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prince rreac,,c. n sermon.

& PARIS. May 9.-The congregation OF
the fashionable church CT aint-Denys-
de-la- Chapello here was provided Win
a novelty the other day IN the snaps
OF a sermon preached by Prince Max,
OF Saxony.
A royal preacher is uncommon
enough. but when. in addition, he is OF
German nationality. and has the IN
trepldity to preach in French to ia.
risian audience on the saintliness OF
Joan of Arc, the eve. Is invested with
sensation.
The princes words were listenea ~
with. the closest attention. and when he
concluded he held a reception. at which
many OF the most prominent men CT
Paris congratulated him.
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A Quotation.

please give ME the origin of the
saying that hanging is the poorest use
to put man to and tell me what Is
the best book in which to find such
things. faLffi.
Sir Henry wotton in his Disparity
between Buckingham and Essex" says
Hanging was the worst use man
could be put to-" If you mean to ask
what single volume Is most useful for
locating quotations from English
writer's .he answer would be Bartlett's
"Fnmiliar Quotations" published by
Little, Brown & Co., In Boston and
sold at most book stores.
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Mail Carrier. and whl.kcy.

Is 1t true that late Act of Assem-
bly, in Virkinia prevents United States
mall carriers from delivering parcels
Of whiskey along their routes?
W. T.. BAINES.
No act of the Virginia Legislature
could make an action illegal for a
United States mail carrier without
making it illegal for every citizen of
the state. If a person who had not
mail contract could deliver the whis-
key person who has such a con-
tract can do so unless prevented by
some postal regulation of the United
States. The matter as you put 1T is
not quite clear and you would do we'll
to write the United States District At
torney for your district, Hon. L. L.
Lewis, Richmond, Va.
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German Prince Nfarrics Poor Girl.
BERLIN. LAY 9--Another German
prince, Visitor Salvador zu 1senbufg-
Borstein, son OF the Imperial Austr'in
Grand Duchess Marie Louise, has de-
fed the traditions OF his caste ana
contracted romantic marriage FOR
love. His Highness has Just been mar
1ried It the Registry Office at Nurem-
berg to Fraulein Anna Iaohrer, daugh-
ter OF humble country doctor resld-
Ing in the neighborhood Of his moth
ier's castle near the village of Setback
enwerth, in Bohe..,ia.
Although the Grand Duke of Hesse,
where the 1scnburg- Birsteins have
their es..tcs, has conferred the title
OF Baroness Won Rohmbncli upon the
bride, the prin rs family are much dis
tressed over their failure to prevent
the match, and declare they Will never
receive her as a princess. The prince
has been employed at ts' motor-car
works at Mannheim. He is thirty-siX
years old, and has the rank of lieuten-
ant in TIL. German army.
The now Princess nu Eiscnberg- Bir-
stein was brought up in quite a modest
style. and UP to few days ago did nll
the housework for the family. The
prince has known her since she was a
little girl, and their affection for each
otter dates back many years! through
his mother, who was sister of the
late Grand Duke of Tuscany. the prince
Is first cousin to tile cxCrown Prin.
cess OF Saxony, Signora Tosclli.
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pTODleIH
X2ly=11 and y2-+x-1
READER,
This problem has been given with
considerable sacrifice Of space NUM-
Der of times in this column, Those
who assume that II Is strange !nat
confuse brevity with simplicity and re-
gard a question as necessarily simple
because 1t is short. There Is no SORT
of wonder that the equations DEFY me
seeing that all the books set 1T down
in the class to which these methods
are applicable only occasionally Both
the given equations are of the second
degree and, as they arc not homoEe-
nous, there Is no certainty Of avoiding
an equation of tho fourth degree when
they are combined. Ii you will SUB
stitute in the second equation the value
OF y taken from the. first, YOU VIII
obtain an equation of the fourth DE-
and this is solvahle by the laws for
the solution Of higher equations, the
methods of Sturm and Horner But
a simple and entirely satisfactory plum
as solution In positive Integers Is
concerned is this The values of both
and must be less than 4.
otherwise the second member OF
ono equation would be greater than
ls. Take the second equation
and transpose and YOU have
y?=7--X. Now TX must be perfect
square as II is the same as W, and y
must be less than 4 and the only value
of y, less than a which taken from
| Z will leave "a perfect SQUARE Is 3, This
consideration forces X to be equal tc
4 3 and gives for y the value 2 ms
equations YOU give are commonly In
| the literal form, Xe,fyssa and Ss4xE-l
and To these the ANALYTICAL plan aboye
j Woulu be inupp!lcahlA-
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News and Gossip From Abroad

