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hundred thousand dollars.
IL thsre . stats circulating library; II 90, what 70
it, purpose and condition OF becoming : mempeT,
No; but the Library Department Of tho University
of the State sends out lbraries to various schools.
which Arc circulating Libraries IN the localities where
they arc situated for the time,
There ARC three words In the English Language
having the samo pronunciation, namely. 70. 700 sna
two. Now. IL one should wish to express himself IN
writing in u sent nee like the iollowfng' There are
three tos COOS or twosl in tho Enalish language ~
would be absolutely incorrect as there Ia only one 10
too or two, Therefore, this is an expression which
can be expressed verbally but not written. Be Kind
Ike eIprsssion. in the Englsh language. excluding
the words for and four. D.
There are other similar words; some spelling.books
used to have list near tho back, Words spelled
differently but pronounced the same These words
are used In England to make puns with.
Every Sunday advocates OF al manner Of doctrines
preach on Boston Common, How long has this been
. custom How can I md the history OF this! Tho
laws regulating iN An
only for a dozen years or 80. There was q contest
over the right to talk there In 1888. You may learn
the history Of the matter from the Boston papers,
Tho laws ara principally Keep Of the grass"
The other day a case Of .hoplifins WAS heard in
the Court II Special Sessions and an Assistant Dis
trsct Attorney conducted tie case Tor the ueienuar'.
ON or conduct a private Practice too. aud instead OF
protecting he citizens for which he is paid become
the defender OF thleves' PboH TUDOR
There seems to be no provision of law torbidding
such a proceeding.
What is meant by Commercial Form and Prao,
tice" and "Commorcisl Arithmetic and Exchange
paw Corps OF the Navy l.. q. 7.
By the fret. the forms used in commercial inter
course, and tho rules governing their use. b. the
second, tie application Of srthmettcal rules to com.
m.rcial problems. problems OF exchange, &c.
reos n.ly came into possession Of a copy ofs very
rare book, published In lisb, and entitled Black.
guardians, or 8 Dictionary Of Rogues, Bawds. &C.
The title page states the original price one Guinea
in boards ami adds that only a few copies OF this
work, are printed. III looking over thls hook, L
came across the following "Bow.wow The childish
born at Boston. In America Can you inform me-
as to he origin and application Of the torn as thus
stated O. r.
n. B.-Ths Charleston was never condemned.
R.ader-Ths battlsship Maine was never over.
hauled and remodeIledi the ToIas, her sister thip,
was overhsulsd.
Bert R.tu-Msssachusett hiss . State police force.
Rhode Island had such = force. but has not now.
W. p K.-To change ones name he must petition
Justice Of the Supreme Court. who will order him
70 advertise the proposed change a certain number
OF times; on proof Of the Advertising having been
completed the Justice will make an order changing
the name.
Hud,er. The novel "Rutledns" was written by
Miriam Coles. now Mrs. sidney Harris. In 1850,
T. Shaekmdn-In q criminal case the jury can
bring in . verdict con the accused In . lower
degree than charged. but not in = higher degree,
Rssd.r-Justioe Barrett OF the New York supreme
Court was born In Irelsnd.
A. =. c-we do not know the poem beginnings
The brightest boy ould Jesse had was David.
youngest SON."
LS.-Mr. Richard Croker 10 . Roman Cath olio by
marriage"
Nm. R.-North and South Carolina are the only
State. which have not adopted the Australian ballot
system In some form.
10 Henry.
Several friends write that there was . ferry from
the foot Of seventh street. East River, TO Lone
Island city operated by the Long Island Railroad. /,
was closed shout twelve years ago; the slip was 70.
moved only recently"
Afriend writes that all laws granting prize money
have been repealed by the Navy Personnel Act Of
March 2, 1899. This repeal OF course does not thec
the distribution Of prize money won during the wal
with spain, the proportions OF which We published
on the It'll OF the month.
N. Foley-Ths Confederate cruiser Alabama va,
built by Laird 4 Co. st Birkenhead. England.
C. II. P-Plymouth Church Beeeher's) wAs burned
in is4g. Talmage's church was burned on Dec, "a
1874 on Oct "a. 1887 and finally on May IS. 1924
J. J. L-Ther are few negroes prominent In the
arts and sciences. Ira Aldrdge, who died thirty ode
years ago, was . leading actor OF his day IN Germany
and Great Britain. I'D uonis Lewis 10 = negro artist
r /. Gresner is a physicist and politician. Proba
bly, Mr.. Washington Is the most prominent negro II
the country now; and he is an organizer and sIsou
tive rather than q scientist.
". D. keF.-Ths name Molineux 10 pronounost
vsriously Moliusr. Moline and Molin .yeuI. All .hss,
pronunciations are correct,
CAsskr-Recsnt books on Japan arsi BAXTER, II
Bamboo Lands" Chamberlain, Things Japan
sss;' Dlosy, The New Far East hearn, III
Ghostly Japan" Knapp. "FsudAl and Modern ia
PAN" La Farge. IAN Artists Letters from Japan.
e. "a creole 10 not . descendant Of Q negr,
and has In him no negro blood. A creole. correctly
10 the descendant Of pure white ancestors. French o
Spanish.
"Am<rtears ,cho utsh 10 kaop'-Sincs 1871, Brtusl
subjects have been allowed By Great Britain 10 re-
nounce their allegiance to that country, and assum
such other allegiance - they chose. Your friend 4
an American. and the lawyer Of the British EN-
bassy" Is wholly wrong In saying that your frient