The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
QUESTIONS ny SUN READERS.

QUESTIONS DY SUN READERS.
ono friend thinks We w.ro wrong in defining the
milling on a coin tho p,nknS the inside OF the
raised edge and sends some definitions from various
dictiona aries: all ont ono of them. however. would
apply to what We called Milling we'll ~ TO what
friend cnils milling and call reeding; and that
single denniton IL wrong Another friend with an in
definite memory says that nvo more or lesA
we said that tho law against carrying concealed
weapons was unconstitutional We shall assume thas
he IL right that did say 80; AMI without trying to
distinguish the cases which produced tho contra.
dictory answersit would take Court OF Appeals 30
do ro-we will merely say that wo have changed our
views on mature consideration.
Can man DO LORD Mayor Of fr;nd,n and N member Of
"a. en- al noh The -, Wb nS'i me Ioa May9t
tsfy agent! l. iiow arc candidates for PAriianlcns
s tSnna i've .n . GGpX 70. ~
l. Yes! tho Lord Mayor Of London In 1880 was a mem
her OF Parliament representing Lambeth. SO was Lord
Mayor Fowler $685. he sat for London 2. We
presume lie does: the insignia OF his onco DO.
longs TO the city. 2. IN Great Britain and Ireland
II candidate for Parliament Is forbidden to spend
amy money personally to forward his cnndt
dncy; all his payments mast he made through
mn agent. and even then he Ia allowed to spend
ony certain OF money. The ngcui Is generally
SOLICITOR he is in charge of the campaign on behalf OF
his employer The candidate himself consults with
lis agent ot COURSE but has nothing to do with the
actual WORKINGS ot tn, machinery. e. writ Is issued
for an election to be held III certain districts issues
to the sheriff in county. ad 10 the returning officers
i'll borough, within certain number OF days there.
after they receive nominations. Tn, oreticay. those
are wade freely; that is. certain number of voters
make nomination. Practically. II certain number OF
voters sign n nomination lorm putting up yoms
person agreed upon by the local managers and the
leaders OF the party. II only person nominated
no election is held. but the nominee is returned as
elected: II more than one person is put ballot 10
had Mt a time fixed by law e Probably not; they are
not published for general distribution; they court
records
I. when. where. AMI by what nation was the first
permanent seti!e'nen' mane IN the Western Henri
permanent settlement made On The manl'nd of Amer.
the cnry .rtiisnent l.. Sa,iiai' ionnied by Coian.
Gamb m resent ~ %, "a in "mso ' MIN. Gy
w.;r ant by ml,m WA. INC "Fst permanent settle
l What Ito you mean ny 'pcrnnnen.' How long
must settlement cNis before 1t becomes permanent
In 20 IRISH monks settled IN Iceland: and their settle.
mrni lasted tor nearly century. In Si+ tho Morse
settled Iceland and their settlement sill! exists In
1000 Biarnt ana Lief from Norway made settlement
III Rhode island II was intended TO be permanent, but
IN lol: the settlers returned to Norway. driven by
ihtein-cine strife By Lief and B;arn If you allow
their settlement IN Mount Hope Bay to be permanent:
in 100. there were ovor 100 persons there g. It wasa
i"rt hnit by Columbus out of the ,bors OF hts ship
the santa Maria in December, i+D2. Columbus left
Diego de Arana as Commandant; the garrison consist
ed OF from thirirnine to ffiy.hve. among Its mem.
G"lney. en- lrania." and an Engishman "Tai;arts de
Ia!ss. lrges." ON his second voyage. Nov. IT, 1893
he Gscove:ed the runs NJ La Savidad: and near them
began t" hnid hiscty Isabella No; is the port,
siili called Isabella OH the north coast of sante
Domingo. ). At Panama, IN 1919.
%se %.s Charlotte Temple and why she ysn
She the heroine OF q once popular novel Char.
lott- Temple. Tale OF Truth" by Susaunah Rowsou
According I" the novel, she WAS tho forsaken mstress
OF Montra,ille. who died miserably The novel IN
founded on the story OF Charlotte Stanley girl OF
coed family. who became mistress to Col John Mon.
resor an officer stationed in this city lie deserted
her. and she died in tavern on rel and Doyers
streets now the heart OF the lowest quarter of the
city She buried IN Trinity ard where her
grave may be seen She was only 10 years old. 1t has
been objected that the story and the novel both
untrue bai-tempered person denied their truth
anonymously some months ago, and the denial Is en-.
titled to al. the weight that anonymity confer
upon IL.
the subjunctve mood, I, G.
No: IF may be used with the indicative mood The
subjunctive commonly denoted by OF con-
tunctons IT, that though lest. unless but the pres.
ence of those conjuncons does necessarily com.
pei the subjunctive Browns rule 10 this: "A future
contingency is best expressed by verb in the
junct'c present. mere superstition ~ with indefinite
time. ~ q verb in the subunctive imperfect, but
conditional CIRCUMSTANCE 1871 assumed fact re-
ouires tho Indicative" His examples are these: III
III thou forsake Him. He will cast thee on forevsr~
~ f it were not so would have told you" 1871 III
he is poor he is contented."
IL Ton IT,: EsoEsr use title ,reh
p!opsr sunaryns S %Ssa .psatus
tn is II nn from the fact
!. No: check should drawn to the order of cor.
tain named person, and titles Of any sort should
appear on it. unless it is drawn to the temporary
holder Of certain title But custom prescribes that
titles be ued on 'hc'ls and go checks drawn to
lion This Mrs. James That" John Smith. ESQ.,"
&c No: the word is stigmatized in the dictionaries
Us "coioIuial" which ia only ono degree above
slang and that is about the same as vulgar"
l. w.at day. Of the week ar. free to the public ..
iIee to :ne AraGemy of Design, D. Is Il violation OF
@ mi e RsS
matter deposited the top Of a United State. letter
box such as is put on the inside OF the box.
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J. Every day but Monday and Tuesday: and Tuesday
and Saturday evenings ns well 2 No. 3. No; . Per.
son who leaves papers or packages the outside of
letter box docs at his own risk: the Government 10
not respon.be for them. L. lie Is bound to do so:
lie takes such articles AS matter of courtesy and
custom.
What the origin OF the arbitrary sign parallel
lines n crosse, other parallel lines denonf Ss
We do not know that 1t does denote the word nun.
her We have No. used for number OF course; It
Is simp'y an hbbreraton Of the French numtro mum.
her but the sign you describe IS familiar as mean
ing number II Is 30 ,uniy attempt at making the
dollar mark tSj generally; and In proof reading it
that space is to be inserted: hut these are all
Its uses 50 far We know. II it is used to denote
number" ito Use is purely arbitrary
n s g, Grsn
death: H. A. ~
Theoretically she has absolute power-tLat is. there
Is no law which prevents her doing with Parliament
about rhe chooses But there Is a custom In Great
Britain. strong as law. by which the sovereign does
not rule: she merely reigns: she really has No
20 Parliament When she dies her oldest son,
II sliYe. will succeed her lie IS the Prince Of Wales
C. ". Hn-The year 1900 will not be n leap year.