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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

A number OF correspondents have asked
about enlisting in the Navy. We place
all their questions together TO save
room.
What is the monthly paw OF a sailor in the
Navy? > What are his rationss 8. What IS the
shortest period for which enc can enlist9 3. How
old must one be before lie can enlsty 8. Where
can one enlist?
An enlisted man in the Navy Of the
lower class. if he is a seaman and not
what is called landsman. gets SO
month . He gets enc ration a day.
which is supposed TO be worth 80 cents
a day; it's component parts are regulated
by law and il is quite sufficient and per-
fectly good. 8. a person can enlist in the
Navy for three years now; the old long
term enlistment is abolished. T. He must
be over eighteen If he is not of age. he
must have the consent of his parents or
guardians. .. One can enlist at any navy
yard. There are eight yards: At New
York Boston. Norfolk, Portsmouth, N
H; Philadelphia, Washington, PensacO-
Ia, Fla, and San Francisco
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

ing, especially if they are girls of ro-
mantle and sensitive turn of mind
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany. Washington: All booksellers.)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

What is best for land where cotton dies out
when u IS halfgrovn? After heavy rains il dies
more than in dry weather Nm
We cannot say, because we do not
know the history Of the land. II is pos
sioie that the soil is exhausted. Cotton
uses uD the soil rapidly. and fertilizers
must be applied continually. to keep
II IN condition 70 produce a good crop.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Where is Fort Stevens situated? . What
troops are stationed there now? g. Did Count
Esterhazy marry an American wife. ana 4 20
who was shc2 " y
In oregon. ninety-eight miles from
Astoria. 2. II is not garrfsoned. 2 Not
the Esterhazy mixed up in the Drevfus
matter; another one of the family. a
distant connection. married Sarah Car
roll. widow OF Gen. Charles Grifin. L. S.
A.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
NOTES AND QUERIES.

IS the fizcaya first or second class battleship2
SUBSCRIBER.
She is not a battleship, but an arrnor-
ed cruiser.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Frederick w Morton, compiler of "Wo-
men in Epigram' has made a new col
lection of sayings, which he calls Men
in Epigram."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

with a Pessimist in SPAIN by Mary
F. Nixon, is an agreeable book with a
piquant title. and contains a good deal
of useful information.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

was fifteen years old in January: can I take
the examination for West Point cadetship. and
if | rank sufficiently high can / get the appoint
ment? AJAX
There is no general examination for
cadetships at West Point. Once in four
years each Congressman gets an appoint
ment. and nowadays, he is apt to hold a
competitive examination to ascertain the
best person 10 ill the vacancy. You are
too young as yet; candidates must be at
least sixteen years old As a year elaps-
es between the appointment and the time
when the successful candidate reports for
duty at West Point. he will be seventeen
when he does report and the age Of en-
tering is between seventeen and twenty
two. A candidate must be an actual res
ident of the district from which he is ap-
pointed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

A new book, called THE Diary of Sun
Seeker is about to be issued from the
press. 1t is by Stevens, author of The
Land of the Dollar"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Where are the records of deeds kept in En- .land-
transfers. leases. etc? >. Is the law Of entail
abolished in England? ]. \ $
There is no compulsory registration OF
title deeds and papers involving titles in
England. There is Z law permitting such
registration, under which the papers are
registered in the land registry office. Lon
don; perhaps 5000 estates are so register
ed. The papers are secret, and can be
consulted only by the owner or persons
permitted by him In the cases Of estates
not so registered. the title deeds, etc.
must be looked UP in the offices Of the
solicitors to the estates . No; it still
exists wherever it did exist In England
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Can you tell me the name Of the author ~ the
song, The Campbells are Comingg'' What Il the
legend connected with the song? ell q
The song refers TO John Campbell.
Duke of Argyle and Greenwich. the
head Of the Clan Campbell, a famous
Scotch nobieman. He was commander
in-chief during the rebellion OF us.
and suppressed it with little bIoodshed.
The air Of the song is of unknown antiq-
uity; TO what the words actually refer.
and to whom they should be ascribed,
are also unknown.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

