The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-08

Who is presiden. of the southern Pacific Rail.
road? W. Z.
C. P. Huntington.
Is "shindy'' an Irish word? G. W
No. 1t is slang. and supposed TO tave
been taken from gypsy word meaning
quarrel.
Which Is taken the unit of army,
regiment or company? o. X. 5.
A regiment is the administrative unit. a
battalion the tactical unit. aud a company
the unit OF combat.
How much rainfall NEST there he in a district
to permit OF successful agriculture? A. P.
Unless irrigation is arranged. eighteen
inches OF rain annually are needed. though
less would suffice could it be relied upon.
Which structure cost the most to erect the
State, War. and Navy Building the Congress
sional Librarys W. G.
The State, War, and Navy Building cost
$40. sG0. 900: the Congressional Library
cost $6,500.e00
Is there organization Of negro Free Masons
in American H.
There are thirty one grand losge5 IN as
many States. The Oldest Grand Lodge. that
of Massachusetts,, dates from 1893. and was
the outgrowth of a lodge formed In 1854.
The members number about 10000.
When a critic writes Of picture that '.the
varnish has chilled" just what is meant?
W. Ii.
nat cioudiness or dimness appears on
the paintings surface. This Is caleb
blooming" and the fault is due to DAMP
ness on the surface or in the brush or var
nish.
What are the limits Of dog days, and why
they called? (. B. T.
They are the forty days from July to
August IL. The ancients gave the name
because they believed that the great heat
Of summer was caused by combination
With the suns rays of those of Sirius, the
dog star
What was the population OF the United States
in 1850? also in 1850? Is the influx of foreign
population on the increase decrease?
In 1880. 80, 49, 1888; in 1890. g., 622. $50. I'M
migration is now less than it was for the
first four years of this decade. but is
much greater than it was in 1897 and
1898.
How old is the kindergarten? s W. R.
About sixty years; Friedrich Fro bel
founded his first kindergarten in 1910, at
Blankenburg, Germany. From 1916 to 1895
he had maintained. in a chronic state OF
bankruptcy, school where his IDEAS had
been put in practice and had been deve.-
oped.
What is the total population of the earth? Z
What is the volume of the earth in cubic miies2
3. What is the surface Of the earth in square
miles, AID how much Of it is land? J.
About LAST 900, 600 2. 259. s54, Os5,515 Gu
bic miles 8. 1885,. 971 .9S4 square miles. Of
which the land makes 81. 23S. 500 square
miles.
To whom should apply for position as Red
Gross nurse? 2. Is the training OF professional
nurse necessary before can enter as Red Cross
nurse? 5 q. b.
Miss Clara Barton, Glen Echo. Md. 2.
knowledge of the care OF patients is
necessary 1t is preferable. though not
imperative, that you should be trained
nurse
How much has the population of the United
States increased in fifty years? 2 How many
members has the salvation Army in this countryf
tan Temperance Cnonf j. A.
1t has trebled @ About 10000. Its Off
shoot, the Volunteers OF America, Eum-
bers 1000. 3. Its officers put its member
ship at half million. This includes the
children's societies.
Is there an owl who lives in holes he digs in
the ground, rather than in nest on the ground
or in tree7 b. D
Yes. and he is very plentiful west OF the
but he prefers to let prairie
dog do the burrowing. even though LIVING
in the dogs hole involves companionship
with the dogs family and rattlesnakes-
This 'burrowing OWL Is further unusual
from his practice of hunting his prey by
daylight.
Was Henry c. Work, the author Of '.March-
ing Through Georgia., soldier IN SneTn1ns
army? . Is he still alive! III SO, where uoes
he live? y. a
Henry Clay Work was printer. He
did net serve as a soldier during the civil
war He was born in Middletown. Conn,
October 1. 1892 q He died Of heart dis
ease at Hartford Conn. June 8. 1884, and
was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery In
that city.
When was there civil war In Rhede Island2
W. E.
In 1919 1t is usually called DORIS Re-
beIIion. and was due to strife over changes
in the constitution of the State. 1t wal
civil war on a very small scale. but Fed
eraI troops we're sent to keep the peace.
and T. W. Dorr. the leading offender, was
convicted Of high treason He was SEN
fenced to prison for life, but was released
two years later. and in 1858 civil rights
were restored to him.
Just what is the harvest moon, and how did IL
get the name? SiElN-
The name is given in northern latitudes
TO the full moon of the lunation that comes
about the time Of the autumnal equinox.
Taking the year through, the rising OF the
moon is retarded about 90 minutes every
day. but with the harvest moon the rising