The times., 1901-06-23

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Was IliuosaIapi. Queen Of the H.~aiian si-
andS married2 o.
She married John o. Dornir.s. . native
of Boston. fie died August %. ISL
What process is used to make oil from IarSf
while cold Often resin is added as
preservative.
Who is he author Of Though the mills os
God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding
snsIl'Y G. A. ;.
Friedrich Won Logan. the quotation
being from Henry w. Longfellow : trans
lation.
In statement Of Egyptian finances find the
debt expressed in Z. not in pounds sterling
What IS meantf hOkACE
Egyptian pounds each equal to asfl
of our money.
Has the revenue stamp been taken of Of money
erdersl M.Lf.
Such provision was included in the
act OF March . 1891 but IL does not go
into effect until the 1st of next month
What is the total value Of the imports and
exports for one year Of the United states and Of
Great Britain2 l. B. 5
The United States: Imports. sSf99n. .1s4:
exports 81 Ggi. .4S3. .(s2. Great Britain: Inn
ports f525. .e5s. .4S6; exports. 554.55e.5s4.
What IS the exact distance Of pitchers boz
from the home platter c.. B.
Sixty and one-half feet from the corner
OF the home plate next the catcher's
position TO the nearest side Of the box.
Did Cleveland in his second Administration
give the American people chance TO buy bOnds2
II 20. what vas the minimum amount that could
be purchasedf J. 3
Yes; si00OO0.oO0 Of bonds were offered
in denominations OF $50 or multiples OF
that sum; this in January. 1896
Wiz wrote Earth has no spell ike love ia
hatred turned NV
In scene eight. act three. OF William
cOngfeye's The Morning Bride" is this:
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred
Turned nor beii fury ike woman
sesfHee.@ X9oF quotation is incorrect
wa seg gsys 20 some statistics OF the Presby.
ssz7a7 ses,qe3asSipaf T. d. A.
AseoFefsg 70 the journal OF the General
$ sseaa.iy fog 10 there are g synods. "a
,9ff sas5 fffleS 10 CDHTches. 1861 ministers.
~ asR1teatsss - ncentlates. &,6o5 elders.
tsse@ 1esDeaSs t5efyssJ communicates, and
4 ~ ~ sslef1Ders Of its Sunday schools
Eal yos tel soneshlng about the novelist,
ffzneez HzGToe EgznY XXX
He was born at Philadelphia, May "a.
Is52. graduated at La Sale College. was
editor Of several periodicals, became pro-
fessor Of English literature at the Uni
versity Of NotTe Dame. and now is pro-
fessOr of English language and literature
at the Catholic University. He has been
a L=oiific writer of fiction and verse. In
1880 he married Katherine Mullen.
Are there any cuckoos in this eountry7 II so.
where are they found? d. R. j.
There are many; the -eIlow-biIled and
black-billed are found from the Rocky
Mountains eastward. the first named liv-
| ing. too. on the Pacific Coast; then the
road runner or chaparral cock OF southern
California and New Mexico is OF the
| cuckoo family and the anis of Florida
| and Texas are taken in. also.
What led to the decision to remove the naval
station from Port Royal to Charleston?
5. C. c.
One very important consideration was
that in order to make the station in its
older location accessible 10 the larger
vessels Of the navy at all stages of tide,
| vast amount of dredging was necessary;
| and that there the work would have been
solely fer the naval vessels, no CONNER
| ciaI port being reached while at Charles
| ton the work would serve, also, our COM
| mercial heets.
win YOU give me few points on the, ''Fan
| Of the Bastiief j. L.
! BY the Revolutionary year of 17S9 IL had
/ become q symbol of despotism, and on
| July Il il was attacked b. the Paris in
| Surgents, who killed its governor ana
| several officers in taking it. A few pris-
oners were set free, and on the following
day its destruction began On the site
| there now is bronze column to COM
memorate its destruction. and anniveTsa-
ries of the day Of its fall are celebrated
| throughout France.
VIII you give me the first two stanzas Of
| Isaac Watts hymn entitled Hush, Ny Dear; Lie
Still and Slumbers CLAIMS.
Hush. dear child; lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed;
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently falling On thy head
sleep my babe; thy food and raiment.
House, and home, thy friends provide,
All without thy care and payment;
All thy wants are well supplied.
In many hymn books this second stanza
| is omitted Its title is Lullaby"
Who are the present rulers of Asia9 , What
| are the exports and imports OF Japan? = NJ
Afghanistan, A55iur Rahman Khan.
| Ameer; AMMAN. Than Thai, King; Balu-
/ chistan. Mir Mahmud, Khan; Bokhara.
| Seid Abdul Ahad, Ameer; CHINA, kWanS
| Hsu. Emperor 1.-THE DOwaser Empress
really domirating); India, Edward VII,
| Emperor: Japan. MutsuhitO. MikadO;
| Khiva Seid Mahouled Rahim, Kahn:
| Korea, Ii HSi. Emperor; Nepal, Surendra
| Rikran Shamsher Jaug. Maharaja; Oman,
/ Seyyid Feysai bin TurSee, Sultan; Persia,
| Muzafered Din, Shah; Russia, Nicholas
| II, Emperor; Sarawaki Sir Charles john
! son Brooks. Raja; Siam, khoulaloagkorn,
| King, and Turkey, Abdul Hamid IL, sui
4 tan. , Exports, about 100000 yen; I'M
| ports. about ZI2,00000O yen. A ven lacks
htft half a cent of edualing our dollar.
| What is the comparative cost Of aluminium and
| other metals in common user : Has the
| ginning Of tho Bocr war, the quality OF canned
| meats provided by contractors? ". ]. j.
| Aluminium has become cheaper for most
/ purposes than all the common metals eX-
cept zinc, lead, and iron, factor in this
| weight, that aluminium is about third
as heavy as the others. The cost price
| of the metal today is close to 20 cents,
the selling price about 80 cents. ?. Yes;
the British Government laboratory eX-
| au:iued timed meats furnished by the
| Admiralty with 4 view to the detection
of preSerVativcs. and reported no other
antiseptic than common salt
VIII you tell me something o. the electric
signal system on railroads: j. D. ;
1t is a pretty big subject to cover here,
| because different roads use widely diff
| ferent systems. Many automatic signals
are worked electrically by the passing Of
| trains and many more are used in COM
hination with manual signals. Thus in