The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14

friend writes correcting statement not made in
this column. that special election was herd In this
city on November so 1882 to MI the vacancy caused
BY the resignation Of Congressman Fitzgerald to be-
come Surrogate At this election Mr. Charles Tur.
ner 1.-THE Ice man" elected to Congress- to repre-
| sent the siHth district
The poem .ntltl.d Line, on the Renewal o. Som.
| stanza alluded Ito Is;
"nG F.:g. t n ~ ;' ss.r :'.
We. too, yes mortal
Have been - hou art;
Hope-rfted doubtdsprss,sd
Tired, troubled, i.mpt.d.
DASirt o. Goes.
Another friend write. to tn. same eject
friend sends the full cast OF the original Pima.
fore stths Boston Museum. Nov rs. 1878 S- Joseph
Porter George W. wilson; uipL Co,corar. J. H. Jones,
Rdpt RnesfrdV. Miss Rose Temple twho in private life
was Mrs Jones'; Dick Dsn,ip,. y. r. Graham; Babpas,
Joseph HRworth; Jos,ptta,. Miss Msrs Wainwright;
H'be. ehdis Marnot; Int Bs;,rc,f. Miss Lizzie IIs
old. These actor, who not usually thought Of Al.
being singera gave = remarkably good performance
when the opera Was reproduced. ABOUT year later
Bsworth sang Raetssa~. and sadie Martinez nirt.d
with Lite Bvt,,cuP.
OF cour,e ! don't know bee.u,. am only one poor
lttls mortal and that Z. why want you 20 throw =
Ha,p.r' W,,fe is potufs esll.d TN. firI CSrIs.
child arm. sad o..ph tnsns q. on:
side. she stands erect, aud seemingly in healthy
this happen in /" The First Christina, Ev. Z"
Tn. nr,t Christina, Ev. would b. tn. evening bstor.
the child wna year old. There wasn't any Christmas
Eve TO the hrst Christmas
inttoduction 10 tue Fsir Maid OF Perth $ T.
HoEmsnay. hoRmsny. hogmeuay. is In Scotland the
last day OF ths year the etymolosy Of the word is
said TO be doubtful but the weight OF opinion 10 in
favor Of the word being corruption through norman
French forms. OF opordr N,vE TO the nistetoe the
New Year.-aU to the guy NOV quo. mistietos; raw.
the wear rrN new. on liogmansy boys went about
begging money. The custom Of begging on Thanks
giving Christmas, and New Years days may be de
rived from the Scotch Hogmanay; it's nuisance in
many Of the suburban town.
Are the whipping post and p!ory stu In in Della.
The whipping post {. ,til in us. there butths pory
though legally usesbIe. has not been used recently.
have served a, election inspector in this city for
.sction distinctly states hs: SAID "cer. are essmP.
from ,nrf ana na du u GHr9nsr; lures are
many citizens to know H. hga,n Ilow often must
unit to Ii. times tGSt one must esr. h, Snspne.. At
ne cal Of have been bee, called rGs whR
time do not object 10 doing my duty asa citizen.
ter ana that law !. what wish YOU would Kindly give
n. viii sno~ how m ths4 .h ~ sssnn IN 's
matter referred to above L.BO
Coroner. jurie, are regulated by such law it being
that amy citizen or tho state not seventy years
OF age and being At the time resident 9th county.
may be summoned to se-vea,s Juror upon Coroners
inquest" Only a few days ago q Justice of the su-
prsme Court was foreman OF n Coroners Jury.
vii! you inform reader what tn. exact weight of.
fGSe f9St Of .1sT ana also cubic fOp q c:
A cubic foot OF fresh water weighs e2tt pounds: .
cubic foot OF salt weighs 8i3 pounds: = cubic
foot OF ice 81" weighs 57l4 pounds THIS 10 ascer.
tai ed nv W inV ths flare ma teria
Can you inform me whether the lat. Jsm.s @ Bl.in.
fought In the Union at the beginning Of the civtl
sar was u mot claimed during his candidacy for
Mr. Blaine did no; hight in tho civil war and unless
he managed to evade tue law. he sent substitute.
The law did not exempt cOuEressmen IRON serving.
In recent discussion Of the subject ot imported cor
tract labor stated that few years ago under
N.~ icR % p. sna being
si eS :s enc T ;", d NY Dsa for him
Thisisa FACE The clergyman was the Rev. wapois
Warren D. D. called 20 the Church OF the Holy Trinity.
Forty second street and Madison avenue Tho OF
the unusual procse ding was this Scotch gardener
came to this country with his family to become head
Landscape gardener upon a large private place. and
was sent back because no came with a contract for
several Mr. John Kennedy OF this city Scotch.
American. took % the matter, and to call attention to
tile working OF the law. made compliant against Or.
warren and pushed tho matter TO the end Tho church
was fined SI,Ooo which sum Mr.. Kennedy paid. The
Supreme Court OF the Cnei states reversed the de.
ciEion and meanwhile the Scotch gardener was sent
back to Scotland gave up hts contract AMI returned
here, when ne renewedit.
l. I.ths crown o. the German empire to be found in
70 pay taxes for nI3perN wh,en they own; excluding
!. The empire OF Germany was ended in 1904. when
the Emoeror Fraucis II. Grand Duke or Austria and
King OF Hungary. assumed the title of Francis l..
EmDeror Austria BstWeen 1904 1871
no empire OF Germany. On Jan. l. 1871. the second
German empire was founded by tho Germans who
made tho King OF Prussia German Em peror The crown
OF the original empire had gone to Austria sNtyssysn
years before and It belonged there The now empire
had TO get its Tho personal property OF
. church ID exempt from taxation, and the land on
which the church stands. the church itself and the
house in which the minister OF a church hvsL
1t I. said that New zs,And il. raising her take. By
tss." weu9 ask ySa II nv intorm"ton is eoTrse.
1nd - where can md the particulars about H.
New Zealand has imp ossd heavy taxes lands and
rents In not very extensive attempt to rsaiEs tho
snglstax theory. You will ma mention OF the new
laws in the Annual Cy coped,H for 1892. real
count OF them in the Annual Register for tho same
Tue latter you should md at any large library.
Way do Prots.t.nts hold ,sTvIe. and read prayers
the soul ofths departed but Why DO ProtssT read
anu ''-' '''' '1' A'''' ''' '''' - fS1S san Tarsrra
They don't except oce.slOn.lIy Protestant burial
services consist OF prayers for the living tLst they
may be eomforted; OF lessons from the Bible which
include comfortable words" and OF the sommittal
sentences which read when the conn Ia placed IN
the grave No part OF the ordinary service indicates
any intention OF helping the soul OF the dead psrso
srtAin Catholics read prayers for ths deAd-in
English howsVsr-as II they we're Roman Catholics
wn.ns. tn. BO".ry dsrV. iI' nan. and -a.s
The Bowsry taEss its from the fact that It fol-