The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-19

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| in 100 words. on spring diet" Con-
| tests close April 25th.
! Rfddles--I
| Ny first you take as witness be-
| fore heaven;
| Ny second some take when an inch
| they are given;
Ny, third is vowel. Just one OF tho.
seven.
| II.
1t lis said that George, washington
| even In fun.
Never told at all In his life. myone:
My two you will find by the yea. I
Ny third you Will do be your life Ger
| so pure.
My first is money, of specie or gold:
When we" is objective, my second be-
hold.
My first. you see, is the time OF the
year.
When all the leaves and the birds dis
| appear;
My seconds metaphor applied to
bread,
! Because 1t supports our life, 1t IS said.
Question-where is Death Valley in
the United states. and why Is 1t so
| called? ~ G. L.
| Answer--1n lingo county. Cal. 1t Is
| valley lower than the sea level, in
closed by the Paramint. Funeral and
other mountain rangestof great height.
| The valley was once the bed OF salt
lake. and gets it's name from the fact
! that 1t is an irrcdecmable desert.
oucstion--what day of the week
was June IL. 1893? D. a. j.
| Answcr--Tuesday.
| Question--what Is the difference be-
tween common and preferred stock?
NJ. T. B.
Answer-Preferred stock entities the
holder to a. priority in the dividends
or earnings.
Question-Which of the Confederate
States was the last to go back in tho
Union after the War Between the
States? r. McC.
Question-what is the most famous
book about Christian martyrs. and
where can it be gotten? B. P. n.
Answer-John Fox's Book OF
4 Martyrs" first English edition. 1863.
| The book has been reprinted in any
number of editions, and can be gotten
from any good bookselieT.
ouestion-Where and when were the
}nrst free schools established in Viz
| ginia? L. S. Fl.
Answer-The hrst free school was
tina, of Benjamin. Syms. located on
/ the Pocoson River. in Elizabeth coun-
/ ty. in 1885. In 1859. Thomas Eaton
established a free school close to that
of Benjamin Syms. In 1855 Captain
John Moore. OF Isle of Wight county.
lleft a legacy for the education OF
/ poor, fatherless children" Others
following these examples We're Captain
| William Wilmington. OF Northampton
county. in 1863: Captain Henry King.
/ OF Isle OF Wight county, in 1868; Mr..
Henry Peasley. OF Gloucester county.
in 1915; Hugh Campbell. of Norfolk.
\ Isle OF Wight and Nansemond, in 1851.
and William Horton. OF Northumber-
land county. in 100.
|taverns of early days in Richmond!
II. NJ. w.
Answer-The Eagle Hotel. BOWERS
/ Ordinary. Swan Tavern and Washing
ton Tavern, facing the Square. now
1.-THE Richmond Hotel
Question-Who was the third wife
| of John Rolfe. the one he married az
ter the death OF Pocahontas? D. NJ.
Answer-Jane PIERCE. daughter Of
| CAPTAIN William Peirce
Question-where was the first wind
4 mill built in the United States, and
!, BY whom? q. -. y +
James River. Va. in 1921. by Sir Geo.
Yeardley.
Question--What Is the best size
paper to use in preparing manuscript
Answer-It depends upon the char
/ acter of the work and the require
! ments Of the ONCE to handle It. For
4 general copy purposes, typewriter
paper serves a good purpose.
ouestion--Was a ship built by,order
Of the United States government. and
i launched in Richmond prior to the
War Between the States? &C, M. :
4 4,nswer-Snch ship was built at
the Tredegar in 1910, and launched
here.
I. sQucstion-when was the corner
stone of the Confederate Monument In
HOLLYWOOD laid, and when was IT COM
!,pleted? 4. NJ 8
+; monument was laid December s. 1868.
.i'December 3. 1863 the capstone was
.lslaid on the cornerstone.
4, uestion-What was the first steamer
Ito navigate the waters Of the James
\ River? between what points did 1T
i ply? y. N.
lhatan, making trips in 1915, between
Richmond and Norfolk.
4 observation-disclosures was the first reg
d ular convention Of the clergy held In
5|yirgnia and when?EBy whom Was 1t
/ presided over? S. T.. w.
4 Answer---In the restored Jamestown
4 Church, in the year 1890. II was pre-
4 sided over by the Rev. James Blair.