The Washington times., 1901-08-18
NOTES AND QUERIES.

How is Damocles pronouncedf b. q.
Dam-o-ciees; accent on first syllable
win you name six Of the more valuable cop
per mines in the world7 A. b. @.
The United Verde. Calumet and Hecla.
| Anaconda, Butte and Montana, Butte and
Boston. and the Quincy.
Can you give the names Of one or two univer-
| stiles that give the degree of L. D. in coursc3
| 5. +. ID.
/ Cambridge ana London give it, and Ok
ford confers it under the form d. C. L.
Where is the Valley of Death. and is ii in
| habited1 &C
| In the extreme southeastern part OF
California. II is It's feet below sea level
| and is uninhabited.
Are provisions loaded on vessels at Chicago for
shipment direct. without change. to European
| portsl j. W. n
- Yes, there is a line Of steamers engaged
N this carrying, but the enterprise is still
IN the experimental stage.
Ia playing croquet. when players ball strikes
| TWO or more balls at the same stroke. does ae
| nave the right to play on each ball separately
| before making another hit? b. A. W.
No; he may play only from the one hit
first. -'''
What do life insurance experts consider the
death rate OF persons over fifty years Of agef
DL X.
AT AT nifty fifty years they put it at 1873 per
I,Vv, with increase for each succeeding
year, reaching i6.69 at 60 6I99 at 70. lf441
at So 494So at 80. and LEGO at IS.
| Do such insects as grashoppers have stage
in their lives corresponding to the cirysalis that
comes between caterpillar and butterfly? N.
| No; the grasshopper energies from the
egg with much the same form he has
| when fully grown, and until he reaches
the adult stage he does not pass into q
| quiescent state. .ic
What is the capital of Arizona, and whex did
| II become the capital? q Have Prescott. Tucson,
| and Phoenix ever been the capital city? A-E.
Phoenix is now the capital. having be-
| come SO February 4, 1880. 2 In 1861 Tue
son was made the capital by a majority
OF one vote. and Prescott was the capital
What is the cause Of dry-rot? F.
The fruit growers Jry-rot which is the
slow decay of the heart-wood of his trees
rs Que TO the vegetative portions of fungi
tnat get In through some break in the
trunk Other fungi cause what is popu-
larry known as dry-rot in timber but
complete dryness kills them.
What city Of the United States is called the
Lyons Of Americs:' 2. What is meant by the
Siase Coastf AVN.
Paterson. N. j., is so called sometimes
because OF Its abundant silk industries q
me term used to be applied to that part
OF the coast of Upper Guiana that Is
about the Blight of Benin. 1t is included
IN what are now the Niger territories and
Dahomey.
To what country does the Island Of New
foundland belong. and why is the Government OF
Lanrador attached to 1t! Col
1t is British colony Only the eastern
m. CT .f
foundland, the rest of the peninsula COM
ing In the Dominion of Canada This
eastern shore was originally given to
Newfoundland in 1853 to increase the i'm
portance of the latter's Governorship. The
arrangement was altered afterward but
in 1909 was finally restored.
We're there any Maryland troops in Pickett's
Division at the battle OF Gettysburg7 9. What
States were represented in that division?
l.. F. N
The only Maryland troops on the Con-
federate side at Gettysburg were under
Stewart. of Johnson's Division 2 Pick
cts Division was composed entirely of
rlrslnia troops, as follows: The First,
teenth. Twenty-fourth. Thirty-eighth,
Forty-third and Forty-seventh regiments
bottles? T.
The fresh juice of the grapes begins
spontaneously to fsrment. from the erect
of minute germs that adhere 10 the skins
of the fruit or that are afioat in the air
Fermentation is noticeable in from few
hours to a few days, according to temper
allure. high temperature causing prompt
fermentation. 2. Yes, slowly, and In time
bottled wine VIII become too acid and
harsh to be palatable; but the aging oc-
ours much more rapidly while the wine is
in casks.
had a son. Ed Loftin, who volunteered about
two years ago in the Thirty-seventh United
States Volunteer Infantry. We cannot hear from
him or his regiment. He mustered in at
Columbus. Ohio. and went TO the PHILIPPINES.
If you give no information OF him. please
state what has become of his regiment.
MOTHER.
1t is learned at the War Department
service at San Francisco, Cal, on Feb
ruary 20 last. with the others of his reg
iment. His last known address was
Bentley, Miss.
Who is Carmen Sylvai FL A.
Carmen sylvia is the pen name of Eliza
beth. the present Queen of Roumania.
She is the daughter OF the late Prince
WED, Germany. in 1S43. She married the
present King in 1869. when he was merely
Prince Charles of Roumania, and was
crowned Queen in ISL She had but one
four. Not to speak of her numerous
poems poe. and short stories. she wrote
thoughts OF queen, 1871, Eileen
Vaughan" 1892; Shadows on LIES DIAL"
1850 i's-ssia
sgsf
From what Church was Tolstoy exeommunieat-
ID, and why? 2. How many books has he writ
zen, and what their names? ROSEDALE.
From the Greek Church. as its ay0wed
anemy. according to a circular OF the
of keiff to all Russian arch
bishops. 1t prohibited celebration of III
zine service and expiatory masses at his
leath. 9 The exact number of his works
We do not know. but they are msny. as