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The sun., 1898-12-04

war Indemnity demanded OF France by Germany.
sum. 2 Did France at the time OF that war occupy
the same position she occupies to-day with regard to
sandnF mse army Of both these nations at hs r.
1. Five milliArds of frances that is $3.50 ooo. .ooo
The time allowed for the payments was t. Dec. 81.
1874. The money paid actually by Sept. B,
1878. The last payment mado that date.
2. Yes. As Germany had navy, however. the
French Navy could do practically nothing. II cap
tured some twenty merchant vessels. .. France.
els. +18 men; Germany. 5s5. .44o men.
Was the name Sophia ever held by prominent
Womanf II. L.
There have been few women who bore the name
Of Sophia together with other Christian names who
have been prominent because of their birth mis-
fortunes such As Sophia Charlotte, the philosopher
Queen of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea OF Zelle tho
unfortunate wife OF George /. of England; but ex.
cept for these. your question must be answered
negatively.
S.R. W.-Ths KeAnArge will bo battleahip of the
nrst class.
Z. Galpfn.-Paul Jones was . Scotsman by birth;
he came from Kirkbean.
"AreAatc"-oen. Roy Stone. now in Porto Rioo. is
| . veteran OF the civil war.
Anzious AotAsr.-The Forty seventh New York Reg
| gment is at San Juan. Porto Rico.
r. WAtk-The width of the steamship Pennsyi-
yanis of the Hamburg American line Ia siIty-two
| feet.
Rsadsr.-The Government publishes its Consular
Reports each month; apply to the State Department
| for them.
". ssnelsir.-The way to get an apprenticeship"
in the navy is TO apply at the navy yard to be
listed as an apprentice.
| Rev. W. K-The poem "The Fighting Race" de-
scribing Burke. Grady and oshea." was in The
| Sun of March IT. 1898.
Ell. S-The schoolship st. Mary'a Ia not q reform
school, bad boys not wanted on 1t. For informA-
| tion writs to tho Committee on Nautical School,
Board OF Education. Grand and Crosby streets.
| A. d. EzAamsr.--Persons who bet that our war
with Spain would DO over in six months lose their
bets. The war began on April 20 and was not ended
on Oct TO- The signing OF the protocol did not end
| the war legally.
ArS AouHtain.-There has never been Roman
Catholic President of the United States; there is no
law or rule against Roman Catholic becoming
President; in time Roman Catholic will be chosen
President. without doubt.
Vernon SiH.-The city OF New York as il exists to-
day and IS II existed before jan 199s WAS and is
the largest manufacturing city in the United States
| Tho belief that Philadelphia was a greater manu-
featuring centre than ever the old city" IL purely
| traditional.
| SW. O-Dynamite eIplodes rapidly that its
| fores ia exertsd in the direction from which the
greatest pressure comes. That is, IL the dynamite
/ be placed on the ground. the explosive force iS
down; n Il be hung against wall its force attacks
the WAlli n It be hung under An object itS force is
upward
The sun., 1898-12-04

Docs q naval oficer who has reached the age limit
and desires TO be retired have TO hand in his resigna
tion before he can be retiredr C. W. J.
No. he does not resign at all; heisretired by opera
ton of law. and the retired list being still
in the navy. II he resigned he would not be In the
navy.
The sun., 1898-12-04

Tho voting machines in use in Rochester and in
the Fifteenth ward OF Utica at this years election
worked very we'll by all accounts and justified the
assertions made concerning them. There were no
mistakes. the results were promptly canvassed and
there no failure in any respect of the machine.
the introduction OF which in other districts has
made easier by these practical experiments. An OBJ
lection previously urged against ballot machines.
that they excluded voters from complete freedom of
choice, limiting them to 4 selection from among
various candidates. appears to have been obviated
by several new improvements. By chapter 44a OF
the Laws of 1897 the Common Council OF any city
the Town Board of any town in the State is
authorized to adopt the machine for at elections
subject TO the provisions and safeguards set forth in
that law. There has been no voting by ballot ma
chine-Automatc machine-in New York county.
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bets that "cwt.." as commonly used In the
United States. means the twentieth part OF long
ton." or 112 pounds. bets It is meant for 100
pounds Or the twentieth part of q net ton of 1000
pounds CONSTANT READERS.
hundred weight in this country the
twentieth part of ton of :, 900 pounds.
The sun., 1898-12-04

