The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-19
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IS THE DANISH MONARCH.
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Remarkable Career With Master Stroke OF Pohy

more than 100000 voters Missouri and
Indiana would probably follow next IN the
list.
What was the total popular vote OF
The total vote numbered 13.slo.oos
What is the accepted estimate OF the
Kansas wheat crop Of 1900?
This years crop is estimated at 5000
900 bushels. or 100000 bushels more than
the record year OF 1897
What is the origin OF the word Nicara-
gua2
The word. aecot ling to Prescott. the his
toriar was the name OF a native eaelaue
! and his town when the spaniaris visited
them under CT! Csonzaiez in 192z
Is any considerable amount of Ameri-
can sponges harvested?
Yes: this year the catch of sponges IN
Florida waters promises TO be even laFs
| err than in 1899. when sponses vaiued at
$4,000 were found off the coast by tho
! fishing fleet
Did England have any wars on M. her
| hands during the years 1915. 1877 or 1887
| YES; in addition to watching the Euro
raan revolutions and forcing the Beers 20
| acknowledge British soyereisnly aner9
| were the Sikh war in India, 1SlS-lSis
| which is correct Catsup, Calcium or
! Ketchup? and what's the origin OF the
| worde
| The origin is the East Indian word
.eKftjap.' which is East indian pickle
TAe proper English spelling is eatehup.
! careless people. because they are often
yufssnelIrd thus on the labels
What and where is the Peace River
! herd OF Buffaloss
/ Peace River is in British North America
AMI the Peace River herd. always more
/ or less a matter of fable. may number 1ee
! head. though it is by no means likely It
is more apt TO be the case that there
| may be only a score or so of these AMI
| mails which have been able To escape tina
hungry Indian of that forsaken region
/ would like to know what is meant by
a "balk line in billiards.
tBaTk line in billiards is line parr-
tioning off a space in a corner. along the
sides or around tire entire edge of the
table. BaIk line billiards is more often
used by stilful players and In matehsd
games than otherwise, ar,le the breadth
lined off may vary according to agree
nent-
| What powers are given TO the authorized
new national sugar refining company
Its charter provides for an authorized
| capital of $50 cH0,oGo. The stock IS d.
vided into one-half common and one
| half preferred the latter bearing per
cent cumulative dividends. The conn
| pany is empowered 10 produce and deaf
in sugar and coffee The plants are
located at Manhattan. Brooklyn, and
| Yonkers.
have heard it stated that a strip Of
territory reaching half way across tha
United states has no Vote for President; Is
this so?
arizona. New Mexico. Oklahoma and
| also the Indian Territory have no Vote-
! Neither has the District of Columbia or
Alaska 1t is thus quite true that lines
could be drawn east or west through
these territories aud their added length
would exceed ons-haf the breadth Of the
United States.
What is the proportion of Dutch and
British in South Africa?
There has been no recent census taken
but the following figures are believed to
be pretty nearly correct: Distribution OF
nopulatfan-Cape Colony, British, l4'ae;
Dutch 22g.cC0. Natal. British. 5l.@o- bntcn,
1900. Transvaal British, 10000; Dutch.
COO Orange Free State British. I,@S
} Dutch. 7i.G0o Beehuanaland and
Rhodesfa. British. COCO: Dutch. 12,t0o
Total British. 545.cl' total Dutch. W.
Coz.
VIII you please explain in your CUES
lions and Answers" column what Is
meant by "rag-tine' in music?
In music the role of music IS styled time
: The chorastic tempo suited to peculiar
lyle of composition is its time, as march
time. waltz time. .'Ras-time" is a term
applied to much 81 called cusical COM
! position that pays little regard to the es-
ear1ished rules in musical composition, az
! for instance many OF the sporty coon
songs and ephemeral. yet often popular.i
, songs not thus denominated. Rag-tims-
uneven time. irregular in outline and cap
!; abilities uncouth etc.