The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Two friends tell us OF "wild Bill's" DEATH Bills
real name was James Hickok not Hitchcock, and he
| was killed In Desdwood City OAK. shot down from
| behind. The other kills him in California We
thank them both. Mr.. Hichot 10 dead.
TIL Bailey writes that Tho Sword Of Bunker
Hill :" ia by william Ross wallace and the music by
Bernard Covert.
| Tho Richard Rates for whom A. Delahed in.
auired Ia the late Richard Realf whose collected
poems have been published within few weeks.
under Col. Richard Hinton's care 30 write several
friends.
What ia the meaning Of the term balance Of
power as between nAtOns3 j. NJ.
The term means the adjustment of influence
among the great powers Of Europe. so that no one
among them may be In position to disturb the
| peace. The maintenance of this equilibrium Ia diff.
ncult and has led to war as In 1854 the Crimean
war; 1905, the Seven Weeks War. and 1870. the
Franco Prussian war.
Tnst u wSS the origin OF tho side
| 1t is said to have originated in Germany during
the twelfth century. 1t became common In the
fourteenth century. Anne Of Bohemia, hrst wife of
Richard H. Of England is said 70 have introduced IL
| into England about 1882,
I. How many days did it take the Buffalo on her
Island to Havana q. Did she leave Mare Island,
and. IL not, from where did she sail2 q. n.
I. Tho Buffalo reached New York on May !. 3sh
| days from Singapore and 448 from Manila 2. Tho
Oregon reached Jupiter Inlet Fla May rs, sixty
| seven days after she sailed from Mare Island. 3.
She sailed from Mare Island. She had been IN dock
at Port Orchard but her voyage really began at Mare
| Island.
We ots,rye that different anthortie, place the
the fnis tV derr"c and the Mekong River. hndroes
atlas shows that French influence ceases east OF the
american MAPS % recent pub licstion. however.
Ss the From f
give some definite information ON this roint
The Mekons ia the boundary between France and
| SIAM the French may erect stations on a strip
twenty I'VE kilometres wide the west side OF tho
| Mekong The average American map of foreign
| country isn't worth consulting.
l. What determines the value Of e,ld' ?. Can IN.
value Of gold rise and fsl or is !. aISd and Why,
rise or fall in the value OF gold' Es.
| /. The demand for It the world over 2. II fell
after the discovery Of gold in California and in Aus
trals in 1s4e. and when the demand increased
| went up again. 3. It does.
Please inform of tho name OF the vessel that
was lost going TO Alaska in the wear 1853 1894 or
| The mon escaped in an open boat. Is there any
record Of the men to be found in the Asor Library
| We do not nnd the name Of this vessel: we doubt
that 1t was American vessel. AZ we did not obtain
| Alaska until 1907. We doubt that you will Ind any
| record Of the men in this city.
| 1. How many Scottish saints are there, and who
are the four principal omesr :: Was there any prom
Roman cathonc Was there a prominent jewsss
| who became anun? KNOWLEDGE.
| /. We DO not know. The four principal Scottish
saints, however. are ST. NunGo. patron saint Of Gas
| Columbia Kentuern and Fillan. 4
| We do not know.
Is buttermilk good. healthtul drink, F. McC.
| Good pu termk is for those with whom It a;rees
where On Broadway nhe nnn n,, wa tie NsE
LONDON street. =. What hlildtnr stood on lie site
Comi4s"? Mas lola cxtled from Paris cor Franco
owing D. the Dreyfus AFFAIR: q. n. A.
l. Theatres called New York have stood q, these
places in this city: The first where the Thrra stands
the second where the Mercantile Library is now. the
| third where the Old london Street stands ana the
| fourth at Broadway and Forty .afh street =. Yes
| in 1873 after he had been burned out at . West
| Twenty.fourth street. g. An unoccupcd theatre.
T. No; he left France to avoid having to q
| tence imposed by a court for hbelling the army.
l. Is there an unbiased history OF the Spanish In.
prejudced and in what public library herAl II he
seen One written somewhat IN the spirt, Of Cob.
! leg exempt the sufferer from jury duty. "eN.
empti"n by reason Of sickness deafness or other
| There IL not: there cannot be. LEAFS History ~
the Inrusition Of the Middle Ages" in three vol
umes. is tho beet history. You get it in any
large library. Cobbotts History OF the Protestant
Reformation in England and ireland is anything
but unbiased. ?. No
Hartford correspondent sends the words of the
song for which F. A. Tyler asked on June II. called
THE Lords of Creation:
The Lords of Creation mon they call.
And they think they rule the whole.
| For they're uuder woman's control
| For did not Adam. tho very hrst man,
| Obey. obey. obey! The very INST woman obey.
Ye lords who are present. hear my song.
| And know Won will quickly say.
shall the stronger the weaker obevf
| But think not, though these words We hear.
| We shall Ger mind the things you say.
For as l?ns asa wGmans Possessed OF tear
| Own way, own way. own way! She will. &c.
| But should there he so strange a wight
| As not to be moved by tear.
Though much astonished at the sight.
| We should still have no cause for fear.
| Then let them please themselves awhile
| With all their fancied sway;
| Their power will vanish away.
| Away. away. away Their power. &o
Then. !.iie.. since have made it plain
| That the thing is really so,
| Well even let them hold tho REIN
| But will show them the way to go,
| As ever sincc the world began,
| II has ALWAYS been the
| And we'll manage 1t u that the very last man
| Shall the very last woman obey.
| Obey. obey obey. shall the very last
| woman obey.
| Our correspondent sang the song some fly Year,
| or more ago: she does not recall the namo Of the
author
Webster RoH-Zmmerman the cartcaturist, Is
still living. He draws for JudDr.