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QuEsz1oNs BIZ sun CORRESPONDENTS.


present day, and how many languages does each o
| them speak, OTTARSoS.
Emin PAsha is said to speak twenty different Ian
RuaRes dialects; John Stuart Blackie of Edinburgh
speaks about many; Doctor" Doiin interpreter tc
the Court of General Sessions in this city speaks nearly
as many. Tho interpreters in other polygot cities
such as London Liverpool Boston, and San Francisco
| must haye command Of large number OF languages
Members OF the Russian imperial family are required
by custom TO speak seven eight languages and prob
ably most OF tho important princes OF Europe speak
six or seven There s no one man now alive like Car.
dinal Mezzofanu, who, when he died in ls4e could
speak ia Languages and dialects Thousands OF persons
read more Languages than they speak. and probably
Emin and Blackie extend their number OF Ian
well beyond tho by including those which
| they can read.
Is there any rule governing tho use of the hyphen
| in com pound words PRINTER
Goold Brown gives short rule: Grammar of
English Grammars p 1850. when tho parts OF q com
pound do not fully coaesce, when each retains It's
original accent so that tho compound has moro than
one or that Is movable the hyphen should be in
| serted between them" when n compound has but
ono accented syllable in pronun ciaton and the parts
arc such as to admit OF complete coAlescenoe, NO
hyphen should be inserted between them" At page
3l3 he gives this rule at greater length.
Who was the boy tha. had the i've barley oaves and
TWO hsues with which the Saviour FED tho multitude
There is a charming story OF modes. lad at Sunday
bcHooI meeting VINO InDuestly put this question to
number or learned ministers and when they up
modestly gave tho Weve forgotten his exact
answer but believe that tho lad in the Bible
cordng 10 this modest boy) Of John tho Apos
ties mother therefore cousin to the Beloved Disci
ple." This is probably ono Of Eusebuss yarns
!. What Is the Greek word meantng "as tho OK
ploughs'" p What people wrote in that manner
!. Bousrophedon, tho turns In pouehing 2 The
term is applied to the inscriptions of the Iimyarites
the inhabitants OF southern Arabia from the Euphra.
tes to Abyssnia Tho Himyartc language is varouIly
considered as dialect Of tho Arabic and distinct
language. Tho IIimyaritc writings generally from
right to left, but where the limos very long tho
bouJtrOphedOn mode was adopted.
Whom did the Edgar Thompson steel works shut
a0wH ana how 0nE di1 The osSoH! last viii you tell
In the middle OF January 1882 they remained closed
until March. 1883. Mr.. Carnegie born In Dunterm
line. Scotland Nov. 25 1885; ho brought this
country In ls45 and in ls47 attended a small engine
became = teleRrapher, BpeculAted In oil aud made
money, which lie put into iron manufactures; is tho
largest iron and steel manufacturer in this country
ssns % fssnSs,e chs =. laid down NJ GI9dssonss Re-
] IS II Ireland oays ana also tho rent. T4Sa
cniso clauses; CrrTic kE4pEE-
The representation act" OF 1884 places tho three
Kingdoms on an equality as to electoral qualifications;
tho act OF 1885 was Redistribution act" not aeot-
inH the qualifications OF voters. Tho rental luAnoA
tion ID Gio in all parts Of tho United kingdom.
In tho New England Primer is that beautiful
EsSp mi Il GS iis s' S'Fy
SisS $ Quincy ds &da
prints CuAELks MAEsEILLEs.
See seward life OF John Quincy Adams.
THG o and s s@ be yol p!a.sE TSsE
especially on his home and social life H. H. ii.
!. Fi1 Hugh Ludlow. born 1880 died 1870; 1t was
published in 1857 2 The Life. Letters and Literary
Reurins OF Edward Bulwer Lord Lytton by tho pres.
ent Earl OF Lyton, will give ono side OF Buwer Lyt
toms life Letters OF tho late Edward Buwer Lord
Lytton TO His wife " will give tho other side.
how many members 10 the House OF Lords and tho
House OF Commons cbnslst' NJ NJ. W.
Tho House OF Lords consists OF 20 spiritual lords
tArchbshops and BshopS, a7o temporal lords and ~
representative peers OF Scotland aud and the House
OF Commons consists OF G7O members Our Senate has
- members and our House OF Representatives $50
members
nftesn years ago' Was that the strongest rspsan
combination LuUIs s.
We don't recall any production OF Julius Cesar" at
Rihos then Booth produced the play at his theatre In
1871 playing BrutS with Bsrrett AS Casr, and bangs
MS Mare AHonY THIS probably tho strongest com.
;uaton kspt ;ass:her for than ono performance
Who is "RudyArd KipIinE" JDY
He's young Indian civilian about 20 years old lie
was educated In England returned to India and las
lived in the Hills lie has been swSpAper man, and
about two years published Strange Stories OF tho
Hills" Since then he has been famous His name BY
the WAY, IA RudTSrd EipItnE