The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23

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HAMILTON WILLIAMS. M. D.
Twenty years aeo I was present while the designer
of the silver dollar was cutting the die. and the de.
lear. then cnief Of the Bureau OF Engraving At
Washington. on the diverse, turned upside down.
e,ssg!y III gnd = irt tas {, s' ssc y yss,. T she head sss ' sSd p name OF 81
the British lion just to the right Of the profile Of
Liberty-in the cap 10 tho thistle of Scotland. the
shamroeh of Ireland; and two sPron,, of the wheat
tpg the thirteen original States. I.F.s.
I wrote to aome German colleges about the word
'..pinochie,'' aud give the result of my inquiries in
thia paragraph. Incorporated In Posters Hoyie":
1.-THE word Uinocle II spelled in many different
ways, ali of which are. however. pbon stic equlya.
ients OF tho correct o.e. The word is evidently
ana was prooably adopted on account OF the impor.
e hhe e oI Il "r .IsmenI, IN Tn. game In ali o lei.
man works on card games the name IA spelled as we
the German IL so so nsariy that Of ~ tnat 'pi
nocis' Is nearer thu correct spelling than any other
the word a compound OF 'bis' and 'knochle.' and
has given rise TO the forms blnoohie. pinoenie. p;
pinucSsl. ali OF when may be found in various
Notes and Queries Of SONS twenty i've or thirty
travelling takers OF Great Britain 10 melt their
solder IN a small ladle and pour It upon the leak.
bread. ''Tinkier's damn, ia a curse extracted from
the itinerant or warrant by q refusal to contribute
the solicited aims, and 10 not supposed to be very
valuable. q. A. s.. NJ. ID.
When and where was the nrst lager beer brewery
started in this country B. 8.
The nrst browhouse in this country was set up
about 1888 by Gov. wouter van Twilier OF the New
Netherlands; but the nrst lager beer brewery was
started by q Mr.. Wagner In Philadelphia in 1912.
When was the building that stood on the south.
nue., known as Booths Theatre, taken down.
w. n. 8.
The building you refer TO was Booths Theatre,
opened Feb. 8, 1869. closed April 30. ies3. IL was
demolished at once. and replaced by the present
building. That had been finished and decorated
with a.tablet calling attention to tho fact thu: It
had been built by James D. Fish. When the Marine
Bank failed and Ffsh was convicted thereafter
the Fish tablet was removed.
10 there . standard American languagel r. 7.
No moro than there 10 a standard English Ian.
auaSe. WHAT 10 good English 10 good American;
but there IL no nxed standard for excellence in
either America or England.
Please tell me what will cure q marmoset.
You haven't told us what the matter is with the
marmoset: but on general NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
mosi pet animais-we should suggest strychnine a.
an eficacious remedy for too much marmos,t.
A friend OF the writer nsserts that Congress
made provision for ex:President Grant OF an an.
TO be paid 10 the then Oldest lin point OF service)
living ex.President. Is this assertion correct1
CITIZEN.
It 70 not correct. Congress- permitted Gen. Grant
to be reappointed General. on the retired list. with
full pay. He drew full pay for q short time. q few
months only. Ex. Presidents as e1-Presidents re-
ceive nothing from the Government.
Where did Gen. W. T. Sherman diel z. K.
Gen. Sherman died at his house. in West Seventy.
hrst street, New York, on Feb. IL, 1891.
Jumci? II. J. B.
No one knows. George Washington Bowen
claimed to be the son Of Mrs. Crolx (afterward
Mime. JumeD and George washingt on: but he never
proved his claim, perhaps because he never had to
prove IT.
In what year did the railroad accident occur in
southern Russia to a train on which the Car Alex.
what spot did the accident o:curf A. s. =.
This attempt on the life OF the Gar alexander H..
the grandfather OF the present Car. was mad, just
outside OF MOSCOW on the evening OF Dec. /. 1879.
Il was made by blowing up 4 uine placed under
the railroad. and operated from . house near at
hand. Another mine had been constructed further
south. near Alexandrovsk the wires here were cut
by 4 passing wagon. A third mine. Just outside OF
Odessa, was discovered by the police, who reversed
the usual ar, of royal trains. and sent thu
Cars own train first. letting the baggage train
follow. The baggage train was blown up. the Gar
escaping for the time.
What 10 the meaning OF the figure of . man with
various parts OF body compared to signs OF zodiac
usually found In front OF almanacsI IGNORANT.
In astrology each organ OF the body is supposed
to be controlled or Influenced by the corresponding
sign OF the zodiac. Astronomy is assembled from
astrolosy: and almanacs still print the old astrologi-
cal signs. as II they meant anything.
!. To what cemetery and In what year were the
bodies removed that were buried In the graveyard,
street and First avenue there was formerly a grave,
yard: Was there n church. also. II so, OF what de-
nomination? +. I. r.
l.. We find no tracs OF this cemetery. 3. In Second
street. between First and Second avenues. lies the
Marble Cemetery. There was no church there.
!. Where will I find a list Of the names OF the
soldiers who fought in the French and Indian war
also In the Colonial wars? =. In n directory OF New
street mentioned. What is the present name OF that
street? r. c. b.
J.. There is no complete Hat OF the soldiers or volun.
teers who fought in the Colonial wars. The Society of
Colonial Wars In time may he able to compile such a
list. g. There were two George streets; one is now
Market street. the other Spruce street. Probably
Market street vas East George street.
Which is the larger. Philadelphia or Chicago
n. g.. z.
Chicago. undoubtedly. The school census of 1894
showed Chicago to have 1.8l8. a35 Inhabitants. In
1892 Il had l.43s.0lO; IN 1892 Philadelphia had
l,1+2.653 Inhabitants. As the Philadelphia papers
do not mention the subject of population In their
almanacs, It is evident that the city has not grown
so fast as they had hoped It might grow.
Has the President Of the United States moro power
J.P h.
1t is said sometimes that he has. but we do not
know wherein the power lies.