The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26

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l. G = s + Il G n n Z r $ X e
4 r 9 \ l r n c Il = $ + II c
E = = + L & N / r = r n T. \ + r
, s T. Il q n I Il r q = II I n G Il + & y
8 T Il C y I r = q l. o n I NOE p 4
/ T. G y ] II + o l. I l. o = r n c Il T
3 c n I II + o l. I - I l. o r II I N c r
r L q n l r = o l. l. o II N G T. p
s p + c n I II r o l. o r I N & Il = q
y s r e q N I X p . P N q e q r
4 y s + + C n I R p r n T. i F L
q e y 5 + L G N I R n G Z = : L C
] c Z + 3 r 4 n 1 n r p 4 r r G I
] ! q Z T S + L e N G 4 z q r Il c l 7
Two other friends. who do not give the inscription.
ADJ that the tomb bears the letters u. Il. =. $. : S T. l.
COR II. 8 r.. s L.. the initials OF " lie est Silo sttus.
SIT sibi terra lewis" Here lies silo. may the earth lilo
hRht on him" A. II. NJ. writes from Albany that the
scottish Gaelic has n literature, II not of value At
least OF great merit. The LowIand or broad Scotch ia
not simply English spoken with a Scotch "awksent",
There are many words In It that were never known in
English. and whose derivation ia different from that Of
the Enghsh equivalent We will admit tho Scottish
literature. with an apology for overlooking 1t last week.
Asst Scotch in the general acceptntion OF the term.
while It undoubtedly contains many words not Eng.
ltsh and not understood by En9lishmen. is general
form Is English with variations. We mean no slur
upon the Scotch, either Highland or Lowland.
J. who designed the Columbian dollar 2. whv was
j og.sin . e copis F" Of s apsn as w" %sd. sps Ms,sh !, ; ? ITO. can
=. When was tho Iirst com struck, Il OAK.
u oeIRn VI MINT, We believe, has confessed
tue crime; he pleads In excuse that he was compelled
to commit it. .. some fellow thought that Columbus
ought to have n coin named for him; then the World 9
Fair people thought that they could help along the Fnir
by cornering such coina So an act OF Congress Az
proved Aux. ", 1892. authorized tho coinage of 5yOO.
900 half dollars in commemornt,on of the Worlds
columbian Exposition to be turned over to the Fair
people on tho completion OF certain very necessary
formalties-such as proof that there was really to be
a Fair. &c. 3. In the United States Statutes ut Larue
| Tor l6VD vOu'n md the Art In futl. von,i O-J ..s~--.
It, also. in tho Trbuse Almanac. and more OF It in tho
Chicago iHv Ners Almanac. 4. We don't know; soma
time In December. we believe.
x .fsan fsa, ,.t !. s'Eo :, W W.. IIiSh'% a%;ssrsl:
said: -Four fours are higu r.
This recalls the famous discussion that broke on the
friendship between Mrs. Jnrley and Iindley Murray:
whats trumps ~ asked the lady. and Mr.. Murray,
presuming on his friendship with the charming widow
made the suggestion: What ~, trumps y" Then and
thereafter friendship ceased. But with Mrs. farley to
back us. we dare not hesitate to say that A was right
English may have its laws and parts OF speech, but
gambling Tin the widest acceptation of the term) has
its portions of speech. and hearts 10 trumps, and four
fours Is high. Selah!
steamers have to lower ihsiir mssta IN p ana 0q' snasr
b SrSG1t over rf fsrTse. and i; 20 Sp, %S5s ,b rsop IIor e9 e. from
Il: sv 81 : Ss~ .I 1esssy r. 70 SsT YORK daily. and what is
J.. No; tho large steamships do not pass tho bridge.
and most steamship can pass without trouble. 1t ia
tho sailing vessel that has to lower her topmasts. 2
We do not know: 4l.672. s9s persons crossed tho bridge
In 1892: half of these doubtless came from Long Island.
How many came on the ferries from and to Brooklyn
and from and to Jersey We do not know, Wa think
however. that Long Island takes in moro than Jersey.
m wsa md YSa s:fsf IN sa ess HHf niePsa ss.s e, 's nsd Po !" sa9on !.
v W.
