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

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| Who is the author Of the lines: Tho man that
| hath no music in himself. Is net moved with
concord of sweet SOUNDS is III for treasons. strata
gems. and spoilsf'' J. W. NJ.
William Shakespeare. You quote from
The Merchant OF Venice"
What was the origin of our domestic cattle7
| They are descended from wild stock. but
| from just what source is not veil known.
Some Of them are of British origin, though
many Texas cattle are descended from
\ Spanish stock.
Why do seamen call certain parts of the ocean
horse laiitudesT' EMIL
They are regions OF Gains where in CO.
lonial 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 a steamboat labo- when running in
| shoal water2 And what is the Of boat
| ming away from shoal water if forced against
lit? Ill
The reason in both cases is that the
| boat meets greater resistance. In shoal
| water a steamboats, trembling is increas-
ed. and as the boats tendency is to go In
| the direction of least resistance, II tries
| to avoid the shoal
Who the Witch of Endor? ?. Why was the
| Feast Of the Passover called? NJ D.
| She was, according to Samuel 1, xvii,
| the woman whom Saul sought in order to
| gain, through her necromancy, 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
irstborn of the Egyptians, passed over
| the houses of the children of Israel. See
| Exodus xii.
To whom does the Congo Free State belong,
and how is it governed2 E. W.
| By the International Congo Conference
| held at Berlin in 1885. it was placed under
| the sovereignty of the King OF the Bel
| gians as an individual. put he bequeathed
| his rights to Belgium. and she has reserv-
| ed the right of annexing the state after
| this year. Its central government is at
! Brussels. and local government, compris-
| ing governor general. state inspector, gem
eral secretary. directors of justice and fl
| 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 il built? PRESTO
1t was completed in 211 B. c.. and had
| ed several existing works of like character,
and when the oldest of these was begun
| Is not known. 1t was 1,255 miles long.
| 90 to % feet high, with towers 40 feet high
about 100 yards apart, and horsemen
| could ride abreast on its top. 1t was a
fertilization for defence against barbara
| ans.
What is the lightest gas, and how Is it nader
,. How can silk cloth be made alright or water
| proOfl ". I.
Hydrogen. 1t is obtained by the de-
| composition of water. OF many ways
| of obtaining it, the most common employs
| zinc or iron and diluted sulphuric or mu-
| ratic acid. 3 There are many published
methods. By one the silk is passed through
| IA 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
| waterproofing processes is to deposit with
| In the fibres OF the cloth a substance that
| Is impervious to water-sulphate of lead,
| In this case.
Please give me description OF Henrik Ibsen-
| L. F. B.
| He was born at Skien, Norway, March
| 20 1928, and in early life was apprenticed
| to druggist, but soon abandoned that
| trade in order TO devote himself to litera-
| ture BY the influence of Ole Bull. he was
| appointed director of a Norwegian theatre
| in 1854 He had already written an I'M
1 successful tragedy. Before 1860 he wrote
| several romantic dramas based on Norwe
| gian history, two which are still popu-
| lar with his countrymen- Several satiri-
| cal dramas came later. In 1875 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 farther
| than gun forty feet long with weight OF
| powder and ball? Would not the compression OF
air and friction in the long gun reduce the We
locity and would not the projeetile IN the short
gun go swiftcr and fartherE l. d.
No; explosives that are safe for use in
| cannon are not so instantaneous in their
| action as dynamite. Thus 1t is calculated
| that the projectile of our 12-inch rifles. In
| passing through the thirty feet between its
| seat in the chamber and the muzzle, takes
| one thirty-sixth of a second. We're the
| bore to be shortened some of the expan-
| sive power OF the gases liberated by ig-
hitting the powder would be lost. The
proper relations OF weight OF charge to
weight OF projectile and length of bore
constitute one OF the fine problems of what
| experts in gunnery style interior ballis-
ties You will find the topic treated in
| most encyclopedias.
What was the Louisiana Purchase > L Cecil
Rhodes an Enelishman? s. What is high
binder!' 4. What is the story OF the Kilkenny
( eats? Ii. II.
The sale OF the territory Of Louisiana by
Napoleon to this country. on April 30, 1903
| The territory transferred embraced what
| is now Louisiana. Oklahoma. Indian Terri
| tory, Arkansas Missouri. Nebraska. Iowa.
| North Dakota. South Dakota. and much
| of Montana. Kansas Minnesota, Wyoming
and Colorado .. Yes 3. A member OF Chi
| nese secret society said TO be blackmailers.
| l. There are several stories about them.
One is that two cats were tied together
| by the tails and hung over a rope to fight
! 1t out for the amusement of some soldiers
| Of the Kilkenny garrison. An officer ap
pearing one of the troopers severed the
| tails with a blow from his sword The cats
| escaped, and the officer was told that they
| had fought until nothing but the tails
| were left.
| Please give me the value Of the gold taken
| from the Territory OF Alaska since its purchase
by the United States in the year l>67. =. What
was the political status OF the persons Who con
stituted the Commission which Investigated the
Army beef scandal and what was the decision
| rendered by the ConInissioni j. a. T.
From 1880 up to and including 1899 the
| total output was s21. 81, 600. There are no
| statistics for earlier years, and these fig
| ures do not include the Nloudike territory.
.. The Alger Relief Commission. as it came
| to be generally known. was made up as
| follows: Gen c. NJ. Dodge. of Iowa, Re-
| publican; Col John \. Sexton, of Illinois.
| Republican; Col. Charles DENLY, OF In
| 1;ano No ,nlitics- Cant Evan p Howell