The times., 1899-07-09

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In 1898 there were in England and Wales
s2535o. This does not include yagrants
ana casual poor But a small proportion
were resident in poorhouses, most OF them
receiving outdoor relief
Can you give me the distance from where the
ark was picked up by the food TO the place
where it rested after the food? ]. s. G.
We cannot. Christian scholars. however.
are generally agreed that the flood was
not universal, but local
What is the length Of the Texas seaboarif ?
What was the population Of Texas by the last
general census? IT, ID. E
Texas has a coast line of 400 miles. 2.
1t was 2.2s5,523 by the census OF 1890. Its
population on January / OF this year was
estimated at 100000.
Was Mr. Burke Chief Secretary for Ireland
when he was shot in Phoenix Park, Dublin May
5, 1ss1Y ]. ". F.
No: T. II. Burke was permanent under
secretary. Lord Frederick Cavendish. who
was killed at the same time. was chief
secretary. They were murdered on May
6, 1882, and were stabbed.
Is there any place where free information can
be obtained in regard to any disease of the hui
man body? A. r.
Most large cities have dispensaries
where treatment is given without charge
to patients who cannot afford to pay.
Some OF these institutions also furnish the
necessary medicines without charge.
When and where was Napoleon Bonaparte borns
When did he reach the city OF Moscow At what
| age did he die? NJ J. F.
|
He was born at Aiaccio on the island of
Corsica. Two dates are given-August IS.
! 1853, and January Z, 17sS-the first being
generally accepted as correct. He entered
Moscow, September ii. 1872. He died May
8, 1921.
Is it a fact that there are any cannibas now
| In existence? If so, where they, and how do
| we get information concerning them? ]. W. II.
Cannibalism is still practiced in Poly
nesia, Malaysia, Africa. South America.
and even in India. though in most of the
places where it is found it is dying out.
Information is had of it from explorers,
missionaries, and navigators.
What are the comparative capacities Of three
| foot and six-ioot hole? C. s B.
II one hole is three feet deep. the other
six feet deep. and the size otherwise is the
same, the deeper hole will have twice the
capacity of the other. II one hole is three
feet in diameter. the other six feet, and tho
depth is the same. the larger holes capaei-
ty will be to the others as to 1.
Can a license fee be collected from a person
taking subscriptions for paper and giving pre-
miums with the same at celebrations, State and
county fairs? o. o.
Yes; aside from State laws and munich
pal ordinances, which would uphold such
collections in some places. Fair aszoeia-
q arH iI-a 1fsrars f1~ LII
sorts Of privileges" within their enclos-
ures.
How tall should boy seventeen years old be2
How much smaller than the medium height
may he be without being called too small for
his age? W. A. A.
A boy of seventeen of average height
measures 5.479 feet, at eighteen has grown
to 5.577 feet and is nearly at full growth.
though many men don't gain full stature
until they are thirty. 2. Two inches, per-
haps.
Was Joseph II. Emperor of Austria, the son OF
Maria Theresal How did he come to his death2
P. X.
Yes; Francis 1 was his father. While
assisting the Russians in a war against
the Turks he contracted malarial fever
that sapped his strength. Then the fail
ure of nearly all his plans depressed him
forty y-nine.
What is the boriereau that Dreyfus is accused
of having written, and what is the origin OF
the word? PROCTOR.
1t is a letter. unsigned and not dated.
that Dreyfus was charged with writing
and sending. with disclosures of secrets
concerning the French nations military
defences to the representatives of some
other European power. The word is
French, meaning note or account.
Ii party purchase stamped envelope from
the Government through the local postmaster,
and in addressing the envelope ruin it, can he
get it redeemed at the local Office anywhere
else? E. l. D.
Postmasters are authorized to give good
stamps for envelopes spoiled in directing
if the envelopes are presented whole and
with evidence satisfactory to the postmas-
ter. Stamps cut from such envelopes are
worthless.
Does it matter If lightning rods rest on chim-
neys houses without insulation? S. S.
The insulation of lightning rods from the
body of the structure they are intended to
protect is disadvantage. The object of
the rods is to connect all portions of the
building that are conductors with the
earth, and is not, primarily, to convey the
discharge Of electricity from sky to earth
without permitting it to use the building
as a conductor. All considerable masses OF
metal in the building, except such-like
pipes-as are grounded. should be con-
nected with the rods. Don't join rods and
gas pipes, however, as a leak in the latter
would be likely to be lighted by the cleo
trical discharge.
What bridge is the highest in the world .
In sending message from New York TO Hong
kong what parts are played, respectively, by the
overland and submarine wires? FL.
The Garabit Viaduct. over the Truyers
in the South of France. 1t is 401 feet
above the river. 2. Here is one route:
New York to Dover Bay. Nova Scotia. $50
miles of coast cable; to Lands End, Eng
land, 2,531 miles; to Carcaveltos, near
Lisbon, S56 miles, ocean cable; to Gibral-
tar. 3S7 miles; to Malta, l .126 miles; to
Alexandria, 913 miles; overland to Suez,
200 miles; under the Red Sea to Alden,
1.403 miles; TO Bombay, 1851; overland to
Madras. 500: the rest is under water;
across the Bay of Bengal to Penang. 1.49S;
around the Malay Peninsula. TO Singapore,
2SS; TO Saigon, in Cochin China, $50 miles,
to Hongkong, 400.
4 volume in our public school library says
Of Napoleon that he made a visit TO the Red Sea,
crossed while the tide out, and, returning
after dark, caught by the rising tide at the
spot where Pharaoh's host overwhelmed. It
concludes: ''With much presence OF mind Napo-
leon halted the party and eidered persons to
advance in all directions and give the alarm when
the water grew deeper. The direction OF the
shore was thus discovered, and the company
reached II in safety. Had / been drowned said
Napoleon aiterward, 4 should have furnished a
rlarn ifccut text to all the preachers OF Christ
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