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inston: "rhs Roman Catholics below the are Of wsr
not included the Of the agent II hs
been estimated that the omitted data represent abou
Is per cent OF the Roman Catholic population" Adj
this 10 per cent to the e2Soots given the Roman
Catholic population. and We have . population o
71s7.552, doubtless much nearer tho actual nEure
than Mr. Porter's estimate The reference book which
furnished our figures said nothing about the omission
OF the children One friend writes that the Pope neve
recognized Henry Wills marriage with Anre Boleyn
that Pope Plus VII was prisoner when compelled &c
acquesce In the divorce OF Josephine and that he re
fused utterly and absolutely to grant divorce &c
Jerome Bonaparts from his first wife, Miss Patterson
Another friend that Ia absurd to point to Henry
VIII Of England an example OF q papal divorce
Father Mcmahon writes:
Sre ~ n. Hnsss which S divorce r."' are ar,
The case * @a,ri@oni.m ra"S, ssi NON c"n.@m",'a" %
w6ei.,n either SscaH,S 2. solemn religion. PROCESSION
dySTes ,n' Is M granted a, ,,,
SlcssaS.s q order 70 NOW
the marriage Be null IN the IN po
iash . prior to the d'''
PRov,prxcw.
Tho late Josiah Gilbert Holland in his I.,ory Of
Western Massschusetts says that the for this
cants il not known The cantlc is part OF the
southwiek. about twelve miles from Springfield. In
the middle OF II, running north and south. is pond
about 800 In area The boundary line takes in
the pond aad the surrounding territory Probably when
the line between tho two states was agreed the
southern end OF the pond believed be
caily In Massachusetts and so tho limo
Of IT. but when tho limo surveyed half OF the pond
found to lie south of the intended iine which had
to be run to include IT, That would account for the
little piece projecting into Connecticut similar mis-.
take in the latitude OF lake accounts tho rregu.
larity Of our northern boundary line The most north.
wesern point OF the Lake OF the Woods believed
to be In latitude 4pe N. so the line between the
United States ana Canada to to that point and
thence west along the parallel OF latitude: but the
point lies several miles north Of that latitude the
limo runs north. and then sonth. taking in y small
peninsula. geogrrr rrhically CANADIAN territory.
J.. Is Holland an empire =. what countries. arc in.
GUIDED In the German empire: B. What territory has
}. J. L.
]. No: It's a kingdom. =. The German empire con
sists OF the kingdoms Of Prussia Bavaria
and saxony; the Grand Duchies OF baden. Mccklen.
urgSchwerin. IIesse. Oldenburg. SAKE. .Wemar. and
Mecklenburg StretK; the Duches OF Brunswick. SAKE
Metningen Anhalt. Gotha and Saxe-Alten
burg the prncipal,ties OF Waldeck, Iippe. Schwar
burg Rudoistadt Schwarzburg. .Sond derhausen, Reuss
schlez schaunburR Lippe. ana Reusstir the free
cities OF Hamburg Lubeck, and bremen. and tho im
psrai Territory of Elsass Lothrngen Since 1901 the
kingdom OF Prussia has acquired Pomeranin Silesia
part of Poland AuSpach Baireuth. the Rhineiand.
schleswg iIolstein Hanover. westphnlia, lesse Mas
sau. and part OF Saxony.
How does the mail get through the Custom House
Is there special mail collector OF customs'
There Ia an Inspector OF Customs in tho New
York Post olce mail matter suspected OF containing
dutable articles Is detained word is sent to the ad
dressee. he is at hand; he opens the parcel the
toms officer passes upon its liability TO duty and
goods may be released be sent to the Appraisers
office. In inland cities where there Is u Custom
House, tho suspected parcel is treated in the same
way. By the parcel post" goods sent through q
designated frn which gets them through the Custom
House and delivers to the addressce payment of
duty and fees.
ssift make Tor his without registering
So5 S IN on. should s ,r w
''~N '''' 'A'N'N foa.eco Lr.,.
Paragraph ten Of section 3:244. United States Re.
vsed Statutes. says Everybody whose business It is
to make cigars for himself shall be regarded as q
manufacturer Of cigars" and pay SO tax But you're
not liable unless you're caught. Still. farmer who
distilled apple brandy for sick OF his family
was arrested for Illicit distilling.
II male child be born previous a marriage. and q
the & .shes place in an Eris.
se hs q ~ " lip sS o pS for
Hm. r.
In this State the subsequent marriage OF the
does not legitmatize children born prior tho
rage nor does II IN England as the case OF the eArdom
of Stamford reported in Wednesdays suS. showa In
Scotland. however tho subsequent marriage legiti.
matzes such cpildren.
Does the sun ever set on the United States, j. OBJ
Yes. Attoo Island is 1909 ~ OF Quoddy Point,
Maine. and our possessions would have TO extend
more than 1909 to have the shine part OF
them all tho time. or course. north of tho Arctic
circle At somo time during he summer solstice, the
doesn't set at all to the people in Alaska but is
merely Quibbo to count that fact as negative to
your answer.
"He Who Died at Azan. &C." Persian poet of 18th
senHsy can the history what book It
This is hard on Sir Edwin Arnold. Te whs Died at
Azan" is said to be Mohammed: the poem by Arnold
and is be found In his Pearls of the Faith" which
consists OF poems tho "nnety-nine beautiful names
Of Allah" This is on the name Muhid, Ressorer.
Who are entitled to 20 az ada5e:ssd 2. honorable and
The OF Massachusetts, IL entitled
to be addressed as honorable his is constitutional
right set forth in tho fundamental law OF that Com
monwealth. lie is the only in the United States
entitled to be so addressed
A discussion has arisen among q number Of readers
whether the month OF February will in the course
BY agreement the question referfed
THE Sun. G.B.
February will never have thirty days; every fourth
centenary year it has or will have twenty nine days
but that is all
l. What Is tho largest Bank OF England note ever is
suedf . Is there any foundation for the story that
OF the ROthschds has hank note cheek calling
for GI 900 OOO framed and hanging in his pnror
g. What tho amount OF the largest check. draft
bill OF exchange made and h0noredy J.F. Mob.
]. For fi.oO0. 2. II may be check; 1t isn't Bank
of England note. s. For $lo,o 900. we believe.
Where was the game OF checkers frst plnyedt
In Egypt, so far know. about 1000 years ago:
It Is older than chess Tho checkers given
tho game the board 10 cheeky" heraldic
term. The old English name is draughts
What 10 tho origin Of the saying. Put none but
Americans on Guard toniRhtf' M.x.f.
It is attributed to Washington; but he never said It,
We don't know when 1t originated: probably IN the
time OF tho Know Nothings-
! am Of Knckerbocker descent. My grandmother
used to sing TO sleep by dronng queer old song
the while Holding her right hand on n evel with her
head hngers up. rotating It, and this the song az
remember 1t; Ter rore-cheese, ter rore.chse.e. der
norrety book. tor ptter Loaf dare ter rore cheese
Can you eniighten me NJ to the meaning or origin of
the song! ANGLO DrTcn
Mrs. Morris Ferris in a compilation Of Dutch nursery
songs printed for the Holland Society. gives Butter