The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

January. si7,520.2s7: February, s45, So, 500.
When and where did Patrick Henry deliver
readers ever since? o.
In the Virginia House OF Burgesses in
l'eS. the occasion being the introduction
of his resolutions against the Stamp Act.
Who carried Nebraska in the last presiden-
tai election. and what was the plurality3
EGO.
The State went for Mckinley by a
plurality of SOP, and the Republican
State ticket was elected by pluralities of
from s5i. for Governor Dietrich, to An
| for Auditor Griess.
Are both OF Abraham LincoIn's sons livinr7 n
| so, are they in the United States ArmyY IY.
His sons were four; Edward Baker died
in infancy, William Wallace died at the
age Of twelve, Thomas died when eighteen
years old, and Robert Todd lives in Chi
cago.
| What became of Queen viaiaria's haIi-brotber
and haII-sisfe=g the Princess Feodorowna
| marry ana when did she die? d. T.
| The half-brother, Charles Frederick
| William Ernest, died in 1856 The half
sister Anne Feodorowna Augusta Char
! iotte Wilhelmina, married in 1923 Ernest
1 HOnf0l0h1-
| Langenburg, and died In 1872
grow?
1t is the fruit of climbing shrub whose
stem grows from twelve to twenty feet
long and has opposite each leaf a spike
OF flowers with fruit the size of pea.
1t is native of the East Indies, but now
Is cultivated in most tropical countries
What is monazitc and where can il be OBJ
tanned? JKH.
A rare mineral described chemically as
phosphate of the cerium metals and
usually containing some thoIium silicate
1t Is found in North Car ,,lina, at Norwich
Conn, IN the Urai Mountei.-s. and else
where. 1t is washed from gravels result
ing from the dish egr, Ion of granite
rocks of which it is a Constituent.
Which was the larger vesyel-the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse or the Great Eastern7 WAGER
The Great Eastern. 1t was $50 feet long.
SO IL feet beam, and IS feet depth of hold.
The corresponding dimensions of the Kali
ser Wilhelm are SIG, &c, and 80 The Great
Eastern was larger than the Oceanic the
biggest vessel now afioat though the lat
ter is 70i feet long.
a ,an sound waves be concentrated by re-
fector in similar manner to light-say In
searchlight reflector? Tw
In some degree yes: but mt so married.
inc diss,aa,a1 r's,,a,Ipe '.ie ,.o
from tho reeeotor i-oroo.oa $50.
monte with FOO, it, 49, ~.
tho ro,,oo,;o,, q ..,'' 10
,,o,ara.a -. VIZ,
ONES "-' io"u
How far Is Neptune from the sun7 9. How
long does it take the light of the sun to reach
s,n ,ta ~ an 'u , .ne mas Q, tne
ltS mean distance is about 2,fU,p0.OOJ
. Hehe minutes anu elsh'eeh sec
piius wiien DIT mean ian Instance from U.S. D.
between wv anu o"V Times as great
What ia the difference betveen sbeatbsd and
Insheathed warships? WJP
A covering of sheet conner for the ont
side of so much of the HIM as 10 under
water As used on wooden vessels the
conner was a protection apain<. .a-aios
md other borers. and to a large extent
prevented fouline with sea weeds bar
1acles. and the like. On steel vessels II
ends to decrease the foulina but vbe,b-
-, or mt II 10 a ,,rev,enti,,a ~ co-rosio,
u ''ie s'e'i 10 sun q ol9pu'e' p'iii.
win Won give the names of all the Chic; .Ius-
ices Of the Tnited States with their tennrc in
flee, since the organization of the court? HID.
John Jay. 17ss-l795; John Rutledge, APP
,ointed in July, 1895, presided at the Au-
gust term. but soon afterward lost his
eason and failed of confirmation by the
senate; Oliver Ellsworth. 17s6-1S0o; John
MARSHALL, 1so1-1s25; Roger B. fancy. 1885,
se4; Salmon P Chase. 1ssi-1S7s: Morrison
r Waite, 1S74-1SSs Melville w Fuller.
he present Chief Justice, was appointed
april 80, 1883.
How did so many different surnames orgi-
ate! T. a.
The cause Of the great number was the
eed of and desire for distinguishing the
Individual from his fellows. Many Of
hem were significant OF occupation, as
NTH and Fowler; of locality, as Atte-
. Jongfer,o,,,. or of descant The Lost
= -, .,,,., I..s - -.
90 'cAS piNiNi ui- instances aie iiohieS
eglnning with Mac tsonl or ending
nth ing tborn of. The topic is a
irge one for treatment in this depart
ent; in an encyclopaedia under Name
: Surname you'll find much about it,
nd there are many books on it.
VIII you zen me something OF the hrst pro-
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