The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07
QUESTIONS M SUN READkRa


was sent to the eastern shore OF Virginia because
farmers we're forming 4 company there for the rebel
| army. Twas amember Of the color guard and sigma
bearer OF the regiment, and with the soldiers In
| Accomact county, Va. when took the rebel flag In
September 1893 think, the regiment turned out aud
| marched to tho headquarters OF Major.C Gen John A.
DIX, who was ansrered At Baltimore. hud tho rebel
hna. union down, on ro!e. and when Gen Dx's chici
| OF star csmo down presented the hag to him Gen.
DIX was standing at ono OF tho Windows Soon after
that Zen. Dix presented the nag to uov. Morgan who
presented It to tho Common Council Of the city of New
| York. got tho flag from Mayor Opdyko to receive
what was left of the Gghtng Fifth Regiment. The dag
| Is In the CITY Hail now
ma 1 sas ss tho sn0n'''k' Affair." N"fp'''
Mr.. House writes in reference these hooSs "They
vero published In Japan nearly twenty years ago and
DOUBT II any copes be obtained In this OF the
world. though they may possibly bs found In
tho public Libraries. This 10 also the case with The
| japanese Expedition TO formos,' viii was one of
tho same series as those referred to-"
gray: Efinsiaa Sharat,ers ~ i" vanity Fair" Ppm.
Sam. years ago Ameriria Noe and Qu,y, had series
OF articles on Thrckerays characters OF which the toll
lowing Is condensation; In VANITY Fat" tho Mar.
outs OF seypo tho third Marquis o. IIerford
who was born in l7I7 and died in 1912; becky
has boon said tn represent Lola Monez but probably
docs not Amelia. Thackeray wrote to Mrs. Brook1ed.
was made OF herself OF his mother airs
smyth and Of his own wife. For the other characters
no originals are suggested To "Psndenns" there are
moro originals. Pen himself is based on Thackeray-
he has admitted that in some OF his letters; IIeon
Pendenhis 10 Ihackeray's mother: blanche Amorv
| Miss Blanche Stanley. Cos,isan IL modelled on
William John UConne. u cousin Of Daniel OConncll
known as Lord Kmallock. or XXI" for short; the
gentleman who called himself The German Mahon I"
is said to have been tine original to extent Miss
Costxan "the fotherngay." was Miss UNeil, the
trcss, afterwRri Lady Bscher. Warrington was com.
pound OF Thackeray himself and OF George N. Craw.
ford, the Paris OF tho London Da,y Srn
Wagg was tho notorious Theodore HOOK; Capt sh andy
was Jack " sheehan; Foker was a photographs re.
production of Andrew Archdecno. u Norfolk squire
and DIR. Portman was Or. Cornish vicar OF Ottery 81
Mary. Sir Francis Cavering and Major Psndennis
seem not to have been anybody. Col. Newcome
MAJOR CarnehaetSmYth. Thackeray's stepfatber OIL
whose Tombstone in Ayr churchy ard Mrs Thackeray.
Richie has had tho word a dsun engraved.
Can woman marry after her husban nd IL gone nve
years. abe not hearing from him dnrn. that time
sisps "''' """ '"e" NC c. g. i''
sho may marry without applying for n divorce Alb.
seneo for hve years affords presumption that tho
absent psrIon Ia dead therefore tho woman presuinp
lively 10 II widow and as snch may marry again.
divorce Will lie against dead man.
wiz. %o Sso a. en 'n an" en
make he transfer nil and void, In any whether
parent dies without making viii T. IS. Jr.
The woman becomes q citizen by her marriage.
Please publish the rule for finding tho day Of the
week OF any year and month. X. g. VI,
Divide the year number by four. discardng any re
mninder. and add the quo;ent ana the number the
day In the to the year number: divide sum by
seven II there is no remainder the day of tho
is saturday; IL there f. remainder Of the day il
Sunday; and 80 For days In January and February
of leap years. add ha number of the day the year
less ]. TO tho year number and its Quotisnt when
divided by four.
What is the twentieth anniversary OF ones Wedding,
1t is n "china wedding" The anniversaries are:
Wooden wedding. the NTH anniversary; tin wedding
the tenth crystal tho fifteenth: china the twentieth
silver, the twenty hth gold the rtieth Other ami.
versailles ares The thirteth. pearl welding; fortielh.
| ruby welding: seventy.hfth. diamond wedding.
Some ~ time ago noticed IN your colnmn. tina. Herr
when asked to tSini Of number Sstw.sn one and
ten would mentinn seven a. the number Thought Of.
give any neteS .e"'"' many times Grp xou
1t is fact. but we give explanation TINT cx.
| plains scvcn Is the most usual number in nature.
AMI has been accepted as mystic ami mysterious
and powerful number; pcrh,rs the force OF in.
herited respect for the nurib,r causes persons to
| choose It.
RomRm'' J II. j.
" u
usually rendered. An roads lead ~ S-.ie" We don't
place he origin OF this styinR, Christe. in his ad
vance sheets for col!srtion Of proverbs says 1t is
| "Ialian;" he may bs right 1t dates perhaps from
the time Of tho late- Roman republic the empire and
| meant simply that however mach Roman citizen
might wander. no wouid bring mp in Rome. There
similar ings many countries All roads France
lead to Paris AL in England to Iopdon. all In Boston
the Common and its frog ,ond An additional presrn
day meaning OF the phrase Is that ali religious roads
l ..A Ran, fl.,tt.
| bets tina, Mr. Patrick Egan was not 1--WE years in
''"' WV" w. 90 "''''"@ R. II d. T K
4 Iosos: Mr.. Egan came TO this country in March.
1883 obtained his naturalization papers in April 1883.
| aud WAS appointed Minister to Chill in 1889
When was there free ens grafton. to australia from
| OF Australia did the "insrants gof B SULLIVAN.
| immigration to New South Wales was assisted
from 1913. to 1877 The South Australian Company of
London sent assisted emiEran's" to South Australia
for years. From 1873 TO 1874 the Government
| Victoria paid the passages OF nearly l7Oo0D imm
grants Du. there has bosn free Immigration" for
| nearly eighteen years.
Kindly let mo know IL \ man can for tho Presi
dsnry three consecutive times II no gsis the non!ns
ton II there ~ anything IN the 'hylnws' OF tho
United States TO prohibit this and also II there .
| There Is no limit TO tho number Of times person
may candidate for tho Presidency Of tho United
States Washington was voted for at three electiona
Alan. at three. Jefferson at four. Henry Clay and
Martin Van Buren, thrice wero andIdates. There IL
nothing In the law 10 prevent man from being Pres
dent as many Tunes he can be elected but Washing
ton refused third term. and has made precedent
that custom requires to be followed THE bylaws of
| tho United states is good-ko tho mobled queen"
Icana 10 this country years ago at tho age OF
-. reas~ tell mo how can obtain . certificate of
citizenship. r.
when you 81 years old you can 20 to tho Natural
iyation bureau In the Court House. and having proved
thnt You lived hero hye years obtain at once
certificate OF naturalization.
bets the circumference Of the earth q. tho la,i
uic al lor. y 5000 miles less than the circln
ference OF the earth NJ tho equator, Which wnst
&c.
Awins: the circumference Of the earth at New York
| Is about fourninths that at the equator.
Cors7.-Tho word d.sremember" is vulgar.
b. Mira Jay Gould died on Jan. IL. 1885,
Iaqpirsy.-Mr Blaine Is not q Roman Catholic. He is
. Presbyterian.