The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-05

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Kinley is materially larger than it was
fou. years ago.
Has the society called the y. P. \. any
organ, or is there any paper published III
its interests?
lat this society has discon-
tinued publishing an organ regularly,
ser, pamphlets
and other literature issued occasionally.
urther in o. nation write to the
American Citizen Publishing Company,
Boston. Mass.
Is there any State law requiring that
oleomargarine be colored?
Most OF the States have an anti-coior
law; but Vermont 1884, enacted a law
>;uirln tsn lin? alton butter Cor
or for use in public eating places,
shall be colored pink and West vir-
gin;a. 1891. ordered that .'Oeomargarine
and artificial and aduterated butter shall
be co!ored pink
Has Russia any dealings financially,
with the Shah?
The has been created at the capital
OF Persia, a Russi7n loan bank which has
advanced from F-oo"o'0o to $l9,Coo,tH3 to
nav off the debts of Persia, upon cond-
be pledged for the payment Of interest.
1t is a long-heaAe' scheme to get Per-
sia in deep debt to Russia. and the latter
will wait for her opportunity
Will you please explain about Kriss
kring'e and what it means?
Doubtless the word is a reminder Of cor
ruption of the German compound Christ
Fjindlein.'' rnean'ng- Christ-child. Orig
inally the Kriss-Kringle and ST. Nicholas
vera regarded as distinct personages, the
former coming on Christmas eve with
gifts for the good children. and the latter
with rod for the bad ones. Popular
notions about them have, however, be-
come confused.
What causes robbed the Mediterranean
"a If it commerce and made poor the
nations bordering on it?
The Mediterranean sea and the nations
bor7e~i"g on it lost much of their com
mercial Importance when ocean-soins
vessels pa sed outward. and America and
India became the objective points Of
European commerce. Trade centres have
shifted in all ages OF the world Tyre.
Carthage. Rome and Venice are remind
ers of what yet may befall the modern
PROSPEROUS seaports of to-day. because
trade runs in grooves and seeks neA
routes.
What are the new electric street-cars
OF London like?
TIL system OF electric tramways is not
yet thoroughly naugurated. The over
head trolley is to be used The cars are
constructed after the most modern de-
sign to secure the maximum of comfort.
They each have accommodations for sew
enty passengers, as compared with forty
10 passengers upon the animal trac-
ton cars-fory outside and thirty inside.
The cars are well upholstered and il
Illuminated with the electric light, while
numerous electric bell pushes are pro
vtded 50 that tho attention Of the con-
ductor may be attracted when a passen-
ger desires to aiisht-
What is the fourth city on the Western
continent?
Probably the order. in population, is
New York Chicago. Philadelphia and
Buenos Ayres. The Metropolis of Ar
gentina has been growing rapidly, and
its population must now number nearly
'.0O9.00 souls. There are some other as
tonishing facts worth knowing about this
i've South American city. with a large
md fertile country behind it. The reve-
nue. of the city is about $S.O3O.010 a year
in gold. Its streets and parks are light
cd by more than 1900 gas jets. over s.
W. ana dDDut Low arc iSItS- TIE
after If 1000 TO 2.0cO candle power apiece
There are fifteen theatres or similar
7aces of public amusement. and they
have about 1860 O0O SPECTATORS every year
and the street railways carry 116, 0G0, Cos
passengers annually.
Please to give data about the Memorial
bridge" at Washington.
AS yet the memorial bridge is con
D,-os
H 5Burr, OF Columsia College, New York
city, wa successful in the recent com
petition of engineers for design for the
proposed memorial bridge over the Pc
tonlac to Arlington The bridge. if con.
structed according to plans, will be VI
ward OF mile in length, with spans l9-
feet and central towers 10 feet high. The
central portion is designed TO fold up
ward with two wings. each being drawn
up vertically or folding back into the
overs on each4 side. thus freeing the
charmed from OBJ truction to the passage
OF boats The roadbed calls for a width
of 81 feet. OF course, Congress will be
urge1 to make an appropriation for the
construction OF the bridge.
(a) What makes the unusual dema nc
for pennies CO. Are there many counter.
felt pennies? &C. Vow many pennies car
one count in a day?
Ca) den u, FOR all sorts of small
change is greatly increased by the "a9
! cent idea and its kindred price-marks
in many stores
Washington sorted out Ito q" counte~
felt pennies from total Of 4l,112.s0o ole
ones hand'ed.
(c) Seven men are kept busy all the tin
counting and aSsortinV pennies in tf. s.
, Treasury Each OF these men can COZ
$500 in rennie in ono dav-61fah pieces
throwing out the bad ones without hos
tation The Government furnishes a ma
chine for counting the coins. and this /:
J used in come OF the smaller sub-treas
uries wheresthe co"r'ers ere not SO ey
! pert. but there the hand work is the
faster.