The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19

Christian era, by the Western world at different dates
from 1884 to 1852. Cesar introduced the present system
ofleap year. and Gregory XIII. in 1882 improved it to its
present form.
81 Pleas. q ,s,n, N: when the yacht Coming va. ETss.ed
Tho zach: Coming and the brig Guisborough, in tow Of
the tug Alert left New London Monday, Feb 2 1880
tho Guisborough went ashore near Northport L. l.. We'd
nesday night Feb. 4. and all on board were lost; wreck.
age supposed to belong to tho Coming was picked up
near the same place the next day. Tho Coming belonged
to the New York Yacht Club; she had on board three
men. all of whom were LOST.
Ninth or the Seventy.irst! J. Z. n.
According to the last repor. of the lnspector-G General,
the Seventyiirst had i've more men than the Ninth, tho
numbers being 5s and ssI respectively.
future tnfe'e si 1sts m a year Sne WHICH csn be 9 d MsH tMfi BY G four a ana
E Z rs mot be 2 leap year. or have only S ,wsn,y :1 hsa1a days
There has been, there will be, such a year. Seventeen
hundred was such q year. 1900 was 1900 will be. 2iOo
will be such a year.
Please oblige a constant reader by letting her know
e esS sH to c have al : ir r 3 ! e nS saaeati h%f:' she a's0 i. /. an 4 I nssi
Roman Catholic, would that be an obstscIe' n. &.
She should apply to tho superintendent Of the Belle.
vue Hospital, the New York Hospital. or the Mt Sinai
Hospital. Training School for Nurses or to the Commit.
too on Training School Of the Charity Hospital Black.
wells Island. A "nrst class education Is not necessary,
but as brave attempts are being made to raise the stand
ard Of nurses above that OF Betsy Prig and sairey Camp.
such an education will doutleas help you We think that
no religious qualifications are made.
What is the. best remedy when one is choking from q
large piece OF food staying In ones mouth me- 4.
The best remedy is prevention; don't take large
mouthfuls- Tho next remedy Is not humping on tho
back in the usual manner. but . smart slap between tho
shoulders, Just such . slap a. . woman gives to get jolly
out Of . glass.
Can nineteen points DO MADDEN one hand of ~orie4Sage'
The greatest number of points that can be made in ono
hand is twenty.four. We believe; tho combination noe
essary to make exactly nineteen is impossible. however.
under the rules Of the game. "a nineteen hand" isa
very poor one.
Please commend three or four plays for amateur
These plays arc old. but they are good: Tom Cobb"
Engaged" Caste wedding March, BOX and
Cor. Parents and GuardisnA' Secret Service"
1.-THE Chimney Corner" '.slasher and Crasher, - Wood
cocks Little Game, " The Area Belle"
foreign country W.
We do not know. Perhaps it comes from the fact
that New Jersey refused to ratify the Fifteenth Amend
msnt in 1870; but we think the expression dates from
further back than 1870. Can any of our readers tell us'
After the draw. one plssys, raised, Al, the S' h. out
;siI S;n y 1. q a t6s S x,,S Il RI.y Sa, that he had " cards
Rule - of the Game of Draw Poker american ioyle.
PIP 1854, 1851 governs this case. Rule "a reads: ANY
player betting with more or less than i've cards In his
hand loses the pool, unless his opponents all throw up
their hands before discovering the foul hand" The pot,
therefore, goes TO the player who bluned the others out
Please tell me when the bread riots occurred in this
We do not hnd that there were any bread rtots.
Can you tell M who wrote these lne'i
~ woman convinced against her will
Ia OF the same opinion stil'"f