The sun., 1891-01-25
TIE QUESTIONS OF SUN READERa

tons and with suggestion In addition. Secretaries Of
stae-iiamiton Fish, New York. isee-'7 William NJ
Erarts New York, is77-si; James q. Blaine, Maine
1881; Thomas y. Bayard Delaware lass-s0 secrc
tarits Of the Tressuryiiueh McCuilocb Indiana 1895
CO. 1884 s5 George 3. Boutwell, Massachusetts 1862
7s: William A. Richardson Massachusetts 1873; Benja
min II. Br,stow, Kentucky, ls7t-7e; john Sherman,
Oh!s is77-si; william Window. MinaasotA 1881; Wal
ter Q. Gresham. Indiana 1884; Charles Fairchild.
New York 80 Secretaries OF the 1nterior-James
Harlan. Iowa 1895; Jacob u. Cox. Ohio. 1869; Coium
bus Deiano, Ohio Is7075; Carl schurs Missouri 1877
al; Samuel X. kirkwood, Iowa hsi; Henry N. Teller.
Colorado, 1925. L. 2. T. Lamar, Mississippi 1885,
"a William !. Villas Wisconsin, 1881 Secretaries of
wur-Joserh Holt Kentucky. January March. 1861;
John NJ Schoned. New York 1885, william T.
sherman. ohio. September October. 1909; Aiphonso
Tart Ohio, March-MAy. 1876; J. Donald Cameron.
Pennsylvania is7e-77; Alexander Ramsey. Minnesota,
ls7p.ei: Robert 7. Lincoln Illinois lssl-s5; William
C. Endcott Massachusetts lss3s9 Secretaries of tho
NAvy-Georgo NJ. Robson. New Jersey, lsssT7; Rich.
ard W. Thompson, Indiana isI7.si; Nathan Goa. Jr..
West Virginia, January March, 1881; william 4.
Chandler. New Hampshire, iss2-s5; william c. Whit.
ney, New York, lsss 80 Secretary Of Agriculture
Norman W. Coleman February March. 1854 Post.
masters General-Jossph Holt Kentucky. is5s-oi;
lorato KinR Maine, February March. 1885, John A. j.
Creswell Indiana ls6s-7+; James N Tyner Indiana
ls76-7I; David NJ. Key, Tennessee, lsT-sn, Thomas l.
James, New York. 1881; Walter 9. Gresham, Indiana
ias3s+; Frank liatton, Iowa. lss4-s3: william Villas
Wisconsin. 1868: Don NJ. Dickinson. Michigan,
lss3-sa. Attorneys General-williAm NJ Evarts New
York go; Ebenezer r. Hoar. MnssAchusetts lse9-
20; George II. Williams, Oregon. ls7i-76: Edwards
PIerrspont, New York, 1854; Aiphonso Taft Ohio.
1851; Wayne McveaRh. 1881; Augustus H. Garland.
ArkansaA iss5-se.
A number Of friends write to ne about the arrange
ment Of tho and upper case boxes In the eompos
itors case Mr., Rossitsr johnson says: "The sxpa-
nation Of the rcsitcn Of and ie not w.chenc.t hut
historical Whom printing Invented these letters
mt al NJ Ia thayu iv,k
For moro than . century books were printed with
and v Instead Whom, finally. the types and U were
cut tho compostors were not willing TO disturb tho
arrangement of tho alphabet to which they were
accustomed. and 80 placed them In two boxes
at the end Of the alpha'ss after 2. when
boy frequentng a printing ONCE = gray.
hatred compositor answered my question substAn.
italy IS above 1t may have been his conjecture
but am inclined to think It was Traditional"
Mr. johnson and Mr. Corbett another friend instance
the usage OF ShAkespcAres time" Ben Ionson in the
first folio AMI the eptaph Good frend for lesus sake
forbeare" W. A. 8. In giving the tame reason asks
when and were invented. The Century Dictionary
says that and were nrst differentiated about 1880
and that even down TO 1923 they not always dis.
tinRui,hed as two letters and wore differentiated
earlier While the subject of printing. Mr. r. g.
