The sun., 1903-12-13

arc introduced into the liquid. With few drops OF
pure ohlorohydric acid added. Bnng liquid 70 the
boiling point when II arsenic Is present. even In
small quantity. II viii be preopitsed on the copper
In an iron gray coating. IN Protoohiondo OF un
Is tho best liquid test. In solution OF mercury 1t
gives graylsh precpitate.
1, My friend contends that George B. Mcclellan,
having been born In pIesden Is NO! ellshh for ne
af %.s nes saf So ne E On sa s
sterwaId II did not interfere vi his election Am
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PARocHIAL.
I. You are right In one part OF your contention
and wrong In the other. Mr.. Mcclellan is eligible
for the Presidency. The act say: natural born.
not native born" There has been no President
so far who was not born on American soil. q The
highest salary paid to any entraver by the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, Washington. D. c..
| where Uncle Sans bank notes arc made. Is 1000
ayear Possibly some Of the private banking houses
pay moro. We do not know what salaries were paid
| BY John Davis. lately Of Revere. Mass. You
! will md the poem In Voices OF the Border. Com
| prtsng Songs of the Field Songs Of the Bower
Indian Melodies and Promiscuous POEMS" BY the
late Lieut.. COL George W. Patten. published In 1857.
i. What are the best text books for the study
Gf & The Oriental @ lsnsuIHseIs, I. r. 2 Can Can you ten me
1
ScHooLI EAcHHR, Coss Philippine Islands.
The very best are those OF German seres,
! published In Berlin under the title "Lehrb0cher
| des Seminars for Orentaiische Sprachen." 2. For
| those who wish 10 learn TO express them solves
dramatically In simple japanese there Is nothing
| better than the frst volume OF the above senos.
! translsted by Prof Moss of North Japan College.
II is "A text book Of cooquisi japanese" from the
| German Of Dr. Rudolph Lange. of the University OF
Berlin. We cannot give YOU the price. but II Is
published by the Methodist Publishing House,
| Toxic Japan
,,,' Mll yen & Ley me know when a POLITICIAN named
ds's .ssasd' sss S :sa9sa ss'i
On Jan IS. 1908. James H. Tllman deliberately
| shot and fatally wounded Narcisso q. Gonzales,
editor Of the State. Columbia. s. c.. who was un.
| armed The victim died four days later. TIlman
was acquitted by South Carolina jury on Oct is
Was the writer Of the poem on the burial Of Sir
John Moore at any time Roman asn Catholic Rris:,'
No. The Rev. Charles Wolfe was q Protestant
clergyman and for some time curate OF the parish
| Of Donoughmore ireland.
the governments Of the civilized world will DO held
! In Rome in 1904.
| Kindly advise date Of the chemical discovery
| OF the solubility OF gold and oblige READER.
| This is date impossible 10 NJ. Possibly the
FIRST written record OF the solubty Of the precious
metal is In . MS OF Lozimus. the celebrated Her.
metic Philosopher and alchemst OF third century
\ "on the Sacred Art Of Making Gold and Silver"
| The method Of the Arab alchemists of dissolyins
gold by mercury Is described by Geber in the eighth
century in his Sumn,d Psrrsehonts This is . text.
| book OF the Arabian school OF poiypharmsey,
| comprising . record Of all that was then known
and believed about such matters. and is the oldes
book on chemistry proper in the world The dis
covery was probably made BY both the Chinese
and the Egyptians far earlier than We have any
| record Of.
| I. while schoolboy in an Ohio town. back Ia the
'0 ''s'!sa s,n.{s Re'% .snis, Sia!nfiHd iistd. star
should sSSs y .ass,s I,s sas soss sas ~ ~
desPs Q posses. copy 9t q ,hs sepe POEM
copps;e hut. Su, :. yet II never came g my notice
question: what causes stars 70 ivinEis1" -'''e'
| J.D.W.
The verses contain essh, lines as folows:
| Twinkle. twinkle. little star.
How wonder what Tou srs;
Up above the world 20 high.
Like diamond inthe sky.
when the golden sun bas set.
| And the grass With dew IL wes. ......,y. .,
| Then YOU show your little light r, ..t.s T.
Twinkle. twinkle. all the nght.-
They were published In McGuneys readers used
! in the public schools Of Ohio during the '1os
2. The phenomenon Is purely physical one du,
TO the irrcgula ntes Of refraction In the air tra
versed by the stars light on iss way 10 the eye
tcaused by winds and differences OF temperature),
and also to the fact that q star Is practically Q
| luminous point without apparent size. From this
| arises the optical phenomenon known interfer.
| cnce When tho image Of twinkling star Is ex-
| amined with the speotroscope dark interference
bands are seen moving back and forth In its spec
trum.
| Why are opsls supposed to be unlucky1 Did not
the ancents have quite different superstitious
regard for the beautiful stones. ORIENTAL.
| The Idea Is based on Teutonic superstition and
| Is comparatively modern. The ancients held the
opal 70 be symbolical of hope. and II was supposed
TO indicate the state OF health Of its wearor by
changes Of color losng It's brliiancy II he were In
! bad health and vice versa,
| the nrst chapter OF Genesis bear many points Of
resemblance with the story ~ found In old Northern
mythology?
Not many. According 70 the latter account
there was In the beginning neither earth. nor hell
nor heaven. but . chaotic whirlpool everywhere
| and no life odln, VIII and We. the soma OF Bor,
| raised the earth out of the depth Of the waters
| the sun shonc on the land and the ground grew
| green with plants. The sun, moon and stars wan
dered through the heavens not knowing their
plnces I'LL the eods established night and day and
the seasons. Then the gods built for themselves
! rich dwelling places and were merry and glad:
| but there came three giant maidens from the land
| OF giants. called the Norns. And with the coming
OF the women the Golden Age was at an end and
| trouble began.