The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-03

Is the crabapple native Of this country?
WI
The cultivated sort Is a native of ST.
IBERIA. but there are at least two crab
apples that grow wild here whose fruit is
more or less priced.
Was there ever employed in scientific warfare a
proieetile consisting Of two cannon balls chained
together? c. o. F.
Yes, this is the chain-shot. which was
much used. especially in navies. in the
dayss "ien nlen-o'-war were built of wood
and engaged at very close quarters.
| Can pension be drawn outside the United
states without the pensioner becoming citizsn9
| 5 G. NJ
Yes; many pensions are regularly paid to
people mostly widows OF soIdiers) living
In Europe. 1t is a peculiar system, and
from certain standpoint all wrong.
When was the iirst United States fag raised? ..
| VINO SAID: Il am not a Virginian b.. az Ameri-
| CAM - A
On August 8, 1777, at Fort Schuyler.
New York. which was a military post on
the site Of the village of Rome q Patrick
Henry, before the Virginia Convention Of
1774.
What are the comparative weights OF ice and
| water per cubic foot? TP
| Unless you are engaged In calculations
demanding nice accuracy, you may take
ice at SIS pounds the cubic foot, and
water at 62.5. Water increases in weight
| from SAT- pounds. at 80 degrees Fahren-
heit. to its maximum density of 81. 425 at
81 degrees, and then gradually decreases
to 1888, its weight at the boiling point
What is the mechanical system Of the mail tube
rTNfe.o non tv ~ i.
y. B. l.
| The propelling power is compressed air,
| and the tubes through which the cylindri-
cal carriers are shot are eight inches in
diameter. Though the apparatus at way
stations and terminals is too complex for
description here, its chief principles are
old ones, novelty coming only in small
improvements on previous pneumatic car
riers.
How MANI, bales of cotton are produced in the
world and how many by each country? What
is the consumption by countries? II. c. R.
Last years consumption was, in thou
sand bales, Great Britain, 3,5Is; the Eu-
ropean continent. 1886; the United States
1858; India, 1897; other countries. 727.
Our crop for that year was II. 235, 900
bales. The worlds cotton is produced in
about the following proportion: The
United States, 20; East Indies. /: other
countries. 2.
What is the force. in pounds to the square foot.
Of wind blowing thirty, forty, fifty, and sixty
miles per hour? T. L.
Wind pressures are much modified by
cushions Of still air held on exposed sur
faces ard by eddies at the margins OF those
surfaces. The following figures are based
on the Robinson thermometer, and while
lower than those often given are fairly re-
liable: 80 miles, 264 to 4.24 pounds to he
square foot; 40 miles, Al to 81; 50 miles,
9.22 to liz.
Did the United states buy California from Next (.
co, and if so, what was the price paid? 2. What
are the three great annual feasfs of the Jews and
when is each celebrated? 8. What is the difference
between proseuehe and synasogueY
Mexico had to eede California to Us as a
result Of the war of 1S4s-'47 but this coun-
try paid Mexico s15,O00,Oo0, and assumed
certain claims Of our citizens against her,
these amounting to more than $4,000, 600.
2. The Passover, lasting seven days and
beginning on the evening Of the 18th day
of the Jewish month Of Nissan: Pentecost,
one day, commencing on the evening Cf the
7th Of Swan, and the Feast Of Taberna-
cles, seven days. beginning On the 18th Of
L lsII. 10 our CdleuudI THESE are
feasts; this year they fall. res
pectiveIy on April IA, June 8, and October
s. Orthodox Jews celebrate two days for
Pentecost and eight days for each of the
others. 8. The synagogue is the building
or place OF meeting for Jewish worship and
religious instruction. The proseuche is q
place of prayer. distinct from synagogue
and temple, and usually rooiess and rural.
Will you sketch the life of Andrew Carnegies
He was born at Dumferlire, Scotland,
November %, 1895, and came to this coun-
try in 1915, settling at Pittsburg. Two years
later he was attending small stationary
engine. He was in succession telegraph
operator. Clerk to a sup rim
tendent of telegraph lines, and division SUI
perintendent Of railroad The nucleus OF
his fortune came from the introduction Of
sleeping cars. With others he bought for
$4,000 oil lands that paid cash dividends Ct
over 81. Geo. 0G0 in a year. Soon af;erward he
began investing in rolling mills.
I have a silver medal that was found in an In
dian chiefs grave in Mississippi, sixty or seventy
years ago. On side is the head OF Jefferson
and the inscription Thomas jefferson, President
of the United States. lsol." On the ether are
Ratchet and pipe crossed blade and bowl turn
ed down Beneath are two classsd hands,
with three bars on the sleeve cuff. the other dis
playing eagle. The inscription Peace and
appears this side. What about
this medal? WHEELER
This is Jefferson's Presidential Medal,
one Of the series sometimes called the In
dian Presidential medals. They began with
John Adams in 1897. and ended with Zach
airy Taylor in 1si9. All had the Peace
and Friendship" side, with occasional
slight alterations.
Why is iron ore first made into coarse cast iron
ven when intended eventually TO become wrought
Ton2 Why should not this be done by one pro-
.ess? b. X.
,heaply. nor is the product SO uniform in
quality. The disadvantages Of the direct
process are so many and so serious that
t has practically disappeared as a means
If manufacturing wrought iron for direct
use. Inventors still regard its possibili-
ties with great interest. but as yet they
10 not discover commercially valuable pro-
.esses. Anyhow. their reward for success
= i'll be much smaller than it would have
teen years ago. for steel is now so cheap
hat it has in large degree driven wrought-
ron out Of the market.
IN what three ways may bill become law
according to the Constitution? .. What was the
Missouri COMPROMISED 3. What Presidents died
IN office and who succeeded them? L
ta) By passage through both Houses OF
Congress and the approval of the Presi-
lent. Obi By passage through both houses
Of Congress and repassage by two-thlrds
vote in each house over the veto OF the
President (c) BY passage through both
houses of Congress and the failure Of the
President to veto within the constitu-
.ional ten-day limit. 2. This question
an not be satisfactorily answered in
paragraph. The Missouri Compromise and