The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25

Yes. it is the capital OF the state Of that
name. and is in the southern part OF the
| country.
| Who IS the author Of the lines: 'rhc man that
| hath no music in himself. nor b. not moved with
concord Of sweet sounds is 10 for treasons. strata
/ gems, and spoils: j. ". VI.
William Shakespeare You quote from
The Merchant OF Venice"
What was the origin Of our domestic clt.le2
They are descended from wild stock. but
! from just what source is not well known.
| Some Of them are OF British origin. though
many Texas cattle are descended from
| Spanish stock.
Why, Why do seanen call certain parts Of the ocean
| horse .atitudesT' EMIL.
They are regions Of Gains where in CO.
| loniai times vessels carrying horses from
New England to the West Indies were de-
! tanned so long that they had to throw their
| cargoes overheard.
| Why does 4 steamboat labor when running in
shoal water2 And what is the cause 81 boat run
| ning away from shOal water Il not forced against
ttt II. b.
The reason in both cases is that the
| boat meets greater resistance. In shoal
water steamboats, trembling is increas-
| ed and as the boats tendency is to go In
| the direction of least resistance, Il tries
| to avoid the shoal.
Who was the Witch Of Endor2 ?. Why was the
Feast Of the Passover so called2 NJ D
| She was according to Samuel I. xvii.
| the woman whom Saul sought in order to
| gain, through her necromaney. the direc-
/ ton he had asked in vain Of Jehovah 2
| This Jewish feast was in commemoration
Of the night when the Lord, shifting the
| frst-born Of the Egyptians, passed over
the houses Of the children of Israel. See
| Exodus. xii
| To whom docs the Congo Free State belong,
/ and h0w is it governcd2 +. ".
BY the International Congo Conference
held at Berlin in 1855. il was placed under
! the sovereignty Of the King Of the Bel
gians as an individual but he bequeathed
mis- rights to Belgium. and she has reserv-
ed the right OF annexing the state after
this year It's central government is at
/ Brussels. and local government, cOmpris-
ing governor general. state inspector. gen
eral secretary. directors Of justice and f.
nance, and commander of the forces. fas
headquarters at the local capital. Bona.
When was the Great Wall Of China commenced
and finished. what are its dimensions. and for
| what purpose was it built? PRESTO
It was completed in 211 B. c.. and had
| been about ten years building. but it unit
ed several existing works Of like character
and when the oldest OF these was begun
Is not known. 1t was 1.255 miles long
20 to p feet high, with towers 40 feet high
about 100 yards apart, and horsemeu
could ride abreast on its top. II was a
fertilization for defence against barbara
ans.
What is tbe Iightsst zss. and how is it nader
How can silk cloth be made air tight or water
proof? ". T.
Hydrogen. It is obtained by the de-
composition OF water. OF many ways
Of obtaining it, the most common employs
zinc or iron and diluted sulphuTic or mu-
ratio acid. . There are many published
methods By one the silk is passed through
tank that has three compartments. In
the first is warm solution Of alum; in the
second a warm bath Of lead acetate, and
in the last is pure water. The idea OF the
waterprOOfng processes is to deposit with
IN the ibres OF the cloth a substance that
Is impervious to water-sulphate Of lead
in this case.
Please give me a description Of Henrik hsen.
L. F.. B.
He was born at Skien. Norway. March
20 1925 and in early life was apprenticed
TO a druggist. but soon abandoned that
trade in order to devote himself 10 litera-
ture. BY the influence of Ole Bull. he was
aPpU,u,eu gi "a " ~ 80 an
successful tragedy Before 1850 he wrote
several romantic dramas based on NorWe-
gian history. two OF which are still popu-
lar with his cOuntrymen. Several satiri-
cal dramas came later. In 1873 began
the series of dramas picturing everyday
life that has made him famous. Every
new one brought him ardent admirers and
positive detractors. The latter credit him
with remarkable technical skill, while
charging that he wastes it.
Would not a gun ten feet long shoot i@Fiaet
than gun lofty i,tt long WIN S-lle ",'kIL
powder ana naIl' N"''q l1' ...s - -
or anu IT --5n ~ '.' H. 80, ,;I i ill.,, bort
mn, o.. s,rifrrr and flrtter{ T D.
49, a.. ..-, -,s. tor ,,s. in
No g -, i1stan,arfo,,s in their
Ia.ii'o' 81 4'r,i+s 1,bTs n fs qafrrIafed
- a., ,roiecfiIe Of our Pinch rifles in
,,a-sine, tbrough the thirty feet between its
ssst in tho chamber and the uuzzIq takes
one thlI ly-s,N'H % d styol tne
pore 10 ne shoI teueu. SOle Vi mt eApah-
siVe power OF the gases liberated by u
hitting the powder would be lost. The
proper relations OF weight OF charge to
weight OF profectile and length of bore
constitute one OF the fine problems Of what
experts in gunnery style interior BALLS
tics You VIII nhd the TOPIC tfea'eu III
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