The Washington times., 1901-11-24
Who vrete the iollowing lines9

Who wrote the following lines2
"Dunca.; is in his grave:
| After lies ftful fever he sleeps well:
Treason has done his worst; nor steel, nor poison,
Malice domestic. foreign levy, nothing,
| Can touch him further"
William Shakespeare; in Macbeth" Act
III, Scene 2.
Is asparagus native with us? .. Has it been
| regularly cultivated for long? G. X.
No; it is a native CT southern Europe
and Africa. Avid form fourishes, how
ever. along our seashores, growing be-
tween the highestasalt grass and the low
est upland meadows. 2. Yes; it was used
as food by the ancients.
Will you name some Of the leading living
musicians2 A. X.
omposers-Dvorak, Saint -Saens. Grieg.
Horatio w. Parker; conductors-Theo-
dore Thomas, William Gerichs. Felix
| M0ttle, Emil Aollenhauer; yocaIists-
Jean de Reszke. Marcella Sembrich. Schu-
mann-Heinke, Paul Plancon; pianists-
Paderewski. Josef Hofmann, Leopold
Gowdowski, Teresa Carreno.
How did the United States acquire a right in
| the Samoan Islandsf @.
| By treaty With Great Britain and Ger
| many, signed at Washington, December 2,
1
signed in Berlin June IA. 1883. these three
Powers had guaranteed the independence
| and neutrality of the Samoan Kingdom.
| What is the difference between seal and a
| sea iionf l..
| The name sea lion Is applied rather
| loosely, but properly Is a large SEAL with
| large ears and hairy coat in which is no
under fur. 1t sometimes is applied to the
! wairus. The sea lion OF menageries and
| geological gardens usually Is the smaller
| of the TWO sorts found along our Pacific
| coast.
How many hot springs are in the Yellowstone
country? ?. Are any of them rs hot as boiling
water? Z. ii. 4.
| The number OF those in the park is
| nearly 1900, exclusive of steam vents. 2.
Many of them discharge boiling water.
Water boils here at about 1873 degrees. but
tests of the lower waters of some springs
| have disclosed higher temperatures than
the ordinary boiling point.
Will you explain the wireless telegraph
In one system, and there are many, some
OF them almost as old as ordinary teleg
raphy, an upright conductor is converted,
by an oscillating discharge, into a power
full producer of electric waves These are
sent out in short or long SUGGESTIONS, the
ordinary telegraph code being thereby
made available. Complicated apparatus
for sending the waves in the desired di-
rection and for receiving them are in
cluded in the outfit.
What is the difference between "queen regent
and queen dowagerT' T. n.
The first is a queen who acts as regent
that is. who is lawfully deputed to admin
in the name and place of the sovereign.
The other is the widow of king who has
ruled in his own right; she is so called TO
distinguish herlfrom the wife OF her hus-
bands heir. She has most of the privi-
leges of a queen consort. and, having the
kings consent, may remarry without los
ing her title.
Is there near Japan an ocean stream like the
Gulf Stream! Ii 60, will you describe it?
s A. McA.
Yes, the Kuro siro, japanese name
given because of the currents dark blue
color. II is from ten to twenty degrees
warmer than ocean water, just outside it.
flows from twenty to eighty miles in a
day, and strikes the coast of America
at about so degrees north latitude, divid-
ing into two currents that follow the
shore. Unlike the Gulf Stream, 1t fiuctu-
ates. periodical winds lasting from Sep
tember to March blowing opposite TO its
direction and almost obliterating it.
Who was the first writer of the characters used
in music? W. r.
Some unidentifab.e ancient Notation in
music was a matter of very slow growth.
First, letters OF the alphabet were used,
placed erect, inverted, mutilated, or COM
mingled, a hundred of such characters be-
ing employed. Later, the lower octave
was represented by capital letters, the
second by small letters, the third by small
letters doubled. Another system included
a single straight line, with dots at vary
ing distances from IL. Up to the four
teenth century many marks of arbitrary
shape was used with the one line. Next
came .four-line staff. Now all civilized
nations use the same symbols.
Will you name the great rulers that have been
assassinated. or that have been th subjects of
attempted assassination? T. B.
Edmund the Elder of England, Ed
ward the Martyr, Albert 1 of Germany,
Edward II of England, John the Fearless,
James 1 OF Scotland Edward V of Eng
land, James III of Scotland, James MUIR
ray, Regent of Scotland; William, Prince
of Orange; Henry III, Henry ", and
Louis XIV of France. Gustavus III of
Sweden, George III of England, Paul
Oh buSSfd, GeoTSe ~, AuureW JackSOn,
Louis Philippe of France, Frederick Will
liam w of Prussia, Frarois Joseph of Aus
tria, Isabella II of Spain, Napoleon III,
Abraham Lincoln, Abdul Aziz of Turkey,
William l of Prussia and Germany, Al
fonso XII of Spain. Alexander II of
Russia, James A. Garfield, President Car
not, Humbert 1, and William Mckinley.
Will you name and sketch the life OF the
ancient philosopher that searched for an honest
man with lantern? L. j. v.
1t was Diogenes, who is said to have
lighted candle and gone about, saying:
II am looking for a man." A satire writ
ten by Samuel Rowlands, and printed in
1867. bore the title: ''Diogenes' Ian
thorne," and was responsible for the
version you have in mind. Diogenes lived
from about 412- to about 1923 B. C.
and was very caustic critic of the
Athenians, by whom he was humored
because of his wit, sarcasm, and eccen-
trio mode of life. Accepting the principle
that it was god-like not to need anything
he is said to have had tub for his |
house, q fortune consisting of cloak, staff
wallet, and cup, the last of which he
threw away on seeing a boy drink from
the palm of his hand, and to have en-
dured much privation.
Why are band instruments made in other keys,
USUALLY ri,a, a. Z ..> lc-.+h .. the
note. quarter note and the beat? 8. How much |
do Adagio and Allegro vary from standard |
measured N. S.
In order to make easier the necessary |
complex lingering of such instruments, |
for instance. the the clarinet; and in |
horns the practices is an old one estab- |