The Washington times., 1901-09-15

The earth's internal nres-
| railway mail service? q q
Eighteen to thirty-five years.
viii the Legislature elected in Ohio nsxt "a
'enber choose United States Senator N.
Yes; II VIII re-elect Senator Joseph b
FORAKER or elect his successor
VIII you state the greatest depth at which
overs are accustomed TO work for any Length
OF time In diving sui,s nj
The limit is about l2o feet
What were the pension disbursement, d,rin,
Cieveland's first tenn and Harrisons termf )
Are any civil war deserters drawing pensions
n.
For the first. ssos. 600 coo: for the latter
so.4vo.oo 2. No; at least, none that is
onciaily known as deserter
Did Mckinley carry any Of the counties Of
Georgia IN leor TRACEWELL.
Yes; he carried u OF the 137. as follows:
chattahoochee, Cherokee. Coffee, Haral-
son. Johnson. LIBERTY. McDuf.ie. Pauld-
ing' Pickens, Pierce, Polk, and Towns.
VIII you tell the location of Lucena. PRO-
vince OF Tayabas, Philippine Islands. the number
OF miles it is from Manila and whether on
| NJ -. TX.
Lucena IS situated in southern Luzon.
abas. 1t is sixty miles from Manila. in
an air lire.
Will you give me the names and addresses Of
fellow, Ralph ". Emerson, and Oliver Wendell
Holmes? p H. w.
William Pitt Preble Longfeilow, 47s
Broadway, Cambridge; Edward Waldo
Emerson, Concord; Oliver Wendell
Holmes, 2s6 Beacon Street, Boston. all in
When and where cotton first grown? o.
The early history Of It's culture is OBJ
| scure, but 1t is generally conceded that
India was the beginner both in cultivatins
and manufacturing il. I'D
To what year Of the Jewish era does the present
year correspond? 2. When does the next Europ-
can worlds fair come? ". A. T.
To 566i-5662, the latter year beginning at
| sunset CO September 13. 2. At Brussels, In
1905, the seventy-fifth anniversary OF Bel
| gian independence.
| To whom should an old United States soldier
apply to be admitted to the soldiers Home?
J. B.
| To the Board of Commissioners, Sol
] diers Home. War Department. Washing
|
| Board of Managers National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. also at Wash
ington, If you were volunteer.
| What was the date of the discovery Of Florida?
.. When and where did de Soto land? d. s. l.
The generally accepted date is March
| q, 1913. though it Is not unlikely that
Florida was seen as early as 1897 by Sc
| bastian Cabot. or not much later by Por-
tugGese and Spanish traders. 2 At Tampa
Bay in 1873. nal
How long has the railroad at the Isthmus of
Panama been in operation? 2. What is its greatr
| est height above sea level? 3. What are the
| comparative weights OF iron and copper2
| DAVID. -
Since 1895. 3 263 feet. 8. The specific
gravity of cast iron is 721, water being
taken as 100: bar iron is 40. and copper
is s95. Steel is rated at 7s3.
Are gals on shrubs and trees correctly con-
| sidered as the dwellings CT the insects making
| theh,? @ What is the effect of the gall on
the strength of the plantf s. A F.
Yes: though sometimes they are appro--
priated by parasitic species of insects
that prey upon the gall insects 2. 1t
| saps strength: the gals are at times so
numerous as to kill the plant
What is the commercial value OF the peroxide
Of niarFanese in its native state, and where can
| it be sold in large quantitiesa A. A. W. :
Manganese ores, including manganifer-
Gus iroa ore; average IN value at the
place of production but little over 81
a ton. They are widely distributed. and
the accessibility of deposit would be
an important factor in deciding its value.
The peroxide is used chiefly in the manu-
| facture of chlorine and in decolorizing
glass.
To whom should l apply for directions to estab-
| lish my claims for membership in Daughters Of
the Revolution and Colonial Darnesl
MASS 1885.
To Corresponding Secretary General
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, 992 F Street,
Washington i, D. G. for the Daughters.
199 University Place. New York City, or
to Mrs. William Reed, 103 Monument
Street west. Baltimore, Md The two last
named are the secretaries of the two dis
| trict organizations having the name Co
lonial Danes of America"
Can tourists climb Pixies Peak? What is the
distance, and how long does it take? 2 What
is the vegetation its sides? J. i. B.
railroad now runs to its summit. but
prior to 1890 tourists used to climb il
afoot almost daily during summer, though
it was a very stiff all days jaunt. some
twelve miles each way from Manitou. 2.
Forests of pines and fir, with bare rocks
for the last $500 of its 14,1f1 feet of height.
Can you give any information Of an officer OF
the Revolution by the name Of Lock Locke?
think ne was regimental field officer? FL
Among the officers of the Continental
forces were four Lockes: Benjamin, cap
tain of Gardners Massachusetts regiment,
May to December, 1775; Francis colonel
of North Carolina militia, who was killed
at Charlotte September 20. 11S0. Timothy.
who served as first Lieutenant in the
Rhode Island contingent in 1T16 and 11T.
and Thomas. a second lieutenant of the
Ninth Massachusetts till April 20. 1I1S.
VIII you explain how the Hessian fly attacks
wheat and how il came by its name? 2. What
is done to overcome it? ". j. II.
Its larvae crawl In between stalk and
leaf sheath and remain sucking the
plants juices. In about six weeks they
pass into the pupa state and soon become
perfect insects. They are so called be-
cause ii was believed they were brought
here by Hessian troops in Revolutionary
days. 2 Burning the wheat stubble in
the fall kills many of the larvae, work in
which insect parasites are OF much assist
ance. il
When did Eli Terry begin to make wooden
wheeled clocks and for how rnary years did
he make them? Are many of them in use? ,sTa
F. D. P. si
His first was made in 1892 and from
year later till 1910 he was the countrys
leading maker of wooden clocks. In 1874
he devised a shelf clock. also of wood.
and made ii successfully. Just how long
he manufactured these we do not know.
but probably he did so until after 1857,
when brass-wheeled clocks began to be
made here. His first clock is preserved,
and SO are many of his later ones.
Do Nepal,l and Bootan, two countries on the
southern slope of the Himalayas, form part OF
British India? 2. IL not. what is their form OF
government? s. Is Waday, country Of the
Soudan east Of Lake Tchad, owned by France?
l. VIII you describe the forms OF government OF
F'ezzan, Tibcsti. Tao. and Air or Asbenf
II. I. l..
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