The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

country districts Of England? G. d.
Linen, though it does not take readily
so many dyes as the other 2 No: nearly
an the Old turnpikes have passed into the
hands of the local boards. their specula-
tive builders, in many cases, having lost
heavily
What was the Latin Union? &c
An international monetary association
Formed in 1865 between France Italy
switzerland and Belgium, Greece and
Roumania entering afterward- II pre-
scribed the denomination. fineness, and
weight of the coins to be struck, and ar
| ranged for the coinage of 5-franc silver
pieces without limit at the ratio of I51z to
]: Silver depreciating. the COMA e of
these pieces was limited in 1874 and abol-
| ished in 1876.
When were timber claims first permitted on
government land? g just what sort of land is
| sold as such claims? CIR P
By the act of June 9, 1873. This applied
| only to California, Oregon, Washington
| ana Nevada, but an act of August 4, 1892
| extended it to all the puolic land States
z 1t must be valuable chiefly for timber
| or stone, unit for cultivation il the tim
| Der were removed. unreseryed, unfnhab-
| tied. and without other improvements, ex-
eept for ditch or canal purposes, than
have been made by or belong to the appIi-
cant. Valuable mineral deposits bar the
| land from entry under these acts. The
| lanu acquired. which must not be over 160
| De IN one BODY.
How is it customary to arrange the term Of
insurance on a vessel and cargo! 2 How can /
read up the methods OF marine insurance?
| A. L. S
Insurance on the ship begins at the port
from which II is insured. and lasts until
| 1t has been at anchor in safety twenty
| four hours at the port to which ii is in
sured insurance on cargo begins at once
| II is loaded and continues until its dis
| q
| ance on the earnings of the vessel for
carrying cargo. begin and termi-
] nate i,. wit, with the cargo insurance
| some of it in any siZeable library, in en-
| cyclopaedias, if not in books of its law.
denominations of the British coinage, and of the
| Bank of England issue OF notes? E. II.
| The reverse. in music, of the dotted note
| with the short note after it-that is. in
| the Scotch snap or catch the short note
| comes first. 1t aboundS in old reels and
| some Scotch Songs. 2. The authorized gold
| coins are five pounds, two pounds SOW
| ereign, and half sovereign. silver, crown,
| double form, half crown, form, shilling
| sixpence. groat or fourpence, threepence
twopence, and penny, and bronze, penny,
half-penny. and farthing. Some of these
are issued but rarely. The notes are five.
ten, twenty. fifty, one hundred, two hum
dred, five hundred, and one thousand
pounds.
can remember the time when the common
potato bug was styled the Colorado beetle and
was deemed novel nuisance. How did it come
from Colorado, or what is its history? 3 How
long does 1t take bug to reach the adult age?
G. W. L.
This insect was first described in 1924
as peculiar to northern Missouri and as
feeding on wild plant of the potato
family. When next heard of it was at
lacking potatoes in Nebraska this in 1859
From then it spread steadily reaching
the Atlantic coast in 1874. Meanwhile it
had picked up its present name. . a lit
tie over month; the eggs hatch in about
a week. the larva burrows in the earth,
when from two to three weeks old. the
beetle issuing in from seven to ten days.
Where can book be secured giving the
geology of crude oil formations? L. ". A.
At any good book store, or perhaps the
article on this topic in an encyclopaedia
will do. Petroleum and natural gas al
ways occur together, and in porous beds
contained between impervious strata.
all the strata being more or less
arched. The arch formation ena-
bles the contents of the porous
bed to separate according to their respec-
tive specific GRANTEES; at the greatest
depth is brine, above this oil and atop
this the gas. An impermeable cover to
this bed is essential of the formation.
The pressure under which oil and gas are
found is hydrostatic and identical with
that Of artesian wells.
viii you give me an idea OF the cost of the
power employed in making barrel of -four
from wheat? ,. Did Indians practice tattooing
generality II so, Tor what purposef W. A. NJ.
We find it stated as from IL to 3
cents. for water power. and from II. to
6Ia cents for steam power. 2 Most tribes
practiced il. 1t was considered decora-
tive and served for purposes of identifi-
cation and ransom. the latter especially
among the women when capuves- Then
limos were made on the inner side of the
forearm TO indicate the length and value
of strings of beads used as currency.
Prairie and lake Indians tattooed over dis
eased spots to cast out the offending de-
mon. and il has been said of Virginia In
dams that their tattoo marks indicated
rank and social status
Is there .'west Point Alumni Association
No; but there is an organization known
as the Association of the Graduates OF the
United States Military Academy. All
graduates of the Academy in good stand
ing are eligible for membership The
ISOLATION has for its object the cherishirS
of the memories OF the Military Academy
at West Point and the promotion of So
cial intercourse and fraternal fellowship
among its graduates. Its work has been
largely historical and IL attempts to keep
the history of every graduate OF the
Academy. both In the army and in civil
life. Gen. George w. Culium, on mis-
death, gave to it its home In the magni-
fcent Memorial Hall at West Point. and
charged it with the pcrpetuation OF ms
Biographical History of the Graduates OF
the Academy" The association was formed
as a result of a meeting called May y,
1869, by Gen. Robert Anderson. of Sumter
fame in the office OF DIR. Horace Web
College of. the City OF New York Gen.
Sylvanus Thayer. 1.-The Father OF the
Military Academy" was its nrst prest-
dent.