The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
NOTES AND
rlss.e give Oh, history of Grace Asullar. the

bne ~ born June y, lClO. " UtEAn Z WrltN ut n |
very early age, and completed q number OF books.
some OF which were not published until after her
death. Among them are "Tbe Magic Wreath" poems.
"The Martyr Tho Spirit OF Judaism" Tho Days
OF Bruce Jewish Faith" "Homo Influence Z" and
"Tho Mothers Recompense." These last two are
still famous. In 1881. whom 10 years old. she had the
measles, and never recovered wholly. She died In |
Frankforton.Main Sept, 10, ls47, and il buried in
the Jewish cemetery there. According to DR.. ALI.
bone, for some time before her death she was unable
to speak; but she had learned the dumb alphabet,
and spelled on her fingers: Through He slAy me. yet
win l trust in Tim" These were her last words.
Please describe the uniform and color OF tho infan-
try OF the armies Of Russia. Greece, Italy, and Turkey.
r. 8. G.
The Russian infantry IL uniformed in dark srsou,
the overcast IL gray. the cap IL groen; the facings aud
trimming vary in each regiment. Tho Russian rno
regiments also wear green; their faoinEs are rather
lighter than those OF tho infantry. The Italian in
fAutry wears dark blue black blouses and light blue
trouseu; the cape IL black. Facings vary in each
| regiment. Tho rins regiments wear, As a rule, dark
| blue bIous Q and trousers; their disting uishiug mark
10 the dark u%onbrero. with dropping cocks plumes In
II. The Turkish infantry 10 described a. looking
much like thu French. wearing dark blou.es and
bagEy red trousers; its chief difference 10 the head
car. which L the fes. Tho Greek, wore their skirta,
various colorcd blousss. and ferea.
Iohssrvo that THE Sun. in its excellent article on
In a heavy sea she would nnd It almost iuNpossiblo
%sssemonts. Il any. have Been fought in . heavy SEQ,
cay IN one too heavy 70 lHrmlt vessels WIN lnT Tree
No naval battle Of modern times has been fought
In suoh Q sea, but in the old days OF sailing vessols Q
good fresh breeze was wanted to give the vessels good
steer age wal, and 4 fresh breeze can make q hoavy
sea II u stays fresh long enough. In planning .
battle hip. 10 should be adapted to more than smooth
water conditions, THE suns crit,oisn on the Devss
tation WA that she was adapted to nothing but
smooth water.
young man. born in Nova Scotia. moves to the
takes out citizens papers and becomes a citizen OF
II, United states ana exercise; the P1iyiieses Of =
become a British subject again. Please tell me the
requirement, by law and the reason for same.
He'd have to go back and settle in Canada and apply
to he nsturaliIed. The reason ia very plain: He has
given up hts character A. British subject and has
assumed another Incompatible with that OF = subject
Of the British crown To resume that Of n subject
he must fulnl the requirements OF the Canadian law.
l.. Is the belief that white cats arc deaf general3
9. Is It based on assertainsd fsets1 8. II 80, are the
facts OK applicable? &c.
l. We don't know II /, il general. II is set forth in
certain books. and is accepted BY persons who have
met deaf white cats. g. It seems to be. Q. Evory-
thing is applicable. II the explanation is accepted.
who wm Hicks, whsn wa. ho hanged And wha,
q the origin of the expression. mo such fun since
Uick. vas hung ?" q. F.. p.
Hicks. whose name was Albert, was a pirate NOT q
buocaneer. but technically n pirate. He was convicted
on May 20. 1850. of having murdered three persons
on hts :. pirate ship" tho oyster sloop Edwin A. John.
son, and was hanged on Bedlow's Island July ID.
1880. we suppose the expression. which co1ld have
had only . local existence, dates from his execution.
Kindly answer following questions. l. Location Of
grave Of John wilkes Booth? .. Disposition OF re-
w. MEG.
1. We think Booths body Is now in the family bury
ing plot at Belair. Nd, in an unmarked grave. 2. After
being exposed TO the view Of the passers-by for some
time the body was removed and. after services, buried
In the cemetery of Pare la Chaise, In Paris.
wh.n was the building known as the +" ARSENAL in
now generally known s. VIZ @.
Tho =" old arsenal in Central Park WAS erected .. q
. time beyond the memory Of living man; no "his
torian' OF New York has found anything about it. I,
was intended and used as . State arsenal until $50.
when the arsenal at Seventh avenue and Thirty NTH
street WA built.
Whore can any list or account no found or seen civ.
. IN, .nS. ' oou sn'ps or anG pr neinG to Of lf rs earl! fhr Ds'S 1o ic1,,s,' by ~
Abran Ferwerds un Dutnh). now in tho New York
all. HOLLAND.
. You will nnd some In Brodhesd's documents II
Illustrating the Colonial History of New York." other
In the county histories OF Long Island. some In tn.
81 SN1Sb
where Ia the centre Of cop'l'tT,oSn !. Of the pre:en
49, W. II 8.
o 10 do not know where the centre of population Il
now. or whore Il viii DO. On ragr xxIvi OF Vol. !.
part L. OF the Census Reports. 1890. you viii nn'
full directions for aHcertaininc the centre OF populn
tioa Of = country, Follow them. and work out tn
= desired answers; We haven't time to do so.
Baa Queen Victoria ever aiRued n death warrant
II the answer Is am I'm Ativo. I would ask the occ aalo
and the name OF the person condemned. ia.
Queen Victoria h id to sign all death warrants 70
some moaths after her accession. After some tim
n an act Of Parliament relieved her Of the necessity Q
doing %. and imposed It rpoa tho court sentsnc'n
the prisoner. We do not know the rames OF 'ho pei
sons whose death warrants Queen Victoria signed.
=. :,Gn rn. sn1 beats tho devil "! ,on VIZ = c.., "s.f
AZ Q. Banaxhor wasn't o "whe;" DAnaaher 10 . tow
In Kings county. ireland. on the river Shannon.
a II 10 such . superior town that It Is said. by its inhab
tapts, to beat every other town on earth. The usui
reference Is: THAT boAa BAnAgher. and Banaghe
bests the devil"
In Cen. BOOTHS -In Darkest England" page lls.
nnd these words: when yapolron was oompeiie
10 to retreat under circumstances which rendered II in
'. s,d:rsd n: aoc,.n e poison .,ery man IN the 10
II In not true. II 10 were true. even General
N Booth could give Q date for the occurrence.
Please name the nrst. second and third occupation
or trades in which most people are employed. all
number employed in each one. J. Il. ".
~ According to the census OF 1890. thore wer. o. TAI
BB7 farmers, planters. and overaesrs; 5000. o1b aGr
- cultural laborera; and LOIS. sl7 lAboren. No 9th,
occupation has more than q million persons In It.
Which is che better English, 70 Aay. .lrssirsd At i
o'clock or II went to bed at 10 o'clock"r
z. II. n.
" ct went 70 bed ., 10 o'clock" n hA. moro Enrll.
words than the other sentence. the principal word
70 which 10 French, and the words arr shorter.
v. s-feoraanA-JAmea Fisk was killed in 1871.
70 q. LSsis-Trederick Archer. the English Jooko
died ct Newmarket, England, on Nov. 0. 1880.
o. O. Min every country having registration
"a births, there 10 found an exoess Of males over femAi
o, frsm y 70 2 Per cent. q year.