The Washington times., 1901-12-08
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
What was the date Of the prize fight serwccn
Jack Dempsey and Robert FitzsimmonsY Mr..
January IA. 1891.
How much nearer the sun are We in winter than
in summer? J. ID. ".
maximum difference of about 3.2OO. 600
miles.
How many domestic animals are in the United
StatesG J. u. OH.
Horses, 1851, GOO: mules. 2.OO6. 600:
cattle, $500. 900 milch cows. n, 200, 900. and
sheep, Si.sS3.OO0.
How is aluminium soldered? b.
With solder composed of from so to IS
parts Of zinc to 20 to IL parts aluminium.
How many soldiers. including officers. are in the
United statcsl And how many are our post
oficcs7 N
Those in the United States number 3d.
S7l, the entire army establishment taking
in Si,j15 2. 76.6SS.
Who was captain on the Portland when it
went dowuf . What was the year? 3. Hos
many lives we're losti TYPE.
Hollis y. Blanchard . 1898 g. Over
a hundred; the exact number was not
known.
A says that billion is correctly written thus:
lo0J,o01o0O.Vl0; that it should be l,olo9o,-
600, which is right? G. ". D.
is right because we follow the French
system OF numeration. The English sys-
TEN authorizes AS writing
What color above and below the water line was
the Columbia paiRted2 In how many places,
where, and in what color her mIme?
Law.
White above the water line. unpainted
bronze below. Tine name in gilt letters
appeared at the stern.
win you give the birthplaces Of the following
authors. and say II dead or living: O) Mrs.
Henry Wood (2j Capt. Mayne Reid, (3) Georges
ohnet, (n Octave Feullet? ". Z. G.
England, died February 10. 1887. ..
! North Of ireland. October %, 1883. 5.
Paris, France; living. 4. France, died De-
eember rs, 1890.
win you print the Presidents oath on taking
Office? Z.
Yes; it is. Il do solemnly swear Tor
aiiIrm) that l will faithfully execute the
office Of President of the United States.
and will. to the best of my ability, pre-
serve. protect, and defend the Constitu-
tlon OF the United States"
what kind OF trees are cclandines. where do
they grow and are their roots and leaves used
ioT removing superiiuous hairs! \ E. p.
The greater celandine is a perennial
herb of the poppy family. a native o.
Europe. only partially naturalized here
It's acrid. poisonous Juice possibly might
serve as depilatory. The lesser celan-
dine is the European pilewort
What IL the numerical strength Of the follow
ing denominations in the United states: Metho-
dist. Baptist, Presbyterian. Lutheran, and Con-
gregationalg J. G. d.
1t is impossible to give or get accurate
figures, but the following were reached
carefully: Methodist. including ali
branches. 5.S46, 1872; Baptists, 4,jT5,392;
Presbyterians, 1875, Cos; Lutherans, 1866
SIS; Congrogationalists, 629,S7i. These
figures take in actual church members
only.
win you give formula for removing printer
ink from paper? b.
Often such ink cannot be removed. One
method is to put Il thick pad Of white
blotting paper beneath the soiled sheet
and apply sulphuric ether with cotton
wool, rubbing gently. Apply blotting
paper to absorb the color, and repeat both
applications until the stains disappear.
Don't do this near light or fire.
What is the origin Of the bakers dozan? ..
When and where was the first college in the
United States foundedg ). Who're was the fr-t
newspaper in the United States published? l.
What is the origin Of the saying, "a little bird
told ne s03" EDEN.
The old-tims custom of bakers of giving
thirteen for dozen. Brewer states that
this began at time when very heavy
penalty was inflicted for short weight
bread, and was meant to avoid inniction
Of the penalty. The surplusage was
styled inbread. the thirteenth loaf. the
vantage loaf .. In 1917 the first STEPS
were taken toward establishing William
and Mary, which later was erected at
Williamsburg. Va. a charter coming in
1888 3. At Boston :. Ecclesiastes. x:30.
perhaps: Curse not the king