The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
VOTES AND

md symbciic al number, recognized As such from the
very earliest times. but not by every country. The
word seven" Is the only word common to about
ali LANGUAGES; and groups Of seven things occur con.
tlnuaiiy in history. The week OF seven days is one
instance; Jewish history n etpecialy full of In
stances. In AstroioEy seven WAS mystic numoer.
Friday h considered an uniuoky day. A. q rule. BE-
caute It was the day OF curis''s erueinKion; but TO
many person. Il has proved fortunate. In the hts.
tori OF the United States Friday has been q very
fortunate day. oiumb bus called from PAios on a
Friday, and DISCOVERIES America on = Friday; tbs
Naynower reached what 10 now Prevince,own on q
Friday; Richard Henry lie. moved on a Friday tba,
the COLONIES declare themselves free: CORVALLIS sur.
roodervd on Friday; Gettysburg was fought Oh .
Friday.
Hov many Of our Presidents married widovpI
wsshinEtou, Jererscn. Madison; and Fillmore
and BenJAmin Harrison Cafter they he'd retired
from once.
what 70 the relative nertt Of the armies Of France,
Germany. and Great Britain ~ TO the numhers,
ity TO STAND the fsIisue Of Sary Mas not the com.
suisory enlistment OF France ana Germany Improved
way thai the recruiis OF tue present DAY of these
countries chow q MARKS improvement physieAiiy
over those OF Great Btitain: As
Germany has the best army OF the three countries
named In equipment. morale. and physique. France
comes second. and Great Britain third At Q treu en-
dous distance In aimott every way the British
army 10 unit to be compared with the French. ie,
alone the German army. Perhaps IN esprit du
corps 70 may be compared wish the armies OF the
other ccuntrieA Compulsory service has not
worked quite as you suggest. With such service en-.
forced, only the best recruits are taken in France
and Germany. 20 that III ,ir armies ar, composed OF
picked men, In Great Britain the army IL recruited
with varying degree, of eincuity. and 20 the army
Is . whole IL not composed of picked men
,, ws; rub s. % ssn sss1 March = IN an 'n.asgE.s;"n
me Inauguration ceremonies take place on Mon.
day. the OUTGOING President holding ONCE until
noon Of the sth.
what 10 the Italian nqueur. rermoutS. made OF and
Why III .ecnparison with ,,her I,quenrs ia 1t so
ssiss III !" {.
ve-moata Is made Of vor nwood: tn theory IT IL
IN infusion OF the leaves aud nowers OF the plan;
IN alcohol II 10 q otrterA not . iqueur. A cnAuvtn
10 . Jinro. Ths rord 10 sai1 to come from one NIcAo-
las cnAuvin, . soldier devoted TO Napoleon.
VIVA, are the claims of Don Carlos to he spanish
Don Carlos n the son Of . soa OF 4 son of
chariss ". King OF Spain. while Alfonso
Kill, he present King. 10 the son OF q Eoa
OF . daughter OF . son OF Charles ". The
salie Law exisesd IN Spain. which forbade
the crown N 90 10 . ~omAni Ferdinand VII set it
sside In favor OF his daughter Isabs,ia; and er 90
doing eaused his brother TO claim the throne. Al.
fonso XIII IL . sreaf-krandson OF Ferdinand
while Don Carlos Is . grandson OF FsrdinAnd's
hrota.r, the ara claimant
D4d otnsas Gordon serve In either he Northern
or tas soutasrn Amy during the VA TIC.
70: be vert &c China In 1859. stayed un,il 1854;
and from that year TO 1874 Wal Consul General
IN The Danube district.
Please LEI me kno- the reason for -hansinr the
IL TO D. enAnre1 every twenty years. and IL WAS
ehaased In 1889. ana VII no: % changed A<Aip
this- @. ". =.
