The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What .ie,ii lns?'' 2.
The name Is given to certain London
| rowdies.
What the population Of vicksburg. Mss,
at the last censusf MISSISSIPPIAN.
1854.
When did the Duke Of Edinburgh and the Prfs
cess Alice def X. r. W.
July 81. 1900. and December II. 1878. re-
spectively.
viii you give the classic quotation to the effect
that Homer nodsf W.
Even the worthy Homer mods was the
| way Horace put it.
| What is the diameter Of the planet Jupiter
2. Mhen Rutgers College first eharteredf
Err.
1t is $500 miles 3 In 1866 but active
operation began under an amended char
ter granted four years later.
Is stephen Adams author of The Holy City,
| living? II so, what is his address? WP. A.
stephen Adams" is the pen name OF
| Michael Maybrick, whose address is 29i
| Regent Street West, London, England
Where are there locks on the Mississippi River.
| be-----"en st. Louis sd st. Paul? r.. C.
Nowhere: theqe are locks in the canal
| about the Des Aoines Rapids near Keo-
| kuk, Iowa.
Can women hold office in any State whers
woman's suffrage is not established? J.. p.
Yes: in Indiana, for example. women
may hold any office under the school
laws, but may not vote for such officer.
Does surveyors compass needle vary, and il
so, why? CT.
1t does, because of oscillations in the
forces In magnetism and of local attrac-
lions. Except for reconnaissance work
and farm surveys it Is not considered sui
ficiently accurate.
Where is the Sixth United States Cavalry
J. d. p
Troops A, B, C, and D are at Manila
I. X, L. and NJ are in China; is at Fort
Walla WaIla, Wash: F and G at the
Preside. San Francisco, and II at Boise
Barracks. Idaho.
Is the entire regiment of Eighteenth Regular
Infantry in the Philippines? CIV.
Companies A. C, and d are at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco, and 3 is at Fort
Mason. Cal The rest of the regiment is
in the Philippines
How did the old saying about athe dog in
the manager" originate? SETTLE.
In Aesop's fable which described an ill
natured dog lying in a well filed manager
and preventing hungry OK from eating
the hay. er.t
Who was Periphery and in what century did he
live? , What weight had his arguments against
the Christian religionz VI V. +.
A neo-Platonist philosopher who lived
from 233 10 about 305. 2. Enough to lead
Emperor Theodosius II to have his chief
work against Christianity burned publicly.
What shall use as a spray to do away with
curled leaf on peach treesf W. s.
A 80 per cent solution of iron suiphats
is recommended, for use in early spring
1t is also advisable to cut away and burn
promptly all diseased leaves and shoots.
What troops were engaged in. the battle Of
Fontenoy besides French and Engfisiis 2. Who
won? 3. Does Fontenoy lie in Belgium o.
FrsneeY o. II.
The English had Dutch and Austrians
as allies, and an Irish brigade was an
effective part of the French force. . Tie
French. 3. In Belgium, just over the bor-
der.
What became OF Napoleon's son after Water
loog o. X.
Napoleon abdicated in his favor and pro-
claimed him Emperor of the French. with
the title of Napoleon II, but the Powers
ignored the proclamation. So the son never
occupied the throne. and is known more
commonly as the Duke of Reiehstadt.
though he is counted as French sover-
eign by the Bonapartists. He died in 1892.
Who wrote. Comm heas have lesser IDEAS
upon their backs to bite 'em?" P. G.
Jonathan Swift wrote:
So naturalists observe,
A flea has smaller heas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still 10 bite EN-;
And so proceed ad infnitum.
Over a. century later De Morgan put it:
Great aeas have little feas upon their backs to
bite 'em,
And little aeas have lesser feas, and so ad
inhnitum;
And the great feas themselves, in turn. have
greater feas to go on.
While these again have greater still. and so on.
VIII you explain the refining process through
which petroleum goes in becoming kerosene? l.
1t is distilled in a metal still connected
with an iron condenser pipe that is kept
in water. The first products of distilla-
ton are gases that at ordinary tempera-
lures would escape through the condenser.
but by cooling the latter with ice and salt
and by use of a condensing pump two very
volatile liquids are secured Ordinarily
these are combined with the next products
of the distiIlation 10 form crude naphtha.
from which come. by rehabilitation, gaso-
line, and several grades of raphtha. Next
comes the kerosene. Following this is an
oil from which paraffine is got ny chilli
ing. and then all that is left is thick.
heavy tar. These processes vary greatly
with different distillers, partly because the
pctroleums of different sections vary
greatly. each natural oil demanding esps-
cial treatment.
VIII you name all Of Queen victoria's children.
tell who they married, and give the names OF
her Grandchildren? C.
Victoria married the Crown Prince of
Prussia. and now Is Empress Dowager Of
Germany. Her children were William IT.
German Emperor; Charlotte Henry. Sigis-
mund. Victoria, Waldemar. Sophia. Doro-
thea. and Marguerite. Albert Edward mar
ried Princess Alexandra of Denmark:
their children were Albert Victor. George
Frederick. Louise Victoria. Victoria Alex
andra. Maud Charlotte, and Alexander.
Princess Alice married Prince Frederick
of Hesse. and her children are Victoria
Alberta. Elisabeth. Irene Marie, Ernest
Louis Frederick William. Alix Victoria.
and Mary Victoria Prince Alfred mar
ried Marie Alexandrovna, only daughter
of the Car OF Russia, and their children
are Alfred Alexander, Marie Alexander
Victoria, Victoria Melita. Alexandra
Louise. and Beatrice Princess Helena