The times., 1899-12-03

"A' contends that the twentieth century, VIII
commence on January ], I9oo- B. says that iE
Wi. not commence n1I ftcf close oi the rear
1900 W. January l. 1901. Nhea IS eor79ett
"B" is right. and "A. il an intelligent
person, ought to be ashamed Of himself.
The first century contained a hundred
years the nineteenth viii have no less.
buried
He died December s. 1sss. and is buried
at Richmond. Va
u1Y.es Ess 5a5y 5ss9... Randolph oaasahm sog b ta.
Yes; she was the daughter Of r.eoBar5
Jerome. Of New York, and was born in
Brooklyn.
WY r,y has the year looo but tvea,y-siss, day,
Because it is not leap year. Years di-
visible by 100 are not leap years unless al
visible by 400.
OF what Kind Of coal, bitumiuo,ss or anthracite.
Is Connellsville. Pa, coke made3 IT, D.
OF bituminous. The COnneUsvrIe beds
supply coal that contains from q 20 80
per cent Of volatile matter
Who wrote the '.Arabian Nightsg" VIC
II Is not known Some authorities d.
vide them into three portions. attributed.
/ respectively. TO a Persian. an Indian. and
an Arabian. but this IS only one Of many
eoniectures as to their origin.
Who was in command Of the Union Army & the
/ battle OF wilson's treekt 3 AZ Cross heyss g.
/ At Port Repubic3 A. p. S
/ Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. who was kill
/ ed in the engagement 2 Major Gen John
c. Fremont. 8. Brig Gen. Daniel Tyler.
/ Who wrote a satire on Presbyterians and Roman
t Catholics, styling one Jack and the other Peters
This was Jonathan Swift. in The Tale
/ of Tub which came out IN 1704 but
/ which the author claimed TO have written
4 eight years earlier
Was boa constructor ever known to crush and
swallow anything the size of an ox2 W.B.
/ Not outside travellers tales. printed
chiefly for juvenile reading The boa con-
/ strictOr Is not the largest OF his species
/ and rarely grows longer than twelve feet
/ He swallows big prey. considering his size,
but oxen are safe
.y WAS .;g General shaiteF ever captured duFss the
He was captured by Gen. Joe" Wheel
I er's cavalry at ThOmpson's Station. Tenn,
on March H. 1863. He was then a major in
! the Nineteenth Michigan Regiment.
What IS the difference between permit and
allow! , Which IS correct, to say; 4 feel
bad, or I feel badly2 W. B. o.
One allows what he does not oppose he
| permits what he expressly authorizes. and
the noun permit implies a formal written
/ permission. ,. II you are i'll, you feel bad;
I if you feel for a mark and miss it, you
[ feel badly.
/ Who is Ignatius Donnely2 . Is his claim
I that he has found a KEY % Shakespeare that
proves Baeon the real author generally credit
/ ed? JAP
He is described as a farmer, editor.
author, and orator. He has been in Con-
I gTess. and has been conspicuous in the
councils of the Peoples party and in the
Farmers Alliance. 2. No.
| What did Desdemoua's father mean by 'sThis
odd even and stiu watch OF the night.
/ QCERIST.
/ Henley explains this as meaning the IN
/ terval between twelve az night and one in
/ the morning, and Clarke cites Alacbeth's
query, What is the night2' and his lady S
/ answer: Almost at odds with morning
/ "Odd season" and odd hour have asO
/ been suggested as emendarions- The
/ speech is RoderigO's not BrabaEtio's.
Please explain the origin Of Arbor Day p
Also name several Southern states That have
an established Arbor Day By an act Of the
\ legislature, together with the date q the days
/ observed by them2 G. H. j.
( It was inaugurated by the Nebraska
I State Board Of Agriculture. which in 1874
/ recommended that a day be dedicated each
{ year to the work Of planting trees 2
4 Texas, February %; Florida. February Z;
/ Georgia, the first Friday in December.
What is Indian summer, and why IS SO
calIed2 LoTA.
It is the spell of pleasant weather that
usually occurs in October OF the cary part
of November during which the sky is red
dish and the air dry and haZy The rea-
sons for these characteristics are not
known, but our early cOlonists attributed
the haze to smoke from fires set by IN
dians, so gave the name. In Canada the
name for it is st. Martins summer.
Is there any especial significance 70 the prefix
I ''aber-' IS seen IN many names ut towns and
uo5iernen in England! II SO, shat Is ~
There is. II is a Cymric term sigHifying
the meeting place Of waters. Towns were
thus named because located at the june
tion of streams, and the lords were named
after the towns. The corresponding term
"inver." in Gaelic also appears in Brit
ish nomenclature, as in Inverness
have heard that during the civil war Russia
| sent 60 our waters q feet bearing sealed orders
that were To be opened and acted upon ~ the
event OF Euglaud's cspou-lne the cause Qt the
Confederate States Also LhaL the price paid for
I Alaska was ia reality compensation 10 Russia,
AlaSaa. then considered frozen good torn5t hing.
I being but a cloak for the transaction Are these
statements founded on fact fALENSlS.
Perhaps II is we'll known that the Rus
sian admiral had the orders, you quote.
/ But the Car did not force Alaska on US
Il was more valuable TO America than to
Russia, and worth much more than it
cost.
What are the materials used to deadea the
/ sound IN a floor where the first floor is used
as a dwelling and the second as lodgeroom2
z. h.
The process is a very simple one, and
usually consists OF putting in an inter
mediate surface of boards. or Of lath and
pIastering. between the jOists at about half
their depth. IN the case you describe
where the volume OF sound to be shut cut
would be considerable the space might be
Ieveled to the top Of the jOists with mineral
wool. shayings. plaster. or other nOn-COu-
ductOr of sound, preferably, of course, =
nOn-infammable one.
What is meant BY the term initiative and
/ referenduml" , Is there auy reason 0thFr
than neglect why ex-President Ty!er's grave IL
/ unmarked2 3 To whom should ] apply for a
list OF the countries and stations Co which this
| country sends representatives. A.
The initiative of the people in Iaw-mak-
ing cOnfeTs on the voter right to propose
| the passage, amendment or repeal Of any
law. The referendum submits a proposed
law that has been passed en- By peoples