The Washington times., 1901-08-11

Yes. He was recently appointed a
special agent OF the General Land Office.
Where did John Mccullough diea 2. Did be
lose his mind just previous to his desth1 g.
Where was he born? 4. How old was he when
he died? X. S.
In an asylum for the insane at Philadel-
phia 2. Yes. 3. In Coleraine, Ireland. l.
Forty-eight.
Where is the battleship Georgia being buiti
= What is her Displacement g. How many guns
w'il she carry IN her main batteryG
At the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me-
z fifteen thousand tons. 3. Twenty-four.
How did the word ''Dago'' originated ]. A. W.
1t originated with American sailors,
who, finding that Santiago, San Diego,
lago, and Diego were oft recurring yoca-
bles in Spanish America. dubbed natives
OF these countries Dago men or Diegos.
Who is United States Minister to Haiti 9.
Is the Argentine Republic dominated by negroesf
3. What is the population of Buenos Ayresg
c. K. R.
William F. Powell 3 No; negroes con-
stitute a very small percentage OF the
population. 8. By the census of 1895 it
was 663S5
Who said: I'VE beat them or Molly stark's
widow7' l.
Tradition credits an exclamation to this
effect to Gen. John Stark, a sterling pa
triot of the Revolution. in urging his men
at the battle of Bennington. But tradition
is often wrong and may be in this case.
for Mrs Stark's name was Elizabeth
Can you give statistics OF farm laborers' wages
in England, especially the western and southern
counties7 d. D. II.
The average weekly wage for these
counties for 1900 was Is shillings. about
IL tN..frr u trhA caf
by. counties for the United Kingdom. In
the past four years il had increased ap-
proximately seven pence per week per
year.
Who are the rear admirals on the active list
OF the navy? S. A. L.
John A. Howell. George c. Remey. Nor
man ii. Farquhar. John e. Watson, Win
field $. schley; silas Casey. William 7:
]. Higginson, Frederick Rodgers. Louis
Kempf. George w. Sumner, Albert 5.
Barker. Charles s. Cotton. Robley D.
John j. Read, Henry e. Taylor Mortimer
L. johnson, and Edwin NJ Shepard.
When was the battle Of Rorke's Drift. Zulu
land, at which the Twenty fourth Infantry.
Welsh regiment wiped out Of existence,
fought? 2. Who was to blame for the disaster?
Was there any lack of courage on the part OF
the men who composed the regiment? r. p
This affair lasted during the night of
January 22-23. 1879. and only one company
of the Twenty-fourth was engaged Their
loss was II men out of so. the Zulu loss
being estimated to be 2.Oo0- On the pre-
vious day at lisa ndula, four companies
of this regiment and a native contingent
had been practically annihilated. 2. Lord
Chelmsford was in general command. The
men were brave enough, but at lsandula
We're hopelessly oyerpowered by numbers.
What is the address of Thomas A. Edisonf
2. What course should pursue TO protect
an idea Improvement article already
patented, and now in public use. the idea not
being Improvement the article itself, bus
a to which it may be, but is not now, APP
piled? W. G. A.
West Orange. N. j. 2. We can only
TO assist you. The mere conception of an
idea is not patentable. nor is a new use
of an old thing, the law holding, in the
latter case, tiIet when an invention is
made its author II entitled to all its at
tributes. whether discovered by him or
by another subsequently to his invention.
Is any deep drilled well called an artesian
well? j. E. R.
Yes, even though a pump is necessary
to bring the water to the surface, though
strictly an artesian well is flowing or
spouting bored well, the word coming
from the former French province of Ar
tots, where these wells originated.
Will you give a short sketch Of Perry's expe-
dition to Japan in 1887 NJ. A. b.
Up to that time Japan had been like
China, a sealed territory, but the Dutch
had had some commercial hold there. and
the establishment of California as State
and of Oregon as Territory suggested
better commercial intercourse with the
countries across the Pacific. So an expe-
dition was fitted out in the summer of
1852 to carry a letter from President Fill
more to the Japanese sovereign soliciting
a Several
put in command CT Commodore Perry, to
whom the diplomatic part of the mission
was also assigned. He carried many use
full implements and inventions as pres-
ents TO the Japanese Government. and
was ordered to make the most friendly
approaches, not to use violence unless at
that would be remembered After deiiv-
ering his letter Perry was made to wait
several months before he could land, but
eventually concluded a favorable treaty.
viii you tell something Of the olive tree.
its culture, and the methods of taking and using
its fruit for oil and pFeserves7 c. 1. A.
The tree has close grained yellow
wood, much esteemed for carving, and
though a slow grower. attains great age
and size. Propagated from cuttings,
sprouts. or gnarled woody buds that form
about the trunk, 1t attains its growth
from seven TO nine years, and gives an
increasing crop up to thirty years of age.
Some kinds yield yearly, other every 9TH
er year, and stories are told of single
tree producing 500 pounds of oil, but one
twentieth as much is a fair crop. The
tree is kindly TO the soil, thriving on poor
soil with no more fertilization than is at
forded by putting the pomace of the oil
mill about it. but the groves of Europe
usually have the most scrupulous care.
Olives when fully ripe are purple or pur-
plish black. The same varieties are not
used for oil and picking For the former
the fruit is not allowed TO get quite ripe,
and the hest oil is that which flows with
ont more pressure than is necessary to
crush the fruit. Next the pulp is pressed
in baskets for the olive oil of commerce.
Then the pulp is ground. thinned with
water and pressed for a poor quality and
some times final pressing done in con-
nection with hot water produces a still
cheaper quality. For picking. olives are
picked green and bath of lye is followed
by one of brine.
VIII you give the motto and flower adopted
by each State? MRS Y Y. G.
Not all States have motto. and few
have State flower by legislative enact
ment. most of the flowers in the following
list having been chosen by ballot among
school children. Alabama's motto is
Here we rest. her flower the golden
rod; Arkansas. Mercy, justice, regnat
populi;' California. Eureka" the Cali
fornia poppy; Colorado, NH sine nu-
mine, colunbIne; Connecticut, .'Qui
transtulit sustinet:r Delaware. Liberty
and independence" peach blossom; Flor
ida. I'm God is our trust Georgia, Wis