The times., 1898-10-09
NOTES AND QUERIES.

| private of the civil war?
seventy-two dollars a month. This ia
granted 10 priYates so severely affected by
wounds that they require constant attend
| ance.
Does our extradition treaty with England in
eiude the crime OF perjury among extraditabIe
| e'Ies' H E-E-
Yes. 1t was included in the treatv NJ
| 1883 made by Mr.. Blaine. The treaty of
| 1872 included only murder. assault with in
tent to commit murder, piracy. arson
robbery forgery and the utterance Of
| forged paper.
What are the game laws of Maryland regarding
red squirrels rabbits reed birds and partri,fges?
The game laws of Maryland are said 70
| be different in almost every county
| cartridges or ruffed grouse may be shot
between November 1 and December "a
Did Kingston, Jamaica, ever have a 5ifa-sr.
manner Was there ever bank Of deposit there9
Kingston never had any orber Dsn,a
The capital Of the island about twenty
years ago was at Spanishtown. II NAV
De that your questions should refer 10
that place Kingston has branch Of the
Colonial Bank Of London and a savings
bank.
Is it optional to capitalize the words Bible
| and "Old Testament" or must they invariably
be eapitalizedT What is the modern usageT
Except in religious writings bible is
| rarely capitalized, though it might be
| capitalized with entire prOpriety when
used with a meaning synonymous 10 Holy
| Writ. "Old Testament is sometimes cap
italized.
What statesman brought about Catholic suan-
| eiPation in England in ls29? . Could Catholic
/ hold commission in the army or navy der rbe
penal code OF 1s292 g. Who was the premier at
| that time?
Daniel O'Connen worked for the Roman
| Catholic Emancipation Act and is called
in history the Liberator We presume
you refer TO him. ? Not until the Catho-
| lie Relief Act. 1893 was passed g. The
Duke Of Wellington.
How many men are there in regiment, a bat
| talon, and company? GREENHORN
In company. on war footing, there
are three officers and los men a total OF
lO9 regiment consists of twelve com
panies, 1,30s. and field staff OF IS. a total
of 1924 officers and men. Some regiments
have one or two more officers or a few
less A battalion is one-third Of a regi-
ment-that is, about Al officers and men
How and when was the eagle adopted as the
national bird Of this country Was any other
bird suggested ?. Why did not George Washing
ton sign the Declaration OF Independence l. :
In I7S2. on June 90 when the act Of
Congress describing it became a law. The
American eagle is said 10 have been sug-
gested to John Adams by an English
friend in 177s. The eagle typifies strength
and sovereignty. Benjamin Franklin is
sold to. Earrr gzrHgr It'd hot ~rrrLr..
would be better bird. as it was useful
and did not smack Of mOnarchical things
as did the eagle. 2. He was not men,
Der of the Continental Congress.
Please give recipe for making wine rom Wild
grapes? W G.
Wild grapes are not used as a rule for
wine-making, but this recipe may avail.
Put twenty pounds Of ripe, freshly picked
grapes into a stone jar and pour on them
six quarts OF boiling water. When the
water is cool enough, squeeze the grapes
well with the hand. then cover with a
cloth and let the jar stand for three days
Then press out the juice, and add ten
pounds of crushed sugar. At the end of
a week, skim, strain and bottle. corking
loosely When the fermentation is COM
plete. strain again, and bottle. corking
tightly Keep the bottles on their sides
in cool place
Can Join the army? II 50, where? 2 Is there
any chance Of a private being promotedt D. IS
there militia kept in every state Of the Union?
Yes. the army is in need of recruits. as
II is by no means filed TO the new maxi
mum allowed by law. Go 10 the nearest
recruiting office. . Few privates are
promoted TO be officers; but promotions
are made every year from among the cor
poraIs and sergeants who pass an eNaLll-
nation To go up for this examination
nne must have served a certain time IN
the army A private can go up for it, but
as a rule he does not s. In every State
there is a militia of more or less value
In some it is organized completely IN
others it exists principally on paper
What State statutes recognize and make PrGyis-
ion for the commoR-law Wlfet l. u
None. so far as We know. 4 common
law wife is woman who has occupied
a pIace which, under the common law,
would indicate that she was wife,
and has been seen by strangers, ana as
a matter of course taken by them 70 De
a wife wife in the common law SIM
ply because she was wife, nad certain
rights and at the death Of the husband
had certain privileges; the whole al
tempt of the lawyers who invented the
modern "cornmon-Iaw wife was TO IN
duce the court to hold their client as a
wife. so that by the common law sne
should have her rights and privileges
If there were statutes on the subject the
"common-Iaw'' wife would become a
statutory wife
What was the origin Of the Loving Cup
NJ c. B.
The Loving Cup seems 10 date from
the good old times, when one gentle
man would poison friend whom he had
invited TO drink with him. The cup was
used to prevent this friendly act; il held
a large amount of liquor and had three
handles The host took it by two OF the
handles and pledged the guest Holding
il bv both hands. he could not draw his
sword. and his drinking was proof that
the wine was not poisoned. Then the
guest took the cup by the disensased
handle. the host released one handle the
right hand still holding one. so that ne
might help the guest raise the cup and,
incidentally, so that his right hand might
be too busy TO draw sword or dasseH
When the guest had drunk, the host e
leased the cup which was passed 70 the
next guest The loving cup IS old N rs
idea. The lord mayor of London has one
or more in the corporation plate chess,
DR.. Brewer refers the origin of the cup
back to early Christian times. when the