The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Many friends inform us that "alimmeruisss' was |
the name given by Cooper to otsego Lake in his |
novel "DeerslAyer." Another friend writes; IL |
have personal knowledge Of the Pennsyvania Rail. |
road refusing to take trunk az freight for Chicago
within the past ten days. and the trunk was Grated
and billed as trunk"
Have capital letters always been an used in Eng;
2. How and when did our ordinary script originate?
Il it corruption of the print alphabetr B. How did
Do Ss FreDch SofFow from the Ens
ish Language .S as we borrow fyH% them So .hat
81 cloth fO' tnoTnf What the ds.nstea Sotwssp
,.tn m an. ~ sh n
sesroing vessels now compared with steel !. when
made a. :. How many q onr p esidents have been
Of the Roman Catholic fstth? :. inT MANY colleges
ancc OF over i..O,? L.. What State OF the Union
the least: RS.T.
T. Yes. 2. Script il called usually italic; the |
italic type was invented In Italy. about 1900. by
Adus Manutius. who IL said to have initiated Pc
trarch's handwriting 8. Our weights and measures
are Of English origin the English weights and meas
ures come from the sa1ons, who used familiar OBJ
jects measures of value. These were adopted and
adapted by the later Norman English; grains in
troy weight. &C.. were grains OF corn &c. See Alex
snder's Dictionary of Weights and Measures" 4.
They have borrowed the terms useh in sport and
athletics; they have newspaper L' Sport. pro.
nount oil len NiOrs. =, Linen. SIX ami Shtn are
made of the same MATERIAL satin is manufactured
differently. Velvet is made OF silk of silk and cot
ton. and of cotton; the manufacture is a compli.
Gated process. u. Perhaps ~ per cent. I. BY tho
hontgolher brothers. near Lyons. France, June 3.
1888 3. All but twsnty-four. D. Seventeen are said
TO have more than 800 students. 10 Rhode Island,
with sls inhabitants to the square mile. is at tho
head; Nevada with not quito half of ono inhabitant
TO . square milo, Is at the bottom.
In what battle Of the rebellion were the most
killed during, all the war; In the Franco German
war what battle had the most men killed; that is
how many Germans and how many Frenchmenp
And how many were killed in all that WARP
At Gettysburg moro men were killed than in any
other battle OF the civil war 300 Union soldiers
fell 25e2 Confederates total of $500; those who
died Of wounds are not included. The total Federal
death list Of the war was 359.52s: the Confederate
losses amounted to 1873. 732. The bloodest battle OF
the Franco Prussian was Gravelotte, fought
Aug. 1s, 1870; the Germans lost 4.+4o killed and
MORALLY wounded, the French much less, though
no figures arc kept the total German losses of the
war were 2s.277 killed and died Of wounds: tho
total French losses. though greater. not known
The loser in a war seldom has accurate records.
2 When hnished' 3. When was Castle Garden hrst
used as an emigrant dspotr 4. When was the
| /. Plans were prepared in 1885, work began May
~. 1852. .. The work finished in 1872. There
ofhcial records OF the work: these dates
| given by an old Battery loatman named Cody. who
is considered the chief authority on the subject.
| .. In 1855. 4. April ~. 1890
| 1. How long must person reside in New York
city to become residsnt 2 wh. Mh t. 'Gs age limit
annexed to the United States were Hawaiaus allowed
young man obtain place on American steamships
| as cadetf Ii. Al.
/. One year. to get the right to vote. 2. Between
u and 1s. 8. No. 4. There are cadetshps on the
vessels OF the American line.
Can You tell me where I can find Ale of any
crd %S and the dates Of the foliowns: T. The las!
| Polish nsurrectimn or outbreak. q The battle OF
Mainba Hill CEnglAnd and the Boers. 4 Ch!tral
expedition. H. M
The New York Library has a file of the London
Times. l. January. 1858. to April, 1864. p Sept.
II. 1894. 3. Feb. ~. 1881. T. April TO Sept. 20.
1895.
son. and how many miles from that point to Lake
Erie aud how MANY to Lake Ontario. +. W. f.. in.
Agreat lake steamer can go ZIP to Hudson. II
miles from the mouth; that is 1870 miles from the
nearest point on Lake Ontario. and 24o from the
nearest point on Lake Erie.
thorty to send Id Federal troops into State to pre-
vent or stop not when the same does not inter
@si or properly Seioneins 10 tn. tnised States
the deveEnor having refused to order GU. the m
power to pardon or commute sentence Of a criminal
sa:ss T1,S. S.s was by state court Il n
/. Yes; to enforce the laws Including the Cousti
tution) OF the United States 2. No.
We're the miners shot at Lattimer recently guilty
true tn TIA. R the sher vent among them
demonstrate with them and had been struck to hi
knees before the deputies hred on them
SEVERAL READERS
The riotous strikers shot at Lattimer on Sept. 10
1897. had been and were breaking the peace ant
violating the law when the deputies fred on them
Tho Sheriff had been struck down and was on hi
knees trying to shoot rioter who was lunging a
him with knife when the deputies fred.
What was Attorney General McKenna's decision
With regard to the erection Of Catholic Church a
says no, that his decision was against it, L. NJ.
Mr.. McKennas decision WAS against the power o
the War Department to permit the erection OF an
sectarian building on Government military resel
vation This was unfavorabe to the erection OF tn
| Roman Catholic chapel
= b. B. E.-Munkacsy's Christ Before PLATE"
now owned by Mr.. John wanamaker.
3 j. j. G,bn,v-Five boys could go camping for
week for $25 easily; an average Of s. apiece
W &. S.-of tho four winter months. we thin
a November the best for a transatlantic voyage.
T,ttrdn.-Gen. Mansfield WAS mortallv wounde
At Antetam, Sept. H. 1852. and died the next day
n. ~ R.-Edward Parker Deacon of Boston kle
Il Emile Abeille at Cannes France on Feb. 10. 1892
j. l.. F-There 10 in this State no limit fixed
o law to the amount that a physician may charge fc
- a professional visit
Frank H,N.-we regret that we do not recall Il
70 details Of the death Of so importanta parsonage
). Wild Bill. otherwise Mr.. william Hitchcock.
r. Long Island Citv Misunderstanding tree. cuttir
through the bark entirely around the tree. will ki
it In = short time Perhaps your tree girded.
Il Country Bov.--Get a circular of the law scho
which You wish to enter; see what books aye lis,
% there; get those used in the first year and stut
nr them.
NJ P.-You can revisit Italy for short time wit
out danger of being arrested asa dcserter hut "
must not try TO persuade other Italians TO avoid th'
military service.