The Washington times., 1901-09-22
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
When s. $. Prentiss died in 1850 he left fc,s
children: are any living at pree<nti +. d. q.
Three OF the four are living.
nit? IL q ~
BY postal money order.
By what vote did the ''Goid Standard Ac.s
sign the bill? c. r n.
In the Senate by a to Is; in the House
py ioo to TO- 2. March IA. 1900.
Was the command Of European army offered
Wb 70 SehsGa, Gia bsauregard after the civil warf 2
was offered in 1866, and OF the Egyptian
in 1869 2. February 20. 1898.
VIII you give me the name Of the United
states Minister to Germany, and of the German
Minister here? J. H.
Our Ambassador to Germany is Andrew
ID. White. The German Ambassador here
is Herr Won Holleben.
When. where, and by whom was electricity first
used as motive powerf X. L. NJ
It's first employment In a car was at
Branden, VT, in 1885. by Thomas Daven.
| port. His model ear operated on a cir
eular track. and was propelled by bat
| teries IL car led.
How did the name John Bull originate7 H.
From its application to a native of Eng
land in Arbuthnots ludicrous history OF
Europe, a work issued in 1712 and some
times attributed erroneousiy to Dean
| French 81
Baboon, the Dutch, Nicholas Frog.
sitions one takes after passing frst examina-
tlonI p And what are the chances OF promo
tion2 WEB
The ordinary entrance grade is not far
from $500 a year, but there are lower saia-
| ries. 2 They vary in different branches
| from very poor to excellent.
Win you give the addresses of United States
representatives, to Argentine Republic. Colombia.
Uruguay, and Brazilg f. NJ.
T; Lord Buenos Ayres: Charles Burdett
| Hart, Bogota; William r. Finch Monte-
| Yldeo; Charles Page Bryan, Rio Janeiro.
Then We have several consuls in each
| country.
| have old book called the Universal
Masazine,' part Of it dated 1858. part 1I6s;
| claim it to be the oldest paper ever called .
| magazine; how near right am /? j. II. T. y
You are reasonably near. but not quite
| The first magazine was The Gentlemens
| Magazine, issued at London, England in
| 1871.
What is jute, whence does it come, and for
| what is it usedl s D. O.,
| A vegetable fibre raised In India. From
| 1t are made buriaps, -bagging. yarns for
| foundations. cord, and twine. The finer
qualities are mixed with silk and made
! into tapestries, and deal of the cheaper
grade Is used as paper stock.
| What are the diamond sculls'' mentioned in
connection with the English boat races? H. S.
A pair of crossed silver cars nearly
foot long, ornamented with laurel and dia-
monds In the case in which they rest
are the names of all their winners This
prize is rowed for annually. the scuis
passing to each winner, who receives
silver cup as his own. The prize was es-
l have piece of gold marked twenty-ons
carats fine and of the same weight as our IS
gold coin; will you tell me what carat Of
gold is WORTH? J. J.
AS applied to gold, the carat is a meas
ure of tneness, not of weight; H-carat
gold is seven-eighths pure. Our $5-gold
piece weighs 129 grains, which weight of.
gold seven-eighths pure is worth s4s6.
What should a man FIVE feet two inches tan
weigh if of good proportions? A. C. W.
The average weight of men of that
height is ia at the age of twenty four
l2S for the next five years. 131 for the fol-
lowing five years. for another five years Is
l33, from forty TO forty-four years is 1885,.
reaches the maximum of 13S from forty
five to sixty years, and afterward de-
creases slowly. 10
Are there any especial rules to follow in adj.
dressing letter to person on 4 United. States -
warship? NJ. E.7sis
Such letter should be marked "Ohi-
GERS letter" OF Sailors letter" as the. 9
case may be, and postage should be pre-,
paid at domestic rates, for vessels in the
waters of the United States or its new
possessions, or of Cuba, Canada or 2
Mexico: elsewhere at foreign rates. II
addressed in care of the postmaster at
New York City the letter viii be forward,
ed at the frs. opportunity.
What is the meaning of Great White Car"
applied TO the ruler of Russia? 9. II salt
IN freezing looses its salt, why is not the ic.
that gathers in water stored for refrigeration?
W. McD.
Independent Gar; the term is a very
old one. 2. Freezing expels salt and other,
mineral ingredients to an extent that
but in the interstices between the ice.
crystals gathers so much salt. brackish
or impure water that ice from sea water p
is unfit for household use. sri
Has the present King of Portugal any chill
dren? 3 How long has Senator Wellington OF :.
Maryland to serve. and how is he classed po-
litically? 3. What the usual pensions for
officers OF our army? l. Are there generals
widows receiving much higher ones? ID. l.. II. ~,
Yes: two sons, fourteen and twelve
years old. 2. Until 1903; as an Indepen-
dent Republican. 3. By the month, sec
ond lieutenant, SIS; first lieutenant, 81;
captain. $50: major. SIS: lieutenant colo %
mel and officers of higher rank, $50. l. f,-
Yes; Mrs. U s. Grant and Mrs. j. A. Gar
field receive 5000 a year. Mrs. Philip
Sheridan gets s.. 500: eight others have 81,
CO. and 45 others get 81, 200. rs1ri
VIII you give the text of the physicians bull
letin announcing the death of President Garfield?
E. ]. R.
1t was issued at Elberon, n. j.. at IL
o'clock p. m, September 10. 1881, and
was as follows:
II p. m.-The President died at 1875
D. m. After the bulletin was issued at
$50 this afternoon the President con-
tinued in much the same condition as
during the afternoon. the pulse vary
in-s from 100 TO l(6 with rather increas-
eG volume. After taking nourishment
he fell into a quiet sleep about thirty
five minutes before his death. and
while asleep his pulse rose to 10 and
was somewhat more feeble. At 10 p
m. he awoke and complained of a Sc
we're pain in the region of the heart
He almost Immediately became uncon-
scious and ceased TO breathe at 1925.