The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-21
NOTES AND QUERIES.


Y NOlEaO hIND VOEItlEO.
What is the capital Of Boliviai LIS
sucre. also called chuquisaca. is the capt.
tai. La Paz is the largest city.
Who is the Oldest woman in Ireland' G.
Mrs Alice Mahon, OF Queenstown. Is
said to be LOG years old.
Is the Paris Opera House the largest theatre in
the woFid3 ,. How much ground does it occnPy7
Yes. 2. Three acres
How many women patent attorneys are there in
the United Statcsl r. D.
Miss Edith J. Enswood. OF New York. is
said TO be the only one.
gold by New York banking house to England.
is the amount supposed TO be in gold bullion to
the value Of sl,0O0.Ooo or in coini W. r.
1t may be either.
Is anything bting done to reduce the deusty G,
| Bonibay's population! INDIA.
| improvements are being made to cut
down the population in certain districts
from $50 to $50 persons to the acre.
| Has India weather bureau2 Sv.
Il
| frst-class observatories IA general sta
.inns and ESQ rainfall stations. from
which are received regularly monthly
statements.
Is the Chilkoot Pass Electric Railway yet in
/ operation? MINER.
No. The work of boring a tunnel has
been commenced. and when finished II IS
expected to furnish the passageway for a
31-mile motor line.
Does the Transyaal Government operate the
| telephone system in Johannesburg3 . What
does it cost the suhseriberg X
Yes. 2. About SIS month. payable
yearly III advance and no service is fur
nished after o'clock p. m.
Does Adelfra Patti come from a musical fam,lya
| NOTE
| The diva's father. Salvador Patti. and her
mother were both well known singers.
| They had four daughters, all remarkable
| for vocal ability, and son, Carlo, who be-
came proficient as a vioiinist.
When did John Pauldrg. David Williams. ard
| Teaac Van Vert arrest Major Andre, Of the Brit
ish armyi When was he executed? Was he
hanged or shot? READER.
He was captured September %. 1880,
and was hanged on the % day of the
following month
What is the exact length OF sdereal day7 Z.
Who had command " the British army at the
! beginning of the Revolutionary war? L.
The sidereal day consists of 20 hours. IS
minutes end seconds OF mean solar Time
2. Sir William Howe.
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mems
Why is Tennessee called the Volunteer State. and
when did she receive that htleY 2. Why is the
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VI her Eoiun,eeF soluleFs. :. inns ndnio
was applied 10 the strait connecting san
rIaneisGo pay anu tne racine oS Explorer
pfo9e
By whom was slavery first introduced into
America. and where? W.P
Nv snain in her West Indian colon;es
and verv soon after her occ,,na,ion A,
nrsl tne IoItusuese' VINO MY years oeioEe
had introduced negro slaves to Europe had
demand later he EngIjsb took mari Ths
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Russia. where most OF 1t is mined Its
price varies greatly. bur II IS never low,
$40 an ounce being common
In what year was pelagoa Bay ceded TO Por-
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