The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-29
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Az. n e ne vnl.sd STATE psrehss,S any i sur,r sires
i%sssrestin any land out.tas az IL present. states and
. s%i:sT;,iis';;, u i. w 'Gs;,. q 81 s:. s..e'. I n nov, ;sp' m.a; .s sst L:
sessions OF United States Congress-. aud when called
4. Nc; the various purchases OF territory have been,
That OF Louisisns, In 1909; that OF Florida. In 1871:
that Of the "Gsdsdsn purchase" In isSa and OF Alas
ka In 1887. 2. Yes. Under title ~ OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States. euano islands discovered
BY q citizen OF this country. and not within the lawful
Jurisdiction Of any other country. may be considered
ss appertsinins to the United states." AZ least one
such island. that OF Navassa, near H,yti. has bsen an.
nexed to this country. by a section OF that title. the
government OF such places Is tho same MS that OF men.
of.war. The United States Ia not Obliged to assume
jurisdiction over such places. Tue United states
has Jurisdiction over the harbor OF Pa;o.pago. In
Samoa, and OF an island in tho straits OF Ma.
Reiian. we tniak. a The highest mountain In the
United States 10 Mt. whitney. In CALIFORNIA;: II 10
1t.SsS feet high. 4. A book called 1T. s. OF which
| ron may have heard. has a very carelcssiy prints I table
of sessions OF Congress- We have corrected It. and
make out that there have been hfiesn sessions Of both
Houses called in advance OF the stated time OF meeting,
and fifteen extra sessions of both Houses.
,sm,,S; ana does the graduate of one stand higher than
In this country. until recently. there has been no dit.
ference between the two term. Where college
sounded better than university" II was usei. and
vios versa. So we had Yale College, Columbia College.
Brown University. Cornell, University. We aso had
and havo high and low schools called unfortunately
universities and colleges: for example. the College OF
tho City OF New York. meaning tho Boys High
school," OF late the distinction between the two
words has been defined. - that = university Ia a body
OF teachers giving instruction In the higher branches
OF education, principally to college graduates Tho
teaching Of . university. Theoretically. Is broader than
that Of a college; its studsnts are studying less for
degree than for an education. and tho studies they
pursue train them not 20 much for any especial profes.
sion ~ for a place In the world at large.
Will VIM d.cId. a hat ia. mt Nor Ss,o,it . .
ssnsst, I've. Q, hs Hn,insss Er.ced snce before every
e.ae o. = an etieisl rs SsIs At he Wits ei Iisas ~o, Wo, Il
aarshtSi:h9 ,,S Ss."iili as the r9ps'' nnnei az pass Ssh, before
s:ss r tn, iS'' sssi:.i Z S h;asa Ss.r Pas. IS S. fiss:' I;s'
Mgr. Satoli is no. papal nunci,. 40 that he would not
be received at the white House as an ambassador.
But as regards tho eccl-sia steal precedence of the
two. we understand that Mgr. sAtoiii ranks Cardinal
Gibbons. similarly. at 4 conference OF tho Roman
Catholic prolates. some years before Cardinal Nc.
Closkey died. Archbishop Gibboas las he then was,
presided As outrankinz ali tho Others by virtue OF
being papal delegate.
TIi yoG Tslat. briefly the achievements of Cant; May
Charles Augustus May. you mean. He entered the
army In 1884 as Second Lieutenant in the Second
Dragon Regiment. and became Captain in 1840. lie
commanded tho cavalry At Palo Alto. Resaca do Ia
Palma Monterey. and Buena Vista. At Resaca he
charged an earthwork. capturing . battery and making
Con La Vega prisoner. lie was brevetted Major for
Pa!o Alto. Lieutenant Colone, for Resaca de Ia Palma.
and Colonel fer Buena vista. lie left the army In 1860.
went into business in this city. and died in 1864. hen
only Al years old.
