Please publish a table of the weight per thousand feet, “Chicago yard measure,” of planed and unplaned boards, flooring, siding, etc., and do your readers a practical service.
Old Subscriber.
Answer.—The following table is given in the lumber inspection rules printed by the Northwestern Lumberman Publishing Company of this city. It presents the average of the actual weights in the shipment of 20,000,000 feet of lumber during a single season:
| Weight in | |
| Description | pounds |
| Boards, 1, 1¼, and 1½ inch thick, surfaced on one side per thousand ft. | 2,102 |
| Boards, 1, 1¼, and 1½ inch thick, surfaced on two sides | 2,068 |
| Boards, 2 inches thick, surfaced on one side | 2,000 |
| Flooring, white pine, dressed and matched | 1,890 |
| Flooring, 4 inches wide, dressed and matched | 1,793 |
| Flooring, hard pine, dressed and matched | 2,366 |
| Ship laps, 8 inch | 1,711 |
| Ship laps, 10 inch | 1,725 |
| Ship laps, 12 inch | 1,855 |
| Ceiling, white pine, ⅜ inch | 786 |
| Ceiling, hard pine, ⅜ inch | 950 |
| Siding | 865 |
| Piece stuff, rough | 2,560 |
| Piece stuff, surfaced on one side | 2,210 |
| Thin, clear | 1,380 |
| Ceiling, ⅝ | 1,120 |
| Rough boards | 2,524 |
| Fence, hard pine | 2,910 |
| Fencing, 6 inch | 2,433 |
| Shingles, pine, per 1,000 | 248 |
| Shingles, cedar, per 1,000 | 203 |
| Lath, dry | 502 |
ST. ANASTASIUS—APOSTLE OF HUNGARY.
Who was called the “Apostle of Hungary,” where was he born, and when did he live?
W. I. Pratt.
Answer.—St. Anastasius, surnamed Astric, was born in France, A. D. 954, and died in 1044. He gained great influence over Stephen I., King of Hungary, 997-1038, who intrusted the zealous missionary with almost unlimited powers. These he used with such rare wisdom and spirit that the Hungarians were rapidly converted from paganism. The freedom of all Christian slaves was proclaimed, the political organization of the kingdom was reconstructed, schools were established, and, in fine, Hungary was transformed from barbarism to a state of inchoate Christian civilization. He is honored in history and tradition as the “Apostle of Hungary.”