The census of 1890 gives to the United State. 81. os7..
$50 men and o.h5%. $40 women. The total population
OF Europe 10 3dO. 100000; OF these. taking tho propor.
tions Of the sexes in the principal countries as a guide
about 187.+oo.ooo are males. and 1902. 600. 900 are
females. Tho proportion between the sexes in tho
whole world is not known. In new and uncivilized
countries the males preponderate. and 1t Is estimated
that there are In tho whole world about Is males to IA
females.
Isee in this mornings Sun that you can get all kinds
Of Fake cards in Chicago: but you did not give no adj.
SrssS an. sIr, N. w g. ,d a. very w f9spE i 10 iyoS L YOU
ssIa tn :. r T.iS 1 i.si. TITO ;a YOU yCu II r ySa r M I sSsk 70 Of =.
Care ofJoe Kurtz 200 Grand st Hoboken.
Queer that we forgot to give tho address. wasn't IL
In the Language of The poet. that address is Not for
Joe. oh dear. no! II he knows 1t. Not for Joseph"
But here's Joe's address. II any one wants to play poker
with that snterprising man.
I would like to ask for whose account the United
s STA 10 i Goysps n, a., 4 linn, ;aa.ppi"F millions of monsSia
The United states Is shipping no money in gold 10
Europe; the banks are doing the shipping. They ara
doing so because their customers owe money In Europe
and have to send money there. As the United State.
is keeping gold anu silver At par. tho Sub Treasury nav,
out gold when gold Is wanted. ana silver when silver i.
wanted: that is why the gold reserve COOS down jht
now. In time. when gold Is sent back to this country.
It will increase.
liza. ice a uniform temperature, or does 1t tax. on tn.
the lemperatnre OF tho surrounding air at po ints below
iIeeI,ma' IN oth,r words. ~ Ice subject to all TEN.
rr.SiSbiy; Tsvsslri in the r.suls,nx , EN- snst ns Ap;
water FUSED BY taxing similar blocks Of IL. i TOM zero
equal :"iume. OF Coilin. wateri 'Mmnns'h
Ice has = uniform temperature of 3os. and does No,
assume the temperature OF tho surrounding air =.
points below freezing. The experiment you surr.,,
would show nothing.
Who was Hoyle. when did he live. when did h. A..
now did hs become an authority on cardsI
Edmond IIoyle was born In 1872. and died in I7Un n,
published his rrst book. "A Short Treatise on IN. ,;nm,
of whist about l74c. lie was a man of vood ANT.
who gave lesson IN whist.piaying. since his Inn,
his book has been repnblished ana ENLARGED .ui
row the title "Hoyle" is applied to any book on
card games, and a proveIb according To uov,,, 4.
common in Great Britain and this country.
ton In Switzerland.
hs'oiv Moore, tn, Irish poet. 4. buried in
Konsal Green Cemetery. London.
Lhph th' hI-E' nielKer 4 Co, 20 Park place
deal In French books for the elementar, instruction of |
children
S"b~riter, Perm Amb~ The once Of st George So
ciety is at 7 Battery place. We do not know tn. "sous
OF st. George"
II .: Bro1n-Pope Plus TX. was mover a Mason
man named Feretti was a member OF a South American
lodge. and was expelled for attacking the order; but he
Sas not Mastai Feretli.
job" Smith. A"n"y-D. Appleton 4 Co. this city.
publish books on astronomy. Get Locsyers Pie.
ments." Sl,SO. through any book store. There seems to
be NO paper de voted TO astronomy.
J. M-county Leitrim. Ireland. touches salt water;
In other words. about fve miles OF it lie along Donegal
Bay between DONEGAL aid Sligo. No town of impor-
lance Is on Its coast T~ulAEhan Isl village about mid,
way between tho Two bounding counties.
Mis- 'hore-we don't believe In any f" national bui:d-
ing association" and We think tho Assoc iation you ask
about In spite Of Its name. is just sucl, q coIcern. Lo.
cal building associations may be reIabs: probably
most OF them are: but We never heard OF a succ.ssful
national association"