The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-11
Untn the 4th of March following.

Until the 18th OF March following.
Is thee free school OF design in th;s city
which young girl with decided but nucultivattd
talent Tor drawing may enter, without passing an
examinationf PHILADELPHIA
Yes. The Corcoran Art School. II is
necessary however to submit a satisfac-
tory cast or drawing to the director.
Can you tell me the name Of the American
officer who fought naval engagement with an
English admiral in bay the coast OF Por,u-
gal, an account Of which was published recently
BY one Of our leading magazines3 I. j. d.
This was John Paul Jones. and the en-
gagement described was between the Ran
ger and the Drake. "The Efrontery Of
Paul Jones' is the magazine articles title.
IL there an American association Of hay fever
victims. and have they found eures A. n.
There is the United States Hay Fever
Association. whose purpose is to investi-
gate causes and report remedies for tho
malady. Its annual convention is OF the
nature OF a series OF experience meetings.
but no cure has been discovered.
a, !; !. not the recent given on the payment Q.
y Tor Dog tag practically contract by which
the District s,yes you the privilege Of keeping a
dos Tor one year without any other restTicticn7
ID. Z. W.
The matter Is in controversy. and NAV
yet be settled In the courts The Com
missioners' dog muzzling order is thought
to be within the law. but 1t was In fat
violation of common sense.
What was the name of the horse General Sheri-
dan rode from Winchester TO Cedar Creek? Was
its body mounted after death. and II so where
can il be scent D. p. s.
Winchester was the name OF the animal.
IL was mounted and placed in the Mill
tary Museum at Governors Island, New
York. with the old harness and BIZ
ographieai sketch written by General
Sheridan.
Who were the .'Blue Lights" Of the war Of
lsl2f L. Z.
The Federal party. Commodore Decatur,
with three war boats was chased into
New London by strong British squadron.
He tried many times to get out to sea,
but was prevented, he declared, by trail
tors. who warned the British by burning
blue lights on the shore. From these cir
cumstances came the nickname.
What is the significance of "Pandora's Boxf''
a. Il.
According to ancient mythology. It was
a box or jar which she had been forbidden
to touch. Overcome by curiosity. she open
ed ii. and before she could close IL again
all the evils from which man suffers es-
capped. Hope only being left within. Ac-
cording to another version. the box con-
tainee, ::;9;zss blessings, which took wings
when it was opened
When the British Ambassador gives a banquet or
reception and invites the President q u the
United States can the President accent the in
'itation? ". J. d.
IL
should. but as matter of fact he has not
embassy being foreign soil. a fool
notion has arisen that the President in
would leave the country tenn
Dorariiy. II this were held to be true IL
would not matter. He could return to
america in a iiffy.
Is ii proper in a social game OF whist. for
'layer TO show disapprOvsl of his hand or Of
lay By his facial expression? :. H.
One of the rules of whist etiquette
adopted by the American Whist Congress
reads: NO player should in any manner
whatsoever give any intimation as to the
state OF his hand or of the game, or OF ap-
1roval or disapproval of a play This is
ormal whist; the rules of social whist are
Where docs meerschdum come froml = Prom
That Is amber made, and what is the source Of
lpply? con.
1t is mined chiefly in Morocco and Tur-
sey. 2 Amber Is the fossil resin of an
Extinct species of coniferous trees. 1t Is
lug for Systematically along the shores OF
he Baltic Sea. and in small pieces is often
ound along the Atlantic seacoast and in
what are called the tertiary Goals Of the
ar West.
Please give a short biography of Israel lang
ill. W. $ "
He was born in London of Jewish par
nts in 1864, passed his youth in Plymouth
nd Bristol. and was educated at the Jews
'ree School in Spitalfelds. There he car
led of the scholarship and medals given
0 commemorate the admission Of Jews
o Parliament. Before he was twenty-one
e graduated at London University with
ripple honors. In his sixteenth year hs
fas writing for publication.
What are the regulations as to the nahraliza.
on Of soldiers? t. NJ
Any alien OF twenty-one years or over
Tho has been honorably discharged from
he Army of the United States may be-
ONE citizen on his petition. without
revious declaration OF intention. But ho
lust have resided in the United States
ne year previous to his application and
G OF good moral character. Residence Of
ne year in a particular State is not re-
uired.
Is time dated from the birth Of Christ? II SO
zen was the custom established? j. II. L. A.
The present or Christian era was once
opposed to correspond with the date OF
hrist's birth. but now some scholars put
S birth on April > four years before our
IA began. while others trace it to De-
,mber %, four or five years earlier. The
'actice of reckoning time from the sup
,sed date of his birth did not begin with
hristians until the sixth century, and
d not become universal with them until
ne hundred years later.
Is tobacco grown on the European continent.
a IL so in what countriesg What j. the average
nual yield? .. Where is the finest tobacco
own! ;. >. L.
Tobacco is grown, in considerable
Iantity in Germany. France. Italy, and
,ain but The several State or Government
onopoIies take charge of it, as well as OF
Q tobacco imported, and we do not know
o amount OF the annual yield. Turkey
oduces some very fine tobacco. 2. In
iba.
What is meant by condensing engine2 E
One in which partial vacuum is created
the exhaust side of the piston by con-
nsing the steam. or other motive fluid.
the non-eondensing steam engine the
'am. at the pressure Of the atmosphere.
sses as watery vapor into the air a. a
nperature OF about 212 degrees. In the
Ter It is conducted to chamber. cooled
d released as warm water to be returned
the boiler The condensing type has the
vantage OF greater mean pressure in the
Under. from a given boiler pressure.
VI means a smaller engine for a given