The times., 1898-02-13

had passed the Rubicon. Swim OF sink.
live or die, survive or perish, with my
country was ny unalterable determination
"A Adams's works. vol. iv. In DR.. owens
cypher story. Admiral Drake. command
ing the British feet. against the Spanish
Armada, is made 10 say:
Then, live ,r die, brave men, or sink or
swim
You fight for Christ and EnEland's peer
less Q ieen.''
These two lines appear 10 be taken from
the play OF Edward l.. = by George Peeie.
who died in Jeo, nj who IS now claimed
- nave %. IN one OF Francts fac0n's mass.
Please civ, mC the adiIfeSs OF some Or
aDse lodge, E~au'i 0s subordinate? y K
James Ray the supreme grand master or
the Orange Association. lives IN Roston-
Robert u. PtdeL - supreme grand secre-
tary; address him for information. at 536
OsceOla STREET. Pittsbure. Pa
what books on Shiubuilsiins are punished
by the Navy Department? =. How can I
secure tn Congressional kecOrdY J.T.
Nome. ?. ~ou viii have to subscril. for
it- IL costs for this session. about s..
Write to ths PLiIic Printer.
Are there .:,ch things as mineral rods 70
locate gold, silver ami Ot her metals with? If
there are, where an | get Them
There aTe no such things. There are
dipping cofapasses-' which are said to
De affected ~ the presence in the earth
of lodes Of iron, 1ut are not affected by
any other m'tal. You can get these from
any dealer in scientific instruments.
Is the Chicago University sectarian. ana
how does 10 compare win other universities
and dcollegeS tn United States? ;. NJ
The Univer sity Of Cbica gois non-sectarian.
though it has strong BAPTIST element in
its governing aO1 rd. IL hardly COMPARES. as
yet, wit h he ldeT colleges a nj universities
of the country. though by the force Of its
large endOv Hert, it has attained, in
few years, 4 position that they Were much
longer in Tea hing.
owhoin lr ,Ist apply for a postal route?
2. When are the contractsIet out? 3. When
and how must 81 nd my bid. and % whom?
GREEN HORN
Tothe Sernnd A ssistant Postmaster Gen
eral. Washington. u. G. 2. One quarter
of the star IOUte contracts are let each
year; the contracts run for four wears. be-
ginning on july ! and ending on June 80.
8. Full information will be sent by the
Postmaster si1npTaI.
Where will l be able to secure a list Of
the star mIli routes IN Texas. VINO the
present contIactCrs are, and when their
contracts WI eXpiIe2 r j. Y.
The Secol1 A ssistant Postmaster Gen
eral has char<e of the star routes We think
il is hardly probable that you can obtain
list of the actors. The contracts all
end on June 30 The star routes are in fOIr
classes. the contracts Of one class ending
every June 50.
Ifthe Sand 7yiCh IsIan'is or any other land
is annexed iu the United states, VIII the
natives of the territory or land tnat il IN
neXed have the privilege Of native-uOTn
Americans. Ir Will they have the Drlvl-
leges of naturalized citizens O.
Underthe proposed annexationtreauY. the
natives OF HtwaI would have no rights II
citizenship The treaty leaves all Gues-
tions Of tina sort 70 the Congress of the
United states after annexation.
Is Richard Croker a son or a grandson
OF John &il-0n croker > i kudva rI
Kipling the authOr and editor Of the
Cambridge C.riex Bezae2-- j McG-
Heisneith,r son nor grandson, but ne NAV
be a cousin, iIore or less distant =. No.
the editor of ne Codex Bezae was Thomas
Kiplng. dean Of Peterborouch. who was
born in 1854 and died in 1922
Has there ever been a decision rendered
by a Federal court 70 the effect that "a
dog was not property and could not he re-
covered for when killed3 = What has
become OF Gen. Hoods children, who wrre
orphaned By yellow fever in 1879:
A. y. r.
We think MT. some state courts have held
HaIf 4. 10 -.sT
take II that the decision would depe Bd upon
the dog, TO large extent 2 Gen. Hoods
children weTs adopted by various persons
in the South and North: the Youngest is
now almost IF age. One or two have died.
one, al least, is married
Please give the names of prominent H.
Illustrators anI tel where | may find their
history? q.
Illustrators, as such. are of recent rep
utation, ami, we think, began 10 exist
earlier in En-ianG than e lSewhere. Thomas
Bewick was an early illustrator. William
Blake another, more recent ilIuStra tors are
Sir John GLIueft, John Leech. Richard
Doyle, GeOrE' Cruiksh1nk, r &. .. Darlev,
George Du Maurier Ali OF these are dead,
and their biographies are to be found IN
cycIopa edias. o. living illustrators there
are many, sacuas Daniel VierGe- the French
man, Sir John TennIel, the Englishman. and
Frost, Wen ell. j. Bernard Partridge.
Kemble, Rogers. c. d. Gibson, W. I.
Smedley AMI Steiner. We do not know
where you would find biOgra phies OF
these men.
Please tell me something Of the Hfe Of
Seth Low? H. y.
Seth Low was born in Brooklyn. New
York, on January 1S. 1850, the son of
Abel \. Low. He was graduated from
Columbia College. New York city at the
headof hfsctiSS, in 1870, and then Travelled
for time. On lis return he entered his
fathers office as clerk. and in 1875 was
made a partner. In 1881 he was elected
ma yor of BROOKLYN Republican. and
was re- elect Il III 1888, serving for four
years. In October. 1883. he was chosen
president of Columbia College, succeeding
Dr. Ra rnard: h has built the college uD into
"a university, has moved il from its old
crowded loo. ton to n better one, and has
increase its endowment and equipment
greatly III 1897 he was the candidate OF
the independents FOR mayor of New York.
but was def :ated.
Please Civ, a sketch of the Black Horse
Cavalry OF the aCOBfederatearmy. N.H.S.
The Black Horse Cavalry was organized
on June -, 1859, it's first captain he
ing John Scott, of Fauquier county. Va
Robert anioIph was first lieutenant,
Charles H. Gordon second lieuteua ut IL
was on duty at JOHN Browns execution
and at Harper's Ferry, after the evac-
uation OF that place by the United states
ordnance officers At Harper'S Ferry
Major T. j Jackson t''StonewaIi'J com