The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31

Reid. we fall to rise, are banned to fight better.
1soop TO wake" AB.
The lines refer to Lincoln. wo think, We DO rot
place them, however.
/. Was Thoma, sully. the Philsdclpa'a portrait
claim to 10 called /" First Among Amc-!csn A%rtistsP''
Inn SUI = rev weeks week, ago. s,:h Pss pTr2 10 5ei e the
PhiisdeiphiS in 1891. IL told how. while tn. paint.
w, @sr Cs Sua an prSsF fcs t S%,'i m Saa SIS in 1" %iSs.5r H Easii",
so. the y c,,%, Suo of..y r T %sich Mas II p SIsonss until III, tho no
thee royal TS HH rcsss and stood for the n's''dds figure. s Se
ing rewarded for her trouble by a splendid
az SiAT sSsSt. ''s front I ssG m i1S an how Su'S 3 .'R1l.- 'e pct.
trait was ordered for Buckinsham Palace. and how
truth in these statements. ard. II correct. how is It
that they are now published for "a" nr't time iwss
a,wsysunder.too that, so far from being the ouoen'S
s7sn q sinsie s sitting EI and Sni Ssd /. 70 be Ss' sna, rtG'T r lei
catching a likeness As best he could at the opera and
George freeman at Buckinshnm Palace in IsII, aud
Ilong ago became convinced. after a searching In
been thus honored. G.L.F.
1. He was; he YVES born in Liverpool in 1873 and
was brought to this country in 1903. o. Tho dates
would indicate that no had such q claim. 0. We
think that your veuion Of sully's portrait OF Queen
Victoria IL probably correct; but We md no mention
Of any artist named George Freeman.
Can you explain 70 mo the reference TO MI.
wdlacc's sootoC ircas.isn :" by Robert Louis steven.
son in "The silverado squstters"r SC, II.
Stevenson remarked: Every one knows Mr..
walisce's scoto Circass:an." This is n '.scholarly
ailusion" which renders tho person who makes 10
great among English people. Tho reference I'M
d%oubtodly is to something in some ono OF Alfred r.
wallsoo's books. Mr.. wallace Is an opponent OF
Darwin, and q volum!nous writer. Tho silversdo
s~quatters :" was written In 1884; wailace's previous
A-.N. go =. - - HoAo .-l a.
aliration," in 1883. We do not place the ailusion
more closely.
Can you tell mo whom the present nag of the Cuban
Republic was adoptodp d.
The nag. the only one adopted by the republic. was
devised by Gen. NarciLo Lopez in ls49. He was then
living at a house on Twelfth street in this city. The
flag was first produced at . dinner at which wero
present Pedro Santa ella, Miguel Teurbo Tolon,
Domingo Goicouria, Pornrio valientc. Juan VI. Macias.
aaspar Betancourt. Manuel ]. Arrange, Manuel
Rodriguez Mcna, and Jose Elias Hernandez.
with tho exception Of Pedro Santa Cilia. all
shese men are now dead. They wero members Of the
original Cuban Junta. When Lopez showed tho
nag Rodriguez Mena said that It did not accord with
the rules of heraldics; he objected to the star upon
red. A discussion followed. and Lopez ended It by
saying that 4 revolutionary flag must do way with
everything. including heraldics. tho science Of no.
bility. and hence oppression. Then Tolon said thas
seas OF blood would be shed before the new nag was
| Victorious, and so It W as decided that It should shins
upon rcd.
the Roman Catholic Church where married men may
Roman church. a. in other branches. the rule Of cell
bacy for prtests prevails. The priest OF the Armenian
must be- b; " n married aG man and have ST e Children before he
10 ordained to the priesthood. Your statement that
c. ). c.
. a.. ..-$ TT t.s- ~fa-uA
writes,
The kind OF mining claims located at the Klon:
dixie are placer claims. The manner OF location and
9,sea. $3.50. and ASH Of tho Revised statutes. It
WIN be seen that by the last named section one per.
son may locate twenty acres The confirmation
upon section. a'sso and a.ssi is that eight persons
persons. less than eight, NAV locate as one claim an
iass. ae' ? TSs sins Of iw ,sess mining %isrs for c, snTs 'p nnwsHsr.
both lode and placer may be regulated by tn. miners
81 81 . sssh m! s,sst d ,o MAKE whG 9es as aSsn nor. ID
eonnict with the laws OF the United States; or with
tr,ct !. atuated, governing the location, manner Of
tories may also passiawsin relation to the s,ae Of min.
ingclaims For instance in the L. adv tlle. Col. district.
psrallsicsr"m Of $500 by 400 feet. The claims
tions, are about 100 by 200 feet. do not pretend to
give this aScuratsiy; ! haze seen tn" regulations but
r. J. CASTOR.
Under . recent Order in Council claims in the
Canadian Yukon district are 100 feet long. the width
varying with the location.
The Warrington Benevolent Society was instituted
in the city OF New. York the 18th day OF July. 1905;
oulian c, v%erplank: Secretary. Each member OF the
society bad a little book entitled "wnshIngton's
dee1ss washington. hhhinas .s1nsey BY "Lsne yH Sc. x New sHS Tort. fG Of
lowed by a certificate. signed by the above named
washington's farewell address to the people OF tho
at the washington Head. lis Pearl street. in 1908.
A. NJ. w.
dert OF the United states. but only OF the colonies.
and that Van Buren, was the nrst President OF tho
r. MCLAUGHLIN. 17s Cherry st.
As claim isn't broad enough. There never was any
George washington, there are no United States. Mar.
tin Van Bu.en is the pen name OF Col. DOGGY. and
the moon is not made of green cheese. but Of the
head Of a barrel. painted yellow.
What is the difference between Q musk melon and
. cucumber Their seeds are alike. both grow in the
ground. but are classified dinerently-one a vegetable
other . fruit. Il. II. X.
Cucumbers and melons are not classified different
iy. They belong to tho gourd family. the Cucurbi-
taoee: the fact that commonly they arc called no.
spectively . fruit and a vegetable means nothing.
There 10 no scientific distinction between fruits and
vegetables. Scientifically the cucumber and tho
musk melon arc very closely related.
Reading . historical sketch ! md some rebellious
Burkes Of Tipperary, Ireland. mentioned as Burkes OF
Killeen. What gives this local designation2 J.B
Perhaps Killeen. II not. we cannot imagine.
| Kindly inform me how I could get any information
OF the exchange OF prisoners of the late civil war.
Tho Second Series OF the of1ciai Reports Of tho Union
and Confederate Armies, the First Series of which is
now almost finished, will deal with tho prisoners OF
war and the question OF exchange OF prisoners. For
Immediate Information you might write TO the War
Department.
~i~ass tell mo the location Of the Metropolitan
'Nb Of Now York city. WHAT 10 Its basis, political
o. ,ocial? What class OF business men arc It's mem.
ben? II.
The Metropolitan Club 10 at tho northeast corner OF
Fifth avenue and sixtieth street. Its bssis Is purely
social. and many men who are not In business, and
many among the leading merchants. bankers. and
professional men belong to It.
10 the steel armor plate sold to Russia by tho Car
negie Iron and steel Company for seas a ton and Of.