The times., 1899-12-31
NOTES AND QUERIES

NOTES AND QUERIES.
What is tAe retail lquor tax In wasliastaur
Four hundred dollars a year
VINO wrote the play Of Pizarro2 C.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
What s venemsla's national games B.
Chess and checkers are said 70 divide the
honors for popularity in that country.
How many bales q cotton ere expected 20 be
's's'N ~ tAe United States this yea.
o.1 The latest Government estimate Is s.
100000 bales.
How many tiHPlate nils are tbere in wsle,a
They number 400 and have an annual ca
Dacity OF $4,000 tons
At what place iu Nsw 1ersey IS thcre m sgri-
cultural experiment s;atiou9 - B u
There is one at New Brunswick. another
at Asbury Park. The FIRST IS a state az
fair; the other is the property OF an indi-
vidual.
Please give the meaning Of the i5lloTias works,
veidt, lager, kopiel r.
''veldt." open country; '1aagcr." a de-
fensive enclosure formed Of wagons or
camp; "kopje," hilloek.
How much wheat is, used annually Ger brad
mabing2 p. o.
To supply the peoples Of the world with
that necessary. more than 2,30o goo 600
bushels Of wheat are needed every year.
What are tbe two most expensive departments
Of New York City's government
Tire board Of education and the polics
department. Collectively, their maintenance
costs So, COO year.
What is the income Of the gaming 'alles AZ
Monte Carlo4 ACE
During the past year over sso.ooo.ao0 Is
caid to have been realized at that temple
OF fortune
Does Pennsylvania rank first among the states
in the production q cOlll .. What state holds
second place.
Yes. 2. Illinois. coal being mined In
ffty-twO counties and the output for tha
past year having been 23.434,ii5 tons.
How many vessels were reported IS lost last
YEAR, y Y
Twenty-four steamers left various ports
and have never been heard from. and %
sailing vessels cleared but never reached
their destinations
Whore IN souta Africa Is the IoeaHiy Inovu a.
tie Place Of Death2 e. P.
Near the city OF Durham II IS a funnel
like cleft in the coast rocks into when
the Zulu chiefs were accustomed 70 take
their victims who were sentenced to de.
What IS tie length Of Ruszia's proposed canal
from the Baltic 10 the Black scar
As surveyed it viii traverse a distance OF
9s4 miles. However only Us miles OF ar.
tifcial excavation viii be necessary 70
complete the waterway.
Can man vhc holds first naturalization pa
peIs yote2 L. A.
Those who have properly declared their
intention OF becoming citizens may Yoss
in Alabama. Arkansas, Colorado. Indiana.
Kansas. Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota. Oregon, Texas, and Wiscou-
sin.
Where was the largest nugget Of gold faund9
What was its value- ALoNpihE-
A famous Australian nugget. the 'BIanch
Ballarat weighed 1s4 pounds ounces. Both
were free Of rock or sand. The latter vas
worth S41, eco
In what state IS The oldest American somla-s
club? OAR.
Pennsylvania is said to have the distinc-
ton Of possessing the most venerable or
ganization OF this character. II is the
Philadelphia Female Society for the Re
ief Evrr~.fr,z-rraur Of ~ Poor AMI
dates from 1925.
Please state how many States Of the Uuicn
have passed laws asalHzl miscegen4tian.
Marriages between persons OF negro de-
scent ard whites are prohibited and pun
ishabIe in Alabama. Arkansas California.
Colorado, Delaware, Florida, &c. -gis. Idaho,
Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland, Mississippi,
Missouri Nebraska, Nevada. North Car0li-
ma Oregon. South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
as. Utah Virginia. and West Virginia. Mar
riages between Indians and whites are void
in Arizona Nevada. North Carolina. Ore
gon. and South Carolina: and between
whites and Chinese in Arizona. Nevada.
Utah. and Oregon
VIII you give brisi sketch of Tb-r-z S1lI-.
the artist ana mention few oi bis mF-5 notcl
Paintings and portraits: j. T. h.
He was born at Horncastle. Lincolnshire.
England, June s. 1883 and when nine years
old was brought TO this country by his
parents who We're actors He lived in
Charleston. Richmond. New York. and Il
nally in Philadelphia, where he died Nc
vember .. 1872. Among his pictures were
portraits Of Jefferson. Queen Victoria, La
fayeJte, Fanny Kemble Charles Kemble,
and Mrs. Wood but his best known paint
ing is Washington Crossing the Della
ware
When ana where wls President Krlg5r b1rn2
r.. j. 81.
At CoIesburg. October 10. 1926 One his
tory of the Transvaal puts the date Octo-
Der % but President Krugers birthday IS
celebrated officially on the 10th. His father
was Kaspar Jan Hendrix Kruger. mis- moth
er q member of the Steyn family 70 which
the present President of the Orange Free
state belongs. The original Kruger OF
South Africa. the 'stemvader. was ia
cob. who entered the service OF the Dutch
East India Company in 17lS "Oom Paul.
became President I'm 1883
Which Is the proper time to trim Photographs
prints; before ur after t1niagt a. A. 4.