\ new edition of ION the Red Stair
case by NJ. Inlay Taylor, is now ready.
1t is lively tale of Moscow in the time
of Peter the Great.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

What was Marshal Bazaine-s offense2 , What
was he court-martialsd foT2 3. Where was he
when COurt-martialed2 l. When, where. and how
did he die? j. T. z. F.
Treason in surrendering Metz 10 the
Germans in 1870 without attempting 10
defend the place > For this Cffense 5.
He was urt-martialed at Versailles;
the court sat in the Little TrianOn. It
met October 6. 1873, and on December 10,
found him guilty of captivating. of hav-
ing agreed 10 terms making his command
lay down their arms. of having uegOriat-
ed with the enemy without doing all that
honor and duty demanded, and of hav-
ing surrendered n fortified place intrust-
ed to him to defend He was sentenced to
death. but President Mcmahon COM
muted the sentence 70 twenty years i'm
prisonment. 4. He was imprisoned on
the island of Ste Marguerite. escaped 70
Spain and died in Madrid. September %.
1855
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Can YOU give me a recipe for an ink that VIII
fade after a few hOurs7 W W W
We do not find any recipes for inks such
as you describe James Payn. the novel
ist. wrote book on just Your idea but
didn't tell how the sympathetic ink was
made. There are many inks that are in
visible when used and become visible af-
terward: milk. for example. CT onion
juice These are invisible at first but
turn brown if exposed TO heat. Ordinary
ink, if diluted with water. viii fade in
time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Who is the author Of Better late than never.
Donysius, a historian, and critic, who lived or
at least was born. b. c. or Thomas Tllsser Who
lived in the fifteenth century? 2 Was the saw
ing, Honesty IS the best policy original with
Franklin or with Archbishop Whately4 "
Ivy d G ga D. Is. who put il
Rather Late Than Never" p This
saying is credited to Cervantes in don
QuixOte."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Is any portion OF A. T. Stewards estate still
in litigation and if 50. what is the estimated val
ue2 Was any VIII lett. or did Judge Hilton Sc
cure full poSSession3 Have any heirs secured any
thing from the cstate2 Where could procure an
account OF the handling Of the estate from the
time of the death Of Mr. Stewart? G.. f. l.
No part of the estate is in litigation
now Stewart left a will We don't
know that you can get q history of the
management of the estate; there is no
reason for publishing such thing. and
we think you would have 20 search the
papers filed in the courts
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

1.-THE Critic makes a very palpable hit
when it remarks that the charming poems
and pictures in Eugene Fields Lullaby
Land" are more calculated to please the
average parent than the average child.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Several dainty books by Marguerite
Bouvet have been issued by a. c. Nc
Clurg & Co. "a Little House in Pimli-
co." prince Tip-Top; A Fairy Tale"
"Pierette" Sweet William and Little
Marjories Love Story are among them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

At what temperature should an incubator he
Kept during the process OF incuhatiOn2 . How
Is the moisture usually supplied? J. o. NJ
Al lO5 degrees. but eggs Will hatch at
from 70 10 lo5 degrees. the former temper
AZURE retarding the process. the latter
Fastening it. 2, In different wavs with
d1nerent makes of incubatOrs. the method
being usually explained by the directions
going with the apparatus Jugs of warm
water are a frequent resort.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Stephen Phillips is at work on a long
poem, the completion of which is likely to
take many years. The particular use of
long poems to young writers is practice.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

