The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
QUESTIONS nv sun KsADxns.

gcsted last sunday by Constant Reader" The flag
was much battered: on the sta large tin osier
with extended wings ana throat, evidently Growing
is this old newsboys belief that the flag had he.
longed to the Louisiana Tigers. but he does know
the name OF the regiment by which II was carried
Another friend says that tho regiment which escorted
the body OF Col Ellsworth up Broadway carried q Con.
federate flag. which tralled In tho dust the pro-
eosson moved along. An insurance man seems to
think that we disapproved OF the STANDARD per
eentago coinsuranco cisuse;" We did not do 40 how
ever lie says that 1t operates only In OF partial
loss, or of loss greater than the amour, insured.
cynss5 only Carried $500 insa.anss OF a s"iao Of
s Garfield ana 50 % wo% o BE- IN .sr 81
in fact II not SO called The consurance clause simply
property Ssfy posy or WIN
In pa % SiFH p
ment Of total losses This cotnsurohce feature not
"s III n %GSa q a;n:
and ship owners 10 Be snsny iar Rxrsrsncs
has TAUGHT us tina the ore patrol which We dhc, IN
sd"oc ~ smoke s"ss % Of
70 bot cSS inn a Sa s s by
chants have learned its value also, and that they rely
result being thai SUI as s" a. p p"th
sPa nmS y.
hsyo been zen forced TO ne wall The the large corpora
largely BY judislous investments. have been doing a
II h SqS Of Sh e Our
ssTs hs IL. @ e H.nI% Ga va. I
Churchmnn." says that the Church Of England Is as
Apostolic succession. Who IL risht DsfSrAsf fA'
Each is right. according to tho teachings Of his
Church. While tho Church OF England was not sepa.
rated from the Church OF Rome until the time Henry
WILL 1t is an historical fact that the Christian Church
In England was closely united the Church of
Rome, and that tho attempts of the Popes assume
jurisdiction the insular Church mot with protests
and rebellion. As far back 22o A. u. there were
Christians in Britain. and st. Aban. tho first
British martyr was executed by Diocletian. Three
British Bishops attended the council at Aries A. d. 3l4
Wales and Corn wall remained Christian during the
Saxon conquest The ancient British Christian Church
however. was practically extinct when in 500 Angus.
tine came TO Britain ny an apostle OF Rome. and then
the Roman influence began to show itself In the British
church, but Papal bulls were disregarded and appeals
to the Pope refused until tho Conquest The synod of
Cloreshoe. 147 asserted the complete inuo pendcnce
OF the British Church: in $50 the doctrine Of that
Church as to the Eucharist completely opposed TO
that of the Roman Church. The highest point OF
supremacy attained by the Pope when King John
surrendered his kingdom to him and received
it back. to be held of the Pope annual
rent The famous statute OF Prorisor,. enacted in
England in 1850. AMI tho more famous statute OF
Prrmuairt, enacted In 1889 and again in 1893 re.
strcted the interference of the Pope England Still
when Henry VIII. became King the English Church
was closely affiliated with ths Roman Church. and did
not separate from 1t until Henry found that he could
not swing tho Pope as he wished. Even then Henry
did not found Protestant Church. simply broke with
the rope and acted as his own pope to speak. Asto
tho Apostolic succession: that OF tho Church OF Romo
OF course is uncomfortable; the Angicans claim that
they too enjoy the succession through Matthew Parker
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1859 to 1875 who
consecrated in Lambeth Chapel by william Barlow
Bishop of Chichester. who had been consecrated by
Cranmer. John scory. Bishop of Exeter Miles Cover
dale. Bishop Of Exeter. and John Hodgkin Bishop of
Bedford Barlow alone could have ensured the sue
cession
Kindly explain the cause Of Roscoe Conklings resIs
nation from tho Senate ami the difference the
staiwnrt and Half Breed factions Of the Republican
Mr.. Conklings letter of resignation. dated May H.
1881 explained that President Garfield by refusing to
accept tho advice OF the New York State Senators IN
the matter of filing tho Federal Offices the state had
brought before him the question whether we shall
surrender the plain right and duty OF Senators
by consentng to what we believed to be vicious and
hurtfu or be assigned position OF disoyaty to the
Administration which we had helped bring In tho
success OF which we earnestly wished for" The Stall
warts were Conkngites. tho Half Breeds Garleldtes
The name Stawart was bestowed In 1880 on those Re-
pu5icans who wanted Grant renouiinAted. who were
thorough Republicans: the Half Breeds was given
to those who opposed Grant. who were declared to be
only half Republicans.
l. Which Ia the best English translation of the Odvs
sey Of Homer Messrs ioushton Mt!in Go; publish
Is this on par with other traIslatiDnsr 2 Which DO
wri,tens + b.
l. Professor Palmers translation is in prose and We
are inclined to think that much of its charm lies in
hearing Mr.. Palmer himself read 1t aloud though We
admit we haven't read the translation to ourselves
Bryants translation into English blank verso is con-
sdered IN this country to be about tho bssr; tho
English LOOK upon Lord Derbys translation as tho
best =. We think Grotes history Is still looked upon
with respect.
Is there such word wise vised used In counec-
ainx their signatures: H. W. Is.
There is but not quite You spell 1t. The original
word is French rid from riser which Is from the Latin
riss. meaning seen. TO wise papergenerally pass
ports for official in country to anx his sigma
ture to it to show that it is correct and n paper
Is passport that the holder is entitled to proceed
The word has been angliczcd into visa. the axng of
the signature, and the affixed signature. and to ri,a
risaei. risung forms Of the verb.
How do the mills of the gods grind In other words
what is tho correct quotatonf RI
Though the mills OF God grind slowly. yet they grind
exceeding small:
Though with patience stands waiting. with exact.
ness He Grinds all"
That is Friedrich Won Logans rendering George Her
berts version. which is older. is "Gods mills grind
slow. but sure" Both OF these limitations of the
Greek Sybino oracles, which PIutarch quotes. Lo.
gau's hrst line gives the usual version correctly.
]. How many shots minute can be fred from the
Maxim gun Are they tired individually 2. What
number OF revolutions be mado by wheel in ono
minute! IL.
!. Six hundred shots minute have been fired by tho
Maxim gun. The shots ars nrod individually from q
single barrel .. The number OF revolutions depends
on the kind OF wheel The siX-foot driving wheel Of a
running mile minute revolves nearly
300 times minute, and polishing wheels made to
revolve nearly or quite 1900 times u minute.
would like you to give mo the date and year OF tho
death OF the following persons: Prot. T. Booth OF
" Washington (Bullion Treasury. Gen. lie Darwin of
Spain. Garibaidi "f Italy, Admiral FArrRgut. NJ
Farragut died Aug IL. 1870: Gsribadi, June = 1892
We don't identify prof f. Booth OF Washington (Bul
ion Treasury" but James Curtis Booth. formerly
professor the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia and
rom 1s40 1888 rehner Mt the Philadelphia Mint died
March u, 1883. nearly ~ years old. Barrivn do
,ot place at nil.
l. Is Jules Simon. the French statesman. Jewf q
low many OF the professors at Yale Princeton. and
Harvard are JeWsf SF.
]. NJ Simon Ia not a Jew. lie Ia the son OF a peas
mt named Suisse, but. his father being known as |
simon. and jules himself bearing that as ono of his
,aptismal names. he assumed II "a his surname, =
Harvard has two Jewish instructors think; we do
lot know that Yale and Princeton have any jews |
their faculties; Columbia has more than any non