The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
QUERIES AND AN |.l|-,' \


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Z Query-tVho was the nrst mayor OF The
cay 5r WIijam roushce for whom
Foushee street was named, was me lirst
tfluyOr. f5 5%
Query-Whcn vas the Governors Man,
sion completed, md who was ths Ilrst
Answered. was finished n the year
1916 and Governor james Barbour was
the first Executive to dispense hospitill-
ity there's 5ft
II Query-Wlll vol, kindly publish in your
column Tusseis twclve-lnc poem OF,
'' q d q &c coNsTHNs READER.
* 9Answer--Thls4 Is the poGn' ei#
''The thrifty that teacheth the thriving irving
Teach timely to traverse the thing that
trans ferrlns' INV ,oiins to timolIncss
taught;5
This lanchcth thee temp rance to- tenn
per thought.
Take l'rusty ITO truest to) ,hhl ,1'' 'lt'l
to thee, ll3f
That trustily thriftincss troweth 70 thee. 4
Thcn temper thytravatl to tarry the tide;
This tcncheth thee thriftlness, twenty
rake '' thsnt itHsp 'hy talent thank thank
That thriftiy teach thee thy time to
#ll transposc. Il.
iTroth twice 10 be teached. teach twenty
,rhis trade TINT thou takest, take thrift
to thee then"
to 1.-TWO or three berrics"in the following
verso Of Longfcllow, and tell the name
Of the prophet mentioned? The lines
Of the verse arc these:
'yrhc trcc OF life has been shaken,
And but fow Of us llnger now,
Like the phophetss two or three. berries
On the topSof the uppernoNs! o r =.
lentcenth chapter ana the sixth verse
of the book Of the prophet Isaiah IN
the Bble, which reads as follows;
1T, rs TIC shaking OF an olive tree, two
or three berries In the top OF the upper
most bought &7s
issue sue of r ,iits Richmond Times, now
Known aS = ~ RISc5HMoNDER.
Answcr--The first issue appeared on IN
october %, 1886.
ouery-whut time of the year Is called
"st. Martins summer and why? =
Answer--The fifteen days following No.
ven 1i' tn, which is lMartlnmas, or
the festival OF ST. Martin Of Tours. This
sea son Is called variously "St. Martin
SUNNI r,''s because 1t begins on inc
saints day; indian summer, or 'linicyo,l
Days" during which peaceful weather Is
the rule on land and sea-
ouery-What kind of a society was the
White Water Lotus ana 1,1 Mne en- o TId :
e s, srer-A secret society That t existed
~ The disturbance Of the Chinese empire
between the years 179G-1S2o
Query-;Why5 is an unexpected Legacy a,S
or : benefit Of any kind called a"w win I.
fall? J3s =. ~ - NJ, M
that some or the English nobility were
forbldden by the tenure Of their estates
to to fell the timber, all the trees being
reserved for the use Of the royal navy.
Those RIOS Trees, however, which were blown
down were excepted, and hence a g s0
! wind was often a great godsend.
ouary-who was, the composer Of the
famous Latin hymn, the ,,~I SIssnraff NJ
! tcr''2 W.; ~ = ~ stsn,,taa
no int hut several authorities ascribe It
F. 1aconone. a franciscan monk 0. tne
thirteenth century. 1t has been set TO
music both By Pergolese and Rossih1.
rigs Ne for use in summer? ALTilitAs;;, =.
Answer--Those that come IN, pretty
colored, or india mating, or the newer eye
fibre rugs that may =, pc mao ca RI ty s'~
and that are as ipliaple us caipe'''s.
Query-FIow Is St. Resale depicted IN
! Christian art? Y. NJ L.
Answcr-In ways too numerous 70 men ~. !.
! ton. One OF the most attractive is that
! which shows hen in the act Of receiving
a chaplet Of roses from the Virgin
tt Must Be Small.