The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-19
NOTES AND QUERIES.
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NOTES AND QUERIES.
When was the first clock nader WINK.
The first of which we find mention was
one OF elaborate workmanship sent TO
Pope Paul / by King Pepin OF France in
$780,
What are sunhower seeds used fort L. L. D.
AS food for poultry and az source of
| drying OIL Fer the latter purpose the
| suniower is cultivated in Southern Eu-
| rope.
what at metals; and in what proportions. COM
pose German silver? w.-M A.
There are many varieties, MOTT of them
| approaching two parts of copper to one
| part each OF niekle and OF zinc.
When did Indiana become an English possession,
When were its boundaries first fixed as they now
are? d..
In 1853 when ceded by the French In
1909 when Illinois Territory was set of.
What stamp of current issues Is most va,,ablei
O. Are due stamps worth anythirgs JoifNNY.
The IS issue. for which deaisrs offer s7a
hundred. 2. By the thousand the and
2-cent issues bring 30 cents. higher values
] VI AA6AA6 oo ScHtS u
Is the Rubicon of Caesars time identified todaya
JUNIOR
Not positively; a papal bull of 1855 de-
clared for the Luso, which is styled II
Rubicone by the peasantry. but the weight
of evidence seems to favor a stream called
the Tiumieino.
When is the best time for budding fruit treesa
j w
Late summer or early fall. Buds insert
ed in late summer will remain dormant
until the succeeding spring. but the ban
dages should be taken away week or two
after the bud is inserted
How many grains Of pure gold are in one gold
dollar? X.
Twenty-three and twenty-five one-hun-
dredths, and in the days waen gold-dollar
pieces were turned out by our mints the
new coin might not vary more than quar-
ter of a grain from this standard.
Has America greater railroad mileage than the
entire outside world combined? Z l. T.
Yes: according to an English annual for
this year. which underestimate the mile
age OF the United States by several thou
sand miles, the American continents have
236.21s miles out of a total for the world
of 454.730.
If it should become advisable, because Of =
plague in another country. for us TO stop the ad-
mission Of goods and people from shat country,
how eoiid it be done promptly if Congress vas not
in session. sORTER.
The President has full power in the mat
ter. even to designating the period such
regulation shall be in force
nv many life-saving stations does the Gov
eminent maintain, lew they distributed, and
how many ere employed in the servieef
n. o.
There are 1913 on the Atlantic coast, Is
on the Pacific, 56 on the Great Lakes, and
one at the falls of the Ohio. at Louisville,
KY. About 1.700 men are employed.
What is the value of the Chinese coins. the tael.
''Yen and senT' 3 What is the ''Tsung-li-
Yamen?'' ZERO.
The Chinese taeI varies with different
coinages from s1.01 to S1.40. The yen and
sen are japanese. the former worth SO IL
cents and equal to 100 sen. q The For
eign Office of the Chinese Government
Why is there no uniform difference in the time
of high tide from day to daya L. p. NJ
Because of variations in the balance be-
tween the forces that create tides. There
are marked differences in height, force.
and regularity of rise or fall, as well, and
these constitute one factor In making the
calculation Of tides very complex problem.
Was mere anything in the life OF John Oliver
Hobbs to cause her to write with much sar-
easm Of human nature? j.
Possibly her unhappy marriage has some
thing to do with u. She became Mrs.
Reginald W. Craigie at the age of nine
teen. and In five years separated from her
husband, later securing divorce and the
custody of their child.
viii you please give light on 'Mineral wool"
the conditions under which found, and it, user
PRoSPECTOR.
1t is a preparation having the appear
ance of WOO. that is made by suhiecting
furnace-slag or rock to strong blast
while molten. 1t is used as covering for
walls, for steam packing and the like, and
is insect-proof and freproof.
VIII you kindly publish the names of the six
largest college fratefnities Of the United States
with number of members and date OF organlza-
ton OF eachf SiENENa
Delta Kappa Epsilon, membership H.
s4S. founded in 1874; Beta Theta Pi, TO-
577. 1899: Phi Delta Theta, $685. 1913;
Psi Epsilon. S.5S5. 1898; Alpha Delta Phi.
! 1888, 1882; Phi Kappi Psi, 7,4S5. 1852.
When prosecuting attorney announces mole
prosequi," does it have the effect OF an ae-
quittal? n. o. T.
Rather. it is an indefinite suspension OF
the proceedings. which may be instituted
again. When. however, the declaration is
made after the impaneling OF jury in
the case is completed. the preponderance
of authority gives to it the effect of an
How many and what are the names of the
books belonging 10, but not included in, our
5ibles? MRS n.
The Apocrypha of the Old Testament,
which formerly were printed in English
Bibles. were l and II Esdras. Tobit, Ju-
nth. the Rest OF Ester, Wisdom, Eecle-
siasticus. Baruch with the Epistle OF
Jeremiah. the Song of the Three Chill
iren. the Story of Susannah, the Idol Of
Bel and the Dragon. the Prayer of Ma
lasses and and II Maccabees-
Do not creatures that I;~e in the at great
lepths have to have a peculiar construction in
rider to meet the pressure of the water.
X. R. L.
They are sponges. in effect. the water
circulating through them freely and off,
etting the outer pressure. At a depth OF
i've miles the pressure is about five tons
o the square inch and makes q frame
york nj ordinary bona impossible Most