The times., 1901-06-16

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In 1885,
On what day was Easter sunday in 1857
April 70.
ahead?' E.H
This was the motto of Davy Crockett.
How long are open accounts. notes. and judg4
ments good in the District Of Columbia? c.
Three years for accounts and notes.
twelve years for judgments.
How many rounds did sullivan and Kilrain
fight in their long battlel ?. What was the
date? RID
The mill ended in the seventy-hfth
round. 2. july S, 1859.
What do the ashes Of a man Of about 175
pounds weigh after cremation? . Is there A
town in Idaho called Georgetown? o.
About six pounds. . There is. in Bear
Lake county.
Win you give the population Of Arkansas, and
OF its five largest citiess 7. L.
State, 1,311, ,564; Little Rock, IS. .s07; Fort
Smith. 11.5S7; Pine Bluff. II, 1875: Hot
Springs, 1913; Helena, $3.50.
Which city had the larger population in ls77.
Minneapolis or st. Paul2 ,. Which were the
five largest cities On the Mississippi River in
1877? FF
Minneapolis 2 St Louis New Orleans,
Minneapolis, Memphis, and St Paul
VIII you outline the new law fixing the qualia-
cation for voters in North Carolina? a. V. X
The constitutional amendment passed in
raH talgs
prescribed as qualification the ability 10
read and write English unless the voter
was HneaI descendant of some one who
had the right TO vote prior to 1854.
Do any snakes hatch their eggs at all in the
manner Of birds? ,. Does the parent guard the
young when small? 3. Is there any truth IN
the tales of snakes swallowing their young when
alarmed2 X NJ
Some species coil themselves about the
eggs, but many more leave the eggs to be
Matched by the sun or by the heat of de-
caying vegetable matter. ,. Those Of
many species do. 3. Yes.
Where is Columbus buried2 R. L
1t is not known positively. Some think
that his remains are in San Domingo;
others that they are in Seville. Spain,
where they were taken early in 1899. This
confusion arose in an attempted transfer
ence Of his remains in 1876, when, as many
think, the body Of a relative. instead OF
the great explorer, was taken from San
Domingo to Havana.
What is bituminous coal? 2. VIII you classify
the various sorts OF eoal2 r. A. W
Ccal that contains much volatile matter;
or, loosely speaking, soft coal Graphite
anthracite contains from TO 3 per cent
of volatile matter; anthracite. to 10 per
cent; semi-bituminOUs, TO 20 per cent,
and bituminOus, 80 to 80 per cent. 2 Graded
by sizes the co-amOn sorts are, beginning
with the finest, buckwheat. pea cherry,
stove, egg, furnace, and steam
boat, but this grading does not hold in all
localities
Did Robert E. Lee ever fight any battles in
Texas with Indians? K =
No: for some of the time. nearly FIVE
years, that he was in Texas, ne was in
command of regiment, but it was scat
tered among many frontier posts, and
none of its encounters with ra1dlng Co
mancheS could fairly be claSSed as Ddl-
tie Because the regiment was so dl-
vided, its commanders duties were chleiiy
supervisory. During much of the time
Lee was in Texas. too. he was assigned TO
attendance IN courts-martlal.
Is Ireland's population increasing or deereas-
ingY ? What Is the longest distance covered
in one day by an ocean Steamship j. VIII YOU
describe the Pan-American Exposition stampst
CARL
Decreasing; falling off of over per
cent was shown b the census just taken.
2 Five hundred and eighty-seven knots,
made recently by the Deutschland. 3. The
are /, 2, 3, i, S, and 10 cents:
and they picture these modern means OF
transportation: Traffic by lake, by rail,
the Niagara Bridge, traffic by canal, by
automobile. and by ocean,
Do explorers Of the bottom Of the sea ind the
,ame sort Of bottom in shadows and in great
iepths? ,. What IS vegetable flannel.
No; the ocean bed proper is. except for
occasional volcanic cones a gently undu-
ating plain covered with a mud or ooze
of the skeletons of minute
Orms of life and of a small share of vol
-anic dust The shadows near continents
nave bottoms of detritUs brought by rlv-
$ , y material woven from pine leaves
.fter turpentine has been extracted from
hem. 1t is worn by sufferers from rheu-
matte and pulmonary complaints
May marriage between aliens be solemn;zed
n the District OF Columbia? ". II. T.
II the contracting parties are aliens a
certificate must be obtained from the rep
esentative, at Washington. of the cOun-
~ of which they are subjects. showing
hat they would be competent to contract
marriage in their native country. Upon
he presentation OF such certificate 10 the
lerk of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
rict a license to marry will be issued,
provided the parties are of the legal age
eduired in this ju~isdictiOn-that is the
emale must be eighteen years old, and
he male twenty-oue-
What is the botanical name of the plant usually
allied sweet shrub that grows IN the Georgia
ills and IS remarkable for the delightful ira
rance Of its hOwers2 ,. What are tue legal
rounds for divorce in oklahoma, New Mexico,
nd ArizOuaI u D.
CaIycanthus foridus; it is also known
5 the aromatic Carolina allspice. ,. Fio-
alton of vows, habitual drunkenness, or
rueIty. IN all three Territories; incapac-
" or Imprisonment for felony, in Okla
OIna and Arizona; Wiilful deSertlon, fer
ix months. in Arizona, and of one year
n Oklahoma; failure by husband To pro-
ide for six months in Arizona. no term
pecilied in New Mexico. In each Terri
ory a years previous residence is re-
uired.
VIII YOU tell something of the Mountain
leadow massacre and il anycne punished
eeause of it? T. NJ NJ.
In September, 1871, a party Of about 40
arkansas and Missouri emigrants were
assing through Utah on their way 10
'alifornia At Mountain Meadow they
we're attacked suddenly by a band OF In
ians under Mormon leadership. Though
aiken by surprise, they held their assaii-
nts at bay for i've days. Then they were
Induced by two Mormous. John D Lee
nd Isaac Haight to lay down their arms
nd return TO the East on the promise
hat their lives would be spared Guided
v these two men the emisrants started,