The times., 1899-10-08

negro pop1iation9 Is 1t Washington Balti-
moreg j. c. B.
IL was Washington by the census Of 1850.
Baltimore coming second and New Orleans
third, the numbers being. respectively To-
es7, 1926. and e4.s63.
What is the average number Of persons in a
family Ia this country ANNkN
Il was 4s3 by the last general census.
snd is probably bit less now. as the num-
Der has been steadily decreasing In 1850
it was 5.55: in 1860. 5.2s; in 1870. sos. and
In 1880. 5o4.
Is the making Of such steel a. thar from which
Damascus blades we're made 70 BE- considered a
lost irt2 VIC
Probably though it is said that the Rus
SLAMS fashion some wonderful swords
~ aoid a man a pair q shoes. receiving in
payment a so bill. Having nc change. VI. went
70 n, who gave him four $ bills. three Of which,
With the shoes be gave bis customer. who DE-
parted The so bill Was counterfeit and b.
had 70 redeem Il. How much did NJ lose in the
tfansaeiiGnf H.
VI. lost what the swindler gained-Sl5
and pair Of shoes-
Has the United states ad pted national aow-
eTY IE what ways are national flowers nssdl
No. though II has been proposed to have
one. the goldenrod and columbsue having
many uphoidefs. Many Of the States have
State flowers. which In most cases we're
chosen by vote Of public school children
seeh flowers are used emblemasieally.
Whit is the supposed origin o. the FIRST ne
grog ? About how many miles are the Phil
ippines from the Caroline Isandsz J. r.
Nobody knows anything about It, 2.
Afostf loosely hpCaffSfz
groups are scattered, the Caroiinas espe-
cially so.
What word has the opposite meaning to orientf
p Distinguish between desire, appetite. and az
fection- YEAAAN-
Occident 2. Desire is for something near
at hand or near in thought and considered
attainable: appetite is used only OF the de-
mands of the physical system, unless other
wise expressly stated; affection is charac-
terized by the giving out Of the mind to-
ward an object without that sense Of erav-
| ing it which is expressed by desire.
Is Honduras in Central America under the con-
troll OF Great Britain? II not, what kind Of
| government has it2 p. y
British Honduras. also called Belize. is
British colony OF northern Central
America The Republic of Honduras. or
Americas five republics. Its declaration
OF independence came in 1921. In 1865
| England assumed a nominal protectorate
over portion of the eastern coast of Hon.
duras and Nicaragua, but in 1850 she re-
signed the coast of Honduras, retaining
Belize.
Please give short sketch Of Nansen- Where
was ne born? When did he start for the North
Pole, and when did he return? 2. How near 10
the North Pole did Lockwood get2 j. s
Fridjof Nansen was born near Christi
ania Norway October 10, 1861 He started
on an expedition to Arctic latitudes as
early as 1882, and ne began his celebrated
| journey to Greenland in May Of 1888, re-
/ turning a year later. His expedition In
| the Franz left Christiania June "a. 1883
His return to Norway was in August OF
| 1896 2 Latitude SO degrees, "a minutes,
80 seconds, or about $50 miles from the
pole
Who was Nessalinaa 2 Can you tell Us any
thing about Lardner, the historianf j. B.
The wife of Tiberius Claudius Drusus
Nero, fourth Emperor of Rome Claudius
was infirm of body, untutored, difident and
| generally considered half imbseiie, but he
| was proclaimed Emperor and unwillingly
| recognized by the Senate. His wife doIni-
mated him and was UNANIMOUSLY cruel and
wauton. Claudius finally had her put to
/ death This was in the hrst century or
| the Christian era 2. He wss Nathanlei
Lardner, n. D., born at Hawkhurst, Kent,
England, June 6, 1854. For over twenty
years he was a Presbyterian clergyman in
London, at the end of the term becoming
stone deaf His works were religious his
| tories. One of them treating OF the
eredibility of gospel history is still consid-
cred standard work. He died July "a,
1908.
A says that the best army gun win shoot seven seven
miles: d that il Will only hold up three miles
! which Is right? 2 Is it a fact that part Of the
books presented were rejected IN the makeup oL
the Bible? COhlOOe-
The truth is between you. but nearer 10
AS statement. In especial need. as in case
| of siege. an army gun would doubtless de-
yelop AS range. ?. The Apocryphas con-
sisting of fourteen books, is generally re-
iected bv Protestant churches, though II Is
Included in the Septuagint and Nulgate
versions These books are Esdras / and II
Tobit. Esther x:4-14, Wisdom, Eceleslas-
tfcus. Baruch Song of the Three Holy
Children, History of Susanna, Bel and tnE
Dragon, Prayer of Manassas, and Maeea-
bees I and H. They were rejected because
deemed spurious.
Nv bicvele pedal crank, after three years use
broke in two The break was slightly diagonal
and shows no sign Of iaw vas Inohiislns !
the time and was exerting the greatest pTeSsur
on the opposite pedal Can you account Tor I'M
breakase which l describe without exagseratien
o. v.
Breaks of just this character occur in tn
huge shafts that turn the propellers o
ocean liners, and they have received tn
most careful study Of experts The con
clusIon reached is that there is no sur
wav of avoiding them; and the explanation
: is that the strain which piece Of stee
easily withstands may have its weakenin
effect on the best steel that can be made
! The result of many repetitions OF thi
strain effects a change in the struetur
of the steel itself, which is termed erys
taIlization, and which cannot be detecte
from the outside.
/ have read that experts in the production
new plays cannot tell in advance anything abou
| whether play is to be a success OF failure.
= this 50, and if 30, why IS IT. : N
/ You put the case too strongly. Some ex
merits possess rare good judgment, yet ar
at times concerned in costly and complet
failures. Formerly your producer was cock
| sure: nowadays his verdict at dress re
hearsal time is that everything is right 5
! far as anyone can tell. The reasons tha
| make accurate forecasting difficult woul
! I'LL book Potent ones are the facts ths
| preparations, even TO dress rehearsal. hav
= ! no audience. so the effects on a gatherin
are not tested, and that author, manage
D and the others have seen and heard tn
whole gone over piecemeal repeatedly, III
+ til all element of surprise is dissipated.