The times., 1899-08-06
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NOTES AND QUERIES.
where Is The Fourteenth United States In
IantTy at this tirne2 u NJ. a.
AT Manila.
Where is Devils Island en- which DreyfIs was
ronfnedl l.
on the coast OF French Guiana in South
america
What IS the difference in population between
and wsshingtonG SUBSCRIBER
The census of 1890 gave Baltimore 4s4.-
iSs and Washington 23e, ,ss2- In the inter-
val, OF course, both cities have advanced
Did Tennessee seeede during tho civil wsr'
Tennessee at first hesitated, but voted to
join the Confederacy on June s, 1851
What IS the exact meaning Of modus yivendis
L.y
Literally. a way Of living; that is. as
applied by modern diplomacy, way Of get
ting on peaceably.
Has the United states a prison that II can
strictly call its owng L. T. 5
1Cof at lestStr nave DCcD AGtA4CttA-A
by Congress. besides the military prison at
Leavenworth-
In the international yacht race viii the Co
lumbi2 have 70 win three races to retain the
cupl A. d
Yes; three races out Of 1--WE. II it proves
necessary 70 sail so many.
What American poet was a shoemaker in
early lifes 2. What living poet IS New YORK
stock bEoker2 c. A. y.
John Greenleaf Whittier made slippers to
pay for his tuition at the Haverhill Aead-
emy. 2. Edmund Clarence Stedman-
Why is there no ..J' Street in washingtonf
SUBSCRIBER.
1t seems to have been thought that the
similarity in the formation OF the two let
ters Il" and ~ would lead TO confusion
Which is the Oldest newspaper now published
in the United States, and which Is the second
oldest7 GREENyELE-
The New Hampshire Gazette" Ports
mouth NJ H., established October Z. 1856.
The Newport Mercury Newport. r. l.,
June Il, 1853.
What is the longest bridge in the world. and
what IN Aneriea2 F. W
A compilation of notes about bridges pnts
the New Tay Bridge, Dundee, Scotland.
as the worlds longest bridge Its length
is 10. 100 feet. The same list has Brooklyn
Bridge, 6,537 feet, as Americas longest
bridge.
Did anyone ever shoot Niagara Falls and lives
TYPO
No: successful experimenting with the
Niagara current has been confined 10 its
whirlpool Rapids, through which three men
have passed in safety. Here it was that
Captain Webb, the noted English swimmer,
lost his life.
What are the proportions Of nitrogen, hydro
gen, and oxygen in air and water9 H. H.
Air contains small and varying fraction
of over 70 per cent of nitrogen, and very
nearly Il per cent of oxygen. Water Is
composed pretty nearly Of eight parts OF
oxygen TO one part of hydrogen by weight.
Why were not all the volunteers enlisted nus
tered out when the Treaty OF Peace Was signeds
Military necessity that held many OF them
IN active service in the Philippines was
one cause of delay. and delay In transports
ing them to San Francisco IS another
Has the Government secured the required
amount Of volunteer soldiers for the Philippinsss
Ii not, how many are yet 10 be enlisteda J. W.
No; recruits are secured at the rate OF
from 500 to zoo a day. and about 10000
have enlisted since the Presidents call.
What vessel first unftlrled the Confederate sasi
We do not find record OF this event
anywhere The last official use OF the Con-
federate flag was on q vessel, the steam
cruiser Shenandoah, which, after a cruise
almost around the world, sailed into the
harbOr of Liverpool, England, in August,
1865, four months after Lees surrender.
Did General Custer come to his death in bat
tie? r A. Z
He did. He was killed in battle with
Indians on June % or 25, 1876 His entire
| immediate command was slaughtered. and
| the affair is usually styled massacre.
Custer was much criticised. and many be-
lieve that he committed suicide on the
battlefield.
! What is the origin of the tenn ''round rob-
/ inT' A. H 4. and c. o. )
| The "round robin was originally neck
run fashionable in the sixteenth century.
In current usage il is a list or signatures
TO a petition that are arranged in circle
| IN Or1eT 10 CCASSdi lie --lSL =
petition thus signed is called round
robin" because of its resemblance TO the
ruff.
Row many pounds pressure q used IN stamp
ing coin2 Il
The pressure varies from 45 to $50 tons
according TO denomination, and the opera
tion develops from 70 to 100 coins min
ute. Both faces are stamped at the sans
time the milling being separate opera
ton done before the stamping and aItel
the metal is cut into discs and adjusted tC
correct weight.
What Confederate generals afterward becami
| presidents OF universities, and CT whar uHlysss1
ties? l. D
Gen. BENJAMIN s. EweiI was president o
William and Mary College, Gen. Bushroe
r. Johnson was superintendent OF the mill
tarv school in the University of Nashville
iGen. Daniel H. Hill was president of tn
Military and Agricultural College at Mil
| iedgsyilIe, Ga; Gen Robert E. Lee wa
president of Washington and Lee Univer
sity at Lexington, Va, and Gen. f. kirb,
Smith was chancellor OF the University o
Nashville and president OF the Western
Military Academy This list is incomplete
for the. Confederacy had many generals AM
the lives OF only forty have been locke,
into for your answer.
How many volunteer regiments were sent I
| the Philippines? .. Are they ali 10 be Eustsre
out at San Franciscog D. c.