The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
TOPICS OF INTEREST.

How long tirze did the campaign of
Napoleon last?
Sixteen years.
What is the difference IN time between
Na,ta and Hong Kong.
Time at Hong Kong is always eight
hours in advance of that at Manila
Which ostrich matches the eggs. the
male or the female?
Both. The hen sits on the eggs by day
and the male by night
Do the people in Washington, D. c,
vote?
Those persons whose legal residence is
in tbe District of Columbia do not vote.
The affairs of the district. including
Washington, are governed by Congress.
Whom does Tennyzon's In Memoriarr'
commemorate?
This poem was written. or rather begun
when Tennyson's sister was recovering
from long illness. occasioned by the
sudden death OF her betr6'thed, Arthur
Henry Hallam.
What do the Nationalists stand for in
politics?
The ..Nationalists'' are opposed TO trusts
money, but they are both opposed to Bryan
and Mckinley. and TO the Democratic ana
Republican parties as they stand, and
will not affiliate with either
Where Is the longest stretch of straight
railway line?
The longest reach Of railway without a
curve is claimed by travellers to be that
of the Argentine Pacific Railway from
Buenos Ayres to the foot OF the Andes
For 2l1 miles it is without curve and
has no cutting or embanknent deeper
than two or three feet.
Please tell mo if there gre responsible
physicians who make a specially OF treat
ing the opium habit?
There are such men, and many OF them
are honest and reliable. Your family ply
| stefan should be able TO give to you or
secure for you proper directions and ad-
dresses.
Please say whether or not the recent
disaster at Galveston caused greater loss
of life and property than the breaking
of the Coneutaugh dam, which prectpitated
the JohnstowH flood in 1889
The Texas coast disaster was more Sc
rfous than was at first supposed. AT Cal
weston alone The loss of life and property
was much greater than that which took
place as the result Of the Johnsto"n
! flood.
How, can I learn about beginnings in
! the cultiwa ton of native forests?
| In the year book OF the Department OF
! Agriculture, published at Washington. D.
| C.. there is a section devoted 10 the prac-
| tee of forestry by private owners, aud
| also a section entitled Progress or FOR
| estrv in the United States You can
probably secure these by writing to the
| Department, as they are issued also in
! pamphlet form.
What was the Government appropria-
| ton for American interests at the Paris
! EXPOSITION and how many American e2-
/ hibitors are there
/ On July l. 1905. Congress passed. en-
| actnents authorizing the National partc-
| ipation in the exposition the appointment
of = cou1missioner-genefa and other Of
| ficiaIs. and the appropriation of funds
i The appropriations made then and subse-
ouentIv increased amounted 70 1888 0eo
i Tha number of United States exhibitors
| and got tired OF it. Fret Harte shed the
name Of Francis as he would q coat on a
hot day. Austin Dobson thought the
name Of Henry was 2 suDerfluity, hence
dropped it.
VIII you kindly inform us the per cent
of interest in the popu4aCon OF tns Cil.tsIi
States in the last ten years. or from $50
TO 1900 Also what will be the population
of the United States, not including any OF
the new possessions, on tha 1st OF Octo-
/, Der, 1850. by answering you will confer
a favor on quite few OF US.
The figures OF the population OF the
United States for the twelfth census. tax
| en- June l. 1900, have not yet bean an,
nounced. It is estimated that they VIII
show a population Of 75,Go.0o, OF an IN
crease OF about Is per cent durins tae
past ten years. or course. many OF the
cities will show much larger gains, ea-
/ tending to Is. so, and even n5 per Gen.
while a few cites lose instead OF gam
The gains, however. are. in the man. gen
eral throughout the entire country
VIII you please give short sketch 90, OIL
the life OF Speaker Henderson. ana as
tell what his mothers maiden name "asf
and what was her birthplace
David Bremner Henderson was PORN a. a.
Old Deer Scotland. March II, loH'. ae
was brought to Illinois in 1875, arg % 1o" .
as shown by the catalogue ss o.sss'
4 Please state what new buildings are pc
constructed at Harvard University