The times., 1898-09-11

Is the expression high noon in connection
with wedding at IL o'clock correct? SIX
Its use In connection with a wedding
invitation is simply fad As it has been
so used it is doubtless correct to say that
1t is correct. Precisely noon is the mean
Ing Of the expression
nelf'' H. VII
The word is of Spanish origin and was
originally "coronel.~ becoming colonel
later after the French form. The pro-
nunciation was originally coronel and col
o-nel. The first form became in time
pronounced cor mel. and then curnel, re-
tanning the '1'' OF the Spanish form, but
the spelling kept the French form which
probably was more familiar to the Eng
lish.
bets that the motto of the Order OF tho
Garter. viz 'Honi soft q1i mai pense.% ia
Latin. T.E.
TO is old Norman French. "Honi' is the
solete verb. "honir." meaning to be
damned. The expression really means,
not 'evil to him VINO evil thinks but
May he be damned who evil thinks OF
this"
How many generals Of the civil W.T. are stiil
alve2 y.
We do not know In 1888 a list of the
Union generals and another of the Con-
federate generals. lieutenant generals.
major generals, and brigadier generals.
was published II showed 20 Union ma
jor generals, without taking account OF
brigadiers and 164 Confederate generals
OF all grades. Since then several on both
lists have died
What is the correct quotation, "Where sits Nc
Gregor is the head of the tablet should it
go where sits Mcdonald IS the head Of the Ia
blef'' D.
The first rendering is that usually CIV
en-, and also that given by Scott in Rob
Roy" Emerson. in his american Schol-
ar" puts Mcdonald there and some years
ago it was quoted as Where sits Nc
Nab is the head of the table The idea
is found in Don Quixote.
In the epilogue to Shakespeare's Henry WIZ
he uses the expression which we have not done
neither" Kindly enlighien upon this APP
parent grammatical erIor L ) l..
1t was not a grammatical error in
Shakespeare's time. You will find the
double negative used all through his
plays and poems.
How many men were Landed of sll the vessels
at Manila at the first Eaasllng ab0EIt the sth OF
July? How many were sent on the first Fn5iip-
pine expeditionT Also how many IN the ssco1d
and third p What is tie salary Of Congress-
men. United States Senator's and Speaker Of the
House? J d. p.
In the vessels of the first expedition
were about $500 men, Two died on the
voyage. On the second expedition 400
men We're sent on the third about 1000
went. 2. The Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress are paid $500 a year.
The Speaker gets sS.000.
In what year did the famous Irish comedian.
Tyrone Power, first perform in this country?
SUBSCRIBER.
Power came here IN 1853 and made his
first appearance in the New York Park
Theater on August IS Thereafter he play
ed in the Walnut, Philadelphia; the Tre-
mont. Boston; the Front Street. Balti-
more; the Washington Theater. in Wash
ington, and the American. New Orleans.
He made his last appearance IN this
country and on the stage. at the Park
Theater on March 9, 1871, and sailed for
England ON the President on March 81.
The ship was sighted four days out. but
never afterwards.
What was the effective range of sour-pounder
and six-pounder gun in the days of the Revo,u-
ton? E. H. a.
According 10 Sir Howard Douglas
authoritative book Naval Gun
merry" published first about six
ty years ago a six-pCunder with an ele-
vstion Of one-quarter of degree had an
effective range OF 800 yards A twelve
FOUNDER with. no elevation, had an effec-
tive range of 4SS yards. Sir Howard
does not give the range Of a fOur-pOund-
er; Ii must have been less than that of
the six-pOunder-
came to this country from Italy without hay-
ing done military service there Can / return
temporarily q am a citizen here now) without
being arrested and compelled to servef
PASQUALE F.
Legally you can be compelled TO serve
there and the United States will have
no legal right to help you This is be-
cause Italy says that she Will not let
her subjects naturalize themselves else
where or recognize their naturalization.
until they have done their military duty
She has as much right to refuse TO rec
ognize our naturalization laws as We
have TO refuse to recognize her military
service laws. So she might cause your
arrest, and as matter of courtesy might
release you from service on our request
Some information is desired concerning the art
ist Toby Z. Rosenthal and his works, especially
Elaine and Ccustance d. Beverly. Where were
location? Are they in public gaileries or owned
privately? When was the aIti=ts first work eN-
hibited? Can YOU give list OF his best-known
pictures? Where is he at present located:
Toby Edward RosenthaI was born in
New Haven in 1878: in 1880 he was taken
to California. where in 1853 he began 10
study art In 1863 he went 10 Munich.
where ne studied many years In 1865 ne
exhibited his first painting. Loves Last
Offering" in 1870 his Morning Prayer in
Bach's Family" which was bought by
the state. and is now in the Leipsic AIu-
scum. In 1874 he exhibited Elaine" In
1879 .sThe Young Monk" in 1888 THE
Trial of Constance de Beverly He has
painted many portraits. Very few of his
works have been exh lifted in this coun-
try. RosenthaI lives in Munich, we think.
L. T. C-We think your foundation is
strong enough, but you should have
practical mason pass upon the matter
after examination Os the conditions Mum
cie-The National Conservatory of Mu-
sic is in Boston, Mass ROsemary.-Titian
red hair is a dark red of distinct coppery
Iuster that Is very rare in nature. but
that is now abundant because fashion has
given the go-by TO bleached. bi-chloride
and Klondiked blondes Soft you ad-
dress a letter TO Collector of Customs,
Santiago Cuba IL should reach the off,
cial who has that duty in charge for
Uncle Sam. George P.-.Gmiral Dewey
is Vermonter. one of the many notable
graduates of Northfield Academy. We
don't know his politics Naval command
ers afioat usually take small interest in
politics. Greenhorn.-The word boy