The times., 1898-11-20
NOTES AND QUERIES.

| NOTES AND QUERIES.
What were Thomas JeaersOu's ten rules of lifef
He hadn't any.
| Can the temperature Of ice be reduced tn les,
than the freezing pointG ". j.. P
Yes; ice can be reduced in temperature
just as anything else can be.
Was there a Sir Barnaby Raven, prominent in
the early days of the settlement Of virginia7
| A. VIRGINIAN.
We do not find his name either in the
Narrative and Critical History OF
America" or the Dictionary of American
Biography
friend says there is less crime in Japan than
D. MAX EYE
In 1895 the japanese prison reports
| showed les.5S0 persons convicted. or 3si to
each 10000 of population; Germany in the
same year showed only 1251 to each 10o.-
ooo OF population.
Can man take up. lease, or buy land in the
| thickasaw Nation Qndisn Territory? 2 Please
there: INA
White men who have been occupying
lands in the Chickasaw Nation can now
purchase them outright g Write to the
| Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
Has the United States Government leper col
ony, and If so where is it located and how is it
| managed! SUBSCRIBER
There are leper colonies In Minnesota
| and Louisiana and from time to time
there are cases of Ieprosy in New York
| city. They are all IocaI affairs, the
| United States Government having moth
ing TO do with. them
What city of Jamaica was sunk by earthquake
some 200 years ago, the buildings Of which can
| be seen IN the water on clear days?
This was Port Royal. the former capital
of the island. On June .. 1852. a great
| earthquake destroyed almost all of the
city. throwing the houses down ard into
the sea. The capital was removed then
TO Kingston, its present location.
How many Indian reservations are there in
| Iowa. A READER
There is only one reservation in Iowa,
that OF Sacs and Foxes in Tampa Coun-
ty. II consists of 4l9 acres and there
were in 1899 3S7 Indians on it
What IS the least number of men that can OBJ
tain railroad charter in the State of Texas? p
| What does charter cost? READER
There is no legally fixed least num-
ber.' 2. The legal fees are not great
but the cost will depend on the counsel
| retained and on necessary expenses
Please explain how the endless chain letter
| system, Of which we read commences and ends?
L0RETTo.
has cause TO boom. centrally a
! charity. He writes. say, five letters TO
as many friends. asking each to send
1 ~,
similar letters to as many friends. A to
receive all the cash. Theoretically. the
| scheme would not end, and in practice 1t
sometimes results in many contributions,
| though there are persons who consider it
| a nuisance.
Where should l inquire or write in regard to
an estate that is in chancery in England, and
4 also one in France? Z. I. W.
| You should consult lawyer, as the
mechanism of the chancery courts in En-
gland and of the corresponding courts in
France is complicated The chief clerk
OF the court Of chancery in England is
| Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, esq his office
| being in the House of Lords, London. The
corresponding French official seems TO be
| the procureur general of the cour des
compes. Palais Royal, Paris
! NhfTe may one obtain reliable information
| Concerning the origin Of monasteries9 $. z. B.
| Montalembert's Monks Of the West"
| in seven volumes is the Roman Catholic
\ authority, in spite of the authors having
| got into trouble with his church after
| the book came out. Other books on the
! subjects Sir ]. Stephens "EccIesias-
teal Essays" Prof. t Smiths History
OF Medieval Missions" one chapter in
Leckys Morals" and something in JOS
\ sop's Coming of the Friars.-'
| How many children had ". II. Vanderbilt and
what their names? .. What is Florence
Marryat's name? 8. Is Cen Fitzhugh Lee a
nephew Of Gen. Robert E. Lee? READER
| w. II. Vanderbilt left eight children.
! four sons and four daughters. They were
| Cornelius, William X. Frederick W. and
| George w, and Margaret CMrs. Eliot f.
| Shepard, Emily (Mrs. W. D. Sloane)
| Florence Mrs II. Mex. Twombly), and
Eliza Mrs Seward Webb) g. Mrs
| Frances Lean. 3. Yes He is the son OF
Robert E. Lees brother. Sidney Smith
Lee.
What was the name of the naturalist who
found bone Of an extinct species of an animal,
| drew its picture. and told its habits? 2. When
| did it occur? s. Has skeleton OF the animal
| ever been found? s. W. NJ
| Georges, Baron Cuvier, the most IA
/ nous naturalist of the century. 2 He
did this about 17sS. in his book ''Examen
des Ossemens Fossiies'' and other writ
| ings. 3. Yes. the palaeotherium has been
| found repeatedly in the gypsum deposits
| near Paris.
Who was Croesus? q Who were Damon and
| Pythias! K.
Croesus was a king of Lydia. who ruled
| from $50 TO 5I6 B. c. He was famous for
his wealth >. Damon and Pythfas were
| Greeks: when the latter was condemned
to death by Dionysius he begged time to
| settle his affairs offering his friend, Da-
mon. as pledge that he should appear at
the time appointed for his execution. Da-
| mon agreed TO die unless his friend re-
| turned. and Phythias return. just in time
| to save the others life, so surprised Dion
ysius that he pardoned the offender.
Was Gen. Breckenridge officer in the Federal
| service during the warf j: y. D.
He entered the Federal volunteer army
as an aide-de-camp Qieutenanp. serving
from August 50. 1861. to June 5. 1862,