The times., 1899-04-16
How s ! wster metfe readf


by the House in 1890.
How IS water metre read2 CT
There are many metres, but nearly all
are connected with dial or face which is
read as simply as telling time by clock
VI course, TO tell how much water has
been discharged In given time, record
OF how the metre stands must be made at
hrst Then at the end of the period sub
traction viii give the correct amount.
a controversy is as TO whether '.iull-blooded''
the same things; will you decide?
J. 7. C. and j. ". McF
A full-blooded animal is one of pure
blood; thoroughbred is one having an
ancestry OF noted stock recorded in the
stud-book for five generations-in England
Tor seven generations So the two terms
are not synonymous.
Where does the United States get niekeIg Are
there any nickel mines in the country? What IS
nickel worth toni NJ
Chiefly from Canada. whose mines prac-
tically control the nickel market of the
world, though nickel is mined in this
country, in New Caledonia, Germany and
sweden Pennsylvania. Oregon, Nevala
and Missouri produce little. The metal
Is worth about $40 ton.
Is the Admiral of our navy subject To the So.
retary OF the Navy? 2. Has James Madisou's
| signature any value? 3. Was Lee considered a
| greater general than Grant? SUBS
The President of the United States ia
Commander-in-c chief of the Army and
Navy, and as clerk Of the President, SO to
speak, the Secretary OF the Navy has au-
thority over all naval officers when he ex-
presses the Presidents wishes 9 Not un
l IN Of
We think. 8. BY many. yes; on the other
hand. there are many who think other
| wise.
Where is Death vaIleyY Is ii body Of quick.
sandi How did this originate? A. Y
In California 1t is a narrow valley, 1870
miles long, walled in by mountains and
its surface between 300 and 400 feet below
the level of the sea. Its bottom is covered
with giittering white salt, not quicksand.
Borax is mined extensively Whereabouts.
The name arose from the fact that in Is4s
| party of emigrants perished there of
| thirst and starvation. 1t is the hottest
and dryest tract in the United States, and
in these respects is not excelled by any
other place anywhere at which reliable
records have been kept.
| Is the climate Of Paraguay healthful and agree
able 10 foreigners? What is the extreme temper
| ature, moisture, etc? WALI.A WALLA
/ Most of the republic is in the south tenn
| perate zone, but the climate is tropical
The mean temperature for the year is 73
degrees. but in December and January
| the thermometer sometimes gets above
100 degrees, and slight frosts occur from
May to August, when the wind is from the
south. There is no well-marked dry sea-
| son, but tempests and torrential rains are
| frequent in June, November, and Deeem-
| ber. Even TO its swampy districts the
country is healthful. Malaria is uncom-
mon, epidemics are rare. and lung troubles
are almost unknown.
| When did Senator Morrill, die? 3 OF what did
| the auxiliary navy consist? WANT TO KNOW
December IS, 1885 2 Our auxiliary navy
| in the late war included as cruisers the
st. Louis, st. Paul Harvard, Yale, Badger
Dixie, Panther, Prairie, Yankee and Yo-
semitic. Yachts turned into gunboats or
torpedo craft were the Aileen. Buccaneer
| Dorothea Eagle, Elfrida, Enquirer, Free
Lance Frolic, Gloucester. Hawk, Hist,
| Hornet, Huntress. Kanawha, Inca, May
| flower, Oneida. Restless, Scorpion. Shear
water, Siren, Stranger, Sylph, Sylvia, Vik-
| ing, Vixen, Wasp, and Yankton. Besides
| these there were seventeen steamboats,
| used as transports, supply ships, etc, and
| twenty-seven tugs were turned into fight
| ers. Then there were nineteen colliers.
| In what country do the college and university
students take pride in having their faces scar
red with wounds received in duels? sHIVE.
In Germany Many students belong to a
corps, and every member is bound to fight
| II he goes for a time without fight the
| head of his corps will tell him he must
have one within a specified time. He must
then pick a quarrel with someone, and
s-.a hi.
nent The contests are with schlagers,
long double edged swords. sharpened only
at the ends The parts OF the body most
likely TO be touched are protected. but the
face is exposed. Ugly scars result, though
the wounds are not often very serious
Though this foolish custom is very firmly
fixed in student tradition and has been
stoutly upheld by many Of the foremost
men of Germany. notably by Bismarck,
such duels have been punishable by impris-
onment since 1883. The law is not en-
forced however
VIII you publish short history OF Pompeii.
giving its size. the nature OF its destruction,
and description of some of the articles that have
been found in the excavations? What was the
reason the ruins remained until the eighteenth
century before excavations were commenced?
G.
When Pompeii was founded is unknown,
but its oldest architectural remains are in
the style of the 9th century B. C. II was
successfully controlled by the Oseans, the
Samnites and the Romans. For a century
before its destruction Pompeii contained
the residences OF many wealthy Romans
and when destroyed its population is sup
posed to have been about 10000. In 63 A
D., the city was very badly shaken by
earthquakes and before all the damage
done had been repaired, a sudden eruption
of Vesuvius overwhelmed the place. The
eruption was accompanied by severe earth
quakes and a shower of small pumiee
stones and ashes about fifteen feet deep.
Two thousand inhabitants are supposed 10
have perished. The upper portions OF the
larger building were still in sight, and
served as guides for excavations made soon
afterward to secure valuables. The shower
of volcanic matter did not fire the wood
work and there have been disclosed by ex-
cavation the best known examples OF Ro-
man dwellings OF that period. During the
Middle Ages the existence of Pompeii was
unknown and its site was forgotten. Not
till 174S were excavations begun. and sys-
tematic work was not commenced until
1861 Besides the buildings the excava-
tions have revealed many works of art in
marble and bronze. and great deal that is
of interest in architectural decoration. No
important manuscripts were found. though
many interesting inscriptions have been
uncovered.
S H. L: The date line is in the Pacific
Ocean at about the 1S0th meridian; il curves
east OF the latter in passing through Beh-
ring Strait, crosses to the west in getting