The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14

Mexico? WITS
No: coffee is on the free list
ton in any State? 2. Who was the first Minister
from the United States to Ensland2 z. c.
Yes; in Colorado. Idaho. Utah and
Wyoming. 2 John Adams.
Are any safes absolutely proof against the heat
that results rom fire. say. that destroys large
/ building. 2. II not is there any way OF ahording
/ protection for ones safer J. W.
| No. though The best safes win Withstand
| tremendous heat. 2. The best available
protection comes from embedding the safe
in brickwork.
Do applicants for passports have 10 give de-
| scriptiOn % their personal appearance II 50.
| in what particulars2 p How long does pass
/ port last? Aft.
Yes; age. height. color OF eyes. com
| plexion, and hair. and characteristics OF
| forehead; nose. mouth. chin. and face are
tne specifications required. 2. II expires
| in two years.
What is the composition Of bard rubber, and
! what Is the process Of its manufacture? ID.
| IL is made of rubber and sulphur in
/ about two parts of the former to one OF
| the latter, a little litharge being added
| for the black product. verrniiion for the
| red When made into the desired shapes
| il is heated 70 about 300 degrees Fahren-
| heit for an hour or two IL a polished
surface is desired, the articles are COW
| cred before heating with tin foil. which
| afterward is stripped off.
Why eggs used at Easter time. and what
| people first used them2 ". ; d.
| Eggs and rabbits became associated with
Easter because OF d German nursery Gus
| tom. According TO this children were
| made to believe that il they were good
| they would be rewarded at Easter by a
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| leave gaily colored eggs hidden about the
house for them.
Was there not prior to the invention Of systems
of shorthand writing similar TO those that pre-
vail today systems that had the same usetulnsss9
Hardly. though there were earlier meth
DDS of shorthand Their use made very
difficult many medieval manuscripts,
wherein authorizations multiplied rapid
~ as TO result almost in a shorthand sys-
TEN. These methods of writing did not
long survive the invention of printing.
How are ready-mixed paints prepared that
they viii keep? ,. Are there such things as lI-
minous paintss +. VI. P.
The chief principle in preparing them
is the formation of an emulsion that holds
the body of the paint in suspension so
that it will not settle. 2. Yes: for them
there is added to ordinary paint little
PHOSPHORUS powder, which usually is
made by calcining oyster shells and sui
phur or shells and sulphide of antimony.
What the causes OF earthquakes2 J. @.
The causes of many are not known. but
some are due to explosions Of steam Gre
ated by the internal fires Of volcanoes.
Others are traced 70 the bursting Of vol
canic rock by the melted lava within, and
are preludes to eruptiOns. a third sort is
credited to changes in the earths crust
where il hardened in sections OF unequal
strength. or in such way that portions
rT-s.t tod 70 h.rau Gr-
What is the source Of saffron dye? . What is the
so-called lance wood Of fish rods? ". Il. II.
The saffron-crocus native plant of
Asia Minor that was widely cultivated in
Europe, especially in Spain Only a part
of the blossom is used, and many thou
sands of them needed for pound of
the dye, which nowadays is not much
used ? 1t should be wood from a tree
OF the Anonaceoe family, from either the
West Indies or Brazil. The lance wood"
of cheap rods, however, is almost any
hard wood.
In what year was bafbed wire for fencing pur-
poses invented? {. E ).
Its earliest form appeared in 1913. was
the invention of an Illinois mechanic. and
consisted of strips of wood carrying
points of wire at short intervals. This
was To be attached TO plain wire fencing
little later came strand of two twist
ed wires into which We're twisted short
pieces of wire with pointed ends. The year
1874 saw 10000 pounds OF this made and
sold. and thereafter the output increased
with remarkable rapidity.
Under existing land laws soldiers Of the Uni
ted States in the civil may fle declsratoTy
statements for land entry by an agent Does the
law require the agent to be lawyer? v. n
No: but the agent must have power
of attorney or other instrument creating
the agency" This paper the agent must
file. and besides must take oath that he
esfF
tive, direct or indirect. in the claim
and that no arrangement has been made
whereby said agent has been empowered
at any future time 10 sell or relinquish
such claim
Was the County Connaught in Ireland once
kingdom2 ,. Is pure nicke attracted by mag
net? 3. Who first discovered the metal. and
when? PAIR.
Yes . Yes, and it can be rendered mag
netic as iron can, but not in so high de-
gree. 2. In 1894, Hiarni described one OF
the chief ores Of the metal. giving it the
name kupfer nickle. or false copper Then
in 1854. Cronstadt announced that he had
discovered a sentimental to which he
proposed to give the name nickle- 1t was
not until l799 that 1t was proved TO be
new metal, this by Torbern OlOf Berg
mann, a Swedish chemist.
How is air made Iquid9 o. NJ.
1t is compressed to a pressure of from
1900 to 1900 pounds per square inch, al
lowed to cool to ordinary atmospheric
temperature, and then is led through a
long coil of pipe. from which it escapes
through a small Orifice. The rapid expan-
sion of the escaping portion chills it, and
as it is then conducted back outside the
compressed air still in the pipe. the latter
is chilled, and this process of increasing
the cold goes on until liquefacIiOn is
reached. In case there is good protection
against outside heat, HquefactiOn is eff
fected with considerable rapidity, some
machines having a capacity OF several
gallons an hour of the liquid product.
What countries were parties to the recent treaty
concerning the Samoan Islands? , II | aix IN
Cancelled German stamps to a letter addressed to
Germany what win be the efect2 3. II a letter
from Germany to my former address here ar
riveS after my departure for Germany, must the
forwarder af1ix fresh postage? F. G..
The United States. Germany. and Great
Britain. represented, respectively. BY John
Hay Herr Won HONeben and Lord
Pauncefote. 2 The letter Will be treated
as if it did not bear stamps; that is it will
be forwarded. and the recipient will have
to pay double rates. 8. Not il you have
left a request with the p0stOffice to have
your mail forwarded to an address in
Germany
What gave rise to the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
D i e eaI1a nd WIN