The times., 1899-11-12

the Republic Of Venezuela H. G.
Write 90 the Director of the Bureau OF
American Republics.
WAT was James Russli Lowcll,s opinion as
60 the sanity ai Hamlet. r.. J. H-
Lowell said: IF you deprive Hamlet OF
reason. there is no truly tragic mOlye lefl
in the play.
HIS Kansas an eigtt-bour iabor day as
ma'ter of Feclsulzed ald enforced lav X
Not in a general sense Gt only goes SO
Tar as to make eight hours constitute
days work for all mechanics. Iahorsrs, and
other persons employed by OF oR BEHALF of
toe state or any county. city or township.
Please give the ingredients Of an invisible
lnA' SJE
a weak solution OF nitrate Of copper
gives an invisible ink shat becomes red
through heat. and the juice OF lemon.
onion, cabbage or artichoke becomes .vis-
l6ie when heat Is applied 20 the paper.
How many usu hat Edward IT at the bat.
clp.iuCd mcrt n g
Edward had 100 900 men. s.. .0e0 OF whom
were archers. The latter were probably
disciplined according TO the standards OF
the day.
In aa article reference is made to Lapis La
zul clock. What sart Of clock is sneant9
Blue
Lapis IazuH is an ornamental stone.
blue, Opaque and often specbed with yell
low. The best Of it comes from Persia and
Siberia.
What were. say to the number Of six. Napa-
outcomel JACK
Waterloo. June 1s. 1915. overwhelming
defeat; Austerhtz. December .. 1SO5. great
victory; MarengO. June a. 1850 decisive
victory Jena, October T. 1906 complete
victory; Wagram. July and g. 1869 vic
tory Leipzig, October I6-IS 1913. disas-
tfous defeat.
Were there men couscripted into tie Northern
army during the civil war; O. IS bat Is che differ
enee between conscript and a drafted mlnl
Yes. 776.S29 were drafted. but only a
small proportion were held the rest fail
ing to report, proving exempt or finding
substitutes. The draft was instituted as
carly as April Of 1852 2. None A con-
script is a man drafted or e0nscripted for
military service.
How many cubic inches are in gallon of milk.
and IN gallon OF water. O. What difference is
there between milk and water in weighr2 g.
| Which weighs the more, poor milk Or good miIk2
r. B. s
A gallon contains 231 cubic inches. 2.
The specific gravity Of milk varies from
102S to LOSS. the average being about
1852, water being taken at l. g. Good
milk, speaking generally.
Who said: Millions for defence. but not a
cent for tribute Is the quotation couect2
J. y. G.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. He had
hrf
rectory refused to receive him. and he re-
NAMED in Paris until he was ordered %
leave France. Later Unaccredited agents
4 demanded a loan as prerequisite 20 COM
pletinS a treaty. Then Pinckney made the
retort you quote correctly. This was In
1897.
What is the difference between commissioned
ard n0n-comaIs=i1ncd cfHeer iu our army. 2.
What is meant hy brlvet. A. n.
Our commissioned officers are major gen
erals. brigadier generals. c0.onels, iieuren-
ant cOlOnels. majors captains and first
and second Heuteuauts. NOu-commissiOu-
ed officers appointed by regimentaI COM
mauders include all officers below the
grade of second lieutenant. such as SER
geant majors, sergearts. and cOrpOra's.
2 Brevet officers are those who hold a
nominal rank above that for which JheJ
draw pay
Is there any instrument that VIII locate hidden
Treasure, such gold silver cr copper. and 10
miuers use d9UIDS needles O. ascertain the .9cl-
i ton cf precious met4lt j. H. Dr.
The divIuiug rod is what you are after.
and YOU can make your own Of forsed
twig. Belief in its powers is based On q
very old supersution-nothing more
What was the total loss Of d g. in the civiI
Z on EUr
. What was the greatest number killed n one
battle. Give date, place, and length oi en-
gagemelt. VIZ
For the Union armies it was S499i4. ac-
cOrding to a report prepared iu the Adlu-
tant Generals Office. For The Confeder-
ates it was 133S21, this an incomplete
statement as are most OF the Confederate
records Of these matters. =. Union. 3.9l2.
Confederate. 1882; at Gettysburg, July I,
2 and 8. 1863.
In what year and ciy in America was the
first electric street railway ear rum = Whlca
city now has the mGs- lines; 3 What ls the
present difference in the population between
Chicago and New York; g.
In Richmond Va. early in 1883. Thers
had been many experiments before that,
but this was the first road to be equipped.
.. Greater New York has the greatest
track mileage 3. New York exceeds Chi
cago by about 1900, 000
When, where. and how did the custom af
throwing rice old shoes 1i-er newly
welded couple oylsiuate2 JuP.
This use of rice arose in India. where
the Hindu bridegroom throws three hand
fuls of rice over his bride. she doing he
same over him Throwing the shoe has
( long been customary in England and Scot
land Some think it stands for an assault
and refers to the ancient practice Of car
rying or the bride by force Others trace
it to an ancient Hebrew custom. In An
glo-Sax0n marriages the brides father de-
Hvered her shoe to the bridegroom. who
touched her with it on the head in token
of his authority.
Please give the origin and meaning ot tie
I expression. Come down 90 brass tac1-t 2
What is the origin and meaning of Blown
higher Jhan Gilderoy's ate r.
We cannot . Gilderoy was a famous
( Scotch robber and was hanged high,
according TO a custom OF his day. which
| was that the greater his crime the higher
I the criminals galIOws. GilderOy hung So
I nigh that he looked like kite, according
TO oId-time description
/ Was Nlosby's command iu the civil war under
/ tie authority of the Confederate Government =
l What became Of him alter the wary r. l. =
! II was an irregular. guerrilla organiza-
| tion. It's members by special act Of the
/ Confederate Congress. stood on the same
/ footing as cavalry of the line and received
/ the same pay, besides being permitted to
retain captured spOils p He pracJiced
1 law and came into disfavor throughout the
! South by supporting General Grant for the
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