The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


that actor or actress; they are produced BY The man
Agement. sardou has had two plays produced at the
Francaise--"Le Papllonne, In 1902, not successful
and Daniel Rochat" In 1880. Recently his "Patrie.;
produced at the Porte st. Martin In 1859. has been
acquired BY the Franchise.
Was the United States Supreme Court ever asked
for q stay on newly discovered evidence or for any
other reason In a murder case after the Court Of Ap
peas had refused 10 reverse the conviction
Tho only ground on which an appeal from q
State court can lie 10 the United States courts is that
the law under which q person was tried was In viola
ton Of the Constitution Of the United States. On such
ground . stay was granted In the Kemmler case
after the Court OF Appeals had afirmed a sentence to
death, but no stay on the ground Of newly discovered
evidence has been asked
Please give a short account OF the Old Guard OF
New York city and tell me why they were given shat
The Old g uard dates from 1868. but claims descent
nom the Light Guard, organized In 1926, and the
City Guard, organized in 1888. Its name Is
due 10 this descent 1t Is a part OF the state
forces In theory. II is composed OF former ON
GERS and veterans OF the National Guard. II is q bat
TALON OF two companies; the old tactics" OF before
the war are used. and the old manual OF arms Is EN-
ployed. The old Guard Is really a club. TO which
persons are elected as members
kindly e~nlithten the lSnorance OF a reader as to
the manner Of payment Of dl' |iiends on stock, whether
Ne dividends are paid upon the par Nal'iir or thc mar
NJ former. now II. ever pays 70 hold stock. ike, ior
instance. Bell Telephone or Chemical sank stock,
whose market value has steadily for years been 80 far
Above their par value. d. , J..
Dividends are paid on the par value OF the stock.
The dividends on high priced stock though based on
the par value, are so high that even At the market
price the percentage makes them valuable. A divi-
drnd Of say $50 per cent. a year on stock whose par
II 500 comes to 5 per cent. a year when that stock
sells for $1,000.
7 have an old day or account book with dates and
transactions covering the year i777. In converting
fSS o,i RS to !, g0 sSIilins So i D Il ssS :, q Doll tio IS ' 'S sn I n
&c. In another table Il gives I Doll shillings
Cd 2 DollIls shiilinss. &c; y relates 70 . SRiins
WAS not OF I cir present value Could yop spare
little space on the subject and Of continental money none
generally {. b. u.
According to the Century Dictionary, the Virginia
pound at the outbreak Of the Revolution was worth
Is shillings sterling, or 50. 30. We take the dollar
Of your book to he the Spanish silver dollar, and the
pound to be the Virginia pound deprecia ted. The
second valuation shows probably an appreciation Of
The Virginia pound. Perhaps II. Phillips, JE's
Historical Sketches Of the Paper Currency OF the
American Colonies Before 1850" Will explain matters
exactly.
Kindly give a list Of the works written by Alexander
Dumas and also the order, II any, In which they should
be read. Y. ". A.
Dumas is said to have written about $50 volumes;
We cannot give the names. His ronances most read
stand in tits order Regency Ronsncts-"Two
Dianas. ""Page Of the Duke Of Savoy, Black Tulip"
"Chevalier d'HaImenssl, and Tit Regents Daugh-
ter, the Valois ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de Valois."
ia Dame de MonsaIesu." The Forty I'VE" the DAT
tagnan Ronances-"rhe Three N lsEsteeIs, Twenty
Years After The Vicomte de Drageloune"; the
Marie Antolnette Observation-Disclosures OF a Physi-
dan, The Queens Neckla &c" "Ange Pitou" Com
tosse de Charny.' The Chevalier de Maison- Rouge.
The Count Of Monte Crisso' is not historical, and can
he read al any time.
l. May / havs. the tul name Including maiden
name Of the brilliant New York social leader. Mrs.
