The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

NhpA's' sheN $3.50 ~''N'F sN"h hNh NeIt eNe,
haven't been answered yet. that even they. privileged
characters though they be. must walt their turns.
which will come-sometimes-in from fve to thirteen
weeks after their letters get here. Further we remark
that anony m Gus letters are not answered. and that, to
shorten the period Of waiting for our good friends.
letters written on both sides Of n sheet OF paper will
not be answered hereafter. We have a sort of corner
on questions. and can AFFORD TO be q little particular
about our correspondence.
A Washington friend says that ice can attain q
greater degree OF cold than 3ae, and refers a, to the arti.
clio on :" Ice" In the Encyclopedia Britannica. That
article does indicate that ice may be colder than 32e;
II doesn't say so definitely, however. still, we correct
our answer OF last week.
Another friend writes that Tom Moore was buried at
Devices, near where he had lived for many years
J Please tell me how the word Xmas :, is read: also
s siSn AND mhn name m Of States It admitted since isbs. |. E y n
III pronounced Christmas. X an Xt are the accepted
abbreviations Tor Christ. In Greek the name Is spelled
Xpistos, X being tho Greek letter standing for our Oh,
and y being the Greek =. so X Is simply the initial OF tho
Greek word for Christ. 2. Minnesota was admitted
May II. 1858: oregon. Feb. IA. 1850: Kansas. Jan, ~.
| 1851: West Virginia. June ~. 1se3; Nevada. Oct. 81,
1904: Nebraska. March 1. 1857; Colorado. Aug. 1, 1875;
North and South Dakota. Nov. 3: Montana, Nov 8. ana
Washington Nov. II, 1889; Idaho. July 3, and Wyom.
ing, July II. 1890.
Abets B that Germnny has a smaller national debt
than any OF the following countries France, England,
It.ly. Austria. Russia. or the United States Please do.
cut WuO WlHb sTAhEHOLDEE.
Germany's debt In 1901 amounted TO 4o6, $50 7p3
marks. equal to about STA. Lao, G.s: In the same year
frances public debt was. francs l..s4, 1Di .374, or
S25G 800. .75: Great Brita,n's was fBs4. o7o. a5O, equal
to about s3,4 2o.o DOC. 900; Austria. Hungary had run up
q debt of 5,p72. 1871. 0cO horins, about 81, 3sS S52, 600:
Russia at the same time had managed to get credt to
the amount OF b.52i. 7ei. go 70 ubles. equal to 81, $40.
o24. 900. Our debt was 81, $40 el, o95. Thus A wins
the bet.
congress '1SSs sn .in %s9 June o s. is1t' # 80 g. .1 10 w sSt.sa s sssn'
and for what causer EicnrsR.
One such medal was awarded by Congress in 1889 to
Joseph Francis. the inventor OF the life car. used TO
take persons from stranded vessels. Congress, in
March. 1887. authorized such n medal. but President
Cleveland failed to sign the bill; so that 1t was not until
1880. tho resolution having been approved by Mr..
Cleveland in the summer OF 1888, TINT Mr. Frnnci. got
his gold medal. Various medals are struck n: che Mint,
under resolutions OF Congress-. for army marksmen, &c.
Icorres;cd my boy for 1sins the werd .%chi,ter"
ureiy. Is it in good usaget J.H
The word ia no. obsolete. though It IL not usual Its
formation follows tho rules of English grammar for tho
comparison OF adjectives. and "chiefes;" is a per-
fectiy proper superlative AS well. The word 10 used by
Carlyle. In theory. there can he nothing ahead OF tho
first: but We ind =" rerfectest"i in shakespeare. most
perfect" in tho Prayer Book, and so we have chief.
or" and "chiefest."
viii you publish the names Of the different political
parties III france " ueTuhuS. u u principles Tor
which they stand: II. b.