city to the roots. The degree Of con-
ductivity depends upon the amount OIL
moisture present In the soil. The sap
bf the tree conveys and clrculates that
Electricity through the system Of the
Aree.
V when the leaves begin to bud they
are negatively charged by the sap by
means of the central vein or stalk and
the rest OF the leaf is inductively
charged by the air.
when the flowers come they ara
charged by the air, nut when the fruit
forms a central negative storage cell
is charged through the stalk by the
snp-conducting current from the earth.
'Cut open an apple, pear, or a
ounce, and the central system can be
easily seen, and the surrounding pulp
is positive, and the rind. skin, or jacket
perfect insulator."
The fact that the portions Of the
fruit and vegetables which are eater,
are positively charged with electricity.
while the parts which are rejected are
either negatively charged or are more
insulating material, is taken to prove,
continues Professor Baines. that nature
guides us to choose food which is POSI-
lively potential, and thus proves tho
need OF electric reinforcement which
she provides for us.
Police Mistake Each Other for
Assnsains.
LISBON, May 9.-Thc reign OF terror
in Portugal has resulted in an extra.
ordinary occurrence by which two OF
the municipal guards were killed and
a policeman wounded
Ever since the assassination OF King
Carlos and the Crown Prince. the Ne
cessidndes Palace here has been sur
rounded by host OF guards, both in
uniform and plain clothes. Hence the
tragedy.
Two men in plain clothes. walking
through the grounds. were challenged
by policeman who had been hiding
behind tree. The only reply of the
two men was to draw their revolvers.
The policeman, however. was too quick,
and one OF the men fell to the ground
with bullet in his head.
| Then ensucd duel between the
other two, ending In the policeman's
victory. He was stopping to examine
his victim, when another putin an ap-
pcarance, and fired carbine rotnt
blank at the policeman.
The latter. although slightly wound-
/ ed, darted behind tree. pulled out 4
second revolver and blazed away at
his new assailant The duel continued
| for several minutes. until company
| OF infantry arrived. Then 1t was dis
covered that the man with the carbine
! was plain clothes policeman. and that
| the two men lying on the ground were
| members of the Municipal Guard. OF
which the late King was very proud.
One was dead and the other died IN
I a few minutes
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Long-Distnncc Rncc-Track Betting
Fraud.

i !
LONDON, May Gone of the best
known Vienna bookniakers has become
the victim OF fraud planned In Lon
don. hich, owing to the peculiar sub
tlety of its execution. is ,uch discussed
as being the most ingenious long-ds-
lance swindlln.. game of Its kind ever
practiced.
a group of persons who obtain their
livelihood on tho turf united for the
purpose Of carrying out q swindle at
some races near here. They des-
patched single confederates to London
Paris and Berlin. AS soon as tho first
race was over, the London agent telc-
phoned the result to his Paris col
league, who telephnrnd to Berlin, and
the latter agent telephoned to Vienna
The whole proceeding lasted almost
three-quarters of an hour.
Although the races began In London
at noon (Vienna time) the bookmakers
here accepted bets until $3.50 P. M, rs
the first telegram can only arrive then,
and no direct tele homie connection cS-
lists between London and Vienna. the
winner o. the London race was rapidly
betted on by the booSmaker in Vienna,
who accepted English bets up to 3
o'clock. At length 1t struck him that
mysterious man, who never betted
until the last moment. was proceeding
with remarkable degree of certainty
and good fortune. and by the help OF u
detective the fraud. was discovered.
Thousands and thousands Of dollars
have been lost through this fraud, and
the police have made many arrests
here and in Vienna.
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Strikes.

