The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22
QUESTIONS Br sun READERS.

A right; John on was i,nreach.d and when he wa,
tried he was acquitted. Now as to the danger Of hay.
ing ones character b~lacEened by an uncalled. FOR I'M.
parchment. we think your alarm unnecessary. I'm.
perchment IA for certain public officials eQutva.
lent to indictments. and compn rativeiy few person. are
indicted for cri,Ee unless they rave committed some
crime. so the proportion of persons whose character
has been b'arEened BY impeachment Il smaiL even
Smaller than IN the case Of indicted persons. because
in nn Indictment twelve per, ons out OF n Grand Jury
OF twen;y.tlree may Ind n trGo I'LL, white n majority
Of the whole House Of Representatives is necessary TO
%iinpeach n public official for some crime committed by
him as such official You needn't worry.
the Enyisr novelist, and what are ttut or nvs Of his
SSS ,s'o r"!"Nins Tx lie "Trasic 81 COM on melt1Hn," aud Who S were
tie prototype OF its characters? GS.
George Meredith was born IN Hampshire. England.
about is2s. and was educated principally IN Germany.
lie studied law. bnt when cutie young took up l,tera.
turc ne q profession. Ills nrst book was Published In
1851. In 1863 he published The Ordeal OF Richard
feverei;" in 1861. EVAN Harrington in 1879. The
Egoist;' in 1881. :" The Tragic Comedians" In which
Ferdinand Lassa!ie. the German Socialist. nEurcs; In
1885 he wrote Diana OF tho Crossways." within a
few years he has been discovered by Bostonians. who
now indulge in a Meredith cult. which has. we under.
stand. caused him some amusement. We have mover
heard That any Of tho characters In DIANA of the
Crossways' are drawn from the wood.
I. what Ia the color.d population of Canada, >. Are
. las saiSrsh pstsoa eyer Sson appo!nted ton d%S:
e. s!n nps .h! pS:, any sSn.ia or aMas nam ana S ol e"icr l.II per.
sSn, !, VII. EIsr rIPP;.o , :; Are there any eol0rod %sn Il On tho
]. W. do not know; the canadian census seems to take
no account of color. except MS between whites and
Indians. There is 3 coloted colony " in ottawa. and
anothee in Montreal. Most of the negroes in Canada are
in tho peninsula. we believe. 2. Not to any extent.
3. There are coiored possmcn in this city: and else.
where in the North you very occasionally come across
negroes In Government offices: but they do not hold
what arc usually known A. Government oficos. 4. No.
6. No. and there never have been. either.
viii you inform a few readers on a subject which
came Up for discussion. among us regarding CLAY
what extent' f.. =.
According to Bartlett. clay caters are a low class OF
poor whites" in the Southern States. who "subsist
mostly on tnrpcntino whiskey. and appcase their crav.
ing for more substantial food by Milling their stomachs
with u kind OF aluininous earth which abounds every.
where. This gives them a yeiiowish. drab-colored com.
pie xion. with duh eyes. ana faces whose idiotic express.
sion Is only varied by a dull despair or \ devilish ma.
bartlett quotes this from Ida May" n novel
by Mrs. Pike. published In 1884. The clay eaters arc
still TO be found in certain parts Of Florida. Georgia,
Alabama, and tho Caroltnas.
Arc tho surgeons Of transatlantic passen ger steamers
entitled to fees for professional attendance upon cabin
leading steamship companies to their chief surgeons.
SYRACCsiAs.
We believe not: passengers pay for their services
when they pay for their passage. or course. IL a sur.
geon has to look after a person with especial care tho
patient commonly gives him something 10 remember
him by: but the surgeon does not ask for fees. and has
no right to ask for them. We do not know what
surgeons receive: their board. and = I'm all salary, say
sac . month.
nj: w,t t. came in Dsce,nber' follow inS S.I per hi: IIpe aeerss
W W;1, +. on Snr ihs ,n P.s,sxs owe. l,s a . sGn wa, born;
rish; Gr inrr 4 Cos line lin, OF L,vsrpoo. packets. and
Tinted states flag. @. Ii. W.
