The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24

Are cottonwood and tulip trees true poplarsf
W.
The cottonwoods are poplars; tulip
trees are of the magnolia family.
Is the phrase ITO the manner born correct, or
is the word manor" rght7 From what does the
saying conner c. p
Your quotation is correct. and is from
'Hamlet"-act !, scene 4.
Is the feur-delis the national emblem OF
France7 A.
1t was the emblem of the French kings:
the national emblem is the tri-color.
In what year was John Y. McKane convicted
of election frauds in New York, and in wha.
election? J. C. ".
In 1894. He was convicted OF conceal
ing the registry lists In the election of
1893. State election.
Has the Thirty-ninth Regiment left the Philip
pines for home? About when will II arrive in the
Statesl
The command is still in the Philip
| pines underlined, with other regiments
| to start soon for home.
Has the population of England increased or
decreased in the past ten years? =. W. W.
The last general census was taken in
| 1891, so an answer must depend on an
estimate of the present population. but
careful estimators indicate an increase OF
| between and per cent.
How many coats Of bran like fibre are recognized
| IN grain Of wheat? K T.
Four; two of woody fibre. then the
Cigar" coat. woody but in the form of
network Of tubes and fbres, and last. a
very thin covering, mostly woody FIBRE
and coming next the nutritious kernel
Was not Mason and Dixons line re-surveyed at
one timer II so, why and wheni +. A r.
Part of the survey was revised in 1s4a.
because the stone marking the northeast
corner had been removed accidentally.
The work of the previous surveyors was
confirmed, however, Maryland gaining
less than two acres.
What Of the Order of the Garter? W
1t is the highest of British orders of
knighthood. The exact date of It's foun-
dation is a matter of dispute but IL is
commonly placed at 1874 Women were ad-
mitted as late as the time Of Edward
~. but till Queen Alexandra no woman
but the sovereign has entered the order.
There are about fifty knights of the or
der altogether.
Did the ancients make glass? II 50, who ex-
celiedY . What is the average weight Of a man
FIVE feet eight inches tall? ID.
Yes; throughout the days of the Roman
Empire the great glass producing country
was Egypt. 2. At the age of twenty-one
it is 146 pounds: thereafter 1t increases
gradually, maintaining the maximum
average of 163 between the ages of fifty
and sixty-four, when 1t falls slowly.
How large an institution is the Massachusetts,
Institute OF Technology? .. What causes color
and llN~ a Is-
other faults of the eyes? ".
1t has 1900 students and nearly So
100000 in funds. 2. The excessive use of
tobacco is said to induce it, and some
drugs viii bring it on temporarily but
most persons affected by it inherited the
defect. Usually, it is not accompanied by
faulty vision.
Is petroleum used successfully for running ma
chinery? .. Are the cities of Pompeii and Her
cuaneum above the other in the lava of
Nesuyius? E.
Yes. very extensively in some localities
where coal is scarce and high-priced. In
parts of Russia the residuum of petroleum
refneries is used as well as the oil itself.
2. No; they were separate cities destroy
ed by the same eruption. Two modern
villages stand on the site Of Herculaneum.
Is there a law giving to Union Veterans OF the
civil war preference under civil service rules?
. ~
Yes; those veterans who were discharg-
ed for disabilities resulting from wounds
or sickness incurred in the service are
preference claimants under the rules.
They are released from maximum age lin
itations, are eligible if they obtain
the grade of 90. where others must reach
TO- and are certified to appointing officials
before all others. These preferences are
reflected more or less in the civil service
regulations OF many States.
Who were the Black Caribsg . Who sets
aside Government land for forest reservations,
and By what sort Of authority! y. N.
Descendants of the Caribs. who were in
habitants of the northern coast of South
America at the discovery of the CONT
nent. and of the negro slaves of ST. Vim
cent. The Black CaTibs. like the others.
were almost constant fighters. and when
conquered by the English. about 1895. 5000
Of them were transported to an island in
the Gulf of Honduras From there they
escaped to the mainland. where their de-
scendants now live. 2. The President by
good sort-an act of Congress passed
March g. 1891.
viii YOU tell how ice is manufactured chemi
Gals used and onY s. ID.
The important chemical agent ordinar-
q degrees, Fahrenheit. below zero. To
make ice in cakes, the water to be frozen
is put in cans that are immersed in cold
brine. Coils within the brine contain the
ammonia, which it boils. the resultant
evaporation absorbing heat from the
brine until the latter is cold enough to
cause the water in the cans 10 freeze.
The vapor of ammonia is afterward con-
veTted to liquid state to be used again.
For making ice surfaces for Kinks the
cans are not used, but otherwise the pro-
cess is substantially the same.
Is white lead powdered metallic lead. or how Is
il made? . Is u ti,c s-:., sod ieid nus for
coloring natter 5 c.
1t is not powdered metallic lead. but is
chemical compound of the latter i
basic carbonate its exact composition
varying with the method of manufacture.
In one method sheets of lead wound in
spirals are exposed to the air, TO fumes of
weak acetic acid and to the carbon diox-
ide that come from deCaying organic mat
ter. Vessels containing the acid and en-
closing The lead are buried in beds OF fer
mentinG tan or ma nure. the mild heat
leading TO the formation OF basic ace
tate, which dccomposes under the influ-
ence Of the dioxide. ,. No; red lead is an
oxide
How are mirrors made? J. W T..
On level table is put a sheet OF TN
foil covered with enough mercury to in
sure a liquid upper surface raised edges
about the foil keeping the mercury from
running off The lower s-rface of the glass
to be coated is made scrupulcusly clean