The Constitution does not provide thai It mus, b
changed IN 1915. but requires . vote o. the CUES
ton Of . constitutional Convention. This provision
has BEEN Ia tue Constitution OF this State since
lsIe- Ceder II. TIE people voted BY = large major
Ky - havs suca Q Convention (oue had eevn held IN
lse7J: but none WAS called until 1874. II TIE clnrse
OF the coasSituttoa OF 1916 had bean folio red. the
next eoa~ez1oa uoaIa - due IN lyoe: Dst ~ ,ha,
time TIE consarusios OF isS< would have teen In
partial operation oniy eleven yearb, ana n full
opsrAItoa oIIy nine year- son was decided 10
vail ten year, and give the ConspiIluoa . chance.
A beta . mat TIE secretary of the Treasury 1. re.
soc. 900. 200 IN Eotg IN ,se rrra.aI' b eia;n,
mere o. no s0ea Law.
Tia only provision OF Law unuer witch the seere-
arJ Of the Treasury aets In keeping = reserve fusd
o: 800. 900. ooO Il section IL OF lie National Balk
EItenA:on act. lsos. which. rea1s In pa1 thrs.
The SECRETARY o: tie Treasury Is authorized AID
directed 20 receive htpos!,s OF gold coin .
and 70 isss- esrrLn >aies OF deposit Lbsr~rur .
Provtded. taAi the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
suspend the issue OF such gold certificates wh-n.
ever the amount Of gold coin and GOLD bullion II iss
$1,000 -
siatss notss, falls below one hundred muIioas OF
doIArh" TIE Secretary inLerprets that prorlso
10 mean that he must have = reserve fund OF
500. OOo. 600. We decide thai B wilma me bet
cAa yea inform ne VIA, PAGER. If any. we're puo.
Is aSd IN Wesiehester sroGnIy osIween 1850 and
IsSo. AID where puOiihHedt |. 4. d.
50 far - ne can learn fron Bottoms history and
~. TbonaS scnArf'L A n. Ii D-'S" So-caIIed ais
ory. taero were no papsrs IN wosLehesSSr county
jean AfIer 1850.
The Lny Whites are named Is . political faction in
esrtAin part. Of TIE ~soutL-Sorss caToilnA and
1sIaA whA are tAey. wnh's me dsrivaEio1. OF
tie name? r Okk-
The Luy-whires we're q local political parry In
he south- II originated in Louisiana ABOUT 1850.
sssung th- nAne because It IVES eompoSs ssriety
OF units p<rsons. siih no adniKtarc OF negro a.
s,staEee. Tnsre are LIZ whites In about every
southern Btats-
~ho '''sin.i'a the '.En mastery ints',xi'yr r
Aecording 70 Notes and oAerss, Sept II. 1859.
the phrase ~ss uAed nrst " John 6, Calhoun in .
DEBATE IN the Senate over the cquhiiioa OF cuba,
In which be Sale tnLE The policy OF The CniIei
ssaies WAS mastery inactivity" Tns eIpr.ssion
has been attributsd also 70 Sir Jsmas Macintosh,
who dled In 1854 In tails country it became popu.
lar during The war TO express tho waiting policy OF
some Of the 0sneralA- The lea Is 10 bs found in
L1y's Account OF now Qrinrus Eaoius EAIimus.
the Roman General. wore out Hannibal, the cArEh1-
EinIah General. gaining for hlmSelf th~ surname OF
c9netALor. the DeIsyez.
Has Q negro. or . person suspected OF bsiDS Q
negro, ever Sal In the Tinted stALss Sen.Le or bSeh
Governor OF . bIAIsi How many negroes nave al
In the House of representatives! n A }.
Blanche Z Bruce. . negro, Ma Senator FROM Mis-
sitsipp;. 1878 oil; PIneEHsy b. 8. P1nchusek wAs
acting Governor OF Louisiana for . month, from
Dee. .. is71. 70 Jan IL. 1878 In the House. Gen
RoberI snaiis OF South Carolina and Ar. CneaiaAm
VI North Carolina Fave been the most promIpeni