Is there any means of saying wheth-
err strikes are becoming more or less
effective in accomplishing their OBJ
jects? CARR
The subject is by no means simple.
The record of results would be clear
enough except for the fact that the
circumstances change SO much that a
strike which would at one time or
place be successful would in different
surroundings possibly fail. Regarding
nothing but the figures, the fact seems
to be that the percentage of success
full strikes in 1904 was lower than for
any year since 1886 and the percentage
for 1905 was lower than for any year
since 1894. Arhese figures are for
strikes ordered by organizations. Fol-
local strikes not ordered by any orga-
nization the figures show that the
number of successful strikes in 100:
was the lowest since 1881, the number
of successful strikes in 1904 was the
lowest since 1883 and the number II
1905 was the lowest since 1881.
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Lnnd ,1en.urc and wlrcle...

Please state how many square yards
make an acre. and give the work.
Also tell me II there Is really such q
thing as wireless teleEraphy.
SCHOOL GIRL
4.S4o square yards make an acre,
and tile only work" Is multiplying
the measures given In the proper table
In any arithmetic, 80 IA by 40 by a.
There really is such thing" as wire
less telegraphy. No wires connect the
stations which may be many miles
apart It would be hopeless for us to
attempt 20 make the subject clear to
you even IL we understood 1t perfectly.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS history.

is there Japanese History 10
be got? u =. NJ
Not except a history of the recent
war. There are in English several ex,
cellcnt histories of Russia and several
books which are essentially. histories
OF Japan. but no book which is COM
bined history of the two countries.
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the enlistment ia for, and what the
Ray Is. ALDA.
they form the military branch Of
the naval service and their work is
somewhat that OF police in tho naval
stations and yards and at sea. rho
enlistment is for four years and tile
pay ranges from $1,000 to $4,000 per
month according to grade and length
of service.
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Whether Mr.. Bywaters's name W;

Whether Mr.. Bywatcrss name was
ever on the club register no one but
the secretary who has access to. the
lists could well say. He was certain
ly not member at the time of his
DEATH To discover whether there was
reference to the matter in the Times
Dispatch among all the stories pub
lished when Mr. Bywaters was killed
would be the work of a strong man
for week
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aced with dismissal from the army

faced with dismissal from the army
and boycotting at the clubs. SO they
decided to die together.
Their end was most dramatic. They
committed suicide at the same mo
ment. Seated before a mirror In al
Joining rooms, each shot himself at
a given signal with service revolver.
A friend who called few minutes
later found both the officers dead.
Their skulls were fractured, and shot
from each of the revolvers had pene-
trated the wall dividing the two rooms.
They left letters to their superior
officers, the burden of which was
simple sentence, We cannot do our
duty. therefore we die together.
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Two Offices.

am postmaster of my town and
desire to know If l may legally be-
come a notary. 4. NJ,
As you hold a Federal office you
cannot hold II State office
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Paul Revere

,annis snnnose a woman? Where can
find a description of the midnight
ride? "a -
we never knew that any one sup
posed that Revere was woman: on
can find the story in any fun history
of Massachusetts,. and in almost any
STATES or Of the Revolutionary War.
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old Coins nnd stamps. Etc.

G. ". j., Subscriber, c. f. W., ".
L. L. c., A Reader, j. l.. T., Mary. d.
b. II. and Cole send list of coins and
stamps. There is but one item of value.
the Confederate stamp described by
Cole should bring about $4,000
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Povvl,ntnn.

