The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-17

meaning nrst boundary or band But here comes an
American philologist who. leaving aside the question
Of the English Scotch irish origin ofths word takss
up the etymoloey Of tho American word bannoeh thus
ss q: g sss h. ssSs. e e
ssss' ses @ .na re.asss sS' ss,
e: ~; Y: ss 81:
:s S'
K: q
ss: :; Eals Is. ':s !: $
Now. We think rs evident that the orins, propos,-
Of the Sunbeam writer that the PurltAus learned
to make bannocks nom tho Bannoot Indians u all
wrong The British had bannooks before America was
discovered and too. had the American Indians A.
70 Bannookburn. there several suggested stymo
osies; we're inclinsdto agree with Isaac Taylor
Mr. g. r. whitney reminds rs that person suilty q
murder. long the crime committed for polit.
cal not personal ends cannot b sxradited from
country to another The extrsdtion treaties Of almost
all countries except from their operation all crimss
and offences OF political shsraotsr" me Brtish sots
contain this exception 50 that man who kills the
Gear Of Russia and ices to England cannot bs extra
dssd from that country long the crime pott
cal This corrsots An answer printed on Dee ID last
Please stat. whether any chairs Of political .ecnomy
eoIlsss. the names OF SUCH eoissss ana yss5 Of
We don't know Of any. The famous or infamous
Golden Club gave prizes for the best article free
trade written BY underEraduatss Of several sslsgsS
but We think that 1t has ceased doing so
~: s ss Ana
Itseems not to b, correct carpsnssr comes through
the old French from the Latin asrpsafnn, carriage;
therefore originally carpenter built carriages. A
joiner 10 simply Who JOINS whether he Joins thinss
land at 30 It Il correct 70 speak Il house
carpenter Of . ships carpenter.
How many days supply OF coal can . 5sitish war
1t depends on the ship to large extent. The Blake
ono OF the newest British msn-ofwar. has . coal
endurance at 1oknot speed Of 1900 knots. about
1900 miles Our Cruiser No Ii. or Pirate. will carry
enough coal to steam At 10 knots hour for than
$4,000 miles
yS: three for 81.
ned instead Of voting for three different candidates
No: there Ia provision In the law for SUCH voting.
In Illinois for a time. such voting allowed II
to provide for minority representation" But It did
prove valuable. and has been repealed.
na n..on. bank deposit. United bond. in the
Unsed States Trsssg; .s sssur.y for the Issuance 1
any charge made by the Governmsnt further shan The
+; sa'ss sS:y " rpm
bank deposits say sloo 900 and receives only So 900
worth It drawn interest," the 900 in the
Asnds of the Government. but loans snly the $4,000
Besides this pays per cont per annum tax to the
Government its average circulation. ouehalf psr
Its average deposits and onehalf per cent.
its capital stock beyond the amount invested in Gov
eminent bonds From tho amount collected by these
taxes the expenses Of printing the notes are paid.
the figures used In the chronological cycles ID al
solar cycle Roman indiotion Julian period. j. j.
To your questions will exhaust the subject Of
Easter Day pretty thoroughly The Dominica letter Ia
the letter used in the ecclesiastical calendar to ind
cato Sunday. the Lords day or dies do'ant The hrst
letters Of the alphabet placed against the
days OF the month A. when the scheme WAS first
worked ont being placed against the nrst Sunday of
the year, Of in ordinary years the letter stand
Ing against the nrst Sunday 10 repeated for
the Dominica letter. In leap year there
two such letters. ono from January to March.
and the preceding letter Of the letters used
from March TO December. The Dominica letter heips
to place Easter. Tho epsct from the Greek epoh1os
something inserted the number Of days between
tho last OF and the nrst day Of the
new yosr; these days counted In Roman numerals
from to XVIII. They used TO determine Easter
day. The Golden number u the number indicating
the place of . given year in the lunar cycle: 1t
to determine what day the pasohA moon falls and
to Determine Easter Tho Golden numbers belong only
to the Julian calendar not to orr present system Of
reckoning: In f0regoan) calendar tho epacts take
tho places Of tho Golden numbers The solar cycle
ths period OF twentyoght year,. At the end Of which
time tho days OF tho month return to the days
Of the week. II y sometimes called the cycle
Of the Dominica letter for the reason.
An indiction Is . period Of fifteen years. originally
adopted BY Constantine In order to collect tax. The
Roman ndietion devised by the Popes contains
fifteen years. instead OF beginning with A. D. s1e
tho nrst indction began 1t IL referred back to the
birth OF Christ The Julian period composed Of 1880
Julian years Tour yosrs are 0rsgoran) It 10 obtained
~ using tho solar lunar. and Induction cycles fac
tors: 2Sxl9x16-7.Se0. IT'S reckcned from 100 years
before the creation. and not very great importance
to the everyday nsn Now. IL you to know how
to blend all these ineonsruous elements together get
John ). Bonds wonderful book Handy Book vsri
fying Dates" sw York. Charles scrbners Sons. 81 in
Bohn's Reference Library viii tell you. and make
everything clear. zoo.
T &. Dsnn 3: cent" DO 's. t'r
Ne; gold coin of United States Is legal tender
asy amount silver to IS only and copper 25 cents
snly. soyoud have 70 put uD sssA75 cents in gold.
Ss:' for Pss:asss yps.a
No: but when 1t is % years cid II nay ss Is =
lative.born citizen.
HEo-rhsaksstvtns Day In 1879 cane - New. -.
r. 4. xa,pAs.-rAankssivins Day 1854. cane -
Nov. ~.
L. 4. K.-Ths Park Theatre at rwenty.ssoond street
and Broadway WAS burned OCT. 81. 1882.
Rive do not believe in the beneficial society''
you Us thinks the lady doth protest too much"
Az w-Prussian blue In . dry powder 70 known ~
dry color: II doesn't become paint sntti IL v mixed
with OIL
L<r.--Ths only pronuneiatisn Of the wsrd s~ssaA
allowed by webster makes 1t rhyme With soaks aos
with sooth.
LA.C-Vhen Francis Herman rAu Tor osveruer IN
1879 the candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wAs
chsuncsy NJ Depsw.
R~ad~--If bets he will make more cigars IN . day
than but makes precisely shs sane number. As loses
his bet, for he hasn't made more.
Nse,assr-Mrs Langtry pAde her hrst appearance IN
America At Wallack's (n0w PalmerO Theatre Nov. O.
1852. Hester Grassbvook. In :" An Unequal hAtch"
g. r.. ReS brisAto~ s 1--WE think you car put ysur
questions better 70 lawyer than 70 the subject
seems to DO sueiently important to ysu 70 make Il