The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


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Two friends como TO our assistance and that Of
7. +. u. The arst tells what the o'GormAn Mahon
said when o'Connell was elected for Ennis, in 1923;
On the hustInRs in the Ennis Court House Ma
honey, the High sheriff. . renegade TnshmSn, pre-
sided and made his position very insnleng TO the
were about to commence a gentleman OF very impos.
ing appearance leaped over the gallery and quietly
over the people. he wore a coat and trousers OF
irish tabInet, with an immense green scarf across
h1Sor seSu!'oG On "i bis breast %ahoSoy tried to
put him down. and spoke with an imperions air
offender. The ysaTef 81 ,he green TsylliSd IN stem;
toflt thDt O RpsstlemSn to take Oh that badge" replied
The Sheriff There VA, . slight pause S, and then hen
Gentleman Laying his han hand ,S on 6 hS breast "a e. te sS. seSt
that II that gentleman presumes to touch this gentle:
man, this gentleman will defend himself against that
S SSm os 3 as;S SI . amy 0t tn pr essstf hima" W The 81 sSo naf t sat
down. The Court House rang, with, cheers, which
that made historic by their votes the greatest event
in IrelRnd's history. THOMAS j. 0CoNSELi-
Our second friend sends us tho poem "Emmets
name. Judge from the number Of years mentioned
IL was written in 1895. JAMES WILSON.
We have not space to publish the poem. however.
In spite of its subject, IL is not of q high order Of
merit.
Having learned tho way to use . watch az . COM
pass, here 10 . way TO use a compass a. a watch:
whenever the sun 10 visible. At local noon shadows
set east. With absolute truth on the 21st Of March
S SRS 5l' snS OF sS' qor %anStiln Hsh Sa. n SSAs saSRFS OF iOHs
distance surveying. II you have no watch you may
f GlE SS. tsS Ni%i eS Sa tSs NE. z s aT.d S9%Pi FOR s ~ moon
WorI. INV. a S:So 4, NJ. . 'hadCE would point
sCSard n: = ne hour Of S.n noon wsRBTO1 .d%S:. and dn n.
above ia for Northern Hemisphere only; same rule
applies, however. south of equator, a. may DO readily
VIVA. did the OWL war cost this oOuntEyL Ipesn
loss Of business to this country during the rebellion :
Z. FrsKE.
The cost Of our civil war has been computed at
50, 1se. p2e. 1000. This sum includes everything that
can bo charged to tho war.
Has the negro race increased or decreased IN thin
country during the last thirty yearsf H.J.
It has increased. In 1870 the census showed
1880, 900 negroes IN the United States; in 1880,
$3.50, 1e3, and in 1890. 7,47o,o<o.
Who was tho author Of that old saying: Patriot
ism ia the last refuge Of tho scoundrer'f J.B.
Boswell quotes DR.. Johnson a. having said this.
TO whom does trinidad Nhe island northeast Of
South Amerca) belong1 PHILIP.
Tho island northeast Of South America from which
| asphalt Is taken belongs 10 Greht brltAlnt inc lhkAnO
of tho same name some 900 miles east of Brazil. IL
latitude zoo 81 south. was seized by Great Britain
as . telegraph station, but was surrendered to Brazil
which had possessed 1t for years.
Amoeon has been made and seconded: an amend
ment made to the motion; an amendment made Il
the amendment. The a~mendmentto the Amendmen
10 put before the body and acted on. Is It lawful u
then make an amendment to the amendment TO TAX
the place Of the amendment Just acted onf j..
No; the original amendment AZ amended must b.
put: and then the main question az amended. Thel
q new motion can DO offered. to amend the motion
Just adopted.
/. what's the attitude OF the BHtish Government
on the question Of dep2minatonal schools Is as to the e
British Parliament some time ago place upon recor
i bs S s1aR den aSna malicious w inftin ssfeRu an 'f The 's sssts
3. Does not william. Emperor Of Germany. favor re
Honf B. 7. C.
/. Aper capita Allowance 10 made TO denomini
tonal schools which need It; tho schools that receiv
It are inspected by Government inspectors. and ar
obliged to maintain q certain standard OF education
2. We do not know. Tho law requires that unseoti
Ran religious instruction be given in the national
schools: sectarian religious instruction Of course
given in UNCONVENTIONAL schools. 8. We do not reca
what he has Sa,d; but we presume that he does.
CONCERNING the late naval engagement OF the hal
steaming twenty knots or more and the Oregon ST,
teen Knots. me brookivn vas nve miles 70 tne ives
Tsnst carna ont and NJ No time dnrJno me eneagemeI
ships. The Oregon was two miles to the eastward
The mouth Of the harbor. Still the Oregon, after pa
tcipating in the sinking Of three OF the enemy
ahips. chased after the Cristobal Colon, oyerhaule
her nifty miles TO the westward OF the mouth Of II
harbor, steamed between her and the Brooklyn, el
gagged her and forced her ashore, and at no time e
nc INV ~ ProntIrn ala not enos%e The Crstob
Colon before the Oregon3- MON.
Seaman [. /. s. Iowa. Guantanamo bay