Coventry W-addell, and the date OF her death and her
date and place OF death and the place Of stpulture OF
TIE remains o. the once noted author and rsiigionist'
MIS- Maria Monk j. Ia A.
l. We can't give ii to YOU :. We cannot; Maria
Monk, q notorious impostor. died nty yearsago.
Please give a translation Of the Ambroaan hymn
that is chanted during the blessing Of the raschal
candle on holy Saturday. ROCHESTER,
The Ambrosian hymn Ia the tie Deum." Il is In
any Episcopal prayer book. and IN The hymn books
d some other denominations in English.
/ Which 4, correct-cocoanu. or Cocoon us1r q
what causes fresh milk In a iar TO sour when sx'
posed to lightning r.
l. Coooanut The Encyclopaedia Britannica says
that coconut may be more proper; but It Is not the
accepted English spelling. z We never heard that
lightning affected milk in any way. Thunder is sup
POSED TO sour milk but the reason for It's doing so Is
not known certainly.
A young German leaves that country one year be
Anrp he is old enough 70 he forced into the Army; he
iyes In The United States a number Of years and be
opmes a natura!i2ed citizen, lie desires " pay a visit
70 the place Of his birth and gets 4 United States pass
pori. Can he b. forced 70 serve in the German Army
Docs Germany recognize him q . citizen OF rnany
on the United States Jl'G.
raIization. II refuses to recognise the s1pAtriation
OF its subjects until after they have performed thek
military duty.
Kindly inform pe as to the date Of the loss of the
steamship Bohemian, which was loN M the haIbos
Of Portland. Ne, about 1900. fhADER.
The reference books do not give 1t at ali.
Pleas. civ. the meaning Of the poem. The Ancien,
farther" by Samuel Taylor OoAeridee. With ali its
simplicity OF language 1t is beyond my e1mPTchen-
SION. a, " McD.
There Is no especial hidden meaning in the poem.
-coleridge was anxious TO embody the dream Of a
friend, and the sus gsstion of the shooting Of the al
batross came from Wordsworth" say the Britannica.
1. From which does a man take his nation allty. his
father and mother or THE country IN when he Is
iornY 2. OF what nationality is a white man born IN
Africa, and o. what nationality Is a negro born in
Z Do there exist such nation. as French -Ameri
can, German American, Irish American. 3. What Is
S,tionss is a man eligible to the Presidency OF the I nited
States. having been born out Of Us Jurisdiction q.
II = man be a represen!atiye from thi' country 70 any
lis family. Of what nationality Is TIE child Is he
si # e, :, 1 = g1,ssi German rr. N so or Italian Al sGip pa m Tts'
OF what nationality II IT, &. H. l.
I. He takes 1t from his parents, as a rule; he may
take 1t nom the country when he is Of age 70 choose.
2. The white man Il an African by birth.
In other respects he will follow the nationality
OF his parents. The same rule applies to the negro.
0. Birth or naturalization In America. 4. Not really.
& The terms are very ineNact; they imply generally
a person born OF foreign nsturalirsd parents In
,hs country, 9 He mus, b over IS and a
bsrause Of the doctrine Of law that Ambassadors take
thrir nationality. with them lie Is ELIGIBLE 70 the
Presidency: :: Il may b. EnsII'h. German; rtench'
How could I get In communication with a party
s %ss. t Inc United STATES in about fortyeishs hours
/ am poor and have not money enough to pat my idea
Into practice. The machine h TO generate Is own
power. E. Id
Perhaps the party will see this; A. you gave no
name or address, however. We doubt that II will help
you II he docs.
Suppose a veteran y receiving from our Govern
m.nt Z pension. must he rive that up and not DO en-
titled 10 same u he goes to the national home
The law requires pensioners who enter q Soldiers
Home 70 surrender their pensions for the time they
stay there.
Inquty~-wniar, Walter Phelps of New Jersey
died June n. 1894.
gaos-psb. a5. 1874 came on a SATURDAY.. 1874