The Washington times., 1901-10-27

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be not more than projected, the law being
only that publication shall be effected
within a reasonable time.
learn from an address delivered before the
Maryland Historical Society by J. Fl. b. Lstrobe.
that Nicholas J. Roosevelt superintsnded the
building OF the New Orleans. the first steamboat
built in the West and that he and his wife
left Pittsburg in ISL in this steamer. bound
for Natchez and New Orleans. Was this Roose-
welt related to the President2 II 50, what was
the relation?
Yes; great-great-uncle.
How is ale made7 EE.
1t is brewed from malt, as is beer, but
the first fermentation is so checked that
considerable quantity of saccharine re-
mains in the liquor. By later fermenta-
tion, in casks or bottles. this sugar
changes to alcohol and carbonic acid the
latter producing the characteristic ef1er-
veScence, the former being present in
greater quantity than in beer. Ale is
fermented, too, at higher temperature
than is beer.
How much land can a man homestead in Can
ada? 2. What does 1t cost? 3. How long does he
have to remain the land? 4. Does one have
to take out papers there? y. 4 NJ
OF Dominion lands, 16O acres Some OF
the provinces permit grants of 200 acres.
2. The present price for Dominion land is
IS per acre. The office fee for homestead
ing is S1o; on Cancelled lands, S15 to $50.
3. Six months yearly for three years.
though he may purchase after years
residence on the land and cultivation of
thirty acres. 4. No.
What are the source and meaning of the name
Labrador? J. G.
TWO explanations are offered. The more
probable one is that when Cortereal visit
ed the country in 1900 he took home TO
King Emanuel some aborigines. and the
king though he had discovered a new
slave coast" so bestowed a Portuguese
name upon it, meaning 'laborers land"
The other story has n Basqle whaler
named La Bradore sail into BT Tidore Bay
and give his name to that locality, the
whole region later taking this visitors
name.
Did Louis Kossuth, on giving over the Gov
ernorship of Hungary, come direct to this eoun-
try? 2. Is not arsenic the basis OF practically
all the well known or much used insecticidesf
d. S.
No; he escaped to Turkey. where he re-
ceived protection despite demands from
Austria and Russia for his surrender.
Not till 1851 was he permitted to board
the Mississippi, which had been sent for
him by our Government. 2. No; though
it is of the preparations intended to
combat insects that bite or chew. Suck
ing insects are fought, largely with kero-
Sene emulSionS, and sulphur and soap
washes for scale insects are well within
your classification.
Who was called the wizard OF the North?'
. Who was the real Mother Goose?' 3. Who
was the author of God Save the King?'
G. II.
Sir Walter Scott. . Elizabeth Foster.
who married Isaac Goose, a Boston priH-
ter, in 1893 z It Is .sGt known definitely.
Some attribute both words and music TO
DIR. John Bull. who lived from 1868 TO 1872
He was organiSt at Antwerp Cathedral,
~
original manuscript is preserved: Others
attribute il to Henry Carey, 1885. There
can be little doubt that the words have
been changed many times
How do bees iasten their combs? ,. And how
do they produce wax? j. W. ".
With bee-glue. or propolis This is car
ried by the bee like pollen, and Is collect
ed from resinous buds. such as horse
chestnut and hickory. 1t also is used to
2 Ii is taken from the blood by cell ac-
ton, at the expense Of a deal of honey.
That the bees appreciate this is shawn
bV their wonderfully economical use OF il.
The worker insect has wax plates on the
under part OF the abdomen, and back of
these are wax glands. The wax issues IN
liquid form. sohdifyiEs on reaching the
air.
viii you tell me who wrote the poem Tar
pea,'' where can get it, and all the informa-
tion you have about it1 E H. X.
According to tradition, Tarpeia was a
Roman vestal virgin Of Romulus reign.
who betrayed the Capitoline citadel to at
tacking Sabines She had obtained from
the SabinCs the promise that they would
give her what they bore on their left
arms. She meant their golden ornaments,
but after taking advantage of her treach-
cry they buried her beneath their shields,
which had also been borne on their LETT
arms Thereafter traitors were executed
h. FnnWN nF ha
hiIl known as the Tarpeian Rock. Shake
speare makes allusion to this. in "Coria-
lanus" but we do not trace a poem of
your title.
Where was the Spanish Armada sunk7 2.
Who was in command Of the Spanish and British
fleets? 8. What was the size OF the two heets,
and how many lives were lost on both sidesf
The English sunk some of it's vessels OF
the south coast of England and In the
Channel Many more were DESTROYED by
storms on the way home. 2. The Duke or
Medina Sid0nia and Lord Howard OF Ef-
fnsham. respectively. 3. The Spanish had
some 13l vessels, the English about so; the
former were of larger size in tine actual
fighting the Spanish lost about 4,00o men,
to a hundred or SO of the English; but the
later Spanish loss from storms, attacks
of Irish and fslemen, and disease and eN-
haustion was more than double that from
the sea hSht
Please give the name and short sketch Of
the prescnt ruler o. China? II. S.
Kwang- Hsu. formerly known as Tsat-
Tien. IS the ninth Emperor Of China of the
Manchu dynasty Of Using. which over
threw the native dynasty of Ming in l644
He was born in lS71, and at that time no.
body supposed that there was the slightest
chance Of his succeeding to the throne.
His PREDECESSOR. TuHE-Che, died in 1873,
and the Empress Dowager and the Man
churiau Princess held a meeting and Sc
lected Tsai-Tien. son of Prince Chung, as
successor to the throne Prince Chung
was the seventh brother Of the Emperor
Hen Fung There is no doubt that Tsai-
Tieu was made Emperor because of his
extreme youth. and the consequent fact
that there would be a long minority dur
ing which the Dowager Empress would be
nominal as well as actual ruler How
ever. he was chosen. and the name
Kwang- Hsu, or Glorious Successor, was
given to him His educa tion was conduct
ed by the supposedly wsest man or the
Empire and when he was nttsen years olo
he was married to a bride chosen by the
DCwager Empress. Immediately a1ter ms
marriage Kwang-Hsu formally ascendeo
the throne with much Ger remony. put ne
has been cipher in the affairs OF the ma
ton ever since. and on only very rare oc-
cssions has ever been allowed to receive
the foreign ministers. The Dowager Ens
press is the real ruler.