The last Illinois Legislature included in its MEM
bership 12e Republicans rs Democrats. and Pop
ulists. The Legislature will be made up of ia
Republicans, SO Democrats. Popuist. and Pro-
hibionist. The Populist in the Senator the Prohi
bionst is in the House There will be election for
United States Senator by the Springfield Legislature
this winter the term of the senior Senator Shelby
NJ. Cullom. not expiring until March 4, 1901. He
has been member of the Senate since 1888 and eI-
poets to be reelected at the close Of his present
term. The Illinois Republicans think they won
substantial victory at the recent election and secured
more than the normal Republican majority. larger
majority In fact than the Republicans have had in
any State election for eighteen years with two
ceptions only.
The sun., 1898-12-04
Multiplication is vexation,
Division is as bad,
The rule OF three IL puzzles me

And practice drives me mad"
Your answer to "a b." on Sunday last in reference
TO the last line of above is not quite correct Tho
fractions" of A. BIS version Is q corruption of
practice" The Jingle is of 1tish origin and has
been familiar to the youth Of EngIand for three
tice" in country like the United States. where the
decimal system 10 in vogue has value, but in
Great Britain with its arbitrary money rules and
weights and It very much to the disgust
OF British youngsters. Practice" is process for
the multiplication OF arbitrary numbers. Here is
eIample What Is the cost of ~ tons 4 cwt. qrs,
OF ore at f84 16s. 1o11d. pertonf
fs4 1e 1oK
10
The sun., 1898-12-04

The success of the Van wyck ticket in Albany
county at this years election and the OF tho
local Democratic candidates In the county
have had an unfAvorable effect upon the prospects
of those Albanians who opposed. on local grounds.
the biennial sessions project. 1t may DO remem-
bered that this project st secured the advocacy OF
Gov. Black in Troy, and to the hostility OF some
Trojans for some AlbaniAns his recommendation
was ascribed. Though the Republican party in the
Legislature showed itself partial to reduction in
the States expenses. the Republicans, in Difference
the views OF their Albany county associates re-
Trained from any declaration tho subject at the
Saratoga Convention. The Democrats at Syracuse
indorsed it. Albany went Democratic and the pro-
tests of the people against biennial sessions will not
count forso much with the next Legislature they
oiherMise might.
The sun., 1898-12-04

The Silver party. or National Silver party. as il
sometimes calls ITSELF is greatly In neod OF recruits
in various parts OF the country. and fusions with
Democrats. ProhibitioniBts. Independent Repub-
lcans and Socialists have not been fruitful OF
any substantial gains. So effort to attract
recruits is to be made. In Columbus, o.. last week
there q meeting of the Union Reform party
Executive Committee. Members from New York,
Illinois and Indiana met with the Ohio committee
and decided to hold q national convention next
March, at which time arrangements are to be made
to put ticket In the Gold in every State. The
party is to bsA fusion of the Poprlists, Silver Re-
publcans. Liberty party and Negro Protectionists.
all free silyerites. Tho Union Reform party cast
1900 votes this State the last election and
entitled to 4 place the ballot without petition.
Heretofore the colored voters OF the country have
taken no part in the silver propaganda. and the
Populist party In the South originally "a whto
mans party"
The sun., 1898-12-04
whittier's Unfinished Song of Praises.

From the IndrpeRdeHt.
ILaye found these lines received
whittier narcn and hsy PROBABLY composed At
never hnished printed, and
e manuscript Slnost lsgila style OF his hat rough
have bseu conrssd to sncat one or two o the
words SAMUEL T. PIcKARD
Boston, Mass
For the land that gave me birth;
FpF any native home and hearth;
For the change and oyerturning
or the times OF my sojourniny:
For the world. step forward taken;
For an evil way forsaken;
For cruel law abolshedl
For idol Shrines demolished;
For the tools of peaceful labor
Wrought from broken gun and sabre;
For the slave chain rent Asunder,
And by free feet trodden under;
For the Truth deIeating errors
For the love that casts out terror;
FOR the trueT, clearer vision
OF humAnlty's great misaloni
For all that man upraiBos.
j sing this song Of praises.
s. JoAM q. HJEEEz1A.
The sun., 1898-12-04

The proportions on the left termed the Alquot
parts. OF course the above In easy. but when II IL
understood how compilers Of arithmetics delight in
puzzing young brains. 1t will easily be perceived
how practice came to be part of the rhyme.
This explains matters. The word in this country
for q couple of generations has been fractions"
they're bad enough.
The sun., 1898-12-04
Sam Sandera Of Pike.

