The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01

tropoiols. isopodous. ptcropodous. trachelipodous.
This makes the total twenty-five. g. y.
Bucket shops were called bucket shops because
when they were mrs: started in Chicago the only
ras wheat. The LEGITIMATE brokers would not handle
an order for lr.s Than ;0"0 6 6p, .ha ard n,So1 a 10. Of
cou'd speculate on as small q capital as ol.oo. and
ously as buying aud selling whes, by the bucketful.
H-n,e shops where a small business was
90 buck shops, and the term was eventually applied
to all brokerage In stocks and grain wher" the
ers or brokers would handle. and more particularly
to places where there were really no legitimate trans
bet on the market. the pro, r,etor allowing tho Gus
Of a commission, which WAS in reality his percentage
In the game. BEN +. THOMPSON.
Lefevre. have a large painting him tha' Or "
the prize at Grand Dncsl exhibition IN Florence In
father. wouIi ike 20 know something Of the artist.
There were two Lafevres. brothers; one was n famous
por rait paintor. Ny picture Is aiarg lsndscape. L.
We nnd but one Lefevro. Charles; he was born IN
1893 and died in tho seventies. He painted many
portraits. but Landscapes and figure pieces as well.
Sec L-rouases Grand Dic'ionaire Universelle.
OF men who served on both siies in the war OF the
rebelli' n. NOR, foreigner. were in tho southern army
q DISTINGUISHED ,oftcor OF the late war that such was
s!. fact. but 4 has ben aur,t,oned by 'omo Pes""n'.
" III gu blhhiy utNi4 49, 49, 90
We III nix that no one can answe this question
with CIV anour cy. The rolls OF the Confederate armies
are incomplete. aud even in Col. FoIs authoritative
book on regimentai. losses no attempt is made to give
the nativities OF the Coufrdcrates. We doubt. how.
ever. n there were more Foreigners proportionately
in the Confederate than In tho Union army.
VIII you let me know the date of existence and tho
t eiaS ,n t E, ' sS, Min,sG now occupied By the Univ. n aty
Club. corner Twenty sixth street and Madison avenue.
The Turf Club succeeded tn" Union League in tho
Jerome house in 1881, in 1889 the so-cnllcd Madison
Club suoceeded TO the Turf. and in 1884 tho Uniyer
sity Club became tho tenant OF the building where 10
stiil ia. The Madison Club died before tho Univenlty
took the building.
what caused the overthrow of tho Bourbon family
In Franc-f C.B II,
the advice OF his minist,r. tina Prince de Polignac.
| tried to suspend the liberty OF the press. to dissolve
the Chamber and to set aside the charter or oonsti-
| tuition under which no ruled. Paris revoited; tho
King would make no concsssions. and abdiosted.
10. Eno.tr4Oht-rhs Palmetto state" Is South
, Carolina.
Forenstc.-The article on tho SwastikA appeared in
The Sun OF sunday. Jan. 81. 1897.
Rad Bauk.-The mean summer temperature Of Now
York city Is about Ia; that OF Liverpool about be..
JR, s-wo know OF no free school OF law. Law "a q
luxury. and tho study OF law Is . luxury % both
must DO paid for.
hrs. Bender.-You are not compelled to 10 70
lawyer, you may draw your own Will. but must do &C
In accordance with law.
J. B.-rhere arc said to be about 4eo. 900. oOC
Christians, 900. 900. 900 ConfuciAnA. &c., $780, 900. o0t
Hindus. $50, 900. 900 Mohammsdans. Thess ar,
merely estimated ngures.
+. HIokoy.-The needle OF compass does NOT poin
dir, city TO the north. In the nrst place, the uOrtl
magnetic pole does not coincide with the north pole
and then east or west or . Eigzag lins which move
east and west the needle OF a compass points west o
east Of the north magnetic pole. A ships compAsse
have to DO corrected and the variation determine,
once or twice . year. ct all SysntA