The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
QUESTIONS BY SUN READERa

same interesting thing. The Little Boy that Died"
has three authors r four orrespondents arc trust
worthy. Miss ces Logan says that In her family scrap
book OF 1854 the lines ascrbed to Daniel Webster.
who had lost little broher two other friends ono in
Brooklyn tine other Lancaster Pa. ascrbe the poem
to Joshua D. Robnson and say that Ia 10 be found In
Iirs Manual OF Forms" and a fourth friend. In
Washington, refers 1t To Dr. Thomas Chalmers. tho
Scotch divine Our Washington friend gives one stanza
OF DR.. Chsmcrss poem. which agrees with one of
Daniel Wcbsters" This complexities matters some.
what. bnt trust that every hing will dry straight
Two friends take the cudeep in defence OF Dr. Lard.
ner Mr. Hugh MckaySsy that the Doctor told meet
ing OF Bristol merchants 1897 that with the pres
ent knowledge OF steam navigation II will be impos
siblo for transatlantic steam packet line TO make
any pront unless 1t has large Government subsidy
for carrying the mails" aud that his declaration OF
tte impossihty of crossing the ocean IN steamship
referred rather to tho failure OF profit than the failure
OF the vessels powers.
Can you tell constant reader how many pnhi,e
Waes ns p5nsB.i o"naed and ine nHm
of the larger libraries are entirely rrce' seuinha
The oldest library is the society Library founded in
1864 has about 20 600 volumes and is private. Tie
Columbia College Library was begun about tho snms
time. 1884 has about 10000 volumes aud Is open TO
students graduates AMI quietly behaved persons-ts
best point is that 1t practically free Tho Mercantile
Library started IN 1870: 1t has about $4,000 vol
umes aud ID private Tho Apprentices Library 1870.
has about $1,000 volumes; It ia wholly free. Tho As.
tor Library was founded In 1888: 1t has now about
$50 900 volumes: 1t is free to ALL but lends no books
The Lenox Library" was founded in 1870: It has
quantity OF rare books and about 10000 voumea II 10
open to visitors one OF the most valuable libraries in
the city is that of tho Union Theological Seminary.
with about $1,000 volumes mostly theological: 1t is
FREQ for reference. New York has hrstclass free
library as Boston has.
NOV. 10 Gnnad. IN ists and reside there sSn,naousy
f"r .s M Gjsf 70 ai. . ms
AmoMi pihsy shiiT., WINE i Ianaa. I. I%tn boy.
;ss s' % s%s Ss M iiisss
Of Ss@ he ss !" s : at
II. me T rS s s
Iesidcne. here before, .ttainins NJ. majority, ana
VOTE n At .s Of til n' wson mot tt
papers Of naturalization When in canada he ,tlend.
childhood. A VI. b.
George not citizen: his four years residence here
gives him claim to the right to vote. As to his cali
ing himself fro earliest ch ldhool he had
right 10 do anything OF tn. sort. lie was born in
British colony. the OF British subjects and he re-
mains . British subIec! s.il. IL he hasn't procured
naturalization papers.
A. an election In club Two members we're e.nd
~. soSerns fors anohes So va. ,asen
vote, P4.iiAaIxrARiAx.
Unless there Is rule OF the club against 1t they
may vote on tho second ballot. OF course . similar
case does not arise in lioeravs body passing on
bills for II particular majority IL required and bill
fails TO obtain that majority 1t Is defeated But stint
lar case occurred in Congress whom the place for tho
Worlds FAIR was chosen. Eight ballots were had. On
tho first 3O5 votes cast the fifth 81. votes on
the eighth 3o7. Evidently members came in and out
all tho time. and it was not legally necessary that
member to vote at any ballot should have been present
At the first and all intervening bAllots.
Ny schooner cleared from New York. sspt O. .ith I.
~ s Vas r@ia..h saeie by the Rr.1iiia1
man.of war, ana told to proceed to Rio do Janeiro
:, ra5, therefore Fst9I4.d to
You might kick yourself: you are the only person
who seems to have done anything against your own
interes But, seriously you have redrsss against
Brazil who has done nothing to you which she hadn't
perfect right to do. It's fact little understood by
Americans. that foreign countries have Just As much
right their Affairs the United States has
TO run its mn,ters and that II Brazil chooses to
keep out vessels. or 10 admit them only at certain
ports she has every right in the world to do as she
pease BY the way. the United States is doing about
the same thing to-day in respect of i'm misrsnts
have heard it suggested that the immense stones
I'M, n Ssr' sn mns
abundant sand thee lends additional probability to
that has long puzzled us. Eco.
The .ugse ia undoubtedly interesting But the
OF granite from the QuArries at Asswan Mo-
kattam aud Tnrah and arc not composition that has
been proved. Then the stones near tho apex of the
pyramids are smaller than those nearer tho base: and
holes found in the stones seemingly caused by the
feet Of derrcks that all things s!dered the
position theory will not hold water.
In what year was household suffrage given in Great
NY
The FIRST household suffrage BILL applying to England
and Wales pissed Aug. IT, 1887. when the Earl of
Derby WAS Prime Minister; the Reform act Scotland
and Ireland. 1868 was passed July 49, 1868 when
Dlsrasli was Prime Minister. Tho second Household
suffrage bill passed In 1884 while Mr. Gladstone
was Prime Minister That tie act at present force
throughout orea. Britain.
un.e% rs states supervisors or Mammals the supreme
to decide what votes were to DO counted in an
Not directly but II provided that tho Supervisors
should make of the votes cast At elections
Congressnen and that their returns should be final
So that practically gave them the power you describe
wer. NOR. pensions granted under Mr. Cl.velsnd's
Administrator than under any oth-r' II. HOLLOWAY
No.
merit MARIE.
According 10 the Century Dictionary" It 10 so called
because tho characteristics Of tho season wero moro
ars ed IN tho occupied by the Indians the
time tho name orig mated than in the Eastern States
This statement may bo II tho date OF the origin
we're given. the statement would 30 more valuable.
is ,h.r. suca a word az "phthysc" In the English
language sttRRrAN.
Yes. only It's 81 e'cd 'phthisc:" It means consump-
ton and more shame 70 the language II Is pronouncr
,,,,k The word is a direct importation from tho
Greek and should be pronounced as It Is srel!ed-only
It isn't.
Did John y, o'Driens disric; 20 FOR Harrison and
Miller In 1881 A. MAJ.
I. wen, for Harrison. giving him 5o%3 votes to 1853
for cleveland. Int ii left Miller "outside the breast.
works" by giving him 1873 votes to %'l@ for Gov.
HI, 7A.s de old Ate district"
Can yor,-.l me the amount Of circulating medium
rsr ra.,,a IN his country III 1870. 1880. and lsHo
- A. A. II.
on Juno 30 1870 the per capita circulation esti.
mated Officially at $lT.bo: on June 80 1880. It MAS
plscsd a.Sln4i: on jana 80. $780, At s2..s2.
noticed in yonr book notes Sept a. mention Of TIT
"Mom0riai History of tile CITY OF New Yors:" please
INFORM Ms ""''' T. c. VAN H.
You might try . hook store: sometimes yoa'll lnd
II, fsrlls