The Washington times., 1901-12-08

FOR bird OF the air shall carry the vofce,
and that which hath wings shall tell the
matter"
VIII you print short sketch Of Hopkinson
Smith, H.. b.
He was born in Baltimore. Md. Oc-
tober %. 1898; early in life was a clerk
in an iron works. and then was educated
as mechanical engineer. Becoming
engineer and contractor. he did much
Government work. Race Rock Lighthouse
and the foundation OF Bartholdrs Statue
Of Liberty as parts of It. He has done
charcoal work and Illustrations, and
! much landscape work in water oolors.
Since 1855, too, the output OF his pub
iished writings has been steady.
Were three-cent nickeIs or one-cent nickels
issued hy the United States Government 10
SO. at what time? > Were half-cents Issued. and
at what time? j. II. c.
Nickel three cent pieces were author
ized BY a law passed in 1865, and were
abolished. together with So and 81 gold
pieces. in 1880. nickel cent was sub
stltuted for the copper cent in 1851, and
gave way to the bronze cent in 1854. 2.
Yes; they we're authorized in 1872. and
their coinage did not cease entirely until
1857.
How Is the depth of deep pace in the ocean
ascertainedl F.A.
Steel piano wire. to whica Is attached a
heavy weight. Is paid out from reel an
attachment called the friction line being
so arranged as 90 maintain balance be-
tween the friction and the weight OF wire
| run out at any one time. When the weight
strikes the bottom the reel stops revolv-
ing. and the depth Is ascertained BY null
tiplying the circumference OF the reel by
the number OF revolutions. The wire Is
reeled in by steam power.
Where and under what circumstances did tn,
expression ''t:setna Green" originated ". D. B.
Gretna Green was a Scotch village ct
one time famous for its numerous run
away marriages. The English law then
| recognized as valid any marriage con-
tracted in accordance with the laws OF
the country in which IL took place, and
I the Scotch law required simply a mutual
declaration OF marriage before witness.
so young English couples who lacked the
consent of parents, or who did not wish
to await publication of the bauns, hurried
10 Gretna Green and declared their mar
riage before the first convenient witness.
Why is bicarb@nte Of ammonia considered in
furious to health. il. chemistry says, Il leaves
residue, when used in baking powder? 3
viii you describe the contrivance used to ascer-
tain the number OF miles travelled BY vehicles
". H.. X.
The argument advanced against It is
20 the effect that 1t is a product 0f the
decomposition of animal matter. The
reasoning is unsound. 2. An automatic
registering device is fixed TO the vehicle
in such way that striker attached to
wheel gives il a blow at each revolution
of the wheel. The rotations aru thus
registered and with the circumt erencs
Of the wheel. the distance may be COM
Vuted readily; or, IS in the eyelometer.
this is done autOma tically by a graduated
series Of gear wheels and recorded by
dials
Who were the original authors of the British
Constitution: > Who are the Lake poetst
Who the Mahdil query.
Various s0yereigns, members OF Pariia-
ment and very many others. The word
constitution has in England a very differ
5nt meaning to that given TO it here,
There 1t signifies the whole body OF pub
lie law in England, written and unwritten-
This has been a matter of growth during
centuries. and includes Parliamentary en-
actments. judicial decisions, settled pre-
cedents. and immemoriaf customs. 2
Poets OF the lake region of Westmore-
land and Cumberland. England; Coleridge.
Wordsworth and Southey were the more
important ones The name originally vas
given in contempt. 8. This word signifies
he Mohammedan Messiah, who, the
Mohammedans believe, will reign spiritu-
ally and temporarily in the last days. and
convert the world to Islam. Many have
claimed TO be the Mahdi. notably Moham-
med Ahmed, who. in 1888. started an in
surreetion in the Egyptian soudan-