The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
QUESTIONS M SUN READERS.

~ We tnbnk nun iot MS lntoTet IN tno VuebtiOh
l. what !. the Splitter collection, z what !, theo.o.
George Francis frsin prese9es, J. II.
l. A collection Of paintings carvings and srricies of
brbrao collected during forty years by the late NJ
Splitter German or Austrian JeF. who Lived for many
years in Paris The sze of the collection may be gath
cred from he fact that the sale besn in April and is
Just now ended The total amount realized 10 about
$4,000 600 2. Literally, the word means knowledge
OF God" theoretically. theosophy 10 religious belief
nduged in by who ought to live in Boston; It's
believers practiscrs propose to attain intercourse
with God by extraordinary illumination, by self con-
temptation Actually. modern theosophy invented
by Nine. Blsvatsky Russian spy in India who hum.
plugged many clever and women 1t amounts to
nothing; but since Nine. Blavatskys death. has been
taken up by many persona g. Psychology means "tho
science of the human souL" We don't know what
Mr.. Train taught; probably what tho word suggesta
Here's letter that deserves be printed in full It
10 apropos OF our list of the most thoughtful men Of
the century:
without esrpns At the wisdom Of tn, selection
Bismarck i've heard Of but who the hell 10 AInsoi.
Mr. Langdou is one of those bores who don't
know when swear or to use explosives Such bore
In bad enough orally but in writing his folly becomes
brutal However for his answer: Dominique Fran.
co.'s Arago was in France in 1885. studied mathe-
MATES At the College Of Psrpignnn and at the Poly.
technio school, and in 1905 appointed Secretary
to tho Board OF Longitude Ho took partin the work
Of measuring an arc OF the meridian In Spain. on
which the French metric system 10 based. He was
appointed in 1880 Secretary Of the Academy OF Sci
ences and director of the National observatory. He
investigated the polarization of light and many other
physical phenomena. He diei In 1859
party" Organizedt ?. How did the word Popular
m.an,ns sse people. but believe refers IN the
Latin All entire nation than TO part. II. b.
1. According to Mr.. H. R. Chamberlain book. "the
Far mi ra,A Alliances " 1879
and chartered by the State in 1890 as beneve-
lent society and became secret organization In 1885,
In 1887. then numbering 100000 members It united
with the Farmers Union of Louisiana. and In 1889
consolidated with the National Agricultural Wheel In
| December. 1890. tho National Farmers Alliance and
industrial Union held convention in ocala Fla from
which the Farmers Mutual Benent Association
emerged. OF tho leaders have been Evan Jones.
l. L. Polk. W. Macuno. J. W. Turner. l.. =. LvuRs-
ton. and sockess Jerry Simpson. 4 The Alliance
went into politics in 1892 and on July held at
Omaha Its nrst national convention as the Peoples
party. After that tho name "Fopust" was invented
to describe adherent Of that party. The word
means nothing. AMI 10 not in tho dictionary.
WHAT the meaning ., the word pssd
Tory originally meant robber: tho word comes from
the Irish oiridhe pursuer searcher hence punderer.
tory first Irish robber: the State Papers OF
the word tories and other iawless persona"
Then tho word transplanted to England, where.
after the Restoration the Cavalier party became that
of tho Tories the being given malicously with
intention of Identifying the Court party with the
Irish outlaws in its support OF alleged Roman Catholic
measurea Then. during our Revolution the word was
applied to tho Court party in this country.
What are tho length. of the sig lcnses. lin.
sn%stsSse. aa III. Gy Of Paris and New York come
l. Tho campania is $40 feet long, tho reu,onic and
| Majestic 6s2 feet long: the Paris and Now York
$50 feet long. and the City Of Rome Is 5a1 feet
long 2 Tho Inmnn Company proved that 10 per cent.
Of Its stock owned by Americans and promised to
build OF at least 1000 each. Then.
under a special of May TO- 1892 tho Secretary OF
tho Treasury had to grant American registry 70 the
| two vessels.
s d. beth TO ss 81 ns @
s Safeh 10 'A' 'A'"'~' '''"S ''s'"' VI '' OF
According to popular computation spring begins on
March |; but according to exact mathematical COM
putation spring began this year March<eO. at Al
r. SIN. 4. N. Spring dates from the vernal equinox
summer from the summer solstics. autumn from She
| nutumnal equinox. and winter from the winter sol
stce which respectively about three weeks later
| than the popular mind believes.
In tsssS S% ssn burn
| ON Nov. IA 1864 Gen Sherman writes that Col
Poe U. s. E.. had leveled tho great depot. round
house. and the machine shops OF the Georgia Railroad
and had applied hre TO the wreck e Tho hre
fedcneu tho DloCk OF boros uopok tho
heart of the city was In names all night but the nre
did rot reach tho parts OF Atlanta where tho Court
| House tho great mass Of dwelling houses"
bets $40 that tho regular army OF Great Britain
| Who wins' D. II. T.
whtaker's almanack for 1898 says. The number OF
regular forces home and in the colonies 10 l44123
army reserve. rs. $50: militia. l4O36e" The yeoman.
~ number 0p5 AMI the volunteers 263 o56 But the
m OF only ia 123 So wilma.
in 81 Ss
| bIy or D ny the people direct, r. X. RoTH
They elected In the way in all OF the States.
of the third section of the hrs article OF
the Constitution of United States Tho Sem
the United States shall be composed Of two Son
ators from each State. chosen by the Legislature
| thereof" And 1t Isl
II man 10 born in Germany and comes to this
try whom six OF age can he vote on his fathers
| voterr Alb.
father obtained his nnAl papers before the son
10 old. the son could vote on those papers
when no was IL years old
What the Hebrew population of this State accord.
No estimate Of that population be formed from
that census According to the most Trustworthy sta.
tistics there arc 100000 Hebraws in this
city. 4 fair estimate would give 100000 for the
Hebrew population Of the entire State.
Where does the welland Canal begin and snd'
VIVA
Practically It begins at Port Dahousie on Lake On.
tario and ends at Port Coborne. Lake Erisor vice
versa We believe that its northern end 10 bay
river and that the canal does not reach the lake
What rank does quarter gunner in tho navy bear
what are his che vropss lScoG
quarter gunner 10 petty ofncer OF the third claAa
corresponding more or less to corporal in the army
He wears q chevron OF bars and two crossed
non as his speciality mark.
LwM R-The Tay Bridge disaster occurred Dec.
20. 1879
WiiIan NJ C-Mt Vernon 10 not part Of New York
city: It is now . city by i:sslf.
w. r Wiiiu.-The Post ONCE in this city begun
in 1888 and finished In 1875. being opened on Sept.
OF that year.
Charles j. F,it&-For Information about the Military
Academy At West Point, address the superint
He will send you circular OF information.