The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
NOTES AVID oUEnIks.

boN1e. VINO was oCiot oulto ~ ~
Jo~rrai At one time. Tho story was published BY the
Bolford Company In 1890. We thank them all.
I, seems tnat We were wrong In saying that there
was no high" Episcopal church In Hoboksp. There
IL one. the Church OF the Holy innocents; and it IL
- "hiRh' a. any.
some time aro . friend asked foe the text Of the
oaths taken By royal onncisls tn this country before
the Rsvotuton: ana two. weeks later smother friend
wrote from Rochester that the oaths were: one Of
allegiance. one against Roman catholicism. Nov
the second number Of the Bulletin Of ths New
rork Public Library APPEAR. ana sets forth the
oaths taken by public onnciais and military Officers
In this colony In i755.57. rnsy were four In mum.
Der; the nTst, Of alIegiancei tho second. against the
Pope. &C.; the third. against the Stewart pretend.
srs. and to the Hanoverian family, aud the fourth.
against uansubstantiatton- The Bulletin" prints
the osths from the manuscripts OATH rolls in the
Lsnox Library. which bear the signatures of all the
eivu and military onicsrs OF the colony.
L. Did the Democrats have . majority In both the
senate ana Houss during President Hayes admin.
i,trs.ion, .. VINO were the n.'' two United sts,s.
JAS. u. RKrLr. IN
q. You mean between 1877 and 1881; there was
no president Hayes In IN, Forty NTH Congress.
is77..y. the senate was Republican BY . votesi
the .ou.e Democratic o. ~ votes, In the Forty.
sixth conzr-s. iSiv.si. the senate wa Democratic
By = votes. the HOUSE b, s vot-s. .. William ra'er.
son. iIss so. Jonathan Elmer. i'ss VI. 8. y. A.
Nunieni org OF Psnnsyivanis-
what we're tue four qus,'ior, propoandHd tn
s'epncn A. Dousi,, At fr--pnr. by Abraham L,n.
tvln ia the g. nous d-oliss NJ ts5sf X. {. 7.
''ouesiou I. IL the people OF Kansss shall. By
means entirely puobi-~tionahae In alt other r"s.
poets, ADOPT a State Constitution. snd ak adciis.
sion Into tie Uuiou under tt. before they have the
requisite numn-r Of Inhabitants. a,eotiins 20 the
English bnl-som. s5.ooo-~ti you vote to aimit
insm' Question .. Can the peopl. Of \ Cnitsd states
Territory. "a .uy law uI way. sSa,nst toe wish OF
any citizen OF the Cnited states. exclude slavery
from It's limits, pri,r 20 the formation OF . ste.
Consututionl Question 3. n the saprems Court 10
In. United states 80 all decide tnat states cannot sK-
eiude slavery from their limits. are you H. hNor ~
aeq ii-rclus In. Adopting. and following such decision
IS rule Of political actioni question !. Are you IN
favor Of s,aulrins stditionsi territory. in DISREGARD
OF ho~ sncn sr1u~itton may Acct ire nation GA
tie slavery I.e-tIoa|
I noticed In iAior's cvcicp-dia this s-utencci
"rh.r- 10 nut . .iaxie in-tanre IN the history OF ne
United STATE. NJ an siecIor rrfgsins TO cast nis NJte
nm" Viii You pIea.. adyi.r what elseIIon tni.
was. and tue name Of tue sieetor' ~
Labor refers Ia the second election OF jar.-s Mon
roe. u, isyu; taer. Vas no opposiuon ~ bin. but
one ei- .tos voted for Jonn Quincy Ans. In ordsf
taAt no one hui Warrington n,is At be sie'te' unani'
mou.Iy. We have FORGOTTEN wao this was. but Il !.
. fact. A case too recent TO 10 tnciuiei II LA'o'
occurred In NORM Dakota In ios2; the Populists so'
two electoral votes, the KspGriirans onr' but one
Of the Popuiist cl-rtors voted FOR Cleveland. 80 that
Cleveland. Harrtson. and Weaver each go! one cleo
torA voys from tina, sta'e.