Did you ever hear tell of Sam sandersi
He was lean as . razorback shoat,
Ceoss-eyed, knock-kneed and pigeon-toed.
And beard like billy goat.
No great shakes for beauty was Samuel.
Nor anything eItry for style;
Though his coat was OF many colors.
Chiefly made so by grease stains and lie.
Now I want to saw out some opinions
And moralize jist for bit.
And you all that don't like my preaching.
You all can git up and git;
For I'm lowing that Mr.. Sam Sanders,
Whom You wunst turned your noses up aa
Was one OF Gods natural gentlemen
From his heels to his last years hati
Rickollect when the springtme freshets
From the Mississip bust through the dixie
And come crost the fats e-riproarings
TIL they kivered the best half Of Pikef
How houses was swept from their underpins.
And women and kids and COWS
Was cruising around on any old thing
To save themselves from Q souse?
Well, I reckon I'll never forgititl
Iremark was right in tho swim.
And I'd been in the Gulf Of Mexico now
Itit hadn't a-been for him
Yes, that's who mean, Sam Sanders.
Who worked on the Haley place;
And II God hain't feAthered tick for him
There's something dead wrong in the case.
Ne and my wife and the seven sweet Kids,
From the twins to the ten n-year-old.
And my old dog Pete and couple of cats
And dozen old hens. all told.
Was riding her out on the cowshed.
Ahoat in that muddy mess.
Breshing agin trees and colliding
In . way that was hell, confessi
Folks drownded there all about us.
Losing holt on the logs and sich;
And q cuss who could stick till rescue come.
Though he'd lost all he had, was rich.
There was only three skifis in the valley
And one had got smashed in the Jam,
Another was crammed with the Haley folks
And t'other belonged to Sam.
Iseen him rowing through drift and swirl.
And pulling sich beautiful strokes
As would make them Yale yaps enyious-
A-steerinS straight for my folks.
And we all clumb into his modern Ark.
The woman. the kids and the cats.
Hen-roost and all but poor old Pete.
For silver had pierced his Stats.
took one pair OF the oars myself
And we hit hot pace for land,
But pitiful moan from that wounded dog
Was more than Sam Sanders could stand.
"Jist hold her steady a secondr' he yelled.
And douse my glim complete
II he didn't jump into that yaller food
And swim for to rescue Pete!
No, he didn't 90 down in the whirlpool.
Nor collide with q murderous log;
He list swum back to the little ark
With one I'm around that dogl
And I've heerd how year or 30 later
he Was ketched and sent to the pen
For ffteen year for q man hunt.
Though he croaked Of consumption in ton.
And rs have remarked Of Sam sAndors.
whom the dear public held up to scorn.
And the papers stopped over with ISLANDERS.
He was mostly a gentleman born;
And the jury would never convicted him.
Nor the ledge concurred from his seat.
If they'd come around during the trial
And interviewed me and Pete.
RoBERTus Low.
The sun., 1898-12-04

The project Of n New Democracy" devoted to =
persistent warfare against political bosses is Lam
gushing. 1t to have started with the appoint
ment of a committee Of 1--WE hundred or more. who.
in turn. would bring in others. to the end that ul
mately formidable organization would be estab-
lished in New York. Tho local Democrats opposed
to Tammany Hall have shown little interest in the
new project.
The sun., 1898-12-04

Tho Misfortunes of Georgian.
From he Atlanta CoHsfitutiOn.
I'm mighty sad ever
Lived TO see this awful day;
Bills IN the Legislature,
An Molly's run away"
The sun., 1898-12-04

These are the States which will hive aolid Repub
lican delegations in the Ffty-sixth douse: Connect
cut Iowa Maine. Michigan, Minnes ota. New Hamp
shire. Oregon. Rhode Island. South Dakota Vermont
Washington and Wisconsin.
The sun., 1898-12-04

