Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-14
NOTES AND QUERIES.
How the Cholera Appears in One of
the Worlds Famous Novels.
ENTERING THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Tho Party in Power Sits to the Right in
Legislative Bodies.
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Has the cholera ever been made the sub
ject of novel-the deus ex machina, SO to
speak? D. NJ. w.
1t was Eugene Sue who in his great story
''The Wandering jew" used the cholera as
deus ex machina In that story Ahasuerus,
the Wandering Jew, marches on his eternal
journey, and with him moves the cholera.
Sue pointed out that the cholera moved
about five leagues a day, as much as an
elderly man walks, and describes the Jew as
aware of his companion, but unable to rid
himself of its presence. In the story the
Jew and the cholera together are del e1
machina, protecting the Rennepont family,
and finally circunventing the efforts OF
Rodin to obtain for his order the possession
OF the vast fortune of the family
The cholera affords the motif for the
famous song, "Revelry in India" begin
ming, "We meet meath the sounding rafter,
And the walls around are bare" This was
written about the same time that Sues story
was, and has been ascribed to many different
persons; among others, to Alfred Domett,
to Bartholomew Dowling to brother of
Daniel O'Connell; but we think the real
author is as yet unknown.
What are the conditions on which one
enters the Omitted States military and naval
academiesf Please give me full information.
WILLIAM f.
in turn by the Congressman; generally
Congressman learns that he will have the
right to nominate candidate for one or the
other academy about one year before the
candidate need appear at the military acad-
emy and about three months in advance for
the naval academy; he then selects a candi-
date and an alternate. They must be be-
tween Is and 20 years of age for the naval
academy, and II and % for the military
academy, and must pass a rigid physical ex-
animation and hard mental examination.
This latter, however, is in the subjects
taught in the high schools, the ordinary
English branches. The physical examina-
tion is the harder of the preliminary exam
nations, however. The course at the mill
tarv school lasts four years, at the end of
which cadets passing successfully are COM
miss1oned second lieutenants in the army.
The course at the naval academy lasts four
years; then successful cadets pass two years
at sea- on the expiration of their cruise
they pass another examination, when they
are commissioned ensigns. For detailed
information write to the superintendents of
the academies at West Point, n. Y, and
Annapolis, Md.
How many international rifle matches
have there been? How many were held in
this country? G. A. o.
There have been eight, of which FIVE
were held at Creedmoor. They were held
as follows: September 26, 1874, at Creed
moor, when the American team beat the
Irish team; June 90, 1875, at Dollymount,
near Dublin; the American team won; Sep
tember 1916, 1876, when the American team
beat teams representing Ireland, Scotland,
Australia and Canada; September 2l, 1876,
when America beat ireland; September
1914, 1877. at Creedmoor, when the Ameri-
can team beat the British team; June %,
1880, at DolIymount, when the American
team beat the Irish: September 14-15, 1882,
at Creedmoor, with military rifles, the Brit
ish team winning; July 20-21, 1888, at
Wimbledon, England, with military rifles,
the British team winning. The Wimbledon
match was the last.
What is meant by the names Right, Left
and Center and somet times even Moderate
Right, ETC., as applied to continental Parlia-
ments? A. W. B.
Just as with us the Republicans in the
House OF Representatives sit on one side of
the passageway and the Democrats on the
other; and as in the British Parliament the
members of the party in power sit on the
right hand side of the Speaker; so in the
continental Rarliaments the parties sit as
much as possible by themselves. The
Right ALWAYS means at the right of the
Presiding Officer. At his extreme right sit
the High Conservatives; then come the
Conservatives; and the center is occupied
BY the Moderates; at the lett sit the Rad
icals, the variety getting more extreme the
farther left one goes. The names OF the
parties differ in each country, but they seat
themselves on this principle always.
Can any person go from this country to
Europe and bring back free of duty any
it is silk, wool or other fabricf S. c. II.
No. In the decision of the United States
Court in the case of Astor against the Col
lector of the Port of New York, which is
the authority in the matter, it was laid
down that person could bring back from
abroad free of duty clothing suitable to his
condition in life. That is, that a wealthy
mana person usually described as ''gen-
tleman"-can bring in many suits of clothes, |
underclothes, etc, because they are such as
he uses; and that mechanic, who does not |
use so many different suits of clothes, can |
not bring such clothing in free. A bill has |
been submitted to Congress to prevent per- |
sons from bringing in free of duty more |
than 500 worth of clothing; and it has |
passed the House of Representatives.
When was the Beecher-Tilton trial?
j. KELLY.
The trial began on Tuesday, January 2,
1875, and ended on July 2, 1875, when the |