The morning call., 1894-10-28


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EGYPTIAN BOOTLEG. E.. Lima, Lagrange
County, Ind. This correspondent writing from
a distant State says: Years ago, at the time
the Authors Carnival was held in Sau Fran
cisco, read that the epigraph OF the Egyptian
bouth commenced with:
Twas morn, the rising glories rolled
Ger marble dome aud roof OF gold.
Can you furnish the name of the author and
where the poem from which these lines were
taken can be found? Have searched New York
and other libraries In vain.
This quotation used at the Egyptian booth OF
the Authors Carnival which was held In the
Mechanics Pavilion from Monday, Septem-
Der 20, TO Saturday, October 2, Inclusive ia from
-: he seventh Plague of Egypt" by George
Croly, born in Dublin in 1876. and died Novem.
Der "a. 1860. he was poet. romance writer
aud preacher. He was educated at Trim.
ity College, Dublin; entered the Eng
of st. Stephens, WalbroOk, London. His first
literary work was poem, Paris" (1815).
From that time on I'll! near the time OF his
death his pen was almost necessarily at work
on satire. comedy, tragedy, romance. tales,
biography, magazine articles and the welghtier
matters OF I, iigion. His best-known work is
the romance of 'Salaihen" He was famous
as a pulpit orator. The first verse, from which
the quotation is taken, but not correctly given
by the corr spoDdent, is as follows:
Twas morn. The rosy splsndor rolled
On marble towers and roofs OF gold;
Hail, court and gallery below
Were crowded with living flow;
Egyptian, Arab, Nublan there
The bearers OF the Dow and spear,
The hoarY priest, the Chaldee sage
The slave. the gemmed and gIittering page
Helmet, turbsn and tiara shone
A dazzling ring round Pharaoh's throne.
CITIZENsHIP-T. F., Fort Benton, Mont.
This correspondent asks: sIf boy or 10
years of age is brought by his parents or
guardian from foreign country to the United
S ates, and Is there educated until he attans
his majority, does be. on attaining such
majority, require naturalization papers?'' Ii
the minor Is an alien at the time he reaches the
United States with his father, his father being
an alien. and the father does not. during the
period of the boys minority, become citizen.
the boy on attaining his majority must take
out papers just The same as any other alien.
The fact that he was edneated in the United
States has nothing TO do with naturalization be-
yond the fact that it gives him understanding
of his duties when he does become citizen,
Further, this correspondent asks: "If this same
boy at the age of IL enlisted in tile amy OF The
United States. and served five years as a
tTumpeter, does that not, by virtue of the oath
at The time OF enlistment, make him citizen ?'
The answer to this is found In section 2l66 OF
thu United States Revised Statues, which pro-
Yides that:
Any alien of the age OF 81 years ana upward,
who has enlisted, or may enlist. in the armies OF
the United States, either the regular the voIun
teer forces. and has been, may be hereafter.
honOrablysd discharged, shall be admitted to become
citizen OF the United States upon his petition,
without any previous declaration of his intent Ion
TO become such; and he shall not be require to
prove than one years residence In the
United states previous to his application TO be-
come such citizen; and the court ad limiting such
alien SHALL in addition to proof OF residence and
good moral character. as now prescribed by law
be satisfied by com petent proof of such person
having been honorabiy discharged from the SER
vice OF the United states
PoLYGLoNs-H. L. b., City. gentleman
well yersed Ia sides aud angles to whom was
submitted the question, What is a polyglon OF
13, IA and so on sides called? said: ''Poly-
glons are figures having many angles so that
they are bounded by many sides 10 conse-
ouence. IL is customary to apply special
names TO figures frequently occurring-that is
TO say, to those having from three 10 twelve
sides and angles; but there is no limit 10 he
number Of sides, from three 10 iDfnity. when
the figure becomes circle. Beyond twelve
special names are no longer applied in regular
polyglons, but there Is no reason whv the no.
meDclature from Greek derivatives could NOT
| be continued indefinitely. LII would be as clear
and 10 rhe point, however, TO call a figure of
| seventeen sides, for instance, a polyglon with
seventeen sides"
PENsIoNs-W. j. r.. Navarro Ridge, Mendo-
| cino County Cal. On the 30th OF June 1893
| the amount paid for pensions during the year
| preceding TO pensioners OF the civil, Mexican
Indian, war Of 1912 and of the Revolutionary
war was SI59, ,357, ,66S. From that date I'D to
the 3oth of June. 1894, the amount paid was
| S14I,177 2S5 or SIS. $50, 1888 less than the
preceding year. Tie following shows the num-
brr OF pensioners dropped from the rolls dur
| ing the wear 1898: BY death, %. .OO5: by re-
/ m minors. tafiO
| lS45; by failure to claim. 2946; for other
causes, which Includes the present administra-
| tiOn's arbitrary rulings ON pension Claims
1896, making a grand total of 30, $50. The
number OF pensioners Of all classes Is
| 976,012.
POSTAL MATTERS-D. j. H., City Those
newspapers that are delivered from the Post
Office upon which there is neither postage
stamp nor date-stamp are of that class OF mail
matter that IS paid for by publishers at so
much per pound. Instead of stamping the
| papers separately they are received from the
| publishers, weighed and charged TO their ac.
count. IL an uDsiamped letter Is dropped in to
postoiiice boy u M vii, n9s oe forwarded 70 its
appear on the envelope he Will be notified; n
noI then the party 10 whom is IL addressed will
be to lofwso ths tbs amount @ Of postage
! on-otherwise iI will be sent to the Dead Letter
! 0fice.
| CIRCULATING LIBRARY-E. G. S. Healds.
burg, Sonoma County. Cal. Publishers who
furnish books to any individual or association
/ that desires to establish a circulating library
| sell them outright and do not exchange them
| A circulating library Is a collection of books
| loaned to persons for stipulated time the
borrower paying stipulated price for he use
| of the same. The plan OF -nding books on hire
is not new; 1t dates back To 1872, a century be-
| fore the Invention of printing. The Character
| OF books for such library depends on the taste
| OF the promoter and on the tastes OF those who
would subscribe. That is matter that is gradu-
| ated by the demand of the patrons.
PURE HYDRoGEN-H. p. N, Nampa, Idaho.
! The Query Column has not been able 20 find a
record OF the lifting power OF 5000 cubic feet
of pure hydrogen gas. but the following may
give the correspondent some Information on
the subject that will enlighten him: The levity
OF hydrogen early suggested It's use for filling
balloons. The quantity required to fill a bal
| loon of the capacity OF 1000 cubic feet would
weigh only 1857 pounds. while the same vol
ume of air would weigh 1926 pounds giving
| an ascensioual power of 1929 pounds. AS
| hydrogen gas is expensive TO prepare in large