What are the terms required BY the Government
OF an ex-solder to secure 160 acres Of Government
lahdf ;. II. F.
Soldiers bounty land is given only to
soldiers who served during the war Of the
rebellion To take up bounty land YOU
must produce certified copy Of your dis
charge or the afidavits Of two persons.
You must apply IN person 10 the Land
Office of the district where you wish to
take up land; the fees are s. You would
better write first to the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office
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New York: C. p Putnams Sons
Washington: All bookseIlers.)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Please name the longest shot ever fred. and
state the weights Of the heaviest shots and shells
made or sOld2 J. a P
The longest shot ever fired was the
Jubilee Shot" fred in England at Shoe
buryness on April Is, 1883 a Longridge
wire-wOund gun of 9.I5 inch caliber was
used; the elevation was 20 degrees: the
range was 21,35S yards. equal to q Is
miles. The heaviest shot used is by the
Italians 1t weighs 200 pounds and takes
a charge of 900 pounds of powder We
do not know the heaviest shell in use
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Tolstoi has written story on the
same lines as 1.-The Scarlet Letter. but
has concluded not to publish it. If he
is not careful his heirs will get hold of
it and publish it, anyway.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

The April chapter of THE Workers."
Walter a. Wyckoffs serial in Serb
ner's'' tells how a workingman can feed
in Chicago at from five to fifteen cents
ner meal.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Among the Dunes" by Mrs. D. l..
Rhone is a new story of a new region-a
little town in Jutland, inhabited by race
of superstitious fishermen. The author
says They believed that the wind was
the breath of God, and that the vane was
His finger, and their creed might have
been formulated as Faith in God and the
fish,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

One of the features of the April Nc
Clures is "A Romance of Wall Street" y
by Hamlin Garland. 1t has to do with
the Grant and Ward failure one of the
most dramatic events, in it's time of the
New York business world.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

"AlI the Worlds Fighting Ships" by
F. C. Jane, is shortly to be issued by
Little Brown & Co. 1t will be illustrat-
ed with portrait details of over 1000 war
ships.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

A new edition of Gilbert Parker's nov
els is shortly to be issued. The pUbhca
ton will include IAN Adventurer of the
North" "a Lovers Diary "A Romany
of the Shows" Pierre and His Peo-
ple' and when Valmond Came to
Pontiac"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Charles De Kay has written a book
called Bird Gods in Ancient Europe"
which is shortly to be published by a. S.
Barnes & Co.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
The christening of the Kentucky

-Algernon Charles swinburne
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Musicians are hunting for system of
stenography which can be applied 10 mu-
sic, so as TO enable students TO make
notes of phrases, and to facilitate the
work of composers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04
PcOGtS at Monte Carlo.

The SccOlo of Milan publishes the
budget of Monte Carlo for the last
financial year. ending Oct. 81. From
the statement here given it would seem
that the profits of the salon are much
below those Of 1856, for we have
return Of 14.750, 000 francs, as against
1880 600. No reason is assigned cor
this falling off. The outgoings Of the
bank are interesting. First comes the
company's yearly allowance to Prince
Albert of Monaco; that is written down
at 10000 francs. The outlay on po-
lice, gendarmeric, instruction and
public pleasure grounds is stated AT
SOC, 900 francs. What instruction is
meant is not very clear. Perhaps the
children of the prircipaiity get their
education gratis from the paternal ca
| sino AS to the directors, admins
traitors, croupiers and servants of the
establishment, they cost 100000
francs year, while the orchestra, rae
ing, regattas and pigeon shooting run
away with 500, 900 francs more, but il!
this item there is also inserted "costs
Of charity" The charity Of the casino
must be larger than is generally i'm
agincd for we have three separate
items which belong to the quality o.
mercy. First, "charity' tout court;
secondly the viaticum given to TIN
ruined gambler. now no longer proud
and consisting Of tirst-class retur,
ticket, outlay stated at 100000 francs
and, thirdly, a similar sum investet
"in the prevention of suicides
business-like entry at the end is: Sui
cides for the financial year, total IS
Where did the Secolo get the last tW'
details?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

Six tramps boarded Baltimore ana
Ohio freight train a day or two ago, a;
Bowman, near Altoona. Pa, and while
three of them entered the cab OF the To-
connective and ordered the engineer to
stop the train the other three held up
the conductor in the caboose and
forced him to deliver his pocketbook
containing a ten dollar bill and some
small change Two of the tramps had
revolers and the rest were armed witt
clubs. The robbery was effected quiet
Nv and quickly, and at whistle from
the leader of the gang, the tramps rar
for the woods and escaped.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04
A Good Advertisem ent.

