The times., 1898-12-18
NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Was there ever distinct Iri'h Language,
Yes. the Gaelic. which is SIN apekeu
In parts OF Ireland
a.. Are North and South America one continent or
They are sometimes spoken of as one,
but much more often as two.
Has there ever been Pope Of the Roman
enureh OF other nationality tnan Italian?
! Yes. but not for several hundred Years.
The iast Pope not native or Italy was
Adrian vi. native OF the Netherlands.
| who was consecrated in 1522 and died In
152s.
Please give the order in which Alexander Du.
mas works should be read? In what year was
'u'''AS Doh' ana IN what year did he die?
| Dumas name Is affixed to several hun
| dred works. We cannot give them here.
lie gas born July 4. lse1, and died De-
cember ). 1870.
day after election day he can vote legally: .
bets he cannot; which is right! A. SIR
| Is right. The common law of England.
which holds in this country where it has
not been superseded. maintains that a
! person is of age the first instant of the
day preceding his birthday.
Who made the English translation of oehIen-
siaagers descent of Odin,'' and where can
get copy of il. wbe.e can get il in the
o'ls.n"' N. y.
I We cannot find that any translation Of
oehienschlager's works has been pub
ished, and We have looked through the
| records Tor sixteen years. You viii prob
ably have 10 import his poems through
some bookseller
Please give me the number Of murders in
year IN the United States, the number Of execu-
lions and of divorces. D.
No distinction is made in collecting sta
t-stics between murders and homicides. In
the year ending June 30. 1890, the census
year, II seems that there were 73ss horui-
! cides; the executions amounted to about
lu3- and the lynchings to Is5. The divorces
seem not to be counted
In Second Chronicles yxxIu chapter. 18th
| Where is il? YOtrNcsTnWS
| This was the name of one of the gates
| OF Jerusalem. probably on the east side.
Just north of the Temple IncIosure 1t
douotiess derived its name from the fact
that ish from the Lake of Tiberfas. or
possibly from the Mediterranean, were
brought to the city by that route, or that
they were sold there. There are other
references to it in the Bible than the one
you mention.
A rlan owning homestead dies intestate lcay-
ing wife. but children: does the widow own
the homestead, or have the mans relatives any
claim on ii: READER.
The laws Of the State in which the
| far
the land was originally homestead will
not count. SO long as the entry has been
completed. As rule, the widow would
\ have a life interest in one-thIrd of the es-
tate the relatives having the ether two
thirds. After her death the relatives OF
the husband would take the land.
What is the cost of bsttleships now aaoat and
building; also Of ironelld vessels and torpedo
Evidently you are in the habst Of or
dering by wholesale. The worlds great
navies float. approximately, 80 first-class
battleships. 50 second-class battleships
and 1.e25 torpedo craft. The cost of a
single boat of each type is: BattleshIp,
first class. 100000; second-ciass battle
ship. $500, 900; torpedo boat. S15e.OOo. Now.
please do your own figuring. Ironclads
are out of date. We use steel now.
| Can you give Emperor williams message to
President Kruger At the time Of tie jameson
raid2 C. A. c.
The Emperor telegraphed on January ;.
1886. to the president of the South Afri-
can republic: II express my sincere con-
gratulations that. supported by your peo-
pie. and without appealing 10 the help OF
friendly powers. you and your people have
| succeeded in repelling with your own
forces, the armed bands which have
broken into your country. and in main
tanning the Independence of your country
against foreign oppression" This caused
great excitement in Great Britain
What is the position Of Great Britain as a naval
I power, compared with the laval strength OF ooth
| France and Russia? j. y B.
1t is the intention of the naval authori-
| ties of Great Britain to keep her navy
equal in strength and effectiveness to the
combined nayies Of any other two couu-
tries of the world. The navies Of France
and Russia are always in view, and prob
ably the British navy is the equal of the
| combined force of those two countries.
1t is said to be better now than it ever
has been, not only larger, but better
equipped and with less rottenness about
it.
What IS the revenue 4 81 bottle Of pro-
4 =
cording to the Manufacturers price or the retail
| price! g. What does trade-mark eosty A.
j., | What does a copyright cost. e. l.
Two and one-haf cents 9. II is based
on the retail price. > The Patent Office
| fee for tratie-nark is s2s. l. \ copy
! right, which is obtained through the Ii
brarian of Congress, costs so cents with
80 cents additional for the certificate,
which by a recent ruling must have a
10-cent war tax stamp attached.
How much does it cost man, who has moth
| ing TO take advantage Of the bankruptcy iaw
2. What fee is charged BY an attorney9 B.
| there any set time for the act 10 tcrminateG 4.
| When did it go into effect! j. Docs man have
to apply in the county where he iivesg d. II.
The fees are not specified in the law
There are regular fees in the clerks Of
fees for filing papers; they will apply &c
I bankruptcy petitions, We think 2. II de-
| pends on the attorney. There is no fixed
fee. g. No. 4. The bill became a law on Ju-
Iy /, 1898; il went into operation one month
| after its enactment, so far as voluntary
bankrupts were concerned; and four
months after. for involuntary bankrupts
s. He must apply to the Uniie,' States
district court of the district where he
lives.
To whom docs The bankrupt law apply? . Is
| note dated on Sunday collectable by law? g.
! note is to draw 10 per cent after maturity, anG
| IS extended year. Will it draw 10 per CEN
after the original date of maturity! H. D.
The bankruptcy act of 1898 applies tC
persons who conceal or dispose of thei:
property to deceive their creditors. ano
to persons who make their property ovei
to other persons for the benefit of tfeii
creditors The first described persons
may ha made haukrupts and brought