The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-15
oUssTY0Ns AND ANSWERS

ChsbeAu attributes them 70 Solaris. Who was Sola'
risY d.
We do not know who so,ar,s waA The author.
shipof tho lines y ascribsd generally nowadays 70 J.
II. voss (i7si-isf0.
Please give pc the origin ana szss, meanins. OF
the sIprsssion Knocked higher than Giroy,s kite"
oidsroy or 0lroy was . roboer In the time Of oliver
Cromwell and Cardinal Richelisu. and he Is said 10
have robbed both those persons. He was hanged
for bis crimes nnally. presumably on . high gallows.
His -kits' was his body. kite meaning belly" from
shs Anglo Saxon RI. found In kidney.
". limits Of tho twelfth Congress district 81 ~.
The Eleventh. Sixteenth and Eighteenth Asssmr
bly, districts, a. they existed in 1898. They are
bounded thus: Eleventh district Seventh avenue,
Furtieth street. Fourth avenue and Fourteenth street:
Sixteenth district Fourth avenue, Fifty ninth street.
East River. Forty-fourth street, Dspew place and
Forty.nth street; Eighteenth district The North
River. Ptftyfourth street. Ninth avenue. Fitythird
street. Seventh avenue and Forty seventh street.
whs, year dd the steamship Pacific sail on her
h6 trip' From what port and port OF des.ins!ion'
The Collins Limo steamer Pacine sailed from Liver.
pool for New York on Jan. IS, 1850, with 1856 persons
On board: she has never been heard Of since.
have heard that IN the Yellowstone Park there are
two springs Z, one cold. the other hot. 20 close 10 each
S e ns, that sa,S one psu ssn ST.. ssshG n G r., osb., ,n unna s anS 49, 2 ni q
would like 20 know whether this Is true. and II 80,
Shs! are a. nance q the two 'prins'' 'emPerasSy's'
We have heard this story. but sridsbooks like
Baedekm's and Apple.on's DO not suggest that
Il Is true.
L. there such an ob,so, - the Edison Star in this
i%sesiityi II e: where located and by whom when
There = no such star.
An ~Englbhman becomes . nAturslised American
6S SsSn; t sSss D:t sssi y. % s a1slaa' a e, sd nsi'0o S q ss1 NJ.
i Sss sss;s ): ; ella sfs nus ' ssin : '7s & : eli SE 4 i; l =:
The children ass Am9icans By birth and are elf.
gible 70 the Presidency unless they DO some scs. when
they become Of sss. to show that they consider them
selves English.
Y hss: Z ne. = portion Of y: F'rss ward Is loes'sd
W y wrong. No part Of the old First" ward Of
Shis dsy = on Staten Island. The island forms part
Of the Seventh Congress district; the rest Of the district
\ on Manhattan Island.
Pleas say BY how many the cade. corps has bsen
increased and The method adopted for incr easing Il.
please state She compulsory are at which onhcefs Of
The United States Army are retired. REGULAR.
The number OF cadets al Yves, Point has been In.
creased BY 100; the President has appointed ten cadets
-. lar &C. and has informed the Senators that he win
appoint cadets on their nomination. There are Tor
should be- ninety Senators. The age for compulsory
retirement in the army and the Marine Corps Is 90.
In the navy I, is 81.
who was Governor Of Michigan during 1898 and
dia pinsrs' hold any oa'eid position during that
Ptnsree was Governor in 1898, his term having
begun on Jan 1, 1897. and ending on Dec 81. 1898.
Is the Transvsal an absolutely free and indepen.
dent repue'ie' II not whAsis the ncumbrsneI
The Transvaai was moi absolutely free and indie.
pendent Gr.a, Britin's RICH, to transact It's foreign
affairs was admitted by the Transvaal. Dr.. Leyds
was sent 70 Europe without attention being paid 70
this. however,
In St. Matthew xvi. 1915, YOU Will nnd mi, sen.
tence: But whom say ye that ] hmr Will you
kindly advise n Il is good GRAMMAR
It's not good grammar.
VIII you kindly explain the origin OF the super.
suton which causes people TO touch wood In order
We cannot explain this very old custom: II may
. umFhuih W. WIN IA ~ shos VA WV .
wood 10 supposed TO ward OF tho evil eye. But why
We DO not know.
oo !, F., Ss.; .s sS,.ss -'s ~ W. Tn y. &: .. ,nSs;:'' \
commission publisher p, N. C.
1. The object Of the Industrial Commission Is to
| collect data about and consider problems presented
BY labor. capital and agriculture. 70 settle disputes
between ca pital and labor, and TO recommend iegts
"a. A. Oo--x... kas.A - a tss dtsn1-.rta ThA
| members as appointed In 1898 were: Senator Kyle.
chairman, Senators Mantle. Penross. Mallory and
Daniel: Representatives Gardner. Lorimer. Lover
ing, Lvtn gston and Bell, and nine persons not be-
longing 70 either house. Messra A. l. Harris 8 N. D.
North, ?. q. Sargent succeeded By Mr.. Kennedy.
z. 4 Smyths, J. NJ Farquhaf. Eugene D. CongsY.
T, ". Phillips. G. J. Harris. NJ. D. Ratchford There
have been ehAneea s. The hearings, - . rule. are
public; the proceedines have not been published
BY the commission - yet. asit has not endedits vofk.
I. what year did Daniel Webster make his cole.
brsted speech In answer 70 Hayne OF south Carolina!
( WON WON v VIA! , .nS . Sas. S SS' NJ sreH w :Ssssh p m.R. q,
! what v.I. The provisions ofsh' Missouri congio-
mise meAsure' j. A. b.
1. Or Jan. 20. 1890. he made his nrst reply. and on
Jan. 20 and q he made his second reply. :. Senator
Poote Of Connecticut had introduced Q resolution in
curing into the expediency Of limiting the sales OF the
| public lands 70 those already In the market; Hayne
opposed II, and attacked the New England States for
their protective policy, Webster replied TO HAyne
the technical name for his two replies being -the FIRST
and second speeches on Foote'S resolution s. .
| assume that you mean webster's speech OF March z.
1850. l. This was not on the Missouri Compromise.
| which was adopted in 1920. but on Gays proposed
plan 10 compromise the difhculties NJ the sa very cues
ton, letting in California a. q free State, making no
provision as to slavery In New Mexico and Utah. and
| providing for the execution OF the fugitive slave Law.
/ I. A bets that under the Property Qualif cation
sct colored men had the right OF franchise In New
York previous 10 the Emancipation Proclamation.
p bets they had no vote until after the pa ssage OF
the Civil Rights bill which wins' 2. Please state
on what day OF week and month and year the New
York and Brooklyn East River Bridge was nrst opened
N the general public and II a terrible accident did
not happen on that occasion resulting In the death
OF q number OF persons. j, c. O.
1. The Emancipation Proclamation applied only
70 States In rebellion. and therefore did not afec,
| New York. Under the constitution Of is48, negroes
| had the right to vote after they had been for three
| years citizens Of this State. and had owned for a year
| and paid taxes on land worth $3.50 tree Of incum.
brancea A wins the bet 2 The Brooklyn Bridge
was opened on Thursday. May "a. 1883; there was
no accident then. bu, on Wednesday. May 80. 1893.
Decoration Day. there was an accident. by which
twelve persons were killed and many injured II
-.cu ~ 49, .hn nush.a hvo,.h