The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-13
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES and QUERIES.
What j. the correct pronunciation Of the nam
'Carncgie?' T. A. B.
Car-nay-see tg hard).
Did Josephine visit Napoleon at st. Helena dur
ing his captivity? c. VI. W.
No. Josephine died May 80 1914 Ma.
poleon reached st. Helena October 16. 1915
Why is tarred rope stronger than the ordinary
sortt TIL
When new. white rope is stronger than
tarred rope; tar enables the strands to
Withstand exposure to the weather.
What WIS he number of Federals killed on the
FELL Of battle in the three days fighting at Get
Gsburg! What of Confederates? VS..
Federals. 1910: Confederates. 2,592.
Is there any island group Of islands in the
world by the name Of Dagoi C.R.
Dagoe. or Dago. is a Russian island in
the Baltic Sea that supports population
OF about $4,000.
Should fall mile. would he fall faster
than sixty miles an hourf c. u. W, ir.
He would. He would fall mile in a
trife over eighteen seconds. this without
reference to atmospheric resistance. and
In the last second would go through $50
feet
Is the house in which Benedict Arno1 was born
| still standngf AC.
II was torn down in 1853, having for
years borne the reputation OF being
haunted, or Of bringing misfortune to its
occupants.
When. where. and ~ whom was tie highest
| bilioon ascension NADER II. W. q.
This distinction was claimed by two aero
nauts. Glaisher and Coxwell, who assembled
from Wolverhampton. England. September
3, 1889. At height of five and three
| quarter miles they became insensible, so
their claim to having attained an altitude
Of seven miles isn't clear.
| Are any minerals found in me.eorites that fall
| to earth that not found in the earth itself;
s. p.
| No, though the elements are compounded
| differently from those of known terrestrial
minerals. When fragments Of either stony
! or metallic meteorities are heated in
vacuum they surrender easses which ara
familiar also.
When and where was the Crystal Palace opened,
and when was it destroyed by fire? F.
The Crystal Palace, designed by Carsten-
sen & Gildemeister. was opened at New
York City, July a. 1853. and was burned
| October 5, 1858. An early Crystal Palace
| at Sydenham, near London England, and
| its successor at the same place, are also
| historic structures.
\ Were the first Europeans TO explore Louisiana
| span'aIds or Frenchmen? Ell.
| They were Spaniards serving under Alya-
rez de Pineda. They entered the Missis-
! sirpi in 1919. and spent six weeks among
| the indians on its banks. Then came ex-
| ped'ti under Pamphilo de Narvaez and
Desoto. The last, in 1541, concluded the
| Spanish exploration. Robert de la Sale
descended to the mouth of the Mississippi
| in 1852 and took possession of the land for
the French King. Louis XIV.
Is it possible for ventriloquist to cast his
voice so that the sound is actually produced at =
point other than where the ventriloquist standsf
VI. r.
No. nothing like it. Words uttered by
ventriloquist are formed in the game
manner as in ordinary articulation. The
difference comes mainly in the method Of
respiration. Unless ventriloqu:st calls
listeners attention to some oojec. that be
wishes &c be regarded as the .ourcc CT his
yC.c, hell not prove much of a deceiVer.
OF what size are California big trees? Alb.
The North Calaveras grove of fifty acres
contains ninety-three trees OF which four
are over 800 feet tall. The tree called
the Keystone State is 325 feet high and
fortyfve feet in diameter six feet from
the ground. This gives an iIea Of the
size OF the very large sequoia.
Why is the northern boundary of Delaware .
segment Of circle? Z. p. s.
After William Penn secured the grant
Of Pennsylvania. he wanted the land on
the west bank of the Delaware to the sea.
This ne got in 1882 by The release. by the
Duke of York. of all the latter's claim to
New Castle and twelve miles around it,
and between this land and the ocean. So
an arc of circle of twelve miles radius
was rue with Newcastle as the centre, and
when the State was formed this line was
retained as boundary.
Will you explain the Bessemer steei processes7
TIP.
You will find tt IN treated at length In
any modern encyclopedia. Briefly they
consisted in oxidation, by means Of air
blasts, of the carbon and silicon or phcs-
phorus i'd melted castiron SO as to mako
it malleable. During the process some
iron is oxidized. consequently little pig
lTOU ITCH III ulaNSdutse IS duutu ldtS III tuo
blast. Tine processes were covered BY pat
ents from which the inventor. Sir Henry
Bessemer after years Of ridicule, made
over 100000.
lecturer made statement to the exact effect
and in nearly the words following: Modern sci
ence has shown that the perfume OF flowers is one
proof Of the wisdom OF the divine plan. Then
he didn't explain the statement. Can you do sol
DOUBTER.
The meaning probably was that the per-
fume attracted insects to the blossoms. and
that in getting at the nectar of the blooms
the insects received more or less pollen On
their bodies to take away to other bios.
sons Modern science discovered that this
service of insects is Indispensable in the
fertilization of many kinds of blossoms
What is meant by '-Roland for an oiver?''
2. 1Don Juan?" 8. A .'CTichtonT' 4.
"Diana Vermont" 5. .Gretna Green?" 6.
"Lovelace and Clarissaf" :. Phyllis and
CorydonF J.F.
Blow for blow, or tit for tat. Roland
and Oliver were two men Of Charlemagne's
day whose exploits were so alike that 1t
was difficult TO keep them distinct. FL
nally they met in single combat and fought
five days without advantage to either. 2.
a iibertine. ). James Crichton was an ex-
accomplished scholar and ad-
venturer OF the sixteenth century. who lost
his life in a street fight when Twenty-Five