The Washington times., 1901-10-13

. IN IN szy your order. 4157.5i5. 2.so5.sis and
wiz you please inform me who is the United
States Consul at the City Of Mexicog A. P.
Andrew d. Barlow is our Consul Cen
eral there.
What does the abhreyiation X c. V. o. meanp
l.. ! see e, it used in connection with the name Of
Sr Thomas Upton G. Z. W.
/ Order.
Who were the strnldbrusgs2 xz.
They We're certain wretched folk de-
scriped in "Gullivers Travels
Is a child born Of American parents while
| visiting a foreign country an American-born
citizen citizen and can he become President Of the
'hi'ed stateSf J. A. s.
He Is; he can.
What are the populations Of Oklahoma City
anu AeAiesterf ?. Where is Company c, Six
| teenth lniantryl o.
BY last years census. l0.Os7 and &c. re-
spectiyely- 2. In the Philippines; address
| Manila.
Sing Sing prisong E A.
The name of the prison is unchanged.
The towns name was changed TO Ossin-
prison s.
When were the present United States senators
from Ohio elected and for what length Of time
was each chosen2 NJ H. r.
Marcus A Hanna was last elected .Jsnu
airy u, 1898; Joseph B. Foraker ON Janu-
ary Is. 1895, each for six years
Who is the author of:
Come as the winds come when
FOr,sts rendei
Come the waves come.
When nayies are stranded?
2. What was Martha Washington's maiden name2
II. H.
Sir Walter Scott. in THE Pibroch of
Donald Dhu-' p Martha cambridge
y WIN you give me any information that will
aid me IN forming in Mississippi a lodge Of
the Improved Order OF Red Men? J. L. j.
We give you the name of the Great In
cohonee of the order z. D. Wiley IL
you, write to him at Des Moines, Iowa, ne
doubtless will assist you.
What Is the harvest moon? r. O.
The full moon of the lunation coming at
about the Ss.ne of the autumnaI equinox
Its pecuiiarity is that for the few DAYS
before and after its full the moon rises
at nearly the same hour. This is especial
Iy noticeable in arctic regions. and de-
creases southwark, disappearing aItogeth-
er at the equator.
viii you print comparison Of the sizes Of
the Great Eastern and the largest vessel now in
user E. R.
Great Eastern. length $50 feet. breadth
SS.5. depth IS. gross tonnage 1886; Celtic,
length 6S0.9. breadth 70. depth Ill. ton
mage 2OSS0. The latter specification is the
one for fair comparison of size. The
Oceanic is longer ship than either of
these, being 7O9 feet, but falls behind both
in tonnage.
tss Are t, the ifs fish N,a q susfsrTanssn yats such
out eyes? 2. And have they olo-e relative
that has eyesf B. 6. NJ
No: eyes exist in a rudimentary form,
but are hidden beneath the skin. 2 Yes;
the ''chologaster. of the swampy regions
in and to the south of Virginia, and with
well-developed eyes. is thought to be the
type from which the others came.
VIII you give the origin and date Of Hallow-
cen? B. $
1t is the night of October Sf-the eve
OF All Saints All Hallows Day-yet
has nothing chUrchly about 1t. and seems
TO be pagan relic or perhaps a remnant
of medieval supersttions. Some writer's
decide that it is related to the German
''Walpurgis Night. a witch festival of
the eve of May l, the date on which Hal
loween used to come in the old days.
I have read that an attempt on the life Of
Andrew Jackson occurred January 80 1885. BY
whom and where was the attempt nader
T. A. s.
The assailart was a crazy English
house painter named Lawrence. He tried
to freNat President Jackson as the latter
crossed the Rotunda of the Capitol at
the head of the funeral procession of a
der in his pistol failed to explode, and
the lunatc was put in an asylum.
Does heat expand or contract wood? .. Is ice
: contracted or expanded form of water9 Why
does ice float! z. N.
1t expands it-more across the grain
han with the grain. 2. An expanded
form Water contracts slowly with low
freezing point it expands suddenly. So
ice. contrary to the usual rule. contracts
n melting. 1000 volumes of ice becoming
~ volumes of water. Thus, too, ice is
the lighter and floats.
When is it lawful to kill quail in Arkansasa
T. d. C.
From October l to March 1: in White
county and Barren and Glaze townships
IF jackson county quail may not be
caught or killed except for individual or
home consumption; in Mississippi and
Crittenden counties they may not be
taken on the property of another without
written permission OF the owner or lessee
If the property.
Where can get sketch OF the life Of Frances
iodgson Burnett? y. r.
Here is Il brief one. Frances Eliza
Hodgson was born at Manchester, Eng
and November o. 1S49. She moved to
Knoxville, Tenn, in 1865 Two years later
the began writing for the magazines. In
S73 she married DR.. 5. NJ. Burnett in 1875
The settled in Washington, and in 1877
Ter first successful novel was brought
nut. In 1898 she obtained a divorce, and
asst year married Stephen Townsend, an
inGlishman-
viii you give me a biographical sketch OF
gorge Fred Wiiliams2 .. Did the lather Of
homas Ewing emigrate from Massachusetts, to
hio? B. F.
He was born al Dedham. Mass, July 10
49,: graduated at Dartmouth: studied
I Heidelberg and Berlin, and after being
Omitted To the bar practiced in Boston
lie has served in the Legislature of his
ative State. was Congressman from 1891
0 1898, and has been the Democratic cam
idate for Governor three times, each
ime being beaten. 2. No: the family
ient from near West Liberty In Ohio
ounty, Virginia, in 1892.
Who served in President Clcveland's two
abinets? ". y.
;ayard of Delaware. Daniel Manning Of
Jew York. William c. Erdicott of Massa-
husetts, William G. Whitney of New
'ork William =. Villas of Wisconsin.
augustus II. Garland of Arkansas and
/. Q. c. Lamar of Mississippi. Charles
Fairchild Of New York, Don. VI. Dick
lson of Michigan and Norman J. Col
IAN of Missouri. entered the Cabinet
tter. The second Cabinet included Wal
r .. Gresham of Illinois. John q. Car
Sc of Kentucky. Daniel S. Lamont OF
-eW York Hilary A Herbert Of Ala