The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-29
VOTES AND r.

sense OF helng unsettled or oil awryi Has It ever
been traced to the Babylonian metre, which Is q
system OF skies and sevens2 j. II. N.
The phrase has been traced back through Shake.
spearo and Chnucer 20 the Towneley Mysteries.
which date from about the fourteenth century.
Some persons refer it TO Jobs troubles, others %
the six working days out OF the seven week days,
others TO the uniucky number thirteen. II seems
not to have been traced to the Babyionian metre.
which ia really sevenssnd skies, not skies and sevens.
/. Please name the best books to give q fair knowl.
edge OF the HISTORY and manners ard customs of tho
Assyrians, Egyptians. Greeks. and Romans. ..
Kindly indicate the best succinct histories of the
United States, Ireland. France, and England, and of
the Roman Catholic Church. A H..
l. Probably Maspero's Life in Ancient Egypt and
Assyria" is tho best book in English on those two
countries; and Lanclanl on Roman antiquities.
and Gardiner and Jevons on Greek antiquities
would help you as to Greece and Rome. 2. Hig.
ginson's history of the United States ia good; So
are the students hlstorics' or France and Eng.
land. havGeoghcEan's Is n compact history OF Ire
and; histories OF ireland are few, the story of the
country being treated generally only incidentally
with that OF Great Britain. There is no brief his.
tory of the Roman Catholic Church; you will have
10 look for Its history, in modern times at ALT events,
in the histories OF the Continental countries.
What is the origin OF tho expression "It's all in
my eye and Betty Martini 1s 1t from the song.
III, Betty Martin, hptoe nue7' CIivENsIs.
The most probable account of the origin of the
story Is this from Lichneld, England: A constable
gave testimony before q Justice against some gyp-
sies. especially against Betty Martin. When no
had finished she rushed upon him and BACKED his
eye, with the remark that his testimony was "all
M eye" Afterward he was teascd by the boys.
who called after him. "All my eye and BETTY Mar
tin" The phrase does not come from any psalm
or prayer beginning, 40 mIhi beate MARITIME"
In Shrrman's~ "Memotrs," as published in the Ma.
ftonnl Tribune. II is said that the steamer Central
1emncT. 1s57. 'G Is t Ge a e%s soG't rl 81 ' ss to ,h ,s s sspr
and placer I was looking at tn. steamer the after.
believed that she was lost on Hatteras in 1858. /
knew her we'll MS the old George Law. l remem.
in her, as they thought she was not scnworthy. /
don't thtnk, he has the story right, In rCGsri to the
came 10 hrd the women aLd children who were in
the host,; .@i,crward became acannlpted with
was shinnate With one of the very few men that
thar TGG' Week SaSSa' DID %G nn ts'f take ' place SssT th %s yesr a of tine the o IL
comet. 1888. l will have TO revise my memory.
We guess Gen. Sherman was pretty near right on
the other points Of the story.
How many ropes docs a full rugged ship needl
An eminent naval authority teilr us that she has
as many ropes as there are boards in a house. and
that she needs every one.
VIII You please state in your Sunday edition n
the following statements are historically correct.
W Benedict TX wa, Pope Of Rome a, the age
cencies of his once and his Pontincate was dis
to win the hand Of a lady for whom h h h IA o con.
9eived a passion; he sold the Pontincal ONCE to
GREGORY vi. Prior to this. however, the citizen:
OF Rome assembled and elected another Pore. John.
III; In the mean time Bened.ct was brought back
to RSms and ,s 50 there were thr,e rival Popes each
them by armed force" DsFrTAST.
The statement ia historically correct. BENEDICT
was "intruded" into the Papacy. the approved
Lives OF the Popes' puts It. in 1893. when only IL
or Ie years cid; he was driven out of Rome by the
,itizens in 1o44. when Sylvester III. was chosen.
Benedict returned shortly. and sold the Pap ,cy 10
John NX.. but drove hin out OF the Vatican by
force of arms. Then John Gratian. Archpriest of
the Lateran Church, had himself elected Pope-it
was charged by buying up the Cardinals: 40 there
were four Popes. In 1c45 the Council OF sutri.
backed up by the Emperor Henry H.. deposed the
four and chose Clement II. He died in three
months. poisoned. II was said. oy Benedict, who
regained the throne In 1o47 and kept It until 1903.
when he resigned and retired to the monastery of
Grotta. Ferrata. where he died in 1854 '.old and de.
crepit-that is. at the. nEe Of thirty three years.
says Larousse.
Please give me the history of the old %trctttns
American Girl wa by Amos's cashu. NJ. Clay,
out OF mn unknown dam; she was foaled in 1859.
had a record OF e:leh. and died IN 1875.
Where we're the old Chatham Theatre and the
old Franklin Theatre situated? W. W. c.
The Franklin Theatre was opened on Sept. g,
1855: II stood on Chatham street Park row., be-
tween James and Oliver streets. 1t was closed in
1858. Tho Chatham Theatre was opened Sept. II,
1889; IT stood in Chatham square.
To settle a dispute, will you please let me know
how many States there were in the Union AT the
close OF the war? 5. 2. B.
There were t~hirty.six States; there were also nine
organized Territories. and one unorganized Terri
tory, and a Federal district
I would like very much to know how the suit
that France brought against the United States for
Worlds Fair terminated. E T. R.
The French Government brought no suit against
this Government. There is no. court in which It
could have brought suit
e,gh, candldates for the Prs.idency and eleven FOR
YEARS was absent from io the capital more thar e on..
fourth the time. or sso days? 8. Who was nomi.
ments OF the anil slavery advocates organized as
Republican party1 Z. p.
l.. In no campaign. But In 1879 electoral votes
were cast for eight persons for the Presidency and
for ten persons for tho Vice Presidency. =. Wasn't
It Andrew Johnson, 8. John Charles. Fremont
Fremont as no signed HIMSELF
There ia a legend OF an Indian tribe who. driven
southwark by the colonists. reached the ira Ct OF
country. now known as Alabama. This country
they endeavored 70 remAin In, one OF their chiefs
e~xcla.ming, Here is rest. or Here we have
rest VIII you kindly give me the correct ac-
count as wei! as the correct Indian wording of
Here Is rest? p.
We do not know the name OF the tribe; perhaps
II was the Muscosee tribe. or perhaps the Greeks.
There seems 10 be no certainty about the meaning
and origin OF the word. Som. persons say II is an
Indian word. others that It is Greek-which It Is
not. some Nay, as You say. that an Indian chief
exclaimed, Alabama meaning, Here we rest"
Others that 1t was Ricnville. the French explorer.
who uttered the word.
When was tho doctrine OF the Trinity Nnrst pro
mulgatod In the Christian Church? Was there any
opposition to its adoption? w Y. u.
The doctrine Of the Trinity IS Fundamental doe
trine OF Christianity. though there have been from
the beginning various opinions as to its meaning,
and as to tho three persons in the Trinity.
What chances has a young man OF rIGinE in
tho United States army should he enter as a pri-
vate. md also would YOU advise any one who is
ma III.