The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
QUESTIONS FROM sun READERS

The boomerang has its defenders Two friends hasten
to rescue It from remarks of last week Both men
ton the occurrence the visit of the nntive Aus
| traan cricketers to England tone says twenty.six
years ago other feen years Ago and speak the
bai.throwng powers OF the natives. Then they speak
Of their boomerang pay. One OF our friends writes:
Several Of the natives threw the boom rang dis.
Of about 600 yards At which distance It lowered
for few seconds and then returned to within few
feet Of the throwcr Five hundred yards more than
quarter Of miic Some OF the more expert thro
made tho boomerang describe large circle about 100
yards in diameter about thirty forty from the
ground But the feat which caused the greatest won.
as follows Tho boomerang thrown straight
forward spinning very rapidly tho while lus, skim.
ming along the ground. Al about 200 yards distance
It suddenly rose in graceful to height OF about
100 feet lowered for few seconds one corner of
tho grounds then darted acros, to another corner
lowered for few seconds then on to another corner
lowering for a few seconds. and finally returned to
within yard of tho thrower's feet"
Now, distance lends enchantmcnt to the view and
we've no doubt whatever that friend believes he
saw that feat; but think his memory decciv,s him
lie reprobates the travellers tales OF the
killing duck the Wing and returns the thrnvcr
with the dead Bird but that is wonderful than
his story. We shold like to have something All.
thoritative about tho boomcrang-some measured
throws some report OF throws made purpose to be
measured then n they agree in sub.ta nee with the
of the abOvedescrlbed feat well be ready to
believe it Tux SuS 10 about to investigate the boom.
srang scientifically; and II we lind the travellers tale,
true. we'll say SO.
Afriend writes that tho priests OF tho Eastern sects
of the Roman Catholic Church may not marry as
priests but that II they married before they take
orders they may keep their wives Mr. Marcus Mayer
says that "ALki" tho motto OF tho state OF Washing
ton ia 1argon ot Indian and French and means "By
and by;" and Mr.. T. A. Small quoting from Rhoi,,'s
Journal of Banking OF November 1891. says that the
largest check drawn was drawn upon the Cane
Good Hope Bank. July ls. 1880, in settlement OF the
amalgamation Of the Kimberley diamond mines 1t was
for f5 $50 about SO G93 20 1t regard to the
question of retaliation during the war hear this:
"1n the OF 1864 and 1866 while Clusters b-i.
Ende Was IN the shenandoah VALLEY under Sheridan,
six OF Moshy's ana hung them from IT," gallery Of
enI mes ~ from s wshs, sp m
number men. but did not retuntc until they had
sc Ct %t1 wen. s9s" ne " .s @
linen M Ire s" % ten o
mile. from ch'rles'0wn Va wheSs John Brown vas
Our baseball friends will know who wrote this
of Infantry regiment. brigade and DIVISION p"stion
aud rank Of St.eers' How many kings dukes, and
emperor queens .Ts ap ma dsss Of S"Sd
British army IN the revolutionary war eras IL 80"
what part of Germany did they come fr"ns>
l. Tho strength Of tho regimen. is not atvreI That
10 nxed by tho Revised Statutes at ten companies OF
nifty men each. with field. stan. none ed
strong. total OF $50 men The regulations cali
for tho division Of tho ten companies three bat
taons but do not require increase In tho number
companies. Logically. they call for colon Ell and
one lieutenantcoonel to regiment. with a rcy.
mental stan. and ono major to each battalion. 2 Four
kings six grand dukes. five dukes. seven reicning
princes- 8. An innumerable crowd. Just as Virginia
IL the mother Of Presidents is Germany mother
Of potentates. They were Germans. from tho cleo.
tor.te of HesseCassel their ruler the Landgravs
Frederick II.
From Cotton Mathsr to minister in Boston; informing
him tina. ship load Of 2na ers had sailed from Eng
possa the hoax ' VII s" me
Tho letter published by the 81. R,ru,,ie in
May OF last year. and on tho 3lN OF tho month Dr.
