The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-20


Who wsr. the early nsyie.tcrs shst r,s discovered
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I. Chinese MONKS are said to have discovered this
country 500 Year, ago: st. Brendan Of ireland 10 said
70 have found zoo years ago; Left Of Iceland came
here 300 years ago and Prince Madoc OF wales about
$50 years ago ?. English Roman Catholics Q. Thomas
jefferson. John Adams. Benjamin Franklin, Robert
Livingston. and Roger Sherman Jefferson did the
work & me eivii war began April II. 1851 and ended
April 8. 1895.
that prominent Ksv. Yori Journal not many year.
nSf ana % S1 70 a
yS1ns ssr. e. '9 T e
when snS with what newspaper such an is's g
With .h. old world; m started an .mpioyn.n.
burssu and We believe offered TO supply young men as
required for social purposes. Whether II ever did
actually supply them We do not know. This was in
1881. We think.
!. there any difference between . square foo, s,a
No. A square foot 10 . surface each Of whose sides
measures foot: therefore It 10 foot square, But
three square feet and three feet square there
Il difference. The nrst contains three square feet;
the second each Of whose sides II three feet
In length and contains. therefore, nine square feet
bsny or the STATE Capitol az Austin, Tssss v. Mel.
It's said that the Capitol at Austin 10 larger than
ranking next AFTER the Capitol at Warrington and
seventh among the great buildings OF the world. IL 10
5s6< long 2ss feet 10 inches At s widest part
and 81 feet high and strange say built within
the appropriation. ne Capitol Albany IL 800 fest
long, 800 feet WIDE $50 feet high and ~
II has cost about slsoooooo. and isn't finished ysI
@ & Al. e tie q q. 2: s
Is: Syi D.@sss q. ..s P..:sd s.i:ss: q 5s5s:
i: thus bill was By
The Republicans had mAjorities both Houses OF the
Legislature through Dix's entire term; thsJ
sponsb for and to b credited WITH Legislation OF
that period.
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In New York city there o<7 districts. In Brcokyn
o52 in Kings county without Brooklyn "a. and with
Brooklyn 875: IN New York state $3.50. and without
new Yors and Kings counties s.7Aa
Can Japanese become citizen of the United states
and :. ;1n yS,e spas. the hold: he
declared a. well a. the Chinese. &c.
Yes; japanese isn't Chinese: the restriction law
does appy to him. and the law which forbids yst
low men to Be naturaiized does not do so. either.
Who .,os' the Vision OF Mira" and where can it
Joseph Addison: you will md it any complete edi.
ton of his works complete edition Of the "spec-
tato and perhaps in some of the selections from tho
Spectator"
a ssS on e e.
He called himself King Of England. Scotland. France.
and Ireland: but he had abdcased the throne flight
Dec IL. 1888 and William and Mary had been declared
King and Queen In his stead
wh.. soun,s. compose the district known below
New York though part of It above the Harlem and
Richmond. Kings. Queens and Suffolk counties.
Is"ain't" ever permissible in English. An
II you consider "ain't" a. . contraction for lam
not" It may be allowed; but ~ . contraction for
"is not and ARE not.- It certainly iswrung.
EKA--yicsor Hugo died Nay -. 1856. in Paris.
james Aaay-fhe Loadoa GrupAie has American sdi-
ton. and has never had ono.
s.-e.-xr Robert G. Insersou is . lawyer practising
in this city.
WV TIVE don't know the name OF the author q
the poem Crossing the Bar"
SI G.-Robsrt G. Ingerson WAS Colonel OF the Blsv.
enth Illinois Cavalry in 1852.
W. Eve don't ind that there was any Canada,
Michigan and Chicago Railroad Company.
job. cu,y-Gibraltar is peninsula not IN Island: 70
you BY land from Spain to the British fortress
NV Wan e1.otncse member OF . eommists. may
speak and all questions before the committee
EN- HH-some one else may know the name Of the
author OF the poem "Ths Voice Pestience" but
We do not.
Jennie Ro.-rhe fact that the Scottish silver be-
queathed to you Is not does exempt you from
paying duty omit.
C. W-Elections for Congressmen are national; that
Is why the Federal Government has theoretical right
to supervise them.
wS-There Is NO valid objection to the use Of tho
words reliable. standpoint telegram. leniency. What
objection there il 10 hypcrcriticaL
Z 1.-The courts have held that an alien must have
in the country during tho entire I'VE years
previous to obtaining his nnAi papers.
WRS-The cables Of the Brooklyn Bridge are com
posed Of 5,css parallel galvanized steel oiLcoated
wires wrapped into cylindrical form
J. K.-Ths Garden tower is higher than any other
building In New York. but tho Public Buildings tower
in Philadelphia Is much higher than 1t.
0S-Nr. Harrsou's plurality over President Cleve-
land this State in 1888 amounted to laoo2 He did
not have . majority Of all the votes cast
J. c. watrsup o,n..-If Mary Smith should marry
George Jones she would become Nrs Mary Jonsa
though by courtesy she would be called Mrs.. George
Jones.
p. C. C-war cannot DO declared BY this country OF.
ceps by the President with consent Of both Houses
Of Congress: tho Prssidsns and the Senate con.
cude peace.
D. C. clema.-rhere II . veterinary school In this city
IS, East street. and one In Boston at
tached Harvard Univsrsity. Write to the secretaries
for circulars. &c.
}. C. Laxrsnos.-ro patent An article 90 70 patent
lawyer: he viii assist you better than can. BY
paying tho fees you learn your invention has
ever been patented
r. sshiee-A may declare his intention OF bscom
ing citizen the instant he lands here he wishes
but he cannot become citizen under the law. until
he's been here i've yearA
DEH-Ths mile bicycle record. made on an
ordinary bicycle Is 2:s IS by W. windis At Peoria
Sept Is. 1890 The best mile safety Is $50. BY r.
Berlo. same time and place.
H. p. E.-The Hague street explosion occurred on
Feb T. 1850; . boiler exploded in r B. Taylor's ma
shine shopA and Hague street. and sixtyt per-
IONS were killed in the DIRE which followed.