The times., 1898-04-10

Did Congress OF Mr. lincoln propose to paw
the South for the Slaves, provided they would
not take up arms against the Unionl UNION
This suggestion was made. but not Of
hcially. Congress never made IL. and
President Lincoln never contemplated IL.
What nations recognized the Southern C0nfed-
eraey during the civil war? L. n.
Great Britain was the first 20 do so.
on May 13, 1851. France followed on June
10, Spain on June Il. and Portugal on
July q. Russia never recognized tbs
South.
,ha Did the ship City Of Rome make trips across
Certainly not the present city of Rome.
which was built in 1881 We have no
record of vessels that were in use as far
back as 1858.
How many persons were in the parade on Grant
llay last year. and how many IL tie parade at
Frankfort On January % last. the Kaiser's birth
in the Grant Day parade rbsrs were
about $1,000 persons: We have no account
OF the parade at Frankfurt on the en-
peror's birthday
How many children. grandcail,iren. grest-graud-
Victoria, Of EEgIand2 G.. b.
Queen Victoria has living seven child
ren and has lost two. she has thirty
three living grandchildren. and has lost
seven; and has thirty-Ous great-grand-
children None Of her great-grand-
children has died. She has no great
eat-grandcnildren.
Please inform me if Consul Fftzb,,qb r 90 ID tbs
same Lee that had charge OF Forrest's command
al Harrisburg, Miss, during the civil war?
Stuart, not with Forrest
win you advise me what are regarded by those
having authority as the most important mod
ern achievements in sciencez As factors in our
modern civilization. what discoveries or inyen-
tons are looked upon as l3ndmarks, 30 to speak
IN the development OF mankind2 d c.
The application of steam to trarsDorta-
ton; the application OF electricity 10 the
transmission of information; ihe teIe-
phone; the electric light: the application
of electricity to the transmission OF
power; the discovery of the Roeatgeu
ray. This is distinctly an age of cleo
tricity.
What was the amount OF the public debt at thu
end Of the war, and what the amount lasi
yeart .. What was the amount Of import dutie,
at the end OF the war, and what vas it last year!
On July l, 1855. the national debt
amounted TO S2.6s06 6f7. $50 On November
]. 1897 it was 81. SOS. ~ 643. 3 The Gus
toms duties for 1855 were SSis2S. 81. for
the year 1897 they were s175.55f125.
How long does it take fsh eggs to hatch. and Is
there any difference in this with different varieties
OF fish? No NAME
DR.. Bean. an authority on pisculture,
says; after leaving the yoIk-membrane
the young fish is nourished by the yolH
for period varying from a few days. a.
in the case OF the pike-perch. shad an6
bass, to several weeks as in the case of
salmon and trout The Matching period
of lobster eggs IN 1Ss2 varied from two
days 70 thirty-five days. according to
temperature of the water.
In what years did the United States begin to
coin gold. silver and eopperl J. W H.
The act of April 3 1892 authorized the
coinage of goh, silver and copper coins,
but the actual coinage did not begin for
some time afterwards. The first gold coin
struck was the eagle. it was minted first
in 1874 In 1872 the silver half-Gime was
coined, and in 1874 the silver dollar auG
haIf-dOllar were coined first; and in 1s9s
the copper cent and half-cent we're
struck for the first time. So the silver
half-dime was the earliest United States
coin.
How much per shot does it cost 70 fire the largest
cannon in use? What Is the weight Of a pro-
jeetile, of powder, and what IS the range
The cost is said to be about 81. 200 a
shot One new Almanac gives the En-
gIish 17-inch gun as the largest: but We
think it is wrong and that our American
16-inch is the largest in use The gun
throws a shot weighing 2.379 pounds. using
a charge of 1853 pounds Of powder; the
range depends on the elevation given tc
the gun, but the extreme range probably
is about 10 miles
WHY does William Cobhett refer to Fox's Book
of Martyrs as ''FoSs Lying Book Of Martyrs?'
Is there no truth IN Fox's work. and Is Cobbett's
History of the Reformation regarded IS \
truthful account OF those troublous tInest
81. ; K
The swing of Cobbett's religious Dendu-
hlm was at its furthest point when hs
wrote his History of the Protestant Re
formation and from having been free
thinker and then opponent Of free
thought he had become temporarily an
ardent upholder OF Roman Catholicism
His history is too violent to be reliable.
but like all his writings il is interesting
and well written There Is as much truth
in Fox as in CObbett.
Is there any law that eompeis practicing ply
ical assistanee2 2 How wide IS the MISSISSIPPI
River az It's mouth. L L :
graduate. before he receives his diploma.
has 10 take the Hippocratic oath one of
the promises of which is that he will go
when called upon :. AZ the head OF
Passes the river IS :. .i16 ieet wide Its
width at the Gulf cannot De given be
cause there are 50 many mouths The
head of the Passes i = miles from the
Gulf, but is taken a prl,clicstlly The
mouth of the river
How shall obtain acid phosphate OF Eme2 ?.
How is hard rubber made g. How IS eelluloid
j. How are non-alcoholic tayorsns extracts nader
Look in a good book OF chemistry The
| process is complicated AMI difficult , BY
the incorporation of sulphur with india
rubber: the two articles are subjected
20 a considerable heat III retort for some
time, varying with the hardness desired
; BY the addition 0f u little gum -rabic
TO the starch. We think T. By mOiding the
ingredients iE the form OF balls The or
binary blue is made of purified indigo and
starch. with a little gum arabic 10 bind
it together, and nodded. ;. BY making
syrup of the fruit and sugar. These syr-
ups viii not keep very well.
Please explain the distinction between these
grades OF wIrshi0s- Bfttlesniu. cruiser. torpedo
boat and torpedo destroyer. l. H.
Battleships are designed for lighting
other batIleShips and land f9rJidcations
They are armed with heavy guns. protect
ed by heavy armor and usually are COM
paratively slow and with limited coal ca
pacity; that is. they are not well adapted
10 long voyages. Cruisers are planned for
cruising, carry fewer guns and lighter
3rmOr, are faster and can cross the ocean
at a good rate OF speed. Torpedo boats
are small. and set So Tow in the water
lhat they are a poor tarset for an enemy.