The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

poem from an the Fear Found.
Can you tell me who wrote = poem called THE
foundP II begins,
rndulsent God of love and power. To thee for helpr
be with me at this solemn hour and hear my lonely
Renew my heart and be my guide to Thy celestial
Oh. let mo see Thy wounded side; I come TO Thee. the
Lord. con iescond to be my guide. Obi leave me not
CHARLES p. NErrIrsH1r.
in the timc of the Fox sisters, when they and their
spiritual rappinss nrst wero coming to notice, say in
about the streets crying, ''woe. woe to the inhabi;
s SsSr,o Z! a sSs his GsI method was to stop on "a some promi.
nent CORNER and blow q long tin horn TIL q sumcient
casion some irreverent soon,r. noting the style OF
trumpet he was using, yelled at him: That's right.
Sla%ii" 20 The r.. v SSmin Su took il up and repes.sd the cry
every time tn. fellow. attempted to gather, his would.
CITY e the woe he had cas-. upon 4: as his RrGnscMSins
1. who compose tho Senate OF Hawaiip g. Under
the treaty now before the senate of the United States
gems or will they have to be naturaliSed? /. D. b.
1. Fifteen members. elected In 1894. Q. The treaty
makes no provision in the matter. American citi.
Gems resident in the islands, of course will retain
their citizenship; Congress is expected to provide for
tnt III inc 1utopChh lux ohiVoe
Congress does 30 thev will GOMEZ In as aliens. and win
have to be naturalized.
VIII you please name me one or two instances in
history, near or remote, wherein money. or tho lack
OF IN, ney. has been shown q power in national Affairs?
Was the Southern Confederary an exnmple2 That
is. did its bankruptcy contribute to Its failure
Money gave to Great Britain great power in the
Napoleonic wars; she kept her own and other armies
In the field, and was able to wear Napoleon out. The
possession OF money enabled Prussia to overthrow
Austria in 1866 and take tho nrst place In the North
German Confederation. from which FIRST place her
King stepped into the place Of German Emperor In
1871. Tho lack Of money, or national bankruptcy.
has never been q hindering power In national AFFAIRS.
Tho bankruptcy of the Confederate States did not
contribute preponderatingly TO the failure Of the
Confederacy.
About q year or eighteen months ago your London
correspondent reported a case Of excessive damages
given to o women In q suit against her d9etoI' who
A. g. N.
The case was that of Kitson against Playfair for
Islander. Mrs. Kitson. the wife of Mr.. John Kitson.
sued her sister.!nlaw's husband, Dr.. William, Play.
fair, for accusing her to the sisterin.law of unfaith-
fulness. She recovered f12. 900 on March 81, 1895.
1. Are there any reliable statistics to show what
eject the abolition OF capital punishment has had on
the number of murders in any OF the several States
steamer SAY the Campania) to float in one drop OF
water? To be more explicit: II a containing vessel
larger than the hull Of the boat in every dimension.
and one drop Of water put into 1t and the steamer
introduced. would she float, or would she touch
bottom? J. L. b.
1. There seem to be none that are trustworthy, o.
Theoretically. the vessel would float.
1. At what particular time. by whom. and why.
was tho masculine habit OF parting the hair In tho
years since more or less generally ridiculed By the
press2 D. Did this ereminaIc fad appear via the
s siSrss IN H' Cleo shs n ao M Tn,ea IS st SIeP'a l. 81 To o" what st extent paii
does It prevail beyond college circles? A.
/. Within fifteen years: we cannot nx 1t more OK.
actly. g. Yes. ). 1t did not come by way of the
stage. for hair parted In the middle has long been a
mark Of q fop on the stage. We presume that some
leader of fashion started 1t, who found himself get.
ting bald. and decided that parting his hair on the
| side only emphasized his increasing baldness. l.
Very largely nowadays.
| Please give me the derivation and definition Oh
tho words greater and lesser Antilles q. used fire.
ausn,ly BY your paper in speaking of Cuba, Hsytl
The derivation OF the word Antilles does not seen
to be known accurately. Some persons say that 1t Il
the namo OF q continent. believed by Columbus tt
exist where he discovered the islands now known n
the Antilles; others. that II comes from ante fsids, thu
forward islands, and apply It to the Caribbean group
The Greater Antilles consist OF Cuba, Porto Rico. Je
maica, and HaytI; the Lesser Antilles OF the islands
lying in a curve north of the South American coast
tho most important being Darbadoes.s st. Lucia, Trim
idad. Martinique. st. Kits. Nevis. and Santa Cruz
The Philippine Islands are in oceanica. In the East
ern Hemisphere. now hero near the Antilles.
During q discussion concerning tho merits of differ
ent games OF cards. a gentleman asserted that thu
game than whist. Is this SO? C. F. r.
We think not. No whist player will admit tina
skat Is more scientific than his game. and we th!nl
that very few Germans claim that their game 4
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bezique, some whist and some poker In Its compo
sition; It Is quicker than whist and moro compli
Gated. but probably not more scientific.
ee was. 4 il tss 2 fsi'i snd ' Hs% T Yo4f Or sy New e 1' Hoaf ' AMI
Liverpool? Please give name or ship. j.. s.
Thirteen days l hour 25 minutes. made by tn
clipper ship Red Jacket in 1854.
Who led the mob that went from Paris to tho roya
Palace to attack Louis XVI. OF Francsp ALPHA.
On June 90. 1909. the mob was led by santerre AM
the Marquis de St. Huruques; on Aug. 10 westermal
led tho mob. while the InsurrectionAl Commute
aided him; It was composed, besides himself. OF San
terre. Barbaroux. Fourier. Camille Desmoulins. Dan
ton, Cara, and Others.
Please tell mo how to take grease spots out OF MAJ
Il IA said that common clay. saturated with ben
zine and applied TO and allowed to remain some tim
on the grease spots. will remove them. It will prob
ably take the polish on the marble. however. TE
placing q piece OF thin blotting paper on the spot
and pressing with a hot iron.
A man starts from New York at noon. Jan 10. trav
s snH Is "ss.%S Gsicaa as srsysls one as b Su,o iai.s as AM. 1Se a sSh
tits still noon. As he travels onward he nnds II 10 con
Ing New York he arrives there again. and nnds Il !
still noon for him. He is told II 10 noon. Jan. IL
N9% the the question 10 this When did tho day chang 3 Rs
By general consent among civilized nations the da.