The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-06

/ They mean do not forget NE. HteEti-
/ ~, forget not myself of me.
How many different tribes OF Indians are there
/ in the United Stajes2 J. X
According TO the report Of the Com
| missioner of Indian Affairs for lSs6. there
were then 263 different tribes OF Indians in
| the various States and Territories Many
| OF these were hardly more than names
|
Did Barry Sullivan ever appear in the United
States? Did ne ever appear IN Bridgeport conn
Yes. several times. He came here first
| in 1855. and stayed some months In iSoS
/ he came again, and returned third time
in 1915. II is quite possible that he played
| in Bridgeport.
Where does the Atchisou, Topeka and Santa 70
Railroad begin and where does it endG ; H.
| The Atchison. Topeka and Santa re
| Railroad runs from Kansas City, No,
practically to San Diego. Cal 1t penc-
| trates almost dozen States, and in mile
age it is one OF the great roads OF tho
country
Are there any States in the Union that allow
! negroes and whites TO marTy2 SUBSCRIBER
Yes these States do: Connecticut, Hi
nois Iowa. Maine. Massachusetts. Mich
igan, Minnesota. Montana, New Hamp-
| shire. New York. North Dakota. Ohio.
Oklahoma, 1eunSy tNstListr INAD0c ASis4iifts
South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washing
| ton Wisconsin. and Wyoming.
| Why are particular signs Of the zodiac connected
| with particular parts Of the BODY Taurus the
! neck Aquarius the legs, etc o. h. T.
There must have been some abstruse as
| THEOLOGICAL reason for the custom, but we
| do not find ii set forth The Roman poet
| Manilius. who lived early In the first cell
| fury, describes each part OF the body as
| being under the protection OF part OF
! the zodiac; so it is evident that the sys-
| tenn is as old as our era.
Was there ever anv trouble between Chic and
| Michigan over their boundary line2 DEBATE
Yes during what is called the TO
| ledO War" which was waged at some
| period not stated by historians. but be-
| tween 1929 and 1891 The trouble was over
| the boundary, and turned on the owner
| ship of Toledo and Maumee Bay. The
militia was called out on both sides, and
| LOCO Michigan men marched into Ohio 10
prevent the Supreme Court of that State
| from sitting But the matter was settled
| without bloodshed. Ohio won and kept
| Toledo and Maumee Bay
What is the capital punishment of Germany'
| c. T.
According to the report of the commits
sion appointed in New York some years
| ago " htNAtC OtA q way " put NAAIAAA4ei44
10 death, there are several ways OF eX-
ecuting a condemned person in Germany
In Bavaria he is gUilotined; in Bruins
wick he is decapitated by an ak: in
Hanover the guillotine is used. as il is
also in SaxOny; in Oldenburg a criminal
is shot, and in Prussia he is decapitated
by a sword.
Is the apparent twinklin@ OF the stars due 70
waves in the atmosphere? , What fee did DIR.
Mackeuzie.Of London. receive for treating the En-
peror Of Germany throat? \. :
| Ii is said TO be due partly to refraction,
and partly To the exhalations from the
earth, which place sort of tremulOus veil
between the earth and the stars through
which the latter are seen 2. We do not
know what the money fee was DIR. Mac
kenZie was created knight by Queen
| Victoria, and was made a knight Of the
| HOhenZOllern order in Germany.
OF what material are violin strings made2 How
are they made, and are any made N this country
Violin strings are made OF the mites
| tines of various animals, principally
| sheep; for, in spite of their name. they
| are not really made of catgut- II is said
| that the best strings are made from the
| thinnest animals. The intestines are
| cleaned. freed from fat and STEPPED first
! in water and then in alkaline I've scraped.
smoothed and bleached in suIphuric acid
! fumes. dyed. assorted and made into
| skeins for sale Few. if any. strings are
made in this country; the best come from
| Naples
Why Is the present Pope of Rome called Leo
| XIH?'' SUBSCRIBER.
The early Popes retained their own
| names. until, in the year 1903. a Pope was
! chosen whose surname was 'BOecI eli
| POrca'' pigs SnOut). This Pope very
wisely changed his name on ascending the
| PapaI throne, and assumed the name Of
Sereius Since his time all the Papes
| have changed their names. each one TAX
ing the name of some saint or some
other sanity person. The present Pope,
| whose baDtismaI name was GiOacchinO
| Pecci took the name OF Leo when he was
| chosen in 1873, because he admired es-
peciaIly the life of Pope Leo MI, who had
died in 1889
| How ,nanv machinfsts are employed 4 United
| States waTship. and what Is their payt ; b.
| ON the Maine there were ten machiniStS.
| of whom four ranked as chief machinists.
| and were paid $40 month: ten oilers, az
$50 a month: one or two painters, at 80.
| two blacksmiths at SO: one coppersmith.
| at 500: one plumber. at $50; thirty or more
Hrenen. at from $50 10 $50 month; about
the same number of coal passers- at ST.
and ten or more oilers. at S36 a month.
Probably the distribution of machiuists is
about the same on all the ships of equal
| rating.
! Was Hugh Wynne a real character in the Revo-
| lutiOnary War? p Who was the wife OF MchaEl-
| med IT, who reigned in the fifteenth century 5.
| Name the wise menu WILkESBARRE.
No. ,. Lew Wallace, in his Prince OF
! India makes him marry the Princess
| Irene. last of the Greek royal house We
find no evidence of this marriage and no
| other statement on the subject In Mo-
| hammed's time, I450-I4S1, as well as now.
! a Turk did not talk about his wives. It
| is quite probable that MOhammed had q
Christian wife, but who she was history
does not say. g. The seven wise men or
| Greece were: Scion, Fernandez. PittacuS
! ChiIo ThaIes. Cleobulus and Bias. They
lived in the sixth century before Christ
| How many State hospitals for the insane are
there in the State OF New York; kENNO.
Thirteen.
What were the names Of the men that came over
in the Nlyfiower? ,. How long, and how u,teh
How much silver Is now being coined at our
/ ininISI y. y.
! There were 105 passengers on the May
flower, too many 70 name here. These.
| however. were the heads of families and
| unmarried persons: John Alden, Isaac
Albertou John AllertOn. John Ellington.
William Bradford, William Brewster,
| Vs,Frr