The times., 1901-05-26
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
What Is the tariff on weolg Wv.
From cents to IL cents a nouna ar
| cording to grade.
Where is the key to the Bastnef J.w.L.
1t is an exhibit at Mount Vernon.
What was the Doctrine of the Meanr.
| DA.
A very old philosophical treatise Rener-
| any attributed to Tsze-sze, a grandson OF
the Chinese philosopher Confucius.
nitsg Msat ssh, is the average yield of cotton in the
''A'su sea'esf N.R.C.
bas rhe cav average crop for the last ten years
| ilnois and Texas2 r
,.ois Illinois, area, 5ss54 square miles; popu-
nIst;o 4s5i 80 Texas, area, 266.0l1; pop
,oIas How and when did King George III Of England
| - MS oe@taf A. }. b.
Al. At Windsor. January .. 1870: for ten
years ne had been insane and blind.
What is the weight Of the silver dollar now
IN use and how much silver does it eontainY
| E. W.
The, The weight is 412sa grains. nine-tenths Of
which is pure silver.
John NJ Clayson. Secretary o, s.,,a Jr-;,,
| isyi9rs Administration and the Clayton Of the
Siayton-Bulwer Treaty was a native Of what
Of hterature2 F. Es
Delaware. 2 No
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Who discovered that sugar could be made from
| maple sap. and when and wheref UMN
Some. North American Indian. In the
early days OF our colonies the savages
inaoe IestiVlty OF sugar gathering.
In what year was ''The Scarlet Letter" BY
hawthorne, published? 2 Why is Christmas
written Xmas?
In 1850. 2. Merely in order to abbreviate;
n - or ~ formerly was much used as an
abbreviation for Christ
VIII you name the author Of the oft-quoted
iine' Every cloud has silver lining!''
R.R.H.
This saying is traced by Brewer TO Did
a sable cloud turn forth her silver lin
lngE which is from Milton's "Comus''
What has become Of the Mr. Clark who wrote
under the name Of Max Adeler? ? Is William
Henry Bishop, the author, living? H.sH.
This is Charles Heber Clark. who is liv-
ing in PHILADELPHIA. we think yes in
New Haven, conn.
When is the St. Louis Worlds Fair to openf
2. When and where was the late D. B. Culber-
son born, and when did he die2 Q. Y
In the spring of 1903. according to pres
ent plans 2. September %, 1890 in Troup
County, Ga; May Z. 1900.
What are the origin and meaning OF the word
kisInet2 p Also, the origin Of the word oieOmar-
garine? KIT
It comes from Turkish word "qismet,"
and means fate, or appointed lot. 2. It
is compounded of oIeo from the Latin
TO the solid fatty matter Of vegetable
oils and to a pearl-like substance ex-
tracted from lard.
VIII you give formula, if there is any, for
removing printing ink fFom paper? ]. E. H.
Here is the formula. but it won't work
every time, nor Will anything else; put
thick blOtting paper beneath the soiIed
sheet, apply suiphurfc ether with cotton
wool, rubbing gently. and finally apply
fresh blottin5 paper to absorb the color.
Many repetittons of these processes viii
be necessary.
With what countries has Greece been at war;
2. Which war Is OF the most recent date and
who was the Greek King at the time? 3. Has
le sOnI T. A.
In modern times Turkey has been her
shief opponent, the last war occurring in
S9I. George then was and now is King
IF Greece. His sons are five. Prince Con-
stantine is the eldest.
WIN you tel me something about the novelist,
anthony Hope? As.
He is Anthony Hope Hawkins. second
ION OF London clergyman, was born
february 9, 1863 and is unmarried He
vas educated at Marlborough and at
jaIiol College, oxford. and became a bar
of rfE Tow mia IN Is
icing until 1891. when he gave up law
or literary work Beginning in 1880, his
publications have been numerous.
What are the ingredients of bronze2 ?. Is the
1etal malleable? NJ. VI. R.
Copper and tin usually. and aluminium
T manganese replaces the tin for some
ortS. The proportion of copper ranges
Ording TO the sort of bronze 2. 1t Is
though not TO such a degree
lalleable must be heated red hot and then
lunged into water. a process that makes
teel brittle.
What prevents al 05i0ng proiectiIe from turn
ng end over end after leaving the eaHnon'
And what IS the advantage OF oblong shot over
ound shot? P. L
The rotary motion impaired TO it BY
he cannOns rifiing. Before smooth-bOre
uns became obsolete many experiments
we're made with wind vanes attached to
he shot. These We're TO set the shot ro-
ating. but weren't effective, and the OBJ
ang shot were reserved exclusively for
filed guns. > Greater range for the
anne velocities at the muZzle, greater
enetratiOn for the same striking velocity,
-reater capacity and greater accuracy
VIII YOU approximate the English loss OF life
q the Boer war? 7 have seen it put at II, 600
o l5,G00. which is either typographical error
r 4 Justification = the British. B. ;.
The figures up to the end of March
we're 1872 not including losses among
he colonial trCOpS The number Of these
n service was 11O00, and probably go
hould be added for their losses. The
Iarch deaths. 5SS give basis for estf-
make the total about 1850. If this loss
not so large as your sympathy, you
hOuld remember that it represents near
: one death for every two Beers engag-
L. and is nearly three times our loss in
ne Spanish war.
What is the milky way?" LEX
That it is a circle of nebulous. cloud
ke light spanning the heavens, you
oubtIesS know. That il is composed Of
ars too small to be visible sipgIy to the
aked eye is conceded But its true con-
-itution is one of the many unsolved
roblems of astronomy. Herschel had a
theory of its structure, but
ter astronomers have voted il unten-
ole NeWcomb wrote of it, Probably
is vast irregular ring of Star-cfuSterS
ear the centre of which the sun is sit
lted. But no certain data exist for fix
= the position of this ring among the
her stars. and means of mea Suring rha