The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Is it true that the Earth was created only 4,oo4
No. The Esrth's age is reckoned in
millions of years.
When was Hell Gate. in New York, blown upi
MP.
October TO- 1885. was the date of the big
blast that destroyed nine acres of Flood
Rock
Why does not the Administration raise negro
regiments for the Philippines, as they can live
there better than white menl AK.
We don't know.
VIII you please give what information you can
about the United States sloop Dart which was
lost with all on board before the civil war;
J. G. J.
We have no information on this sub
iect.
How old is Lord Roberts? C.WB.
He is in his sixty-ninth year.
Who the Governor OF Louisiana who offered
500 for Jean Laftte's capturef A o. r.
Governor w. c. c. Claiborne
. pld the national debt increase IN President
Ackinieys first term2 A Z. q.
Yes; on March i, 1897. It was 81. 225, 49,
7C9; on the list of this month it was 81
3S5, 934. 653.
Where is the Twentieth Infantry stationed, and
what is the and address OF the command
ing offeer9 1T.
In the Philippines; Col. William s. Nc
Caskey. Manila. Philippine Islands.
How many bales OF cotton we're exported to
Germany in the years 1898 and 1892 9. What Is
the population of the German Empire? G. II.
In 1898. 1.S5s524 bales; in 1899. 1.7-s.975
bales. .. 52.27s,sOi.
How many bills did President Benjamin Har-
rison veto? 2. What the public debt at the
establishment of our Government o. r.
Nineteen. 2. SIG, 500 600, this including the
war debts of the several States assumed
by the National Government.
What is the origin of the word ''hike2''
BERT.
Its etymology is not clear. There Is
provincial English hike" meaning to
jerk or to toss, or to clear out or to hur-
ry; from this comes the meaning we give
the word, to drag about carelessly or to
go about in slouching way.
Just what Is book beer2 q How long does 1t
take to make lager beer? 3. How much alcohol
docs it contain? T.
An extra strong beer made in late win
ter or early spring. 2. Lager. or summer
beer, from four to six months; winter
beer, four to six weeks; beck, about two
months. 3. Layers average about per
cent.
How shall | proceed to get my name changed;
in what court and what will be the expense,
+. h.
By filing a petition in the equity branch
of the Supreme Court OF the District.
Court. Costs, 81; advertisement, SO, and
counsel fee. Time required, about six or
seven weeks.
In Mr.. HerIett's novel. Richard Yea and
Nay King Henry II of England is described
particularly barbaric and disgusting individual.
Is that the verdict of history? r. P. B.
No. Henry II ranks with Edward I.
Edward III. Henry v. Henry VIII. Eliz-
abeth, and William III as one of the
great English sovereigns.
Who supposed to be the leading in
the Senate? G.. c.
On the Republican side Mr.. Hanna Mr.
Hale, Mr. Hoar. Mr. Allison, Mr. Spooner,
Mr.. AIdrieh. Mr. Plat of Connecticut,
and Mr. Jones of Nevada; on the Demo
cratic side Mr.. Morgan, Mr. Vest. Mr.
Teller of Colorado.
How many absolute and constitutional mon
arches there, and are they outnumbered ~
the Republics? ? Is the petunia native OF
America2 orr
The worlds absolute monarchies are
seven, the constitutional or limited ones
,la,-
twenty-one. ?. OF its tropical regions.
yes.
Are there fishes who give electric shock to
overcome fish they mean to eat? ?. When does
the st. Louis Worlds Fair begin, and how long
Is it last? W Z. NJ
Not so far as is known; many fishes
can give shocks, but it is believed that
they do so merely as a matter of pro-
lection. . The plan is to have it last for
six months beginning in the spring of
1893.
Are the Bay Islands, off the east coast of
Spanish Honduras, American or Spanish?
C. RK.
Honduras is a Republic and has not
been a Spanish possession since 1921. 1t
includes the Bay Islands, for though
Great Britain seized them in 1854. they
were IfSlbTtu Two years ldltE DttduSf- VI
the protest of the United States. The
recent war with Spain did not affect the
title.
Is it true that outside of the New Testament
Jesus and his miracles not mentioned by
his contemporaries? ?. How do theoogians
count for their remarkable silence? W. II. ".
The alleged reference to 1.-The Christ in
Josephus is well known. but Josephus was
not a contemporary of Jesus in the sense
you mean. He was born A. d. SIS. ~
They have accounted for it in various
ways, but many do not think the fact i'm
portant Jesus as the Son of God is con-
sidered above mere human criticism.
What is calamine? . What are to be the
speed. cost and guns of the battleship Illinois?
3. What is the nickname of the State Of Illinois?
J. Mey.
\ native carbonate OF zinc containing
as high rs so per cent of the metal and oc-
curing abundantly; or a silicate of zinc.
some mineralogists applying the name to
the latter. and calling the former Smith
sonite. . Sixteen knots. 81 595. 600 13-inch
and II 6-irch guns for the main battery.
and for the secondary battery, 16 six
Founders. 6 one-pounders, Colts, and 2
three-inch field pieces. g. The Sucker
State.
When did Alexander II. II. Stuart die? .. Is