The times., 1899-03-12

from ton Of coal, and how much coal tar!
a little over 10000 feet, on the average.
from ton of 2,2Io pounds, and OF tar about
$50 pounds.
How many bales Of cotton were raised in 1857
. When are children Of age in this countIy'
3 Are there any American and German colo
mics in Central America? II. J.
The crop of 1855 established record for
size. 1t was 111s0. 800 bales. ,. Boys at
twcnty-one. 3. No.
Please tell the day of the month on which
the Presidential election took place in 1870
Of the city OF Richmond. Va. in 1865, when
under military control Of the United States
Government? C. L.
November 9. 2. We do not know.
How is the name Fsurc the late President ot
| France. pronounced? 2. When and where the
first postal free delivery iuaugufated in the Uni
| ted S;ates2 Docs the system exist in Europe?
3. Is the city Of Port al Prince, Haiti well gov
| tTned. ID. : ".
Fore. .. In 1853. in about dozen of
our largest cities. Yes. in some form or
other for the largest cities. 8. No.
Does slavery exist anywhere on the globe as it
did in this country previous to the civil war'
r. =. b.
| Slavery is still an established institu-
tion with Mohammedans. and among the
slaves are both whites and blacks. The
| former are, as a rule, well treated. but the
| traffic in black slaves is accompanied by
terrible atrocities, and continues despite
| the efforts of the civilized powers
II. says that Pagan will receive full pay from
to time Of his dismissal from the service until
| rs retirement. W. says he will receive no pay
Till he is reinstated. Who IS correctt W.
The question of the right OF an army
officer under suspension Of rank and duty
to draw pay has never been decided. ap-
parently, and it remains to be seen
! whether or not the Comptroller of the
| Treasury will authorize payment of all
| Eagans salary.
wty and when was The star spangIed Ram
ner'' wIitteH9 T. e. l.
Its author. Francis Scott Key was a
prisoner on board a vessel during the
| British attack on Baltimore in 1914. They
could see the flag on Fort McHenry,
| though it was obscured by dusk and dark
ness. Just before dawn the firing ceased.
and Key and another prisoner watched
anxiously as the light increased to see
what flag hoated over the fort. 1t was in
his delight in finding that the American
| flag was still there" that Key wrote
the verses on the back Of an envelope.
When and how did Great Britain acquire the
| following islands: Australia. Jamaica, and the
! Bahamas. How did She acquire GJbraltar3 ,
| Who were the ancestors OF the McNic@nsz 3.
| When did Andorra. in spain, and san Marino. in
Italy, gain their independence? +. H.
Captain Cook explored the eastern coasts
OF Australia in 100 and took possession
for the British government. Jamaica was
| discovered by Columbus and colOnized by
| Spain but surrendered TO an expedition
| hy-C CrnrDJKali n Tho RahGm1S
were also Spain's through Columbus fam
Gus voyage, one of them being the scene
OF his landing. but they passed TO England
in 1929. Gibraltar was acquired by con-
quest in the early part of the eighteenth
century. Great Britain has there an i'm
pregnable fortress that IS the key 10 the
Mediterranean. 2. The inhabitants before
the SpaniaIds were Indians of several races.
8 Andorra, in 800; San Marino, which is
the worlds oldest republic, is said 10 have
been founded early in the fourth century,
had he TO do with the Atlantic telegraph cable:
SOUTIERNER-
Cyrus West Field was born in Stock
bridge. Mass. November 50, 1919; was i
clerk in New York city at fifteen and later
became the head of prosperous mercan-
tile house. In 1854 hs-received from New
foundland the exclusive right TO land cables
on that island for fifty years. then he
formed an American company, and in two
years finished telegraphic lines from New
| York to Newfoundland The first cable
put out was lost in . storm. For a second
company, formed in London, Field sup
piled a quarter of the capital. Its first two
cables were failures and a third worked but
little while. Then came an unsuccess-
full attempt with the Great Eastern. and
finally a cable was laid in 1866. and the
end of the cable lost from the Great East
ern was picked up and completed For
his successful promotion OF these enter
prises Field was much honored. He died
July u. 1892.
BE. w: James Lane Allen is n Ken
turkian and as a writer takes the char
actcrs institutions, and landscapes of his
native State as his material Kenney
Read Deer of temperate and Northern
climes lose their horns yearly. and it is
generally believed that those OF tropical
countries do. too. though some investigat-
ors have disputed it. \ deer's horns grow
very rapidly, reaching full size in ten
weeks. Ocean sOundings have been made
at depth of 1900 fathOms. y. w: Your
Colonel Miles of the battle of Centreville
was not Nelson y, who did not become
colonel until September 80. 1862. J. J.:
Marie Corelii is a writer of books that
are widely read and extensively translated
Italian and Scotch blood: was adopted in
infancy by Charles Mackay. a song writer:
was educated in French convent. AMI
had a first-class musical training. J. J..
We cannot undertake to pass on the rcIia-
bility of insurance companies. B. W
Sir f. Burne Jones, the artist. died IN
June OF last year.
Velasco Reader; \ machete is a broad.
straight cutlass. described as half knife.
half cleaver. CincinnatUs: ANY woman
over eighteen is eligible to membership
in the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion who is descended from an ancestor
who, with unfailing loyalty. rendered ma
terial aid TO the cause of independence as
q recognized patriot, as soldier or sailor
or rs a civil officer in one of the several
colonies or States, or of the United Colo
nies or States" provided. that the appli-
cant shall be acceptable to the society.
Membership in the Colonial DANES Of
America is limited to those women who
are descended in their own right from some
ancestor of worthy life who came to reside
in an American colony prior TO 1850" and
this ancestor or his descendants must have
rendered aid to the American cause. An
other society of the same name is larger
than this. we think. Members OF the So
ciety OF the Cincinnati must be descended
from officers OF the Continental Army and
the eldest lineal male descendant. or in
failure OF direct male descent through fe-
male descendants. J. W. NJ: Pairs in
Congress include two members of opposite
views on the question in point. both agree
ing not to vote on that question. so that
one may absent himself without reducing
his party's relative strength.