The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
How long does promissory note remain valid
What is the true reason for the famine that now
/ prevails in India? IF.
Drouth. primarily. and the density, pow
erty, and ignorance OF the population
I What is the population OF Pekin? j. X.
| No che knows exactly, and estimates
| vary greatly. One million is a liberal es-
innate. though not very long ago the pop
ulation was believed to exceed this fgu. e.
What was the date Of the death of Alexander
| Dumas the younger! J. u.
He died at Marly-le-roi. November q.
| 1888, in his seventy second year. His IA
| Their died at Puys, near Dieppe. December
.. 1870. He was then sixty-seven years old.
| Where and when was the last spike driven on
| the Union Pacific Railroad? L. j. P.
AT Promcntory Point. Utah. at 1905
| New York time) in the afternoon of May
| 10, 1869.
Did the Cary sisters write the poem entitled
An Order for Picture and begiuning, "ohi
| good painter, tell true;'' and also the verses
beginning, ZIP, Gregory, the cloudy eastf''
| ID ~
Alice Cary wrote both. The second poem
is entitled "a Christmas Story"
To what race do the inhabitants of the Phil
| ippines belong? II. II.
| The aboriginal population is believed TO
| have been Negritos. a race much like the
negro. Few Of them now remain. Malays,
/ Chinese, and mixtures Of the three bloods
having replaced them.
| Where can I sell cancelled postage stamps7
! J. n. n.
or the issues of the past ten years, all
| the ordinary denominations are unsuitable
Dealers in stamps purchase, in lots Of 100.
the denominations and sorts that rarely
come to the ordinary citizen-that is, from
10 cents up to s.. special delivery and
postage due stamps.
have heard it stated that General U. S. Grant
was Democrat when he was nominated for
President by the Republicans in 1858. Can you
refer me to any history that states this?
Grant. as an Army officer took no part
in politics, but he was brought up as
Democrat. Stanwood says: General
Grant, It was we'll known, had never voted
for Republican candidate In his life"
What is meant by hypnotismY A. D. @.
The word is a general one for the phe-
| n6s..ena Of hypnosis, sleep-like condition
of mind and body in which the mind acts
readily upon suggestion, and on regainins
normal consciousness retains but little
| recollection Of the actions or ideas held
| during the condition. Hypnotism covers
the facts designated by mesmerism, men
tai suggestion, animal magnetism. clair
vcyancy, and like terms.
Are there any States in which divorce can be
obtained after a three months residence? II so,
what States are they? In dispute argue that
a year is the minimum WARDNEh
Six months. residence is sufficient In Ida
no. Nebraska Nevada, South Dakota. Tex
as. and Wyoming Two years are required
in Florida, Indiana, Maryland. North Car
olina, Tennessee. and Vermont; three years
in Connecticut. New Jersey. and Massachu-
Sets and in other States one year. except
in the case of Delaware and Louisiana,
which do not make statutory provision On
this point.
On what was Poe's poem, ''The Raven based2
What does the represent and whom does
"Lenore'' represent? l. d. Z.
confesses to the intention OF making the
raven "emblematical Of mourning and new
er-euding remembrance" Lenore was the
narrator's lost love In his analysis OF this
poem. John Phelps Fruit says Poe had de-
termined that 1.-The most poetical topic in
the world is the death Of beautiful woul-
an, to be sung by the lips of bereaved
lover" Many analyses Of the poem have
been written and printed.
What is the object Of the Trans Mississippi Con-
gress? q What is meant by the "wii-o'-t
wisp?'' g. What do the mayor and postmaster OF
Chicago receive YEAR, foeNDS.
The discussion of questions affecting the
West that may be subjects Of legislation at
Washington. 2. Literally, phosphores-
cent light that, in folklore at least, .ap-
pears few inches above the surface Oh
swamps, graveyards and other uncanny
places, receding whea approaches by nu-
man beings, and guiding deluded pursuers
to dreadful boys. or presaging their death.
Hence. fguratively. something pursued to
the great loss or discomfort of the nursuer
ard never caught. 3. Mayor, $4,000; POST
master, S6,0C0.
what is the belief of Mohammedans7 R. "
The dominating idea of the Moslem faith
is the unity Of God. the creed statement
being: There is no God but God, and Mo-
manned is the prophet OF God" The lat
ter clause is meant merely to credit Mo-
hammed's mission, not especially to exalt
him. The Arabic catechism, the authorized
and universally accepted summary OF or
thodox Islam. contains ffty-eight articles
of faith. Some are mere definitions. others
are sanitary; some are almost childish,
while still others set forth sublime truths
held by all monotheistic peoples. The
Koran. their sacred book, contains all the
laws that they consider to be OF Divine
origin.
When n Congressman leaves Washington and
goes home in the interest OF his candidacy for
reelection. does he get pay for the time he IS
on the stump, il Congress has not adJournedk =
When such a Congressman says that pair re-
leases him from all obligations, what does he
mean? GkA'E-.
He does: custom permits Congressman
to draw pay while "mending fences" 3
We don't think you quote correctly. In
the circumstances your first query out
lines. Congressman is likely to pair with
a political opponent on questions that may
be brought to vote in the formers abb
sence-that is. both agree to abstain from
voting in the absence of either. Thus the
relative strength of their political parties
is undiminished
Will you give a brief sketch Of Theodore Roose-
velt2 PENCIL
Oh, yes; or he would give it himself il