The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07
NOTES AND QUERIES.


NOTES AND CHERRIES
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what was the weight OF the elephant Jumbof
Six tons.
What is the value Of a Columbian quarter?
:. How many were coined! E n. II.
Twenty-Five cents. g 40,e23.
liner? MARLIN.
The daily consumption of coal of the
oeeanis, the largest steamship aaoat, is
ABOUT oVv TONS
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what 10 meant 'y peo''e
which is q very transparent rock crystal.
Most so-called pebble eyeglasses are made
:, What occupation has T. v Powderly former
Mssser Morknlah o. inc hnish's OF LapSs' anu
-.ie -'s ms "'ao4'1''''S'
Since August 8, 1897, he has been United
headquarters at Washington.
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Was Grace Darling real person? T. $. 7.
Yes; she was a daughter of the keeper
of the Longstone lighthouse. which was on
du lslEUQ OH the east coast OF England. anu
rescued nine persons from the wreck Of
the F0rfaifshire. on September ], 1898.
What is magnetic iron oreY J.H.
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containing rather more Than 70 ner cent ~
metal. Present in the ore al times as inn
nu-jtias arc more or 1ese az nhosnhata ~
lime. titanic acid and iron and copper
pvrites
How much of butter fat il contained in cream?
2. What else than fat is in good butter2 ROY.
80. asi'.ns an,,, I'm On ~ ~ -
would he considered rich or water
about II nor conf ash and salt about 2
per cent and 81 casein , per cent.
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Can the German Emperor be deposed and
another ruler enthroned by vote of the people?
J. a. u
This would be possible only through a
co,stitutionN n, ,ba Ernira tba ;rnnsr;ai
diani,v ;s ha-esi,e-,- ~ ,ha ho,,sa =,
IsnitS - heieeieaiS AZ 'no nouSe u
f1onen<oiein.
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A. I'll
They are near relatives black and a
Iittle smaller hut do NOT trouble the
farmer and the Young ones at least. are
used as food. Like the raven. the rock
e VII n..nii' 'ne 'ounu' 'naue " o'Ne'
eies'uies
Where did our alphabet originator
K. C. STUDENT
n IL the Roman form Of the Greek al
phabet. "J' standing as late differen-
tiation of 81" wv coming from the at
tempt of Teutonic peoples to Indicate
their u and the symbol "&'' arising
in the written form of the Latin word for
an snu p,oo Daes u 'ne uieA AipnaOes was
'"e
What is Creole9 J.B.
Originally a creole was a native of
Spanisb America of spanish parentase
and later the name was applied to any
native of European parentage az distiu-
grlisned from aborigines. negroes or per-
sons of mixed blood. In Louisiana a ere
ole is a native descended from French or
Spanish anees'ols-
f-ic,5 ,elIs ~ nresent;n, a cbsct q, : CAL
mitho teis " tns "a oa.rsS ~
payment Texas paper money; die Texas ever au-
inofze the issue OF paper as CIRCULATING me-
uiuhi' Il 60 "nehs u
Scrip, promissory notes with and with
out interest, and exchequer bills we're
issued at various times from 1886 to
1872 and in such quantity that they de-
preciated rapidly.
Is It act that potatoes can De eo0Eed on
Top Oh fiAe reaAi II So way SUI
No though they can't be boiled readily
in an open vessel. The reason is that
the boiling point of water. which is 212
degrees at ordinary atmospheric pres
sure, decreases as that pressure is re-
duced, which II is on mountains. Waters
boiling point on the summit of Pixies
Peak is about 1877 degrees
count Of the Boer and English war; Y
No.. =, 5;o,,o,ds b.ya haan stfee,,-
- y. -eAe r. ca,,tt sfr;oar
ing ioi sso itsai. h. Nd tbis e.
W. ~@. - - daaraa hnt the raise ,,,s
teee ~ 49, nc .Le o,,l,,or- of an xjoher-
Zen l.s.ue r. 1891 tbe ,yorId's mar
i , i.iine a.; 49, ~ ,rbo b,,,a =, land
hel ioi uIall'o ~ -, stona.
great '0ie7 VI --e-
viii Won explaiu the watches Of the crew and
the time as Kept with bells on shipboard?
B. C.
IT. dow bao;rs AZ noon the afternoon
watch lasting tiT n m. The next two
bonrs constifpta tho first dog watch and
a. second doc watch lasts till & D m.
- 80 rnid,;ght Js frzt watch from
., 80 y, n9 is n,iddIa watch morn