The official canvass OF the vote Of Gew YORK; county
this year ths>quickest record and was singu-
larly free from contests such have marked the
canvass after previous elections There we're in all
1889 blank and defective ballots cast in New York
county The number of blank ballo is was 2.e23 and
the number of defective 1.76e. Last 6857 void
ballots were cast for Mayor.
The sun., 1898-12-04

Although the present population Of New York
county Cborouehs Of Manhattan and the BronE>
amounts, according to the Board Of Health figures,
to 2,o4s.o 900 and the population Of Brooklyn and
Queens to only ss5, 900. this years appropriation
for the expenses OF the Fire Department docs not
nect this difference. For the payroll of the hremen
S1.ssb.o 900 ia appropriated for 1890 in Manhattan
and the Bronx. while s1 AIS, 900 is appropriated in
the boroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens. Tho dangers
Of FIRE are. OF course greater in New York than in
Brooklyn the value OF the property TO be protected
is materially larger, tho amount OF insurance carried
Is higher and the expenses Of maintaining the de-
partmont relatively much greater hero; but not
withstanding this. moro liberal appropriations have
been made for the borough Of Brooklyn than for the
borough Of Manhattan. There arc SS4 nremen in
Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond and o76 In
Brooklyn and Queens. There eleven bellringers
In the last,
The sun., 1898-12-04

Governors were elected in twenty OF the forty
ve States this year and there will be elections for
Governor in only q few States next year. notably
Ohio. which the Republicans carried overwhel.n-
ingly at the late election. Iowa; which is again
curely in the Republican column; Kontucky, Which
is again Democratic; Maryland. which has Rersub-
lcan Governor but is doubtful between the paities
Mississippi, In which suffrage is restricted
than in any other State. and Rhode Island. which
still adheres TO annual elections for Governor With
the exception OF Maryland, Of these Sta es
be regarded as close.
The sun., 1898-12-04

curious illustration of the insufaoenoy OF homo
rule ralying principle for political parties was
shown in the Fifth Assembly district attho recent
election. In the Fourteenth Election district. of
which Senator Bernard F. Martin, the Tammany
leader was q resident before he moved to Fordham.
the plurality for his Republican competitor Maxi
mus A. Lesser 81 votes. In the Nineteeth
Election district, to which Senator Martin removed
after his return from Fordham the plurality for his
Republican opponent was AZ. Outside Of the dis
tricts in which he has resided, Senator Martin had
majority OF the votes In the Assembly district Of
which he Is the Tammany leader which was carried
by Theodore Roosevelt at the recent election.
The sun., 1898-12-04

Since the consolidation OF Brooklyn with New
York there has been considerable accession Of
Scandinavian members to the Socialist party. among
the candidates Of which at the recent election were
Christian Henry Christensen, Rudolph Lodstrand.
Lazarus Abelson. Borthold Korn. Richard Mortar
and Sven Ludwig Christoherson Here two
others: Ferdinand Otto Won wolfersdorf and Adolph
Groelinger.
The sun., 1898-12-04

Aluminium bronze, which Is likely TO corne moro
and more into use. Is alloy composed in Germany
OF 90 to a5 per cent. of aluminium and TO 10 per
cent OF copper OF golden color which keeps well in
the air, without soon becoming duh and changing
the color It can be cast e1cellently. can be iled
we'll and turned possesses an extraordinary hard
ness and firmness. atains high degree Of polish.
and is malleable and forgeable The technical work
ing of the material is not essentially different from
that OF iron-in fact. tho metal Is. especially in
warm condition worked like iron anvil with
hammer and chisel only that the temperature to be
maintained in forging lies between dark and light
cherry red. In case the articles not forged in
one pIeco and the putting together OF separate parts
is necessity, riveting and in particular. soldering
have be resorted to- with soft hard solder. Be-
sides forging tho bronze is well suited for emboss
ing After finishing the pieces. the metal be
toned in different ways may be desired by treat
ment with acid.
The age-herald., 1898-11-24

