The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-03

some OF your learned readers kindly tell me who nrst
niSt" the Suthor. in accounting for the failure OF a
movement, quotes az Z" the saying OF a certain oyn'c''
tsS TsF1 must have cssa." Who W was the csniS,. and
Whers did he say ftp TENTH NEW JERsEY.
!. we do not place thia. 2. We do not know. Lots
of people can say thinEs that can't be Identified.
What is the percentage Of AmsricSn.born man in
the navy, officers includodp O. GREY.
We do not know. About 20 per cent. OF the mon
are citizens, and all the on1cers arei but how many
were born hero we do not know.
How many German soldiers served during the late
war in tho Federal armyi also in the confederNcyP
How many Germans now receive pensions from tho
Government O. d. v.
There are no Official figures OF enlistments OF for.
eisners in the army during the wari unomciNl figures
give the enlistments OF Germans a. l70, 800. We do
not know how many Germans draw pensions now;
only &,O69 pensions arc paid to persons out of this
country. 80 there cannot be many German pensioners.
!. which 10 tho correct form Of tbs late Spanish
Minister'S nsne, Senior Polo y Bernah9 or Polo de Der.
nabe ? y. When one addressed the Minister in Eng.
both? 3. How did 90 many spanlSrdS manage to get
double names tackled on in this mannerp EASTMAN.
!. Polo y BcrnAbe. y. "senor Polo" .. In Spain
the mothers name 10 added to the fathers, In the
form shown by the surname Of the late Spanish Min.
lister. His name shows that his father was Of the
Polo family, his mother of the Bernabc family.
Please tell me how 20 tell the points OF the COMPASS
from the faco of q watch. Az.
Point the hour hand at the sun, half way between
the hour hand and the minute hand. measuring the
shortest way. ia south. From tho south you can md
tho north.
Considering the Catholicity OF Spain and Italy and
the gross ignorance Of the two countries. It would
the enlightenment of its followers. Kindly inform
me- as to the true cause of the iiliterecy OF the span.
CHI i in regard eye T to the education J. univsPsSiiIy: 9 Of Il
parishionersp X. o.. NICE.
within q few years ono OF the Paulist Fathers has
published q book on this subject. We do not recall
the name. but you can get 1t from the Catholic World.
sixtieth street and Ninth avenue. this city.
l. viii mercury. after being at tho freezing point
bro Brought ShettVuI up 70 about $50! heat eIplodo with a 0g re gS5qs
or simply expand and work iS way out' Does mer.
coin smillsdH and not Smooothp 3. When did the
Government stop coming copper pennies and Thy'
1. 1t will explode, we presume. .. The edges OF
coins are reeded, the milling iS the forcing up of the
edge; the milling protects the face. Tho reeding
makes the coin easier to handle and prevents nlinE.
8. In 1857. The ooppers were too large; as they
! wore only token money. there was no need for them
to be 30 large.
In Paul Bourgeois "Cosmopolis I Ind this paSSagei
under the lads nnger.nailS the teil.tGio point which
told OF negro blood among his ancestorS.' In this
anything characteristic about the hnsernaiis Of one
with negro blood in his veins? z. @. c.
There is something characteristic about the finger.
nails of a person of any degree of negro blood. The
little hall. moon at the base of the nnger.narls 10 dark.
not white. as in the nails of white persons. or. at
least, so 1t Il said.
bets B that the Eleventh Regiment, n. @. g. N. Y,
1870 to settle q strike which was in force in some of
who wins2 C.s.
Tho Eleventh Regiment was not sent out of the
State for that purpose. No New York regiment was
sent TO another State to help suppress . riot.
Does the number of births exceed the number OF
deaths throughout the world? GEO.
There arc no universal vital statistics. but in most
places where vital statistics are kept It is known that
births exceed deaths in number. so 70 is fair to as
sume that throughout the world a. q whole birth.
outnumber deaths.
Ihave three children. Tho eldest is 8 yeara old and
Ny ' reason Tor o asking Is the Wide %S dlaersnee Of opinion
among even physicians. RICHARD B.
Have them vaccinated. quick.
Will you kindly give q statement of the require
ments as to size and other pbysical conditions OBJ
tanning in the regular army Of the United states and
s sPRy and sl't the to peE Mo@lai be of fsc 1oian.a aa the l rssu aS,
same requirements obtaining In the navyp In what
European armies? b. MEG.
Awould-be recruit must be o feet 4 inches at leas,
in height. and must weigh 1913 pounds; his ches
measurement must be 92l inches. and his chest CT pan
sion Q inches. For every inch OF height over 8 feet
his weight and chest measurements must be greater
Then he must be physically perfect. A cAvalrymar
must not be taller than o feet 10. or weigh moro thar
1875 pounds. These are the requirements in tn,
army and the volunteers. Similar requirements OBJ
tain in the navy and marine corps. except that thu
cavalry limitations are not enforced. Applicant
must be citizens. and be able to read, write ant
speak English.
Kindly inform me concerning the law passed ct thu
close OF the Revolution. providing that the wife OF
soldier. not having heard from her husband in sever
years. was at liberty to marry again a. II the sam,
had been proved dead. What was the date of passag'
OF such actp VA T.
We do not md any such act in Bsnton's Abridge
ment. or in B%riRhtly's Digest. 1t is q rule of the Eng
lsh common law that proof OF absence for sever
years shall DO accepted in court as presumptive evi
dence that the person SO absent is dead; the rules o
common law were adopted in some of the States. ant
statutes On the subject were unnecessary.
During the performance OF what opera was oastoI
mary struck with heart diseasep L.R
The opera was Martha" CAstelmary was sinRinI
7rfstano. This was on Feb. 10. 1897.
Will you tell me the relationship existing between
Christina of Spain and the Emperor of Austrian
A. r. b.
They arc second cousins. their grandfatherS havinl
been brothers.
E. BarnoIG.-A landlord is not obliged to give Q 70
ooipt for rent paid.
}. S.-The Holland submarine torpedo boat Plunge
has not been teated yet.
George Whte-H n. N. 3. Blake IL described
oflclally as q nrst class cruiser.
c. A. GouId.-wo do not know whether or not M
Blaine ever spoke in favor of the remonetiEation o
silver,
r. C. MIisr.-Tho KearsArgo. that sunk the Ala
bAmA. was wrecked on RoncadOr Reef. in the Garth
bean Sea, on Feb. 9. 1894.
". r. K.-GrOat Britain never owned Cuba. Oh
held Havana for q year. in 1898. No other oountr
than Spain has ever owned Cuba
b. B.-A correspondence SCHOOL, can oner no I'D
VantAEeS comparable with those derived from stud
In the same line at . college or technical school.
". Revmar.-The Phoenix Park murders In Dubii
were committed on May o. 1881 tho place wa