The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
When was the United States battle
chip Maine sunk?
Feb. Is, 1898.


Feb. IL, 1898.
How 10 the present session Of con-
aress numbered, and why?
The present session is the second ses-
sion of the Sixty-fourth congress. The
life of congress is two years, mem
bers being elected for that period. The
first congress met on March A, 1888.
The constitution provided that congress
should assemble March 4, 1889, and
thereafter "in every year on the first
Monday in December unless they shall
by law appoint a different day." Up to
and including May 20, 1920, eighteen
different acts were passed providing
for the meeting of congress on different
days, but since 1920 congress has met
regularly on the first Monday in De
cember. The term Of the present con-
gress will expire March A, 1917, and
that of the Sixty-fifth congress, num-
bering from the year 1889, will begin
on that date, though unless there is an
extra session it will not meet until
Dec. 3.
How long did General Andrew Jack
son remain at New Orleans after the
battle there?
The battle occurred on Jan. 8, 1915,
and Jackson left about three months
afterward. The treaty Of peace had
been signed at Client, Belgium, on Dec.
"a, 1914, but news Of it did not reach
this country till nearly month after
the battle. On March 8, 1916, Jackson
issued a general order beginning, cal
though the commanding general has
not received official advice that the
state of war has ceased by the rati-
fication of the treaty of peace, he has
persuasive evidence of the fact and
credits 1t at the risk of being mis-
guided by his wishes" He therefore
discharged the militia. He arrived at
Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th of May
following and had a public reception
there.
Please tell us something about Vel.
lowstone and Yosemite national parks.
When are they open to visitors2
Yellowstone national park is in wy.
oming, Montana and Idaho and has
an area Of 2,142,720 acres. The tourist
season extends from June to Sept. Is
Yosemite national park, California, In.
GLIDING the Yosemite valley and Mari
posa big tree grove, embraces an area
of 1852 acres, The tourist season
extends from May / to Nov. /. but the
park is accessible during the entire
year.
Please state what are meant by "the
lost arts" and what were they consid :
cred to bs7
Wendell Phillips originated the use
OF the title 1.-THE Lost Arts" by lee
ture he gave throughout the country
Practically there Is no such body OF
arts which once existed and no longer
exist as the use of the term implies
Some few things were done in Egyp,
some thousands of years ago by means
which 1t Is difficult now to understand
1t Is hard to see, for example, what
means they used for lifting blocks OF
stone weighing many tons to the places
which they occupy In the pyramids
There is great deal Of the work done
In jewelry in India and of work exc
cuted In China, the marvel of which
/ becomes very great when the tradition
OF skilled labor happens to be lost as
1t is In some cases.
What rank does Brazil hold amono
South American countries? How doss
it compare with the United States in
size and population?
1t is the largest Of the South Ameri.
can countries and the second largest
OF the American republics, extending
over an area of 3,21S, 1870 square miles
or about 100000 square miles less tbo n
the United States of America with
Alaska. 1t has population of $4,000
000. equal to GA a square mile, or abou,
a fifth the population a square mile Of
the United States of America pronar
Brazil Is federal union of states 70.
publican and representative.