Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06

ever assumed the name Glaukopis as
pseudonym or pen-name; so that if CLAUS
kopis was really anyone, we must confess
| our ignorance of the fact.
How could 1 best erin the study of law at
| homef l do not commence with a view
o aWysr sn
! is already very interesting to me. l wish to
| know what books to procure and where
can procure them. U. G. B.
The determination here expressed is cer-
| tainly to be commended. Blackstone says
| every citizen should make it his business to
| become familiar with at least the underly-
| ing principles of the Law of his land. And
this suggests that Blackstone is about as good
| q work as "U. G. B." could select for his
| first reading. The only objection is that
the work contains much that is obsolete.
Along with it should he read some good
American notes, say those of Judge Shars-
wood, who was one of PENNSYLVANIA great
est jurists To read Kent's Commentaries
Is an allopathic prescription, as it is put up
in four big volumes; but in 1t will be found
references and citations that will suggest
course of light reading. There are works
of later date, written for the exact object the
correspondent has in view. These are not
intended for men who propose to make law
life business, but for men OF leisure and
culture who recognize a weakness in this
part of their mental equipment. Amy first
class book store can secure what is needed.
., Is aa there really mountain in New Guinea,
B., 600 feet high? S. a. d.
Probably not. New Guinea is not yet
thoroughly explored, and unknown mount
ains especially mountains that nave never
been seen, are always much higher than
those that have been measured. Look. for
instance, at the Grand Falls of Labrador,
that were measured a year ago, and de-
scribed III two magazines within a few
weeks. Two years ago they were upwards
of 1000 feet high; when they were meas
ured, they were found to be about 300 feet
high. OF course it is possible that a mount
ain $4,000 feet high may exist in New
Guinea, but it isn't likely. II it did exist
it would have to stand up rather lonely,
without any near neighbors in size; it
might do so; but hitherto all high mount
aims have been found '.focking together"
as in the Himalayas, where there are
dozen mountains higher than any others on
the globe, all in small space of territory;
and as in South America and Mexico.
Can foreigner enlist in the navy without
having been naturalized? S. r.
Yes; or in the army. Uncle Sam is will
ing that anybody should fight for him, even
Cinnamon. There are special provisions in
the law, making naturalization easier to
soldiers than to ordinary persons; but they
do not apply to sailors. Sailor must OBJ
tain their papers as if they were ordinary
landlubbers.
Which has the lar-er number OF inhaoi-
tants, London or New York? F. s.
London-it has more than twice as many
inhabitants as New York. The latter city
has, at the outside, about 1,S0O, 900 inhabi-
tants (the Federal census OF June, 1890,
gave it 1,515, 301; the municipal census of
November, 1880, gave it I, 710, ,715); London,
in 1891, had population of 4, 231 ,43l.
Were mills, tenths of cent, ever coined |
in this country? S. j. n.
No; the smallest coin ever struck in this
country was a halEcent, which was issued
between 1893 and 1857. China is the only
country that has a coin so small as our mill;
the Chinese "cash" is worth about one
tenth of O cent.
What price did Robert Bonner pay for the |
trotting horse, Maud S? c. j.
The price was never announced officially;
but it has always been understood that he
paid $40, 600; and probably that sum is not
far out of the way.
What was Harrison's majority over Cleve-
and in Indiana in 1883. j, Z. S.
The vote was: Harrison, 263, 361; Cleve-
and, 261, ,01S; Harrison's majority over