The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11

70 presi-,nts! T. T.
The latest statistical report Of the In
ter-state Commerce Commission puts the
number at S74.5SS
Is 'he Missouri River counted as part Of tn,
N'sis>ippif " c
No. Some geographers assert that the
| Missouri is the main stream and the Mis-
sissippi the tributary.
What is meant by ale witwatrrsrandq p. B.
The range Of hills in che south African
Republic that has come to be the creates;
gold producing region OF the world. white
Water Range is the English equivalent
Of the word.
What ia the best way to prepare for the Rail
way Mail Service eXsmination1 A. g.
The Civil Service Commission will fur
! nish specimen sets Of questions on re-
! quest. These will give you a good idea
Of what Is required and viii indicate the
| branches in which you will need to prepare.
What is Che average annual loss by fire in this
| country, and what Per cent is the insurance %
the to,aig p. F..
For the past ten years it has been about
| s130. 600 600 Of which about 1000 900 was
the average OF insurance loss, little over
| % per cent
II my wife should die would her mother still
READER.
II would depend entirely on the ladies'
| when they came together. You would
| probably have one mother-in-law. and you
might have two.
What is meant by compound locomotivel
A. e
| One in which the steam. after being
expanded at high pressure in a small cyl
| Under. is conducted to a larger, low-pres-
sure cylinder, where il reaches the maxi
mum expansion before being elected.
Why has The rule Of tcIing the bell as boats
\ SCHOOL BOY.
Il was a custom. and, with no law to en-
force IL, depended on the viii OF the in
dividual captain. But it never should have
been suspended. and We think viii be re-
yived.
Is an enlisted man whose term Of service has
expired given transportation Co the place q en-
lstment. Q. Tan man whose term expires our
ing active hostihucs be retained in The annyt
Yes. .. Yes. If the commanding officer
decides that his services are absolutely
necessary.
When did Captain Cook discover tie sandwich
Islands. y ..
He first visited them in IT'S but was
not their discoverer. That distinction is
given TO GaetanO. a Spanilrd. who hrst
saw the Islands in 1912. 10 il believed that
about 1927 some Spanish vessels were
wrecked on the islands. the survivors IN
favrqarrriuu with the natives
How much space is to De reserved for exhibits
from this country dt the P1ri- Exposition tins
81 '''' '''4 NIB
Two hundred thousand square feet. ?.
In numbers they have decreased slowly
since 1892 Then there were 059 Of them.
Last year there were 942 Their deposits,
however. have increased in that time from
81, IL, coo 600 TO 81. go coo. 0GO.
Can YOU inform me whether Grants and Sher-
mans armies which passed MP Pennsy lyanis Ave
nue. in 1s6j were surpassed in numbers by any
former military parade IN the worlds history
T. : 5.
We do not know. There were f25 ,000 men
in Grants army and 100 600 In Sherman's.
The world is old. however. and there have
been many great military pageants.
Halls life and work CT RlJl>.
He was born at Ashfeld Mass. in 1876.
He attended Williams College and Har-
ward University, and later lectured at both
institutions. From 1881 20 lSSS he was
professor OF psychology at Johns Hopkins
University, when he became President OF
Clark University, at Worcester. Mass. He
has been a prolific writer On educational
and psychological topics
Who built tie Suez Canal. . What Is the canal
toll ou each -hipg g. What did cost the span
isl feet 20 60 through during tine recent war;
". l. G..
The French more than any other people.
De Lesseps was an inspirer and energetic
promoter and in France were sold 20Glll
shares Of the canal company stock out
of a total Of 400. 600. the Viceroy Of Egypt
taking III. SAP shares. 3 Toll is reckone1
By the ton, and the rate is not far from
Y francs 9. The charge was stated at
that time 10 have approNimated 100000
francs.
How many bales Of cotton were raised in the
nited states on lsg9: How many 'n Texas
How many war vessels has the United Statest
. How many nJs spain. &. How many did She
ose ia ISIS. n
The crop Of 1899 was II. 235.3 S3 bales. Of
which Texas raised 3li3. 900 bales ?. Our
armed vessels Of all sorts number about
80. including many now building and ex-
.luding tugs. golfers, ard other auxiliary
boats. g. Eigh,y-seven. but the average
u fighting power is low. more than two
birds Of them being in the gInb-at class
!. Forty eight
What s. ST. Luke. summer. 2. What is the
ls1bay l.
St Luke's summer is a short spell of
warm weather. expected to begin about 81.
.uke's Day. October IS. >. The Kaaba is
he sacred shrine Of Islam toward which
N Mussulmans turn their faces in pray
ne. II is at Mecca, may be approached
My by Mussulmans, is a black stone OF
val shape and seven inches diameter.
of meteOric origin. and is the
ubiect Of inuumerabe legends.
Have explorers ever located the heads o. the
ile Of the EuphrlJes, and of the Ilsris.
The ultimate headvaters Of the Nile
ave not been definitely determined. but
he true Nile issues from Lake Victoria
wanna. The Euphrates rises In Armenia
n the Anti-Taurus Mountains. The IL
ris rises in the mountains Of kurdistan.
mt four miles from the channel OF the
Eastern Euphrates.
yyt.f ,,srEs the eastern boundary % the Rocky
-, sr.+,plg , Do the small mountains In
ii - fl,st border on the Mississippi River
.I..,.s h, that systemt B. Do the Blue Mountains
1d their neiuhboriug ranges belong 20 the Ap-
IIachian systcmt &. n
Geographers do not agree entirely on this
gint hut the clearest and mot definite
7pIication Of the name Rocky Mountains
to include all the mountains Of the
,ntiuent west Of the Great Pains. .. No.