The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
pUEh7ioNs By SIN READEnx

friend, Mr.. Edward walker. writes in reference to
the initials ~. H. s." that he has heard the English
country folk translate them ~ have suffered" he
says: "fremember when was reading the old manu.
scripts In tho British Museum that Whenever the name
Jesus was written It abbreviated INC! these let
tsrt are the T. the long or eta OF modern Greek.
and the .: and the bar over the name showed. that
there was n contraction. The "a" Of ancient times
WAS written In . variety of ways and no doubt when
In the beginning Christianity travelled from jaw to
Greek and from Greek Roman. the contracted name
became his have In times past mentioned this pos
sible explanation TO several prominent Greek scholars,
aud as far as remember they shared my view"
Another friend thinks that Mrs. William T. Sherman,
Cen shermans wife, received the golden rose from
the Pope-presumaby Pope Plus TX. We do not md
that she did; sho may have received medal as Miss
Caldwell did. Ath,rd friend reminds us that under
Article H. section ILL., OF the Constitution Of the United
States the President may adjourn Congress when tho
two Houses fail to about the date of adjournment
The Ersnipg Pos, In tfor III very courtsous manner
calls attention to our error. We thank friends
and the Eca'fng Po't-ior their interest.
In your issue Of May 20 there wa, an account Of the
ss %y h"nss In h wG took nss m has
s on m ss RAN aid Is mat
e,ties nroport,onatsy earlier as the distance AROUND
ns wSTid wnAt want e kG no. III %hso
the Pacific Ocean. or wheref
The In,ernaona Meridian Conference held In wash
ington in iss4 decided upon tho parallel Of longitude
passing through the GENRE of tho transit instrument
in Greenwich Observatory. London. AZ the standard
meridian OF tho world: the day changes at the antt
podes OF Greenwich, that is at the lSOth parallel OF
longitude. The Conference wanted to make the day
change at Greenwich SO the sun. having passed tho
JsOth parallel reached Melbourne which Ia about 1852
east Of Greenwich. and then passed over Greenwich
and so came along to We are apt to think Of Aus
raa as west while it is really to the east of and
begins the new day while II is fresh from the
1soth parallel The FIJI, islanders are about the nrst
persons TO the day
what really is a Scotrh.lrshmnni Cosonovx.
There is no tribe or race properly called by this
name. Nevertheless, is applied TO tho descendants
of the Scotch who settled In the northern part OF Ire
land in 1913 and thereafter. Although tho Scotch
Cets are the Irish. thoy lack the vivac:y and
say Of the Irish: and the descendants OF tho plan
taonsrs-if there is such a word-though really Irish
are called Scotchlrsh to distinguish them from their
southern brethren. We presume Scotch lrishman
considers tho term ono OF honor. Just as some New
EnKanders proud OF being Down Casters; but the
ttlein each caseis not given in either honor
tempt, but merely as a distinguishing name.
HsTs esn the y:s of Sh s
$500 under lie standard percentage eo.insnrnnes
Hss'S
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policy. OLD READER
That is the way we understand the clause. It Is an
attempt to make owners insure to the full amount.
paying premiums OH the full value Hthey do not
do So they considered as "consurers" liable for
their proportion of the loss or course. this clause
can he applied only to new policies unless with tho
consent Of tho person insured, 1t can have abso.
utely effect policy Issued before 1t was agreed
upon by the companies.
Please tell tho highest price that the silve dollar
OF 4i2 grains reached during the last war Of course
we must measure Ivy Treasury notes. state bank. ma
tionai bank. commercial notes. mortgages and the
nil havip hsen disco tippe al nv tha
act OF Feb. 81 1853. not quoted during the war
The gold dollar was the standard. Its highest
price in paper during the war 2s5. In July, 1884,
that is. dollar in paper was worth about IS cents.
Though tho silver dollar wasn't coined the silver in
the old silver dollar was worth rather more than the
gold in gold dollar. In July. 1864 1t was worth
1876 cents in gold. and therefore. when gold at
2s5 a silver dollar would lave been worth 2e8
and ha have been in ne Bureau Of
with me here in Washington Where do vote next
We don't believe you can vote. you gave up your
residence in this city when you moved to gton
and though you haven't lost your citizenship in this
state there seems to be no place from which you
register voter. You haven't lost your right
here. but you can't safely register as from the nat
where yon used to live or from. say. your parents
home. We think you're out of 1t this year.
bets that there are more abitants in London.
~ S Inc and yG sk and
tiGwer Please g,ve the population Of the combined
New Yorks population. by the census OF February.
1892. 1901. 73a: Brooklyn's about 955. 900
tKings county WAS 985.2T6,: Chicago In $780, had
1.os9,s5o: Jersey City had l6s.Oo3. and Hoboken.
A3.84s; tho ivo cities had total of 4.07s2<o while
London had III 1891 population Of 4.281.+sl. 70 A
wins the bet
write letter to cert ain party or a note.
and enclose that note letter to said person With
By rSa's individual DO dsrsud the mali By 80
doBg'
You d. not Tho sender of a letter Is guilty of q
crime only when the letter is obscene. Hbeous threat
enng in character It is not the mere sending by pri
vate hand that is illegal. Tho private receiver and
carrier Of mail matter is guilty Of crime when he
holds himself out postal carrier. or makes bust.
ness Of Transporting the mails.
Is there order of Roman Catholic priests who prior
real Of ."rh an order Of pre., They ars Asaiss
and Archbishop corrisan ordained one o. them soms
There order: but priests OF tho Armenian branch
Of tho Roman Church may be married. They may not
marry after their ordination. and live apart from
their wives time before celebfatin macs
II they become widowed they may lot marry again.
4 gentleman says: .! am going to chaperon some
wori chaperon correctly DASBuRT.
Strictly speaking he did. chaperon 10 a French
word and spe led here means man; spelled chape
rome 1t implies woman But nowadays chaperon Is
used for both sexes. that may be chaperon
ms well . woman, and u woman may DO a ohaperon
where she used TO be q chaperone
Will You kindly inform why that section of New
York city known the "Tsndsrlon district" 10 80
caleit HI b.
The district prccino. takes in tho weathiest part
Of the city the Inhabitants OF which eat tenderoin
steaks greater extent than those Of any other pre-
cinct the city. Tho applied by tho police
some years ago aS q cant name for the precinct
Please tell 10 true that rebel flag carried
up Broadway in some Of tho sixties BY member OF
OF New NOrka returning regiments. Please name tho
regiment and the man who carrie the flag.
CONSTANT RKApER
"Record Of tho Rebellion" Tho incident is not do.
scribsd very definitely. howore. Does any reader