The times., 1897-09-26

"hat Is the unpa rdonable SIM SCH.
No one Knows absolutely, hut it is sug-
eested by theologians that it is the as
cripsien 70 Satan OF the works performed
by the 10y Spirit.
- Have the postoffice officials anv au-
monty TO open a letter on assumption that
Tue contents are unlawfule-J. w.
Tney have not. Sometimes, we think,
they assume an authority, however as
a rule, though, the addressee is requested
to open the suspected letter in the pres
ence OF the authorities
Whence comes the old proverb. Willis
naltuS.
II is one OF JJnn HcywooFs proverbs.
He lived in the last third of the fifteenth
century. Ite wrote While the grasse grow
eth the horse staFveth' From George Whet-
stoae. 1878. is qlotct .whylst grass doth
grow, OFT staryes the seely stceds'i
What is the pay Of daughtsnen in civil
ana In mechanical engineering 2 Whas
dIe tue chances for employment in either
DtdhChI ana which would you advise a
young man 70 take up?
From Sl.@y 10 5 . o Ga ia The former
and - to s. a da j IN he latter 2 About
equal, both being pretty well filled With
odtkno Wig Ss3i4ethin< tout the young man
we would not advise.
a,H What is Hog Latin; where is it used,
anu "liere dlu the name Hog Latin
originate In what respects does IL etffrer
from pure Latin Caesar
Hog Latin, generally called Dog Latin,
Is siapiJ very bad Latin. The French
aGd the Germans called IL Kitchen Latin.
We don't ..lIOw hGgv tie term originated
There is number Of similar phrases:
Dog sleep compare Cat nap, q light sleep
that isn't sleep. dossereI, verse tha5
isn't pGesry, etc.
VIII YOU kindly state If an American
warship has ever gone To ConstantinopIe
after tie European exclusion treaty. WITH
or without permission? ". W, Sr
EaTiagut Went o Constautiuople in the
slnail vessel FroHe, as his flagship, the
Franklin, was tou large To lie allowed up
al tie city Finally permission was given
10y the sultan ami tie Franklin steamed W
the Dar!enelies and anr hOFed off the city
OF tie sai'ii'ue Porte. THUS was IN 1865
Several of the states Of the Union have
formally adopted state euibIenls, usually
Lowers VIII you kindly give a list OF
these? E. ). II.
list published in December last gives
these State flowers anuemblems. Alabama,
goldenrod, Colorado. columbine Delaware,
peach blossom. Idaho, Syringa; Maine, pine
cone and CaSscl; Minnesota, cypripodiu,n;
Montana, bitter root: NJ braska, goIdenrod;
Utah. Segc lily; Vermont, red clover, Rhode
Island and Efsf- r-ir, f,sar,Ia rrao
Who made famous the saying. w here
ain l at! anu Oh what OccdsiOn2 J. B.
Congressman c Obj, OF Alabama, used the
Expression oH April 20, S92. he was IN
terrupted in a speech in Congress. ana when
ne began gain used the now very famous
expression COEgre ssiaan Watson, in a
book printed for Popuiist consumption, trn-
piled that C0bi, was drunk when De said
this, but @ coIamittee Of mveS tigation de
eided tEat hc failed 10 prove his implied
charge Whether Cobb or Watson made
the remark famoGs We 90 not know.
Was the cOnstitutionaHty Of the income
tax levied during the war OF he rebellion
tested in the United States Court? III 80.
what was the decision J. p r
Not severely. People duringthe war stogd
a good many things which they dGnot stand
HOW. Everything went in those days. so,
though case was prepared. it was not ar
gued thoroughly and had no definite de
cisi3n. In ISS0, however, the Supreme
Court Of the United States tin Springer vs..
the United Statesi decided that the war
time income tax was Constitutional.
Who were the original Cabinet officers?
Secretary OF state, Thomas jefferson,
September %. 17S9; Secretary Of the
Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. September
II, 1883; Secretary OF War. Gen Bsnry
Knox, September u, 1TSS. Postmaster
General, samuel Ossood, September 20.
1883. Attorney General. Edmund Ran
dOlph, September 2G, 17s9.; The other
Cabinet offices We're created in the fol-
lowing dates, and first filled by these
persons. Secretary OF tie Navy. May 21,
1888, Benjamin stoddert, Secretary OF the
Interior. March :, 1919, Thomas Ewing;
Secretary Of Agriculture, February IL,
1889, Norman + Coleman.
Do the inhabitants of Central America
raise Cotree2 II 50, how much coffee does
tree at seven or eight years old produce
IN poundS' How many trees are planted TO
coffee tree ar seven or eight years old9
How often does the tree bear fruiC yparIy2
Does the coffee bean or berry grow in long
pods ike peas or beans How often does
the coffee tree have u b. pidnJedg What
Is w 7Re average life Of a coffee tFee' c
Central America raises a large quantity
of coffee. Tie average yield OF a tree
cannot he stated. perhaps about twenty
pounds. Trees are planted about every
eight feet, about SEQ trees being set out
to the acre. A tree grows to be thirty
feet higu, but is kept down To about elgh5
feet high. The tree is evergreen. but bears
one crap a year. The berries grow in pairs,
surrounded Ly d thick, sweet pulp and
skin The tree begins 10 yield when three
years old, is in fun bearing when five
and bears for twenty years thereafter.
Kindly inform me about the motto, 'Eoni
SOFT Qul mai TeHSe.' where and from
what 1T originated. T. j.
The expression is said 10 date from the
time % Edward III OF England. about
l349. AZ court BAH the beautiful Count
ess of Salisbury dropped her garter On
seeing this the cuurtiers began 10 laugh.
Thereupun the King picked UP the garter,
with the famous remark, 'Honi soft qui
NAL penUe"-may he be ashamed who