A..ys that tho Mormons, in Utah are a branch ota
Amen A@ari Ssss o ,ns n0F Pi.s . sa ass,d as' Mormon oh :. K. T. LOT
b IL right. The Mormon Church originated at Pal.
myra. n. Y, in lS23-2I. Joseph smith was the founder
OF the Church, which had its headquarters first at Man.
chester. n. Y. then at Zion. Mo-. then at Nauvoo. ILL.,.
where Smith and his brother were murdered. and
then at Great Salt Lake. In Utah. Ais thinking OF the
Theoso ,hists probably: but they do not send mis-.
sionaries over tho " orld.
VII yon Kindly, inform me 2. to the origin Of the
Hon William l. sorusr. our pre's' : Minister to vsns-
M. scrusss. whlle Consul or something to Central
America wrote nowery reports to the State Depart.
ment. describing his place of residence in gorgeous.
glowing. Hiittering CLEANS Of glad garruhty. He proved
q northern flower blooming luxuriously in the tropics:
anil THE SUN. to do him all the jnstics that he deserved.
hailed him "Sapodilla." the name OF a luxuriant tropi.
cal fruit. which indeed he was and is selah.
I. Why do Protestants nowadays put Catholic crosses
ditiite os,hoitns -o' j. J. H.. IT..
!. They don't: the cross Is no moro tho possession of
Roman Catholics than the English language" Is OF
the inhabitants OF the British isanas; It Is the com.
mon possession Of all Christians. some OF whom make
moe ue OF It than others. though al Of them hold to
It As tho symbol Of their religious belief. 2 The dis.
like Is growing less ami less asthe Roman Catholics
arc becoming better known It was duo to ignorance.
What e the origin and meaning Of the term deadly
We think tho phrase 1.-THE deadly parallel column"
now reduced to " deadly parallel" originated with the
Ersniao Fost or this city. which six years ago or so took
to printing IN parallel columns tho expressed opinions
OF persons on the Same subject ut various periods OF
their lives. The Po.t amused itself a good deal. and do.
cided that the parallel was = deadly weapon: We don't
know that the slaughter WAS large.
When was tho war between Prussia, Denmark; aud
The war between Prussia and Austria on one side and
Denmark on the other began on Jan. y. 1864: It ended
Oct. 30 OF the same year. Then the two thieves fell to
Iuarrelliug over the spoils. an the six Weeks War;
began In 1856. on Jun. IL and 10. when Prussia dc.
rlared war agains: Hanover and Saxony AID against
Au,tria. The treaty OF peace was signed at Prague,
Aus. %. 1865; there had been no fighting since early In
August.
Who ia the "Maraui,s o. ron;sn,y;" who has lately
Wo don't know. but We think We cannot DO wrong in
saying that you will not ind her title In any foreign
pecrngs. The book Is OF no value as u description OF tho
doIngs within royal palaces Anybody with the London
World and Truth and a German ne wspaper. with a pair
OF scissors and Z memory for old stories. could compile
such a book.
word "Farn.,." y" a. ap > led 70 BismArev aud % y q S ossa Ia
the name OF The Hamburg steamer Fars. Sismarck'
iisRBkRr.
Furst means prince. It comes from the old German
'furisto.' and Is parallel with our "nrst." The Cor.
mana apply the title FARSI to a prince who 10 not OF
royal blood and does not rule: u ruling prince nova
days 10 called prink
Hsrnari NeGsshdr. BroOsiv".-It your brother Was a
stock raiser Ia Washington Territory four years ago. It
10 possible that he may attn be In the State. Write to
or advertise in the Seattle Pos.I-t.iiigsnoer or tho Ia.
coma NOrth9st H,nieuauri'. A,rieu!iaris and SDekman
win you tell me whore that truly good man. your
,hSnr roni eon.s%p ,,nn1; got his ,i,is q .Ge'onsI%
Christian journalist of texts. tips, and tlpp!es. Col
Elliot Y. Shepard. j. X. s..
Mr.. Elliot +. shepard was /" aide de.camp' on the stan
Of Gov. Morgan in 1881 and 1852: that made him q
Colonel
Are women employed In the mines OF Great Britain . |
Were they ever EN- ployed IN them 1T
No. not now. A law was passed forb!dding the en-.
ployment of ONE in coal mines IN ls+2; women stiil
work at the pit mouths. however.
What titles were held by tho late Ma shall Bazsins of
Francey DOUBTFUL. |