O'Loughlin properly may be heardi
oSS q .s pR.l that ar%es d. the
sSs sS. 10 II sas but
.bis tyPs. eIi.enee day ssih res.:nssie fsir
state Of yet presents plenty Of evidence
printed iIeSysx and spanish seel s.saP.a SGS
show It any boiophi-. Who maY se np.Sed 10
correcting the datn hereto ore in existence regarding
sSed R' IL Amssrdam sh II i4a@ o'A'' Typos was '"'
Blocks used In printing about i4oo but IL
your book is printed from movable type tits acurioy
We were unfortunate in our example OF duplicate
voting in Great Britain. as g. B. p. Of Boston points
out In that the Marquis OF sa isbury. beng peer can
vnta t.,
experiment has failed but the principle remains tho
same Balfour will do instead OF Salisbury by virtue
OF his once he occupies tho Chief secretarys Lodge
PhRnx Park. Dublin. and vote therefrom: he can
likewise vote from two estates in Scotland and
house IN London Whitney says that tho Count OF
Paris not de Jure King OF France grandson Louis
Philippe but as heir OF the Count of Chambod he ia
correct technically
why Nv wa; the S.y for natiensi elections appointed to
i".tsaa Tues "''' In
We do not hnd any particular reason forth in the
debates in Congress tho bill liking day ma
tonai election The act OF Jan. IA lS<a rst appointed
tho Tuesday after the nrst MONDAY in November. We
presume that the st Tuesday taken because 1t
might fall on the Hrst OF the month"; which IL as q
rule not good day TO got away from their ordi
nary work.
or Irish! TRF
In 1880 tho 4rish were ahead there were los sos OF
them, while :hsre wero 1853 4s? Germans. Since thsn
tho German immigration has increased very greatly
and It Is probable that there now more Germans
than Irish in the city.
gine, or q mail wagon' FLossiE
According to tho Consolidation act . Unitei States
mall wagon has tho lrst right Of way then comes tho
hre engine. then tho ambulance In practise however
the mail wagon would Of the way Of tho engine
In most caseA
What is the date Of the death Of the Prince Imperia
Was tho Twenty.fourth Regiment cut up' WILLIAM.
Juno l. 1879 Very larRey: It composed tho guard at
lsandwana whore the British force completely
aud 1t fought In other engagements of that
bloody Zulu war.
what's tho origin Of the expression, - deal bsatr
We don't know. It Is an American expression an In.
tenslned form OF tho word beat" meaning q worth
less fellow. So the dictionaries say but they don't
'ign any date to tho expression.
.D,. DID Washington die Roman Catholic P.o...
Washington died - he had lived Protestant . Free
Mason an attendant of tho Anglican Protestant Episc
pa ian Church.
How many Indians are there In America' ANN.
About 24aoOl by tho census OF 1891 The exact
Porter figures don't much matter to you we suppose;
they don't matter to tho census taker
kc0.-Ar Police Justice Duty is lawyer
AH W-Dynamo 10 pronounced either di nsmo or
lin amo; tho former 10 the more usual pronunciation
Grdmmdr,-Unisss the ship actually observed things
n . noble manner, she looked noble by moonlight"
Joseph BalLThe hrst explosion He'll oocurrsd
IN Sunday Sept "a 1875; tho second Saturday Oct
IL 1855.
Redder-Ths Drink Patient Friend fountain at
all street and Broadway erected In August 1884
By Mr.. and Mrs. william Church Osborn.
IT. Berger. Ctnetnndn-The Rev Philo ". spragus A.
written . book entitled "Christian Socialism, pub
ished by E. r. Dutton 4 Co. OF this city.
C. Wtlson-In Connecticut . wife can ret divorce
her husband 10 sentenced to life or Is
convicted of felony. but not In New Jersey or New
Fork.
Smith Wenoton-Mr. Carlisle said that the Mckinley
ill raised the average duty from 45k per cent TO g.
CENT and Mr. Allison said that reduced the duty
rom 4oH to ~ per cent.
w. H. Nepiue-John Gray. the last Of the Revolu.
tonary veerans." died In Noble county. Ohio March
a. 1864 aged iO3 years lie was born In Fairfax Court
House. Jan. i7sa and entered the Continental army
n i77s, and served throughout the war.
G. c. ENtuoporth ono Sunday pa mar IA publishad