The boy was a native born American. having been
born on American soil, or at all events within the pro.
lection of the American flag. A merchant vessel on tho
high seas is within the Jurisdiction OF tho country
whose flag she flies: within tho borders OF another
country she loses for the time that extra.erritoriality.
old w Msf he y WIEN ins G Ia was 81 n ri: i 6.sSsaaae,sa o': I Can : h on.
20 from PHILADELPHIA to Boston BY rail without going
What Route do you soi JoGHSr H.
!. Nj. Cleveland was born March 10. 1887: thus when
he was inaugurated he was Just fourteen days less than
as years old. lie 10 now nearly SO years old. 2. Yes:
going by way of tho Poughlcepsie bridge. You could
get to Boston without. passing through this State:
you'd go to Detroit. to Toronto. Montreal. Quebec. sher.
brooke. St. Adams. Springfield. to Boston.
What was the population Of China by the last census,
J. NJ. BROWN.
There has been no general census OF China. and we
think that no local census has ever been taken. All
figures OF the population OF tho empire are from esti.
mates moro or less valuable. Estim ates OF recent
years have been much lower than those OF fifty years
ago. and now il is thought that the population
amounts to about 4oc. s o.ooo. The population of the
British empire amounted 10 37s. 20. 1857 in 1891. when
the last census was taken.
Why is IT that ali our showers como from the rest.
whiio the continued storms invariably como from tho
eastr HAWTHORNE.
Because the cloud, coming from the west lose much
OF their moisture before they got to us. and have no
chance to regain It: while storm clouds from tho east
reach US fresh from the ocean. and require considerable
time before they empty themselves on us in rain. This
may no; be the scientific way OF telling the facts. but 1t
is the simplest way of doing so.
!. How many times did the Thirteenth Regiment.
New York \. q: go TO tie front during the rebellion
from United states service! PRIvATx.
]. Three times, in 1861. 1862, and 1863. 2. 1t left
the State April %. 1861. and was mustered out Aug. 8:
1t left tho State May 80. 1852. and was mustered out
Sept. ~. 1872. In 1863 it left the state June 20. and
mustered out July 20. The actual dates OF mus
tering in are not given by Phisterer.
ins. .o ~ on n.uI . xSu t1a. tnsss IRE three chances to
lie Is not correct. lie argues thar as between red
and black there Is one chance for him and one against
him. and that tho zero and double zero are against
him. making three chances against him. We think he
has IL chances OF winning to 20 o. losing; that Is. .
TO 10. or l 10 IL.
Did any Pope ever issue a bull against a comet II
pGrn.r. The rope's bull against tho coni.t" Orig
IIAcgESsAcK,
There is a saying. ms you suggest. to the effect that a
ro2e Issued a bull ag ,inst u comet. The Pope was Cal.
lixtus III and the comet was that OF 1886: but tho
Pope Issued no bull against 1t. lie issued a bull calling
attention to the comet as a warning from God.
WIN yoG inform me what to do in my easel Ny I'm.
ployer did not pay my WAGES tor three weeks prior to
back money. S"w. 4 lie business, winch asnfp tfhin"t
Will last over u week longer. should 20 IN. what am |
TO DO 10 recover IT. i am unable to llto u lawyer.
FRANK.
Apply tn the Peoples Legal Aid Society, ia Nassau
street. You need no money to obtain the assistance OF
this society.
VIII you please ssv ~ tho English or Americans hold
most stock IN the lnman steamship line TT.
IL Is generally believed that a majority OF the stock
OF the company Is held IN this country. That was ono
of the reasons urged on Congress for extending Amer.
lean registry TO the steamships city of New York and
city OF Paris,