Can you inform ms ho- oar state gains prote-.
tion systerl u oseratei' How many Officers ae
smp.oJsd anu how lr. eney eomprusat.i Tor their
s,rvlc~sp GCSskS 4 fisa-EnAS.
There are nvs Fi.hsr.es. @ ln-. ami Fo.est Com
missiouer. who have charge Of the state nsh
Astrheris., the sheIlrsL iniu,try. and the restoek
ing OF lake. and rivers: they have charge Of tn. for
$50 i.ads and OF stat tree planting. and appoint the
n.h .ad s.ns PROTECTOR. The fnr-ster'' aud Ap
poin, further a rsh euisurist. . ch'sf prot-ctor. =
superintendent ot LAtchsries. q secretary. a sapcs.
intsndent NJ torsI .. &C. rhere ,rv ten employees
In ,h- ori = stay. seven for-m-u ~ hateaerie,.
tire. oyster protectors. and tnirty oae ash and
game protsctorL Ali OF these As pa:e rs TIE STAT.
Is It no, . missioner TO call the state troops Tho
rlti"nal CuNrd'' Would it not b. better 20 aAa4s
EN- "ssAts mAitiA'' NfTShsS'
IL ~ . ml.num.r. The seventh ReshI,sEI adopted
the name SatioaAi Guard from the French oards
Rationale. at the time OF LAfAystte's visit here In
iss4: he vas Colonel OF the French orSAniratioa. The
stats TOOK the honorary designation OF the seventh
Regiment and misappiied 10 20 the STATE militia as
It's onlcial tris. in 1901; and since then the militia
Of moot Of the states have received 10 ~ 'neir ON
eiai title. Massachusetts retains the pro per dssis
nation; 70 has Volunteer Militia. and . few other
States have state Militia. or AZ all events. not the
meaninsiess ''NAtional Guard" The laws under
which the National Guard IL organized gave the
Lie 20 rhas name: tho National Guard Is purely
local. not national. The real national guard in Law
Is the unorxAnired militia described In sections
1885 1901 Of tie Revised statutes lof the Cnited
States. TIE National Guard" is indeed . part OF
this militi.; but &c IL under distinct stAts laws,
not snsnsbls directly TO the Presidsnt
-
Can you tall me where I may ind . lss of tn.
recently IN THE srs' HaC'
There are ave muster rolls In existence. four In
private hands: the nfth roll IL In the STATE Depart
men. 81 wasLinEton. and dat~s from i7ss. Tns
Officers were: ITO 10. Caleb olbos. Captain; II. P
Livingston, william Collar, B'nJamin Goymss
LIeut.nanu; l77s.s william coifax. Captain
Benjamin aoymes and Levi Holden. Lsutenanta-
friend rivss me this tspls which he says con
ssitutss the vocabulary OF the classes mentioned
Average workman. 400 words. average mechanic
words. We'll edaca..d man. 1000 words. Ieiaim
this Is more likely correct: Average workman
y saac.s.d bushes. man. $500 words. wen .du
Gated mac. AZ least 5000 words; va. not shake
, $4,000 wordsi q. A. H..
The result of ONE Investigations made in Eng
land . number OF years ago were these. A laborel
had . Vocabulary Of 400 words. . business man
1000; an Ordinary writer $500 In 5000. NIL
ton used 5000 words. Shakespeare. $1,000. Of
which 500 were used only vn~s. As you will notice
there IL no exact division Of the classes, what Il
''busin.ss man." or An Ordinary Sritsr'' W,
think that the vocabulary OF the average American
. will DO found to be fuller than that OF the average
Engiishman OF the same station In lifei hut N,
eieutin: Investigation OF the subject has ouen mad,
over here. 50 far as We know.
Can you give me the origin NJ the ceremony o
naming vessels, usually called ''cnristeninz," hut
imagine AntsdAung the Christian eraf ". H..