The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
VOTES ANp

inquiry was made rs to the author Of q quotation
Which comnnencsd something like this, GIVE me
sion that this quotation 10 from a poem by GeorFs II.
Boxer. itn9w y vas published some years ago ins
james n. Mufdo.E. the eiosationist. ". K.
,. Tss e %G Il .d 5a %Ssn hold in this city over I. A F. g
We don't know. though We think that such q
funeral was hold in this city during the excitement
over the bank controversy In 1894. A celebration Of
Lafayette's death, which involved q procession, q
catafalque. &C., was held on June 90, 1884. in this
city. II In possible that you had this In mind. There
was, however, much excitement over the with.
drawal OF the deposits" and we think that tho local
objection was vented in such q way as you suggest.
Ieit q fact Of American history that william Penn
bought from the Delaware Indians a. much land az a
hides into very narrow strips. which enabled him
thus cunningly to trick the seorigipes by ensircling q
vast stretch OF the nneat landf PARsoN
II ia not a fact This story of the buii's hide Is told
Of Dido at Carthage. A parallel case is that Of the
Dutchmnn in 1rvins's "Knickerbookor," who bought
from the Indians o. much Is Tcnbrceks's trousers
would cover; but Tenbreeks had on pais of trousers
enough to cover the island Of Manhattan. Tho ap-
plicntion OF the story to William Penn IL not bssed on
any historical fact.
VIVA. 10 q bucket shop' Why Is 10 called eoE
n DuCkoth nOp u IN - Wh1Ch OuVouht
bly, stocks arc dealt in. but bets In small sums on the
nuctuations in stocks, &C., arc registered. In Q
bucket shop no stock certificates ever pass. The name
originated from tho selling Of beer ~ retail In vessels
indiscriminately called buckets.
so What 9, P e. S5ss s ss. generic n'm' rs given TO p;.ien'
No namo of any kind. They follow the nationality
Of their parents, a. a rule.
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tory we and HGe oTis IN 81 The term NJ 10" "as ~SSaa 8"G ~ app ans ~ .
free admission to amusemcnts and other places:
Bartlett, in his "Dlctionary of Americanisms."
quotes from the Washington star OF 1852 that o toll
cato was near q certain cemetery in Detroit. Funerals
passed free. but when q physician suggested that he
should be allowed to pass without paying. the keeper
said: 'No, no. Doctor; you send US too many deee-
heads rs it H." This may be tho origin of the name.
A insists that the officers and mon aboard our
American warships are required TO pay for the food
they must settle ali bills. b says the food issupplied
to the senm.n free Of oh, charge ,a by the Government; p.
own clothes. Who 10 rtghtp B. p. D.
Enlisted men in the navy get one ration . day. and
! pay for their clothes out OF their monthly pay. ON
osn get nothing but their pay. They must furnish
their rooms and provide their own food.
who, or what. IL "sorosis"1 An explanation Of
readers. SOL
sorosis IL q club OF women. It 10 the oldest club Of
its kind in America, and ID now about twenty-five
years old. Most OF its members are women BY pro-
fesston. The name Ia said to be compounded Of soror.
Latin for sister. and ststsr. and II the derivation 10
correct. may DO translated ~"ststerly SISTERS"
L tho crude Oh from the Of, 1slas Of the Middle
e 81 piSe eFo aitaTst 10 rh or i is .o nOet Of ff IL odnVeS Ss " tSepo
| by other means7 Does the pipe system stop at the
70 New York; F.B. D.
Ii brought to tho New Jersey renner1es by pipe
lines and in tank earn. Tho Pipe system stops at Con.
stable Hook and at other points on the jersey shore,
it does not cross the river
within the last few yeas there was dug up some
where. think on Front street below wall. the rc
what was 1t supposed 10 be? INQUIRER.
The vessel was found while excavations were being
made for the foundations OF the power house OF the
broadway cable road at II Front street. Jan. 81.
1898. Tho vessel was not dug up; sho lay directly
under the walls of II and 10 Front street. Just Yves,
OF Beaver. and the half under IL was cut away. that
under 10 being untouched. She is supposed to have
been an English vessel. not . man-of- var. and to have
been sunk about $50 years ago. probably in nlling W
the water front.
Generals Bureau there Is a table which gives the best
existing basis OF \ true estimate OF tho number ri
soliiers OF the different nativities who served in tho
stature Of sol .oso Of dinrrent n]ntir,t,Ss, Ireland.
proportion in that number va. so, 537. or a fraction
OF mem n" Who we're We TsS actually i M asare saes and pa" eIam 1,a,S
as n basis OF calculation. We nnd that Irelsnd's con
per cent. Of the Aggregate enlistments ta.i7s'aoii in
stead Of only 144,2Oo as stated in your issue Of June
81. I'D o'C.
VIII you kindly inform me Of the derivation ant
meaning OF the names OF the following places: /
Mosholu; g. Tiilietudium.. The hrst Is within tn,
New York city limits. while the second is on the New
Jersey shore Of the Hudson River. about q mile below
Fort Ice. RunsERxEcK.
Mosholu is an Indian name; we don't know what 1
means. Tilietudlum "a a place mentioned in Scott
novel "waverley; the name was transferred to thu
place you describe. near Fort Lee. where, late in thu
mites and early In the sixties, u number of wealth,
s%cotchmcn spent their summers. The place is still
called by that name.
In an Albany hotel ! recently found a fountain poi
on thn writing table, and. giving It to the clerk. sai'
should e Ia IT. " Tie :, said that. ina inssm n" rs
found the pen on the table, It belonged to the hotel
This ruling. he clatmrd. was in accordance with a re
cent court decision. and held the same with article
right over 100 years ago a decision was rcntere'
By. an English Jude. who ruled that the article toIn'
this ruling has ever since been recognized IN thu
country. Z. w. @.
We don't know the decision. On its face. It is or
posed to the old rule that the finder becomes the
owner except as to the real owner; this rule didn'
bubble about articles on the floor or on tho table
We think the clerk was wrong.
/. Has tho Prims Minister Of Spain apartments 1
the roy al palace Q Who was Prime Minister whe
the Cuban war broke ont. and who has been sine.
q. when was Canpns appointed Captain.6 Genera
and when did he arrive In Cuba? (. What was tn
date OF his recrIl? 3. where were Macoo and Come
during July. 1882 a. Describe the looks and char
acters OF these two m"n as accurately M possible. :
Is there a cable between Madrid and Havana. or h
tween Havana and New York? 4. How far up tn
Tagus River OF Spain can a coasting vessel COP {
pssrrIbe the looks and general appearance of Cur
ningham. tho famous Provost OF New York durin
the Revolution. A YoUN6 RohANCER.
Evidently q novel IA in course OF Incubation. l. II
has not. 2. Sagasta was Premier when the r~evolutio
began. in February. 1898; since then Rivas and CAM
vas del Castillo have hesn Premiers. 3. Campos wa
appointed In March and arrived in Cuba on April !
1908. 4. He was recalled on Jan. IT. 1890. 8. Mace
was In Costa RIGA in July. 1904; Comes in San D,
mingo. o. They have b-en described many times
TIE SUE. 7. There Is a cable between spain and Cub
and ono between tho United States and Cuba. 8. It
, nAvigable only to Abrantos In Portugal, eighty mil,
from its mouth. 0. There Is no Likeness Of cunnin
. ham extAnt
D O. A. 1.-The Crystal Palace In this city was opene