Please tell me how far from Rich
mond Powhatan had his camp or resi-
dencc. " -. -
cinal homes were In Gloucester and II
is said that, after the rescue. Smith
built him several houses, one OF wnlcn
was at ..Powhatan," on the north
bank Of the James, about two miles pc
low Richmond.
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various.

Please tell me where may get
"Gleason on the Horse" and how to
destroy the currant worm I. %. III. 4
The book Is in print and may be had
of any dealer. Write to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Richmond. Va,
and they Will send you a pamphlet
covering The subject OF the protection
OF your currantS,
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student A..n..inntcs Governor. I

BUDAPEST, May "Details have
Just come to light of the murder OF
Count Potocki. governor of Galicia IN
his palace at Lemberg last week by a
Ruthenian student of philosophy
named Siczynski.
The student obtained admission TO
the palace on the pretense of petition
ing the governor for a post as teachSr
in a school. No sooner was he IN
Count Potockis presence than he drew
a revolver and fred three shots ire
first bullet struck the count in the eye,
the second pierced his breast close to
his heart. and the third wounded him
in the foot AT the sound of the hrst
shot servants rushed to the aid OF the
governor. He fingered for an hour, re-
tanning consciousness in spite of me
agony he endured. Death took place
an hour after the shooting.
The assassin, who is vice-president
of Ruthenian Socialist Union and
prominent agitator was arrested. lls
motives were political. the Ruthenians
of the district holding all the authort-
ties in the greatest detestation. After
the arrest the assassin declared that he
believed the death of the governor
might cause an end of r., oppression
of the Ruthenians by the government
Sicynsk is twenty years old, ana mas
| taken part in all the elections riot:
| near his home.
Count Potocki. who was forty five
wears of age. was a member OF the an
| cient and well-known Polish family o
! that name. He was considered one ~
the wealthiest estate owners In TN
| monarchy. his annual income exceed
ing $1,5O0,000.
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Nobel Prizes.

Please tell me when the Nobel
Prizes were established, and how
many there have been conferred in
all and how many to Americans.
A. S. C.
In 1895 on the death of Alfred B..
Nobel the Swedish scientist. Some
fifty awards have been made of which
two have come to the United states.
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IOctiSts.

When was the last locust year, and
when Will De the next? a. H. ii.
There is no locust year. The seven
teen-year locusts come whenever they
are ready 1t may be true that they
seem to nave some sort of recurrence
in a special place but over the whole
world they are always present I'M
smaller or larger. numbers. The last
disastrous visitation in this country
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Norfolk 10 Gnl,c.ton.

Please inform me whether there is
a boat line from Norfolk to Galveston
and tile cost of ticket. T.
There is no line You can get ex-
cellent arrangement from New York
to Galveston by steamer at rate Of
$500.
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Election OF city Officials.

Clifton Forge being made a city of
the second-clas the Circuit Judge has
appointed the necessary officers When
will they become elective?
The best ohtainablc opinion is that
the mayor and council become cleo
tive In June. of this year, and all
others in November. of next year.
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roc,,,s wanted.

There is request for Latham's My
Castle in the Air" and for "sobs" aud
Who Absent Minded Beggar.' VIII any
one send copN2
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VIII YOU be good enough to inform
inc what proportion of the state OF
Maryland is dry? A. ~; -:
Fourteen out OF tWentg-lhiee
counties.
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VnriouS.

Please give me the number Of sol
dlefs and OF widows on the Virginia
pension roll and inform nc whether
VIM j. Bryan is a Catholic or not.
CULPEPER.
a.soo-5,oOo. lie is not.
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W. p. Bx,rntcrs.

Can you tell me whether Mr.. w. r
Bywaters. of Cupeper was member
of the Deep Run Hunt Club. and
whether the fact was published in your
paper at the time of his death?
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red, White md Blue.

Can you inform me what the colors
tr. the United States flag stand FOR
and why they were selected?
There is no record, so far as we
know, which makes it plain why these
colors were selected except the sug-
ccstion that the committee which made
the selection had in mind some idea
OF the colors in the Washington coat
of arms.
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Colonial Governor.

