The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Where are the thousand Islands? G. 5. d.
On the ST. Lawrence River near the out
let OF Lake Ontario. There are about 1.Se0
OF them.
Are new postage stamps to b esued by the
trench Government at the opening o. the Paris
| Exposition? JEAN.
1t is announced that there will be three
new issues OF the denominations. 20. 20.
and 80 confines.
! Can private in the regular army Of the
1niieo states become commissioned ofHsers
SOLDIER.
Yes. though it is extremely dinicuit for
a private to secure such promotion.
What Is the photographic method Of sending
and receiving messages as the British are now
doing in South Africaa ". p. H.
II is a system of signaling by means OF
flashes of light reflected from one station
to another by mirror.
To what use has the earth excavated in Dig
ging the Chicago drainage canal bccn put. X.
None as yet. but a local engineer has
calculated that from the millions OF tons
enough clay can be secured to make bricks
for paving every thoroughfaFe within
the city limits.
BY what name is paper made Of shcepskin
called! p What was the value Of the gold out
put OF California in 1881 ARTHUR.
You probably have reference to parch-
ment. of which veilum is a refined form.
2. sl5,9O5. 600 About fourth of this was
from placer mines. the rest from quartz
deposits.
A holds mortgage against for $1,000 paya-
pie on the Isl day Of April, 1900. in lawful
TO take 1000 silver dollars in payment7
r. :
He can. Silver dollars are legal tender to
any amount.
The present Pone heins Leo XIII does that i'm
ply that there have been twelve Leos before him!
II 50. when did the first one reign? Please print
list Of the Popes j. W. s.
There have been, beginning with Peter,
$50 Popes-too long a list 10 print here.
Thess Edve been thirteen Leos, the first
having been chosen in 40.
| When did the Ancient Independent Order OF
Forestefs originate. and what its tenets?
| G. d. n.
So far as we know there is no such
| organization There is an Ancient Order
of Foresters. founded in 1745, and estab-
lished in this country in 1896; and an Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters founded in 1874.
Then there are the Foresters of America,
| with start made in 1854 and reorganization
dating from 1889. All are benefit orders.
What Is the process Of making alcohol and
bourbon whisky d. @. o.
! Whisky is obtained by distilling fer
mented infusion of grains, as rye corn,
barley, or wheat, and bourbon whisky is
/ whisky made from a mash in which corn
| is extensively used. Alcohol is obtained
| from further d,stillation OF whisky,
brandy or other spirituous liquors. The
distillation of wood produces good alcohol
The processes are complicated, and differ
in different distilleries.
Did Marshal New die in this country, or was
he executed in France? 2 What country has
the largest standing army. including reserves?
3. How does Russia compare a power with
other European nations? PERCY.
He was shot-exeeuted-in the garden of
the Luxembourg. December :. 1915. 2. Rus
STA las !he largest army on peace footing,
but on war footing Germany's forces ex-
ce>,i h rs. 3. She is ranked with Germany,
Great Britain, and France.
How is quicksilver produeed2 F. H.
1t occurs chiefly as a mercuric sulphide
called cinnabar. This is found in crystals,
grains, and in masses. This ore is re-
duced to metallic mercury by distilling it
with lime or in current Of air. Iron, too.
is sometimes employed to combine with and
retain the sulphur. When ready to ship
the mercury is held in wrought-iron bot
ties with screw shoppers, each bottle con-
tanning about seventy five pounds. SPANS
Alamden mines, and California's New
Alamden, are the chief sources Of supply.
am told that some Of the Armenians ac-
knowledge the supremacy Of the Pope Is this
the case2 JOHN II.
It is true in case OF the small portion Of
the Armenians known as the United or
Roman Catholic Armenians. Their organi-
cation dates from early in the Fourteenth
century Not very long ago split occurred
among the United Armenians of Turkey
because of changes made in the ancient
constitution of their church by the Pope.
Eventually many Of them were excommuni-
Gated by the Pope, and in 1872 they entered
into official communication with the Old
Catholics of Germany.
Which nation produces the best singers? ?
What is the number OF paper mills in the United
States and in Italy? Are there any in Gilman
Italy. probably. 3 A directory gives
.o32 in the United States. but apparently
a few of these are pulp mills only. How
many mills there are in Italy we don't
know. The Chinese are credited with dis
covering the art OF making paper by the
US OF hbres reduced to a pulp In water
centuries before anything nearer to paper
than papyTus appeared In Europe.
What was TIE prophecy OF Mother shiptoui
She made a great many. it having been
her custom, as it is said. to begin each
day with one. The most famous Motner
Shipton'' prophecy began:
Carriages without horses shall 90,
And accidents I'LL the world with woe;
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling Of eye.
The world TO an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eghty-one."
This last prediction was the invention OF
Charles Hindley. Of Birmingham. England.
He referred it back to Dame Shipton, but
confessed the fraud eleven years later-in
1873.
Are the different provinces Of australia COM
bined in confederation similar to that Of the
S,..J-,,, -,-,,;,c.s9 COLONY.