The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
QUESTIONS ny Sun READERS.

Horn orc some emendations and corrections. The
T. chester pia Epro. has Contaminated sdesorlpc
ivc-cight words ending in "cion," whereof wen al
nit seven; in scion the ending Ia on. rather tnan
seton" Aud Il has dug UP twenty seven words endiFin
"ious from one know nll-"repandous' Then u. ..
H. says that in 500 the electoral vote OF New jersey
was divided. four votes being cast for Lincoln hno
three FOR Douglas Since then however there has been
no such splitting OF electoral votes Earlier In our Ms
tory scattering ecctora. were not ut all uncom
mon but those In the days whom the ecctorssSst
ly did elect Then ~ to the method OF measuring tns
pressure OF gas gaRrnn says that Is not measufeo
in pounds hut in inches OF water thus. gss uudef
pressure Of thirteen enhs Ia under the pressure o.
column of water l inch ia diameter and Ii inches
hsh-,bc pressure amounting to about one ounce.
], Was. new star aided TO the National n.s q Ss!y
sa ne - VIVA ne "A sSSsS
Wyoming WE. W.
l. Yes .. On tho following Fourth Of July. o. No:
idaho was admitted July a. 1890 by the act OF Con-
gress that date the bill had passed the House Apti
g. and .hc Senate July 1880 Wyoming came In under
bill WI ch passed the House March Al and tha senate
June 81 1890 but did not get the Presidents sgnstuss
until July 10. The Oinnous act was signed by NJ.
Cleveland on Feb. o. 1885, under 1t North and South
Dakota Montana and Washington got into the Union.
Ia eauliFowcr vegetable or frutt REAn1A
A fruit is plant. the edible parts Of which rtpea
above ground vegetable ripens its edible parts below
ground. We cat the flower of the cauhower. not the
fruit: but tho fruit is ripcned above ground. We
think that the plant is fruit although 1t is eaten ~
vegetable.
who Vas Napier rnndy mentioned in THE w%ssr+ins
James Napier Tandy was Dublin tradesman; In
1872 he commanded tho PhHnix Park Artillery. In
1854 he began correspondence with Franoc in 1890 be
was secretary of tho United 1rshmen. LIE Has i'm
prsonei day In 1902 for challenging the Solicitor.
Han lie m To in 1;A5. went
France in 1907. and in 1903 followed Gen. humbert to
Ireland reaching there after tho defen OF the French.
Thereupon he fed to Hamburg the authorities OF which
place gave him up the English He kept In pris-
on until isos when he free. France declared
war against Hamburg because Of his rendition
l. what Is understood by London progsEn What's
9! hSnSon greater than ak Of the sis'
l. London proper or tho City of London or The City"
lies on the north hank the Thames which forms 1ts
southern boundary. Temple Bar. on Fleet street.
marked Its western limits Snithncld bounds 1t on the
north and the east includes the Tower 1t has an
arc square mile 2. The population Of the
City in 1881 5oG5o; It varies little from year to
year. 8. No. you for YOURSELF New York,
Chicago and Philadelphia for instance have populA'
ton OF about 100000.
the last time the q. o. NJ. was in power' J. GIN.
No; Mr. Gladstone's Ministry resigned July 81 1854.
result OK tho general elections nccesbtated by the
defeat of his Government the question of homo rule
juno I. In the division 34l Tories and Lberal-
Cn,onsts voted against Mr. Gladsones BILL while S1l
Liberals and Home Rulers Parnetes) voted for t.. In
the campaign which followed Mr.. Parnel said that for
himself ivesxhs OF the Irish people he could
say the Gadstonar plan would be accepted AAl
Ase.- that he canno. answer three questions vim
"Yes" wthout losing the bot. 80
J. Did YOU ever steal, Answsr-yes
2 Did drink Answer-Yee.
First III ride. and you'll walk. and then youn walk
and III ride" B. If he keeps his word loses the money
but loses the bet
assigned BY tho Court to defend sprtsSnsr
No. A lawyer technically is ofncer Of the court.
to be called to further the ends Of Justice as
any time. 1t is considered honor to Be- aasigned By
the Court to defend prisoner besides is good pra
ticc: and. furthermore. It's good advertisement.
What 10 "housesmith"f J.T.
He is smith who makes the iron work required IN
modern houses.
;s S's s:!:s: .s's
!. About s2Oss per cnnce absolutely pure. 2. Gold
~ carats fine is worth about 80 cents psnnyvsisht
gold 10 carats hns Is worth about 81 cens and go -
carats fine about Us cents pennywsisht
s,atss sad and e.sss
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forth"' srvD1Es
Some forty years ago series Of volumes entitled
1.-THE Statesman's Manual" published in this nisy,
giving the messages and proca,nations Of the Presi
dents of late years the state Department prints yearly
volume. Messages and Documents" containing the
Presidents messages DC. The Governors messages
| sh>.
two Of 'em not collected annually; and for the
Mayors messages-welL they're printed along with the
doing of the various Boards Of Aldermen distributed
friends. and sold to the junkmen There 10 book Of
FORMS When a man gets to DO Mayor he can hirs .
friend to write his message for him, but when he's
Governor President hos supposed DO able dol
for himself without any form. Tho stsads for ov.
Latin for "other things" The ampersand abbreviAtso
d or and"
r. Horon-capt. oshsa 10 . Roman Catholic.
Jausss ew~sy. jim 1910 Easter came ON April II
Le.R. L-Dovo is couoquial form: but Owed = ~
regular participls. -"
L.R Re~der.~-Apply to the childrsns Ala soe,st,.
7ss. Marks place; 1t viii help you.
o~duam-senAtor Webster Wagner was killed in ~
spuyten Duyvil accident on Jan. Is. 1882.
WI. ddey-speaking impartialy. va don't believe
there is any tin plate made in this country,
JRJ. Rarpe's-"Born" should BE- "borne" in TIA
| hrst line Of the " Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
Samuel Aian,s-Ireland has area Of S2S0S equAeo
miles; New York An area Of 1900 square miles.
Ella kcx-ws don't know tho authors Of 1.-TWO os.,
tlemen Of Boston" and "A LIES Interest"
j.. H. Perth Amsov-Ministers. actors, and singers
be brought to this country under contract without
violating the law.
| G. r. D-The Government redeems unused postage
| stamps and unused stamped snvclopeA but does nos
redeem unused postal cards
| disclaimer Fisk Jr. WAS killed In January. ISM
the Hbernan riot miscaed the Orange RIOT oeeusss1
| In July Of the preceding year. -.
En- NpsAg-For Information sbout the posDibaD.
tics OF Regents examination" address the Secretary
| OF the Board OF Regents. Albany. NY \
| Ler-To change your name 70 TO ths clsrt Of ~