The gentleman from Boston was
stopping with farmer landlord, and
a new guest arriving. he was much
impressed by the conversation of
the Bostonian. Later he was talking
with tho landlord who was not any
thing like SO languagenous as tho
guest.
''By the way" he said, that gen
tleman has an extensive vocabulary,
hasn't hc?"
The landlord was greatly pleased.
"Well,n he responded, .you d
ought to a seen it when he first
come, 'twau't nothing to speak OF;
he's only been boardin' with me two
weeks and he's had to let hi, waist
BAN out four times"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

officers into the hiding place of the
Van Buren, county moOnshiners last
September when Taylor and Dodson
were killed. was shot from ambush
cured in the vicinity Of the Taylor
murder, and placard was left CT
Giles body warning others to keep
their fingers out of the moonshiners'
pie Giles was a prominent Van Blu
rem county farmer, and was en- route
to Russelville to furnish information
of another gang. Collector Remmel OF
this district has dispatched a detail Of
deputies to Van Buren, county to run
down the murderers if possible.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

The New York state forest preserve
board has practically completed its
purchases under tho $1,000,000 ap-
preparation made by the last legisla-
ture. The board has expended $780,
900, with which it purchased 100000
acres Of land within the boundaries
OF the Adirondack state park. The ex-
pense attached to such purchases was
$4,000. The average price paid was
$3.50 per acre. The lands acquired in
clude many Of the choicest primeval
tracts in the north woods. The 900
remaining of the appropriation will be
used to clear up outstanding adverse
tax titles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04
a Cowboy Earl.

The seventeenth Earl of Caithnesi
began life as a cowboy in the southern
states. and was by no means pleased
when his fathers unexpected success
sion to the earldom heralded his recall
from America to the uncongenial at.
mosphere Of West End drawing rooms
Lord Caithness, who is nearly forty
has the sandy locks, the ruddy COM
nlexion and blue-gray eyes which are
the heritage of the Sinclairs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

leading into Potsdam from his hons.
Finally, Burt was arrested, after he
had told a thousand and one differeat
stories. The revolver and the white
hat cannot be found. His examination
which lasted several days, ended with
his being held for the grand jury, de-
spite the fact that Mrs. Burt and the
hired girl testified that the masked
man did not have beard. Mrs. Burt
stated afterward that she was so ex-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

Ave miles from Potsdam, was thrown
into great excitement. There We're
present Mrs. Burt, Asa Briggs, her
father, SO years old, Mrs. Burt's young
son, and the hired girl Nj. Burt was
IN Potsdam and had not returned.
There was a rap at the door, and the
boy went to see who was there. lie
was confronted by a masked man, who,
without saying a word, pressed for
ward and entered the sitting room,
where, without any ceremony or words
he opened fire on Mrs. Burt lie
aimed at her heart, the ball passing
through her left arm. He then aimed
at her head, but before this shot was
fired the murderer's right arm was
grabbed by Mr.. Briggs. The masked
man then turned on old Mr.. Briggs,
who had grabbed him, and during The
shooting that followed the three other
occupants of the room Mrs. Burt, her
son and the hired girl. fed. In the
struggle with the masked stranger Mr..
Briggs was shot twice in the neck, tie
ball in one instance taking downward
course which resulted in his death &
few days later No sooner was he free
than the masked fiend fed. His mask,
which consisted Of red bandana hanl-
Eerchief, drawn over his face from
his eyes down, had not been misplaced.
Mr.. Briggs in his anti-mortem state
ment later said that while he was ~
ing on the floor and the murderer was
above him shooting he discovered that
the man had black whisLers. The
country is sparsely settled. and it was
some time before a general alarm was
sent out. The mans tracks were VS.
IDLE in the light snow and he was fol-
lowed for some distance. The family
are held in the highest esteem, and nc
motive could be found for the act. Fin
ally Morris Savage, who had been
thrown out Of the house some days be
fore and had threatened to return anC
revenge himself, was arrested after {
long hunt Savage easily proved ar
alibi. BY the testimony Of most eX
cellent people it was shown beyond
question that he was thirty-iive miles
away at the time of tho shooting
With Savage out of the way people Oe
gan to suspect Howard Burt, the hus
band and n-inlaw, although up Il
this time he had possessed an unblcm
ished character. No motive could II
, given, still certain facts pointed direct
Nv toward him. On the evening of tn
tragedy several people on the road be
tween Potsdam and the scene Of tn
, crime met man on foot who loOke'
} like Burt In some instances the,
) spoke to him, but got no reply. Th
} bandana handkerchief was picked VI
t on the road. That day in Potsdan
l Burt purchased soft white hat, eX
actly like the one worn by the maske
5 man, while day or two before he ha
, purchased 3S-caliber revolver sue,
l as the masked man used. Burt claim
to have been in Potsdam at the tim
t of the shooting and says that betwee
: S o'clock and o'clock he was walk
+ ing aopund town, as he was not fee
Q ing we'll. No one is believed to has
seen him in town. where he is vel
known, during this time. The fir
e person to see him was man VIII
T knew him we'll and that was at $50
g M, and Burt was then on the roa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

