The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
QUESTIONS AND ANswER
Two friends remind US that there u . fsmous
Rathsksller In the Rsthshaus In Bremen. and an
other In Nurnberg.

HARRY W. OhAbB1, ".
Our flag was named -old Glory" in 1881 by a Salem
| lhAsS.i skipper, named William Driver, just be-
fore his brig left salem he was presented with q
Sfi1 1sfG sAT ARsSiS'n !, a aoSiaa siSry' Sn' n issS D aver
foT sSs iyn 70 N oSs 3 Tenn; sS sna OUT T Of ,,E NE u mai
February. lse2, when Gen. Nelson's army entered
ss' s elsy; T os ne \, S Sas R5o'efniSsls s s 20 'd aSn Ss Ss Capt. T.
Driver himself. After tho death OF Capt. Driver
The namc was given 70 the British nag before il
was conferred on ours. THOMAS 5, TowNshSp'
The lines beginning, That wCGEd ! Would " TI'S q;
df.sn. &C. s.i Hss l lSso, 3 RG sSa BY GsSslfi in L & yola UNI,
by heltord. Clarke q 90; In iss9; 1t Is a sad com,
and popularity that iHidrsiR@one Of the ttTuest,
most perfect and most charming OF American
| eiTeSmsIa1oe :0 and p pTS sfE' Unknown uiaSS ''i Hs was
4 too much a poet to have the desire or the power TO
| presume his book Is out Of print, bu, I am glad OF
THIS opportunity 10 pay a vain tribute 10 one VINO
DUFFIKLD OSBORNE.
| I notice In your edition Of Feb. ie an inquiry
from a reader as 10 the meaning Of the title OF Mr.
Gilbert Parker's novel. THE Right OF Way" For
s sapls Sshss' that Ia C on Sss. s.! ss of ,h @E book oseST. the he
following sentences; Kathleen has the nght OF
Of average understanding who read the book
With ordinary attention would have no diroyi,y
% the legal right Of way Of the wife. Kathleen:
u Is needles ,h TO Sed that ne res shcm , igymps,hhes
less attachment. L. NJ. S.
other friends have sen, similar answers to the
question We thank them.
Great Britain and the Great western plying be.
tween New York and some English port between
1889 and 1922
Tho Great Western Piled between Bristol and
Liverpool. England. and New York. from 1888 to
is43. she was broken up In 1857. She had four
masts, and paddle wheels. The Great Britain
piled between Liverpool and New York from 1915
10 is4o. On her fourth trp. she was wrecked on
the Irish coast, but q year later Vas hauled OF,
repaired and sold INTO the Australian trade. Aiter
1870 she was changed TO q sailing ship, and in 1885
was wrecked again on the Falkland Islands. She
was noated and as q hulk passed the rest OF her
days In the Fs!klands. She had six masts. and was
a screw steamer. Thus the two vessels we're not
contemporaries in the American trade.
man sold a horse for 500. the mex, day he bought
u back again for $50; then he turns around and sells
= for slco.. How much does he make on the
No, knowing the value Of the horse we oanno,
say. But a. nrst the man has the horse: then be
has 500. fhen he has the horse and $40. Then
he has 800. II the horse was worth so, the man
has MADE $50,
Several days AGO a gentleman cisimsd that
MA sea W. an a sGhgrgn IN ds IAN Y teii nNoobsBS.
oceans; Saturday for Jews Sunday fot GTsn,nIes'
W. uhu nD bNhEtsNlOu u NAlF ~ mio NAA'h =
city OF the %sultans,- and doubt II being a fact.
WI you kindly tell mo why our rsr /. called
-Old Glory and why the national coloTs are used
on a BARRIERS polet
Elsewhere IN this column you viii md q reason
suggested for the a~scrptlon TO the American nag
OF the name "Old Glory The national colorS"
are not used on a BARRIERS pole. First. be II said,
red. white and blue are the French colors quite
rs much Us ours. Secondly. the colors on most
BARRIERS poles are red and white. These are tho
remaining signs OF the times when the BARRIERS
were tho surgeons a. well as the hair cutters. Out
side OF q barber surgeons house was placed his
sign. a stan. twined with red and white strips OF
linen. supporting a bowl. The stan was held In
the hand by a person who was to be bled-for blood
letting was tho chief surgical treatment a few
centuries ago. The white strip Of linen repre-
scented the bandage applied 10 compress the vein
TO be opened; the red strip, the bandage applied
To stop the bleeding. Tho bowl was the symho!
