The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10

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In the Washington jail
What is the population of Canada? OF
BY the last census, 1891. it was 1921
SIS.
What relation was Samuel Adams, Of Revolp.
tionary fame. to John Adams, our second Presi-
/ dentf L.
| Second cousin
When was the coinage of the two-and- half ana
| one-doilar gold pieces stopped7 b.
| Coinage of one-doiIar and three-dollar
| gold pieces was abolished in 1880 Quarter
eagles are still coined.
| originate? MN.
From false tradition to the effect chat
| the two monuments were brought to
Alexandria, Egypt, in Cleopatra's time.
In what county in California is Death Valley
sit1atedI D. Does the Southern Pacific cross iii
g. Is Indio at the fringe of the Colorado Desert
or at considerable distance? Jos
In Inyo. 2. No. 8. 1t is within the arid
basin.
Who first applied the words cred tape'' to Of
fetal formalities? 2. Who the prophecies Of
| truths that none would believe? AF.P.
/, Brewer credits Charles Dickens with
introducing the phrase. 2. Cassandra.
| What became of Deaf SMITH g Was An.
| gista. Ga, burned by the Federal army during
/ the civil war? j. VIC
He died November 30. 1898. 2. No:
though twice threatened by Sherman. It
was not visited by hostile force.
a man is born in Canada, his parents be-
ing Americans and lives there until he is twenty
one, then moves to the United States, can he vote
| without taking out pap.rs2 r. d.
| He is citizen of the United States. and
| may vote subject to the laws of the State
| in which he resides.
In ventilating plants for theatres and the like.
what is considered safe air current to strike {
person? 2. And what is the lowest speed OF air
current that is perceptible to the person IL
reaehesf V.R
Two feet per second q One and half
feet per second, unless its temperature 10
very high or very low.
What causes smut in wheat? . Has it an en-.
plosive quality by which it could blow up Q
| threshing machine? IGN
very minute order Of parasitic fungi.
| 2. None beyond that which is common to
very fine infiammable dusts, such as the
dusts of flour mills and saw mills. which
| have been the source of disastrous explo-
| sions.
What is meant in Romeo and Juliet by tn.
| line shrieks like mandrakes torn out OF earthr'
| R. ].
| Because of the odd shape that the root
| of the mandrake takes many odd supersti-
tons were linked with it. One of these
was to the effect that it sprang from the
body of person who had been executed
| for murder. and shrieked when uprooted.
How much land is contained in one slabor7-
2. What is the measure of ''vara?'' What
| is meant by 'headrght?' VT
One hundred and fifty-six acres. 2. The
| Spanish vara is 27S feet in length, equaIg
ia square feet in area, and the cubic
vara contains 20.56 cubic yards. AS used In
South American countries it varies much
j. grant of land made to each citizen Of
Texas by the constitution of 1886.
Was Whiteombe, the painter, who lived In
1910, an artist of such note that his pictures
are OF value today? W. II. B.
Yes; during his life. 1860 to 1924. he Ell.
hibited ffty-six paintings at the British
Royal Academy and was considered Az
able painter of the subjects he chose.
These were mostly marines. Within re-
cent years his chief work, THE Destruc-
ton by Night of the Spanish Batteries q
Gibraltar" has been put on exhibition n
London.
win you tell me something of Captain Mar
ryat? R.M
He was born in London. England, July
10, 1892; became a midshipman in the
British navy in 1872, serving from that
time until 1915 in the squadron sent
against the vessels of the United States.
In 1929, after reaching the rank Of cap
tain, he began the publication OF the Sc
ries of nautical romances which made him
famous. Before his death, at Langhan,,
Norfolk, August 2, 1913, he published, be-
sides. many miscellaneous works.
Before invasion and conquests by Europeans.
did negroes dominate all of Africa? ?. Are de-
scendants OF the ancient Egyptians traced today,
and if so, what are their general characteristics?
sly.
No; their domain ended at about the
southern edge of the Sahara @ The
Copts. who form about per cent of the
population of Egypt, are believed to be
their descendants. They are of medium
size, dark complexion, have oblique eyes,
woolly hair. high cheekbones, and thin
boards. They are Christians of antique
sects. but are sullen, Enthusiastically, and
generally unadmirable.
Will the win of a person under twenty-one
years of age stand in law? D. S
The following States hold persons eight
cen years old to be competent to make
wills: California, Connecticut, Idaho,
Montana Nevada, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Utah. Females Of eighteen
years may make wills in Colorado. I'LL
nois Maryland Missouri, and Wisconsin
This last is the case, too. in the District
OF Columbia. Then fourteen is the age
limit in Georgia and sixteen In Louisiana
Other States put the age limit at twenty
one years though exception is made Ia
some in the case of personal property.
What was the name of the sister of Hugh
Legare who became Mrs. Bullen? ,. What 10
the inscription his tomb, and where Is he
buried? II. W. J.
Mary swinton Legare. q Hugh s. Le-
care, Attorney General and Acting Secre-
tary OF the United States. Born at
Charleston January 2. 1881; died at Bos-
ton June 20. 1913. Removed from Mount
Auburn Cemetery September 80, 1857. De-
posted at Magnolia Cemetery October s.
slS57 South Carolina claims the remains
of her cherished and lamented son.
Erected to his memory by his surviving
sister, and by numerous survivors and
friends"
What did Coxey intend d..ns ~-n,.s-
Washington with his army? VI. c. L.
The announced object of the movement
was to make an impressive demand on
Congress for the passage Of two laws. the
first providing for an issue of $500. 900, coo
legal tender notes to be spent by the
Secretary of War in constructing roads
throughout the country at the rate of $780,
100000 a month; the second to provide
that any State. city or village in the