The times., 1898-06-19
NOTES AND QUERIES.

How do Mexicsns make ''meseaIT' ". A.
They take fernented juice OF the agave
tree, species Of aloe, and distilI It. The
distilled liquor is mescal.
States? SUBSCRIBER
The census of 1890 reports 1.2fs breweries
in the United States. but does not distin-
guish between ale breweries and those
that brewed beer.
Should person born on the 10th Of February
celebrate February 2s or March 1 his birth
day7 C.E o.
Such a persons birthday is February @,
but II yearly celebration is desired
there seems no reason why ne shouldn't
have his pick Of days-Fourth Of July
might do, or Decoration Day.
genOus, and what farinaceous2 EFT W
Mix. fish, eggs. beans. peas and meats
are nitrOgenOus foods. and there are 9TH
ers; the farinaceous foods are bread. and
other wheat prOducts-everythlng made
Of any of the usual sorts of fours.
What proportion Of plaster of paris should be put
IN lime to make good hard finish two-cOat
work for stone wall. J.. ".
Work about One-half lime strained and
clean sand with one-half plaster Of paris.
1t may be that less plaster OF paris can
be used.
How fast can they fire Is-ineh rife on ship
board? 2 Does continual firing Of six hours
hinder the working Of the gun2 ADMIRAL.
Several minutes eIapse-four or five.
We believe-between discharges 2 We
don't think any l3-ineh rifle ever had
such test which would be a severe one,
to put it mildly.
What troops did North Carolina furnish the
Southern Confederaey during the civil war?
We find no report of the actual number
of men sent by North Carolina but we
find these as the numbers of her organ
iZations: Infantry. sixty-nine regiments
and four battalions; cavalry. one regi-
ment and five battalions. two batteries
of heavy artillery, and nine batteries OF
light artillery.
What is the highest salary paid to a ball player
in the National League? ?. Did St. Louis ever win
the pennant? If so, in what year2 J. X. F.
The rules Of the National League limit
salaries to $3.50. 2 While the American
Association was in existence St
Louis won the championship in 1856
1887 and 1SSs and in 1856 defeated the
League champions 0he ChicagOsJ for the
championship OF the country.
A wagers with that the Oregon is the finest
and best tequipped boat Of the United States
Navy Who winss z. & A.
The Oregon is sister ship to the In
diana and Massachusetts. each OF the
three being the same weight and arma-
ment- The Iowa is heavier by Leo tons.
but her four biggest cannon are Pinch,
while the other battleships have four
12-inch guns each. Neither wins
Please give a short life sketch Of Lady Caroline
Lamb? LITERARY.
Lady Caroline Lamb was born Noyem-
Der 13, 17S5, her father being the Earl Of
BessbOrough. and her maiden name Pom
sOnby. She married the Hon. William
Lamb in 1895. and in 1916 she wrote nov
el "Glenarvon the hero OF which was
supposed to be Byron. TO whom she had
been much attached since 1913. She pub
lished two other novels, Graham Hamtl-
ton and Ada REFS In 1925 her hus-
band separated from her. She died in
retirement on January 26. 1928
What arrnored ships have been purchased by
the United States since the Maine disaster2
Please name also the unarmored gunbCats and
auxiliary cruisers bought or chartered especially
The United States has bought the cruis-
ers Albany and New Orleans (Amazonas)
from Brazil. and the cruiser Topeka (Di-
ogenes) from Argentina: and also the tor
pedo boaT SOmers in England. Besides
these we have acquired by purchase or
charter eighty-one other vessels, too
many 10 name here and are using the
vessels of the Revenue Marine Service
and Of the Lighthouse Service Alto
gether. it is said Jha- the Navy now con-
tains 30 vessels Of all sizes
Was StonewaI Jackson killed in a duel in
battle? , Was the first issue Of greenbacss redeem
able in gold silver and how many were issue 2
I 3. How many were included IN the second issue
REED.
Stonewall Jackson was wounded at the
battle OF Charlottesville by a shot fired
by one of his own men in the dusk as he
was accommodating his position. He died
n week later from blood poisoning ,
No redemption money was named; Sl50,-
O0G. 600 were issued 8. Under the second
greenback act the same amount Of notes
was issued: these were expressly redeem
able in coin
What has become Of the ''Log OF the Nay
| flower that Mr. Bayard brought from England.
| How could ! person get the names Of the Pill
The so-caIIed log of the Mayflower is
| now in the possession of the State Of
| Massachusetts. Here is a list of the
| passengers on the MayfiOwer: Isaac Al
| lerton, John Allerton, John Alden, Will
| lam Bradford. William Brewster, John
! Ellington. Richard Bitterige, John Car
| Yer. Francis Cook. James Chiffon, John
/ Crackston. Richard Clarke. Edward Do
/ tev. Francis Eaton, Thomas English,
| Samuel Fuller Edward Fuller, Moses
| Fletcher. John Goodman. Richard Gar
| diner. John Rowland. Stephen Hopkins.
| Edward Lester. Christopher Martin,
| William Mullins. Edmund Margeson, De
CORY Priest Thomas Rogers, John Ridg-
| dale Miles Standish. George Scale. Ed
ward Tilly. John Tilly. Thomas Tinker.
| John Turner Edward Winslow. Gilbert
| Winslow. William White. Richard War
| rem. Thomas Williams. Several Of these
men brought their wives with them
Which is the better rifle, the Mauser Of tn,
! Spanish army. or the Lee straight pullt ,. Whici
is the better. the Krag-Jorgeusen rife or the be
3 VIII our troops going 10 Cuba and the Phil
ippines be armed with the Lee, the hfas-Jof@eil
sen or both? 4. VIII they carry any guns uslns
black powder? g. l. =
We do not know. both rifles are report
ed as excellent. , The Army experts
took the krag-Jorgensen after many
trials. the naval experts took the Lee
? The regulars will have the Krag-Jor
gensen, the volunteers the Springfield
and the sailors and marines the Lee. Thi:
is one of the misfortunes Of getting int
a war before we are ready for it. TIT
Springfields need black powder.
In what way did Sitting Bull meet death? .
OF what religious belief was Thomas Jefferson2
To the excitement and trouble caused
by the Indian Messiah" in the late Fal
20 1904 Sj++ire, Rl1IT contributed largely