The times., 1899-08-20


Leopold III is Its King France, the North
Sea, and the German Empire surround its
Is Osteopathy regarded as a reputable and re-
liable system OF therapeuticsg IN DOUBT
1t depends altogether on who does the
regarding Its boomers claim for it mar
velous cures based in scientific processes;
some medical writer's ridicule it. and. with
out attempting to combat It's theories,
classify it as arrant quackery.
Where is the deepest artesian wen. and what
is its depthG CORsIC.
Probably that at Schladebaeh. Prussia
II has reached depth OF 5.740 feet. Near
ly 5000 feet have been attained several
times in this country One well at Wheel
ing, w. Va, was sunk 800 feet striking
no water below 1.600 feet OF its depth.
What is the length Of the Erie Canalg 2 What
IS the elevation OF Buffalo, n. Y, above tide
waterg 3. What IS the length Of the Welland
Canalf T. What is the elevation OF Lake Erie
above Lake Ontario? M ET
1t IS 1863 miles long 2. About 60e feet.
3. Twenty-six and three-fourths miles.
4. Three hundred and twenty-six feet
Where did the custom Of man lifting his hat
In saluting woman originator j. y. e
It Is q relic OF the old custom of remov-
ing the helmet in sa1uting, and that sig
nified that the saluter approached defence
less. Similarly. the original significance OF
gun salutes was the proof thus given that
the saluter's gun was empty.
Does gIowworm (not a lightning puy) turn
into a butterfly? On two occasions where glow
worms were confined they disappeared and a
large butterfly was found in the room 2 What
do giowworms eat? l. R.
The giowworm is the larva Of the fire.
fly, but several sorts of larvae are styled
glowworms and you seem to have proved
that yours is young butterfly. 2. Veg
citation.
When did the Christian era begin. and IN
what year was Jesus Christ born? J. ". B.
The beginning of the Christian era was
once supposed to correspond with the date
OF the birth of Christ, but now some OF the
best authorities place his birth on April 5,
four years before our era, and others put
1t at December 20. four or five years before
that time
Was there ever such a country as Atlantis and
If so, where and how large was il? 2. Is there
a country where meat never spoils and wood never
decays? 5. D.
Atlantis. according to a tradition cred
tied by ancient Greeks. was an Island in
beautiful picture and fabulous history
Of it. 2 The polar regions. possibly.
What is lava from volcano? Is it metal. or
whati F.
1t is the melted rock that issues from
the crater in stream. Its composition
varies greatly, some OF it being as heavy
as ordinary rock, while other examples
will float in water. The compact, grayish
white substance styled lava and used for
the manufacture of ornaments is not true
lava, but limestone hardened by volcan-
ic heat.
Why is Pennsylvania the only State in the
Union that has CongressInan-at-large, that rep
resentative being Galusha A Grow? AMY
Neither Pennsylvania nor Congressman
Grow is alone in this distinction. Samuel
A. Davenport, OF Erie, was also elected at
large from that State. and Kansas has one
Congressman-a at-large, South Dakota and
Washington having two each. This mode
of election comes from changes in the ap-
portionment following the decennial CEN
sus, the increase being chosen. at large
until the State legislatures re-district
their States.
What can you tell me OF the Valley of Hadra-
maui, in Southern Arabia, and its wealthy in
habitants! ) W.
Hadramaut is the name given to prae-
tically all Of Arabia that IS south and
southeast of the peninsula's central deS-
ert- 1t Is dry and hot, in some places al
most the hottest inhabited portion of the
earth, because what little rain falls comes
in winter. so its hottest season is also its
dryest. It's people have not progressed in
centuries. and the government is tribal.
though there are. besides the nomadic
Bedouins, mercantile Arabs who build
towns. The wealth Of such as are we'll
to-do lies chiefly in caravans, horses. ana
| fiocks.
Have vessels ever passed entirely around the
north end Of America or OF ASIA and Europef
II So when? 2. Is any steam or water required
TO run gasoline or gas engine? Do such en-
glnes explode2 NY
The entire northern coast of these con-
| tinents is mapped. Under Polar Re-
search in encyclopedias, or in the books
| referred to therein. you'll be able 10 fol-
| low the efforts of Arctic explorers. 2 In
| the common types OF these engines. the
| intiammable gas is exploded in measured
| charges within the cylinder, and a boiler
to supply steam is not required. In most
or them, however, a water jacket is neces-
sary TO keep the cylinder cool. and in 9TH
| ers very small amount OF water is ad-
OF gas, to be turned into steam by the ex-
plosion. Makers of such engines claim
that they are absolutely safe from explo-
sion.
| Is Miss Leonora Jackson, the little girl refer
/ red to as having performed on the violin before
/ the Queen Of England, a native ot Washington?
2. How old IS sheg MI. W
| No. She is not a Washington girl. al
| though the English newspapers have said
So She was born in Chicago and deyeI-
| oped remarkable gift for music in ear
| liest infancy. She made her first appear
| ance as a musician when she was about
/ four years old. Her parents were among
the many whose fortunes were swept away
| by the great fire, and for that reason we're
unable 10 give her musical education.
| The story goes that the late George Pull
| man, OF palace car fame, was so impressed
with her uneven fight with poverty that he
sent her to Berlin TO complete her musical
| studies. About four years ago. during
President Cleveiand's second Administra-
tion, Mrs Jackson and her daughter came
! to Washington During their stay IN this
city they attracted the attention OF Mrs.
Cleveland and she gave several musi-
Gales for the purpose OF enlIsting the ir-
terest OF her friends In the ehild.s career.
She, with ladies in official circles. succeed
ed in paying the expenses OF her second
trip abroad. The late Capt. George Lem-
on is authoritatively stated to have cons
ltributed 81, ,5e0. :. Eighteen.