The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-25
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
How high Is the Mississippi above sea level II
Dubuque? R.P.
About 600 feet
Is not the nathalie weight OF samples Of mer-
| chandisc four pounds in all cases? C. L. E.
No; the limit for liquids Is four ounces.
Has Lawrence. Mass, larger population than
Manchester. n. H.? A. F.
Yes; the figures are. respectively. 1853
and $685..
Is our Army alone in using the Krag -Jorgensen
| rife? q Is not the Mauser in more general usef
| 5. L.
No: Denmark and Norway use it. q Yes:
the Hauser:s the weapon of Spain, Sweden.
Turkey, and most of the South American
States.
IL boycotting formally recognized in this seoun-
try by legislation that directly opposes Il?
Yes; three States expressly prohibit it.
and more than half Of the other States
have laws that may be construed as pro-
hibitory.
In ''Mueh Ado About Nothing occurs the SEN
| tence IF he be angry he knows how TO turn his
girdle." What is its meaning? Z. A.
Let him get ready to fight II he wants
to fight" Old-time cc-nbatants. in prepar-
ing for a contest, turned their belts to
bring the buckle at the back
Do women have to serve juries in wyomins'
| VOTER.
l No. though the downtrodden women of
the State may vote for all elective officers,
including Presidential electors. Jurors
must be male citizens who understand Eng
4 1ish. and who are on the last assessment
roll.
Do the lowest sorts of animal life have ears'
| No. they do not have any specialized or
gans of sensation. But more or less rudi-
mentary ears are recognizable in most low
forms, and some creatures, like spiders,
| that seem not to have organs Of hearing,
display lively appreciation Of sounds.
| To end an argument will you state il chain
link possesses double the strength OF the bar iron
OF which it is made? TWO.
Good chain has about 165 per cent Of the
| bars strength. More than 10 per cent
| is not reasonable expectation. Some
strength is lost in heating and working.
and further loss is due to imperfection Of
weld.
Are we to have total eclipse OF the soon?
&c.
One will occur August 80, 1905, but will
be visible only in the upper parts Of Brit
| ish America. Then, before 1918, there will
be five total eclipses visible in the north
ern hemisphere, but none Of them to be
r. n,r- ohora
will come June 8, 1918. when the shadow
will cross from Vancouver to Florida.
Since it is generally conceded that it is better
that no man should have a third term Presi-
dent, why isn't there legislation On the point?
8. t. W.
Legislation isn't needed. because GUS
tom and precedent are more effective than
law would be. Mexico has furnished an
illustration. Its constitution forbade a
President to succeed himself. but was
amended to permit President Diaz to con-
tinue in Office.
Will you tell something of Avian Clark. the tel.
eseope maker? F.. S.
He was bern in Ashfeld. Mass. March
g. 1896, and spent his youth on a farm.
He was over forty years old when. with
his son, he made small telescope. His
interest in 1t led him to begin the man
ufacture Of astronomical instruments and
the study of astronomy that made him
famous. He died at Cambridge Mass,
August 10, 1857.
Has a regular soldier right to vote at his
home while in the service of the United states
Army? F. E. W.
The right to vote Is State gift and
the laws concerning it differ in different
States. Six States expressly exclude the
United States soldier from the suffrage.
In most of the others he may vote at the
place from which he enlisted, as distin-
guished from the place at which he may
be serving, the Law holding that he neither
loses nor gains a residence by his enlist
ment.
What is jade, and is it found in American
J.B.
Three sorts are recognized; a silieate
of magnesia. a silicate of alumina. and
silicate of aIumina and iron. The mineral
is hard, green usually, and is used for
making ornaments, as it has been used
since prehistoric ages. Jade is not found
On the North Atlantic continent though
very old articles made from it have been
discovered, facts from which Asiatic mi
grafton many years ago to this country
is argued.
When vessel is delayed because the owner Of
the cargo cannot afford prompt facilities for IN
loading what redress has the owner Of the
sci? 2. How are very long timbers got aboard
a vessel? W. A. F.
Risk Of loss from delay in loading or
is usually put expressly on the
shipper by the charter papers, a rate per
day for such demurrage being commonly
stated therein. 2. Sometimes they go as
deck lead, but more often they are run
into the hold through a port in the bow
Just beneath the bowsprit.
What is meant by tubular bridge? . Where
and when was the Western Reserve University
founded? T. l. W.
One in which the roadway Is enclosed
in tunnel fashion with steel or iron. A
few such bridges were built about forty
years ego, but, though very stiff and
strong their cost was ruinously high, and
The introduction of the type is not looked
On as having been a step forward in
bridge construction. 2. At Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1854, though included in ii were
several educational institutions that al
ready had existed.
Is the adulteration of ale and beer common?
And what adulterants used? ID. l. R.
Yes; to secure the desired color. which
should be due to the ripeness and color
Of the hops employed, and to the degree
of heat to which the malt has teen sub
iected. burnt sugar is added Then the
favor is altered by putting in such Bit