The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
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sots,s, q 3 b %niastssP lay q but iwsnsto ,st,.sfy
my bun-hsnded friend. 50 hA
we r.pr,n, this question. with the correc, answer.
In the multiplicity OF similar questions relating to
fractional errs, cats. hens, herrinss, CO.. we misiaid
the answer to thia question. This is the way 10 should
70; n 2 cats XIII . rats IN 2 minutes. 1 cat kills 1
rat in 2 minutes Therefore. TO kill so rats he would
require so times 4 minutes 800 minutes. To kill 80
rats iu 90 minutes. or IN oue-sevcnth Of the time re-
quired by the one cat, would require 2 times 1 cat--7
cats. q. o. IL right, tho bull.hcaded friend wrong.
which 10 the proper title for the present KAISER"
II. AND v.
The King OF Prussia 10 "oerman Emperor" not
Emperor Of Germany. The oniciai tne OF the en-
pirs Ia "aerman Empire.' The distinction between
the two titles IL very slight and hardly dennabic.
The accepted idea Of an emperor 10 that he h .
higher grade Of king. The German Emperor IL not.
He IL simply President OF the contederated German
gtates. with certain. limited powers. Tho empire of
Russia has the imperial title correctly. because it,
head 10 king or ruler Of the separate States now alb
sorbed in the empire; the empire Of Austria has 10
correctly. a. the Emperor Of Austria 10 King Of Boho-
mia and Grand Duke of Austria, 40. Tho States of
tho German Empire have not lost their individuality,
- have thoso Of the Russian ana the Austrian en-
pires, 20 the King Of Prussia IL properly German En-
poror. and not Emperor Of Germany.
What year was the New York Volunteer Fire De
partment Organised. and what year was n disbanded
Tor the paid department? An OLD VOLUNTEER.
Tho old Volunteer Fire Department grew up by de-
Grses. Thore was o Fire Department In New Amster-
dam In 1e4s. when Fire wardens were appointed
and 100 nre buckets made and distributed; but the
Volunteer Department dates probably from about
1880. when two IRE engines were bought by the city.
and Anthony Lamb made superintendent OF Fire
Engines" The nrst Chief 10 said to have been Jacobus
stoutenburg. who was appointed in 1901. The de.
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John Decker. who became Chief in $780, He died
quite recently. The Metropolitan now the New
York; Fire Department began on Sept. 1, 1895.
or War Of ISIS known as the Battle Of the kegs?
Has II not been made the subject Of q pain;ins1
In January. l77s. while the Delaware was nearly
free from Toe. some wings (Americans) at Bordentown.
N. j.. set anoat some kegs Of gunpowder. with ma
ohinery 90 arranged ~ to explode the gunpowder II
the kegs should strike or rub against anything. They
hoped TO blow up some Of the British men.of.war.
which were further down tho stream. Ono Of them
struck q piece of ice and exploded just opposite Phil.
adelphia- For twenty.four hours the garrison was
on duty. and everything that noated BY was shot at
by the s~entinels. This was the Battle of the Kogs."
Francis Higginson. an American poet, composed .
poem of twenty-five stanEaS on the occurrence. We
do not know any picture OF the occurrence.
4. In regard to the great nre OF lslb. can You tell
me where I can obtain information rs to parties iiy-
ia III in ~ p sbous' William NAV Wt tmisn p" who oscI.
pied q home about where ~ Broadway now standa
gard to tcachsrS employed in the early forties IN the
spingier Institute, Union square? j.. L.
1. You can see the City Directory for 1s4o in the
Mercantile Library. we think. The ire destroyed
buildings in Now. Broad. Beaver and whitehall
streets and Exchange place. In the history of the
New York Fire Department you should nnd informa-
ton. 9. In tho forties the spingler Institute had
these teachers: The Rev. Gorham Abbott. principal;
Miss Elisa Flint. Miss Mary Flint. Miss Maria Gilman
and Miss subit; the Rev. Hobart Atkins. tho Rev.
