The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
oUrsrToNs AND ArsWnRa


QUESTIONS AND AEsWERa
WI you state whether the rsS hss With ths ;sross's.
merely the dag Of the Brtish msrchant maIinof Is
s s,gn Gag ~ The ,t sns,iSah 81 stA n. Shii "a 4 s.s sss s'@ Il s s2S
Dag ever down on = British man-of-warr 8. ii.
The red nag. with the blue canton display
inV the crosses Of st. George, 81. Andrew and st.
Patrick, IL the British merchant hagi IL IL not the
British standard. The standard tmore correctly ban
ner. AZ standards arc not used now). 10 An enlarge
mont OF the canton described above. II IL the on
eial British ensign on land. The merchant Gag is
nevsrhown on . British man-of-war; the British Navy
flies . white flag, with the red cross Of st. George
and the union canton in the left hand upper corner.
H. R, Cses Q. and 4. column, Sunday. oca aD
CsNtuTp for June. 1897. 1t is by James jeffrey Roche.
Tho song referred to was written by James JoGrey
Roche, and may Ss If fo AnSs q one 1 TsslIA 8 20 Of Blue
During the visit to this port of the Spanish oruissr
yi1cSyos great deal Of space BSs,Io W Ssr' devoted nTs..nt to ts be de ds,
s sSSisP sS The o. i IN 5SSSsiSS G ~ the Hi PFC1 RTSSS1 fSTl SSi0S
she was named. Since that time 1 have failed TO see
amy SDgT Ti 4 e. HSS s TO tsi Sul a4s; t ans s snSgls b S.t FiSG sn sG
destroyed By nro, or II Capt. EulAto dispossd Of 4 in
some other way. LII.
]rs q sVE T' sSsti sd.h Efs sS E TS ws ahf Brother e. oS %st ahS .
n'P'' "'''' n. q. Moo.
why on tess days % tho EesiaSnts Of Taunton.
Good Lord T'i I wish TO Know the origin Of the In
Bcription. IB. &.
VIVA. was the name Of the Col, Baker who caught
Ross Baker. and was he from New York city, ~
II was Con. lafayette G. Baker; he was . Syracuse
man by birth. educated in Michigan; no entered the
secret service from California.
Please give definition Of the fourth dimension
The fourth dimension " 10 an imaginary property
of space. Space has three dimensions, length.
breadth and thickness; It 10 supposed, In the higher
mathematical, to have o fourth. unnamed. dimension.
Ishipped . package to-day by express and was re-
a2%Sssf / 40 sm P no. : suf Se.6 but I I think f I read that the the
so saB 8Ss l0F tho ''Am''' AAn'A' '""S''eA E 2S Sa inc
The courts haven't decided 20. Tho tranSporta-
zion companies arc in . position 70 compel their pa
from TO pay the oxtrs cent.
A claims tho internal revenue stamps issued dur:
for use for docunentsTy or proprietary or other 70:
spocdve uses under the present law for their face
tSeT v. 3 1 i.STos sns eiRsf al Il @ unused isG pnast naiEE
Stanps isgued for internal rovonuo purposes So during
B il right The time to redeem unused internal
EEevenue stamps expired yearS ago. and such stamps
are valuable now only a. curosites.
Who In the author Of the following lines: Laugh
and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep
s slSa:F in The = S H5oS' o sPRSisfd IN nF : S2S% Of s1 Fassion hssG ~
Ella Wheeler WILCOX; Hoyeyer, ! have heard that
i issad Al in low 3 Sa Saa ses 1 PaPSF IN an fse mat 4 I T rs R Eims
he was applying for posftion I'M publishing house.
ing his feelings. in which these lines appeared;
Col Joyce did not claim them In his book. "A
l. Ch~ouSrnd TSNa 1, NTr WilonH vrnAa than
1-wha. Has the date Of the American publication
What was the date Of its English publication, Il any ?
1. 1t was publlshed serially in THE Sun between
ENov. 0 and Dec. 70, 1890. and in book form In jan
uary, 1891. 2. It must have been published earlier
in England. a. It wnS printed hero very largely.
head Of the Ninth Regiment when the row began
or did he come out Of his once in the Grand Opera
revolver in the otherf OLD GUARD.
Fisk was present in command of his regiment.
Will You kindly inform me Of the law or custom of
Designating prize 3. z Ro ot.syd to it the ts1 naval NsI. ofhG tS,. and nd
m rShlsf Dewey p1 and his s' men are entitled to C Certain
sums. do not understand they captured any ships.
arrived atf RI.
Section 4,es5 of the Revised Statutes provides for
. bounty Of 500 . head for every person on An
enemy's ship captured or sunk 5000 II our ship is
Of Inferior forcei. This bounty is distributed in the
Same proportions as prize money.
would like to know the names Of the taverns or
and New Haven the old Boston-New York mail
Also whsre they s Started from in n New TortS .
OSCAR TANNER.
We do not know whore you will md them. Tho
stages started from near the Post Office in Nassau
street. There must have been q change of horses in
Harlem. another in East Chester, Pelham. MAmaro-
neck and Rye. After Rye the road went into Con-
~necticut. with changes probably at Greenwich Siam
ford. Norwalk. westport. Bridgeport. Milford and
New Haven.
1. Where can I gel, tor buy an ofaeial copy Of the
S S1S5ter T 81 as strset m nsp 6 oS Broo 4 Mhe os G az a ! Gt q z
Brookiyn's trolley lines issue = guide Of their lines
resorts 8. Is The bridge over the Hudson River at
PoughkeepSie. n; Z. free to Pedestr4Aps to cross. or
q. FREpER1cK.
1. At any lAw.book sellers. 2. The Brooklyn rail.
road companies do not issue such RuideS but the
Brooklyn newspapers do. g.. It Is a railroad bridge
only; the Philadelphia. Reading and Now England
road runs its trains over 1t.
Did Horace Greeley die in an insane asylum, or was
he ever inssnoP Also, What was the cause Of his
resignation from the Tribune and was he compelled
to resignf q. F.
Mr.. Greeley did not die in 3 private asylum. For
the last few weeks OF This life he was insane; he had
Inflammation of the brain. He left the Tribune be.
cause he was forced 10 do so. Mr.. Reid obtained
control OF the paper while Mr.. Greeley was busy with
the campaign. and refused TO let the latter return 10
his place e. editor.
waite, Il Is I 4 ram q, On Both 4 S ! T. e Il. : aS,ss. or to S SSs = h tas
below the water line, or to act as q knife and cut
shit, in two df possible)H 8. What Ia q ram " ION
bAttleship)f +. j. g.
1. Both. 2. Both. .. A projecting bow. strength
ened to Withstand a heavy blow.
Is an American lawyer allowed TO practice In Eng
lAndR II so. upon what conditioner H.. @. b.
Not as an American. He must DO nAturalized In
Great Britain and DO called to the bar.
1. Is there any legal reason why q Protestant mar
ryinR Q Roman Catholic should be married by q
priest2 2. 10 the marriage good IL performed by q
Protestant Clergyman W.
/. No. 2. Yes.