The Washington times., 1901-12-01
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Can paper be successfully made from rice
straw? J. F. f.
Yes; a good quality is made from it.
What is the area of Texass > And of Austria
Hungary? l.
1t is 26s.O11 square miles. 2. 2O1,5s1
square miles.
What was the popular vote Mr. Bryan received
| in 1895, and in 1860? A c.
In 1886, 6.502.s25; in 1900, 6,a5s.7Ss.
A claims that deer sheds his hons every
year, b that they never shed; which IS
right2 B. and L.
| A: they are shed and renewed annual
ly.
What is the meaning Of rounded period in
speech or writing7 QUESTION MARX
A sentence with completion of it's sense
| deferred till its close, and filled out
smoothly.
win you state the present address and the age
! OF Madison Juliu, Caweinf 7. J. NJ
No. 1926 West Market Street, Louis
vile, Kentucky. He was born March %,
1865.
What per cent of the cotton grown in the
! United States was consumed in the United States
fiom the year 1880 to 1897, both inelusivef
Almost 90 per cent.
Who were the players known as the big
Four of the Detroit Baseball Club some time an
the SOS? LEM
Second Baseman Richardson, First Base
H.
Thompson and Fielder and Catcher ''Dea-
con" White.
Through what process is phosphate rock carried
in the manufacture Of commercial fertilizer? T.
Ordinarily it is grounded to powder, sub
iected to sulphuric acid to render it solu-
BILE in water and mixed with other feru-
lizing agencies.
When was Cen Nelson A. Miles made Com
nanding General of the United States Army? 2.
Did the law require that his nomination or ap-
pointmeut to that position be confirmed by the
United States Senate! W. Z. II.
October 5, 1885. 2 No; he assumed COM
mand by direction of the President.
Where may Sir Thomas Upton be addressed7
.. Mrs. Leland StanfOrdI 3 What is the name and
address OF another wealthy woman who has built
. school in Californian ). +. \.
Usage, southgate, Middlesex; City Road.
E c., England. ,. Palo Alto, California.
3. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, la Hacienda del
Paso de Verona, san Francisco, Cali
fornia.
Is verplank Colvin superintendent of some sur
vey, and ii so, what survey, and what is his ad-
dress? J. W.
He has been Superintendent of the New
York State Land Survey since 1888. and
of the Adirondack Survey since 1872. and
may be addressed at Albany, y. y.
In what part of Africa is the Randi 2, What
was the chief difference between the Wing and
Republican parties when the latter was first or
ganized? INEL'E L.
In the Transyaal. at johannesburg In
general sense the word means a high
land or highlands along a river. 2. The
newer party's antagonism to slavery.
VIII you tell me of the trans-siberan Rail-
wa=? NJ
Its entire length will be 1850 miles, and
the original plan, which was to have it
completed in 1865, has been carried out
to date, this despite the fact that, because
of Unexpectedly large traffic, much re-
building has been necessitated. The cost
has been within the estimates, whose
total was $l50,O0O,000. 1t is about three
fcurths done.
What longitude is Meridian, Bosque county,
Texas? 2. At what longitude in the Pacific Ocean
does the day begin? II. b. NJ.
About 81 degrees and 80 seconds west OF
Greenwich. 2. The date line follows, in
general, the lSGth meridian. but being
purely a convenience, il deyiates from the
meridian where it will thereby serve the
interests of business or navigation, doing
this both north and south of the Equator.
periodical reports plenty of partridge and
quail" now what's the difference batween part
ridge and quailg j. L. H.
Neither of these two names means the
same bird in all parts of the United
States The partridge OF the Southern
States is the quail of the Northern
States, where the partridge is the rufiicd
grouse. ana a different bird yet is part
ridge in California. The periodical named
is edited in New York, and referred to
grouse and bob whites.
What is the meaning Of the abbrevations A. V.
and K. v? >. Who Andromeda, and what
is tlsc fable concerning herr 5. Who was Robert
Eaitcs, and will you give a short biographical
sketch Of him? TARO.
Respectively. authorized version and
revised version of the Bible. 2. In classic
mythology. the daughter of a King of
Ethiopia who boasted that she was more
beautiful than the sea gcddesses the
Nereids. This, according to the myth,
so angered Neptune that he set sea
monster to harass the Ethiopians. Then
an oracle declared that the sacrifice OF
Andromeda would appease Neptune, SC
she was chained to a rock. but was
rescued by perseuS. and after death WIS