Heber Newton. assuming It to be real commented upon
1t his pulpit. The Sun attacked It's genunencss on
June and Juno 10 showed that 1t had writ.
In 1870 by James F. Skunk. who published his
paper the Eaton Argus. on April 2s Of that year. Mr.
Skunk is now dead.
l. wha. prevents the exploration of tho in,erlo. of
China, OF which little or nothing Is at present known
2 Are there portions OF any other conntre. besides
Why, 'D' A''''~ 'A'"''' Win ~" L. A"' VIZ " 70
l. Tho chinsss to considerable extent. But Russian
expeditions and isolated travellers around good
deal China that tho county hardly be said
b really unexplored. . Tho Interior Of New Guinea
certain parta OF Central and South America tho Arctic
and Antarctic regions nre stiil unexplored. Natural
difnculties have prevented explorations and In
eases the opposition Of the natives
Of to AN ss H"ss in
iVinv and Who they arc and where hey are iiv1s
that between me and IT, more strictly spcaknk
lite to know also WI" tho person is n., is IN posses
may have no clam toit. A.B.C.
We would not advise you to spend much money |
tho search: but 1t might be we-if you are bent |
doing somethng-to consult u lawyer. Do you know |
whore tho property isl
Can yu ,ss v .: 81. w. II.
dence was purely circum.tHntial. Nuisance
In two recent trials in this city. for murIer. tho
prisoner were convicted on circumstautia evidence
an tho trial Carlyle Harris ihe claimant in tho
famous Tchborne trial carried his very largely
by crcumstantial evidence and tho Mont g0rrcry
der trial in Ireland put through that evidence
The Jury disagreed twice: ahrd jury convicted Mont
romery. whereupon he confessed. and was executed
Aug. % 1873. Prot. Webster. III 1850 convicted
m circumstantial evidence OF having murdered Dr.
Parkman The circumstantial evidence Indicate the
Ruiit OF Mrs accused of tho magdar VI D.
BurGell in 1857. Int sh' was acquitted also did 1t in
tho case OF Richard bir>on who killed II.en Jewett
but acquitted in lSiG.
Who arc the originals Of the charac crs in Dsraelrs
novels. Lothian and Enirmion - W.. X.
Lothair is general y accepted a. representing tho
Marquis OF Butte. who "'vertcl" to Roman Catholicism
about 1868; Cardinal Grandson Is Cardinal Wisenuu:
Fuller Goodwin Smith figures as tho O&tord rroces.
lor Pho bus. the artist is Ruskn. "Endym'on" opens
lbout 1897. bat tho originals OF its characters charge
.s the book goes Myrannd Endymion Fcrrars hav.
Dsrae.i himself for their original Myra Is the aLthor
n woman's dress En'iJmoa in mans Ftrrars, thcir
ather is Isnac Israeli TO certain extent Sidney W.T.
on End mon sfrirn! IS Fal'nerso. for :ime: At
,ther time Lori Ppehampt"n is Pa!mrrston. Mr.. can.
ling is under tho name OF sw!ck George
iud SON tho railway Ling. Is NJ. Nigo Zeuo1ia il Lady
erscy or Lady Bessng:on, probably the FIRST nor.
IA ms BOTH and Job TnOrnherry Is Golden or bright
,aranal PcnrnlGock is Cardinal Manning, the
yeuchatel family represents the Rotnschi!ds Louis
napoleon appears IN three charA,tcrs ~ rrslIrr
'loresa an Col Albert and THE King" while Queen
Iortenss mis- mother appears appropriately az Asr.p
ina The Due de ST. Angelo NJ. de perstgny Minister
Il the Interior TO Napoleon: and Baron Stocsuiar the
Councillor OF tue FRINGE Conso.t appears IL, Baron
ergius.
why do you di.approvs OF national building assocla
Ions: ". 1. MC!.
Becnuse they haven't proved themselves worthy OF
nm 0aonc. A Inn ding a.SOria ion IA "A Iuinr ng |