The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
QUESTIONS AND ANswERs.

states Government now own the floating dry dock
pa shs o Gnissa States Ssss; e%S y 10; nov own any ao.,,ps
w o9ess during the war with Spai.' anu na ,hne
i SHrss S Ssaiss g st",s. .Sips be- snS So %Hsi at B Sca ips
Navy Yardt 8. Ifso. why dad the United states Gov;
W %Ss ss "a 4 T &: . :s!S VS. ss !: 4 | =: S,. ~: sSf T SS;:'
dd dc United states Government pay spain ssao.Soo.;
SS,S a., As Per rnIlppipe freely, :; sO why .o ono . sposa
oo q ater the treaty was signed for other Phlip-
GGSSii l sppSIn,edi 70 2. r bSs, 5 s ave Ti' sas. "a Il nc
spln islands, II What per cent. OF the Ams r,ssa
each per 'S Ssns' ln Sa5n ns 81 o a%e'i is' what RS,n per cent
ofthe United States Navy is foreign born' IN. W.
1. Great britain. France. Germany. United
states. Russia. Japan. Italy. 2. The United states
bought II from spain. Q. No: besides the dock
obtained from Spain. we own another. now being
towcd from Philadelphia TO Alsiers. La. Yes
Because the largest dock wasn't ready; the
Indiana went 10 Halifax In 1897. s. We think A Is
wrong. The dry docks In England and France are
as nne as any. We have pretty good ones Of our
own In Brooklyn and at Marc Island. California.
u To save time and trouble. 3. To get ISLANDS
not included In the hrst purchase; the amount
was 100000, o. BY the Sovereign, who chooses
tho leader OF the prevailing party In Parliament.
70 Yes; 4; About II per cent; the countries
from which they come are not specified. IL. About
rs per cent.
!. III baseball a game is given to a team by the
umpire, With q score Of otoo do The bets follow
i IsaSS s%D, or ph SsSis,1n'' ,e :, % Sn 4eeo q 'n and i' wSss
services were rendered therefor, J. Y. Is.
1. Yes. 2. Perhaps the largest physicians fec
on record was that given by Catherine Of Russia
to DR.. Thomas Dimsdale In 1902. lie went 10 Rus
STA to inoculate the Empress. and received. beside
his expenses. a fee OF Glo.oOo. and a patent Of no
billy as Baron OF the Russian Empire. We do
not know the largest lawyers fee on record.
A. A lawyer claims that the once Of President
never bse9mes vacant and that as soon as rresi.
@ab inltio" president both de facto" and de lure"
2. on the other hand. claims that The office of Presi.
81 offe Once wa' W xfSeh' i, T rsh,i Roosevelt 'ooh ~ 'n 4. Cav.
We think that A Is right tho Constitution. Article
III. section !. clause g. says In so many words that
In case OF the removal. death, resignation or inability
OF the President. "the powers and duties shall
devolvc on tho Vice President" Hitherto the
Vice President has succeeded only on the death
OF the President. when the former took the oath
as a matter OF course, but. u the President should
be temporarily incapacitStcd. the Vice President
would succeed. and could not take the oath. Yet
under tho Constitution. he has a right and -,
to act as President In such q case.
70 death OF President Zachary Taylor: as recall
81, hs ma,,er he declined 70 slyn some pro slavery
that he was renewed" The pro slavery ciement
o of ar iby. ,hs s 70 and prevented any sort
Zachary Taylor Is supposed to have died OF
| cholera morbus and typhoid fever; this combina-
ton would seem to be SUFFICIENT without accusing
| INC Save power. u was shlu " tue ti0lt ludt
he was poisoned. but there appear to have been
no grounds for the charge.
Can you inform me as 90 the callbre Of the gun
| (which | think was a II inch used on the gun
boat "Sciota" OF the Southern Squadron during
the war OF the RebellonT The name OF the cap
tain OF the boat was Lowrlc and the boat carried.
besides this II inch gun, two howitzers and another
gun. I. W. W,
Tho sc!ota was armed with one II Inch gun,
and a rined so-pounder. besides the howitzers.
The Latin hymn "Adeas ndsies- was written by
Lincoln Cathedrai and OF winchester college.
England. in 1875, and is not OF German origin as
heading also wrote -Dalcs Domum, The weil known
collie &c song. Fro
The Dictionary OF National Biography says that
Reading composed the music for the hymn.
which. being a favorite melody OF the Portuguese
embassy. was called the Portuguese hymn. a name
which II stu keeps. We mi nothing to show that
Reading wrote the words OF the hymn.
The lines for which ?. s. asked las, Sunday.
The stars and lowers, the poets say &c. are
from Oliver Wendell Holiness Album Verses
which begin when Eve had led hef ,o.- away. And
Cain had killed his brother G.c.f.
Are life Insurance policies subject to the inherl-
lance taxi Does II make any difference In taxation
e . policy Is drawn TO an estate or dITrec,iy 70 a
Policies are taxed n payable 10 collateral rela-
tives OF the persons insured. II payable TO the wife
or children they are not taxed.
VIII you please state II p. 7. Barnum ever tried
to purchase the Shakespeare birthplace house
o, hssi.y street; S .nd Sbs on r. sH % ,c,,. " ne go
transaction'
Bsrnum makes no mention Of this idea in his
autobiography.
Please dcnne the term. Sentenced for NE
To decide a bet. A claims one sentenced 10 ne
years II claims be remains incarcerated uutll
death tunles pardonedl. u AND c.
In this state life Imprisonment means life I'm
priSonment. Therefore y wins the bet. In Some
other states and countries. different rules prevail.
In Louisiana. for Instance. a lie prisoner. AFTER
fifteen yeArs Of good conduct may apply for re
lease In Russia twenty years Is the equivalent OF
a life sentence ia Great Britain twenty nyr years
has been considered a. one. occasionally.
l. L. the ysoh,rAcs bstueon Columbia and Sham
roek a contest bed ween ih. New lOTs Yacht club
aud the Royal Ulster club OF between America aud
England ? pa any boat not belonging 10 the
Cup for this country Nj
between the selected vessels Of the two clubs.
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Nov much does II cost TO take out a PATENT
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