRd's administration? J. L.
The principal purchasers Were J. s
Morgan & Co. and associates. .S32 ] I7g 20:
Speyer & Co, S5600eoO. New York Life
Insurance Co. s.. coo Coo: Hanover Ma
tional Bank, 100000; Lazard Freres.
A,500.O0o: William Graves and others. 81
10000; Kidder, Peabody & Co. s.. eco 600:
Kuhn, Loeb SS Co, g, $50 eco; the Invest
ment Corporation, 81 01Oeo0: j. and ".
Seugman & Co. s. 0GO.000 All these have
offices in New York city
What admiral commodore had the row with
President Cleveland that caused the naval mans
retirement, and what was the trouble about?
II. E
II was Rear Admiral Richard Worsom
Meade a brother of General Meade OF
L. +hez
New York Tribune as saying: II am an
American and a Union man-two things
that this Administration can't stand
When the Secretary Of the Navy asked
If this quotation was correct, ne refused
either 20 affirm or deny IT. returning a
non-committal answer. Then. when he
heard that he might be court-martialed.
he requested 10 be retired. In his order
placing him on the retired list President
Cleveland took him 70 task sharply for
his words.
Is there danger Of poisoning from using paris
green on cotton to kill boil worms? , What IS
the best method Of applying it? g. When is the
best time to use it? 4. What Is the pronunela-
tion Of Hawaii? SUBSCRIBER
Very little. . The usual way IS 70
hang a bag of paris green at each end Of
a pole about eight feet long. and 10 place
this across a horse or mule The animal
is then ridden slowly through the cotton
field. the paris green shaking out by the
horses tread and falling upon the cotton.
In windy weather the po son should De
mixed with water (s5Out one pound OF
200 gallOns) and sprinkled on the plants
through force pump. With horse and
bag forty acres can be busted in day;
about one pound 10 the acre Is the allow
anee g. As soon as the blossoms have
withered The cotton boil worms attack
the plants much earlier than the cater
pillar l. AS if II were spelled ''Hah-
vah-e-e."
How many battles has Fitzsimmons won? .. Did
Choynski not fight draw with Fi5zsimmons?
". c. H
Fitzsimmons has won thirty-seven
fights; has sold one Cor so claimed TO
have done. 10 Jack Allen in Australial.
and drawn one. , This drawn battle was
with Joe ChOynski; it was on June II,
1S94; was stopped by the police and de-
cIared q d=aw.
What is the peace limit for each country? We
have heard that the peace limit OF this country
was thirty three years? A. W NJ
No peace limit can be fixed for any
country with any accuracy. The period
of uhirty-three years does not obtain In
this country. Our Revolutionary War
ended in 1873; we had an important war
with France In 179S-1S00; in 1S12-1S15 we
had another war with England; from
1911 TO 1915 we had Indian wars on hand.
and from 1892 to 1910 a serious one-the
Sem;nole-in Florida and in 1916 we be-
gan a war with Mexico. The Civil War
was only fifteen years later; and though