The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

is not Jew.
what Ia the origin OF the custom OF throwing rico
after newly married persons1 j. s. b.
It comes from = Roman and Greek custom at q
marriage In Greece sweetmostS were thrown over
the bride as sho entered her husbands house; in
Rome. tho bridegroom threw nuts to the crowd as
he accompanied tho bride to his home. In both
cases. and in the Of rcethrowinc the act sym
boliEes fruitfulness Of marriage. and plenty.
ago. and was made an American citizen three years
Cd ir an S S,s 5 II. al. rS hsys
son. when he 10 20 years old to DO soldier for her
from which tho yearly contingent Of soldiers 10
made up.
VIE are sn,hoT s 70 ART people in the City
RAp
Tho Mayor and seemingly the member. of the
Municipal Assembly. There is no customary fee.
Some years ago there died in Rochester. y. Y. an
who had acquired s sHme fame a. an
vas Robert Raites He crmu.ttSd suicide, PROMPTED
he wrote a. few lines which i think are 80 remark.
able that they should be rescued from oblivion.
" De mor'uit NIL rtn bonum. Whom
For ne ,,,t the end has come ana am dead
BY some one brave enough , to speak tho truth,
And concluded with this coupet
He loved his fellow men and their love was sweet
Plant daisies at his head aud at his feet"
Can you tell whore can hnd the, whole Of thi.'
Have Rhites's poems ever been published2
A. DELArIELp.
"Riensi." quo vsdis. Ben Hur." and shake.
areares laws on Roman life love Store OF those
novels u this Roman life there are. and ~ whom.
80 may get them1 Ms
OF cluAl value those Won Cny
erng quite so long a period of time ~ Ben Hur"
| and Rienzi." may he named Whyte Mclyilles
"Gladiator." Dean Farrar's Gathering Clouds"
and "Darkness and Dawn" Dean Church's TO
! the Lions" 1.-TWO Thousand Years Ago" Count
OF the Saxon Shore" Cardinal wisemans "Fabiola:"
| Ebers's The Emperor" and " Homo Sum-" Kings.
| ley's "Hypatia." Haggard's CLEOPATRA" There
| are other books besides these
I have an tceboH and kept 1T outside all winter.
Now full OF ants lie there any way to get rid OF
| themp F. f. b.
Move your icebor from It's present position; clean
II thoroughly find the nests OF the ants. whore
II stood and kill the insects with boiling water ker
osene emulsion or benzlne Then you can safely
| put your icebox back.
land7 9 What pension ia attached to the Lord High
| A. j. O. and T. H. II.
l. Tho Primo Minister, as such. draws no salary;
he draws a salary asa Secretary of State In tho de-
partmrnt which he chooses to manage. The salary
OF each Of the Chief Secre arysh!ps Ia 81 900 2.
fH, 900 this really comes TO him judicial salary
for he remains the appeal bench Of tho House OF
| Lords when he ceases to he Lord Chancellor
What Is the name Of the Judge of the Supreme
Court Of the United States who changed his opinion
| in the recent decision Of tho Income Tax law and
what reason. IL any. did he give for such change
It was Justice shiras; no changed his views bo-
cause OF the arguments.
"ChSrlotte rempis"' When was il first publshed
M s story w.rt The of the
names gwen in tho story Was the story OF her
dsTs' Il mott Where did the author H r., the facts
from to write the story Can you tell me Of any
history or record OF It that could yet to read
Susanna Rowson tho author Of the novel
Charlotte Temple: Tale OF Truth" The story
was published in London in 100. The basis OF the
story the career OF Charlotte Stanley. tho mis-.
treas OF Capt. and Lieut.. Col John Montresor, R. K
wins died in the Old Tree House. at Pell aud Doyers
street, and ia buried in Trinity churchyard. Montre
sor is the Montravle Of the novel. Charlotte Stan
Icy died about l77a We presume that the story OF
her elopement not printed in the papers Of those
days. Mrs. Rowson was relative OF Capt. Mpntre
sor The whole story has been denied and Mrs
Rowson attacked ~ liar by various anonymous
persons. There is nothing in tho novel that nigh,
not have happened.
To settle bet. will yon state the origin OF the word
,na,o y.,h tbs Tniteh stste. AM ~ 10 w. oF'R
'D"'' "''" 'D' '' ''N''' army so i 1 c $. V.
How" is said to be a Syllable Of salutation
among various tribes Of North American Indians: "
perhaps in part an abbreviation of the com
mon English greeting How do you dor" Probably
It really is simply "ho." a call to acquaintance
and not an abbreviaton OF any sort We think Il
came more likely from the army than the navy.
In his book. Between Cesar and Jesus" Prof
George p Heron says tp a.; In the early part OF
India being held in English and American
cities. when contributions wore received from news
wheat and carrying millions of money arrived in
f" Of vns C the in h
lish had taken from them Ia there good authority
known at the time? +. G. l..
1t perverson OF tho facts. The wheat came to
Great Britain because tho price too low in India
for 1t to lie sold there: what money came to set
tie balances against Ind. It must not be forgotten
that India is OF vast extent: thaa great famine
exist in district and great plenty in another and
that there 10 no clearing house" to equali1e the
supply and demand in India any more than in any
other country. The English did not take the land
from the Indians they took the government. and
the land laws of India practically those OF the
natives
Can You tell mo where tho inelosed lines can b
found and by whom written'
| Loving ana rathful even unto DEATH
! Well may 1t rGlter
| The lip this solemn promise a. IL saith
| Before that altar.
| While O'e the trembling Covenanters lean
| Recording angel and high priest unseen.
Silence nlled the courts Of heaven,
| flushed was angel voice and song
As little newborn seraph
Knelt before the Eternal throne.
SARAH JULIA JoNEA
What regiment from New York State furnished the
most ofhcerS In tho recent war with SPAIN o, r.
Tho Seventh Regiment N. q. N. Y Fitty-thros 40
tive members commissioned and hfty-eighi
veteran members
About how many people In tho United States on
Joy incomes OF 81. 900 per annum and overt
JACK ARTHUR
Out Of the AZ. 900 900 returned by tho census OF
1890 perhaps 10000.
!. Where WAS the national q. A: R. Encampment
Of 90 heldf 2. How many Acre1 dOeB Central PArl
eontainf Mention length and breadth of Same.
BRIpgEPoRr.
l. At Cincinnati. q. ?. $40 acres It is 2.65 miller
| iI.aN. A.IR. H.