The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-01
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Where was Egerton Castle born' Where doe
. | he now live? NIP.
He was born and lives in London.
What standing has Territorial peleEate. il
Consress' A. 8. p.
He may speak, but not vote.
, Who pays the salary OF the Governor General
o. canada, Great Britain or the Dominion Of
Canadaf RI
Canada; all his emoluments come out
OF the Canadian treasury.
Is there metal that can be mad. to melt in
boiling water? q. A.
Several alloys OF bismuth will do THU.
One consists Of eight parts OF bismurn.
five parts Of lead. and three parts OF tin.
Who was the Countess Po.ocka' EVA.
very beautiful anu -,ry wealthy
member Of the Polish mob v. who was
born about the middle OF lie last cen
tury and lived until 49,,
What States hold elections this year prior to
the Presidential electioni SA
Alabama, August s.: Arkansas. Septem-
per ); Georgia. October 3: Maine. Sep
TENDER 10, and Vermont. September T.
Does declaration OF martial law over a district
do away with all existing civil law' W. M.
Not necessarily. but all civil authority
that is not superseded is made subordi-
nate to the military authority.
OF how many members does the United States
Senate eonsist2 2. How many Representatives
are there in the Houseg g. What IS the appor-
tionment of population for Representatives,
Ninety. 2. s57. g. Under the census of
1890, 49, SOL
In what year did President Arthur visit the
State Of Idaho? q On what dates wer- the Terri
tories Of Idaho and Washington admitted as
States? W. D. Mex
In 1888. p Idaho July 3. 1890; Washing
ton, November IL, 1859.
Is the Gaelic language Scotch or Irishf 2. What
| is the origin Of the letters OF alphabet?
| E. R.
| 1t is the language Of the Scotch High
landers, but originally was not much Diff
ferent from Irish. 2. Our alphabet is the
Roman form of the Greek, which was
| based on the Phoenician.
To what benevolent purpose did Gen. George
b. Mcclellan donate his property? r. N. B.
To none: he bequeathed all his prop
erty to his wife. to be divided at her death
equally between his son and his daughter,
and to be disposed of as she saw fit in case
| she survived both children
Will you print sketch OF the life Of the
wife Of James K. Polk2 J.FC.
Mrs. Folks name was Sarah Childress.
She was born near Murfreesboro. Tenn,
September 4. 1903. was educated at the
| Moravian Institute. Salem. N. c., and mar
ried January l. 1924 She was a graceful
and accomplished woman. q strict member
Of the Presbyterian Church. would have
no dancing in the White House and no re-
freshments at the Presidential receptions.
She died in Nashville. Tenn, August IA,
1891.
Is there any depth in the OCEAN at which stone
will stop sinking? 2. Is cubic foot OF water
at great depth any heavier than at the sarfaeef
3. Can man swim easier in deep water than in
shallow water? II. B. II. r.
No; the water pressure Of ocean depths
is enormous. but it acts equally in all d.
recticns. 3 Yes. a little, because water
Is ccmpressible in a very small degree,
and because salt water is heavier when
cold than when warm. 3. Yes: he has
greater freedom OF motion.
Was Senator B5oderick OF California killed in a
duel? q What the manner OF Judge Terry's
death, snd when and where did il occurY
Senator Broderick was killed In duel
near Lake MERGED. September Is, 1859, by
Judge Terry. OF the California Supreme
Court. 2 He was shot dead by Marshal
Magic while assaulting and threatening
the life OF Justice Stephen J. Field. This
was in the diDing-room Of hotel at Lath-
rop. Cal. August a. 1859. The courts justi-
fed Nagle in his action.
Do scientists still endorse the theory that coral
reefs formed by the coral insect? .. Do coral
islands have soil and support inhabitants?
Yes; scientists agree in this, though they
differ somewhat in explaining the charac
teristic form OF the coral Islands styled
atolls. 2. They are scant in soil. and tho
variety Of marine and plant life is small.
The cocoanut palm is almost their only
useful plant They afford but one kind OF
rock. and 10 metal. and are liable to mum
dation By storms or earthquake waves.
have an orange tree four or five years old.
grown from seed TO which | grated. Just as
would apple tree, two scions from an orange
tree that had grown t.uit- Both scions died
What the trouble! r. u
Orange seedlings ere easily grated the
second year, but no one but an expert is
likely to succeed with a four-year-old tree.
Spring is the time for the work. and the
method is whip grating. That is. seed
ling and scion are OF squai circumference.
and both are cut at about the same angle.
the cuts one and half inches long tapping
perfectly The parts should be held to-
gether with grating wax and waxed cloth
What kind OF charcoal is used in powderS 2
What per cent Of charcoal does powder containf
3 Docs charcoal count toward combustion to-
ward the explosive force? NJ R.
sort made by charring willow o. alder
in closed retorts. 2. From IL to is per
cent according TO the kind of powder. 8.
Toward both; the nitre in the powder de-
readily from heat and gives off
4 big volume OF oxygen. This unitss with
part OF the carbon in the charcoal TO form
rarbon dioxide. The force comes chiefly
from the tremendous expansive power Of
The carbon dioxide and nitrogen, which is
much increased by the very high heat Of
he combustion.
Can you give me ans information as to the
ystem Of recording deeds to real estate in Msxi-
20? | am told the Government keeps no records
5 in this country, but that notaIics who take ac-
are the cncs to be appealed TO
n tracire title J. S.