The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-22
QUESTIONS Rr srv READERS.


Mr. W. Paterson Of Perth Amboy suggests correctly
that the nrst National Convention was held Dec "a
1884, by the National Republican party. which later
took the name OF wing party. In reference to d.
vorce in the Roman Catholic Church. correspondent
who signs himself "Catholic Layman" writes: There
no divorce in the Church, but there Is annulment
OF marrsRe which Is just effective and much more
consistent But IL 10 the as divorce" SO the
question may be considered IS settled
a. Can ron tell m. when John Adains.on sy I'M
ino. anytbins About his fsD~here sdnea,sd, 5 Can
's'1 .Ss s:
!. Mr. symonds was born in Bristol England Oct. 8.
1910. and was educated at Harrow and Balio College.
Oxford: he became fellow OF Msgdalen College OK.
ford. in 1852 but resigned when he married. He has
lived for many years At Davos piatz in tho Gtisons!
and he Il not yet dead lie has written "Introduc
ton to the Study OF Dante" STUDIES Of the Greek
Poets" Sketches in Italy and Greece" The RenAis.
sance in Italy" Sketches and Studies in Italy" lives
of Shelley and Sir Philip sydney. translaons OF Michael
| Angeles sonnets. and "Many Moods" New and Ola"
"Animi Figaro" books OF versea He has Just published
"our Life in the Swiss Highlands and has compiled
volume Of his essays published In the Eon,shHy and
| other English magazines 8. The expression comes
from Proverbs Xxx. Is: Tho horse ieech hath two
| daughters crying Give. give" The proverb maker
| speaks of . greedy generation. and then speaks OF
| the horse ieech. a,uknh, the two lips of which
| supposed to be meant by daughters tho Hebrews
calling the on priue OF nannate things daughters
daughters Of music. daughters Of the trees This
| Interpretation: another would consider a'uknh
from Arabic a'u fate; and the two would
| identify with sheo and tho grave Pate hath two
daughters tsheol and the grave) crying. Give give"
You can take your choice Of the interpretations.
| AT what time Of the late war and where did Cen
:% ors sTs haze con- s.S
| tiers brIgadei LAWS LroSs.
| We don't nnd anything OF this. There various
rctaatory acts both sides the early part Of the
The guerrlas under Porter took prisoner old
| nou.combatAnt At Palmyra and killed htm: return.
Gen. McNeiii 8. A., caused ten Of Portcrs men, who
were prisoners to be shot. Oct ls. 1868. Jefferson
| Davis demanded the surrender OF McNeill. falling
which, he ordered ten Federal officers prts oners
| shot: but they were not shot.
alien eligible to the ,se1P!ss'a.ney Of tn.
ntsd Ststs L. person who - years g; age
alien eligible the
!. No: because only Anasurnoorn citizen Is eligible
to the Presidency CART H. Sec. l. paraSrap phi OF the
Cons,,tution. and person consttntonay ine.igi.
bic to the once OF President shall be eligible tina, OF
Vce-Presidsnt" Twelfth Amendment to the Constitu-
toni = No: must be % before he is eligible to
the House. and 80 before he eligible Senate g.
Yes, II he 10 naturalzed.
Ills claimed by that she derivation o, tho word
Brooklyn is from Brook. meaning a running stream.
n or Ea1s sna BY anShs,
the land Of Brooks which Interpretation is correct
The original Brooklyn is said to have been
Dreuckelsn. from village in Holland As bet the
derivatious suggested. we're inclined to neither. lynn
or linn doesn't mean . town. but a waterfall. and
Brsuckeen can hardly mean Brook land. The original
name was Angliczed into Brooklyn.
.os ~. sS,'r. I'd 1s .. ON
,hs Klnss birthday. while a .he por, Of Ioulon:
s
repair damages by our Government VIZ.
We can md trace Of this alleged international
incident II it really occurred. our Government I'M
tor the men killed.
,t ron a DO The
What the eopulaton OF ST. Georges Island. Ipya
l. No: there was screw steamer Nerc.di;a bu, no
Mercedes 2. BY the tug from Pier l. Fast River;
pass is necessary. We don't know: the island -
miles long and mills broad; its population is not
dsnse. however.
.cs tn, hone,
No. In the chapel at West Point 10 limo OF tablets
giving the OF the commaniants of the division
and post. The tablet on which Arnolds name should
BE cut is left blank, brt this blank stone Is hardly
monument MS honor.
.s are 9 N.
the Hone.tsAa &C. either free gran; BY pre-
You must maze an entry for the land at the land |
office In Gainesville Fla settle upon the land and 1--we
upon IT for nv. years. II you prefer preept land
you must pay 81 .c6 or s. so an
WIN you let me know whether tn. religion Of The
raj FORMS E.B
I, does not; bu. Jus. a, too religious law, ABOUT
women being ve'ed and wine being forbidden are
modified. liberal NOLAN edans permit themselves
TO use articles representing natural forms.
What book will tell In pau words tho .y..m on
which our currency is issued: J II K
DunbAr's Currency Laws OF the United states, !.
tBoston: CHM CO., So the laws in full when
they important AMI makes abstracts OF less in.
portant sectienA Aug, ~. 1855, came on Friday.
OF arms OF Washington state ca. II,
II is sad to mean Bye bye" but whether bye bye"
10 baby talk or not We 10 not know.
wn'' II: ss "s S n: 9s nj III. G' Tho
v hen was the Brooklyn BridR. opened W.M.
/. Mass first celebrated in the Old church Now
81. 1853 by the Very Rev. Father Stairs. Y. g. The
present church formally opened on Jan. 20. 1851
? The bridge was opened May "a. 1883.
2. ". THE boomerang is largely = fake" tho
stories OF throwing around corner or to distance
Of 600 feet ami making return TO the starting point
travellers tales The fact IA tina: the AGstraan.
using clubs missiles in hunting become expert IN
throwing them: and that man who uses one or two
clubs nuaiy knows how to throw them II ia said
that only get hre by rubbing two pieces OF
wood together 50 perhaps only savage can throw
boomerang; but we think that most OF the "teats"
could be duplicated by country boy with a. much
practice as the Australian savaseS.
D. M,H,o.-Roman Catholic priests in the accepted
sens. OF the expression cannot marry AMI remain In
good standing their Church; but priests OF certain
Eastern branches OF the Roman Church-MArOntte.
syrian. ic,-may marry they are under certain 70.
strirtiOus as 10 the saying OF mass however.
y. r,>ig.-rp to nearly IL o'clock midnight NJ March
I / 1888 II raIei then sect began fail and was
falling until A. ". between tina, time and = ~ A VI
tue snow began Some 81 the street clocks we?e
8, oppei by the snow at the later hour
Printing IN Washington you must pass cwl service