OF the surgeon as a barber. In II he made his lAther.
Perhaps It, too. referred 10 his surgical side. and
was used to catch the blood taken from the patient.
What does the slang term ringer meant
overheard the expression Hes an old ringer
a few days since. ACoLLRoToh Of AMEBIcANlsMA
Those dictionaries tina, contain the word define
II as a horse not entitled TO run IN a certain race,
but entered fraudulenty. II would seem 10 be a
horse tina, Is known to the betting rtng-which Is
what a ringer actually is.
VIII you please tell me who had charge OF the
Interests Of English merchants aud other English
people resident in Mexico during tho t%roublous
times OF 1880. also from what j. tubs quotation
taken: love laughs al ~locksmiths'" I. c. X.
We have no record OF the Blrtlsh Ministers in
Mexico in those days. The quotation you ask for
Is really a proverb. 1t Is found In Rays collection
with 10 hint OF It's provenance.
l.. What Is the usual procedure ror an su,hor
DESTROYS OF having a manuscript produced IN book
foIm1 2 what protection has an author In
from assuming tho authorship Of worH. once TIC
manuscript Is In his hands' 3. What percentage
Of the selling price OF a book Il II customary 20
allow an author who Is unknown, and therefore
has no reputation TO depend uponl II. N.
1. lie must get a publisher; 70 do this IS often
as diricult as Il Is to concoci the manuscript. Char
lotte Bronze sent Jane Eyre TO several publish
ers before Smith, Elder & Co. took II. let that fact
encourage you. 2. only the reputation OF the
publisher. We never heard OF a publisher doing
rs you suggest ;. Fifteen per cent, We think.
According to the report Of n C. Dun the cos,
Of living has advanced 10 per cent. during the past
man had a salary ono year ago Of si2 per week
and u remains the same now, IS II Of the same valuo
IL. A. H
a gold dollar has not become cheaper: the cos;
ofliving has advanced. as the report you quote says,
4 si2 salary would purchase now what 5000
bought a year ago. \ gold dollar may change
Its value; but gold n~uc,uates In value so much less
than any other metal that It is used Us the meas
ure Of value,
I note that you said In your column on Feh.
10 that the Southern Cross IS visible from Havana.
] think YOU must be mistaken. ] Crulscf around
that neighborhOOd for SN months during the Span
Ah war. and In the Caribbean Sea, hut | ncvrr
saw the Cross, Dana In his 1.-TWO Years Before
the Mast" says the cross begins 20 be seen - Is
degrees north latitude. This would be about the
latitude ofthe southern coast ofJamaica. II. y. c.
an astronomer tells US that the Cross l. above
the horizon at Havana, and visible In theory. but
that probably It cannot be seen by the ordinary
observer.
Could you kindly inform me how rubber Is pro-
pared for ccmenting p%urpoScs' J. d. x.
This formula Is said 10 make an excellent water
proof cement: Gum Sh,lisc, three parts; india
rubber, one part by weight. Dissolve separately
In ether free from alcohol. When dissolved
mix and keep In closely ~sioppered bltue.
l.. When and where IN America were the FIRST
saw and -four mills erected. ,. How far Is Waterloo
from Brussels 3. How many men, on either
side. fel ct tho battle Of Natcflool 4. What was
the total number Of men Napoleon had under hlm7 |
How many mon had Mcllngt1n1 3. How far
could a cannon ball be thrown during NaShlugton's |
time, q. How far could a bullet travel at that
timer :. What Il The Balance OF Power'" =. Il. |
l. The nrst windmill was erected In jamestown
Va, In 1922. Il was used FOR grinding corn. seem
ingiy. There was a dour mill In New Amsterdam
IA 1929. and a sawmll was built there IN is2a. 4?
About eight niles. ,. WelInCton's loss Wa 20 iA5 |
killed. died OF wounds. and wounded; Napoleon's
Is estimated at 20. 500. 4 About 5000 men. ana
30 -. yVeufprtpn had q 900 men. and $50 g,,p.