The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13

whom James Laryey was cOXSwain- Lar
vey said afterwards that had he known
what Arnold's business was on board the
Vulture he would have been shot before
he would have rowed him there. and his
was such that he undoubtedly
told the truth.
What is meant By casting in cheese What IS
the proper position on king and queen2 ". 4. o
CASTING is to move the king from his
own square two squares 70 the right or
left and bring the castle 70 the square
the king has passed over The queen
is not used so it has no proper posi-
ton CASTING is allowed only when
neither the king nor castle has moved.
when there is no piece between them
and when the king is not in check. and
does not in casting move through or
into check.
Who are exempt from military duty in case
The Revised Statutes of the United
States, Csection 1922 exempt these per
sons: THE vice-president, officers, ju-
dicial and executive, of the United
States, members and officers of both
houses of Congress. customs officers
postmasters. mail carriers. ferrymen at
post roads, inspectors of exports, work
men in armories OF the United States,
pilots, sailors. and all persons who now
are or may be exempted by the laws OF
the respective States"
Please tell me how 10 make chemical battery,
and what chemicals needed C. A c.
Get cell to start with. The simplest
cell consists of a wide-mouthed jar. Of
porcelain In this is put a solution Of
Sulphuric acid and water in which So
luton are placed two plates one Of zinc.
the other Of copper. These plates do
not touch, but from the upper corner
of each of them runs a wire. When the
free ends of the wires are brought to-
gether. an electric current is generated
which is perceptible at the point of con-
tact as an electric shock
Please name some Of the most prominent bicycle
publications and their subscription prices? , Is
there Partisan weekly paper IN English that
gives the progress Of the exposition q lao, say
a column or Two every week? SUBSCRIBER
The Wheel. the American Wheeinian.
the WheelwOman. the l. A. ". Bulletin,
all of New York city; the Cycling Gazette
and the Referee. both of Chicago. They
will give you the rates il YOU apply.
There are others as prominent as these
2. The Paris edition of the NV York
Herald and Galignani's Messenger are the
only English papers published in Par
is. Neither gives the news that -o1 are
looking for. and the French papers give
no news at all
What test can one make 70 discover whether
alum is used in a baking powder? h NJ
Digest a quarter of an ounce of fresh
cut chips of lOgwOOd in five ounces Of
methylated spirits for eight hours; a tea
spoonful of this tincture is put with 9s
much saturated solution of carbonate OF
ammonia into a wineglaSs Of water, and
the mixed solutions. which are OF ] pink
color, are poured into a plate \ slice
OF bread made with the suspected baking
powder is allowed to soak in the solution
for FIVE minutes; then it is placed on a
clean plate 10 drain. In an hour or so it
| will become blue if alum is present, end
| greenish if sulphate of copper is there
| If there is neither alum nor copper the
| bread loses the pink color which it got
| from the solution. but never becomes blue
or green
Who was Vice President under Arthur ,. Who
would succeed the Vice President should he der
| ". v. c.
| No one; there were various Presidents
/ of the Senate. > There is provision
| for replacing the Vice President; l. ne be-
comes incapacitated or dies the Senate
| chooses a presiding officer pro tempore-
| What person said. in effect LET me make the
| songs OF nation and | care net who makes It's
IavTsg'' > Who wrote the foolish ballad of Lii
| Iburlero?' What revolution was II Instrumental
| in causing? g. What songs marked the progress
of the French Revolution and how did they 90
The name of the author of this prov
| erb is not known. Fletcher Of Saltoun.
| q Scotch writer who died in lilo. wrote
| the Marquis of MOntrose that he knew
| a very wise man that believed that II
| Il man were permitted to make all the
ballads of a nation. he need not care who
! oh ba of n
| Whom Fletcher meant is not known .
| The words are ascribed to Lord Wharf
| on. the air 70 Henry Carey, it is said
| to have helped along the revolution OF
| 16SS. 8. There were two songs especial
| " during the French revolution: The
| MarseilIaise, and Ca Ira OF course.
there We're others. as LA Carmagnole.'
but the first two We're the more famous.
They helped along the revolution by ex-
citing the mob.
Please give as nearly as you can the number %
lives lost in France during the French revolu-
ton; that Is, from the breaking out OF the revou-
ton 10 the foi nation of the empire. also an ap-
provimate estimate Of the amount OF property
| destroyed. J. B. j.
The number of persons massacred in
France during the Reign Of Terror is
much less than persons imagine. though
| quite large enough 1t is estimated at
about 1900 in all France The number
of those who fell in battle during the
wars between 1872 and 1871 may have been.
ON the part of France. about 100000 There
was no especial loss of property Property
rights were respected during. or at all
events were restored al the end of, the
republic y German historian has come
to the conclusion. from a study OF the pO-
lice returns of France for the revolution.
that fewer than 1000 persons We're mas
sacred. and that the whole revolution was
carried on by fewer than 10000 persons
The great bulk of the French people were
not stirred up. and things went on, as a
whole, about as usual
Who was the first and who was the second gov
| ernor of Virginia upon the settlement Of the col
| ony under the English crown? ElRGlNLtN-
From 1907 TO 1863 the Virginia Com
| panv had only presidents Of its colony
Lord de Ia War;. from 1909 to 1911. was
the first to be called governor. Gen
| Yeardley was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
! time and from 1873 TO IGgI was the secont
| person with the title of governor Tn,
| first president" however was Edwar,
| Winfield, 1907; the second. John Radcliffe
16C.-16OS These two presidents We're pr&c
tically governors.
What proportion Of Cubans are white people? s
What IS john d. Rockefeller's address, j. c.
SiXty-five per cent of Cuba's pOpUla
ton is Snaniards and Creole
mostly. Besides the negroes. there is
considerable number Of coolies 2.
Broadway, New York.