The sun., 1903-12-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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renee CONSTANT READER
Early In tho morning Of Nov 25th. i7Ss Gen
Washington and his stan accompanied BY Gov.
| Clinton and the remnant OF the American army. ap-
peared at the head Of Bowery lane. There they
halted I'LL noon, Al which time the English had as
sembled at the waters edge. ready for emoarka-
| ton. The Americans then marched into the city.
the military took possession OF Fort George at the
| foot OF Broadway and the Governor With the civil
Officers entered the City Hall and there established
the civil government OF the State Of New York
| young American woman wrote as an eyewitness:
The troops Just leaving US were a. II equipped for
show, and With their scarlet uniforms and bur
nished Arms made . brilliant display; the troops
that marched In, on the contrary. were III clad and
weather beaten, and made forlorn appearance;
| hut then they wero troous. and as I looked al
| them and thought upon all they had done and suf-
fered for us my heart and my eyes were full and
admired and glored In them the more because they
were weather beaten and foriom."
The Memorial History Of tho City Of New Y ork." !"
Vol. H.. gives a fairly good account
Did the Bostonians ever play The Bohemian Glrl"'
2;Who starred In The lsle O. Cha mps{ne." Thomas
I. A former organization OF the same name did.
The present organization known as the Bos,onians
has never appeared In that opera. ?. Mr.. Sea.
brooke.
.uIsae' Po' fact that Napoleon once ie%Pted ac B.
The story that he took poison on the night OF
April H. shortly after the signing OF the Treaty Of
Pontaineblcau. originated with his secretary. Fan
In the "Manuscrt de 1874" published after the
Emperor's death. II WAS repeated with greater
detail In the "Hstolre ct Memories" OF Segur who
claimed TO have heard II from Napoeon's physician
Ivan. The stories do not agree with regard to the
poison supposed to have been taken. Possibly he
took an oplate or something 10 relievea pain In the
stomach His character and his failing belief In
his destiny seem to make the idea OF suicide absurd
To one Of the ON GERS who afterward accompanied
him to 81. Helena he said: There are those who
would blame me for being able 10 survive my own
fall. but they are In the wrong. nothing
great In ending ones life like man who has
gambled away his money"
m!,es oi lie s he La:ia.y b0.s of Nov ssys
The addresses on Abraham Lincoln and John
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sso!.nd snd s0 Of Ss gS.n Se use Sc
lsnr n.oy sSd on kSas
obIee with opinion j. CONAN
AS John Paul Jones was born In Kirkcudbrght
shire, Scotland. We do not see how he can be de.
scri0ed as son that America has given birth to
s ns Gemaa ana a's Ts by the
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Anumber OF fast liners Of the Hamburg American
| and North German Lloyd companies are subsidized
| by the German Government In order that they
shall be held In readiness to act As auxiliary cruisers
| In case Of war.
In THE SuE DEE: e nnd an article on "Yerbe Mate"
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| VERDE MATE.
| Yerba dc mate. or Paraguay tea. used almost
| universally in Brazil and generally throughout
| South America. Is made from the leaves and green
| shoots OF the Tier Pa,aouenSs and some other
| species Of holly The stimulating and restorative
effects are due To the presence OF large proportion
Of canein. Upward Of 5000 900 pounds Of mate
annually exported from Paraguay to other parts Of
South Anne rcs but very little Of II Is as yet sent to
| any other part Of the world.
! Does child having an American mother and .
States have tho choice OF American or British
| citizenship. upon reaching his majority
Yes Unless upon attaining his majority he
elects to become British subject. he 10 an American
| citizen.
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Although the sacred city wa closed to foreigners
At the end Of the eighteenth century. several have
! succeeded In entering II and have desc nbed II.
The last OF these Sarat Chandra Dsss In 1882.
| who published "A journey to Lhasa" at Calcutta
| in 1885. Population Is Today roughly estimated
at 900. OF whom about 30 900 monks and 1900
| laymen. There Is also a Chinese garrison OF 270O
about two miles out Of the city. The government
OF the city and OF the State Is In the hands OF the
| Dalai Lama and his council under the surveillance
of Wen hal and No -khn. the two Chinese AmAbans
or Resident Ministers. The chief trade Is precious
| stones. gold. velvet. cashmere Chinese tea. silk.
| lace and some Russian goods The LAma's palace.
| which dates from lo48. was described by Hue and
| Gabet. who succeeded In entering the city In ls4e.
| II undoubtedly to day contains much accumu-
lated treasure OF gold and precious stones besides
| many priceless manuscripts. statues OF Buddhist
| saints and other religious nuqutes The present
! Grand Lama is, we believe. % years old. He Is
| worshipped as . living incarnation of Avaokita.
/ a mythical Bodlsatwa or Buddha elect. the patron
deity OF the country and the protector OF the faith
| full.
| I. Aclams that the battle Of the Wilde erness was
Ge.,ysSurc say, cen ;,n., Js:kson reeeIXed
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TWO CONSTANT READERs
is correct in both Instances.
!, VIII you please tell me OF simple tests for dis
auSSs ih' OF " arsenic and g. %sFGSy e.
| D The simplest process Is that Invented by
] Reinsch. Newly Furnished pieces of copper foil