In France and in Germany there are two parties, tho
party of the Right and the party Of thu LIEF. The Right
ia Conservative. the Left ia Radical. Then within these
great parties are smaller parties. In France there 10 .
MonarchicAl Right. . Legitinist Right. q Monsrchical
Lett. a Ponarartist Left. = Socialist Left. SO. too. In
Germany. The Conservatives always sit at the right Of
the presiding officer OF tho chamber.
What is Caheus!yism! T.. T.. r.
Relief in the scheme proposed to the Pone two or
three years ago by DR.. CAhensly. an Austrian laymau,
that the Pope should appoint German Bishops for tho
German Roman Ca,holics in this country. Italian Bish.
ops for the Italians. and SO on. His idea was that hav.
ing clergy OF ench nationality would hinder tho Ameri.
caniza;ion OF immigrants: characterization, he
thought. caused them to leave tho Roman Church
A. bet. that had Mr., Blaine been elected President
and had h he Az y rt = n.s. to ns innnc%rS.,on; snoshs,
as President. Who wins: s.A.
r wins. There is no direct provision In law for such
= cnse. but 1t is provided that If the President is unable
to act. tho Vice President shall do so. Tho Presidential
Succession acts of 1855 and 1891 repealed all provisions
for new elections: so tho vice-President succeeds.
Of foreign parent. on their way TO thi. country 70 make
America hefor" the said child arrived At the ago Of 81:
President fthe United Siates' CIR.
Yes: because the vessel is American territory. so far
asthe United States is concerned.
Is legal money merchandise: JIM.
Yes. During tho war. and until specie resumption in
1878. gold and silver were bought and sold: since then
they have not been SO treated. but there is nothing in
the fact that they are money to prevent til em from DO.
ing bought and sod as they were fifteen years ago.
Was Renan. ever a priest of the Roman Catholic
Church. or did he simply receive minor orders' =. y.
He received neither minor nor priests orders. He
was intended for the priesthood. and entered tho Semi
nary OF st. Sulpice in Paris: but he soon left and be-
cane a private tutor.
Will you tell mo what effect the canal vote In New
2 rH,s sia !sr W Ssvsr nay; upon a President OF a 5apiGad
1t would have none. unless he was President Of q
competing road and hostile to the canals. The canal
vote is largo only In this city and Buffalo.
What is or was wampum that the Indians ussd,
wampunh was the Indian currency, or. rather, coin.
II consisted Of shell beads. white and black or purple.
The black wampum was of higher value than tho
white. Just a. we use coins for ornament, SO tho In
dians used wnmpum.
Who wrote the song :" The Girl l Left Behind Me-,
1t is not known. The song is supposed to be of Irish
origin. though some English song sharps claim that It
is English. and that It dates from about 1853, nearly
ten years before 1t was sung in Ireland.
!. there more smoke from English than from Scotch
Scotch coal Is practically the same as English coal:
1t is bituminous. though some anthracite coal In mind
In North Britain.
T. the story q william TEL a MYTH What do scion.
AMERICA.
1t 10 4 myth. undoubtedly. Tho Same story exist.
among the Iiindus: the .orwesians have two forms Of |
II: and II we recol!ect rightly. there 10 n version OF tho
story among our American Indians. Scientific peonla
agree in calling 1t a myth: the Swiss do not cali IL 80.
and all good switzers strive to prove that 1t 10 not one.
n x, Phair--Tlie twentieth century begins Jan, 1. |
1901.
e. T. L-Mosby. the guerrilla. was appointed Consul
at Hong Kong by Mr.. Hayes during Tilden's Presidency.
Comp.-"Smali plea. solid" ia the smallest tyne Al. |
lowed bv the Court Of Appeals to be used in printing
cases to be presented TO II.
Harri.on.-There are various alleged schools of tel.o. |
raphy in this city: we don't know of any better than
the Western Union service. |
r Senrer,-The New York Law School, 100 Brondw.v
holds its sessions in the afternoon: and the Metropoli. |