The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
NOTES AND QUERIES.

1A thhoh
after death c'Last Days of Napoleon, - Lond. 1925.
H., 1922 5 feet e inches, 4 lines French-5 feet
8 2e.4o inches, English. II IL the measurement in
French feet and inches that has given the impress.
sion to English readers that Napoleon was q ANAL
man. TITUs MUSsoy CoAs.
1 have often wished TO know the Losses OF the
Gettysburs and those OF the German and French
forces IN the battle OF Gravelotte in comparison to
fore. inform me through the columns OF your sun.
day edition OF the numbers. as near as can he ascor.
the different armies in these two battlesH p. 7.
According 10 Col. Fox's ''Resimeutai Losses in
the Civil War; the figures for these two great
battles are as follows. AT Gettysburg Meade had
$4,000 men, of whom not more than 1000 were
engaged; hts losses were s,o72 killed, l4.4s7 wound.
ed. 5,43i missing; total. o3.o03. Lee had about
90. 900 men and lost $500 killed, 12, 700 wounded,
$3.50 missing: total, a0.45i, besides 7,o57 wound.
ed and unwounded prisoners. At Gravelotts, the
bloodiest battle in the Franco German war, the
Germans had 1900 men engaged. and lost 4,44a
men killed. rs. 1850 wounded, and $50 missing, a to-
tai OF 2O,5T7 men; the French had about 100000
men. and lost between 5000 and 10 900. the ex.
act figures not being given anywhere.
Can you give me the derivation of tho name
Mckinley? NJ. 7.
The name of Mckinley is OF Celtic origin. Accord
ing to Mr.. Russcll's life OF the President elect the
original Gaelic form Of tho name. perhaps, was Mac.
an. ollaimh. the son OF the bard. corrupted later into
McInaiiy; or the name may have como from Finlay.
This question has been asked: who were the politi-
cal rulers in the time OF Christ, and what history
this for NOR n. P.J.
At the time Of Christ's birth. Augustus was En-
peror Of Rome; he was the most Important ruler In
the world. His reign dated from 81 b. o. and end
ed A. d. IA. Tlberius succeeded, his reign ending
81 A. D., three years after the ascension OF Christ.
.- - .,tua o-t Tia .
few weeks after christ's birth: he was succeeded
by Hcrod Antipas. who died after A. d. SO. We
don't know who was procurator or Roman Cover
nor OF JudHa A. d. l but Valerius Gratus was pro-
curator from A. d. l5 to ~. and Pontius Piatus
from 81 to SO A. d. The procurator was about the
same as u modern Resident.
/. The American Cyciopedia, Kill. 400 us7el.
says IN re Philip II. or France:. His marriese win
the daughter OF ne E9 nm, Sm ..s When his
wife died without issue. the Count OF Flanders. nor
d doSie; s'' &nd i 10 states state u that war resulted, lisa.
1t seems that this Is all wrong; i submit iSn n 6hss th as
E EHms" WI. SON and successor of Philip IL. that
she died liso; and and that ,nsno the .w war w risn a9' s g. oe ,S by
editorial page OF THE suS. NOV. .; OF mehhh.ey =
make !, twenty fourth. Am i fisht' &c.
/. To whom does 1t seem that this is all wrons'
II isn't. 2. You are not.
NnAt StaNe r utCldteh II ~ VI e'S't
dependence Day a legal holiday, and what was
the date of the actf F'H
We don't know. New York made 1t a legal holt
day in 1870, aud observed It as such long before.
The FIRST anniversary OF the day was celebrated In
Philadelphia In 1877. when bells were runs. can
non fred, and the vessels displayed their bunting.
Senator vnst- In nominating Bland at Chicago,
made the following quotations:
..So saplinS chance sown by the fountain,
Blooming At Bcttane, In winter 10 iaue.
From what work and what author is this conplet
GHS's ~n i lEAa "B Is %Ss"' 'y "0'00"''s 1T c.j.c.
We do not know the source OF the couplet,
it sounds as II It was Tom Moore's. Bel'ane
was the fire lighted or the feast day OF Real
perhaps originally Baal>, a Celtic deity. Bel
tame was celebrated in Scotland on May /; In Ire
land on juno 81. midsummer day Beltane was
the heather feast which the early church tried to
supersede 10y 'st. Johns Day but many of the do
inss OF st. Johns Day were relics of Bel;ane.
Gitbon, in his Decline and Fall OF tho Roman
Empire vol. IL, p. rs? lMiiman's). quotes lines
from n poem In French:
TIors conss2p.in d.. Gs P ,1oEs paroles;
Sur les debris de l-urs temples fumans.'' &C.
wiz you please give the title of the poem; and the
Glhbou saws that the poem may be read with
pleasure, but cannot be named with decenoy.' II
the poem Is voltare's ''La Pucelle" las we think It
.s) we should change Gibbons obiter dictum to read
The poem caunot be read with pleasure, but may
be named without Improperly"
Is It true that dusty shoes are hotter than highly
polished shoes? If so, WHY X. b.
II the difference In heat 10 perceptible, It is be-
cause the dust is hot. We think the difference lies
in the fact that a person whose shoes are dusty has
been walking in the sun; while he whose shoes are
polished has not.
Can you give me the name OF the author OF I" Be-
tween the devil and the deep sea- Z. @, II.
Col. Munroe, in hts Expedition with Mackey's
Regiment" TO the Low Countrles). printed In Lon
don In 1887, says that his command charged upon
the Auatrians and were some distances ahead OF the
Swedish army. The Swedish gunners did not ele-
vate their pieces enough, and their shot began to
drop among Mackey's men, 80 that we were be-
tween the devil and the deep sea-"
Can you tell ne whether here is q good biogra.
ply in existence of John Calvin, also whether q
Complete history OF his works and philosophy and
Sc.l d.
The best life of Calvin Ia that by BeEa. published
nrst IN 1904: there is an incomplete translation of
n good life Of the theologian by Paul Henry, pub
ished in this city IN 1881. oaivin's works, nearly
complete, MI nfty.two volumes. Tho Presby terian
Board OF Publication, Philadelphia, publishes his
''Institutes and Correspondence. In four volumes.
When we're New Years and christmas nrst cele.
brated in this country as %holidaysr Who intro
duced them and under what circumstancesl When
was the first oficial act promulgated making them
civil holidays and by what agency II. o.
The Dutch brought with them tho celebration OF
New Years Day, which originally In this country
WAS n New York custom wholly. Christmas Day
wa, not celebrated In the North at first; its cele.
bration began in the South. We don't know who
introduced them; in Is49 the woo days were made
legal holidays in this State.
Bi. Met.-The United States does not own or ope.
rate any gold or silver mines.