Is Il possible that there are now any
descendants of Nathaniel Powell the
early Governor of Virginia?
Hc was murdered with his wife and
only child in the massacre of 1872
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Eru,t Contain. Storage Batteries.


LONDON, May "a. p. Baines. the
well-known scientist. has discovered
by loans Of patient research ana
galyanometer of sensitiveness when
has not been attained hitherto, that ~
fruits, nuts and vegetables are, WINE
alive, storage batteries of vital cleo
tricity. A,hen they die or are killed
by cooking, the insulation between the
negative and positive systems IS de-
stroyed and from this Professor Balnes
argues that ~ature intended them 20
be eaten raw.
The discovery is announced by Pro-
fessor Banes in an article IN me
Herald of the Golden Age" monthly
journal devoted to reform.
One learns that each alternate al
vided section of an orange Is a charged
cell which will cause the galvanome1sl
to record current These ceils are
insulated by their skins, and coiles-
lively they constitute battery whch
Is insulated by the rind OF the fruit. 4
The eating Of an orange Is not tnelH'
fore the simple thing 1t appears 70 De
1t is the absorption Of small cha'st
Of electrocital force
Professor Baines takes the apple w,
as an instance and gives tie FOLLOWING
| description Of the action of the eart'
| and the air on It: 5555-
"The earth supplies negative electri
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Cincinnati.

VIII you give the figures for the
population OF Cincinnati by the last
census and oblige Il. M.
325902.
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MISS w.

The matter is no small one We
should say, in general, that the writer
whose ear was not guide enough would
hardly succeed in making good poetry
and should incline to instance such
men as Burns who probably never saw
the day when he could tell spondee
from a spittoon, But there is no doubt
that, outside the realm Of the genius
which needs no helps, something may
q gem has its rays made far serener
BY the the polish Of the books. You might
do we'll 10 get some clear and de-;
tailed handbook on versiflcatton ana
study 1t.
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Queries and Answers
sends stamp

was in Nebraska In 1S74-75. The yenr
before they did great damage In Ne.
braska and Kansas and Minnesota and
in 1877 some damage In Kansas.
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a. B. ~
oxford by some 400 years. It is con-
sidered to have been founded by Al.
fred in S72. Cambridge by Hugo OF
Ely in 1851.
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pnpcr Mill.

Please let me know whether there
IS paper mill in Petersburg.
II. J. w.
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eradication

Can you tell me how one may be
sure that his verses are in the correct
technical form? Suppose the writer is
without the exact schooling of text
books on the subject. what may he do
to supply the deficiency?
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Military RECORD.

Can you suggest how l may get my
fathers military record as we know
only the fact that he served under
Captain Skipwith towards the close?
Y V H.
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Stokeslnnd.

VIII you locate for me place.
near Danville?
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National Banks.

Was not the system of national
hanks in the United States due 10
Hamilton. and what are the differ,
ences between the present system ana
that advocated by him? c. u. H.
Hamilton is called the father of the
national banking system. He was the
most conspicuous and prominent nv, oa
its advocates in the early days. Inc
ha sic principles are now about the
same as those he advocated and the
methods of application are of entirety
new growth.
Marines.
Please tell me just what the United
States Marines have to DO, no" ioi'e
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Washington Monument Cornerstone.
Please give me the date. Of the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the wash
ington monument.
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l,nclisl, uniycr.itic..

Which OF the two treat schools of
oxford and Cambridge is the older?
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Old Problem.

VIII you kindly give solution OF the
: x24y=11 and ye+x-7
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we can give no better advice in the
circumstances than to apply to Major
Robert Hunter, in the CAPITOL Build
ing, the keeper of the Confederate Re-
cords If we might use your name.
we could publish in this column such
facts as YOU give and your address to
which some comrade of your fathers
might write.
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Stokcsland is six miles south OF
Danvillc, on the Southern Railway
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prohibition In Maryland.

February %. 1850.