cited on the occasion of the shooting
that she couldn't remember everything.
People generally are satisfied that the
right man is in custody, but as yet no
satisfactory motive has been estab-
lshed. District Attorney Hale is said
to possess much information that has
not been given out, and is believed to
be confident Of convicting Burt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

Students Of South American poli.ica
are not necessarily given over to un-
just conclusions, but there are aOnl7
signs that they know never fail. Fo.
instance, when the press dispatches an
nounced that 'largc shipments Of arms
and specie arc being sent to the repub-
lie of Colombia" it is perfectly claar
that a Colombian election is coming
on.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

Plat is entirely willing to have re-
united party in New York. All he
asks is that the republicans that do not
approve Of his leadership, that are OPP
posed to his methods, that want the
party rid Of bosssm, shall simply drop
their foolish opposition and come co
his support. Now, could anything be
more reasonable?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

The so-called "bye elections in Eng
land, by which are meant the scatter
ing elections to fill vacant seats III the
House of Commons, which occur from
time to time between the general cleo
tons, are always watched with inter
est as indications Of public sentiment.
There have been twenty-five such cleo
lions since the general parliamentary
election Of 1895, in which the Consccva-
tives won their great victory. AS a
result fourteen, Conservatives and
eight Liberals have been replaced by
thirteen Liberals and nine Conserva-
tives. A Conservative majority Of G,025
in these twenty-five constituencies has
been changed into a Liberal majority
Of $3.50.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-04

If it is somebody else that rides it we
are quite sure to call it a hobby, but if
it be our own selves who amble along
in this fashion, we are apt to dignity
our steed by the name of very strong
bent or an enthusiastic inclination
We are quite apt to apply the terms
"crank" or ''opinionated idiot" to
those who oppose our pet theories, for
getting that we, in our turn, may be
even more intolerant Of theirs. 1t is
Il most difficult thing for the ordinary
man to maintain what would be called
a rational equilibrium. The tendency
to extremes Is so strong in the average
character that often insensibly one
drifts into arbitrary holdings of be-
liefs and ideas, anu is either unable or
unwilling to allow that other manners
and methods can be even approximate
~ correct. Hobbies are very comfort
able and desirable things IL one rides
them with a tight rein and sufficient
intelligence to keep them from pranc-
ing over other peoples preserves. But
the hobby that lifts its heels whenever
It comes near to any Of our special
friends. or that throws dust in the
eyes OF the community at large, and
mud spatters everything that passes by
it. is simply nuisance, and it and it's
rider ought to be impounded until they
are somewhat tanned down or at least
taught the wholesome lesson of re.
spect for the rights Of others.