The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
On what date did Easter sunday t.l in lsnf
When was silver demonetized2 2 What was
the date Of the act requiring the United states
to eoin 100000 silver dollars each
1873. 2. 1878.
A. says the way TO keen a cash ,eco,ns "a "a
SIea't cash with all cash received. and to charge
| 49,. . WITH cash paid out. claims the reverse
TO De right. Who is correct2 KING.
In In 9leial FUNCTIONS should not Admiral Dewey
RANK General Miles! II. X
We think so. Dewey is Admiral OF tho
Navy; Miles, while in command OF the
Army. is only major general. Major
generals rank with rear admirals
Which were the five last states to he admitted
into the Union. and the dates Of admission
j. L. b.
Montana, November s. 1889; Washington.
November IL. 1889; Idaho, July 3. 1890:
Wyoming, July IL, 1890; Utah, January 4,
1895.
Why arc there 50 many Federal laws enacted
on March )! BILLIE.
The second session OF Congress ends at
noon OF March 4. and many bills are pushed
through during the closing days OF the ses-
sion
Do treaties require ratification by the Senate
IN France in the United Statesg ? What was
the treaty negotiated between Secretary Oiney
and Lord Pauncetote? >. Why did il fsil7
STUDENT.
We think not. 2. A treaty OF arbitration
.. because 1t was unnecessary.
Where do spongcs come FRONT ELLA.
The best come from the Mediterranean
and Adriatic Seas. but large quantities OF
the coarser sorts are taken about Florida
and the Bahamas. Australian and other
Pacific waters also contribute. They are
an animal produet-perhaps the lowest.
Is there such thing as part Of The Mississippi
River running up hill? COWBOY.
Water won't run up hill even to obligs
the historians of the Mississippi Valley
During December the river was so low
that salt water from the Gulf, impelied by
the wind and tide. backed up above New
Orleans. This is the source Of your in
formation, perhaps.
Was Rome ever saved by a flock Of gecse7
READER.
II is said so. According to the tradition
the Gauls clambered up the hill to the
capitol in single file so silently that none
was challenged. In getting over the ram
part. the first man disturbed some sacred
geese, and their cackling awoke the garri-
son TO successful resistance.
Is it true that there K an American college in
Turkey? MISSION.
Yes; the Roberts College. projected By
James II. and William B. Dwight, and
opened in 1868. Christopher r. Roberts,
New Yorker. gave it in all
nearly half million dollars. Its curricu-
um corresponds to that of New England
college, though especial attention is paid
to languages.
Please state what ia the population Of that por-
tion Of South Africa at war with Great Britains
CAIRO.
Statistics Of South African population
are based chiefly on estimate, and portions
Of the British possessions are in revolt,
lust how extensively no one knows. But
aking the South African Republic and the
orange Free State, for the former, 500, 600,
or the latter, 100000.
Where can get a book giving a fair. unbiased
tatemeut Of the causes leading up to the present
var between Great Britain and the Transvaal Re
ubhc! Is there such publication setting forth
9th sides OF the question: IMPARTIAL
There is a rapidly Increasing literature
IN this subject. most of it marked by PAR
isanship of the most rabid kind. One
ook Just of the press groups the parti-
ans, and others assume impartiality. Any
II ali can be had through a dealer In
ooks.
To whom should one apply in the Trarsvaal
it'll reference to recruits who wish TO volunteer
II service in the Boer army? .. Is there
w against raising company OF Americans to
rht under foreign hags2 5. To whom would you
Dply for service in the British army2 Q. j. W.
To begin at the top, address President
.ruger, at Pretoria. 2. 1t would consti-
lite breach of neutrality, and in proven
ase the offender would be brought up
harply. 5. To the Marquis OF Landsdowne.
ecretary of State for War, or TO any re-
ruiting officer.
You say that ss-nuel J. Tilden was elected
resident Of the United States in 1870 Did he
ave a majority OF the popular and electoral
ne? W. R. s
He did. His majority plurality strictly
Z the popular vote was $50 600. and his
ectoral vote should have been 2O5 to 164
II Hayes The Electoral Commission, con-
oiled by the vote of Justice Bradley, OF
lie Supreme Court. wax tonly deprived Mr..
iden OF the vote of Louisiana, Florida,
adj South Carolina. leaving him 1S4 to 1s5
" Hayes, who was declared elected.
When and by whom we're the Philippines dis
,yered! g. We're the islands inhabited. and IL
. what were the natives calledY j. Who first
id, where there's will, there's wayr
COUNTRY CLUB.
In 1921, by Magellan. 2. The Islands
ere inhabited by Negritos. repulsive saw
yes of African cast of features and with
DOLLY hair. longer and less erisped than
AT OF negroes, but their language was
stinetIy not African. They are now
,arly extinct in the Philippines, being re-
aced largely by Malays and mixed races.
We do not know. The proverb appears
collections, but its source is rot given.
Did the last Postal Congress. held at Wash
gton. authorize postal cards with different
emery printed on them to pass through the
ill., T. ID.
Private mailing cards were authorized
Congress by the act of May
1898. Advertisements, illustra-
ms. and other matter may appear
the message side, either in black or
Tors. On the address side must be. In
e rjgth- hand upper corner, diagram
ID place a one-cent stamp here" In
e lower left-hand corner. This side is
clusively for the address, one-cent