The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-05


Having seen two rhym'ng lists Of English rulers
one Of the Presidents brought down to date Here
Is an old one my father taught me ,>...
First Washington, the chieftain who conquered
Then adams and jefferson, Madison. Monroe
And Adams. the younger. the pride OF the nation.
Then Jackson, Van Buren, TO MI the Presidents
Then Harrison and Tyler. making two in our past.
Make room for James X. Polk It's our last
What Is known about Cruger's Wharf Theatre
mentioned In 'Bernard'S Retrospcctlons AS the
New norS theatre where one Owen Norris played
This theatre Is said TO have been built in 1858
on Crugcr's wharf between Cocntics and Old slips.
on the Front street line. It was opened by David
Douglas on Dec 2s 1858. with Nicholas Rowe s
Jane Shore" The house closed perman entity
on Feb. !, 1850 We ilnd no mention OF Owen Norris
In Col. Browns History OF the American Stage"
but Mrs. Norris Is said In that work TO have made
her rst appearance In this country In Philadelphia
In 1850. She may have been Owen Norriss wife.
Why does water become cool and remain so when
put In those earthern bottles Spanish water bot
ties" think they called! They are more or
less porous. but why should that affect the tempera
turc OF the water? {. F.. X.
The water cvaporates quickly in these bottles
producing the vapor OF evaporation Is not received
from outside, the temperature OF the water sinks;
1t remains low for the same reason.
Please give me the authors name and in what
poem written, OF the following:
"Thesc shall resist the empire or decay
When time Is Ger and worlds have passed away
Cold In the dust the che rshed heart may lie
But that which warmed 1t once can never die"
MATT II. ELLIOT.
I. What Is the Chautauqua Society what are its
principal objects: where are It's principal Offices
located 2 Does the Anglo Saxon language exist
to day as spoken language Is the language
II Celtc7 Can you give me The name Of a standard
grammar or treatise on the Anglo Saxon language,
and complete sTammar ' of tSe Fngs
language. wish TO know OF Il work which can be
considered as nearly as possible reliable in regard
TO the English language as that published by the
Spanish Royal Academy. 4, The name OF what
You consider the most complete and reliable die:
last half century. j. Dew L.
I. The Chautauqua Assembly was organized In
1874 to hold meetings and give instruction at Chau-
taudua. N. Y. The ChautauQua Literary and
Scientific Circle was organized In 1878. to continue
during the year the influence OF the assembly II
promotes habits OF reading and study Offering
courses covering four years and giving certificates
to Its members who pass examinations. The e1-
ecutlve secretary, ChautauQua. ". Y, will give
detailed information. 2. II does not. The Welsh
Is Celtic language. most nearly allied TO the Bre-
tonic OF the Basques OF Spain and the extinct Cor
nlsh Sweets Anglo Saxon Grammar" Is quoted
as good. 3. Whltney's Essentials OF English
Grammar English grammar Is still in n forma-
tive stage 4. For everyday use. Wcbsters or
the Standard or the Century. g. There is no such
book; but Heilpfns Historical Reference Book. L"
and Llttle's Classified CyclopGdia OF Dates" (onlv
10 1890. are concise histories OF the world for AT
least 1900 years.
Can you give me the entire verse commemoratnR
the fact that there are two sides to the proverb
ing words: :" the carly bird. his Joyful cry: the
early worm. his scream H.
vii you kindly explain to me in what way an
Emperor has more power than a President' Has
the Emperor OF Germany more power In passing
laws than our President? II so, please explain in
what way and obllge J.McC.
We don't know that he has. 1t Is generally said
that the President OF the United States Is under
the Constitution the most powerful ruler In exist
cnce. ANY superiority OF an Emperor would be
due to his personality. not to his position.
Is there any authentic case on record OF cripple
having been cured at any shrine or church, or So
called mi raculouS clires' r. NJ
The cures wrought at Lourdes, In France. are
authenticated. We do not know that the medical
profession accepts them. however
/. Has the date OF the Inauguration OF the Presl.
dent OF the United States been changed from
March to some time In Aprl' ., II NOT, can this
be done by act or Congress or must the Consttu
ton be amended? W. H. =.
!. The date has not been changed. :? Strictly
speaking. VIC think 1t can be changed by Congress
The Constitution does not appoint the date, which
was hxcd by the expiring Continental Congress.
VIII you kindly inform the writer. who Is de-
what T. the proper pJoosdure W .uoh a case! l
fifteen years. How many witnesses are necessary,
! have discharge from the United States Army,
In which | enlisted as being OF American birth.
suppose while the discharge would cnttle me
10 my papers would have TO be Identified as the
real owner OF same. j. X, VI.
One witness. citizen, Is needed, Whether,
under the circumstances, your army discharge
would be accepted as giving you the right to final
papers. VIC do not know, We think that any Judge
might hesitate TO grant papers to a man who nrst
swore he was OF American birth. an on tho strength
Of a discharge which he would not have been In a
position to obtain without such perjury now asks
for naturalization.
Tpo Firemsn--1. A person born In the United
States and not yet OF age. is citizen 2. II is not
Improper to say that dog was born" tho tech
nlcaI term is Uttered" ,. The Congress had moth
ing TO do with making Labor Day holiday In New
York STATE 4. Peter Cooper was never Mayor OF
New York city; his son, Edward Cooper, was Mayor
in 1879 ST. and his son In law Abram s. Hewitt
was Mayor 1857 n. 5. The only regulation about
tho nags on Memorial Day is that Of the army.
which orders that they he displayed At half stan
until noon and then he hoIstcd TO the head OF the
staff.
e. ". Ri. Citizenship and the right 10 vote
arc not synonymous. Women and minor children
mov he citizens hut they do not enjoy the fran.
rhIse :? New Haven Is in latitude A. ~ 23'
north Longitude 72' So 3O' west g. Lincoln was
q feet inches In height. Washington about q feet
3 inches T. In the south temperate zone the eli
mate OF places as rule. Is hotter than that Of places
In tho same latitude north Of the line, s. The Prus,
star Government has nothing To do with the afro
cities al Klshincr which Is In Russia. not far from
Odessa.
j. f. H-Prrhaps tho newly discovered Code
Of Law Of Hammurabi, who ruled In Babylonia
? 2OO years before our era Is the Oldest book. In
the broad sense Of the word book
F. j. Rradev. Mr.. Bryans paper tho Com
r,oner. has never failed financially.
Fnc.--The Foster "carhook" murder occurred on
April n. is7i
H. C.-The Attorney General In Mr.. Cleveland's
nrst Cabinet VaS Augustus Hill Garland