Theron Hawks. the Rev. Theodore Irving and n.
Roman. We cannot give the names of any Others.
hrst put on the stage? D. Low. in.
The most recent version Of Jack and the Bean.
stalk was acted first BY tho Boston Cadets in 1906.
and was produced by professionals on March IL.
1906. We do not know when the hrst version was
made; Z. Lamar Blanchard. who wrote the Drury
Lane pantomimes for thirty i've years. from 1855 to
his death in 1890. undoubtedly made use OF "Jack
and the Beanstslk - but NO don't know II he had q
predecessor. There was o version at covent Garden
in 1880.
Can you inform me whether . foreign born who
becomes . full American citizen on attaining his
majority can DO forced to do military ssryioe IN the
s Sa = si.,. es vi. fa% pa sss%st Galy 7issae he OH Gs'f Raap shs''
Legally he can DO compelled to do II. because Italy
refuses to permit o subject TO DO paturalized in
another country until no has done his duty at homo.
When he has done his military duty she will recos.
niEe his foreign naturalization. Al Q matter of
courtesy she might release him, however.
side i; T au.i nIn .ss of 1sb s5SSRs Of %A ssi .:sSiS s g. rss g na%.
Dor OF Irish birth who served, the. number Of
German as = .arvs birth; the %. total numSss q foreign birth birth
sented in the service BY a substituteP S. o.s.
/. 2.77s. 304. q. There arc no oflcial figures re-
garding tho enlistment of men OF foreign birth. But.
as out of o selected o.46s ireland had oo.os7 and
Germany 64.94<. It 10 fair to assume that the total
number Of Irish was about e7s.ooo and Of Germans
about 500, 900. 8. Mr.. Cleveland sent q substitute.
What is the status Of . woman whose husband is q
saaa5P Psiso r1'0f I. 1 sas % snsi.i e a 20 a siToies : s ssTn II so
what kind OF q divorce and what relief does 10 allow?
have been . criminal. entitled to any relief. and ifso.
what2 ANXIOUS.
She is not entitled to . divorce. unless the man 10
sentenced to life imprisonment. A woman igno-
rantly marrying o habitual criminal 10 mot, tpso
Jdcto. entitled to q divorce.
When would q check deposited during banking
hour hosS n on Monday IN ,Sy, reach s,;H the bank it was drawT On
Before 3 O'Clock Tuesday. The check clerks in the
bank where It was deposited would get II the same
day; the Clearing House clerk would have Il by 10
O'Clock the next day; tho balances would DO settled
DoIOro j O'CLOCK, VT tno pAuk On WHICH IL Wh4 urAWn
would get its check.
Can q man work fifteen minutes under water ono
mile. or $3.50 feet. below the surface. provided with
the latest improved divers appliancesf s.R.
He cannot. The compression OF the air would kill
him. An English diver made a record recently by
working for some hours at a depth OF $50 feet. No
work has been done ut any greater depth.
Are the Turkish Generals osman Pasha and Edhem
Pasha genuine Turks A friend OF mine says they
are Europeans. Also toll me what race arc Tnrka..
Z. r. J.
osman Pasha Is said to be o Turk by birth. educa.
ton. and training; Edhem Pasha IL q Greek. The
Turks are ottomans descended from q tribe origin
ally inhabiting Khorassan. and ara Turanians.
Newspaper, generally. spoil the plural Of Knight
Templa- "Knlghts Templar.". while dictionary au.
thorities and leading R~rammarians spoil II knights
Templars." VIII you kindly tell mo which Is correct.
and why2 II. Fl. +.
We suppose Templar Is made plural in form be.
cause of an imaginary rule that IN adjective must
sgree with is noun in numbeI but Tempiar here
10 q noun.
| /. The Caspian Sea being an inland sea, does Ito
/ water hud ttG WAy 10 the ocean in any Way3 a. DoAa