beauty, and attractive, possessing extraor- dnary musical talents. She is daughter of Dr. and Mrs. w. K Jones, of this city Mr. McGuire is a prominent lawyer of Montgomery, being attorney for the Louis vile and Nashville railroad, and a member of the present legislature. After a brief wedding trip they will be at home at the Exchange hotel.
 The beautiful oratoria, "The Mes- siah,' under the direction of Pro- lessor Guckenburger, will be given the present season for the benefit of the Hill man hospital and by request of a majority of the members of the chorus a rehearsal will be held tonight at the Conservatory of Music.
 The Amaranth club will meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. French, in- stead of 3:30, as heretofore announced. The subject for the lecture tomorrow after noon is "The Apex of the Fine Arts"
 
 The following are the dates for the en- tertainments to be given by the Phoenix club during the season: The euchre dates are Tuesday, December 6: Tuesday, January 8; Tuesday, January IT; Tuesday, February 2S; Tuesday March 21.
 The other evenings at the club will be Tuesday, December 13, Musicale, MT. Chas C. Washburn, director.
 Saturday, December S1, New Years re- ception.+
 Tuesday, January 31, musicale
 Tuesday, February IA, carnival german
 Tuesday, March T. children's Farmer Party"
 Saturday. April l. vaudeville evening
 Among the army men at the Southern club last night were Captain Tilman, Third Alabama regiment; First Lieutenant W. T. Boles. Third Alabama regiment; Captain Philips. Third Tennessee regiment; Captain Harrison and Major Woodbury, of the gen. eral commanding officers staff. Mrs. H. L. Badham gave a beautiful pro- gressive luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs. Benson Cain and Miss Annie Watkins. The decorations were chrysanthemums and the menu an elegant one There were cov- CTS laid for thrty-fve. Mrs Badham was gowned in a beautiful toilette of black and green, Mrs Cain wore elegant after noon toilette of green cloth and Miss Wat kins was gowned exquisitely in a gray cloth with touches of velvet
The age-herald., 1898-11-24

tages.
 This general diffusion of knowl
 promoted by the manner in which ece- flanders pass their long winter evenings. Between and 4 o'clock the lamp is hung up in the principal apartment, which an- swers as both sitting room and bed room, and the members of the family take their stations, each with some work in their hands, on their respective beds, which serve as seats. As soon the work is begun one of the family takes a seat near the lamp and commences the evening reading, usual- ly an old Saga other history.
 The number of books upon the island is limited, and they are loaned from family to family, that as many as possible may enjoy the luxury of their perusaL There are three newspapers published upon the island. The Isendlngur. printed in Reyk- javik being the best; but those accustomed . to reading The Times every morning would possibly not be satisfied with The Islend ingur, which appears sometimes only once in three weeks. and then again twce in week.
 POOR BUT HONEST.
 In no civilized country earth are the people so nearly on an equality in the mat ter of wealth, Cor rather poverty) The ir- come of the richest man in Iceland does not exceed $1,500 a year. While nearly all are very poor, none are so abjectly destf- ute as to be constant burdens upon tho government, since the needy receive large measure of temporary relief from their kinsmen and the parishes.
 Crime which in other countries is stimu- lated by poverty, is exceedingly rare in Ice- land, and necessity exists for only few persons located in the chief towns If D person be convicted of an infraction of the law he is sentenced to a term of impris- onment, and told to go to prison. No in- stance is known where an Icelander sem fenced to prison has failed to go there un- attended. It is matter of honor with them and a failure to carry out the will of the judge would be considered the grossest breach of confidence, and subject the off, fender to social ostraci
 ITS. COMMERCE.
 Trade with Iceland is chiefly in the hands of the Danish merchants, although com- merce is practically unrestricted, merely nominal port duty being exacted from thu trading vessels. The imports consist main- ly of wood, coal, spirits, hardware, tobacco and groceries and the exports of codfish. salmon, oil, feathers, eiderdown, horses; cattle, gloves, mittens and stockings, which latter have attained just celebrity for dur ability and comfort. Owing to the lim ta- tions of Iceland's resources. the balance of trade is not always in her favor
 Though a far away and forsaken little island, it's celebration will be attended by the inhabitants of the northern world, who will flock in thousands to see what it's pat riots term it, "the fairest land the sun shines upon" w. c. BARNES.