The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10

ton written by Francis 7. OF France on a pane of
women4 I. 7 y.
The couplst runs;
"souvent femme varie,
Bien fol est qui sy ne"
Which might be translated:
woman changes. that's the rule;
He who trusts her Ia a fool"
The Jubilee. with its AnRlo-saxon unity, its Anglo
Saxon rule. and Anglo-Saxon race. prompts an In.
broadly snd practically speaking. is an Anglo.ssxon3
Is Rudolph Lehmann. coach, with his Teutonic name.
an Auglo-Saxon2 Is Scotland an Anglo-Saxon coun.
try? Are these United States an Ang o.saxon coun'
trys II 80: Whyp And . " mot; Wv what a.. rae prsd aSa
An Angio-saxon, ~ the term Ia misused now, Is any
person who speaks the English language as his native
tongue. There are no real Anglo.saxons alive now
probably, or IL there are they arc too tow TO count.
Lehman probably thinks OF himself as an Anglo
Saxon. Just as some persons think that the United
States arc the product OF Anglo.sa1on minds and
muscle; but he an I they are wrong. Scotland IL not
Angio-saxon. It Is Celtic; yet Its Celts are herded in
with the English as Anglo-saxons. The Teutonic
races predominate in the United States; the census
reports show thst fact. The British Empire furnishes
40 per cent. OF our foreign immigrants, Germany 20
per cent; but three-quarters of the British immisra-
ton Ia from Celtic Ireland and Scotland.
Were the three constitutional amendments pro
posed Dy the commission Ou n tTPAtPT New 1OTk
adopted by the last LEGISLATURE The amendments
were A to Boards of Supervisors" Al to Minority
n HsD.ss'en''''0'' anu AS 10 Limitation OF NJ inG I. +.
They have not been adopted yet; the Constitution
requires them to be adopted by two Legislatures and
then by the people before they become part of the
States organic law.
Please state the exact method by which :" selling
short in stocks and grain Is performed; and II there
can be said to exist an element OF gambling in &c sell
ing short" more than In buying on margin. H.. j.
A person sells short when he sells something not
yet In his possession to he delivered at o future time.
He does 50 because he believes that tho article sold
by him at q fixed price will scll at a lower price he
fore the time OF delivery. SO that ho will be able to
buy II at a lower rate than his customer has agreed to
pay him. and so win be able TO make tue difference
between the price at which he buys It and that at
which he ia to sell IL. There is as much gambling in
selling short a. in buying on 4 margin.
Please tell mo where occurs what n writer calls
"Dr, Johnson's weli.known saying" that "a man
tremb' ng In the presence OF his Judge does not think
OF metaphors" c. II. g.
You'll nnd It somewhere in Boswell. we presume.
Probably the person who called It - well known had
never met It but once. II he had met It ortener he
would have referred to It by ~"chapter and verse"
!. what was the earliest action of Thomas Fl. Ben.
ton in favor OF a national Pacific railroat from the
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean .. Also date
OF the grant OF land by the Government in aid OF the
Missouri p" sitn and and H lam mS1, and R.Dt 81; J n.sG ibs rail- rail.
thero IL India? W. S.
of q bill authorizing the survey Of a route for such
. railroad 9. The act of June 10. 1889. 8. We do
not know.
How long In money kept in the chancery at London
for heirs before it is turned over 70 th- English Gov:
s q mIi aee, II the e" sot pr9p mrS, q sI ,S,o IN Of enf g." ~. w't nropl
in the chancery? c. W. DuSS.
Nfnn.v L.. ,t ,ln,nA - ,n,a o., E,,Ia-a. 3D..
manage m-nt ~ Estates to which 'hs-- are m!ao-
heirs. or TO whic. ~" heirs arpeal. is In the rnaucery
courts. What money there Is goes - the solicitor to
the Treasury. who opens an account (" -. as we'll as
for any other valuabIes OF the estate. .lf:er 4 rea.
sonablo time. which varies, hut may be taken as
about twenty years. the estate Is credited to the
Crown. Even then. however, It may be claimed by
the rirhtful heirs. Each estate in chancery 20 ad mln.
istered as q trust for the rightful heirs. any income
being credited to II, any / S being debtted to IL.
l. Why did the heirs o. Mary Queen of Scots inherit
the English throne after the death OF Elizabeth ?
2 Who was the last OF the Stuart, TO reign in Eng.
land? HENRY VI. GIT.
l. Because James VI. OF Scotland was Eiizabeth's
nearest relative. His great-grandmother and her
father were the Children Of Henry VII. OF England.
so that he " As her first cousin twice removed. o.
James II. OF England. VII. of Scotland.
| what Is the meaning OF the words on the red seal
that APPEAR on the United States Treasury notes. viz:
ia nr tSs r +, A%ef s, sseseH Tre slsai;y' .caIRs 5ei How t d,H Il +,
orisinate? When " as it adopted What Implication
has the word "Septent' In this connection? J. II.
The words are Authorizations OF these woris: The
sauri America scptentrionaiis sigilium." and mean:
The Seal OF the Treasury OF North America. The seal
was devised probably by Alexander Hamilton. in
1889. Septentrional!s Is the Latin adjective for
north; the word means toward the seven stars"
that Is, toward the Dipper, or Great Bar. which Is in
the northern hemisphere OF the heavens.
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Which book by an American author is translated
into the most languages l mean book of fiction.
Mn. Harriet Beecher Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin"
II has been translated into practically every foreign
tongue into which IL can be translated intelligibly.
The inscription on Prof Huxley's tomb-can you
give Il me-af W lines OF versr? CBAs. WEST.
"And II there be no meeting past the grave.
II all Is darkness, silence. yet tia rest.
BE not afraid. ye waiting hearts that weep.
For God still giveth his beloved Sleep
And II an endless sleep he will-so best"
The lines are by Mrs. Huxley.
VIII you Kindly furnish some facts in regard to tho
heat plague OF August last year III New York city,
how many days It lasted. number II DEATHS each day;
also total number OF deaths during the time; highest
mark OF the Thermometer during the time? n. j.
The hot spell began on Aug. 8. when the highest
temperature was sS1'; there were two fatal sun.
strokes. Aug. 8. Oh. 8 deaths; Aug, 7, Oh. = deaths;
Aug. 8. sl', IL deaths: Aug. o. s2'. % deaths; Aug.
10. go. 81 deaths: Aug. II. 9+'. 05 deaths; Aug. IL.
e2'. a. deaths; Aug. IS. So. 40 deaths. The total
of deaths from heat in New York for the nine days
waA 2b4; In the metropolitan distri CT they mum.
bered b9s. besides l. $50 sunstrokes not fatal.
Where may I procure playing cards for the blind1
NJ. b. d.
There arc none on the market. Single packs have
been made by pricking tho cards from the back to
the front with an anvil, outlining the pips with .
rough line that can be felt.
/. Can you give me the name Of q book on birds OF
the Pacific coast? 2. Give the percentage OF illiteracy
In Illinois and Oregon? 8. What is tho best ancient
history OF moderate cost? JIM. =.
l. Florence Merrtam's "A'Birding on = Broncho."
Henry Mshrling's North American Birds" 9. In
Illinois the percentage OF ~illiteracy among the entire
| population over 10 years old Is b.2; In Oregon. Al
per cent. 3. FreemAn's :" General Sketch OF HiAtory.'
perhaps there are other books.
Does the custom OF putting ono yellow ana ono
Rreen-colored hrecrarker In each pack OF nrecrackers
signify anything? Did Il not originate with the Chi
neso AZ q sort OF trademark? =. l.. d.