The sun., 1898-12-18

above No 10 Dutch Hthndhrd pays . duty OF l,SO |
cents per lb."
Several correspondents send ne Capt. John Vine
Halls drunkenness cure" which 10 a. followsi Sui
phate of iron. grains maenesia 10 grains pepper
mint water, IL drains; spirits Of nutmeg dram.
Dose one wneglassful twice day. in water or not
as IL preferred.
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NhSn was boy q \. sSSTS feovn IN 4. S. sS0u'
The rule Of three Il puzzles me
And fractiona sets me Inad
Tret and tare pu1ls my hair.
But practice / love best. R.MW.
vSSss SSS q gS' vosmS S SO oned EsS Nos
dioSoi' think 4 was published in England about
1883 or 1882. but am not sure. j. G. h.
How do the Norwegians differ from the swedssf
scSndinayianS originally come from Toutonio stock
or did they originate from the ancient Lapps or
most authentic account of tSc origin and dversy Of
tho earliest known tribes of all nations. j. NJ. W.
Tho Norwcgans are Of the Scandinavian branch Of
tho Teutonio race; arc the swedes Norwegians
differ from swedes In politics moro than raciAlly.
The Kingdom OF Norway at ono Ame was more power
full than that Of Sweden; and the Norwegians Of to-
day resist the amalgAmaton Of their country with
the present moro powerful kingdom Of Sweden. 1t
II eugRentod now tnat III tno DcbuulnhNlhu poulnhuA
was not the actual cradle Of the Aryan race It
the centre Of Aryan diusloni that the Norverans
are not to be viewed as descended from Lapps or
Chinese. See Peschel's Races of Man and Their
Geographical Distribution"
In saying that none Of the ships Of our navy few
. aag other than their own during the recent war
new the spanish nag while cutting cables of the
Cuban coast3 b. F.o.
No vessel did as you suggest Tho regulations
colors before going into action. Tho Spanish hag
could not have been flown by vessel under 1ro or
cutting cables. This letter. however. may be corroct
On May the converted cruiser Yale ran mp tho
English colors OF San juan steered close under the
Morro made that Cervera was not in the harbor
and. having dipped It's flag to fort again. steamed out
Of range d. o. T."
stars Are thore In the Brazilian hagf L. @ W.
1. A blue nag with . white transverue cross, on
which In superimposed . red cross. 2. Five stars.
representing the Southern Cross
some years ago you published series of articles
Sy steyenson tSsstins Of his s5psrspSss in The
where may obtain III S.sJ.
Those articles make up the volume called "vailima
Letters" edited by Sidney Colvin. and procurable
at any book store.
The manner in which the opponents Of the reten;
down by public opinion reminds me Of poem
which va: published during the rebellion Tritssn
ber, Tho train went whirlins through Etna bog"
e track and Attempted to stop The proSress Of the
train by barking, with the natural results. Can you
tell me who wrote that poem and also give copy Of
thur Ts German m % posaeSson in eastern China 2 The
canal project proposed BY ENGLAND and Americs in
Q. Special reference TO the complication of the
k,e IL The Sss In G1 s
ig the disputed ground of the French and the Egg
l. Port Arthur is harbor near the southern e1
trenity of the Liao-tung Peninsula, Shrinking prov
ince, China: It laid out by English engineers
about ten years and received its name in honor
of Prince Arthur of Great Britain. Duke of Con-
naught who visited the place on his return from
India in 1890. 1t is held now by the Russians 1t is
. strongly fortified harbor. and will be the princi-
pal eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad
2. There s canal project proposed by both these
powers. 8. Tho complications arc being straight
ened out Tho road sold ut auction by the Gov
ernment Nov. and 2. 1897. for S55.5oo, 900,
to the Reorganization Committee. which now con-
trolls It. T. The Niger rises in Sierra Leone. hows
northeast for about 900 miles and then southeast
for about 900 miles more. It's possession is de-
sired because Il is navigable river the control of
which will be valuable. especially to France, whose
territories its headwaters reached by water
moro easily tnan oy lAno'
vas The stronaest in the WorldP THE Roosr
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.", - .So 80, sr.ornt.d 90 X, ZOO hosiaaS
"a 900 ,shoro~a .nd .rt,s,n. ;n ,ho v.rds
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How. did the oppression "By tho great horn
| spoon" originate1 A. W.. o.
| We have been unable to learn. We think tho
| q, - - - ., a., A.. .-o.
In Bartlett's Familiar Quotation" is the follow
| ing extract from Poss TO Helen, To the glory
Ina ~, t S1S ~ IN Pns.s noem AZ nnblished Dd
| he write two poems ITO Helenr' ETC.
The lines arc in the poem as printed in the FIRST
collective edition. 1885, We do not know why they
should be omtted the poem has only three stanzas.