The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Did state Of rebellion exis. in the Philippine.
:. me optn.ng Of hostilities between the United
states anc spainl How long had it existedf
il IF.
In sense, yes. 1t began in 1896.
Is there si,y called Hlliah. built on the ruins
Of ancient Babylon, is the spot uninhabi,td
as prorhesied by ISAIAH sv
The town Hilla. .fs:la. or HiIleh. is on
the site of ancient Babylon.
How many American troops are in the Philip
pines! p.
The War Departments statement on
April showed a force OF 6S. 5s5 officers and
men. Of which 2i,353 were OF the regular
establishment
What is funded debit w.R
Under the term funded debt are includ-
ed general outstanding debts that have
been converted into bonds or annuities.
The floating debt is the general unfunded
| Indebtedness
What is the population of England. France. and
esfii@hS by sexesl J. r. NJ.
Hsi"lu' including wales. males, IA
Oo29Ol; females. IA, $40 624 France, males.
ls,932.35+; females, IL. POI. Osf. Germany.
males, 25,661 ESQ; females, 23,sls. SOL.
What Wha; is the average height of the pigmies of
'enuai AhicaF :. G.
The range of height of the adult male Is
| from feet 3 inches to feet 8 inches
The Akkas, one of these dwarf tribes, av-
| erage toward the smaller stature. and are
the smallest people.
What are classed amphibious creatures? D.
| Frogs. toads. saiamanders. and the like,
Amphibia as originally applied included all
animals that lived both on land and in the
water, but most of the creatures that now
come within the classification are provided
with gills in the early stage OF their life.
How many living children has Queen Victoria
and what are their names and titlecH J. W. L.
Seven: Princess Victoria Empress
Frederick of Germany; Albert Edward,
Prince OF Wales; Prince Alfred. Duke OF
Edinburg and Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Go Co.
tina; Princess Helena, Princess Louise,
Prince Arthur. Duke of Connaught, and
Princess Beatrice.
Is the heliograph method of communication
Identical with wireless telegraPhy? G. H.
They are very different The heliograph
system depends on light flashed from sta
ton TO station by mirrors. Wireless teleg-
raphy is just what the name suggests
telegraphy between points that are not
connected by wires.
What IS a shilling and what is its value9
A.F-W-
The shilling was coin of Norway, Den
mark, and Germany. The equivalent In
cur money was l cent. for the Norwegian
coin, half a cent for the Danish, and 2
cents for the German. Skllihgs are not
current
How, many paupers there in the United
States? o. L. w p
BY the census of 1890, 1905 inmates OF
almshGuses we're returned and unofficial
estimates put the total of indoor poor for
that time at about 10000. The outdoor
poor are estimated variously at from 25,-
600 10 250,000. Their number varies great
ly from time to time.
How is plate glass uade?i. W. G.
Molten glass is poured on copper
covered table. on each. edge of which is an
iron bar as thick as the proposed sheet Of
glass. An iron roller passes over the bars,
bringing the glass to the required thick
ness. Two plates are ground together. one
above the other. Each is embedded in
plaster Of paris, and the top one. heavily.
weighted. is moved evenly and rapidly over
the other. Emery, tripoli, or putty ia
kept between the two.
VIII you tell me something OF George Mitiin
Dallas, Vice President under Polk? ]. T, d.
He was the son of Alexander James Dali
| las who was Secretary of the Treasury In
Madisons Cabinet, and was born in Phil
adelphia July 10, 1892. In 1881 he was
elected TO the United States Senate for
two-year term, in 1887 was our Minister
to St. Petersburg and while Vice Prest-
| dent gave his casting vote in favor OF
revenue tariff opposed by the projections
lists. Ten years later he was appointed
! Minister TO England. He died December
81, 1861.
What are the duties Of consult Mt.
| They depend in some degree on treaty,
| law. and usage, but include general care
| over the rights and interests OF his coun-
| trymen so far as they lie in his district.
| Specific duties relate to the issue OF pass
/ ports, the care of countrymans property
| in case of death or shipwreck. the authen-
| tication of documents, certifcatiOn or
! births. marriages. and deaths. control OF
| his country's shipping. relief of destitute
| seamen. voluntary arbitration of disputes
| between master and crew. and examination
of his country's trade, with suggestions as
| to its betterment.
Did Pope Gregory distribute the days OF the
wear among the months as they are at presentf
! If not. who did thus distribute them? ; d.
Gregory made no further change in ap-
| portioning DAYS to the months than lay in
| his provision for tWenty-nine days in Feb
ruary. Long before him julius Caesar had
! reconstructed the old Roman calendar,
making enc year. the chronologist's year
| of confusion - AS days long, and giving
10 the odd numbered months thirty-one
davs each. TO the others thirty each, except
| February. which had twenty-nine, WIN
thirty DAYS every fourth year When DC
| tavius received the title of Augustus MS
| svcophantic senate took day from Feb
ruary and gave it to August. so that the
month named for him might be as long as
that named for the great Julius. Finally
| the later months were altered so that three
long months should not come in success
sion.
viii Won give me an idea Of the processes OF
making artificial ice? Do they afford profitable
! industry? H. H. w.
The processes vary with different sys-
tens. but in general depend on the alb
sorpton of heat by the evaporation OF
volatile liquid Anhydrous ammonia. which
| boils at q degrees below zero, is the liq-
uid most commonly employed While the